I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day......

Happy December!  Temps in the mid 50's, sun is shining......doesn't feel like December.....and I love it!

Today's project is a Christmas Ornament I made.  I had just used that fabulous Cardinal Elements stamp from Stampendous on a card, and wanted to use it again, so I thought an ornament would be nice as I LOVE Red Cardinals!  May even hang it up all year round! lol

This will be entered into the Mod Squad Blog Challenge, The Music Of Christmas and the Challenge at Simon Says Monday, Holiday Cards.....I assume you can make any type of Holiday Project.

 

I stamped the image on to white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with Copic Markers and a Sakura White Glaze Pen.  I then covered the entire thing in Versa Mark  and Stampin' Up's Heat & Stick Powder, heated that and then doused it all in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  Reheated it all to set the glitter.  This thing sparkles and shines!  I mounted it on a piece of chipboard and then cut pieces of black card stock and glitter red paper out using Spellbinders Lacy Square Die and layered them all together.  I found this awesome Christmas 'rope' in my stash and added some gold bows and big red rhinestones.

 

I should have sprinkled some fake snow on the tree bough.  Fa La La La La

 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you are getting in the Festive Mood!

 

Enjoy~~



My Favorite!!!

Good Day!

Awhile back I won a gift card to Stampendous and when I browsed their site I saw this gorgeous Red Cardinal stamp that I knew I had to have, Cardinal Elements.  If you know me you know I just adore Red Cardinals!!!

My card will be entered into the Inspired By Stamping Color Challenge, White, Green, Red and Kraft, IBSIC88. 

 

The stamp is gorgeous and has lots of details.  The wing detail reminds me of stained glass.  I stamped the entire image, which includes the background music sheet, in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, shaded the white card stock with Antique Linen, Distress Ink, then colored the image with Copic Markers.   Stamped a second wing, colored and fussy cut out, added some white glaze using a Sakura Pen and popped it up on dimensions.  The Designer Paper is by Echo Park, Season's Greetings.  Put many layers under the entire image and set it off kilter for a little different look.....kind of love it that way.  Added a few dots of Liquid Pearls in Flamingo and some red and green accents using Sakura Glitter Pens.  Used an MFT Dotted Scallop Die for the inside border.  A bright red ribbon to complete the look.

 

Isn't he just glorious???

 

 

Hope you are creating something you love today....or tomorrow....or this weekend.....whenever you can!

 

Enjoy~~