We've had a lot of warm weather this winter. This week I've been scrapbooking photos from three Februarys ago when we had a 70 degree day in Kansas City. My three grandsons were playing in short sleeves on the playground. I took a million photos in the two hours I watched them play, so I still had a few I hadn't scrapbooked. It was a marvelous day, but tomorrow we'll have single-digit temperatures in the morning. Just the right time to make a few Christmas cards. ABC Christmas Challenge Blog is on the letter "C" for adding charms. I used the great sketch #2 from 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown and paper-pieced an ornament for the card.
I love the way this ornament is cut out on the Cricut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. Then you stamp the die cut with the coordinating stamp. I'm entering this card in Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge to use die cuts. The stamp set tells on the clear carrier sheet what size to cut out each image. Of course, I stamped the ornament the second time in Cranberry and cut it out, and glued it in place over the green image. I outlined some of the features on the bird before cutting him out.
5.25" x 5.25" card:
Paper - Close To My Heart - "Mistletoe" paper collection
Stamps - CTMH - A Holiday (sentiment), (ornament -Nov. 2011 constant campaign special)
Ink - CTMH Black, New England Ivy, Cranberry
Other -heart charm and ribbon unknown from my "stash", CTMH Cranberry marker to outline bird features, sponge
I love the way this ornament is cut out on the Cricut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. Then you stamp the die cut with the coordinating stamp. I'm entering this card in Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge to use die cuts. The stamp set tells on the clear carrier sheet what size to cut out each image. Of course, I stamped the ornament the second time in Cranberry and cut it out, and glued it in place over the green image. I outlined some of the features on the bird before cutting him out.
5.25" x 5.25" card:
Paper - Close To My Heart - "Mistletoe" paper collection
Stamps - CTMH - A Holiday (sentiment), (ornament -Nov. 2011 constant campaign special)
Ink - CTMH Black, New England Ivy, Cranberry
Other -heart charm and ribbon unknown from my "stash", CTMH Cranberry marker to outline bird features, sponge
