Merry & Bright

 PTI Card Supplies: 

Make It Market Mini Kit: Holiday Folk (bird)

Rustic Wreath stamps & die

Scallop Stackers: Large die

My last card featured an ink-smooshed and spattered background. I had enough of the panel to die cut a wreath. I stamped a second wreath in black on a green scalloped panel before the die cut wreath was attached. Red glitter Stickles berries jazz up the wreath and coordinate with the red pre-printed bird. The sentiment was gold embossed. A simple but fun layered design. Linking this to Time Out #150.

What to do with the wreath's discarded center? I have a few piles of die cut negative parts in my remnant pile, don't you? Well, I dry embossed the wreath die on a white card front and carefully lined up the inked center to match the appropriate leaves. After making a mask to cover the wreath I splattered distress inks over the card front. This thank you card will go to the recipient of the Merry & Bright card above. Last week we exchanged Christmas gifts and cards and now I need a ty card for her. I wonder if she'll notice.

PTI Rustic Wreath die
PTI Penned Elegance II stamp

MERRY Christmas

How to create a funky holiday card: play with a smooshed ink background by adding splatters and Nuvo Gold Mouse smudges before die cutting the panel. Add a pair of gold bells stacked on aqua to balance the opposite corners' skinny aqua "MERRY".  I wonder who will receive this one?

Card Supplies: Altenew Fine Alphabet dies

PTI Bells & Boughs and Scallop Stackers: Medium dies

Distress Inks, Golden Glitz Delicata

Linked to: Time Out: #150 

Peace on Earth

Isn't Christmas wonderful?

My latest Christmas card combines stamps and dies from several

 companies and is linked to Simon Says: Let's Sparkle

 Supplies List: SS Waves cling stamp

PTI Mix & Mat: Plaid die (center removed with stitched rectangle)

PTI Dash Away All sentiment & die

Thanks for your visit. Have a wonderful week!

happy birthday

Yesterday I brought out my Altenew Polish Papercuts 3D dies for their inaugural cutting and had so much fun. They are a kick! Having several relatives with December birthdays I've been aware that they sometimes feel cheated sharing their special day with all the Christmas stuff. A far-away blogging friend's birthday is next week so I cut yellow and green pattern papers and a bit of red glitter paper for my totally die cut flower. A light DI blending over the Altenew Feathered Leaves stencil adds a bit of depth to the scene. Other than the red glitter hearts, not a hint of Christmas for this December birthday celebration.

The current Seize the Birthday with an additional topping, a touch of red, ends tomorrow morning so this is a late entry for sure!

Linking also to

SS: Anything Goes and Time Out: #149 

Thank you for stopping by today. I'll be in and out over the next month as we begin packing for a move to Portland, a 150 miles away, to live near our oldest son. We're downsizing by more than half which means lots of dumping and donations before we can fill boxes. All of the paper crafting stuff is going (so far).