I decided to spend a little bit of time today with some Unity Stamps and my Copics. I started with this card - my very first Christmas card of the year! I was inspired by the Merry Monday Challenge to incorporate some funky stamps - and this cute little stamp called "Birdies, Hugs & Mistletoe" seemed to fit the bill:
After I coloured the image, I thought that it would work well as a shaker card that is what I did but instead of using sequins for the filler, I used some Stampendous Shaved Ice to make it seem like a snowy scene. Here is a close up - so sparkly:
I used a Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder for the card front and the greeting is from Clearly Besotted. I will link this card up to:
- Merry Monday Challenge featuring funky hats
- Weekly Christmas Card Challenge where anything goes
My second card of the day uses stamps from 2 different Unity Stamp sets -the February 2015 Kit of the Month and "Original You". I stamped the elephant and the flowers in Momento black ink and cloured them with Copics. I then masked them and applied some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink along the one side of the card. Finishing touches were the greeting and a generous coating of clear Wink of Stella on the flowers. I am so happy with the final card - I don't usually repeat cards but I think that I may make an exception for this one....
I will link this card up to a few places:
- Inkspirational where they are looking for WILD
- CAS on Sunday where we are being challenged with one-layer cards
- Unity Stamps - this month's sketch challenge:
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jill
Brilliant cards Jill but I particularly love the Christmas one - those birdies are simply too cute and love how you've created them in a shaker window. Simply fabulous. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteCompletely adorable shaker card and the elephant is stunning. Both are so beautifully colored.
ReplyDeleteLove your shaker card with the "snowstorm", Jill! Darling little birds with their funky hats! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! Your shaker card is gorgeous - the little birds are too cute and the "snow" is perfect. Thanks so much for joining us at Merry Monday.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shaker card Jill. Thanks for playing at Merry Monday.
ReplyDeleteTwo delights, Jill! Your Christmas shaker...oh my! You've created a card that is both cute, yet stunning! The images are darling and the 'snow'...perfect! Thank you for sharing this gem in the Inkspirational gallery!
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Wauw, your elephant card totally remind my of Asia.....lots of fond memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing with us at INKspirational Challenges. Love to see you again next time :o)
Pia xx
Wow that elephant card is awesome. Thanks for joining us over at CAS on sunday.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet cards love them both!!! thanks so much for playing along with us at unity!!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing shaker cards, they are my favorite. You've done a great job.
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