Fox

The theme over at the Curtain Call Blog

challenge is Fox!

They are such cute critters,

I just HAD to join in.

I can think of a million card ideas,

from the 3 fox stamps I have.

Here is the one I did manage to complete...

The Unity Brand stamp is called 

Foxy Christmas.

I chose to make this a blank card,

since it didn't have snow.

That made me wonder if it was 

very Christmas at all!

The background is wood grain paper.

The gingham ribbon is very country 

style for a good "woodsie" looking card.

I used some masking, distress ink & Copic markers

 to color the image. It was tricky.

And...in case you forgot that fox song,

please watch the video!

It will stick in your head ALL DAY.

What does the fox say?

It makes me laugh & never gets old.

Acorn Tag

The background on Tim Holtz's 

November Tag has the coolest 

resist effect using paint!

If you follow his tutorial,

you can't fail.

Here is my twist on the challenge...

I chose an acorn Mini Blueprint stamped

image instead of the pumpkin.

The acorn was stamped on patterned paper

and cut out.  The "top" was stamped

on kraft paper to add a darker layer.

I will be trying this background again,

the texture is something you must see 

first hand, it's amazing!

This tag might be my favorite creation EVER,

even though it's relatively flat.

All the stamping I did gave it a 

crazy cluster appeal.

The arrows really make it cute.

Don't you think?

Stripes- Photo Card

Lately I've been trying to make 

creative use of vintage black & white

photographs I purchased at an antique store.

Sometimes it's a trick finding the

right sentiment to match a photo.

I thought this card turned out cute

with this spiffy old lady all dressed up

in a striped dress and mink shawl.

This photo is lovely.

The paper is Authentique brand.

I layered a bunch of flowers & added

a Prima butterfly & gems.

Linking up to:

JUST US GIRLS

Let There be Light

It's time for me to share

 yet another challenge entry. 

The theme is Let There be Light

over at Frilly & Funkie.

I used a light bulb from

the Industrial Blueprints

at the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I also made embossed twinkles

from the Retro Christmas stamp/die cut set.

This was a fun challenge that helped me

get creative with a rarely used stamp!

I might save this card for graduations.

MOJO 422

I'm used a winter theme on my MOJO 422

card challenge creation.

 Copic markers worked for 

coloring in this Great Impression

 brand bird scene.

I like to color in a few at a time,

and make several similar cards.

I just love this chickadee

and soon it will be Christmas!

One Layer

Making a card with only one layer is a challenge!

I'm playing along over at Just Us Girls.

As usual, I got addicted to this style &

made several cards using masks and

distress ink.

The stamps are Studio 490, 

Unity & CTMH.