Addicted to Stamps - Sketch Challenge #1

Hi Everyone - hope for those in the UK you are making the most of this long awaited summer weather!!!  Well, it's that time of the week for the next challenge over at Addicted to Stamps which is a Sketch challenge.

For my take on the sketch I've made up an A5 base card from black ribbed cardstock and all the mats and layers are on the black and white card.  The main image is from a Creative Expressions stamp set and I've stamped once on the white card and once on patterned paper and then paper pieced the image.  The two smaller images are from Hampton Art called Vintage Ladies and I've used the same method to paper piece them.  I've then used my Fleximarkers to colour the skin etc.  The main image and the mat have been punched using a Martha Stewart punch.  On the centre panel I have die cut the border using my Memory Box Bubble Daisy Border ...... isn't it pretty?  I've added quite a few pearls to finish off the design.

Please pop over to the Addicted to Stamps blog to look at all the inspiration the Design Team have for you.

Thanks for joining me today.

Bah Humbug Father Christmas Challenge

This week's challenge from Bah Humbug is Father Christmas.

This had to be a traditional card for me and I chose to use my Hampton Art's Santa Claus stamp as I think it typifies the way we think of him.  I used London Fog Memento ink to stamp the image and then used ProMarkers to colour his face and hat.  I then used silver Glamour Dust to outline his hat and beard and some Stickles on the red part of his hat and the holly berries.  I added some Diamond Glaze to his glasses to make them stand out.  The image was cut out using a Nesties labels die and mounted onto a red embossed card.  The backing paper was from my stash and I ran it through my Big Shot in a Crafts Too folder.  The sentiment is one of my favourites from Hero Arts which was matted and layered onto red and gold mirri card.  The addition of a red ribbon and knot were the finishing touches.

Thanks for looking.