Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Three S's of Christmas

This posting involves three very different symbols of Christmas that start with the letter "s"- Santa, the Star and [elf] Shoe. (Okay... the last one is a bit of a stretch! But it is a cute shoe!) 

My entry in Beccy's Place Fifth Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge for the letter "Z" includes an adorable Lili Of The Valley digi image of Santa and a sweet kitty sharing some "Zzzzzzzs!" I laughed when I saw that Beccy had included snoring in her list of suggestions for the letter Z since I'd made my card last weekend. It really is true that great minds think alike!
Added a bit of translucency to my card by writing the words on vellum scraps, detail with a white gel pen on his beard and mustache, and texture with Polar White Flower Soft on hat, collar, and cuffs. (And the Dec 25th scrapbook sticker is a perfect sentiment… since this is what Santa would be doing on the day after his big adventure every year!)
Entered into: 
Beccy’s Place Challenge- November                                           (beccysplace.blogspot.com)
Deep Ocean Challenge- Santa Clause is Coming to Town     (deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes               (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #191                      (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)
                               
In my last posting, I shared a card inspired by entries in the Crafty Christmas Collaboration (CCC). While surfing that site, I was inspired by many of the card, especially those created by Jessica at allthesparkle.com. Decided to CASE one of her cards. Here is her original and my CASE. I love the simplicity of the card and, of course, the bling! The star is a wood mounted stamp but with no company name, the Love die-cut is SU. The star shine is made with a sponge and white craft ink. The stars and die are cut from white glitter paper. 


And this is Jessica's card that I am CASEing-
Entered into: 
AAA Card Challenges- Christmas                                           (aaacards.blogspot.com/)
Less is More Challenge- Let It Shine                                     (simplylessismoore.blogspot.com)
Simon Says Monday Challenge- Star Light, Star Bright    (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)
We Craft Cards Wednesday Challenge- Let It Shine          (wecraftcards.com/forum)
Cute Card Thursday- #505 Stars                                            (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com) 
                             
Years ago, before I had collected enough stamps to open my own store, I made cards with paper, fussy cutting and little else. Often I would hand letter the sentiments. This card is dedicated to those days. When I found the sentiment on Pinterest I just knew that I had to put it to use. The wonderful colors on the SumMoreFun mood board gave me the push I needed to be creative. So fun!
Entered into:
SumMoreFun  Challenge- Color Challenge- Let it Snow      (summorefun.com)  
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- Anything Goes      (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge2- Extra for Nov      (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.com)

12 comments:

  1. Super Cute cards! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at SumMore Fun Stamps Blog! Have a great day!!

    Theresa (VO Stamps/SumMore Fun DT)
    Theresa’s Crafty Creations

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  2. Stunning night sky, love it! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.

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  3. I love the idea of putting the words, and sounds, on vellum Kathy, it does give it a more dreamy quality. The image is very cute and I can easily imagine Santa and his helpers feeling this way after the big day.
    You did a great job with your CASE card, the star is beautiful. I love how carefully you created the shine, it looks amazing, as does the rest of the night sky you created. It's simple, but so effective.
    I remember doing a LOT of fussy cutting for scrapbook pages Kathy, way back in the late 90s. I was thrilled when the die cutting machines started arriving on the market, and my poor hands thanked me when I finally purchased one. Your retro Christmas stocking is fabulous. I love the bright, festive colours and the fabulous sentiment. Great job!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  4. 3 wonderful cards, Kathy! I love the fur on Santa's outfit on the first one! Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  5. Oh my goodness! Such a wonderful collection of Christmas cards! Thank you so much for joining us with the SumMore Fun mood board challenge.

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  6. Your card is fabulous! Love the beautiful colors on the background. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

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  7. That sky looks FAB! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

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  8. Super cute card for the Challenge at SumMoreFun Challenge, thank you for joining us. I look forward to seeing more of your entries. MaryAnn DT

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  9. What a cute little card! I don't miss the fussy cutting, either! Thanks for joining us at SumMore Fun! ~DT Jamie (Love your Santa card, too!)

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  10. What great cards and love the little elf show and sentiment. Thank you for joining us at SumMore Fun ~DT Heather

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  11. Great cards. Such cute images. Thank you for joining us over at SumMoreFun! I hope you will join us again. SumMoreFun DT-Amy

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  12. What a fun card! I love how you have used our mood board colors. Thank you for joining us, good luck and hope to see your entries again!
    Sharon - DT member for Sum More Fun!

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