Winter Angel

 Welcome to High Hopes Christmas In July '23,

Today I'm popping in to share our image called Charity Winter Angel, isn't she sweet?!

I did a few things with this card that I have done for a long time.  There is no patterned paper & no enamel dots...that's huge for me lol.  Instead I used my blending tool with some SU ink AND an embossing folder from Tim Holtx.....ya' I did!  I know it's sounds funny but doing this was a step out of the box which I have not done in forever.

I used Bordering & Balmy Blue from SU for the ink blending.  I'm not sure if they even have these colours anymore.  I couldn't resist a little bit of ribbon for an accent...at least it's really thin!

I typically leave the inside of my cards blank but I changed it up for this one.  I used the "Merry Christmas" portion for the outside of the card & the balance of the sentiment for the inside.  I thought it worked out perfectly.  This sentiment is called Gift Of.

Copic Combos

Trim, Wings & Ears - R02, R000, R0000

Grounding - T2, T1, T0

Bird - Y15, Y13, Y11

Coat & Hat - R46, R29, R35

Necklace & Lamb Feet - W7, W5, W3

Holly - G28, G09, G07, R89 for berries

Bird Beak - YR16

Lamb - W1, W0, W00

Skin - E04, E01, E00, E000

Stamps

Gift Of MLL001

Charity Winter Angel S061

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Happy Stampin'

Oh Deer!

I'm sneaking in with another Christmas card today. I feel like I won't ever get to the end of my "to do" list but "North Pole Reindeer" just had to be coloured and put on a card! 
I paired him with the "Oh Deer" sentiment because yikes - Christmas is just around the corner! and I used the "Gift Of" sentiment inside this fun card fold. 

I coloured the stamp with alcohol markers and added some liquid applique for the snow. After it dried I applied heat and it got nice and puffy and it adds some fun texture to the card. 
I measured, cut and scored the card stock and used some pretty snowflake paper from Carta Bella. Next I stamped the Oh Deer sentiment, added it to matching card stock and added it to the front piece of the card so it looks like a tab. After stamping the inside sentiment I added it to matching card stock and glued it down. A simple berry die cut, ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: North Pole Reindeer, - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Oh Deer, Gift Of  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Christmas Market - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, liquid applique, ribbon - stash, berry die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN4 TN6 TN7 EB1 RB1 RB3 BG5 BG7 BG10 IG1 IG3 IG5 AG1 AG3 AG4

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