Christmas Drummer

 I love doing Christmas cards in July. It is hard some times to get in to a cold, snowy winter state of mind when it is hot and humid out but I need a lot of Christmas cards so to get a head start by starting them in July is great. I mail some cards but most of them are handed out in person at family dinners. Last year the card delivery was delayed by a few days because I was in blizzard conditions for three days right over Christmas. I am hoping that won't happen again this year but if it does I will still have my cards ready like this one featuring "Drummer & Friends" From High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

After stamping on to alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured the stamp with Copic markers and cut it out using a rounded square die. I coloured to match the paper from the Wise Men Still Seek Him paper pad from Echo Park and cut the base paper to fit the 5.5" x 5.5" base I wanted to use. I cut a piece of card stock to go behind the stamp, used a corner rounder the match the rounded edges of the die and glued them together. 

Next, I die cut a poinsettia from matching card stock, glued it together and added it to the card with a foam pop dot. While I had my Big Kick on my table I cut some snow flakes and music notes to scatter in to the corners. I cut a second piece of patterned paper to put along the sides of the stamp, stamped the sentiment and glued it on to matching card stock. Enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Drummer & Friends (RDG005) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Heaven Sing (H268)

Patterned Paper - Winter - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, rounded corner die with pierce marks - Your Next Stamp, music notes die - Gina Marie Designs, snowflake die - Gina Marie Designs, poinsettia die - Whimsy Stamps, pop dot, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Skin - E00 E21 E11 

Hair - E25 E29

Camel - E23 E57 E79 

Shirt - YG61 YG63 YG67 

Cow/Lamb Face - YR0000 YR00 W1 W3

Cow - N5 N8 N10

Horse - E53 E33 E39 E57 E79

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Let Heaven and Nature Sing

  When I was younger used to participate in Christmas carol singing with some friends. We would go to seniors homes, gather on their front porch or yard and sing Christmas carols for them. My favourite stop was my Grand parents house. They would come to do the door and listen to us sing and they always had huge smiles on their faces and Grandma always had a little snack or treat for us. 

Mudzie and Chopper Caroling from High Hopes Rubber Stamps are doing the same, spreading some Christmas cheer with some singing and have brought back some fun memories for me! 

After stamping Mudzie and Chopper I hand fussy cut them and used a black marker around the stamp edges to cover any white I may have left. I set them aside and cut my patterned paper and cardstock to fit my base. 

The card size is 4" x 5" and is a new base size for me. My crafty friend Cheri introduced me to this size - thank you Cheri! - and it is perfect for this stamp. 

I used a border, lampost, fence and music note die to cut the pieces for my scene. 

Next I stamped and sized the sentiment and put it on matching cardstock. Enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Mudzie and Chopper Caroling - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Heaven Sing - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Vintage Artistry Noel - 49 Market

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fence and lamp post die - YNS, stitched hills die - Whimsy, mini music notes - Gina Marie Designs

 Copic Markers:

Mudzie - E41 E42 E43 C1 C2 C4 E25 E27 E29 E34 E35 E20 

Chopper - E25 E27 E29 N5 N6 N10

Scarf, mittens, ear muffs - R24 R27 R37 R59

Box  - E41 E42 E43    

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Christmas Carollers!

Good Morning Friends!

As always is a pleasure to share another card inspiration with you guys. For this morning I bring you a couple images from Highhopesstamps.com 

The image I'm using is "Christmas Carollers" and sentiment "Heaven Sing" both images from Highhopesstamps.com 

Stamped and colored my image with alcohol markers. The pattern paper is a 12X12 pad called "Christmas Plaids" Added Diamond stickles and glossy accent to decorated my main panel. I think the sentiment is just perfect for this adorable stamp. Since my main image is a bit larger a finish my card with gold sequins, red ribbon and black glitter candy dot. 

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Have a BLESS day!

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