CAS Christmas March Challenge

Hi everyone.  It's the start of the CAS Christmas March Challenge and we are also celebrating our 1st birthday!  YAY!  Susan (Cardmaker's Garret) is our host this month and she has chosen a wonderful theme ...

We are celebrating our 1st bithday and there's a party going on with prizes.

Please check out the challenge blog for details.

I used Bokeh to make the background.  I'm loving this technique after making cards for January's CAS Mix Up challenge.  It makes such a beautiful background without too much effort.  Love the simplicity of adding a white die-cut deer and torn white snow hill.  I used Clear Wink of Stella on the top of the snow and on the deer's beautiful antlers.  The sparkle is so pretty in real life, but hard to see in photos.  A simple sentiment is stamped in silver to finish the card.

Here's a close-up ...

... and an even closer look to see a little of the sparkle ...

Make sure to see the beautiful deer Christmas cards from our wonderful Guest Designer, Chrissie (Simply One of a Kind) and the rest of our amazing Designers.  We hope to inspire you to play along.

Stamps:  Christmas sentiments (Penny Black)
Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Distress Inks:  Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean (Tim Holtz); White Pigment (Hero Arts); Delicata Silver (Tsuikineko)
Accessories & Tools:  sponges, circle stencil, Inspired (Reindeer from Penny Black), Clear Wink of Stella

Challenges:
CAS Christmas March Challenge - Deer

February Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  Today I'm playing along with Rudolph Days February Challenge!  Maureen is once again hosting a year of Anything Goes Christmas challenges that run on her blog from the 25th until end of month.  I love to play along with this fun challenge.

I used a NBUS reindeer die to cut out just his face and antlers from coloured card stock.  Sponged around the outside of all the pieces in a darker co-ordinating ink.  I used clear wink of stella on his antlers, crystal glaze on his nose, chalk for his cheeks and then did a few highlights with my white gel pen.  The reindeer is mounted on a layer of foam to pop him up from the fun, patterned paper background.  I used a second die (JOY) to cut out the J and Y from red paper, again sponging around the outside of the letters and adding wink of stella before mounting onto foam.

The whole panel was framed in a very thin red frame to finish.  This card makes me happy. :)

Here's a close-up ...

... and because I had so much fun making this card, I made another ...

Come play along!

Paper:  White card base (Neenah 110 lb. card stock); Patterned paper (Unknown); Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar (SU!)
Ink:  Real Red (SU!); Distress Inks:  Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Eline's Reindeer Die (Marianne Design), JOY die (AliExpress), sponges, red chalk, white gel pen, clear Wink of Stella, Crystal glaze (Nuvo)

Challenges:
February Rudolph Days - Anything Goes Christmas