Old Fashioned Christmas

Well, you may not have known this but I've been in a bit of a funk the past couple of days...a stamping funk that is. I haven't felt like stamping at all...nothing's been inspiring me...and I didn't know what to do about it. So this afternoon I forced myself to sit down and use an image that I've been wanting to use but hadn't yet. Enter my Old Fashioned Christmas Set of JustRite stamps that I picked up at Taylored Expressions a while ago. Although I'm a snowman girl, I really love the sleigh in this set so that's what I decided to use.

After creating this card I'm very happy to report that I found my Mojo and I adore this creation. It's one that really makes me happy to look at! I wish you could see it IRL too because the photos really don't do it justice. I used Taylor's sketch challenge, TESC87, to get me started.

I started by stamping the sleigh with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White, twice, then I coloured it with copics. I cut out the sleigh and popped it for dimension. I added sparkle to the gifts and bag with my red Spica glitter pen but my very favourite detail is the glossy sleigh. I achieved that with two coats of my clear Glaze pen (I let the first coat dry before adding the second).

I picked up the patterned paper last Friday on my shopping trip with Joanne to our LSS, Right at Home Scrapbooking...it's Imaginisce, Polar Expressions line. The striped paper has sparkly lines throughout...fun! I used my swiss dots Cuttlebug folder on the green piece before ahering it to the Prism Blush Red Dark layer. The card needed an embellishment and I played around with different things before deciding on a half-circle of sage Bella Glitter Dots.

On a personal note, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who stops by and leaves a comment. I can honestly say that your kind words are what got me into my stamp room today, despite not really feeling like it. You always say the nicest things and make me smile! Thank YOU! {{{hugs}}}

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen