Festive Friday Christmas Card blog hop

                      Holiday Moon

This card is made using 2 Viva las Vegastamps Holiday Moon  no. 2265 and

 Merry Christmas no.10088. I used water color pencils.

                                           Watercolor Santa

I had forgotten just how much I love to paint with watercolors.  I used a new Christmas stamp from Viva las Vegstamps!  this stamp is called "Jolly Ol' St. Nick" and is item no. 17980 online at Vivalasvegastamps.com.    The print papers I used for this card was from Melissa Frances and the actual stamping was done 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. The fur was covered with Rock Candy stickles.

I couldn't  resist this uncropped photo to show off our Sunny May day.

Check out our blue skies and palm trees in San Diego!  Difficult to think about Christmas just yet?

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                                             Good-Night Ladies!

This card is stamped on a vintage music sheet. (I love the way it takes up the ink.)

I used Momento tuxedo black ink and embossed it using ultra high gloss embossing powder.

(both available at Viva las Vegastamps!)

The actual card is made from Graphic 45's steam-punk series paper.

The Facial features are stamp no. 14326 (another great facial feature stamp is

no.8852)  Next I stamped with a great new stamp "Nesting Gears" no.18077

I stamped it at least 3 times filling in with square gear stamp no. 17502

My favorite part of this card

Vintage Bicycle Built for 2 stamp no. 16480 

You know the saying "working outside the box", well I work outside the envelope.

I hate to be restricted by the envelope size so I make my card and then I make a

 envelope to match:

 First I use a 12 x 12 scrapbook paper laying it diagonally with the card in the center,
 Fold the bottom of the paper up to  the top of the card.

 next fold one side of your paper a little beyond the center of the card...now fold the opposite side the same way.  I now use the wonderful product "Miracle tape" (also available at Vivalasvegastamps!)to secure the sides down one over the other.

Lastly, using your card as your guide fold down the top... As DeeDee would say "Voila!" you have a card with a matching envelope!

Festive Friday Christmas Card Blog Hop May 11/12

                                     Watercolor Santa

I had forgotten just how much I love to paint with watercolors.  I used a new Christmas stamp from Viva las Vegstamps!  this stamp is called "Jolly Ol' St. Nick" and is item no. 17980 online at Vivalasvegastamps.com.    The print papers I used for this card was from Melissa Frances and the actual stamping was done 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. The fur was covered with Rock Candy stickles.

I couldn't  resist this uncropped photo to show off our Sunny May day.

Check out our blue skies and palm trees in San Diego!  Difficult to think about Christmas just yet?