Pen and Paperie: Scribbly Christmas

Saturday, 5 December 2015

’Twas Christmas told the merriest tale

This is the second design I’ve used for my Christmas cards again using Tim Holtz’s Scribbly Christmas stamps.

To make up this card I’ve followed the current sketch at Atlantic Hearts. I couldn’t find a die to fit around my tree stamp so I fussy cut it instead and added a Tim Holtz Word Band to give an added element and a sentiment. I also popped the tree onto some foam squares to add some extra depth and interest and finished off with a couple of red pearls in likeness to Christmas baubles.

Over at Cute Card Thursday they are looking for festive colours and with my range of Christmas papers and red and green base I have those. Being a Christmas card I’m also entering this in the current challenge at Creative Knockouts.

Ingredients:

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Pearls ~ Red

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Word Bands ~ Christmas

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Aged Mahogany, Barn Door, Iced Spruce & Mowed Lawn

Papers

Bazzill Monochromatic Cardstock ~ Red Devil

Scraps from various Christmas collections

Ribbons & Trims etc

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Tape ~ Yuletide

Stamps

Tim Holtz ~ Scribbly Christmas (CMS249)

Challenges

Atlantic Hearts Sketch ~ Sketch #136

Cute Card Thursday #402 ~ Festive Colours!

Creative Knockouts #118 ~ Tis The Season

Thanks for stopping by!

’Twas Christmas broach’d the mightiest ale

I’ve finally sat down to make my Christmas cards and this year I am using Tim Holtz’s Scribbly Christmas trees on them.

As I have a lot to make I decided on two designs and then used scraps of paper in different patterns with different combinations of stamps from the Scribbly Christmas set to ensure variety. This card follows the current sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I bought a whole bunch of Dress It Up holly buttons earlier this year in preparation for my Christmas card making. As usual I got prepared early and have left the actual making till the last minute, sigh… And while I probably went with too fussy a card, given how many I had to make (46 of this one), I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Being a Christmas card I am entering it over at Jo’s Scrap Shack in the current Fun-day Friday challenge and also at Just Add Ink (Christmas is my just add C).