Cute

I have an extreme fondness for Penny Black stamps and the chicken ones are some of my all time favourites. This one, called Par Avion, is one such. However, 

 I don't think that these girls will be flying very far with their letters.. they look a little well fed!

They have been simply shaded with Promarkers with a little Wink of Stella added here and there for interest.

The sentiment is a die cut from Clearly Besotted.

It's or the challenge at CAS Christmas

Stag

The Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers this time is to include some ribbon, although as ever Anything Goes!

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For my card this time I used Freebie stamps and dies from a magazine. I stamped the stag's head onto Mulberry paper and then die cut the image with the matching die. I wasn't sure that the image would print well on this soft textured paper, but I was really pleased with the results. I used my hair straighteners to flatten the ribbon which had been used for tieing up a present. The stitched dies are from Simon Says Stamp.

Coloured vellum

It took me a while to decide what technique to use for my  CAS  DT card incorporating vellum at Happy Little Stampers this time. Finally I decided to use die cuts with some heat embossing and colouring on the reverse.

The stamps are from SSS embossed in silver and coloured with alcohol markers on the reverse of the images. As I wanted to use a dark background I cut out the flowers from plain white card to pop behind the vellum. The foliage is simply cut from vellum and mounted behind the flowers. The sentiment was a freebie from a magazine, also embossed in silver. I added a little clear Wink of Stella on the front of the flowers to add a little glam!

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED

Like a diamond

I'm always one for a bargain and when I saw the die for this cute Hedgie on sale I had to get it... but then of course I had to buy the full priced stamp to go with it! I'm glad I did however, as I think he's adorable! I coloured him with Promarkers and popped him on dimensional pads. I'm not completely sure of the origin of the tree line die but I think it's probably Memory Box or Poppy stamps. ..likewise the star! The hammered card seemed perfect for the snow at the base of the card.

It's for the challenge at  Addicted to CAS which happens to be Diamond.

I'm afraid the 'diamond ' in this is kinda tiny, but we all know that a 'twinkle twinkle' is like a diamond!

It's also for the challenge at Dies R US

Anything Goes
using dies by companies carried
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