Christmas Cards 2012

Well My last post said that I was having some time away but I was back, and since then I have no posted anything, so thought it was about time that I got my act into gear and got some items posted. 

I have even been really naughty and forgot to photograph my parents birthday cards as it was my mums 50th I went all out on her card, luckily I will be seeing them tomorrow so I will get a photograph of her cards and my dads and pop them up for you as well.

For now though I have all my Christmas cards that I did for last year. 

I have cut right back on my cards for 2013 as I am hoping to concentrate on my scrapbooks as well as card making. 

Sorry I can not for some reason get them to turn around so unfortunately head on carpet time.

Thank you for looking and I hope to get some more posted shortly

Hugs
Kelly x

House Mouse Candy Cane

This is another card using the house mouse christmas stamp again with the little hamster and his candy cane, instead of making the candy cane the usual red, green colours i have gone for a gold theme on this card, coloured the images in using pro markers, but toned them down, the mice have been coloured a grey colour and the hamster a ginger type colour (pen used was coral i believe) the candy cane was then coloured white and gold. the image has been edged with gold border peel offs then matted onto a piece of the same cream card as the base card, this mat was then edged with the gold pen touch pen, and mounted using 3d foam pads, on a "wonky" angle to the card base. The sentiment at the bottom is printed onto white paper, then cut using a wave cut, edged with gold pen touch pen, matted onot cream card again edged with gold pen touch pen, and put straight onto the card base. The sentiment reads "way up high on the christmas tree 2 little candy canes winked at me, so i shook that three as hard as i could and down come the candy came hmm hmm good."

DL House Mouse

A DL card has been created here using the house mouse stamp with the little hamster and his candy cane on, the backing paper has been printed off from Crafters Companion Christmas Paper Craft Vol 1- and then edged with a gold border peel off. the rest of the card blank has been embossed using the Hougie Board, to create "diamonds" the topper has been edged with the gold pen touch pen, and mounted onto the card front half on the backing paper and half of it, the visable diamonds were they meet at the points have been embellished with three red gems.

House Mouse Presents

Again another house mouse stamp, this one is the opening presents stamp, the has been inked and embossed then coloured in using pro marker pens and lyra water colours, a backing paper with "merry christmas" has been added to the card blank in a diagnal manner, edged with a gold border peel off, the topper has four gold gems on one in each corner and the image itself has been mounted onto gold pearl card, the sentiment "hope your presents are filled with love and laughter. Merry Christmas" has been created by me, and printed out onto white card that has been distressed using a tim holtz ink pad. A ivory bow has been added to the corner of the card.

House Mouse Cookie

This is another off the House Mouse stamp range that is unmounted and brought to us by Joanna Sheen, The image has been stamped and water coloured in using lyra water colours and pro marker pens, the backing paper is off Joanna Sheen Vintage Christmas, and consists off cookies and such like, again where the backing paper meets the card blank a gold border peel off has been placed along it, the topper has been "ran" around with a gold pen touch pen, and mounted onto the card blank using foam pads, and a ivory bow has been added to the corner of the card.

House Mouse Fire Place

This is the first card I have made using this fireplace stamp brought to us from Joanna Sheen and House Mouse, the image has been coloured in using promarkers and a bit of glitter has been added into the fire and onto the whites of the stockings.. The backing paper I have created using Paintshop Pro, and it is the saying "t'was the night before christmas" the sentiment at the top of the card is the actual saying "t'was the night beofre christmas, when all through the house, not a create was stiring not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there" to finish the card off a small red bow has been added to finish it off.