Monday, September 10, 2012

Jolly Holidays!

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by!
Well we are into our second full week of September and I have officially started my Christmas Card Stash!  Yay....I love working on Christmas cards!  Have you started on your stash yet?  I find that if I get started early and space them out, I don't get all bah-humbug quite as fast!  When I try to create too many Christmas cards in a short time, I get burned out on Christmas paper and images.  This way I get to spread the joy over a few months!

I'm pretty happy with my first Christmas card of the season.  Just wishing I had a better touch with my Copic markers.  I'm seeing some improvement, but my cute little elf's face is still a bit streaky to me.  I'll keep trying and hope to get that skin tone down one of these days.  I really love this adorable little elf from Peachy Keen Stamps and I'm going to link him up for this week's color challenge...


Recipe:
* Cute little elf is from the Peachy Keen stamp set "Lauri Loves Skip" Faceless Elves
* I used my Copic markers on his face, hair, shirt and stockings.  Everything else is paper pieced.
* The card base is cut from Bazzill paper using my Grand Scalloped Square Spellbinders Die
* The sweet, printed papers are from the Recollections stack "Jolly Holiday" I used a zig-zag stitch around the hot pink patterned mat.
* Sentiment is from the Pink By Design stamp set "Winter Fun"


*All the white portions of his clothing got covered with Martha Stewart's Fine "Crystal" glitter
* I added some "Lilac" twine from The Twinery
* When I started on this card, I pictured it with jingle bells and I knew that I had some in my stash....somewhere.  When I was ready to add the bells, (after looking everywhere) I could only find gold bells and I had silver bells in my head.  And, no, I could not talk myself out of silver bells.  So, it was off to Hobby Lobby where I found the cutest little silver bells!  I don't know if you can tell, but the cut out portion on the bottom of the bell is in the shape of a snowflake.  Silver and cute!

And there it is...my first OFFICIAL Christmas card of the 2012 season!
Now, if I can only make myself start the Christmas shopping.  Ok, that's it for me today. Thanks again for stopping by and I'll be seeing you soon!

Until next time,

31 comments:

  1. Oh this is just too cute! Love the jingle bell, nice touch! Your stitching is fabulous!

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  2. Very cute Tanya!! Love the little bells! I have started on my Christmas tags and shopping already! Cards are next on the list! :) And congrats on winning that awesome prize over at PK!!! I bet you're going to have FUN spending that!!

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  3. What a cutie! You're off to a great start:)

    Annette
    My Mind's Dust Bunnies

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  4. Oh how adorable!!!! This little elf is as cute as can be. And I think your coloring is great! Love the stitching. :)

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  5. OH!He is so cute!A cutie pie!!!Adorable Card!!I want to hug him..lol
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia

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  6. Beautiful job...I think your colouring is fabulous!! Lee-Ann :)

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  7. This is the cutest Christmas I have seen so far this year. Love the colors, the elf is toooo cute and the stitching really ties it all together.

    Nana
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  8. Oh my goodness, what an adorable card. Love that elf and all the details.

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  9. Wonderful paper piecing!! I love the little jingle bells!!

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  10. Adorable elf! You've inspired me :).

    merritt-vergaray-connection@blogspot.com

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  11. Super stinkin" cute card !! I just love your little elf , the silver jingle bells, just the right touch !!
    TFS
    Brianna

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  12. What an adorable card! You've made me wish I could start mine... Hopefully within the next couple weeks :)

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  13. What a cute card! You've gotten me in the christmas spirit.. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  14. This is so cute. Love the stitching and the shape of your card.

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  15. Tanya - this is so adorable - love the colours and that little elf is so cute. Fabulous start to your Christmas stash:-) TFS


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  16. Your little elf is a real cutie. Love the bells, twine and the added purple. Really smile provoking.

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  17. Just darling! What a fun Christmas card!!! SOOOO glad you joined us this week at Peachy Keen!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
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  18. Great job on the color challenge--very cute card! I'm the same way when I know I have a product I want to use--sometimes I have to sneak to the store, too.

    I don't have any silver bells; I see a trip to Hobby Lobby in my near future!

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  19. Tanya, I think you are doing a great job coloring! This little fella is darling! :o)

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  20. So cute!! I think your coloring looks great! and i love the little jingle bells you added! The perfect touch to a super sweet card!
    Tracy

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  21. Oh my gosh, so adorable!! I love the little elf!! I think you colored him perfectly!! The jingle bells are such a great touch...I need to remember to look for those on my next HL trip!! What a fun card :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  22. Tanya this is the sweetest elf Christmas card.Love your stitching and the bells are so cute!
    jayne x

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  23. Tanya ~ Oh this is seriously too CUTE!!!! You used those colors FABULOUSLY!!!! I am in AWE of your colring , paper piecing and of course those little jingle bells! I have them but have yet to use them!! I have started a small stash!!! ADORBS as usual!!!

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  24. Oh my Tanya, this is incredibly adorable!!!! Wow, what a lot of work with coloring, glittering, paper piecing and sewing! Your detail work is amazing, my friend. What a great start to your holiday stash!
    Hugs,
    Larelyn

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  25. Great use of the Peachy Keen Color Challenge.... makes a fun christmas card :)

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  26. Aww! This is so super cute! I love those jingle bells you added!! Thanks so much for joining us over on the Peachy Challenge Blog this week!!!

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  27. So cute! I love the colors you used, and the bells were a nice touch:) Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier and leaving me a sweet comment:)

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hugs!
    Monica L

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  28. OMGOSH.... This is completely ADORABLE! LOVE those bells!!! :o)

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  29. Just look at those amazing colors and that incredible coloring! This is fantastic!!!

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