Monday 4 January 2016

Papertrey Ink and Happy Little Stampers Christmas card





Hello everyone, and welcome to the first Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge of the year, where the theme is Jingle




I know it may seem early to start on next year's Christmas cards, but I bet your holiday stamps are still close at hand, and if you had a last minute panic to get all your cards ready this Christmas, it will feel great to get a head start on next year. I came up with this card:-





I used the Papertrey Ink Bells and Boughs stamps and dies to create the bells, bows and pine sprigs, and I then coloured them with Copic markers and glitter.




I used a piece of Lawn Fawn 'Let's Bokeh in the Snow' paper as the background and layered on a panel that I made with a couple of scallop dies and a stitched rectangle from the MFT Blueprints 23 die set. The HLS sentiment came from the Mixed Christmas Messages set and I stamped that with green ink before embossing it with clear powder.

We have a wonderful Guest Designer with us this month. Sarah from Funky Fossil Designs. Please make her feel welcome!




and the winner will receive a stamp set from HLS


Well that is card number one stashed away for next Christmas and I hope you will join us over at the Happy Little Stamper's blog to see some great inspiration from the rest of the team. You will have a month to post your card and you can enter as many times as you like with different cards to be in with a better chance of winning the prize.


I'd like to play along with





Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs
Carol x

16 comments:

Carol said...

This is gorgeous Carol, so well balanced...love the bokeh paper too. Happy New Year to you and yours. Carol x

Loll said...

LOVE your design Carol. The background papers are so pretty and against that large white space, everything pops off the page. So fresh and pretty with your coloured bells and added sparkle! xx

Susan said...

Love those bells, Carol! And they come with dies (I might have to investigate them!). Beautiful colour scheme and dp!

gail said...

gorgeous card, love the design and your bells. that background paper looks fab against the white panel.xx

gail said...

gorgeous card, love the design and your bells. that background paper looks fab against the white panel.xx

Sarah G said...

This is so fresh and crisp, Carol! Love the balance and white space. Thanks for having me play along :)

Nora Noll said...

This is so pretty Carol. I Love the white panel and the fabulous coloring of the Christmas bells. I might have to play along with this challenge this week!!

Kylie said...

really love this, Carol. Great pairing of the background paper and your bells. Very pretty! xx

Deborah Frings said...

It's never too early to start on your Christmas cards! I think the background paper is super and I just love the bells!

BożenA said...

This is a beautiful card, Carol.
Happy New Year.
Hugs, BożenA

Anita in France said...

What a fabulous festive card, Carol ... those shimmery bells really pop against the crisp white ... which is brilliant against the bokeh red! Lovely! Anita :)

MaryH said...

Love the snowy background, and it looks super with the scallop of the border treatment. The 'jingle bells' are perfectly placed in pairs, and the icy glitter trim really shines. Very pretty design layout, and great card to start your 2016 Stash. TFS & Happy New Year.

LesLee said...

This is beautiful I love it. The colors are perfect... and that little bit of sparkle on the bottom of the bell... very nice touch

Sall said...

Oh how adorable, those bells are just so stunning. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your creativity with us at OSAAT this fortnight, I hope you have enjoyed playing along as much as we have enjoyed seeing your talent. Love 'n' hugs Sall OSAAT DT.

Helen said...

A great card - thanks for joining us at Sparkles.

Helen N x

Heather B said...

Great layout! Love it. Thanks for joining us at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge blog!!

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