Christmas Card Stash Keeps Growing

One more Christmas card goes in my Christmas stash. I have a nice pile of holiday cards, thanks to the 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up challenge blog. My DT card today features a digital image from The Stamping Boutique called Natalie. The optional theme this month is Non-Traditional colors, and I used pink and blue Bokeh papers from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles for my non-traditional colors. I also used gold paper from the Glitterati glitter paper kit from DDD as well.
This is a hybrid card. I printed and colored my cards with my trusty Copics, then popped the image onto the card face. I then used Photoshop to add my sentiment, a little lace edging on my image and those stars. The nice thing about my card is that when I print the finished card, it can go into the envelope and no extra postage will be needed as my embellishments are flat. I can also print this up several times to send out to lots of friends. It's a win-win.
You have until the end of the month to link up your Christmas cards at the 12 Months of Christmas blog. Create with the optional theme and you could win a prize package from The Stamping Boutique! Good luck and happy crafting!

Working Ahead Again

I have a big problem when I try to clean off my work table. I'll get to a certain image, paper or embellishment and ZAP the muse will strike and I make a "quick" card---creating a bigger mess than when I started. Does anyone else have this same problem??

Today it was finding a stash of Christmas embellishments...

...which led me to thinking about The 12 Months of Christmas Cards Progressive Challenge blog,

...which led to these two new Christmas cards.

 The first uses a cardstock background on which I doodled a border with white gel pen. I used Christmas stickers and adhesive glittery snowflakes. Very easy, very quick!
The second uses a Squigglefly digi image, adhered to an embossed and distressed background of blue cardstock. Again, I embellished with snowflakes. Santa is grinding out a love song, as he just visited several hundred houses where Mommy was caught kissing him (optional theme). Shh! Don't let Mrs. Claus find out...

And I now have another two Christmas cards to add to my growing stash. As a bonus, everyone who plays in the 12 Months of Christmas card challenge (entering two cards)  receives free digital paper from Lisa of Decosse's Dynamite Digis. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!! LOL
Now, the trick will be to keep my work area clean and organized so that come Thanksgiving, I can find all my lovely cards to send out!!  Wish me luck!