Sending Christmas Cheer

Good Morning! Almost half way through October - How did that happen. I'm skipping the next few days as I turn 50 and that is just not happening!!!

It's Tuesday so of course that only means one thing - Digi Choosday! yes a new challenge is about to start!

This time the design team are looking forward to Christmas and sending a little cheer with an envelope on their makes. I decided to do a card on a card using the super Cute Holly Hedgehog mail:

What I Did:

I arranged Holly and a sentiment and printed on stamping card. I colored the image with Alcohol markers and added a bit of sparkle with glitter to Holly's hat. I then printed a piece of digital design paper, using a template I made an envelope with this.

A 8x8in card base was matted with green and red cardstock and my envelope was added to the center. I then partially slid my image into this at an angle so Holly and the sentiment are still on view.

Finally I added some glittery enamel dots.

What I Used:

Digital Image: Polkadoodles - Holly Hedgehog Mail

Sentiment: Polkadoodles - Winnie White Christmas Sentiments

Digital Paper: Polkadoodles - Winnie White Christmas Papers 3

Paper for Envelope: Crafter's Companion

White Card Base: Craft UK

Green and Red Cardstock: Core'Dinations Premium

Glitter Enamel Dots: Gina Marie

Glitter: Chloe

Glue: ZipDry

The Digi Choosday Challenge runs for 2 weeks, it is always anything goes so there is no reason not to enter and you never know you may just win!

 Looking for more inspiration? Then check out my teamies designs over on the Facebook page, you can also post your own Polkadoodles' designs on the Craft Stamp and Colour with Polkadoodles Facebook group

Thanks for stopping by, now go join the challenge!

Mail Art for New Home

Good afternoon. Who loves to send snail mail? 

I love to send my cards out to people who I know get a warm glow from receiving them. I usually stamp the envelope with some mini sentiments I have specifically for that purpose.

Over at Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps today we are showcasing mail art so I went all out on an envelope:

Please excuse the hand written addresses! 

I started by masking off a circle for the address and then used distress oxides to color my envelope. Whilst this was drying I stamped up sections of a little house from The Prickley Pear Row House Clear Stamp Set, colored these and die cut using the coordinating dies. 

I then built my house in the corner of the envelope and added the weather vane from the same collect to the roof. I stamped the little home sweet home and Love Lives Here sentiments which also come with the set.

A cute little envelope for a new home card!

Thank you for stopping by, you can find all the Prickley Pear stamps and dies I have used over in their store here. If you are looking more inspiration from me and my teamies check the Prickley Pear blog and our Facebook page.

Just a Note

Good afternoon - wow it's the middle of September already where is time going!!!!

I'm here again with my next showcase for Riley and Company. This time I'm showing one of the super cute Mushroom Lane Houses.

There are various little houses that make up a delightful little village - today I have used the Post Office I just love the detail these stamps have including an ATM, post box which is labeled Snail Mail and the antenna!

I colored the image with alcohol markers adding clouds to the 'sky' with a blender pen. I then matted a 5x7 inch card blank with blue card to make the image pop and used more muted patterned papers on the rest of my layers. a sentiment stamp and envelope stamp just added to the theme of the card

Thank you for stopping by, for more inspiration check out the Riley and Company Blog. Or for more news about what the Moose and his pals are up to head on over to the company Facebook page