Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Welcome Christmas Into Your Heart

I am entering this card in The Stamping Shack "Anything Goes Challenge". My friend Sandy blogged about a new online Digital Store and new blog challenge. I'm all about helping someone out so I went and checked it out. I encourage you to do the same. I checked out their digital stamps and found some I liked.

The challenge is "Anything Goes". You can check out the details and the rules here. Here is my card.
Since I need to make Christmas cards I used the image  Polar Bear Love from The Stamping Shack. Instead of coloring the bear with my Copic Markers I used Liquid Pearls "white opal". It's actually prettier in person than in this photo. I did color the heart with Copic Marker R29 and matted the image with black cardstock. The background of the card I used World Win Metallic Glitter white and used a Tim Holtz snowflake embossing folder. The sentiment is from Stampin Up and I used red embossing powder on the same metallic paper and matted it with black cardstock. I used foam tape on both the image and sentiment for dimension.

On another note, the girls helped Mommy make cookies tonight to have for Thanksgiving.
I wonder if there will really be any left by then?! As you can see in the background, Daddy got the tree up and Mommy with the help of the girls got the lights on. Daddy also got all the outside lights on the house. The weather is so nice they sat outside to enjoy his handywork.
I am hoping to get mine up in a few days. Probably will start working on it Thanksgiving Day. We aren't celebrating as a family until Friday.

Although not quite as colorful as last nights the sunset was still beautiful.

Have a good one!


19 comments:

  1. Valerie, I love your card! That image from The Stamping Shack is so cute! And it works perfectly for this card. I love the embossed snowflakes and how the bears are sitting on the sentiment! Thank you so much for supporting a new digi store and for participating in the challenge! Love your photo of the cookie bakers. :) Beautiful sunset and I'm thinking my Christmas tree won't go up until December 1st. Thanks again for joining us a The Stamping Shack!
    ~sandy
    visit my blog @ sandy's crafty creations

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    1. Thanks so much Sandy! I look forward to more Challenges at The Stamping Shack! The cookie bakers & watching the Christmas lights were taken by Vanessa.

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  2. Great job with the card - I'l have to go check out The Stamping Shack! Love the girls with the beaters - mine loves to lick the beaters AND the bowl! I usually put our tree up on Black Friday because I refuse to shop that day - LOL!

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    1. Thanks Allison! I don't do Black Friday's either. My hubby does it online!

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  3. Beautiful card and love the photos of the girls.

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  4. Thank you for entering our fist challenge over at The Stamping Shack. I love what you have done with the image, it is so sweet. Your card is so elegant and striking. Thanks for supporting our new venture! Katie - The Stamping Shack

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  5. Fabulous card. Thanks for joining at The Stamping Shack's first challenge
    Hugs
    Dewi

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  6. this is just perfect!! thanks for playing with us at the stamping shack

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  7. This card is so sweet Valerie. The background embossing is gorgeous too. For sure the way you did on the polar bears are stunning with the liquid pearls. Your girls are so adorable too. Just made me miss my little girl too back home. So glad you played along with us the The Stamping Shack challenge.
    xx Ria

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  8. I love the white on white with the bold red text, gorgeous layout and design, it also looks like you had a great Thanks giving!
    Thank you very much for joining us over at The Stamping Shack for our new challenge, the best of luck x

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  9. Hey Valerie! Check out The Stamping Shack blog today! You were one of the winners and because you used a Stamping Shack image they are giving you a bonus gift of digi stamps! Congrats!
    ~sandy
    visit my blog @ sandy's crafty creations

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