Saturday, July 10, 2010

Christmas in July!!


Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way!!...... Woo-hoo!! Oooooh, I LOVEEEE Christmas, don't you? I was so excited over this week's Catch the Bug Challenge "Christmas in July" not to mention, I needed to get started on my Christmas cards anyway.

This little image is "Candy Cane" in the Christmas Mice section over at Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't she the cutest? I printed her out on some Fanboy CS and colored her with my Copics. I cut her out with my circle Nesties and sponged some chalk ink around the edges with the die in place. I matted the image with some SU Real Red CS and I added some glaze to her candy cane but I don't think it's visible in the photo. It's SO cute in real life! This DP is from the Be Merry collection from My Minds Eye. I love the soft colors in this collection and the red accents look great with it too! I punched a couple of snowflakes from the SU Very Vanilla and SU Real Red CS and covered them with Diamond Dust for a really cool icy look. Then I finished with this pretty red grosgrain ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow! It's beginnin' to look a lot like Christmas!! LOL! It'll be here before ya know it, right? Ok, that's it from the hen house today. Be sure to leave me a cluck below and let me know what ya think of my 1st Christmas card and check out the rest of the Bugaboo Design Team for some more great Christmas ideas. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - Bugaboo Stamps; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red; DP - My Minds Eye Be Merry; Red Grosgrain Ribbon - Taylored Expressions; Punches - EK Success, Martha Stewart; Clear Glaze Pen - Sakura; Copics; Nestabilities

23 comments:

  1. That is just too adorable. I absolutely love the image and your attention to detail is fab!

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  2. OMG Jeanie ! What a gorgeous Christmas card ! I love this little mouse - your colouring is outstanding - and I adore your papers ! Your cards are always so elegant and neat. I just love them all ! Hugs and smiles from Catherine

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  3. This is fabulous! Wowzers... your coloring, the layout, the papers, it's all so, so good!

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  4. Love the red and polka dots!! GREAT card!! (=

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  5. So sweet! I adore that lil mouse! and those papers are perfect! I love how the red really stands out! Merry Christmas ;)
    hugs, margie

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  6. Too, too SWEET ! I Love the sparkly snowflake. I guess it is never too early to think about what cards to make for Christmas. Even if I usually wait until Post-Thanksgiving! *sigh* someday/year I might actually get organized. Hugs...

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  7. So cute, Jeanie!! Love the that little mouse, and, as always, your coloring and the papers you use. Love that red!! {{hugs}}

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  8. What a cute Christmas card - your colouring is amazing! Don't you wish the weather down there matched Christmas?! Up here never would I want that weather in July!!

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  9. OK. . .Deep breath. . .in. . .out. . .in. . .out. . .Jeanie, my God, how do you do it?!?!? Everything about your card is simply beyond perfect!!! Unbelievable!!! :D MWAH!

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  10. Jeanie, wow you did it again, what an amazing card I love everything about it!

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  11. So sweet. I love the image and that paper is a perfect match. Love the "not even a Mouse" showing just behind the image. Great job.

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  12. Just totally adorable!!! Those yummy papers are perfect with this adorable image!

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  13. WOW!!! everything about this card is perfect!!

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  14. Jeanie--this is a fantastic card! I now have to have this image!

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  15. I've already started saving! I love this little mouse! So cute. The sparkles look great on the snow flake.

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  16. The snowflake is too cool!
    Kara

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  17. I love your papers Jeanie and that little mouse is just adorable!

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  18. Oh, this is just precious. Perfect choice of papers and embellishments for that sweet little mouse. Great shading on her too!

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  19. Way to cute for Christmas! Love the layout.

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  20. Aaah how cute, i want that little mouse for Christmas. Jingle will probably think it's his Christmas gift though. Great card and just one great layout after another, how do you come up with them all.

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