Friday 6 December 2013

Stuff a Little Joy In There

Today I visited the market square in the village to procure some new small clothes. I’ve been wearing tattered ones with holes and rips which were causing me to suffer -3 to my defence roll. I picked out some new underthings and headed back the Guild Hall, glad I wouldn’t be losing anymore encounters because of my holey undies.  

One of my favourite things this year has been using “non-Christmas” stamps on Christmas cards. I’ve had the bra stamp from the Unity “Lifting Me Up” itty bitty for awhile and have never used it, but when I got the “Stuffed With Joy Stockings” itty bitty in the mail...well...how could I not pair that sentiment with this image - lol. I STILL laugh everytime I look at this one. The bra I paper pieced with some snowflake paper and then stamped the background, which was cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge, with a snowflake. The main background panel was embossed with a snowflake folder and my Cuttlebug. I used the Tim Holtz embossing diffuser to leave a smooth space to stamp the sentiment, earning me +99 shadow magic exp points.

On the inside I stamped the stockings which actually came with the sentiment and paper pieced them using the same snowflake paper. Underneath I stamped a simple Merry Christmas using the Lawn Fawn “Cozy Christmas” set.

The envelope was stamped with Christmas lights from the “Cozy Christmas” set and coloured in using Distress Markers to make it match the front. I also added the same snowflakes from the front earning me +329 coordination exp points and allowing me to level up!


This Christmas card will hang out in the following challenges:

When I unwrapped my new purchases to put them away, I noticed something strange about one of the pieces. It was emitting a magical radiance, glowing a soft ice blue. Upon closer inspection, it seems I had inadvertently purchased a new frost brazier, granting me +999 power to all ice attack spells. Who doesn’t love a good deal?! Ummmm….score!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

25 comments:

Jen M said...

This totally made me chuckle. :) Fun card!

Donna K said...

What a fun card! Great colors too…Happy Holidays!

Dawn Louise said...

Fun and cheery x

Mojca said...

Such lovely card and the image is great :) Thank you for joining us at ABC Challenge. hugs! MOjca

Angeline Choo said...

Haha.. the first card is so cute!! :D

jonim52 said...

Very funny card. Thanks for the chuckle and joining us at Loves Rubberstamps.

downrightcrafty said...

gorgeous embossing and a great entry to our Winter Wonderland Challenge
Hugs Kate xx
PS I have new candy if you are interested :)

Gaylynn said...

OMG this is sure to bring a smile. How cute to pair these stamps. SO FUN.

jennifer mitten said...

I love a little humor in my Christmas cards:-) I like all your cards - very fun!

Angie said...

Love how you paired up your Unity! Perfect.

Emily Keaton said...

These are too much fun!!

brenda said...

That's certainly a bit different for a Christmas card, thanks so much for sharing with us at Penny Black and More challenge.

B x

jonim52 said...

Cute cute cards. Thanks for joining us at Loves Rubberstamps.

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

These are really fun!

Linby said...

Very original!
Thanks for sharing with us at penny black & more this month.
Lynn x
DT

susiestacey said...

So different.
Thank you for joining the Winter Wonderland 'Embossing' challenge and good luck x Susan x

Sue said...

A cute card. Thanks for joining us at One Crazy Stamper this month.

Miwa said...

Very cute card!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

OMGosh this is so super cute!!! Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

Shanna Shands said...

Great set of card. So glad you could join use at Loves Rubberstamps!

debby4000 said...

What a brilliant fun card and love you've made an envie for it too.

Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.

luv

Debby

Jennifer said...

Great play on words! Love the background paper! Thank you for sharing with us at Card Crafter's Circle!

Hazel said...

Thanks for entering this lovely fun card for my CHNC challenge extra for December - hope to see you again soon. x

Alica said...

LOL! funny holiday cards!
Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

Hugs, Alica ;)

Ann-Marie said...

What a fun Christmas card. Thank you for sharing with us over at The ABC Challenge. Take care, Ann-Marie xxx

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