Merry Christmas Stenciled Card

Quick post so I can enter the last JUGS challenge for 2025--Anything Goes Stencil Week.  Finally sat down and stenciled this fun neighborhood using Altenew Crimson, Minty Mint and Hunter Green inks.

I embossed the snowflakes, star and red tree balls with Sparkle embossing powder.  I used a larger panel for the stenciling, so I could use the corner guides.  Then I got it to A2 size with a die.  The beautiful Birch Press Handwritten Merry Christmas and Outline dies were cut from heavy weight vellum and white cardstock.  I inked the words with Hunter Green, stacked them 2 high and brushed them with a shimmer pen.  Will be fun to see what other color combos I can use.  I'm also entering SSS Monday, SSS Wednesday and WAW.

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Exchange Card

Here's the card I sent to Dee in Kenya for the November CCC.  It was actually the first card I made inspired by Brenda who also participates in the monthly exchange.  

I inked a maple leaf with Distress Oxides Crackling Campfire and Spiced Marmalade, spritzed with water, laid the cardstock panel on top and rubbed over it to transfer the ink.  I stamped the trees from Unity's Serene Silhouettes in Versafine Clair Pinecone.  The Mama Elephant die cut sentiment and the Gina K Master Layouts die cut mat were colored to match with the Pinecone ink pad.  The sentiment was stacked 2 high and clear embossed.  I added brown splatters using a Zig watercolor marker.

I'm entering SSS Monday and SSS Wednesday.

Edited to add: Also entering WAW.

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