Merry Christmas Eve!

Wishing everyone a lovely holiday.  Fritz got his wish--a brief sunbath on the deck.  Nice to have sun even though it's kind of chilly.  Here's the card I'll give hubby tomorrow.

I was inspired by the inspiration board for Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge.  I used the red & white color combo in many of the pictures as well as the pine cone wreath. Couldn't resist ordering a few 40% off items in the EH sale including the wonderful deer die.  I stacked 3 cut from kraft cardstock so that there was a shadow.  The top layer also has some shading done with Memento Rich Cocoa. Fun to use a Tim Holtz jingle bell brad with a bit of red sparkly twine.  The same brown ink was used to stamp the card front with the pine cone from Winnie & Walter Frenchy's Festive Florals.  The sentiment is from EH Merry & Bright dies.  I stacked them 2 high & white embossed the top layers.  The deer & the red circles are mounted with foam tape.  I'm also entering SSS National Christmas Card Day, CASual Fridays, Christmas Card Challenges, HLS Anything Goes with Dies, Die Cut Divas & Word Art Wednesday. 

Here's my very simple card for PTI MIM Photo Cards.  I had already printed some other photos of Fritz, so used one for a circle card with PTI Snowflake Flurries stamped in Delicata Silvery Shimmer.  Added some snowy dots with Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Dots.  May use this for the Vet's card next year or it can be a winter note card.    

"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." II Corinthians 9:15

Another Card for Thanksgiving

Loved Ashley's PTI MIM video.  I love pumpkins, but don't actually have many in my collection of stamps & dies.  Thought I'd have to use MFT pumpkins, but finally remembered I have PTI Take Three Fall.  I do want to try making a flower with pumpkins for another card, though.  

The images are stamped in Summer Sunrise & the shaker window is made with the Take Three die.  I used Versafine Vintage Sepia for the sentiment from the same set.  A Spectrum Noir sparkle pen makes the pumpkins shimmer & I tied on DeNami twine.  A lot of my cards are turning out pretty simple these days, but I do like a fresh & uncluttered look.  I'm also entering CAS-ual Fridays, Penny Black & More, Retro Rubber (stamp set over 2 yrs old), SSS Wednesday, Stamping Sensations & Word Art Wednesday.