Hanukkah

Tonight we light the first candle for Hanukkah.

We will do so for 8 days: every day one candle more.

But there are 9......?

Number 9 is the helper candle. This one lights the other candles.

You want to know more about this Jewish Holiday?

Take a look HERE.

This first card is made with rubber stamps by

Zum Gali  Gali rubber stamps.

For the background I  stamped the dreidel in versamark

and clear embossingpowder. Next I colored the paper with

broken china distress oxide ink and stamped the Hebrew letters.

This is called a resist technique.

The image and sentiment are embossed with black embossing

powder and colored a little with a blue marker.

For the second card I used a combination of the 

Zum Gali Gali window/ dreidel stamp, Tim Holtz stencils

and the Stampin Up sentiment.No special technique here.

And this card is made with only Tim Holtz stencils

and a Stampin Up sentiment. 

Every year I hope that Tim will have something

I can use for Hanukkah, like a candle, or a 

6 pointed star or at least Happy Hanukkah.

Not that i have not asked him...but no result so far :-(

I made the candles out of the stencil THS102

by covering it with post-it notes.

The stars are first done with markers and stencil

Falling stars THS 115   and then with fossilized amber and

a blending tool to make the stars glitter.

The background is done with the 

latticework THS 019 and vintage

oxide ink.

Thank you so much for looking

and have a wonderful Hanukkah!