Year of the Dog

The Chinese New Year has started and this time it is the Year of the Dog.

As I do not have many people to send cards to, I decided to make a

birthday card for dog lovers and I enter my card for the challenge on the

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog.

And Simon says:

Add a die.

See all the samples HERE.

For my card I used a FREE dog image, that you can find on the

blog of Michael Strong HERE. For the background I 

used several washi tapes on a scrap piece of paper 

and cut it out with a circle die. Then I used the matching

scallop die for the black circle. Before adding the circle

to the card I adde the pendant washi tape to the card 

and matched up the circle.

When the circle was on the card I stamped the dog bones,

the food bowl and sentiment (all by Tim Holtz).

The dog and the bowl are colored with pencil

and the bones are colored with a white gel pen.

Thank you so much for looking

and have a creative New Year!

Christmas & Hanukkah

Day 2 of Hanukkah

(picture taken with snapchat!)

and we have a great time

with the family.

Wonderful dinner made by DH.

Today I share with you my Hanukkah card with

the Michael Strong free chanukkiah that you can find

here and the other sentiment freebie from

  Create with TLC, that you can find here.

I colored the chanukkiah with silver and black glitter

gel pens. A pity that the glitter cannot be photographed

properly. The dots are sticky gemstones.

The sentiment is colored with 2 colors of blue pencil and 

dabbed with some gold ink. Also a few sticky pearl 

in the corners. Don't forget to grab the sentiment

before the end of the week here, for then it will

not be possible anymore.

The background paper is also by Create with TLC

and was printed on copy paper.

I also made this Christmas coffee card.

The coffee cups are by Stampin'Up!

and the sentiment is by JavaJoanne.

It was inspired by this sketch on the 

Coffeelovingcardmakers Blog 

that was made by Kerry.

Papers are from my various 6x6 designer

paper blocks that is in my stash.

As you can see I stamped the cups 3 times:

 white, red and green and by cutting

parts out and making up these cups.

Thank you for looking

and enjoy your Holidays!