Christmas Hot Chocolate

Jo's Christmas Kickstart challenge has a fun theme this time around.... Your Favourite Hot Beverage.  I don't drink coffee so my hot beverage is Hot Chocolate

 

For my main image I have printed out an image from Graciellie Designs called "Christmas Cheer" onto some watercolour paper.    I used some Altenew Watercolour pan paints to colour the image.  The sentiment is from the same digital set,.  I added some red splatters, and some gold Nuvo drips. 

I enjoyed making this card.  

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Christmas cards - Poinsettias

Poinsettias are a favourite for me when making Christmas cards.  I have a number of stamps and dies that I can use.  My latest two Christm
as cards both use Poinsettias. 

First up is a card using a stunning Digital stamp from Graciellie Designs (from the Hello Christmas set)

I printed the Poinsettia and the pine cone onto some lightweight watercolour paper and used Altenew watercolour paints to colour and add some splatter.    I trimmed it down, layered with some dark green paper and onto a white base.   There is a little bit of Wink of Stella on the flower and pine cone. 

My second card used a stamped Poinsetta that I fussy cut out.

The Poinsettia - a Kiwi Stamping one - was stamped onto a piece of Yupo paper coloured with Alcohol inks and foiling.  I fussy cut the flower.   I took a piece of double sided patterned paper and using a Kaisercraft Poinsettia stamp and some Altenew green ink.   I used another Kaisercraft stamp set to stamp the sentiment.   I added the diecut Poinsettia over the stamped one. A stripe of the reverse side of the patterned paper finished off my card.   I have entered this into the Using Punches/Dies challenge at Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and the Christmas at Sweet Stampin' challenge.

I also got to spend some time this weekend making more Alcohol ink backgrounds as well as enjoying a nice warm sunny day today - sitting outside this morning with a beautiful bright sky

It did cloud up a bit later in the day but we got to sit outside for most of the day.

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Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Better late than never.... I finally got time to make a card for the Coffee lovers blog hop.  It finishes today.

I used a beautiful digital image from Graciellie Design;

Used Prismacolor pencils to colour it in and then cut it out with my Scan'n'Cut to trim it out.  Also used the SNC to cut out the circle sentiment.  The background was embossed with a folder and lightly sponged with a teal ink.

Glad to have had the energy today to make a card.  I am still not 100%  but getting better.

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Sending Kindness

Hi.  29th means it's my day over at Die Cut Divas.   Our sponsor is Gracielle Design

Although our theme is May Flowers.... my card showcases what comes after fruit flowers....

A quick CAS card as the pears take centre stage.  I used Copics and Spectrum Noir makers to colour them.  And die cut the panel with a Lil'Inkers stitched die,