Christmas Cards From the Both of Us

I couldn't resist coloring up these adorable, cozy critters for some Christmas cards from me and the hubby.  Aren't they the cutest?

As usual, when I create multiple cards, I create them in steps.  First I stamped and colored all my images.  I colored four of each image, so I'd have plenty of critters for making cards.

Once I finished the cute critters, I die cut the holly jolly sentiment.  I used some silver glitter cardstock and stacked the sentiment onto several pieces I cut using white cardstock.  I like the dimension this creates.

The final step before assembling was to cut and ink my backgrounds.  To do this, I taped off the right and left side of my cardstock covering approximately 3/4 of an inch from the edges.  I applied some Pink Lemonade ink to the exposed area of the cardstock using a blending brush.  After applying a light layer of ink, I layered the Winter Words stencil over the top and applied a second layer of ink through the stencil.  

Once all these steps were complete, I assembled the card and added a few embellishments.

I love how these turned out and can't wait to mail them off to friends and family.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you were inspired.

-Cathy
 

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