Celebrating More of the Magic

Hello Every Card-Loving Body!

My cards have been rolling off the hamster wheel right and left and I'm nearly done. Yesterday, the town Post Office crowned me Sweetheart of the 2015 Season of Sending Smiles and thanked me for doing my part to keep them afloat and aflutter. It was all pomp and ceremony and I maintained my Dee Corum personality until they served the dessert wine and the speakers at the podium started having a difficult time articulating my new title.

I have a few other cards below if you need any last-minute inspiration, but the Main Event today is this number:

This fun stocking stamp is from All Night Media. I colored the image with my SAI markers and then glazed it for plumping and shine. A simple band of woodgrain Washi tape provides a lovely mantel and the fitting sediment is from the PTI "Tree Trimming Trio" set.

(Now that I cock my head over my right shoulder, I realize the mantel and signage appear rather large in relation to the undermantle and hosiery. Perhaps there was a roaring fire in the fireplace which shrunk all the stockings to doll-house size. Yes, let's go with that.)

I made this card to play in the one-layer card challenge at Less Is More where the theme is, "What's In My Stocking?"

I think if you look closely at the stocking on the far left, you'll detect some movement and I think you can guess what's in my stocking. And, yeah, no, I don't know which one it is!

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Enjoy these designs. I'm really pleased with how much patterned paper I used from my stash this year.

As before, if you'd like any details, please let me know. I'm embarrassed to say that if you have asked me a question in an earlier post and I haven't answered, please forgive me and ask again as I've gotten terribly behind in answering my mail and visiting others. I promise I'll catch up after the holidays.

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Ready. Go.

Inspired by Sarah of Funky Fossil Designs

Challenge: The Male Room: Christmas or Seasonal Greetings.

Using up those stickers.

Washi tape laid in rows and then cut with Memory Box die.

Inspired by Kay Miller of My Joyful Moments

Challenge: Pixie's Snippets Playground: Use your snippets!

You've seen a different version of the above card not too long ago. I love this one with the schparkly foam JOY, punctuated with one schparkly gem. 

Challenge Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Just a Pinch.

Left: natural. Right: Wearing snowsuit for camouflage during hunting season. Challenge: STAMPlorations December Theme and Sketch challenge where I'm guesting. I hope you can link up!

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