Hello Nomad friends. It's the first Tuesday of the month, and what a glorious day it is today. It is also time for the start of the April Christmas Kickstart Challenge and this month the theme is Brimming With Style. Sorry, no drinks involved LOL. We want to see HATS on your Christmas card creations. Hats on Santa, hats on gnomes, hats on cats, hats on bats..... OK, maybe not too many Christmas bats, but you never know. I am very honoured to have been asked to Elf-out this month, so here's my inspiration to help get you started. I went with a hatted bear in a Christmas tree forest.
Isn't he rather adorable!! I used Creative Expressions Wrapped Up stamp set, which I actually won at Christmas Kickstart Challenge many moons ago. About time I stamped it out. I started with a piece of Marianne Designs woodgrain paper, which, like many of my genius design ideas, was handily lying on my desk. Looks wintery me thinks. I stamped the sentiment, then the trees, and gave them a bit of scribbly distress marker colour. I stamped the bear on a piece of white card, coloured and fussy cut. Doesn't he look grand and happy in his little forest. I added some glitter to the base of the trees and the stars cos glitter is always in fashion.
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Jo gave me my own special hat to elf-out in!! Fabulous. Love the built in ears. Off to the shops soon.
I hope you get time to make a card or two, if Christmas is your thing, and if you happen to be stamping gnomes the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity would also love to see them.
Thanks for dropping by. Hugz
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The Outlawz Christmas Challenge - April
The Outlawz Challenges April Linky
9 comments:
Love that cute bear in his own miniature forest, Gail! How lovely that he was a CKC win - i like that. Have fun in your elf hat in the supermarket! Hugs, Jo x
That’s quite some scarf going on there! Cute bear and the little trees create a fab scene for him, how apt the set was a Kickstart prize too!
Oh my gosh, what a wonderful, whimsical little dude and you've conceived the design so beautifully as its own little happy holiday scene. So pleased you could join us in a Whimsical Wonderland at Jingle Belles!
PS: I'd definitely buy a stamp set featuring xmas bats... with or without bat hats!!!! :) :) :)
Adorable bear among the pines, Gail - love his sweet hat and sweater!! Congrats on being Jo's elf again!!
Gail, congratulations on being a Guest Elf! You certainly have made an adorable card for the occasion. That dog is too cute! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We appreciate your participation! We have a new challenge starting tomorrow and we would love to have you join us again!
that triple-wrapped scarf is too cute ... so very glad you shared your Whimsy with us at Jingle Belles.
Oh, this is so much fun! Love the scarf going around the upper body - looks like that dog is really tucked in and warm.
So cute in the amongest the pines. Fabulous image of the bear.Thanks for joining us at Outlawz Christmas Challenge. We look forward to seeing you again.
Crafty Hugs, Berni DT
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