Inspired by Challenge - Grumpy Christmas

Hello!  I am sharing a new Christmas card that I made with some new to me Taylored Expressions goodies.  I used the Big Grumpy stamp and die set along with the Swirling Snow Background stamp. The theme this week is candy cane.  I used the Big Grumpy Christmas stamp that are Christmas accessories for the Big Grumpy stamp set.  

Such a cute set that has some snarky greetings!  Any for those of us that are perfectionist - most definitely the holidays can bring out the grumpiness when the pressures of doing it all come to a head!  

Thankfully I have managed to keep my sanity this year!  Come play along with this weeks Inspired by Challenge! 

Happy Holidays!

Inspired By Challenge - Stockings

 Hello!  There is a new challenge at the Inspired By Challenge blog! This week's theme is Stocking!  I knew exactly the stamp set that I would use, it is an older one but one that I love so much! It's called Stocking Stuffers from Concord & 9th. I don't see it on their site but you can still find at several stores.  It has an interactive die included.   

The background is also an older Whimy Stamps background that it still one of my favorites to use at Christmas time! I white embossed the Ho, Ho, Ho sentiment from the Stocking Stuffers stamp set.  Everything was colored with my Copic markers.  

I hope you have time to join us for the Inspired by Challenge this week! 

Poppystamps - Cool Yule

 Hello there!  It's time for a new card challenge with Poppystamps!  This month's theme is Cool Yule!  

I created this holiday card with the Wide Pine Needle Shoots Craft die along with the Nordic Doves die.   I love the Nordic dies from Poppystamps with the layers that you can add and the tiny details like in the doves wings.   I did a ombre tree with a variety of green card scraps and die cut with the Wide Pine Needle Shoots die.  I added a tree topper using the star from the XXX and silver cardstock from the Vintage Pastel Mirror card pack.   

My main card panel is a layer of light blue vellum cardstock and underneath I have the Nordic Flourish Background die for a look of lace underneath the panel.   The sentiment is from the Christmas Banners clear stamp and die set.   

Come play along with this month's challenge at Poppy Stamps!  

Thanks for stopping by!