A cold Snowman and some Birdies

I've had a good tidy up of my stash while my mojo's still on holiday, and came across lots of oldies that haven't been inked for ages.  Won't stop me hunting for a new set for this year's Christmas cards though ;)

I've had a check back in my old blog and this Snowdude from Little Claire Designs is 10 years old and it's maybe been almost that long since he was inked!  Coloured with Polychromos with some added gloss/glitter.  The swirly border is a Gummiapan die.

• Christmas Kickstart #8 - frosty and friends
• Layout from Freshly Made Sketches #383 - though I've just noticed it should have been a partial scalloped edge
• Papercraft challenge #34 - polka dots

We get lots of birdies, but I don't reckon I've seen anything like these yet LOL.  These snazzy birds are from Jane's Doodles, coloured with polychromos and clear gloss added to their beaks.  I added a few dirty marks as per usual, so moved my sentiments up to the top and added some hearts to cover up the evidence ;)

• Layout from MFT Wednesday Sketch #432
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - no designer paper

A Rubydoo birthday

Heee, this kinda does look like our wee Ruby ... she's in dire need of a bath so she's just about this colour too!  But she's off to the groomers in a day or two and it's nice to get a brand new clean dog in return ;)

For day 16 of the Daily Marker colouring challenge I've used this really old stamp from my stash, I think it's from Little Claire.  Coloured with watercolour pencils.  Bling added to Ruby's crown and clear gloss to the icing on the cake.  DP is more oldie unloved stuff from my stash.  Woodware flower punch.

• Layout from Retro Sketches #202
• CRAFT #350 - make your own embellishment
• Creative Knockouts #128 - furry friends
• Seize the birthday - cupcakes and candy option

Starring Ruby-dooby-doo!

This is one of those stamps that I bought 'cause it had a Ruby on it LOL
Super dooper quick card - the only thing that took any time at all was cutting out the wee squares!  I tried to keep embellishments to a minimum so that it would be OK as a masculine card.  Doodled some faux stitching round border.

Layout and DP design inspired by the Fusion Challenge #11
Tuesday Throwdown #151 - masculine
Simply Create Too #39 - Father's Day or male
Card Crafters Circle #79 - in stitches

Xmas card #27

Yes, I confess, I got this stamp (from Little Claire Designs) because it had a Ruby-dog on it LOL!

I thought it looked a bit 'drab' after I took the pic, so I've since added some flower soft so that the doggies are standing in snow, and blinged up their collars and baubles.  Looks much more festive now!

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes
Little Claire monthly challenge #27 - Christmas
Natalie and Amy's challenge - Winter Wishes
The Ribbon Girl December challenge - Christmas
Sparkles Monthly challenge #38 - Christmas is coming
PaperPlay Challenges: 12/week 49 - Christmas is Coming