the creative closet by cindy lawrence

Whooo's Naughty Give Away!

Hello friends!

I'm back after a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with my sweet family.  I have eaten entirely too much pie for my own good; but I've balanced it out with a new gym membership.  LIfe is all about balance, right? :)

My card today is made with some darling new stamps from Great Impressions Stamps.  I used the new Santa Owl image, along with the Naughty or Nice sentiment stamp.  Both of these are Stickable Stamps, which are precision cut, cling rubber stamps that have the image printed right on them.  Love that feature so much!

My card is 5-1/4" square, and the pretty patterned papers are from Penny Black's Madison 6x6 paper pack.  I am a big fan of red, white, and pale blue together...so fresh and yummy!



I stamped the owl image on X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored him in with the following Copic markers:

R32/R35/R37/E31/E35/E42/E44/BG10/BG53/BG57/Y23/Y28/Y32/Y38/YR04/YR09

I added sparkle to the snow with a Clear Stardust Gellyroll pen, and sparkle to his belt buckle with a Gold Spica Glitter Pen.  I added shine to the eyes with Glossy Accents, and fluff to the fur trim on his outfit with Polar White Flower Soft.

The Naughty or Nice sentiment was stamped in Memento Teal Zeal ink.

I die-cut the image with a Pierced Circle STAX Die-namics die, and the sentiment flag with a Fishtail Flag STAX Die-namics die.  I wrapped a bit of teal/white twine, and sprinkled on a few rhinestones to finish the details.




Inside, I added a couple of strips of patterned paper, and stamped Santa Owl in Memento Teal Zeal, that was stamped off one time.

So....  Would you like to win your very own Santa Owl stamp and Naughty or Nice sentiment stamp???  Of COURSE you would!  All you need to do is leave me a comment here on this post, and you'll be entered to win!  It's as easy-peasy as that!  Want a SECOND chance to win?!  Hop on over to the Great Impressions Blog, and leave a comment on my post over there as well!  When you leave your comment, I'd love it if you shared a special tradition that your family observes for the holidays, whether it be Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or whatever you celebrate.  Just tell me what you do that makes this time of year so special for your family.  I'll start with a fun one...  Each year for the past several years, we've done a family photo shoot all wearing matching pj's.  Yup, my boys are 24, 22, and 16, and they willingly do this.  I {heart} my cheesy family.  I'll share this year's pic on the blog, once we've taken it.  I've already ordered the pj's. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!  Have a FABULOUS Tuesday!

~Cindy

Guess the Christmas Carol and WIN!

Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing...

Hey, everyone!  Today, I am guest designing for a wonderful company called Great Impression.  They have such a wide variety of images, from whimsicle to realistic to everything in between.  This week, they are having a fun Guess the Christmas Carol challenge each day, complete with fun prizes for the winner!  Can you guess what my carol is?  All you need to do is comment here on this post and again on my post on the Great Impressions blog with your guess, and we'll choose a random winner from the correct guesses.  Good luck!

The stamps I chose to work with are Stickable Stamps, which are precision-cut, cling rubber stamps.  I love that they have the image printed right on them; so you can see exactly where you're stamping.  They are really fabulous!

My card was made with the gorgeous Sleigh Ride stamp, as well as the Magic in the Air sentiment.  Aren't they just beautiful?  I had such fun coloring that sleigh image!  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card, and colored it with Copic markers.  I stamped the sentiment in Memento Olive Grove ink.

The card base is Smooth White, and the pretty patterned papers are from an oldie-but-goodie, Basic Grey's Jovial 6x6 paper pad.  I added a row of pom pom trim, red velvet trim, and a trio of red enamel dots to finish off the details.



Inside, I added a strip of patterned paper, and stamped the image in Memento Pistachio ink.  I do so love that Sleigh Ride image!

I hope you've enjoyed my little peek at Great Impressions stamps.  They are a terrific little company with wonderful products.  I think you'll love them!  They are having a great sale right now too!  The last day of the sale is TOMORROW; so don't miss out!  Just enter the code Merry on the shopping cart page to save 15% storewide.  How's that for a sweet deal?!

Thanks so much for visiting today, friends!  

~Cindy

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