Monday, July 13, 2009

Christmas in July - Whiff of Joy Challenge

I made a couple more Christmas cards tonight. The first one is for the Whiff of Joy challenge this week.
The sketch for the challenge is shown below. I chose one of the Herb the Snowman images for this one. I colored him with Prismacolor pencils blended with mineral spirits. I added some flourish die cuts, blue gems and snowflake embellishments.


The card below is another one for Susan's Christmas in July challenge on the CK message board. The image is Sitting Alva from Magnolia colored with Prismas/mineral spirits. I used a sketch that Susan also created a few weeks ago. I embossed the circles with Cuttlebug folders and Sizzix Texture Plates. The pink trim and metal word charm are goodies I found in my stash. I think the top right corner needs something, but I was having trouble finding something that really worked tonight. I may add something later if something comes to me.


6 comments:

a portland granny said...

I like both of these cards so much. I love both sketches--really versitlie! The circles are such a great idea, and of course the little cutie perching on one of them is just right!

LOUISE said...

Beautiful cards Judy, love them both, love the embossed backgrounds. Louise x

GiftsByHeidi said...

Wow, those are both wonderful but the first one is my favorite. It's gorgeous with all the different textures & layers.

Susan said...

Love them both....very nicely done and I love the colors you chose for both.

Emily said...

Oh Judy, these are both terrific cards, but that snowman one went right into my "gotta case it" file! I love your coloring on it and the great flourishes and paper you used. I'm such a sucker for snowmen:)))

Jessie said...

Love the colours and textures, great cards!