Lots of Quick Christmas Cards

Hi everyone.  I took a couple of days and die-cut several new or fairly new die-cuts from white card stock.  Then I rifled through my stash of backgrounds ... all different colours, mediums, etc. to match up with the images.  I put them together, added a simple stamped sentiment ... and ended up with lots of cards for my stash and for the stash that I donate each year.

The card above is a die-cut from AliExpress with the circle with holly and snowflake flourish.  It's backed with a piece of alchol inks (green / blue) on acetate.

Next up uses a sweet framed "joy" sentiment from Memory Box.  I backed it with a piece of alcohol inks (red / pink) on acetate that has been backed with scrunched white tissue paper.  The tissue adds lots of visual texture

The next card is an AliExpress die, with a background of smooshed Lindy's Magicals (blue / purple).  There's quite a bit shimmer, but it doesn't pick up in the photo.

The card below is a snowflake block die-cut from Simon Says Stamp.  It's backed with a piece of alcohol ink'd (blues/greens) acetate, which is backed with white copy paper).

The next card is a Holly Triptych die from Simon Says Stamp.  It's backed with a smooshed piece of Lindy's Magicals (green / blue).  Again, lots of shimmer, but not in the photo. :)

The card below is a Penny Black die called In the Winter.  It's backed with a piece of paper towel that I used for watercolouring (wiping my brush off when changing colours).  I loved the colours and thought it would make a beautiful background ... and it did! :)

And the final card I'm sharing had a boo-boo. :)  The die is Sensational Snowflake die from Simon Says Stamp.  It is backed with a piece of smooshed distress inks.  I had to cut up the card and remount the strip onto a fresh card base, with a silver embossed sentiment.  It's pretty, but not as pretty as it would have been as one piece.  I learned "not" to stamp versamark, sprinkle with embossing powder and then walking away.  The versamark dries and it won't heat emboss nicely after that.  Now I know to heat emboss right away. :)

I also want to give a shout out to my friend, Jenny.  She recently made a card using this same die, using a silver metallic pen to colour the snowflakes - so clever!  I tried it out and it makes it so easy!  I will definitely be doing this again.  Thanks Jenny!!

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Had a doggy play day last weekend and wanted to share a few pics.

Updated - This wonderful photo was taken by Alejandro Garcia

The Gang's All Here!
(front to back):  Tessa, Violeta, Tika, Jessie

Tessa, Susan holding Jessie.  First time Tessa and Jessie have met!

Tessa, Jessie, and Christine with Tika!  They all want that cookie!

Challenges:
CAS Christmas October Challenge - Winter Scene