Monday, November 15, 2010

Naughty or Nice?!

Well, a bit of both really, don't you think??
 This is the first card I've made using Kenny K's "Mrs Claus" digi image.  My husband and sons all loved it, so it won't be the last. I think the fact that the guys in my life liked this card makes it eligible to be entered in Pixie Dust Studio's challenge for this week "all about the men/boys in your life", so in it goes.
Obviously I've used a Kenny K image, so I will be entering their challenge for this week with the theme "sparkle and spots": Mrs Claus' fur edging has JudiKins Iridescent Sparkle embossed on it (I added texture paste for a bit of extra depth first), and the spots are on the black mat and the rhinestone "snow" - so even the spots on this card sparkle, lol.
I used the sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp for this week's challenge (#108), what a great sketch it was to work with!  I used red cardstock for the card and paper from Kaisercrafts "Shaken not Stirred" 6"x6" collection, cutting the pattern for the border from one sheet and using a different sheet for the background. I love the James Bond reference and I've thought of a few sentiments to use next time I combine this image with this paper, you'll have to come back and see what you think!!
I stamped the sentiment on one of the tags that came in the paper collection with a Paper Xtra stamp and Stazon ink.  I embossed the red semicircles with JudyKins Ruby Twinkle to give them a bit of a lift.  
The image is raised on foam dots, as is the sentiment.  The rhinestone on the garter is red, in place of the holly berries.  
The other challenges I'm putting this card in are: Stamp Something "use something digi" (always the easy for me as 95% of my stamps are digis!), Cute Card Thursday "Anything Goes" (surely the easiest for Everybody!) and Totally Gorjuss "Traditional Christmas Colours" (now I grant you, black isn't really a traditional Christmas colour, but the red is and I have green - I DO, her choker and the holly on her garter!! See it, get you magnifying glass out, lol) so it's going in!!
Hope your liking Mrs Claus, you should pop over to Kenny K's and have a look at some of the great kinda-grown-up images they have on offer.  I used one, "Movie Star" recently -here, and the recipient really liked her card!
Once again, thanks for visiting, see you next time, Dee

6 comments:

LINDA said...

This is simply beautiful.. Love the papers you have used.. Fab coloring.. Thanks for joining us at KKKG this week..
Hugs, Linda

Kat said...

She does look a bit naughty lol! Love your use of traditional colours. Thanks for joining us at TG this week.

Kat x

Deb said...

fantastic card, many thanks for joining in the CCT challenge, hugs Debx

Tracy said...

What a fantastic image! She looks naughty & nice. LOL! Your coloring is flawless and your layout is PERFECT! Love the patterned paper you used too. Thank you for playing along with Sketchy Thursday!

Hugs,
Tracy

Brenda said...

What a gorgeous card. Your blending on her bag is perfection!!! Love the design, paper choices. Just a gorgeous card. I really need to get me a couple of these images!!!

crafty amy said...

Great card the men do love these images don't they I wonder why lol :D This is a brilliant card I love how you have used the gems.
Thank you for joining us at KKKG and good luck.

Hugs

Amy xx