Christmas is here... at Card Mania

I'm continuing with my Guest DT offerings for the Card Mania Challenges Blog today, the theme is "Christmas"... which was really fortunate for me as I have about four cards made despite my best intentions, here's another one for the pile at least!

The camera really didn't like this card, it looks so FLAT! I may have been fiddling around with the White Balance settings... really should leave well enough alone!  It is much better IRL, really :-)  
The oh so sweet image is from Whiff of Joy; one of the sponsors (along with Hobbissimo) this time around.  I coloured with Copics, adding extra shading with Prismacolor pencils.  I added "holly" to the wrapping paper on the bottom gift with Copics, it matches the holly on the background paper (from Kaisercraft's Mint Twist pad) so much better than it looks in the pic, again I don't know why it's "grabbing" some colours and not others.
I used a sketch from Papertake Weekly... it's not a sketch theme this week but I do like to give credit for a nice sketch wherever possible, here's what I was working with
The red paper with stars and the polka dot paper are from my stash; I have an idea that they're both Kaisercraft, but they've been kicking around for years so I have no clue what the names are.
I added lashings of Star Dust Stickles to the squirrels hat trim and the snow, not that it shows!  the stars are cut from gold foil card using MFT Dienamics Stacking Star dies.  I made the sentiment using the computer (the baubles are from a free font Noel Dingbats) and cut it out using the smallest of my Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Oval dies. The red matting is from my stash.  I used a stamped sentiment mounted on some more of the red matting for the inside, forgot to take a pic... but as all my cards are ending up with the same simple finish inside I'll post a pic of the next one... seen one, seen 'em all, lol.  That's it.   I would like to join in with the following challenges with my card: 

Divas by Design	Seeing Red
Aud Sentiments	Bingo (Die cuts or punches/Digi image/ Bling
Outlawz Friday Colouring Challenge	Gifts (image of gifts, or gift item)
Winter Wonderland	Christmas Presents
Simon Says Challenge	Bling It On
Papertake Weekly	Paper Play (Stars die cut from gold foil card)
Inky Chicks	Winter Wonderland
Stamping Sensations	Winter Wonderland
Bunny Zoes Crafts	Snow
Crafty Little Fairies	Holly and/or Ivy (Holly on paper)
Tuesday Throwdown	Family Christmas
Without Words	Christmas Present  (Modern Look)
Fab'n'funky Challenges	Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity	Christmas
The Crazy Challenge	Christmas
That Craft Place	Christmas
Cuttlebug Mania	Anything  Christmas
Gem of a Challenge	Anything Goes Christmas
Pile It On	Anything Goes/Christmas
OSAAT	Anything Goes with Glitter
Little Miss Muffet	Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge	Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge	Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door	Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge	Anything Goes
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge	Anything Goes
Art by Miran	Anything Goes

I hope you get a chance to join in with the challenge, nice easy... and appropriate... theme and great prizes, so there's plenty of incentive. Check outt the rest of the team's work on the blog, should give you an extra push to get those last minute (or if you're like me, your necessary) Christmas cards done.  I only have one more challenge as Guest Designer, that's on Christmas Eve... I'll DEFINITELY be back before then, so until then, Happy Crafting, Donna