It's a Christmas Platypus!!

 It's a Critter challenge at the Jingle Belles!!! And I picked an unusual critter for my card, a Platypus and a Christmas one too. The image is a digital image from Mel Jen's Designs and they are not long in business, I received a lot of awesome images from them when they sponsored "Clear it Out Tuesday". 

Now isn't he just the most adorable Platypus you ever saw, he is sure not letting his candy cane get out of his sight. Shiny red posterboard scrap used for the scalloped oval and layer. Punches are from Stampin''up. Merry Christmas is from Hero Arts. Patterned paper have no idea just one I saw some where and of course bought 2, always good to have a spare. 

Close up of the critter, his hat fur has a wind of stella on it, a well as the swirls and holly.

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Finished the inside with a favourite sentiment that was a prize from the Jingle Belles last yeaer, I added a scrap of patterned paper and the red mirror paper too.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~  Not a Creature was Stirring

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~~ #28 Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas Optional theme something that starts with H (holly)

Thanks for stopping by today and time to step up the holiday card making.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #31 ~~ Hang those Wreaths

I'm falling behind on my Christmas cards it seems there is always something more pressing to get done.  Even though I have lots of time being safe at home (I keep reminding myself of that) I accomplished more when I was out an about lunching, visiting, coffee breaks and just popping in to a store to pick up one or two items, now coffee is at home, grocery shopping is make a list so you don't have to go back for at least a week hopefully two.  Enough said, I did get a card made with a super cute House Mouse Design stamp, tumble wreath featuring Monica

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I coloured and fussy cut the wreath, double stamped the bow and popped it up. The window is from Poppy Stamps which I stamped in Versafin sepial ink with Stampin'up woodgrain background stamp. Noel is a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs. Everything I used with the exception of the base was from my scrap box.

Close up of Monica and I added wink of stella to the berries and the bow.

Finished the inside with a sentiment from Stampendous

I would like to enter these challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #31 ~~ Wreathed in Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge  #22 ~~ May Anything Christmas Goes 

Happy Little Stampers ~~ May Christmas Challenge 

Thanks for stopping by today, One more Holiday card for my stash.

Oh Christmas Sketch, Oh Christmas Sketch

I'm earlier than usual playing along with the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge,  It is a fabulous sketch I love it because I can use one or more of my 12 tag dies, I seemed to accumulate a few but they won't go to waste since I LOVE this sketch.  First up is a super cute penguin I have had on my table since last year (well moved 3 of them from spot to spot) It was coloured and the background was also a scrap of oxide background. So here is my rendition of the sketch.

I haven't been in the red/green mode lately for Christmas cards and since this is Winter  I needed to go with the blues. The snowflake strip is from Elizableth craft designs and the let it snow from Tim Holtz holiday words. The swirl I used is part of a leaf swirl I've had for years and two of the swirls minus the leaves made a perfect hanger for my tag. The penguin was cut in white and coloured with alcohol markers the eyes and beak are scraps of cardstock. 

Finished the inside with a scrap of patterned paper and a Stampendous sentiment. 

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Oh Christmas Sketch 

Here is the sketch.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge ~~ #112 Add a Ribbon, Lace or Twine.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~~ #22 Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous crafty week.