Believe and Be Merry!

Hi everyone! I hope you've had a chance to check out yesterday's Penny Black blog hop showcasing the new Valentine release and beautiful cards from the participating designers. You never know ... you could be one of the lucky three winners of a $50 Penny Black shopping spree! All you have to do is leave a comment on any or all of the posts. You have until 11:59pm Sunday evening, and the winners will be announced on the Penny Black blog on December 31st!

I'll be posting a few Penny Black Christmas cards over the next few days, and here are two of them.

For the card below, I inked the Elaborate background stamp with Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink and stamped onto a rick red card stock cut 3.75" x 5.50", which was then adhered to an A2 white card base. The circle is from the Stitched Square/Circle die set, and was cut from white card stock. The sentiment from Believe In Dreams set and the Deer in Tree were cut from white card stock. I used Distress Oxide Inks to color the Deer in Tree and adhered this to the white circle, and this piece was then adhered to the card front using foam tape. The sentiment was glittered with clear glitter and adhered where shown. For an added touch, I added glitter to the tree frame.

The card below was quick and easy. The white A2 card base was stamped using the Christmas Poinsettia stamp, which was inked with Antique Linen Distress Oxide and stamped randomly to cover the card base. The circle was cut from a tan card stock using the Stitched Square/Circles die. It was adhered slightly offset to the right on the card, and the overage was snipped off. The Berry Flourish was cut from white card stock and colored with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide. The berries were covered with red glitter. It was then adhered the die cut to conform to the circle. The sentiment from the Christmas Sentiments set was inked in Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped as shown. It wouldn't be complete without a couple of little birds from the Winter Trees set, one in red, and the other from white card stock, inked with Antique Linen Distress Oxide, and both of their little bellies were glittered. To bring them to life, I added a dot for the eyes and used an orange colored pencil to color their beaks. 

Thanks for stopping by today!