A Pile of Pressies

Octoberfest!!!! Not so much beer and debauchery but it is a festive month in our fam. Someone's celebrating a birthday every other day in October: husband, sister, nieces, cousins, grandmother, god-mother and little Rosie, who will be 10 later this month (Ok, just so we're clear...little Rosie is my doggie and she's quite hefty!)  I should be making birthday cards, but nooooo. I've got Santa on my mind and he made me churn out another Christmas card. So here it is: a towering pile of pressies. Wouldn't it be fun waking up on Christmas morning to find Ye Ole Tannenbaum looking like this:

Would you believe me if I said this is how I see CAS?! Papers are by Papermania "Festive Frolic". I absolutely love the non-trad colours in the 6x6 pad. 

This stamp is from a set called "The Gift of Christmas" by Chocolate Baroque. There are 11 stamps in this set and I LOVE every one. This pile of presents is 5-1/8" tall and is a pleasure to colour.

The sentiment is also from that set. 

I coloured the image with Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers. The details on the images are simply astounding. 

I tied a big red bow, just as in the image. And I couldn't help adding some Stickles to make the gift sparkle. Its is Christmas, after all! 

Kept it simple on the inside. Sandie, is this CAS enough? :-)

Supplies:
Paper: Festive Frolic by Papermania
Stamp: The Gift of Christmas by Chocolate Baroque
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black; Rich Cocoa
Colours: SN Pens - TB7, TB5, TB1, BT7, BT5, BT4, CT4, CT2, CT1, BP6, BP3, PL2, PP3, DG3, DG2, CG2, GB5, GB3, DR6, DR5, DR3, DR1  Promarkers - Buttercup, Pink Carnation, China Blue, Pear Green, Lipstick Red
Spellbinder Dies: Teardrop Circles S4-344; Standard Circles LG S4-114

The sketch for this card is from MojoMonday #261. I gave it a 90º turn and gave that banner a whole new look! I'm also entering the Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Oct Challenge: "Traditional Image with Non-Trad Colours" and a couple of stitch challenges: Robin's Fetish #127 and Gingerloft Challenge #49. Also, I just discovered a new challenge blog (new for me) focussing on alcohol pens: ScrapBitzCopics and challenge 53 is about Fun Bright Colours.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a pleasant Monday evening. I'm off to make dinner and later we're going for a movie + popcorn. We're pretending to be teenagers tonight!

Beijinhos!


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