Pink Christmas - Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge 16

As I enjoyed using this week's sketch I decided to make another card for Waltzing Mouse's Sketch Challenge 16.  The tree and sentiment/image stamps are from the Nutcracker Sweet set and the background is from Asian Garden additions.  I couldn't quite get the light right in my photos but the colour is mainly bright pink on white as I used Adirondack Watermelon ink for the background and embossed the images on bright pink vellum in white, though the centre tree is on a paler pink vellum to give a bit of a contrast.  I added a few score lines and matching pink ricrac ribbon to finish off this simple card.

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #13

I made this card for tbe Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #13 with 3 stamps from their Say it With Style set.   After stamping the just a note sentiment and frame I used a Nestie label 4 die to cut out, ran the shape through the Cuttlebug with the birds and swirls embossing folder and inked the raised sections with Ranger Stormy Sky distress ink.  The edges of my card base were embossed with the CB dots border folder.  The large flower was made using a Sizzix Bigz die and matted onto a Nestie label 2 mat.  The papers are Pink Petticoat and K&Co Addison.

Oriental Easel Card

I have been playing with Waltzing Mouse Stamps' lovely Asian Gardens set and have made my first easel card to enter into Stampin for the Weekend's anything goes challenge.  As you can see I also went a bit mad with the Cuttlebug and Nestie dies, though the smallest circles were made with a Dovecraft punch, which I managed to break during the process, which is the second punch to bite the dust in a week!