Christmas Mouse for Gecko Galz

 It's been quite a while since I last posted in this blog, but I wanted to have this adorable Christmas card that I made for the Gecko Galz Christmas Challenge. I printed the image on glossy photo paper and the DCWV Christmas paper has silver foil so that it shines nicely. 

 Challenges
Gecko Galz Christmas Challenge

Butterfly foil TMS 553

Today starts a new challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  For my card, I used my Spellbinder Glimmer Hot Foil System to make the Glimmering butterflies. And I had some DCWV paper with butterflies that had some metallic pages in the pack that went well with this image.  I found a butterfly embossing folder for the background. I didn't put a sentiment on it since I thought I could use it for a birthday, thinking of you or sympathy depending on my need.

Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Rrecollections
Spellbinder:  Glimmering Butterflies (see above)
Dies:  Little B
Embossing Folder:  Sizzix
Foil:  Rose Gold

Challenges
Crafty Animals - Ch. 38
Allsorts - Wk 570 Butterflies
Crafty Catz - Ch. 504 Anything Goes
little red wagon - Ch. 547 White( or any color) space
Love to Craft - Ch. 46 Anything Goes

Foil Christmas cards

I went to a Stamping Conference and got a foil machine. I was like a kid in a candy shop when I saw all the goodies that they had made and the sparkles and shine....I couldn't resist. So since there were a couple challenges with metallics and silver/gold I thought I would do a couple quick cards.  Then since I had my computer, space heater, Alexa and then turned on the foil machine I blew out my power in my office....argh. So once I got the electricity turned back on and a few things turned off I pulled out the foil.  Here are my first two cards.

Patterned Paper;  Foilables by Creative Vision

Cardstock plain & glitter:  Darice

Foil:  Creative Vision: Silver and Queen's Crown

Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles

Punch:  EK Success

Sentiment:  Gina K Foil Christmas Sentiments

Foam dots

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 460 Anything Christmas with optional flower or a few

Allsorts - Wk 542 Add Gold and/or silver

Incy Wincy - Use Something Metallic

Creative Sketchy Girls - Ch. 41 Christmas card

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 243 Sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 605 Sparkle