Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Merry Monday #112 - Use a Santa Hat

Good morning friends.  This week Merry Monday's is asking us to use a "Santa Hat" on our Christmas card, and after seeing what a lot of the design team came up with, I knew this Whimsy stamp would be the perfect choice.  Take a look:



Isn't this Polar bear and his little penguin friend adorable?! ("Starry Night" by Crissy Armstrong for Whimsy Stamps)   I colored them up with my Copics, and then mounted on some scraps of whimsical DSP to keep with the character of the card.  After putting the card together, I did an oops...grrrrr!  I stamped the sentiment ("Fillable Frames #9 - PTI) directly onto the upper right hand corner of the card, but because the background DSP is so busy, the sentiment didn't show up very well!  So I made a banner flag in red, and had to angle it weird on the card to cover up my oops...I like the "pop" of red that the sentiment is on, but my sense of everything having to be balanced just so, not too sure I like it.  Oh well, it is what it is! :0)  And those faces are just too cute not to bring a smile to your face, so all's good!! :0)


There's still plenty of time to play along this week, so check out all the cards and details right here .

Edited to add:  Was prompted to add my card to a Christmas card challenge new to me called Jingle Belles, where they are looking for red & green cards.  You can check this blog out and play along right here until the 18th.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...I love it when you do!  Off to finish helping my youngest get packed up for her week long camping trip....they've got enough food and clothes to last for months, but do they have all the other essential stuff???????  Time will tell!  Have a wonderful Tuesday! :0) 

15 comments:

Unknown said...

Very cute image ,card is great.Joyce Johnson

Colleen said...

OH...so cute Marcia! What a darling image of two best friends!! Great job coloring! and we would never have known about the "oops" if you had not mentioned it! Looks great!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Oh - what a super sweet image! Your card is really cute. Thanks so much for playing with us at Merry Monday!

Unknown said...

Absolutely gorgeous as usual Marcia, I love to check out your blog x

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card. I love the image. I saw it on Merry Monday

Bonnie said...

Awh! This is the cutest Santa hat and bear and penguin are adorable! Thanks, Marcia, for sharing them with us at Merry Monday!

Notes by Nina said...

Super sweet card Marcia, your little bear is so cute. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

Sari said...

What a cute little couple, love the sparkle on that hat.

Sue said...

This stamp is so adorabe! I love the glitter on the hat, too! They look so happy together! Just darling!

wienerhoneymooners said...

Super Cute!!! Love the Polar Bear!!
Thanks for joining the merriment at Merry Monday!

Fabiola said...

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Marie Bingaman said...

They are super cute friends, aren't they? I love your card! Stef and Lauren at Jingle Belles are looking for red and green this week...your card would fit wonderfully! It's open until Wednesday... :)

Lori Turner said...

Awwww..how cute is he??? Thanks so much for joining us this week at Merry Monday! xoxoxo

lauren bergold said...

what a beautiful and well-thought-out holiday card, i especially love that super-cute image! thanks for celebrating red and green with us at JINGLE BELLES this fortnight! ♥

SmilynStef said...

What a sweet little pair of holiday critters ... so very glad you joined us at Jingle Belles.