Sunday, November 29, 2020

Christmas Kickstart #43 - Twas The Night Before Christmas...

Hello friends.  Playing along with the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the prompt is "Twas The Night Before Christmas" and I had fun with a Gina Marie Designs die and a glitter paper and alcohol ink technique from Jennifer McGuire.  Take a look...


Trust me when I say this card sparkles like crazy!!  I just used some silver glitter paper from Michael's and 3 different blue alcohol inks to make the background, and everything else is just white cardstock.  I thought this little scene in the Gina Marie Designs die was perfect for this challenge with Santa and his sleigh and reindeers flying through the sky!


You can catch a bit more of the sparkle in this close up and see the detail from the die cut better too!  My sentiment is from PTI's Snowfall Style.  Easy and fun and I think next time I will wear plastic gloves as I think my fingers are permanently stained from the inks...haha!!  Like Jennifer did, I made a bunch of the backgrounds while I had everything out, so you might be seeing some more SPARKLY cards soon!


Make sure you check out the inspiration from Jo and her special guest elf Liz, and then play along...especially if you need to get working on those Christmas cards!  You can find all the details to play along right HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!



8 comments:

Birgit said...

Sparkly indeed... It's downright dreamy! What a delightful Christmas scene and the addition of the blue tones to the sparkly paper is genius! Oh Marcia, I wish you could send me just some of your creative talent when it comes to trying new techniques. This is beautiful!

Dotty Jo said...

Just look at that background - it's fabulous! Gorgeous card, Marcia. Thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart, Jo x

Bonnie said...

What a great sparkly background that shows off Santa and his reindeer beautifully, Marcia! A fantastic card, my friend!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Fab sparkly sky for your fun die cut, Marcia!! On Dasher, etc - could just hear it!!

Lisa Elton said...

Your sparkling Christmas sky makes this simply magical! Beautifully done Marcia, this is incredible!

Ros Crawford said...

Okay... I'm off to check out that technique because your card is stunning!

Liz McGuire, said...

Thanks for joining in the Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Liz(guest elf) xx

Loll said...

This is gorgeous. What a great technique with Alcohol inks. I have to try this! Thanks Marcia! xx