Thursday, October 6, 2011

My eyes are brown

Less is More is having a challenge to use the color your eyes are on a card.  My eyes are brown and since I am making my Christmas cards, I immediately thought of a little gingerbread man stamp I had.  And wouldn't you know... one of my favorite challenge sites Do You Stack Up has the color brown as their theme this week too. 

Then I used this simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.


So here is my card to play along with all three challenges.
I used pattern paper with holly leaves and swirls as the strip.
The gingerbread man is a foam dollar stamp I acquired somewhere along the way.  I stamped him in SU! Chocolate Chip ink.  I added Stickles glitter to his outfit.  I cut him out using a Nestabilities die on my Big Shot.  Layered red behind that using the next size up.  I love die cuts!
Merry Christmas is stamped in the same Chocolate Chip ink.
I finished it off with little candy canes thanks to Jolie's.  I like how the holly matches that background paper.

Thanks for swinging by!
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12 comments:

  1. Linda CallahanOctober 6, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Very cute holiday card! Nothing beats a gingerbread cookie at Christmas! So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  2. ChrissieOctober 6, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    That's a very cute gingerbread man, I'm on a diet at the moment I hope that by Christmas I'll have lost enough weight to be able to indulge in the odd gingerbread man! YUM!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  3. Denise October 7, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Very pretty card. Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week xx

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  4. WenchePOctober 7, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    Such a great card. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  5. Maarit at Violets CornerOctober 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    This is fab Mary, love the cheerful gingerbread man!

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  6. MandiOctober 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    Super card Mary
    Cute gingerbread man
    Thank you
    Mandi LIM

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  7. Jen TimkoOctober 8, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    What a cute gingerbread man!! Fabulous use of the sketch!! So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  8. Tui NathanOctober 8, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Oh how gorgeous is this little man!!! Your card is super sweet and the little candy canes are a nice touch!
    Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

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  9. Jen MitchellOctober 8, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    My eyes are brown too and I wondered how to do this challenge! You nailed it with this super-sweet gingerbread man and those adorable candy-canes! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  10. Lesley October 9, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    How sweet! I just love wee gingerbread men! You have done a great job with all three challenges! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  11. Cindy HallOctober 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    That is so sweet! I love the candy canes with the gingerbread man. Thanks for playing with us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  12. EmilyNovember 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Very cute and clever Mary!! YOu have a wonderful way with cards and come up with neat, crafty ideas that I could never!!! Cute card.

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