Penny Black XMouse Ornament & snowflakes

Hello blogging friends,  

Hope you are having a great weekend where you are - it is freezing where I am - so it didn't take much encouragement to make a Wintry Christmas card.  Plus a set of new Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland embossing folders appeared in my mailbox on Friday.  It is a fantastic set - boy, I sure do LOVE this new set!

There's not much to explain about this card.  Just a simple one-layer-card with this cute little Penny Black mouse.  Isn't he sweet?  I coloured him with OMS and Prismas, then added some fine glitter to the mouse's cheeks, ears and to the snowflake he is hanging onto.   I lightly chalked around the image with blue chalk.  Lastly, I added some white pearls to most of the snowflakes on the dry embossing.  It only took me 20 minutes!  That must be a record for me!

I think I could make a bunch of these just with different images or even just a sentiment instead of an image. 

I'm popping this card into the Splitcoaststampers Technique Lover's Challenge TLC277 of One Layer Wonders from about 2 weeks ago. I've made so many layered cards of late, that it was nice to get back to basics.

On a totally unrelated note:  did you hear that Elzybells Art Stamps (UK) is closing down?  Ackk!  One of my favourite stamp companies.  I am SO SAD!! 

Thanks for stopping by - back in a few days with another card.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Xmouse Ornament' 1873H, Sentiment: Impression Obsession Sentiments 1 WP16

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo black

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Winter Wonderland embossing folder set (6), Kaiser pearls - snow white, Art Institute transparent Glitter - Shabby Chic set, Art Institute Designer dries clear adhesive, Kaisercolour chalks, Odourless Mineral Spirits (OMS), Prismacolor pencils, Stampin' Up corner punch