Elzybells Teddy and Postbox - another Christmas card

Hi blogging friends

Hmmm, it's been an interesting weekend for me so far.  Last night, I pulled some potatoes out of the cupboard ready to peel for dinner.  One of the potatoes was actually rotten at one end but the skin looked perfectly intact.  When I pressed on the end while I was holding it ready to peel, it burst - yes, really!!  Must have had some gas from it rotting built up on the inside and when I mean it burst, I mean it literally exploded and I was COVERED in rotting potato flesh - it was all over my face, in my hair, all down my clothes and splattered all over the kitchen. I couldn't believe how much it had spread around!  It felt and smelled disgusting!!   I yelled for my husband and he rushed in thinking maybe I had cut off my finger with a knife - but of course, I told him that the potato burst and "Could he get some paper towel to get it off my face?" which he lovingly did all the while trying not to laugh!!  He even posted about it on Facebook today!  So I headed for the shower to wash my hair and he cooked dinner instead.  I mean whoever HEARD of a potato bursting LOL!  Isn't it just the silliest thing and very funny in hindsight.

Today, at the local shopping centre, I tripped over my daughters foot as we were walking in the car park and I landed heavily on my knee and both hands on the bitumen.  I had several kind people rush to my aid as well as dear hubby to see if I was OK; of course, I said I was fine because I felt so stupid and ridiculous   but I really wasn't and when the passers-by left, I cried because my knee hurt so much and I was annoyed because I ripped the knee out of my only pair of jeans and I was bleeding.  Needless to say, I'm not doing much this afternoon as it is very, very sore and swollen as is my left hand because I whacked it where the arthritis is   It is just as well I have all-but finished my Christmas shopping!  Anyway, I guess I have done enough moaning......onto a Christmas card which is definitely more cheerful.........

Because I loved the layout so much on THIS CARD from one of my recent posts, I made another card the same except that the card is a larger square size.

Again, I have used a very cute Elzybells stamp and coloured it with Faber-Castell + Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils and a small, round paintbrush.  I added Cotton White Fun Flock mixed with Crystalina glitter to the snow on the postbox, the falling snow and on the ground using Designer Dries Clear adhesive then added some Kindyglitz Crystalina to the holly plus the letter that teddy is posting.  Here is a wee close-up of the image:

I diecut some snowflakes using my fabby My Favorite Things 'Let it snowflake' Die-namics dies and my Cuttlebug, popped them up on dimensionals and added a red rhinestone to the centres.

I attached the ribbon in two separate elements and the bow itself was made with my Bow Easy - lastly I glued on a red button.

Challenges:

I am entering my card in the following challenge -

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes with the option of adding something dangly (I didn't have anything dangly so didn't do that bit).


Thanks for stopping by - have a fab weekend!!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Elzybells teddy and snowman (retired)

Ink: Versafine Onyx black

Designer paper:  Kaisercraft Be Merry Collection

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spellbinder Circle + Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Faber Castell + Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils, paintbrush, 140lb Watercolour paper, Kaiser red rhinestones SB711, Stampendous Cotton White fun flock, Crystalina glitter, Designer Dries Clear adhesive, white acrylic paint, dimensionals, green organza ribbon, Bow Easy, red button, red sewing thread, My Favorite Things Let it Snowflake Die-namics dies, Cardstock: white, green

Punches: EK Success Scalloped Scallops edge