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Monday, December 28, 2009

My Second CDS "sneak peek" for the day. "Sledding Charlie"

Hi again!
My second sneak peek card for the day was made with the adorable "Sledding Charlie" stamp illustrated by the very tallented Laurie Wilson.
This was a fun card to make....lots of glitter and snow!
This stamp will be available on January 1st!



Have you checked out CDS "After Christmas Blow Out Sale" yet? They have some AWESOME DEALS going on right now. I have already been shopping myself! LOL!



I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz - Anything but Christmas
Crafty Creations - No Rules
Lots To Do - Free Theme
Polka Doodle - Free Theme
If The Shoe Fits.... - Favorite Coloring Medium
Stamptacular Sunday - Snowtacular
2 Red Bananas - A Tree
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes!
Stamp Something - Holiday Somethings




Please don't forget to check out the other awesome DT's blogs to see the beautiful creations they are offering. You can click on the names under "Our Clear Dollar Stamp Design Team" in my upper left hand sidebar to visit them all or click HERE to go to Laurie Wilson's blog. She is our illustrious DT Leader and always posts links to who is showing each set. She is way more organized then I and you can see her pretty wares while you're there! :)

Card Recipe:
CDS STAMPS USED: Charlie Sledding
CS/PAPERS: DCWV- Christmas Glitter Stack, Bazzill
INK: Staz-On
ACCENTS/TOOLS: Sewing Machine, Thread, Cuttlebug and snowflake embossing folder, Martha Stewart snow glitters and glue, Martha Stewart snowflake punches, Crystal Effects
COLORING: watercolors
TECHNIQUES: sewing, paper tearing, dry embossing, water coloring
SPECIAL NOTES: there are 3 different layers of snow that was torn and embossed with a snowflake folder. The hat and scarf were stamped on designer paper then cut out.

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Please check back later today and every day thru the end of the year for more sneak peeks.
As always, your comments are greatly appriciated!
Thanks again for dropping by!
Hugs,
True :D



28 comments:

Lynne in NI said...

What a cute image! Bet this is even nicer IRL with all that glitter!
:o)

Crystal said...

awwwww so cute love the snow!!!!!!

Sprytebyrd said...

Great card! Love the trees and Charlie looks to be having a blast!
Thanks for joining us at SSC this week!
Hugs,
Dee

Melissa said...

What a cute card! Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something!

Edith said...

Very cute True! I love the snow effect:)

Stacy Morgan said...

This is awesome... I love how they are sledding through the forest.. very creative.

Lisa Lara said...

Oh my goodness, Trudy-True. Talk about gorgeous. This is the cutest and soooooooo well done girl. Wow.

auntbeespickles said...

Hi True, I couldn't wait to see what you would come up with. You are just too creative girl! This card is so totally adorable! Great job!!

Sam said...

Ace card hunny and he is so cute!!!
good luck with all the challenges too.
Sam x

Saskia said...

Another lovely card for Crafty Creations!! Thanks!!

Saskia :)

Liza said...

Wonderful work True, I love the snow. Thanks for joining us at SSC.

Liza x

Unknown said...

This is a great card, fab image!

Thanks for taking part in my challenge and joining us at Charisma this week

Jan x

brenda said...

Hi True

What a very pretty card.

Thanks for sharing it with us at Polkadoodles this week.

B x

Sally said...

Great card. Love the image. Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz. Happy New Year

Fliss said...

This is a gorgeous card True. Love all the texture on it. Thanks for a second entry at Polka Doodles.
Fliss x

Claire Phillips said...

Great card - so fun - thanks for playing along at Polkadoodles! Cheers Claire x

Anonymous said...

HI sweetie!! Hope you've had a great Christmas!! :) I love your fun creation here with all that snow that he's having so much fun on! LOL!! Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something!! Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the New Year!! Have a good one hun!! HUGS

Anonymous said...

Hi.
I just love your card. It´s as if it comes alive. Wauw. Love the snow..well I love every detail.
Thank you for joining the challenge at Stamp Something.
Happy New year.
Dorte

Nikki Schmaltz said...

What a fun card True. I wish I could be sledding right now, but the darn snow just melts away:( Thanks for joining in at SSC!

Denimo said...

Ahhhh Tru, this is absolutely aDORable! I just love it!
Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something.
Hugs
Denise

csroyal said...

Adorable!! Charlie looks like he's really sliding down the hill! Great job, True!

Anonymous said...

This is adorable! Thanks for sharing it with us at Crafty Creations challenges!!
smiles,Deena

Aud Kirsten said...

What a great card! Love the snow:) Thanks for joinnig us at SSC this week:)

Line said...

What an awesome card! Very cute image and I love all the trees and glitter!

Thanks for joining us at SSC this week!
Have a Happy New Year!

Hugs, Line

Carolyn said...

What a gorgeous card True. So much attention to detail. Thanks for joining in at SSC.
Hugs xx
Carolyn

Anonymous said...

Awesome card ;-)
Thanks for joining us at this week.

Janneke X

Georgia said...

This card is just too cute! Thanks for joining us at the SSC.

Paula said...

Absolu-tely adorable! Love what you've done with Charlie and all that snow! I'm so glad you were able to join us this week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!
Pleasantly,
Paula