A Christmas cards, in blues. With a touch of purple. And the sketch from Saturday Sketch #77.

I got to use my new Martha Stewart icicle punch on this card – that made me very happy. I just wish I hadn’t missed the ‘drippy goo’ border punch at Halloween; I think you could make a really cool card where one fades in to the other, like the ice is melting.

I also used an MS snowflake punch to layer with the felt snowflakes I used. The felt flakes are Hero Arts, as is the stamp. I put those glitter swirls on with a glitter pen and MS ‘carrara marble’ glitter – this glitter is also on the icicles, which were punched out of already glittery paper. Good thing Creatalicious Challenge #4 is Snowflakes and Glitter!

I feel like I’m getting better with my Copics, but am feeling limited in my colour choices. I coloured her cheeks but not her whole face because I don’t like the way that colour looks on her whole face. I have no other pale pinks to blend it with, so faces currently look a little flat around here. I shade other colours with grey if I don’t have more than one (like purple – just one purple marker!) but with that pinky colour grey just looks like stubble, no matter how much I blend.

I put this card together quickly, just to remind myself that I can make cards in a matter of minutes, when I want. Most of the time I love slowly piecing a card together. The ‘Joy’ and Holly & Berries are also Hero Arts felt shapes.