Happy weekend everyone! I've had a few blog problems since Tuesday's updates, but fingers crossed they've now been resolved. On the upside, I have a few makes ready to share. Today I have a card for the current challenge over at Color Hues:

I decided the red and grey colour palette would make for a festive Christmas card and took the opportunity to have another go at colouring my sweet Bundle Girl from Stamping Bella, sending another Letter To Santa  - take a look:

 Here's the low-down on today's card:

The red and grey colours were perfect for my postbox, with a cardinal looking on as my little bundle girl reached up to post her letter. Once coloured, I fussy cut my image then popped it up onto an embossed snowy background:

A touch of Wink of Stella on my embossed snowflakes and a pop of red from my sentiment banner complete my card. There is something so theraputic about colouring a single image, where you can really concentrate on blending your colours and achieving a realistic looking finish. I love it! 

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your day; it's certainly still cold enough for snow here, although there's none forecast today. Perfect soup making weather though - I am making spiced squash soup this afternoon. I'll be back tomorrow with my project for our first challenge of the year with The Paper Players. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

BASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK (£16.00)	WINK OF STELLA GLITTER BRUSH (£9.50)	TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)	CHERRY COBBLER STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	REAL RED STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	POPPY PARADE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
SMOKY SLATE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	GRAY GRANITE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	CRUMB CAKE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	STAMPIN’ BLENDS MEDIUM LIGHT COMBO PACK (£10.25)

It's the end of the week - happy Frida everyone! Today I'm sharing a card for the current Christmas themed challenge over at CAS On Friday and the stash theme at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown to use stamps:

 I recently picked up this cute Bundle Girl stamp from Stamping Bella called 'Sending a Letter To Santa' that I've been itching to ink up, so these challenges gave me the perfect opportunity - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

My dear team mate Stef at The Paper Players has some beautiful bundle Girl stamps and is an expert when it comes to colouring  - check out her blog at Perry's Papercrafts and take a look. I am so inspired by her coloured creations, so I'm trying to get in some practice. Firstly, I masked my stamped image and added a hint of pale blue ink with my blending brush for a sky background. Then I removed my mask and coloured the image with a selection of my Stamping Blends in shades of pink. I added a touch of clear Wink of Stella to the snow on the ground beneath the post box and a few irridescent snowflake sequins complete my card: 

A sentiment from the retired Stampin' Up! set 'Tin Of Cards' completes my card. I'm quite pleased at my first attempt at colouring this sweet girl - can't wait to have another go at it in an alternative colourway.

Isn't she just so sweet? I can't wait to have another go at colouring her and maybe placing her in a scene too.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your evening; hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	BASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK (£16.00)	TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)	BLENDING BRUSHES (£14.00)	BALMY BLUE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	BERRY BURST STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
MELON MAMBO STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	PRETTY IN PINK STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	BUBBLE BATH STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	GRAY GRANITE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	SMOKY SLATE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	BRONZE & IVORY STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
REAL RED STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	STAMPIN’ BLENDS MEDIUM COMBO (£10.25)	STAMPIN’ BLENDS MEDIUM LIGHT COMBO PACK (£10.25)