How's your Christmas card stash coming along? Are you one of those cardmakers who prepare in advance? Or do you wait 'til the last minute? Like say November. I have been both in the past, but this year I told myself I was going to make one every week starting in January. Now...ask me if I have. Have I? Nope (sigh). And then when I did post one a few weeks back, some troll left a comment saying 'wasn't I a little bit late to be posting that?' Obviously, not a cardmaker. If you read this post Mr. Troll, please note that I am early, not late.
Today's holiday make features Di's Digi Stamps Hedgehogs Snowy Post digi (retired). Paper is more from the EMF Origami Christmas pad I bought in Bale in December. I've dressed the card up with a no-brand border strip highlighted with pearls. The sentiment was created with Candy Round BTN font. If you like hedgehogs, Di has several cute stamps featuring them (e.g. this egg-ceptional Easter card).
I think hedgehogs are the cutest little things (in French they're called hérisson) and we have some in the woods around our home. I wasn't familiar with them before I moved to France. Where I'm from (Arkansas & Oklahoma) we see more porcupines which are similar, but not what I'd call cute. Unfortunately, the French hedgehog population has declined by more than two-thirds in the last twenty years and they are now a protected species, with some level of protection in almost all European countries.
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| Photo courtesy of Pixabay amayaeguizabal |
Paper – cardstock, EMF Colorful Christmas Origami block
Digital stamp – Di's Digi Stamps Hedgehogs Snowy Post
Dies – Die-namics Rectangle stax, no-brand border
Embellishments – pearls
Font – Candy Round BTN
Caran d'Ache Luminance 901 pencils
Gelly Roll white pen
The image of the curls is adorable and they are very colourful, they look real, the layering of the colored papers highlights the stamp, congratulations. Good luck thanks for joining Creative Knockout Taty x DT
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous cute card Shani, I love these images and this one is so adorable and coloured beautifully,,gorgeous card..I love Hedgehogs and have two at end of my small yard, they had a baby, well, only one I saw..so cute and tiny..
ReplyDeleteluv CHRISSYxx
Omg, some people need to find a hobby other than posting inane comments on the internet. What's it to them when or what you post on your own blog? *eye roll* Wonderful card! Such a cute image and the papers are so pretty. Thanks for sharing the facts about hedgehogs, made me Google to confirm that we don't have them here in Canada. (Not wild ones anyway.) Wish we did, they're adorable!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute design!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Creative Knockouts.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT
Your coloring is amazing and hedgies are one of my favorites too! They are so cute, both real and digital. This card just wonderful (late, early, whatever it is!).
ReplyDeleteToo darn cute and the layers of papers are brilliant, bright and oh so blue! Beautiful project Shani! So glad you joined us at Creative Knockouts!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card, great stamp and the coloring is awesome. Thanks for playing our challenge at Krafty Chicks Chicks. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteLeanne DT/KCC
Adorable card. Thanks for playing with us at Creative Knockouts.
ReplyDeleteGreat card, so cute, thanks for joining us at the MAWTT challenge xx
ReplyDeleteSuperb colouring and I love the papers you chose. And as a big fan of hedgehog 🦔 you made me smile
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Creative Knockouts .
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT