Oh Christmas Tree

I had to try my new EK Success border punch today... So I came around with this quick and easy card using a Christmas tree sticker (thanks again Julia for your recent Splitcoaststampers stickers challenge - it made me get all my old stickers out of the drawer and USE them!!!!).
Sentiment by Butterer, golden snowflakes stippled with Liquid Pearls, doodling with a gold gelly pen.

Sticky Christmas Tree

This is for today's Ways To Use It Challenge. I didn't expect to have the time to take part in the challenge today as I have to prepare for a lecture I have to hold in Munich on Saturday, but Julia challenged us to use stickers on our cards - what could be quicker and easier??? Julia, you're the greatest!!!
So I took my "Xmas Emergency Card Pack" out of the drawer (which contains some stickers, ready cut white cards and some Xmas paper) and created this quick card. I'm not a natural sticker lover, but I have to admit, it is really a fun and easy way to create last minute cards - and isn't it already last minute for this year's Xmas cards???!
The sentiment (saying Merry Christmas) is by Stempelmeer, stamped with Versamark ink and heat-embossed with violet embossing powder by JudiKins. Design paper by Around The Block. Sticker by PickUp. I added some rhinestones.

First Christmas Tree

My first Christmas card for this year... well, I know, I'm late!!! Today's Limited Supplies Challenge at Splitcoast gave me the chance to try my brand-new Christmas Tree stamp (by Outlines Rubber Stamp). The ornaments on the tree are perfect to use with rhinestones or stickles. And as I couldn't decide what I like better - stickles or rhinestones, I used stickles AND rhinestones - is this too much supplies for the LIMITED Supplies Challenge??? Giggle...
Sentiment by Der bessere Eindruck,

Large Tree? Small Car?

One more for the Cardmaking Day Challenges! I took the the Splitcoast Stampers Ways to Use Challenge "use a tree on your card!" as the perfect opportunity to make a first attempt on this year's Xmas cards. A Christmas Tree IS a tree, isn't it??!? LOL! And this is even a LARGE one!!!
I think this image is so funny - I know scenes like this IRL just too well... With my husband trying to fix a two and a half meters Xmas tree on our car...
I stamped the image with Palette Noir ink onto white cardstock and colored it with watercolors. Hard to see on the photo, but parts of the car and the red clothes are very sparkly IRL, I used a glitter pen on them. The sentiment and snowflakes were stamped with Snowcap White Adirondack pigment ink, but I added some white gelly pen to make it pop out a little bit more. The brads are from Sweden - I think they were originally intended to be used on baby cards, but I think they make the perfect snowflake brads...
The card did not turn out exactly what I wanted it to. I think I have to work some more on the coloring or add more paper piecing. Nevertheless, it's okay for a first attempt - or what do you think?