Monday, August 13, 2018

Oh, What Fun!

Welcome to Monday, friends!  I've been waiting since last Christmas to use this stamp set and the stitched mountains.  Well, it was time to get a couple more Christmas cards made, so here it is.




Whimsy Stamps "Oh What Fun" clear set, Poppystamps Stitched Majestic Mountains and Stitched Landscapes.  Very quick, loose, cartoonish watercoloring with Tombow markers.  It didn't occur to me till I started to stamp that Santa has no reindeer, so I guess we'll just figure he's testing the load and will hitch up later.

The second card has some masking to create the scene.  Lil' Inker Silly Stitched Die Set and Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes.




I have a long way to go yet with the Christmas cards, sigh... little by little.  Challenges have been helping, and today I'm playing along with the new Merry Little Christmas Challenge -- always anything goes as long as it's Christmas.  Thanks, girls!  May your day be filled with happy!





25 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

These are great cards Leslie. Love the fab cards and the cute dies.x

Donna Ellis said...

Leslie, I can just imagine the smiles your friends have on their faces when opening your cards. Always joyful and sweet and a touch of laughter, your pretty creations often have that element of unexpected humor! Both sentiments are fabulous! Must have been fun playing with all these goodies! Love them! It's a wonderful card! Wishing you a great week! hugs, de

Sherri said...

Seeing these two adorable cards just filled my day with happy!! Love, love them both!! What happy cards to send for Christmas!! Love the beautiful mountains in the first and the sentiment in the second is just fantastic!! Love both sets and can see why you added them to your collection! Thanks for the morning smiles!

nancy littrell said...

Such cute whimsical Christmas designs, Leslie. Both your cards work for the Christmas Card Challenge this month...Tree. I love the stitching and sweet little scenes on both cards. TFS Hugs..

Yogi said...

cute. have a great day

Nanny's Pansy Patch said...

Good for you! More Xmas cards! These card are so cute. They will definitely put a smile on the receiver's face. I love the stitching on the cards! Have a great week!

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous cards and love the fun Santa image and stitched mountains-great masking on the 2nd--each time I see a Christmas challenge I think I must start mine and that's as far as a good intention gets!!!
Carolx

pam said...

Gorgeous cards Leslie, love the beautiful image and perfect colours and details.
Pam x

Verna Angerhofer said...

Truly fun and fantastic Christmas scene cards you made. I really like them a lot and your coloring and designs are fabulous.

Darlene said...

These are FABULOUS and how funny that Santa has no reindeer to pull his sleigh! LOL I'm so happy you've come to play at this new holiday challenge! Thanks so much for playing in our Merry Little Christmas Challenge! Good Luck and I look forward to seeing you again next month!

Darlene
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Margaret said...

Both are so cute. I guess the reindeer are invisible. LOL~! I always love seeing what you create. You have such skillz.

Pauline said...

Oh what fun indeed! Leslie, these cards are so sweet, very whimsical - love these types of cards. The images are so fun, love your layouts for both, and all your details. Well you are further than I am on the Christmas cards. I only have one done! Thanks for sharing these today, they were a lovely site to see in my Feedly after a 12hr day! They surely made me smile! Enjoy the rest of your week.

Christine Alexander said...

such cute scenes, I love the stamp set you used and those stitched hills look so sweet.

laurie said...

They are both so cute! I didn't even notice Santa had no reindeer! I'm glad to see a Christmas challenge going again...seems we have lost a few this past year. I'll have to check this one out!

Diane said...

Both cards are truly fun and fabulous...love those sentiments, so different and unique and made me smile!!

Conniecrafter said...

Oh this one made me laugh this morning, always nice to start the day off with a smile :) You know I didn't even notice he didn't have the reindeer until you mentioned it, love your snowflake paper and the cute stitched mountains to top it off! Your Christmas tree along the forest is too cute to, love the watercolor feel of it!

Broni said...

"Oh What Fun" is such a perfect name for these images! I've been looking for something cute & fun like this!! These cards are wonderful! Thanks for enabling!!

Pam Sparks said...

I LOVE them both Leslie! I love the cartoony watercolor look! So whimsical and fun! super cute!

Cindy Beach said...

Leslie, you do whimsical SO WELL! I didn't even notice that on the first card Santa had no sleigh. I thought the patch on his bag was adorable, though! Both cards are so adorable and fun! I love the additions of the stripes and sparkly snowflakes on the second one.

Lisa Dolson said...

These sweet card are just delightful! Love your loose and simple watercoloring of them!

Niki Coursey said...

I love the coloring and design on both cards! The little Santa is perfect and the trees are so pretty :) :) Thanks for posting on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Niki C.
Design Team
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

Traci M said...

These cards gave me a chuckle, especially Santa with no reindeer for his sleigh!! I never would have caught that...hmmm...but makes for an easier card minus all those reindeer. Maybe they were off playing reindeer games behind those trees. I really like the cartoon coloring too!!

Ros Crawford said...

Gosh I've missed so much! These are two of the best Christmas cards ever and beautifully done... They make me smile!

Stacy Morgan said...

Oh my goodness... hes adorable. What a fun Santa image, the die cut hills are fun. Both are darling Christmas cards!

Debbie Davis said...

SUPER CUTE Oh What Fun Whimsy cards! Just shared them on the Whimsy Pinterest board :o)!