Claire with Nutcracker

Welcome to my stop on Paper Makeup Stamps December Fan Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Lindsy's Blog. If you didn't, you'll want to make yourself comfy and start at the beginning with the PMS Blog where you'll find a full list of participants. We have lots of beautiful winter and holiday creations for your viewing pleasure AND you'll want to comment all along the way. {wink} One lucky commenter will be drawn to win a grab bag of PMS stamp goodies. Comments will close on December 14th.

And now for my card! I just had the pleasure of watching my niece dance in The Nutcracker on Saturday night and I was inspired to use the Claire Fairy and Nutcracker stamps on my card. The sentiment is the freebie you get with any PMS order while supplies last.

I chose this designer paper from Echo Park Merry Christmas because I love the music from the ballet. It's kind of hard to see, but I embossed the edge of the DP with gold ink and powder. Claire is colored with prismacolor pencils and baby oil. Stickles give her sparkly wings. Then I embossed the full size Nutcracker in gold and cut him out for an accent, because of the life-size one that Claire sees in her dream sequence.

Thanks for hopping by today and your next stop is Lisa McKinney!

Stamps: Claire Fairy, Nutcracker and Seasons Greetings by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Cherry Cobler, Gold, Pure Luxury White, Echo Park Merry Christmas DP
Ink: Colorbox Gold Pigment, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Gold EP, Diamonds Stickles, Dimensionals, SU! Oval Punches, Long Rectangle Nesties, Prismacolor Pencils, Baby Oil, Ribbon
Challenges: F4A41 Nutcracker Suite

Claire's Window

This week's Flutterby Wednesday challenge is to make a Window Card with your butterfly, fairy or angel. I have used the Claire Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps. We enjoy watching my niece dance in The Nutcracker every year and I just couldn't wait to get this stamp inky! {grin} Below is a pic of the inside. I'll probably flip this card over and sign on the back - I just couldn't make myself crop Claire on my first card using her, haha.

Thanks for fluttering by today! I look forward to seeing what style Window Card you create for this week's FBW Challenge!

Stamps: Claire Fairy and Embrace the Magic by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Real Red, Watercolor Paper, Basic Grey Jovial DP

Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Barely Banana, More Mustard, Creamy Caramel, Blush Blossom, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Going Gray

Accessories: Aquapainter, Circle Nesties, Lacey Circle Nesties, Corner Tab Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU! Ribbon, Dimensional Tape, Stickles
Challenge: FBW130 Window Card