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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 6

Hello everyone! Lexa here today with a winter theme card, featuring some holiday stamp sets, Winter Woodland and Christmas Friends. Today I will play with watercolor for the background using Caran D’Ache Neocolor II.

Holiday stamp sets also can be used for everyday cards as well. I stamped all the images with Versafine black ink that works the best for watercoloring. My style of watercolor is always a little bit loose, I always use Distress Markers and damp brush for coloring. I mix blue and purple for the sky, blend the colors with lots of wate and left some white borders on the edges. I love to create a little scene, it just make me happy everytime I make up stories behind it.

After I finished with the background, I make a snow hill as the ground for the little boy and winter animals to stand. Aren’t they the cutest? It probably one of my most favorite stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh ever.

Here are some closer looks of my card. Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix is a perfect companion for this card, it creates snow drops from the sky as well as create dimensions. Somehow it makes the scene look so dreamy together with the pastel color sky.

Ready for our next giveaway? Today we’re giving away a $25 Simon Says Stamp gift certificate! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite crafty blog(s) to follow!

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Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you guys like my card as much as I do. Have a wonderful day!

137 Comments

  2. MAGICAL card!
    LOVE your scene, colours, colouring and touch of sparkle!
    My favourite blogs are here (PPP), Simon Says Stamp, Jennifer McGuire, Winnie & Walter and Scrapbook & Cards Today :)

  5. Love love love this card, the whole scene is adorable! I follow mostly the “big” cardmakers via their blogs (Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Kathy Racoosin, Amy Rysavy), I prefer Instagram for following other cardmakers’ creations!

  6. First that card is so adorable, love the coloring and the way the fox is looking up at the boy, so cute!!! My fav blogs, YOU of course, SSS, scrapbook.com

  7. I follow Amy R. , Cards and Coffee, and many others! Love to watch the videos – have learned so much.

  8. I love the pretty watercolor background and cute stamp set!! WOW! I love all of the blogs that I follow. I am truly inspired by PPP blog, A Mermaid’s Craft blog, Carson’s Creations, Beth Beauties blog..and many more…

  9. My favorite crafty blogs are: Limedoodle Design, Jennifer Mcguire, Kristina Werner, Laurafadora, Daily Marker, Prairie Paper & Ink, Nichol Mcgouirk, & Clips & Cuts (Vicky P)

  10. There’s so many craft blogs that I love, like A Pumpkin and a Princess, A Girl and a Glue Gun, and Ginger Snap Crafts.

  11. I follow a lot of crafty blogs and don’t think I can select just one.
    I get different types of ideas and techniques from different
    places. I enjoy them all.
    thanks.

  12. Adorable! Beautiful coloring and I adore those critters!

  13. Lexa, this is great, I love your style of water colouring, it looks awesome!
    My fave blogs I follow are Jennifer’s ( no last name needed here. Lol), Kristina’s, Kathy Rac’s, Kelly Latavola’s, Amy R’s, Sandy Allnock’s, just to name a few…actually, I really didn’t need any last names or initials here I am sure! (and many more greats IMHO, just too many to list here.)

  14. What a sweet winter card. I just love your colored background. Love the sweet animals. The sequins are just like snowflakes. Lovely. Happy Holidays!

  15. I have been following Jennifer MsGuire and Laura Bassen for years and years. It’s not only for their amazing card designs and techniques, but their lovely personalities that shine through.

  16. I love the majors, Kristen Warner, Jennifer McGuire, Simon says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, but I love the smaller companies too, Pretty pink Posh, Lawn Fawn and Neat and Tangled. I cut my teeth on Hero Arts and the Charlie Brown stamps that were sold in Craft stores that all have been bought out by Michaels, AC Moore and JoAnns in our area.

  18. Adorable card! My favorite bloggers to follow are Kelly Latevola, Nichol Spohr, and Yana Smakula.

  20. Adorable winter scene card! My favorite blogs to follow are Jennifer McGuire, Prarie Paper & Ink, and Crafty Caroline.

  21. Who would not love receiving this card. Every bit of it is cute, cute, cute!

  22. THERE ARE SO MANY!! But a few of my favorites for inspiration are jess at all the sparkle; Sandy at sandyallnock.com; Debby Hughes, Nina Marie, and Yana at Simon Says. Pretty Pink Posh is a relatively new site for me, and I’m really loving the posts that come to my mail box. Inspiration and also admiration, for sure! So many talented ladies in our world.

  23. Besides yours, I like PTI’s blog and Lawn’s Fawn’s. All of them inspire me to create so a million thanks.

  25. Love this winter scene. The little bird is just adorable. My favourite blogs are the stamp companies and crafters too numerous to mention.

  27. This is hard one… Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Vicky Papaioannou and many many more:-)

  28. Fabulous card! I have so many blogs that are my favorite like Jennifer McGuire, Amy R, your blog, MFT blog and many many more.

  29. I really enjoy Jennifer Mcguire. I always learn something new from her videos.
    There are so many more that I follow and enjoy and I’m so thankful for all the sharing that goes on in the card making world.

  32. sweet card – love to visit Jennifer Maguire, Sandy Allnock, Simon Says Stamp and the Daily marker

  34. you mean besides this one of course? I have so many, mostly surrounding stamping – just to name a few … Clips-n-Cuts, I am not left-handed, *{CraftChaos}*, Freedom in Creating – Michelle Zindorf, Richele Christensen, Tim Holtz, StampingMathilda, Mama Dini’s Stamperia, Julie’s Stamping Spot — Stampin’ Up! Project Ideas by Julie Davison, the Lawn Fawn blog, Elizabeth Craft Designs, The Cat’s Pajamas, …. I can go on and on!

  35. I have a Feedly list that reads like a novel of crafty blogs to follow! It’s organized according to challenges (sketch/colour/variety), craft people inspiration (of which PPP is one) and product inspiration. So many favourites; so much joy in learning from others!
    ~carol

  36. Well I love pretty pink posh of course. I also follow Jennifer McGuire (that’s how I found pretty pink posh).

  37. That’s beautiful! Your blog is one of them, of course, and my favorites are Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Nichol Spohr, Amy Rysavy (Prairie Paper and Ink), and Simon Says Stamp!

  38. I absolutely adore the Pretty Pink Posh blog! Your clever uses of all the great dies are so much fun, and when the cute critters are added, it’s perfect!!

  39. I love all the animals in this. You’re right, it is a nice set. This is beautiful card and the background is lovely.

  40. I enjoy reading all the blogs, and get inspired by lots of things on all of them! One that I especially like is djkardkreations, with Danielle and Hammie.

  42. Lovely winter scene. These critters could not be more adorable. Your background is magical. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!

  43. Beautiful card with a lovely watercolor background! :) I’m a recent follower of a lot of crafty blogs and my first go-to blog is Jennifer McGuire’s :)

  44. Too many favorites to pick just one! I do love this cute card you’ve shown today. Very nicely done.

  49. Such a beautiful card … love the watercoloring! And that moose … love him!

  50. Of course I love following the PPP blog. The design team always blows me away with their talent. I also love following Jennifer McGuire, SSS, Lawn Fawn blog, MFT blog and Wanda Guess. There are many more, but that’s just a few off of the top of my head.

  52. That’s a magical card !!!! About great blogs, there are many !! Jennifer McGuire of course, Laurafadora by Laura Bassen, Mayholic by May Sukyong Park , All The Sparkles by Jessica Frost-Ballas, Craft Walks by Svitlana Shayevich, Sandy Allnock for the coloring with Copics, and many others !!! margessw@icloud.com

  54. Some of my favorite blogs to follow are Jennifer McGuire (of course), Kristina Werner, Amy Rysavy, Nichol Magourik and WAAAAY too many others. I also like several company blogs – like THIS ONE!!

  55. A few of my favorite blogs are: Didedi’s Crafty Corner, Prairie Paper and Ink and Stephanie Davis.

  56. Some of my favorites are Jennifer Mcquire ink, lime doodle, PPP, SSS, and Nicole Spohr.

  57. This has to be one of my favorite sets, I just love the critters and their expressions. Beautiful card.

  59. Besides your blog I like Jennifer McGuire’s and Virginia Lu’s blogs.

  60. One of my favorite blogs to follow is Jennifer McGuire. There are many other but I find her blog to be informative.

  61. I follow about 180 blogs!
    Yours, Lawn Fawn, American
    Craft, Bo Bunny, Simon Says
    Stamp just to name a few!
    Carla from Utah

  62. This scene melts my heart! Love all the critters and the adorable little boy! Beautiful coloring!
    I love to follow blogs of the companies I like… PPP, Simon Says Stamp, Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts!

  63. This card is as adorable as is the stamps set ! I really love the choice of colors.

  66. I love this card, it is beautiful! I love Pretty Pink Posh blog for inspiration.

  67. Oh my!!! What a cute card!!!
    My favorite are Jennifer McGuire, Nina Marie Trapani, Amy Tsuruta and a lot of amazing creative ladies’ blogs!!!

  68. Gosh, I subscribe to a ton of crafty blogs….some of my favorites are, of course, 😉 Pretty Pink Posh 💗, Simon Says Stamp 💜, Jennifer McGuire, and lots more! Happy Holidays! 🎄🧚‍♀️❄️🧚‍♂️🦌

  69. I follow so many different crafty blogs… PPP, Lawn Fawn, MFT, SSS, Nicol Spohr, Kelly Laveta, Lime Doodle, Jennifer McGuire, Kathy Racoosen, Sandy Allnock… to name a few…

  71. Such a pretty scene. Love the water colouring. My favorite card makers blog to follow is Jennifer McGuire Ink. She has so many awesome ideas. I’m always inspired by her cards.

  72. I love your gorgeous and sweet wintery scene with the beautiful wash of colored sky!! I love the blues and purple mix!! Gosh as for blogs, I read Simon Says Stamp, KathyRac, You of course, Ellen Hutson The Classroom sometimes, and I do post my work to Scrapbook.com but don’t read their blog.

  73. What a fabulous scene with fabulous coloring! I follow several but my favorite is Running with Scissors..

  74. I love several, but one is Weeklyscrappter–the Scrapbook Expo’s blog.

  75. Such a cute card! I really love all the cute critters Pretty Pink Posh has been coming out with ! Favorite blogs to follow, other than yours include Simon Says Stamp, Mossy Made, Repeat Crafter Me (crochet), and Rescued Paw Designs. Thanks for the chance to win!

  77. This card is beautiful. Other blogs I love to follow are lawn fawn, Nichol Sphor, Mossy Made and Jennifer McGuire.

  80. Great loose watercolouring! Other than PPP,Jennifer McGuire, Lost inPaper, Sandy Allnock, k werner to name a few!

  81. I follow cardmaking blogs. Too many to list, but in general, I follow stamping companies and blogs where details and instructions are provided about the cards.
    Cute card. Love the blue/purple sky.

  82. I enjoy following Laura Bassen (Laura Fadora), Debby Hughes (Lime Doodle), Heather Telford (Bits & Pieces), Vicky Papaioannou (Clips -n-cuts) and Therese Calvird (Lost in Paper).

  83. Pretty pin posh always has such cute creations and I like Jennifer McGuire. The first blog I ever followed long before I even knew what a blog was is Julie Ebersole.

  84. I love your watercolor background. I like Running with scissors, Jennifer Mcguire and paperlicious.

  85. Very cute card! I follow Amy Rysavy, Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner,Wanda Guess, PPP (Of course) SSS, MFT and a whole bunch more!

  86. Oh my, I follow quite a lot!! And there are many more I’d love to follow, but
    there just isn’t enough time!! I follow PPP, SSS, The Daily Marker, Taheerah
    Atchia, Stamplorations – just a handful of my faves.
    Lexa’s card is so fabulous and beautiful!!

  87. Hard to say since I follow about 90 different bloggers but Cathy Zielske, Jen McGuire, Nichole Spohr and Dawn McVey are some of my favorites.

  88. There are so many great blogs, and I follow most of them. I love to see what others are creating!

  89. Cute card! Love all the sequins as snow.
    My favorite blogs include – Jennifer McGuire, Ali Edwards, Stephanie Howell, Scrapbook and Cards Today, and Paper Issues, as well as a variety of manufacturer blogs. Lots of great inspiration out there!

  90. Wow, there are so many. Kelly Letavola, Sandy Allnock, Jennifer McGuire, Catherine Pooler and companies like yours, SSS, MFT and Ellen Hutson.

  91. Obviously I follow PPP :), Unity Stamp Co, Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts, blog lovin, The Daily Marker, Jennifer McGuire…just to name a few!!!

    Thanks for the opportunity to win and Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

  92. Super cute card, love the watercoloring and woodland scene. Besides PPP, I find inspiration on several blogs including Sandy Alllnock, May Park, Jennifer McGuire and Altenew. Thanks for the generous giveaway.

  93. My favorite blogs to follow are those that provide inspiration such as PPP, Lawn Fawn, Jennifer McGuire, Sandy Allnock, Penny Black and many more! I love the little scene that Lexa created-the watercoloring add so much to the design!

  94. Beautiful card!! I do love that Moose!!
    My favorite sites to follow are of course PPP, Prairie Paper & Ink, Jennifer McGuire, SSS, Lawn Fawn, MFT, K Werner Design and many more. The above are my favorites!! Thank you for sharing and the chance to win:)

  95. Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner are two of my favorite blogs!

  96. I love follow Kristina Werner, Jen McQuire, Pretty Pink Posh, of course. Lawn Fawn and Mama Elephant.

  97. Cute card. Gee, there are so many talented people out there and it would take me all day to write them all and spell them all correctly. I love them all. I do love Pretty Pink Posh blog!!!

  98. I mostly just follow people on instagram and youtube but when I look for Inspiration it’s usually over at Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner

  100. PPP, Jennifer McGuire, Laura Fadora Bassan, May Park, Kathy The Daily Marker, Kristina Werner, Sandy Alnook, Yana Smakula,, Donna Mikawa Three Umbrellas, Torico Stamparadise, ECD (Els, Selma, Judi), Kay Miller, Linda Parker of UK,…So Many Talented, Creative Artists in the Crafting Community!

  101. This is a darling card. I love this set also. The animals are so lovable.

  103. Cute card!!!!
    I follow THIS blog, Lawn Fawn , Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner & Simon says stamp.

  104. Some of my favourite blogs are Yana Smakula, Simon Says Stamp and of course, Pretty Pink Posh!

  107. Cuuuuuuuute card! I love animals! So adorable! My favorite craft blogs are Simon Says Stamp, Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner, Nichol Spohr, Nina-Marie Trapani, I follow lots of crafty blogs!

  109. I love that you mixed some of pretty pink posh stamp sets on your card!

  112. Of course I love following all of the big names in the craft industry, like Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Sandy Allnock, etc. I also love the “small business” blogs like Pretty Pink Posh, Verve Stamps, Joy Clair, Honey Bee. I also like to follow the challenge blogs-Color, Sketch, Themed, etc. I get inspiration for a set goal to
    keep me “on task.”

  113. I follow Jennifer McGuire! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!

  115. I love using my Distress Inks for Watercolouring. They are so handy rather than dragging out all my paints. Such a sweet card!

  118. Oh my goodness I follow so many! I love ones that teach and show you new techniques or unique ways to use every day products!

  120. In addition to your blog, I enjoy Nina Marie and Jessica Frost B (can’t remember her full name).

  122. Lovely scene and beautiful watercolor background. I love Kristen Warner, Jennifer McGuire, Simon says Stamp.

  124. Love House full of Handmade, Technique Junkies, Pretty Pink Posh and lots of others.

  125. some of my faves are
    SIMON SAYS STAMP
    JENNIFER MCGUIRE INK
    JILLIBEAN SOUP
    AND OF COURSE PRETTY PINK POSH

  126. I love this beautiful card so much!!

    Some of my fave crafty blogs to follow are of course PPP, Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Cristy Gets Crafty, Chari Moss, and Nichol Spohr!

  127. Oh wow, there are too many to list them all, so I’ll go with my top 5: Jennifer McGuire, Lawn Fawn, Kristina Werner, Simon Says Stamp, and of course – Pretty Pink Posh! :o)

  128. Jennifer McGuire (Jennifer McGuire Ink) is my favorite but a close second is Cathy Zielske (CZ Design).

  129. My favorite crafty blogs are Jennifer McGuire, Kristina werner, and all the businesses like Simon says stamp, pretty pink posh, Concord and 9th etc.

  132. Love Kristina Werner’s blog, PPP, Simon Says Stamp, Jennifer McGuire…. So many to choose from! Thanks!

  136. My all-time favorite crafty blogs are Jennifer McGuire’s, Kristina Werner’s, Amy Rysavy (Prairie Paper and Ink), and Pretty Pink Posh! :) Cutest stamps!

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