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Hi!  Wow, 8 kids plus our own 3 for lego robotics practice can get pretty wild.  After hanging out with all the kids, you can really see how great each one is.  But after about 4 hours of robotics, you really need a break!  And boy, can the kids eat! 

Anyway, I wanted to make a card after seeing the current sketch over at the Deconstructed Sketch no. 22. 

The triangle in the middle reminded me of Christmas trees so I flipped it and made a Christmas card.

The trees are made from PTI's tree die.  The little tag plus the sentiment is also from PTI and the snowflake is an MFT die.  I embossed the cardstock with a snowflake folder from Sizzix and the red DP is embossed with another Sizzix folder.

I chose TGF's A Cheeky Xmas and colored her in with pencils.  Can you tell I'm slightly addicted to pencils now?  Though I thought her hat was kind of difficult to color.  I outlined the fluffy parts with a light blue copic pen.  There is a small pompom at the end of her hat and I added flower soft too.

Some seam binding ribbon and a pin which totally remind me of snowmen. 

Also plan to enter this into All that Scraps Challenge--anything goes.

It's back to the school routine tomorrow!

Thanks for reading!

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Cheryl said…
Cute Xmas card! Nice coloring, it's so artistic! Love all the embellishments! I actually bought my first copic today from Michaels with my 50% off coupon! I'm pretty much gonna stop after I get the skin tones, which might still take me a while since I feel a little cheap and want to wait for more 50% off coupons. Not like they have much selection though, they only sell 60 colors, plus only the expensive sketch markers!
October 10, 2011 at 5:34 PM
SuiLan said…
Wow Eva, just hearing about the kids made me exhausted. LOL! But you managed to create a heck of a beautiful card. I love all the elements you used.
October 10, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Lorraine said…
Gorgeous! Love all of the details and your beautiful coloring of that sweet image! And 11 kids and lego robotics? I would be passed out in bed, not crafting, lol!
October 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM
RiNNE said…
Super pretty!! How gorgeous is she? You really are a pro with colored pencils! And your tree, chimney, embellishments..love them all!!
October 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM
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