Special occasion/ inspired by a Christmas song/song

Happy Monday blog people!

Now another week and another great challenge from the gals in blogland! This week I am doing Christmas card...what a surprise eh!

The blog challenges I am entering with my easel card are-

Tilda's Town- Special Occasion
Time for a Magnolia Challenge -Inspired by a Christmas song
Totally Tilda- Song

So first I thought I best tell you what song my card is inspired by- 'I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus' thought it was a bit different but was always a fave in our house when putting the decorations up!

So for the card I used Bazzil Bling card stock in Red Carpet. I love the way this shimmers and this range has to be one of my faves.  For the design papers I used 'Twigs and Berries' from the Kaisercraft range. It is a lovely metallic background. I used the Lifestyle crafts Nesting 4 die to cut a range of shapes, so they stepped down to reveal the paper behind.

The stamp I used is 'Tilda blowing kisses' I love this stamp as a) only time you really see a hint of Tilda's mouth and b) I love the delicateness of her eyes. I thought this was perfect to attach flatback red hearts to the hearts she was blowing. I then adhered some Ranger Shaved Ice (this is everything I LOVE in a tub!) to give the impression of the magic of blowing kisses. Since my song is 'I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus' I used some of the awesome Dress it up buttons to show Santa and some Mistletoe. I also then stamped out the Magnolia Santa hat

I coloured Tilda in Distress inks- here is the combo I used-

Skin- Tattered Rose/Worn Lipstick
Dress- Shabby Shutters/Forest Moss
Socks/hat- Fired brick/Barn door
Hair- Rusty hinge/wild honey
Wings Weathered wood

I then used some Kaisercraft red flowers and this also helps prop the card up. Before I glued the pieces of card together I added some green ribbon behind the stamped image and cut some snowflakes using my Bug. I added some of the smaller snowflakes to the base of the card. I then added some white lace and some thicker red lace to the image.

Now the exciting bit! A while back I bought a Snow marker and thought perfect card to try it out on. This is a pen that you shake (cap on peoples!) and then dab on your card. Leave a few seconds and then heat and magic it fluffs up and you get the impression of snow! I LOVE this !!!! So as you can see I have used it on the base of the card round the flowers. The finishing touch was a sentiment die card to write your message one and adding some bling with Stickles 'Diamond' glue.

So here it is! This card was made for my parents back in England!

Love D

xx