Yes, yes, I’ve left the challenge until the end of the month again. But it’s not like I haven’t been busy making other Christmas cards; at this rate, I might even be finished by the end of November!

This cute little mouse balancing on his bauble deserved to be the star of the card, so I threw out all thoughts of complicated scenes and simply coloured him with my Copic markers, just giving him a shadow beneath the bauble.

A nice big sentiment in silver and black was the only other thing needed… apart from some silver faux stitching at the top and bottom to finish off the edges.

Challenges:

• Gerda Steiner Designs progressive challenge – November

Supplies:

• digital stamps:
  Gerda Steiner – balancing holiday mouse
• stamps:
  Lawn Fawn – merry messages
• dies:
  Lawn Fawn – scripty merry
• inks:
  Versamark
• embossing powder:
  Ranger – liquid platinum
• pens:
  Uni-ball Signo UM-153 – silver
• Copic markers:
  mouse – E30, E33, E35
  hat – R35, R29, R59
  hat trim – W00, W1, W3, W5
  bauble – R20, R35, R29, R59, R89
  bauble cap – C0, C3, C5
  shadow – W00, W1, W3
• paper and card:
  Neenah solar white 216gsm
  Hunkydory Adorable Scorable pearly shimmer
  scrap of silver card
  scrap of black card