Presents under the tree

Hello crafting pals!

It's cold and grey and damp in the heart of England today - perfect weather for Christmas cards making! Come and see:

This one is all about the gifts! The card was started by stamping one of the trees from Spruce Trees by Inkylicious. I used Shaded Spruce ink appropriately enough! The tree was trimmed by making dots with a Cherry Cobbler marker and adding detail with a white gel pen.

Next came a strip of Crumb Cake card stock to make my floor. And then I wanted to pile up some presents onto that. I remembered a very old wooden Stampin' Up set I used to have called Wishing You, disappeared into the back of the cupboard to retrieve it, and yes...

... this is the stamp I was looking for! I inked it up using markers and stamped it several times in different colours, cut each present out and made a nice pile of them under the tree.

Finally, I finished with this charming sentiment. I'd forgotten that was part of the set!

The thing that sparked this card was the always-inspiring Christmas Kickstart Challenge, where the challenge this month is It's A Gift. I'll be linking up there.

AND IN OTHER NEWS
It was Eva's birthday yesterday and she is officially 5 years old. I can't believe how time has flown by, I honestly can't. We kept the celebrations low key but she did have an extra long walk with her favourite elements (the opportunity to get completely filthy and a river to rinse off in!) and she had some mackerel (which she loves) for her tea and of course plenty of cuddles! Happy birthday my lovely girl :)

Lovely to see you hear today! I'll be back soon with more craftiness ;)

Hugs,