Monster Christmas

Hello, everyone!  I hope it's warmer where you are than it is here!  Brrr . . . it's definitely winter!  Today, I'm bringing you the mid-month reminder to come and join us at the Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra blog.  We're a month long, anything goes Christmas challenge.  I know we just finished up with the Christmas season, but there's no better time to get started on your cards for this year.  Here's my card:

I did a little something that I haven't done in a while: masking.  I started by stamping the monster on the card stock and then stamping him again on a post-it note, cut that out and used it to cover the monster on the card.  Then I stamped the hat and viola!  You have a Santa Monster. : )  I also did some selective inking on the sentiment.  It actually reads "RAWR! {hello in monster}" but obviously that didn't really work for this card.  So I stamped "Merry Christmas" (from a different set) then inked only the "in monster}" part and stamped that.  Then I inked only the "RAWR" and centered it over the rest of the sentiment, then went back in and added the other bracket before "Merry".  It took a bit of time, but I think it's really cute!  Here's the inside of my card (my New Years' Resolution this year is to finish the inside of each card as I make it; so far so good!):

 

I stamped the cute little monster again, but this time I added a different hat.  He's cute both ways.  So, now it's your turn to get working on those Christmas cards.  We'd love to have you play along.

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge--Christmas critter with a splash of glitter

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--anything goes

The Paper Girls #71--Let's sparkle and shine

ABC Christmas--A is for Anything Goes with the option of antlers (mine doesn't have antlers, but he does have horns)

Crafty Ribbons--Let's get sentimental

Sister Act Card Challenge #88--anything goes

Di's Digis--winter

Your Next Stamp #5--sketch

Craftin' Desert Divas #46--blue & white

Eureka Stamps #123--Baby it's cold outside

Sweet Stamps #204--winter blues
Sentimental Sundays #241--winter sparkle

Supplies:

Stamps: YNS "Silly Monsters" image and original sentiment; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" merry christmas and "Merry & Bright" inside sentiment; JustRite Stampers "Applique Christmas Labels One" both hats

Paper: DCWV Christmas pack (couple years old); American Crafts glitter paper

Ribbon: Funky Hand "September Song"

Corner rounder; silver sequins