2013 -- Friends with Flair!

But I'll warn you... there are Christmas cards ahead. :D
I missed playing along with Unity's Friday Friends with Flair the last few weeks of December, so thought I'd get in on the first for 2013. But yes, I'm also using the opportunity to post a few Christmas cards I made -- either I ran out of time to post them, or I didn't want to display them before they reached their destinations. Here goes...

You may remember I did a similar card for one of Unity's World Card Making Day challenges. This one was made with a particular family in mind -- note the penguin on the right? ;) 

Is this not one cute penguin? (Why, yes, I DO like penguins. :D) I gave him some scalloped snowdrifts to stand on and a patterned paper hat and sky. And since this is the first time he's seen ink, I'm adding him to Simon Says Stamp's New Something challenge. 

A glittery, silvery card using an image from an older Kit of the Month. I embossed the white panel then used a brayer to add Stickles. The ornaments are paper-pieced; the letters coloured with silver gel pen.

Finally, the card I made for my husb this year. (Shh, the sentiment is actually Paper Smooches, but works so well with this snowman I just couldn't resist.) 
Enjoy your Friday, and all the inspiration from Friends with Flair! 

      

Supplies: (penguins) white & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, Unity/Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder, Memories black, Versamark & Stampin' Up real red inks, clear embossing powder, Sharpies, Spellbinders reverse wonky rectangles & ribbon tag dies, frosted lace Stickles, ribbon, pop-dot tape; (you're cool) white cardstock, Amber Ink digital ipaper, Unity/Bella Blvd you're cool itty bitty, Brilliance graphite black, Colorbox frost white & Memento teal zeal & rhubarb stalk inks, clear & white embossing powder, Stampin' Up scallop border punch, dimensionals; (happy holidays) white & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, silver pearl paper, Unity October 2010 Kit of the Month (take time to laugh), Colorbox frost white ink, white embossing powder, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, icicle Stickles, silver gel pen, May Arts ribbon, pop-dot tape; (snowman) white, green & Stampin' Up real red cardstock, Echo Park Holly Jolly patterned paper, Unity November 2011 Kit of the Month (Take Your Time), Paper Smooches warm hearts, Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black & Colorbox frost white inks, clear & white embossing powder, Prismacolor pencils, small heart punch, corner-rounding punch, frosted lace & icicle Stickles, Glossy Accents, ruby red Liquid Pearls, pop-dot tape