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Christmas Kickstart Challenge Entry #42: Otterly Cozy Christmas


For the past week and a half I've been working on an assortment of cards. Unfortunately, the lighting in my house isn't the best and often gives off a blue hue. Thankfully, today the lighting was perfect, so I could finally get pictures of some of my various Christmas Cards.

Today's challenge comes courtesy of the Christmas Kickstart Challenge Blog. If you're anything like me, you often collect embossing folder after embossing folder. I must own, literally, two hundred or more folders--of which 30 of them are Christmas theme. I was excited to see the Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog offer an embossing folder and stamp set challenge. 

I immediately knew what stamp I wanted to use. Last year I purchased this Otterly Cozy Christmas set from Lawn Fawn. Unfortunately, I never got around to using it. With some quick use of my Copic Markers. I created four different cards all with minor variations.


I always love the texture look of Copic Markers. I utilized an assortment of browns. Check out the difference between the two:

When it comes to the embossing folders, I couldn't 100% tell you where they came from. I'm pretty sure they're from Michael's Recollection Collection 2019. 

And finally, here are all four cards:

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  1. Dotty JoNovember 21, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Love your sweet cards, thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart, Jo x

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  2. ionabunnyNovember 25, 2020 at 11:13 AM

    Gorgeous embossing and fun otter. Love the blue brown combo. Thanks for joining the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. Hugz

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