Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Too Much Christmas Candy

     When I first saw this silly bird at Bugaboo Stamps/Catch the Bug, I knew without question that his expression was a direct result of too much Christmas candy!  I remember the years when my kids (grandkids & even great grands now as well) went straight for their stockings on Christmas morning because that's where Santa always put all the candy.  Often, unless parental control was exerted, they ended up looking slightly nauseated just like this bird and had no interest in the Christmas feast when it was spread on the table.  :-D


I used the sketch from Stella Says Sketch
adjusted for a square card instead of an A2.


Pre-colored image
Image cut and punched with Fiskars corner punch
Red, embossed mat cut with Spellbinders square die
Polka dot ribbon is a scrap from the basket
DP strip across the top is from Doodlebug
Double loop bow w/ button, hand sewn
Sentiment is a computer font, hand cut

     Challenges:
Christmas w/ the Cuties
Coloring in Scrapland
Creative Moments
Ellibelle's Crafty Weds
Ike's World
Lemon Shortbread
Lil Patch of ...
Simon Says Stamp
Stamping Sensations

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

17 comments:

meg said...

Poor silly bird, love the story behind the card, silly bird is beautifully coloured but does look a bit green around the gills

jimlynn said...

LOL! That's exactly how that bird looks! Way too much candy. So cute and fun. Love your card Connie.
Lynn

Linda Simpson said...

This is beautiful, love the story.
Hugs
Linda xxx

*Vicki* said...

LOL!! This bird is too cute! Yep, too much candy for sure!! Fun take on the sktech!

Susan Renshaw said...

Love the bird!
Thank you for sharing with IKE'S WORLD Challenges!
Susan
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Ellibelle said...

It's an adorable card!
Thanks so much for joining in at my Crafty Wednesday challenge this month where it's all about "All creatures Great and Small"!
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ike said...

Oh, poor little guy. Maybe he will learn for next time :-D A super little card. Thank you for coming to play at IKEsWORLD Challenges.
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Jan Mahew said...

Connie, Makes me chuckle! Looks like me today after baking Christmas Cookies and Fudge making! SUGAR overload!! Great Card! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Jan

Chris said...

This made me smile...he does look as if he's indulged in the Christmas goodies a little too much! Great image and beautifully coloured! Thanks for playing along at Catch the Bug.
x

Anne Buckingham said...

Big holiday dinners with eyes to big for stomach, and eating too much and feeling ill. Cute and funny card.

Helen said...

And another great card - thanks for sharing with us at Catch the Bug.

Helen x

Sue Nicholson said...

Lovely christmas card, thanks for joining us at Christmas with the Cuties cheers Sue N x

Monica C. said...

Ha ha, love the description of your kids actions. Love your card.
Hugs Monica

Lynne K said...

So cute! Love the expression on the bird's face! Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations for our December challenge.

Lynne

My Side of Oz said...

He does look at bit on the queasy side, NanaConnie! But you colored him so wonderfully! Thanks for playing with us this month at Ike's World Challenges! Nan ~ DT for Ike's World Challenges

Sall said...

Hahha yes that sure is a "I'm going to vomit" look. Thank you for taking the time to join in with our challenge and sharing your creativity with us, I love to see your talent, creativity and imagination at work. I hope to see more of your creativity in the near future. Love 'n' hugs Sall IkesWorld Challenges DT

Margreet said...

Haha, fun card!
Thanks for joining Catch the Bug's AG challenge.
xxx Margreet DT