Kristiner Werner Merry Trees Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

We are looking for your Christmas designs this time round, and I came up with this one.

I used the Christmas release from Kristine Werner and actually made a batch of these that were sent out in December.

Simple graduated stencilling on the trees before stamping and embossing the white details. The die-cut sentiment was simply cut in red and white, and I added the 'BE' from another sentiment stamp set in my stash.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the ATSM blog and I hope you will join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

Peace on Earth Challenge -#82 - anything Christmas goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #248 - anything goes

The Outlaws Challenge Festive Friday - Christmas card

CRAFT Challenge #749 - Christmas

Word Power Challenge February - a word must be the focus

A Cut Above February - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Crafter's Companion Snowman and Honeybee Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to February at ABC Christmas Challenges.

This time we have

 C for Cute 

and/or

 D for Die-Cuts

Lynda is our lovely host this time and she has a great prize up for grabs for the winner.

This is my C for Cute

I inked up some white card with blue inks and then used a Honeybee snowflake embossing folder. I inked over the raised snowflakes to add some more colour and used them as the background. The snowbank was cut from Spellbinders glitter foam with a Penny Black Festive Family die set, and the penguins were cut from the same set. The cute snowman is from Crafters Companion, and I finished it off with a sentiment die from Spellbinders.

 

D for Die-Cuts

For this quick one, I cut a square of blue glitter card and added snowflakes cut with the Card Making Magic Dashing Through The Snow die set. The corner was cut 4 times and placed around the edges of the card to frame the Simon Says Stamp sentiment. 

There is a lot of inspiration on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and you can add your card there if you want to join in the fun.

I'd like to play along at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #177 - anything goes

A Cut Above Challenge February - Anything goes with die-cuts

Outlaws Challenge Monday - wonderful greetings

Sparkles Monthly Challenge #184 - January Blues

Can You Handle The Pressure February - anything using an embossing folder

Creative Moments Challenge #267 - Cute

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

 

Penny Black Nature's Jewels Thinking of you card

Hello everyone and welcome.The Make Your Mark Challenge is starting today at Addicted Stamps and More, so its time to pull out your paints, inks, markers or pencils and colour with whatever medium you like.

 

I inked a panel with some blue Distress Inks and then stamped some of the Penny Black Nature's Jewels stamps around the edges of the card. I coloured the flowers with Zig Clean Colour markers.

I stamped the sentiment in blue ink, offset it slightly, and stamped it again with grey ink to give it a slight shadow. I cut into the panel with the Arch Dies from The Greetery and layered up the centre panel on foam tape.

My team-mates have some great inspiration for you over on the ASTM blog and if you want to join in with us, you can post your entry over there.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above February Challenge - anything goes with dies

Penny Black Saturday Challenge February - anything goes

Polkadoodles Challenge 3 - anything goes

Daisy Chain Challenge #93 - layer it up

I've been having a rough week, so it's good to spend a bit of time in the craft room. I had a car accident some days ago when a car exited a side road, ignoring my right of way, and hit me in the side. Luckily nobody was badly hurt but I hit my head, suffered a mild concussion and was very shaken up by it all. My car was undrivable and I expect it will be written off, so I'll have to try and replace it. A hire car was delivered this morning but I admit to being very nervous behind the wheel right now. At least the other driver's insurance company has accepted full liability so my claim should go through smoothly.

Take care,

Hugs

Carol x

The Greetery and Spellbinders Christmas money envelope

Hello everyone and welcome to the new gathering at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking for diecuts and/or stencils on your design.

One of my sons requested cash for his Christmas present because he was saving for a computer. I don't know why, but I don't really like giving cash for presents and I wanted to pretty it up when I gave it to him, so I made a gift envelope to put it in.

 

I began by stencilling some blue snowflakes onto white card using the Snowfall stencil from Honey Bee.

To make the envelope, I used The Greetery Stationery Box Die. I trimmed the sides of the box into an envelope shape and cut out a half-circle with one of the dies.

   

To enable the envelope to open without having to tear it, I made a large sentiment from the Spellbinders Stylish Merry Christmas die and tucked the flap behind it.

 

I'm sorry that the photos aren't good - it was a really dark day and I had to use flash which changed the colours. The snowflakes are brighter and the sentiment is a Christmas red irl!

I'd like to play along at

Girls Creative Christmas Challenge #109 - snowflakes

Inkspirational Challenge #333 - snow 

Rudolph Days Challenge January - anything Christmas

My Time to Craft Christmas #104 - rectangle base

Creative Moments Challenge #266 - winter blues

Craft Challenge #747 - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Lisa Horton Layered Anemone and Curvy Rectangles get well card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the year's first challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are happy to see cards for any occasion and I came up with this one using some new dies from Lisa Horton:-

I die-cut the Lisa Horton Curvy Rectangle dies and made a base card with the largest one. For the centre panel, I took the diamond die in the set but embossed it rather than cut it to add some background texture.

I die-cut the pretty anemone flower and a PTI butterfly and arranged them on the card.

A sentiment from Papertrey Ink, finished it off.

My talented Design Teamies are back and raring to go after the Christmas break, so you will find lots of inspiration on the ATSM blog. We are sorry to say goodbye to Izzy who will not be joining us this year. I'll miss seeing your gorgeous inspiration for the challenges, Izzy and wish you good luck with your future endeavours.

I'd like to play along at

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #245 - anything goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge January 25 - add a die-cut

Crafty Cats Challenge #685 - anything goes

Cut it Up Challenge #321 - something new with dies

Craft Rocket Challenge # 121 - use something new

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

The Greetery Nordic Tree Christmas card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to a new year of fun at ABC Christmas Challenges

I hope you had a healthy and peaceful holiday season. We took our tree and decorations down yesterday and, as usual everywhere looks a bit bare after all the colour and shimmer has gone. I'm off to get some flowers later to cheer the place up. Have you made any crafty resolutions for this year? I'm resolved to keep my craft space organised and to try some other platforms now that so few people are visiting blogs any more. If you have any tips in this regard, I'd love to hear them! 

Our first challenge of the year is 

A for Anything Christmas Goes 

and/or

Buildings

The lovely Helen is our host this time and she has this prize for the randomly chosen winner

I came up with this card for my Anything Goes card.

I had some watercolour paper in my stash that I had used to mop up some green ink and this came in handy for my new Nordic Tree die from The Greetery. The background was embossed with a star embossing folder from Creative, and the sentiment is an old die from Paper Smooches. I really like this tree die and hope to play with it again soon

Before you clear away all your Christmas supplies, why not join us this time and start on your stash for next year? The Design Team has some great inspiration on the ABC blog, and they would love for you to visit them and leave some nice comments.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above Challenge: January - use a new die option

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #106 - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #70 - anything Christmas goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die-cut

Craft Rocket Challenge #121 - something new (tree die)

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Mama Elephant Reindeer and Decorate the Tree Christmas card

 Hello everyone and I hope you are well and happy.

Well, the year has whooshed by and we have come to the final challenge of the year at ABC Christmas Challenges.

This time the themes are 

Y for Your favourite colours

and/or 

Z for Zoo animals

I love traditional colours at Christmas so I went for mostly red and green.

I used a couple of Mama Elephant stamp and die sets - Reindeer and Decorate the Tree. After stamping and die-cutting the elements, I coloured them very simply with Copic markers and arranged them on the card. I found the mat in my leftovers box and can't remember which die was used to cut it. I must finally get around to organising my dies next year!!!

To finish off I added a silver star to the top of the tree and added some gloss pen to the light strings.

We have a ton of inspiration for you over on the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and it would be lovely to see your festive cards in the gallery.

I'd like to play along at

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #93 - if it Christmassy, link it up.

The Cutie Pie Challenge #201 - cute Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties #88 - cute and Christmas

Peace on Earth Challenge #77 - - anything Christmas goes

Dragonfly Dreams December Challenge - Christmas

Colourful Options December - use the colours red green and gold

I'd like to thank you all for visiting my blog over the past year and send only good wishes for a very Happy Christmas and a healthy 2025. Of course, a bit of world peace wouldn't go amiss as well!

Love and hugs,

Carol x