John Next Door Christmas card

Hello everyone and welcome to the new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges. 

I am hosting this time and I have a prize for the randomly selected winner.

Our themes this time are 

U for Unusual Colours

and/or 

V for Velvet

I came up with these

U for unusual colours

I had some NBUS bauble Christmas Tree dies from John Next Door so I cut it from silver card and backed it with purple glitter card to give some festive sparkle. 

For the background, I die-cut a panel of white card using a Waffle Flower die and inked it with Papertrey Ink Lavender Moon ink, which tones well with the purple, although it looks a bit pinky in the photograph. The panel was embossed with a Sue Wilson snowfall die and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

V for Velvet

For my velvet card I found some paper in my stash with a lovely wooded snow scene that I thought looked velvety and I just sponged on some blue and purple ink to emphasise the snow line. The deer is from Penny Black and I cut it in white before inking with beige/ brown inks and added some dots with a pen. The sentiment is also from a Penny Black stamp set.

I'd like to play along with

NBUS Challenge #67 - NBUS John Next Door dies

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #91 - colour palette - I used the blues and beige

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 165 - use the word Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties #85 - feature a critter

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge #13 - - anything goes country Christmas

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge #96 - Christmas Tree

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Concord & 9th Worlds Greatest 40th birthday card

 

Hello everyone - I hope you are well and getting plenty of crafting time. We have a new challenge starting at Addicted to Stamps and More, and this time we are looking for birthday cards

I came up with this card

I've had these Concord &9th Worlds Greatest dies for a while and was itching to use them. Although my youngest son's birthday isn't until next April, I thought these would be perfect for his card, so I set to and will have it ready in my stash when the time comes. Woo-hoo!!! 

I cut the frames with some new John Next Door frame dies from silver mirror and white textured card to make the background. I used a star embossing folder on the bowl of the cup and shaped it so I could slip the Papertrey Ink stamped and die-cut balloons in. I die-cut the numbers and stamped Happy Birthday on the front before finishing off with a scattering of stars.

I'd like to play along at

Die Cut Divas - World Card Making Day - used dies and embossing folder

NBUS CHallenge #67 - new dies

Love to Craft Challenge #82 - anything goes

Mix it Up Challenge Blog #73 - anything goes

You'll find lots of inspiration from the design team over on the ATSM Blog and I hope you'll join us this time.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

Lisa Horton Poinsettia Christmas card and John Next Door and Papertrey Ink mistletoe Christmas card

Hello everyone and welcome to the September challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

This time we are hosted by the lovely Lynda of Loopyloo Cards and she has this prize for the lucky winner.

The year is flying by, and we only have four challenges left before the big day, so why not join us and get your Christmas card list out of the way early?

This time we have

S for Stencils

and/or

T for Traditional Colours 

I came up with these cards:-

S for Stencils

I used the Lisa Horton Christmas Wreath set which consists of a 3D embossing folder, stencils and a die.

I used shades of blue and pale grey ink through the stencils and cut the wreath apart for a change. The background panel was embossed with a Sue Wilson snowfall folder and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

T for Traditional Colours 

For this card, I cut the John Next Door Holly Circle Frame It die from white card and backed it with green card to show off the holly leaves. The mistletoe is from Papertrey Ink, and I stamped it with green ink before die-cutting it and shaping it a little. I used Nuvo Drops to create the holly berries around the circle and finished it off with a PTI bow.

I'd like to play along at

Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge with a Twist of Leaves - poinsettia leaves

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Carol x

 

Penny Black Idyllic sending hugs card for any occasion

 

Hello everyone and welcome back to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking at cards for any occasion so I came up with this card

I used the Penny Black stamp called Idyllic which is a cling stamp. I used a technique that Darnell used on a beautiful flower vase stamp, where I inked the stamp, spritzed with water and then stamped onto watercolour paper. I then pulled out the ink on each flower and leaf to add the detail. I have a bold blue flower in my garden that I love, so I kept going back with some colour until I got the depth of colour I wanted.

I also used the inny of a Penny Black stencil and inked around it to provide the frame. The sentiment is generic enough for the card to be used for lots of occasions, such as birthdays, get-wells, thank-yous, etc., depending on what is stamped inside. I little butterfly finished it off.

My talented design teammates have some fabulous cards to inspire you and I hope you will join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

The Colour Options Challenge September 24 - be bold

Triple B September Challenge - blooms and butterflies

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - flowers

We're having our only bathroom refitted at the moment so we are in chaos at home. It's a 2-week job so we've resorted to body wipes that people use at pop festivals, and visiting family to use their shower.  It's inconvenient for all but thank goodness we have a separate loo!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Lawn Fawn Build a Birdhouse birthday card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

We have our Die Cuts and Stencils challenge starting today and I came up with this card:-

I used my NBUS Lawn Fawn Build a Birdhouse dies which I cut from white card and coloured with Copics. The birds are from an older Clearly Besotted set called Paired Up and the sentiment is from the Avery Elle stamp set called Tweet Treats. I love mixing different bits of stash to make a card and these came together so easily. 

I laid everything out on a Penny Black Hexagon Frame, after blending a little ink on it to create a background.

There is a lot of inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog and I hope you will decide to pull out your dies and/or stencils and join us this time.

I'd like to play at

Paperminutes Challenge #860 - Birthday

NBUS Challenge #65 - My NBUS Lawn Fawn dies

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #179 - There's no place like home

A Cut Above Challenge August 24 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x 

Crafter's Companion Reindeer and snowflake Christmas cards

Hello everyone,

I hope you are well and getting some time to play over the summer. Despite the recent hot sunny weather, I've been making Christmas cards which, I admit, does feel a bit odd, but I know I will be pleased when they're ready to be posted in December. The ABC Christmas Challenge keeps me on track to grow my pile of cards and today we are starting another challenge:-

P for Pink

and/or

Q for Quarters

and/or

R for Rudolph

Our lovely Mummylade is hosting this challenge and she has this cute prize of 2 Fizzy Moon stamps for the winner

This is my R for Rudolph card

 I cut a Crafter's Companion Reindeer die in white card and coloured it with Copic Markers. Once I coloured the nose, I went over it with clear sparkle pen and then with Nuvo Crystal Glaze because Rudolph needs a shiny nose. The white frame is a cut and emboss die from John Next Door, and a simple sentiment finishes it. 

My P for Pink card

 For this card, I dipped into my patterned paper stash which doesn't get much use these days, but I was pleased to find some pink snowflake paper to form the background. I die-cut a variety of snowflakes from a darker pink card which has a nice sheen to it, and added them to the card to frame the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I added gems to the snowflakes for a finishing touch.

My talented teammates have lots of inspiration for you on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and if you want to get started on your Christmas makes, we'd love to visit and see your cards.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above August Challenge - anything goes with die cuts

Christmas with the Cuties #83 - clean and simple

Peace on Earth Challenge #69 - anything Christmas goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #167 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #89 - Animal Antics

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

The Ton and Honey Bee Stamps Thank You card

Hello everyone and welcome to the new Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge. What better than a bit of crafting to take our minds off the news of the day!

This time we have our Any Occasion theme and I came up with this Thank You card:-

I found the white mat in my bits and bobs box so I'm not sure where it came from, but it made a good background for this design. The Ton Floral Bits 2 is a lovely layering stamp set and I used some Altenew inks to create the flowers and foliage which I then fussy cut out. The sentiments are from the Honey Bee Kindness stamp set. For the background, I die-cut a simple stitched square and inked the edges with one of the foliage colours so it would blend in.

 As always, my talented teammates have some great inspiration for you on the ATSM blog and I hope you will decide to play along with us this time.

I'd like to take my card to play at

Triple B August Challenge - blossoms

The Flower Challenge #94 - colours from the Cue Card

Stamping Sensations August Challenge - Summer in the Garden

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x