The Greetery Nordic Tree Christmas card

 

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

Fabiola is our lovely host for the April challenge, and she has a prize for the randomly chosen winner 

a 30$  gift card from your favourite store.

Our themes this time are

'H  is for Hat'

&

'I is for Image Only (no sentiment)'

I made a gift tag for my Hat using the Papertrey Ink Tag Sale Quilted die and inked it with very pale blue ink after masking off a small hill. I spattered some white ink for snow, and while it dried, I stamped, coloured and fussy-cut the Hobby Art Rockin' Robin stamp and log.

For my image-only card, I used The Greetery Nordic Christmas Tree cut from green foil card to give it some shine. I embossed a die for the base card and inked it as above, adding a cut from Spellbinders Stylish Ovals, which I embossed with a snowfall E/F. This provided the background for my shiny tree, and I topped it off with a gold star.

I'd like to play along at

Hearts Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #16 - anything goes with a shaped tag

Paper Rocks Scissors April #15 - anything goes using paper and scissors - robin and log fussy cut

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #202 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #109 - Brimming with style

Unicorn Challenge #119 - use dies

A Cut Above Challenge - anything with dies - no twist

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Clearly Besotted All in Onesie Easter card

 

Hello friends,

Spring has been a long time coming for me this year, but we are coming up to the Easter weekend, and the daffodils are in full bloom despite the rain. I made a little Easter card for my Granddaughter that fits our new Any Occasion theme at Addicted to Stamps and More.

I don't have many Easter stamp sets, but I found this gorgeous NBUS Clearly Besotted set called All in Onesie: Easter, and happily stamped, coloured with Copics and die-cut the cute duck, sheep and rabbit.

They needed somewhere to sit, so I die-cut a scalloped rectangle and placed an oval mask on it to ink the sky and grass, then stamped a few clouds and some grass detail. I finished off with a little die-cut chick and a greeting.

My talented design teammates have some great inspiration on the ATSM blog, and you can join us in the challenge anytime until 14th April.

I'd like to join in on

Allsorts Challenge #846 - It's Springtime

Star in my pocket challenge #80 - Furry Friends

Dream Valley Challenge #358 - Spring has Sprung

I hope you have a lovely Easter,

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Spellbinders Happy Hello Floral birthday card

 

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

The theme this time is Birthdays, and as I always need more birthday cards, this was a good opportunity to add to my pile.

I stepped out of my comfort zone with a bright orange background card. I found a white die-cut honeycomb panel in my scrap pile and inked it orange to lay over the darker card and add a little more interest. I stamped the Spellbinders Happy Hello Floral stamp, and coloured it with watercolour before cutting it out with the matching die. 

As always, my talented DT buddies have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog,  and we'd love you to join us this week.

I'd like to play along at

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Beautiful Blooms

A Place To Start Challenge March - no squares

We Love to Craft Challenge 2 - anything papercraft goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #39 - anything floral goes

Seize the Birthday Challenge #322 - anything birthday goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

My Favorite Things Elf Christmas card and Kristiner Werner Easy Repeat Holly Background Christmas card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome to another challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges. I am hosting this time, and I have this gift for the randomly chosen winner, so I hope you will join us.

This time we have 3 themes

E is for Elf,

F is for Foliage,

and

 G is for Gems

This is my E is for Elf card

I used a mix of materials from MY Favorite Things, The Greetery, Penny Black and Papertrey Ink to create a cosy fireplace scene.

F is for Foliage 

 

For this card I used the Kristina Werner Repeat Holly Background stencils to create the background and cut it with dies from my neglected MFT Blueprints 18 set. The sentiment is from the Waffle Flower Oversized Joy set. 

You'll find lots of inspiration over on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog, and you can add your entry over there.

I'd ike to play along at

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #200 - anything Christmas goes

A Cut Above Challenge March 26 - - anything goes with a die cut

Stencil Fun Challenge March 26 - stencil and vinery
 

Neglected Stuff Challenge March 26 - MFT Blueprints dies

Farmquest Home Challenge #7 - anything home related

Christmas Crafts March - E and F ( Elf and Foliage)

Thank you for stopping by, I really do appreciate your visits.

Hugs,

Carol x

The Greetery Shortbread Shapes Snowflakes Christmas card

 

Hello friends, and welcome back to another ATSM Challenge. This time, we have a Christmas theme, and it's a good opportunity to add to your stash for Christmas 2026.

I came up with this card:-

I used some new dies from The Greetery called Shortbread Shapes Snowflakes. I love the pretty embossing, and simply moved the central star shape by one turn, and backed it with some red card. The sentiment is from Kristina Werner, and everything was placed on a 5 x 7-inch base card.

At this point, I thought it looked a bit sparse, so I added red dots in the centre of each snowflake and called it done.

The design team has some great inspiration over on the ATSM blog, and I know they would love to have you visit.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above Challenge March - use die cuts

Peace on Earth Challenge #107  - anything Christmas

Outlaws Christmas Challenge March - anything Christmas goes

12 Months of Christmas Challenge #132 - anything Christmas goes

NBUS Challenge #84 - The Greetery dies

Christmas Bingo Challenge #18 - Row N - Epoxy dots - free - embossing

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #67 - Anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x

Penny Black Favorite Flowers birthday card

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

This time we are looking for anything you can use to make your mark. Paints, alcohol markers, coloured pencils, ink - the world's your oyster. I went with watercolour for my card.

I used the floral arrangement from Penny Black's Favorite Flowers stamp and die set, stamped in Toffee Crunch ink. I coloured with Sakura Koi watercolours and then die cut the flowers. I wasn't happy with a couple of the small flowers and made the mistake of going back in to try and improve them. Bad idea! The whole thing almost went in the bin until I thought of covering the mistake with the sentiment, and I think it worked.

My talented DT friends have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM blog, and it would be great to see your entry in the gallery.

I'd like to play along at

Make My Monday Challenge -#271 - use 2 dies

A Cut Above Challenge February 26 - anything with a die cut goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #272 - anything goes

We Love Stamping February 26 - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #38 - floral project

Penny Black Saturday Challenge February 26 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Carol x

 

Kristine Werner Poinsettia Christmas card

 

Hello everyone, and welcome back to ABC Christmas Challenges.

Our themes this month are 

C for Crimson

and/or

D for Ding Dong Bells

Our lovely Lynda is hosting this time, and she has a present for the lucky winner.

This is my C is for Crimson card

I used the Kristina Werner Winter Greenery Background stamp, which I coloured with the accompanying stencils before die cutting. I placed it on a 6inch square card and added a die-cut sentiment. To finish off, I added some glitter to the poinsettia centres, but it doesn't really show in the photo. 

The team has some great inspiration over on the ABC Challenges blog, and an entry can be made there, too.

I hope wherever you are, the weather is being kind to you. We have been having wet weather most days with dull grey skies and a chilly wind. I know it could be worse, and it is still winter, but I long for some sunshine to brighten up February.

Anyway, I'm off to play at (but I'm taking my umbrella)

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 198 - anything Christmas goes

Stencil Fun Challenge February 26 - anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #37 - anything blossoms goes

Dream Valley Challenge #325 - Use some red

Make My Monday Challenge #271 - use 2 dies

Peace on Earth Challenge February 26 - anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Carol x