Inky Fingers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Taylored Expressions Layered in Quads Mistletoe Christmas card
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
The Greetery Christmas Pudding, MFT Santa's Elves and Spellbinders Merry Christmas cards
Hello crafty friends,
Well, March has come and I'm looking forward to spring even though we are having a very cold snap hereabouts. Welcome to the March 2023 ABC Christmas Challenge.
I used the Greetery Christmas Pudding dies for this one and shaded the pudding base with distress oxide ink and added currants with a brown Copic. The circle frame was cut with a die from Studio Katya and after I put it all together, I felt it lacked something. As I was clearing up, I found all the little red dots that had fallen from the frame die and spent a happy few minutes gluing each one around the frame. It doesn't take much lol....
G is for Gold
I used a green satin finish card for this one and foiled the Spellbinders Merry Christmas foil plate with gold foil. I added some flowers and holly, foiled with the same set, to add a pop of colour and finished off with the Christmas sentiment.
I know it seems strange to be making Christmas cards in March but I already feel good at seeing the little pile of cards I've already amassed!
I'd like to play along at
Merry Little Christmas Challenge #49 - anything Christmas goes
My Favorite Things - Ready set, Christmas!
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas Goes
Christmas with the Cuties - something with a sentiment
Peace on Earth Challenge anything Christmas goes
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Carol x
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Penny Black Stocking Stuffers and Spellbinders Sugarplum Tweets Christmas cards
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
The Greetery Christmas Pudding favour boxes and Mama Elephant polar bear Christmas card
Hello crafty friends. I hope you had a good Christmas and I wish you health, happiness and all the good things you hope 2023 will bring you. Last year was a bit of a shocker for the world and my hope is that this year peace breaks out and spreads around the planet as fast as Covid did.
I'd like to welcome you to the first challenge of the year at ABC Christmas Challenges!
I hope that you will join us this year in our bid to be prepared for next Christmas! Perhaps you were lucky enough to receive some new Christmas craft gifts in your stocking...or snapped up some bargains in the post-Christmas sales...perhaps one of your New Year's resolutions is to have your Christmas cards ready in plenty of time this year...or maybe you just haven't tidied away your Christmas stash away after making last year's cards yet! Whatever the reason, I'd love to have you play along with us.
Helen is our lovely host for the first challenge and she has this great gift for the winner.
'Anything Christmas Goes'
&/or
'Bears'
My anything goes is a Christmas Pudding favour box
This is my Bear card
Our challenge will end on 4th February and if you pop over to the ABC Challenges blog, you will find lots of great inspiration from my DT buddies. They would love to hear from you.
I'd like to play along at
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything goes
Christmas Kickstart #70 - stencils and masks
Creative Crafting Uncles #36 - Christmas/New Year
Papercraft Challenge #89 - Deck the Halls
Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #31 - anything Christmas goes
My Time to Craft Christmas #51 - Use your favourite technique (ink blending)
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Carol x
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Spellbinders Gnome Tree and Lawn Fawn Christmas Cards
Hello everyone and I hope you are well at this very busy time of year. We've reached the end of the alphabet for our last challenge of the year over at ABC Christmas Challenges and we have a good one for you!
Our themes are:Y - Youngsters (For or featuring a child)Z - Zoom (Mode of transport)
Our host is the lovely Wendy and she has a great gift for the winner
I made a gnome tree card for my Y for Youngstersembossing folder from Crafter's Companion for the background.This is my Z for Zoom cardusing stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn on an oxide inked background.You'll find some amazing card ideas over on the ABC Christmas Challenges Blog and I'd like thank the team for the wonderful inspiration they have given us over the last 12 months. A very big thanks too to Helen who runs everything behind the scenes and does a great job of keeping the challenge going.I'd like to play along atThanks for stopping byHugsCarol x
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
The Greetery Twinkle Background and Pinkfresh Studios Hanging Florals Christmas cards
Hello everyone and welcome to the penultimate challenge of the year over at
Our host this time is the talented Marie
and she has a prize for the lucky winner.
Our themes this time are
W for White
and/or
X for Xtra Special
and I came up with this
W for White
X for Xtra Special
I stamped a simple sentiment from Papertrey Ink to create the stepper, added some glitter drops and a sprig of holly then called it done. There is room for my personal message on the base circle or on the back of the red card.
You'll find lots of inspiration over on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and you can enter your cards over there too if you decide to join us this time.
I'd like to play along at
Try it on Tuesday - Sparkle and Shine
Unicorn Challenge #83 - Christmas is Coming
The Flower Challenge #74 - add embellishments
Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas Goes
Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #27 - anything Christmas Goes
International Art and Soul #146 - Christmas card
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Christmas
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Carol x
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Anita Jeram Stay Curious and Mama Elephant general multi use card
I began by stamping the NBUS image called, Stay Curious from Colarado Craft Company, colouring it with Copics and fussy cutting it out.I then lightly inked the background with Distress Oxide inks. I die cut some white card with the Papertrey Ink Aztec die and then die cut the aperture with one of the My Favourite Things Stitched Arch Stax dies.
The sentiment comes from the Mama Elephant Up and Away stamp set and I decided to use this so the card could be adapted for many occasions depending on what I decide to stamp inside. I like to keep a few cards like this in my stash so I can quickly come up with a card in an emergency. I used one of the green Copic pens to provide a layer that matched and then mounted everything up using some foam tape for dimension.
As always, my talented teamies have some fabulous inspiration over on the ATSM Blog, and you can link your card up over there if you decide to join us.
I'd like to play along at
NBUS Challenge #43 - image is NBUS
Cardz4Guys challenge #307 - autumnal colours
Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 400 autumn colours
Use Your Stuff #469 - die-cuts
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Carol x