Hello and welcome to a new year of challenges over at ABC Christmas Challenges.
Crafters probably split into 2 camps - the first one spends the end of November and December frantically making Christmas cards in a rush, and then puts everything Christmas away until next November. The others swear that won't happen next time and vow to make Christmas cards throughout the year so they can have a more relaxed run-up to Christmas. I'm definitely in the second camp. I love to make a handmade card for family and friends but my life is far to busy to able to make enough at the end of the year without driving myself crazy! I've found that joining in Christmas challenges is a great way of motivating myself to keep it up and I'm so grateful come the end of the year to have a pleasing pile of cards ready to post out. I started off last year making 2 of each card whilst I had my craft materials out, and that really made my pile grow. What about you - are you going to start off the new year with us and join in all the fun?
our themes this time are
A for Anything Goes
and/or
B for Berries
and there are prizes from Helen for the winners
I went with B for Berries and came up with this card
I used Papertrey Ink Holiday greens and stamped foliage down the side of the card before cutting a panel from it with a wonky stitched rectangle. The berries are from the same set and I covered them with Nuvo Crystal Glaze.
The sentiments and bow are from PTI Merry Kiss-mass.
We are sad to be losing Lisa from the Design Team this year but I wish her lots of luck for the future and I hope you will join with us in welcoming some great new designers to the team. You can see them and lots of inspiration from the rest of the team over on our blog.
I'd like to play along with
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Carol x
15 comments:
A lovely creation in beautiful traditional Christmas colours, many thanks for joining us at Penny Black and More xxxx
A beautiful card Carol, a fabulous design and lovely sentiment.
Wishing you a very happy 2019.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x
OMG!! This is stunning in every way! I adore yoyr stamping and those glossy berries and the sentiment is fabulous... Oh and I'm camp 1 by the way Lol!
Oh Great card Carol I LOVE the glossy berries what a stunning card you can save this one for me hehehehe :)
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2019 xx
Your card is so gorgeous and a great start on your 2019 Christmas card collection too.
Stunning and beautiful card! Gorgeous design.
Thank you for sharing at Penny Black and more.
Happy New Year;-))m
Gorgeous card Carol, thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving your kind comment.
Wishing you A Happy new Year.
Pam x
Beautiful card love the glossy berries and stamped foliage
Carol x
Such a classy and gorgeous Christmas card! Love the evergreen branches down the side and the cluster of shiny berries. And what a sweet sentiment. I'm hoping joining you on this team helps put me in Camp 1 - but I always seem to need more than I've made come December!
Gorgeous card Carol - love those glossy berries!
Helen x
Wow, this is a gorgeous, stunning card Carol! I love how you did the greens down the side of the card, so pretty! I love those glossy, shiny berries at the time and that sentiment is so fabulous! I am in love with everything about this card! Happy New Year!!! Hugs, Brenda
GORGEOUS card Carol!! absolutely stunning!!! LOVE it :-)
Happy New Year! I hope 2019 is a fabulous one for you :-)
luv
Lols x x x
A lovely card, it's a great design.
Thanks for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.
Avril x
What a beautiful card, the berries look amazing...So shiny!! xx
Hi Carol. This is a gorgeous card which is beautifully put together.
Thank you for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.
Dot x
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