Lisa Horton Spellbinders Nested Tree Frame Christmas card and Penny Black Stocking Stuffers card

 

Hello everyone.

I'm back for the latest challenge at 

and we have 2 letters for you this time.

S is for Stocking

and/or 

T is for Tree

Helen is our lovely host this time, and she has a lovely prize for the lucky winner.

This is my S for Stocking

I used a Penny Black die set called Stocking Stuffers for this one. I die-cut watercolour paper and coloured it with Zig watercolour markers before adding the greenery and branch. The background was cut with a Spellbinders die, and I embossed it with a star embossing folder.

T is for Tree

For this card, I used the Lisa Horton Nested Tree Frame die set. I painted some watercolour paper with a couple of green shades, and when it was dry, I die-cut the tree parts in the different shades. I embossed one of the trees with a snowfall embossing folder to add some texture, and then assembled them. The snow is cut from Spellbinders glitter foam, so it has a little sparkle IRL. For the background, I masked off a hill shape and then painted the sky using some blue distress ink. The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp sentiment sheet.

The DT members have some lovely inspiration for you over on the ABC Christmas Challenges Blog, and we'd love you to join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

A Cut Above Challenge September - anything with a die cut

Let's Craft and Create Challenge#223 - anything goes plus lots of layers

Farmquest Country Christmas Challenge #24 - - anything country Christmas goes

Inspire Create Challenge #200 - never too early for Christmas

Peace on Earth Challenge #95 - anything Christmas goes

Outlawx Festive Friday Challenge September - Christmas

Creative Moments Challenge #274 - trees

Creative Inspirations - September - Christmas

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

 

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

 

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

Lisa Horton Poinsettia Wreath card

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

It's hard to believe that we only have 2 challenges left before Christmas, so do jump on board if you have lots of cards to make.

This time, we have 2 themes for you

W for Wreath

and/or

X for XOXOXO - hugs and kisses

I came up with this card

W for Wreath

I used my NBUS Lisa Horton set which consists of layering stencils, a die and a 3D embossing folder.

I used Papertrey Ink colours, Red Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Bright Buttercup and Canyon Clay to create the poinsettias and although the photograph doesn't show the dimension very clearly, it is really good IRL. The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp one and the little heart was from my leftovers box.

You'll find lots of inspiration from my talented Teamies over on the blog and I hope you will join us this time.

I'd like to play along at

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies - November

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - anything goes #10

My time to craft Christmas #73 - poinsettias

Unicorn Challenge #93 - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

 

Penny Black Hugs and Simon Says Stamp Framed Friendship get well card.

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

This time we are making marks on our cards with items such as paint, markers, inks etc and I came up with this card

I used my NBUS Penny Black Hugs Edger dies and the image is from an older stamp set which was a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Altenew, called Framed Friendship. I used Zig Clean Colour Markers to watercolour the flowers and shade the hugs die cut. I really like that the die set includes the edger die to give some shape to the panel and you can then nestle the hugs die cut up against it. I stacked a few of these die cuts to give some dimension and only coloured the top one. 

I inked the base card with some coordinating ink and stamped the Sending sentiment on it before adding the shaped panel. All the sentiment stamps were pulled from different stamp sets to link up the message, and I finished off by splattering some ink droplets onto the panel. I really like this Hugs die because it can be used with or without the edger die and I know that Penny Black has some new words being released this month too.

As always, my talented Design Teamies have some great inspiration for you over on the ATSM Blog and you can link up your entry over there too.

I'd like to play along at

Passion for Markers Challenge week 690 - add a sentiment

Unicorn Challenge #87 - Flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge #301 - - watercolouring and a sentiment

NBUS Challenge #50 - use new schtuff!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

 

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.

The challenge begins today and continues until the 8th April so you have lots of time to create and enter your projects into the gallery.

Our themes this time are

E for Elves

F for Food

and/or

G for Gold,

and I have a little prize for the randomly chosen winner

I managed to make a card for each of the themes this time 

E for Elves

I used the MFT Santa's Elves set for this, coloured with Copics and layered it onto the Altenew Diamond Frame die cut. The sentiment strip is from Simon Says Stamp.

F for Food

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

Lisa Horton Christmas Wreath stepper Christmas card

Good morning and welcome to another challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges.

Wilma is our host this time and she has a lovely little surprise for the winner of the challenge.

Well, we only have 2 more challenges for the year after this one and I know my stash isn't as big as I would like so I need to get a move on! If you are like me and you need to get a wriggle on, I hope our themes this time will encourage you to dive in. We have

U for Unusual Christmas Colours

and

V for Velvet

I went for unusual colours and came up with this card.

 I began by making the background paper using Oxide spray inks and then die cut and matted it onto silver mirri card.

For the wreath, I used my NBUS Lisa Horton Christmas Wreath set that consists of a die, layering stencils and a 3d embossing folder. I really enjoyed using the set and it has great dimension in real life but my photo hasn't captured it, although the close-up at the top gives a little flavour of it.

I finished off by die-cutting the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp and laying it across the centre.

You'll find plenty of inspiration over on the ABC Christmas Challenges blog and you can post your entries there too.

I'd like to play along at

Fab n Funky Challenge #558 - embossing wet or dry

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #125 - anything Christmas goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #67 - Poinsettias and Posies

NBUS Challenge #43 - October

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #25 - anything Christmas goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge October - anything Christmas goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

Carol x

Rainbow Decofoil birthday card

 

Hello and welcome to the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

This time we are looking for birthday cards and I came up with this one.

I masked off a diagonal strip on a panel of card and used the My Favorite Things Funky Floral Stencil to apply Decofoil Transfer gel. Once the gel had dried, I applied rainbow foil with my laminator and was pleased with the gorgeous colourful result. It's hard to capture in a photograph but I got a better shot here:-

It needed a bright sentiment to go with all that prettiness so I used a Papertrey Ink birthday die and some red holographic card.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x 

Simon Says Stamp Framed Friendship and Poppy Stamps Art Deco Birthday card

 

Hello everyone, and if you are in the UK, I hope you enjoyed the sunshine over the last week or so. Spring is definitely here now and the lighter evenings to enjoy the birdsong in the garden are very welcome.

It's time for another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More, and this time we'd like you to make your mark!

I came up with this offering:-

For this card I used my NBUS Simon Says Stamp and Altenew collaboration set called Framed Friendship and I stamped and coloured two of the flower and leaf clusters with my Zig Clean Colour pens before die cutting them. I lightly inked a 5x5 piece of white card for the background and then stamped the line corner from the stamp set using Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink. I used this to place my sentiment from Poppy Stamps Art Deco Birthday sentiments to give it a half-framed look.

The card was matted onto white and I cut a scalloped square from white card and heavily inked the edges with the Wilted Violet ink because I didn't have any card of the right colour. To finish off, I shaped the flowers and leaves a little and then overlapped and entwined them to make a larger cluster that had more visual impact.

As always, you'll find lots of inspiration from my talented teammates over on the ATSM blog, and we also have a very talented Guest  Designer this month so do stop by to say hello to Trina and view her gorgeous card. I look forward to seeing your entries if you decide to join us.

I'd like to play along at

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #229 - add flowers

Stamps Fun Creativity Challenge #407 - favourite flower - roses

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x