It's the second Wednesday of a new month, so that means it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge! Fabiola is the host, and the themes are:
'S is for Snowmen'
&
'T is for Three of a Kind'
There's a surprise package on offer for the lucky winner!
For my 'S is for Snowmen' card, I inked up an old Lili of the Valley satmp called simply 'Snowman', stamped him on to watercolour paper, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I used a piece of snowflake covered paper from the 'Frost & Snow' pad by Craft Creations for the background...distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, and matted the layers on to aqua card. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
- As You Like It - Autumn or Winter (Winter for me - I love a cold, crisp winter day...and Christmas!)
- Christmas Kickstart - Snowmen
- Christmas with the Cuties - Something Snowy
- Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
- Sparkles Forum Christmas - Build me a Snowman
- The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes
For my 'T is for Three of a Kind' card, I picked a Penny Black chicken stamp called 'Brightest Xmas'...stamping it on to a white card blank. I added a sentiment from the 'Wintertime Messages' set by Hero Arts, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils.
- Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
- Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
- Fab 'N' Funky - Wings and/or Scales
- Happy Little Stampers (Christmas) - Anything Christmas Goes
- Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act
- Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
- Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Stamp It
Gorgeous I love the backgroundpaper and the snowman he is so cute. Those chickens made me smile. Thank you so much for joining us at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. Anita DT
ReplyDeletetwo beautiful cards Helen.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, can't decide which card I love the most! Those Christmas chickens are really fun and work perfect for your CAS card. Thanks so much for joining us at Krafty Chicks!
ReplyDeleteMe again - wanted to thank you for sharing at Sparkles Christmas Challenge too!
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable snowman, Helen - love your color choices! Lovely and delicate! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas chickens are adorable Helen. Lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky. Pat K x
ReplyDeleteBoth are such cute cards. The snowman is darling and your "stitching" looks great! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at As You Like It Challenge!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pair of cards, Helen! I love the frosty look on your snowman card and the funky Christmas chickens make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteHope you are well.
Hugs
Carol x
Aw! This is the cutest snowman ever!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along this month at Sparkles Christmas Challenge
Debbie - SCC DT
Debbie's Dash of This and That
Thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart with Kimberley and me, it's great to have you here again! I LOVE your snowman card, and I now want that chicken trio stamp so much! Jo x
ReplyDeleteSuch a charming Christmas card, thanks for joining us at THAIC.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of your card, it truly has an air of cute calm about it! Truly gorjuss! So glad you joined us at Christmas with the Cuties!
ReplyDeleteLovely card, thanks for sharing with us at CWTC. X
ReplyDeleteOh Helen, que c'est adorable, ils ne se démodent pas ces adorables personnages, biz
ReplyDeleteLove this fabulous cutie!! Thank you for sharing at Christmas with the Cuties. Sarah DT
ReplyDeleteYay! Loving this challenge, seeing so many AWESOME snowmen cards!!! Thanks for joining in the challenge that I am guesting in this month! -Kimberly Wiener
ReplyDeleteCute and fun cards , congrats 💐☺️ happy day
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