ABC Christmas Challenge - W & X is for?

It's the second Wednesday of a new month, so that means it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge! Lynda is the host, and the themes are:

'W is for Wreath'

&

'X is for XOXO'

(Hugs & Kisses)

The prize for the lucky winner:

For my 'W is for Wreath' card, I used a foliage stamp from the 'Sketchy Sprigs' set by Woodware to stamp a wreath shape on to watercolour paper. I alternated between a couple of different green shades of Distress Ink (Forest Moss & Pine Needles) and used my Tim Holtz stamping platform to keep everything evenly spaced. I then used a couple of the little snowflake stamps from the 'Wintertime Messages' set by Hero Arts to add some snowflakes over the top, heat embossing them using gold embossing powder. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Woodware set in matching gold in the centre of the wreath, then distressed the edges a little, added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug before adding the panel to a kraft card blank.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Get Ready for Christmas

For my 'X is for XOXO (Hugs & Kisses)' card, I picked a cute hedgehog couple from the 'Christmas Hugs' set by Penny Black...stamping them on to a snippet watercolour paper, colouring them using watercolour pencils, then carefully cutting them out. I made a simple snowy background by stamping my Simon Says Stamp 'Falling Snow' background stamp on to a kraft card blank using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using white embossing powder. I added a snippet of white card, having used one of my 'Stitched Hillside Borders' dies (from Lawn Fawn) to cut the wave, along the bottom edge, then popped the hedgies on top using 3D foam pads. The sentiment stamp is from an old Lili of the Valley set.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Allsorts - The Great Outdoors
• As You Like It - Modern or Traditional Christmas Colours (Modern for me...I think they pair really well with the cute critter images I like to use)
• Creative Inspirations - Contemporary Christmas Colours
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Emboss It

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.