ABC Christmas Challenge - O is for...

Wow - we had a record number of entries for our 'N is for Noel' challenge...and it was great to see some new 'faces' join us too! :0)

The theme for this fortnight's ABC Christmas Challenge has been set by the lovely Annie...and she has chosen:

'O is for Ornaments'

Optional extra of shine/gloss

Our sponsor for this challenge is Simon Says Stamp...and the fabby prize is a $15 gift certificate for their store!

Whilst looking through my stash for inspiration...I discovered I had several suitable stamps and images...but I just couldn't resist Henry (by Whiff of Joy). I coloured him with watercolour pencils, then added Glossy Accents to the ornament. The paper is by Sandylion - my Mum found it along with some others, and a few rubber stamps in a charity shop last week...thanks Mum! I distressed the edges, and added some faux stitching, and a few adhesive gems. The large snowflake was cut using my Cuttlebug 'Ice Crystal' die, then coated with glamour dust.

Here's a close-up of the glossy ornament:

I'm also going to enter this card into a couple of other challenges:

• Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Free Challenge
• Corrosive - Sketch
• Magical Crafts - Christmas In July

The rest of the design team, and our lovely guest designers, have created some gorgeous cards...so please stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge to see.

Introducing Penelope

I've used another of my lovely new Stampavie stamps that I won on this card...this one is called 'Penelope' by Penny Johnson. I followed the sketch from Sketch & Stash, and used papers from the '29th Street Market' collection by My Mind's Eye. The flowers are by Prima...they were originally white...but I tinted the edges with ink to match the papers.

I'm also going to enter this card into the following challenges: Corrosive's 'Flowers'; Magical Crafts 'Flower Power'; and Stamp Something's 'Something Vintage with Flowers'.