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Wednesday, 12 October 2016

ABC Christmas Challenge - U is for...

We have another fun ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Sue is the host and the theme is:

'U is for Under the Pile!'
(In other words...use something old or forgotten)

We are sponsored for this challenge by Bugaboo Stamps:
Prize - 7 Digis of the winner's choice!

I dug deep underneath my pile of patterned papers...and found my Penny Black 'Madison' pad...I've had it since the pad first came out in 2012, but hadn't used it in a while. I picked a piece with a snowflake pattern, and paired it with a neglected stamp set ('Christmas with Barkley' by Crafter's Companion). I stamped the image directly on to my card blank, then coloured it using watercolour pencils...you can't tell from the photo, but I added some sparkle to the snowy ground using a Wink of Stella pen. I cut a curve along the bottom of the snippet of patterned paper using a Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside' border die, and added one of the sentiments that accompanied the image in the set.


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


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

  1. Lorraine A12 October 2016 at 17:56

    Gorgeous card Helen, the image is adorable and I love the colourful snowflake paper and how you have used it, the whole design is absolutely fabulous :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Viv12 October 2016 at 18:19

    Fab Christmas Card Helen.

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  3. Dorte13 October 2016 at 08:26

    Your CAS Christmas card is super cute, lovely design paper and a sweet image,
    Dorte xx

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  4. Jane Savage13 October 2016 at 08:55

    Wonderful card! Beautifully coloured!
    Thank you for joining us at The Pencil Case! Jane (DT) xxx

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  5. Di13 October 2016 at 11:32

    Oh Helen - what an adorable Christmas card and using the curve of patterned paper at the top part is brilliant!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  6. Patti Krauss13 October 2016 at 15:50

    Adorable card, Helen. I love the kitty! Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion Challenges! - Patti (CYP DT)

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  7. Bev14 October 2016 at 08:53

    I adore this style of card. Beautifully coloured too! Thanks for joining in the fun at 'The Pencil Case!'

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  8. Julie Odil17 October 2016 at 00:58

    Very cute and creative! Thank you for joining our Anything Goes challenge this week at Crafty Sentiments Designs. Julie, DT member

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  9. Beatriz17 October 2016 at 21:15

    Great CAS card! Thank you for joining our Anything Goes challenge this week at Crafty Sentiments Designs. Hugs Beatriz DT

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  10. Theresa17 October 2016 at 21:48

    sweet card. and that image works so well with the patterned paper. thank you for sharing it with us at TTCRD and good luck, Theresa DT xx

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  11. Jan 18 October 2016 at 12:01

    What a great card! Thanks for joining in with our challenge at TTCRD xx Jan DT

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  12. Scrappy Scatty22 October 2016 at 17:10

    How lovely - Thank you for joining us at Pencil Case xx

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  13. Sue 23 October 2016 at 18:59

    Hi Helen, this is a gorgeous card, I love how you have coloured that image and your card design is lovely with that die cut panel.
    Sue...xxx

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x