Wednesday 8 March 2023

ABC Christmas Challenge - E, F & G are for?

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

'E is for Elves'
'F is for Food'
&
'G is for Gold'

Here's the prize on offer for the lucky winner:


For my 'Elf' card, I used a Penny Black stamp called 'Bauble Balance', which I stamped on to watercolour paper, along with the sentiment that came in the set, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I added some sparkle to the baubles using a Wink of Stella pen, then distressed the edges and added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before adding the panel to a kraft card blank.


For my 'Food' card, I picked a Christmas pudding stamp from Personal Impressions, stamping it directly on to a kraft card blank, and colouring it using watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous.


On my 'Gold' card, I used an old Papermania stamp called 'Bauble Decoration', stamping it on to cream card using Versamark Ink, then heat embossing it using metallic gold embossing powder from WOW. The sentiment is part of the stamp, so nothing else needed - perfect for quick cards. I matted the panel on to some gold mirror card, then added it to a cream DL card blank.


I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

12 comments:

  1. A lovely festive CAS card design. Thank you for joining us at the Allsorts Challenge.
    Lorraine

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  2. Three lovely seasonal cards Helen, thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  3. Fabulous cards.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  4. oh Helen, c'est adorable, magnifiques créations, biz

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  5. Beautiful trio of cards!!! I just love the elf one you chose for our HLS challenge. The sparkle is so fun. Thanks so much for playing!

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  6. 💚🎅💗 This Christmas card is fantastic! I saw this at the SSS Monday Challenge and came by for a closer look. I would love you to come and play with us at Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge. Christmas cards remind me of Santa’s Village theme park in New Hampshire, where it’s always Christmas. I hope you'll join the fun! Have a creative week. Join at https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/ or with #parkhoppingmyhappyplace on Instagram. Cheers, Makira

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  7. A great trio of cards for the three themes, Helen. So varied. xx

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  8. Love the mix of styles on your lovely card trio, Helen. The Elves are so cute and the kraft pudding card is lovely, but my fave is that gorgeous elegant gold bauble card - really stylish!
    Hope you are well.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  9. What an adorable elf carrying those ornaments. Super cute card and great design, Thanks for playing along with Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge for March.

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  10. A great collection of cards - the elf one is really fun!

    Thanks for joining us at Christmas With the Cuties.

    Helen x
    DT

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  11. LOVE that elf!! Thank you so much for sharing at Christmas with The Cuties. Sarah DT

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  12. Love the little elf card and the sentiment. Thanks for joining the challenge at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.

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