Wednesday, 12 July 2023

ABC Christmas - N & O are 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:

'N is for No Layers'
&

'O is for Ornaments'


This is the prize on offer for one lucky winner:



For my 'No Layers' card, I stamped a Penny Black chicken stamp, called 'Brightest Xmas', directly on to a kraft card blank, along with a sentiment using a stamp from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then added some shine to the lights using Glossy Accents.


The stamps I used on my 'O is for Ornaments' card are from the 'Festive Flurries - Baubles & Bows' set by Creative Expressions. I stamped them on to black card using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed them using 'Metallic Gold Sparkle' embossing glitter from WOW. I used a Versark pen to draw a 'string' for each of the ornaments, then heat embossed those, along with the sentiment from the same stamp set, using 'Gold Pearl' embossing powder, also from WOW. I matted the panel on to some gold mirror card, then added it to a black 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.

7 comments:

  1. Both cards are absolutely gorgeous! Hope you're having a lovely week

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  2. oh la la que c'est beau et chic Helen, ces poules sont tellement chou et ces ornement si classe, biz

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  3. Gorgeous, Helen! I so love the look of gold heat emboss on black - so chic! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  4. What a great couple of cards - that white on the Kraft is so cute - and the baubles certain shine elegantly. xx

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  5. That Tim Holtz image is fabulous and makes for a great fun Christmas card. The second card is really gorgeous.

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  6. Wow, Such an elegant card. The gold heat embossing really looks amazing on the black card. Perfect for our Sparkles Christmas challenge.Hugs Debs DT xx

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  7. Beautiful - gold on black is so elegant.

    Thanks for joining us at the Creative Moments Challenge.

    Helen x
    DT

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