Wednesday, 9 August 2023

ABC Christmas Challenge - P, Q & R are for?

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

'P is for Presents'
'Q is for Quick'
&

'R is for Robins


This is the prize on offer for one lucky winner:



On my 'P is for Presents' card, I used a die set by Poppy Stamps called 'Abundant Gifts' and snippets of red and white card to make a CAS card. I followed the sketch from this week's AAA Cards Challenge, flipping it so that my presents were lined up along the bottom edge of the card. I added a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous, heat embossing it in white.


For my 'Q is for Quick' card, I stamped my 'Bethlehem Nights' stamp (by Stampendous) on to a snippet of smooth white card using Versafine 'Twilight Ink', then simply trimmed it, then added it to a navy card blank using 3D foam.


Finally, on for my 'R is for Robins' card, despite the fact that I have quite a few robin stamps, I used a stamp that isn't supposed to be robins at all, it's 'Caroling Chicks' by Stamping Bella. I stamped it directly on to a kraft card blank, along with the sentiment from the set, then coloured the 'chicks' to look like 'robins' using watercolour pencils.


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.

11 comments:

  1. You really take colouring on kraft paper to a whole new level, wonderful!

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  2. A wonderful trio of cards Helen. Thanks for entering the lovely snippety presents card into the Snippets Playground. I’ll sit on the other end of the seesaw with you shortly! Xxx

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  3. Wow love the Robin chick card if you hadnt said i would have thought they where robins. Love kraft cards coloured like this

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  4. Lovely cards Helen. Your little town of Bethlehem card is perfect for our challenge. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin. Pat K x

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  5. Awesome take on our sketch!. pretty set of cards, so cool. Thank you for playing at the AAA Card Challenges

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  6. Helen: your blue and white Bethlehem card is a wonderful entry for our MTTC's Shades of Blue theme! Thanks for participating! --Becca/DT

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  7. Great cards, Helen. I love how you turned the chicks into robins. Your Bethlehem card is lovely. Thanks for sharing it with us at Time Out.

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  8. oh Wow Helen, elles sont toutes splendides, biz

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  9. What a great selction of cards, Helen. I always love seeing your kraft cards, and these are no exception! The Robin card is simply adorable!
    Hope you are well,
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  10. Wow Helen, I'm truly in love with your CAS cards! These are all super and I especially love the dark navy background in your card for us. Thank you for joining us at Time Out!

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  11. Great card! Thank you for playing at AAA Cards!

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