It's the second Wednesday of a new month, so that means it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge...and today, we are starting our SEVENTEENTH(!!!) trip through the alphabet! I'm the host, and the themes are:
'A is for Anything Christmas Goes
&
'B is for Buildings'
The prize for the lucky winner is this stamp set & paper pad:
For my ' A is for Anything Christmas Goes' card, I used a lovely Personal Impressions stamp of a wintry village scene that I got for Christmas. I stamped it, and a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous, onto a snippet of kraft card using Versamark ink, then heat embossed them using white embossing powder. I distressed the edges a little, then added it to a kraft card blank.
For my 'B is for Bright' card, I picked a cute Penny Black image called 'Bedecked Antlers' and stamped it onto a snippet of watercolour paper. I coloured it using watercolour pencils, then added a sentimentusing a stamp from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous. I paired it with papers from a Craft Sensations pad called (rather appropriately) 'Merry & Bright'...distressing the edges and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted all of the layers onto bright green card, then added it to a white card blank.
I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:
- Allsorts - Anything Goes (Second card only)
- Cardz for Guys - Christmas Critters (Second card only)
- Christmas Cards All Year Round - A & B (Second card only - A for Antlers & B is for Bright Colours)
- Creative Knockouts - Celebrations (Second card only)
- Fab 'N' Funky - Winter Wonderland (First card only)
- Peace On Earth - Anything Christmas Goes (Second card only)
- Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Something New (First card only - new stamp)
- Sweet Stampin' - New (First card only - new stamp)
- We Love Stamping - Something New (First card only - new stamp)
For more inspiration, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.
Both are so beautiful but I especially love that cute cow card with that fun image and great choice of papers! Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge!
ReplyDeleteelle est superbe Helen, j'aime beaucoup le blanc et le kraft, biz
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulously fun and pretty cards!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth!
Diane POE Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Peace On Earth}
Your winter wonderland looks lovely on the kraft card. Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping. Your cow stamp looks great paired with the bright and jolly papers. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteTwo very different cards Helen, shite on Kraft looks so good and that Cow is tremendous fun. Many thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping challenge.
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Ooops, missed my thanks for Allsorts.
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A lovely winter scene Helen. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin. Pat K x
ReplyDeleteMoo-verlous!! Christmas Critter...a cow...yes!! What a fun image.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with our Christmas Critter challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! Happy New Year!!
Deb Horst, DT #C4G381
How cute is that Christmas cow! I love this cutie. The papers you used and the actual stitching just add to the perfection of this card. Thanks for playing along with our December Christmas Critters challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. I hope to see you in the gallery for our January challenge as well. Sue - DT
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ReplyDeleteHi Helen, the card is beautiful, the image is fun and very charming. The choice of patterned papers is excellent. Thanks for joining the Creative Knockouts Challenge, Tatiana, for DT.
Lovely cards. Thanks for joining us at Christmas Crafts All Year Round.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Annie (DT)