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 Stamping'
&
'O is for Once in Royal David's City (Buildings)'
The prize for the lucky winner is the matching stamp & die from Your Next Stamp
For my 'No Stamping' card, I started by cutting a couple of baubles from snippets of watercolour effect papers (from the 'Pastel Watercolours' pad from The Works) using my Memory Box 'Classic Ornament' die, then cut the 'Snowflake Ornament' die from snippets of silver mirror card to layer over the top. I embossed another piece of the watercolour paper using an old Cuttlebug folder and matted it onto some more silver mirror card. I cut a sentiment from silver mirror card using my Poppy Stamps 'Folk Merry Christmas' die, then added it all to the embossed background using a couple of little strips of mirror card to 'hang' the ornaments.
For my 'Once in Royal David's City (Buildings)' card, I picked another Christmas Carol themed stamp - 'Bethlehem Nights' by Stampendous. I stamped it onto smooth white card using a Versafine pigment ink in dark blue called 'Twilight'. I stamped it several times to get a really clear image, then heat embossed it using 'Midnight Dream' embossing glitter from WOW. I matted it onto a snippet of navy card, then added it to a white card blank.
The card is really sparkly, and a gorgeous mix of colours, but a real pain to photograph!
- A Cut Above - Anything Goes (First card only)
- Allsorts - Anything Goes (First card only)
- Christmas Cards All Year Round - M, N & O (O is for Ornaments) (First card only)
- Creative Fingers - Anything Goes (Second card only)
- Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July (First card only)
- Sparkles Forum Christmas - Monochrome (Second card only)
- Sweet Stampin' - Christmas in July (Second card only)
Two lovely cards, it's nice to see a Christmas card without a snowman, the EB folder just sets it off. Thanks for joining us at Creative Knockouts
ReplyDeleteElegant Christmas baubles and the second looks lovely in blue and white, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts Challenge..
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A great bauble card with the lovely snowflake EF. Your second card is also wonderful using just the navy and sparkle. Thanks for taking part at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, like those baubles and the lovely Bethlehem card, glad you shared your second card with us at Allsorts challenge!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Christmas card! Love the ornaments and that there is no stamping on this card. Die cuts are the focus including the sentiment. Just lovely! Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's July Anniversary Challenge. Happy to have you play along.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creations!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
ReplyDeleteOh, I bet your card is gorgeous in person! Lovely with the heat embossing, great idea! Thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles!
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