ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for...

We have another new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Lacey is the host, and the theme is:

'V is for Very Merry Christmas'

(Simply include these words in your sentiment...and if you don't have anything suitable, our lovely Samantha has created several for you to choose from.)

We are sponsored for this challenge by Sweet Stamps:

Prize - $10 Gift Certificate to spend at Sweet Stamps!

My 'Very Merry Christmas' sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp that I adapted...and the image is a Nellie Snellen stamp that my lovely DT buddy Samanatha sent for my birthday...so cute...thank you! The papers aren't Christmassy...they're from a pad by My Mind's Eye called 'Vintage Charms'...I inked the edges using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink, then distressed them a little too, before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The snowflake was cut using a Memory Box die, the gem stone brad is from Craft Obsessions, and the pearls are from Hobbycraft.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Snowflakes
• Completely Christmas - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Crafty Calendar - Bingo (Pearls - Sentiment - Die Cuts)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Hats
• My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
• Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for...

It's time for a brand new ABC Christmas Challenge, and this time I'm hosting..again! We're about to embark on our fifth trip through the alphabet...so we're back at the start with a nice easy theme for you:

'A is for Anything Christmas'

We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge:

The prize is 7 digis from Bugaboo Stamps for one lucky winner!

The stamp I used on my card was a Christmas present from my lovely ABC Christmas Challenge DT buddy & friend Samantha....thank you...I love it! It's called Ice Dance Bunnies' by Nellie Snellen...so cute! The papers are from the 'Winter Wonderland' pad by My Mind's Eye...I distressed the edges a little before adding faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I added a sentiment (from the 'Jolly Snowmen' set by Woodware) and a couple of die cut trees (cut using a Marianne Designs die).

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Animal Friends - Punches & Dies
• Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Christmas
• Crafting When We Can - Outside
• Gem of a Challenge - New (New stamp)
• Jingle Belles - Old & New (Old - papers & tree die...New - bunny stamp)
• Stamp & Create - Winter Wonderland
• Sweet Stampin' - Sports/Fitness

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Cutie Pie

The cutie on today's card doesn't seem to have a name...she's one of 'Dawn's Stamps' by Nellie Snellen simply called '3' on the back of the packet! She was a birthday gift from my lovely friend Kaz - thank you! I coloured her using watercolour pencils, then added some 'Crystal' Stickles to the candles. I've used a mixture of BasicGrey ('Hopscotch') and My Mind's Eye ('Wild Asparagus') papers...distressing the edges with my distressing tool. The sentiment is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• CES - Mix & Match (BasicGrey 'Hopscotch' & My Mind's Eye 'Wild Asparagus') 
• Simon Says Stamp - Food & Drink
• Stampavie & More - Girly
• Stamp with Fun - Sketch