Special Couple

Yes, it's another Christmas card and one closer to my target! I've used a Penny Black image which has been coloured with Promarkers and the pirnted paper is from Papermania - Home For Christmas 6x6 paper stack. Sentiment is computer generated and the maroon card and organza ribbon are from my stash. I've used two Nesties for the shapes. A great simple card but looks so good!


It fits the following challenges:

ABC Christmas: L for Love plus silver (hat) green (flowers on hat) and red (burgandy!)
Oldie But A Goodie: Lots of Layers
Craft-Room Challenge: Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge: Let's Cool Down / Christmas
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge: Monochromatic

• Image: Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Papermania 'Home For Christmas' 6x6 stack
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash
  

Quick and Cute!

A quick card just making it in time for the ABC Christmas challenge! The theme this fortnight was F for Freebie supplied by The Stamp Fairy which had to be used with the sketch below, and here is my card:

I've coloured the image with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue on his hat and then cut it all out and added it to the front of the card with foam pads. The ribbon is from Tesco and all the backing papers I found in my box of off-cuts, which I am trying to use up! And to finish, a bit of inking, some doodling and some card candy!

Told you it was a quick card!

• Image: Freebie for the challenge from The Stamp Fairy, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: From my stash
• Ribbon: Tesco
  

More Decorations

At risk of seeming like I only use Christmas decorations as card embellishments, here is another card made with yes more Christmas tree decorations! This very glittery snowflake was bought from Tescos when the decorations were on a 3 for 2 offer! I've snipped off the prong (do snowflakes have these?!) which had the loop attached and then simply glued it to the backing papers.


The papers are from Mad About Cards and are part of a traditional Christmas download. I've inked the edges and layered the word panel onto some gold card. The ribbon is from the Scrap Store that I found in my stash. The layout follows the sketch from the ABC Christmas challenge and the theme is Clean and Simple.

• Backing papers: Mad About Cards download, traditional collection
• Embellishment: Christmas tree decoration from Tesco
• Ribbon: Scrap Store

A White Winter Wonderland

I'm really beginning to ramp up with the Christmas cards now - the box is looking healthier (or it would be if I stopped selling them!) and I could not let the ABC Christmas challenge pass me by! The challenge this fortnight is:

Winter Wonderland

This is another image that I'd already coloured a few weeks ago and I've used Aqua Markers as they give a lovely rich colour with a watercolour feel to it. Of course, I've added some glitter glue!

I've layered the Penny Black image onto some very shiny silver card that I found in my box of bits and have layered the sentiment (not got a clue where from) onto it too.

I've used two different Cuttlebug embossing dies for the background, and again used off cuts of card for it. A bit of inking and the addition of the sparkly trimmed white ribbon and the card is complete!

• Image: Penny Black, coloured with Aqua Markers and glitter glue
• Sentiment: Some random die cut I found in my stash
• Embossing folders: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Snowflakes
• Everything else: My stash
  

V for Vertical

The ABC Christmas challenge is

V for Vertical

And I chose one of the two sketches on offer (the more simple one!) The image that I've used is a little tongue in cheek, as I wonder if she will stay vertical after many of those cocktails?!

The image is from Bugaboo and has been coloured with Promarkers. The red and green card is from my stash - I was going to use some patterned paper but it just didn't look right plus I got slightly sidetracked when watching Murder She Wrote.....

I'd coloured two images in so decided to flip the colours in the second card. The gems are from the Pound shop - 4 different sizes on a sheet!

I've layered the image onto black card and added some inking and doodling, and that is it! Although the two cards took me an entire episode of Murder She Wrote to make!!

• Image: Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers
• Card: My stash
• Gems: Poundshop
  

Ornaments

It's getting more like Christmas!! Another one to add to my box that is sort of nicely growing, so by late September (when I have my first event) I should be sufficiently stocked!

This is for the ABC Christmas challenge which is:

O for Ornaments

I've used a Penny Black stamp which by default must have been sent to me by Kath and I've coloured it with Promarkers. I've used DCWV Christmas Multistack 6x6 and have layered it all onto what feels like thin glossy paper which is burgundy in colour and I picked up a few sheets from the Scrap Store last time I was there.

I drew around my roll of double sided tape for the circle so it is a little wonky in places - just don't look too closely, and have finished it off with some card candy. The silver snowflake I bought in the New Year sale at Matalan and it came in a lovely wooden box along with a number of other snowflakes and I think it was intended as a parcel fastener.

• Backing paper: DCWV 6x6 Christmas Multistack plus plain papers from my stash
• Image: Penny Black coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash

Frosty Doorhanger

I've had this door hanger kit for a while and have been wanting to make it but not yet had the chance. The ABC Christmas challenge currently is:

Frosty with the added option of Snow

So I think my double sided door hanger fits with the challenge! This is a digital door hanger which I got as a freebie from Alison Sloan but you can also buy it from CraftsUPrint. I've printed the sheet twice so I could layer up some of the elements onto 240gsm ivory linen card and added an extra layer in between for additional stability.

The snowman and little boy are layered and I've added glitter glue to the bottom of the snowman, so it looks like glistening snow! A little bit of glitzy gold ribbon and the door hanger is finished!

• Door hanger kit: Alison Sloan
• Ribbon & glitter glue: My stash
  

Almost Wrong Way Up

Now, I have a confession to make. I'd bought a pack of two of the felt reindeer you see below and I thought it looked a little strange and couldn't work out why. But didn't really think anything of it. I glued the button eye on and added the bell to a jump ring and tied it around his neck.

I'd cut and inked the squares of paper from 'A Wonderful Christmas Time' 6x6 pad from Papermania (wisely using up some scraps).

And then I turned the reindeer over to glue it before adding it to the card and I then realised I'd had it the wrong way up! I'd been looking at the antlers thinking they were his 4 legs!!

I did have a giggle when I realised!

Anyway, I've made this for the ABC Christmas challenge which currently is:

B for Bells

And the added twist of a bit of glitter. Which, I've just about added down the sides of the red paper. And yes, that is the paper curling over as I added too much!

• Backing papers: A Wonderful Christmas Time 6x6 pad from Papermania
• Reindeer: Parcel decoration from Tescos
• Bells, Buttons and Glitter glue: My stash
  
  

Santa's Little Angel

There is a new Christmas challenge blog out there - and because we have so much snow it seemed only fitting that I joined in! It is called ABC Christmas Challenges and is a sister site to the established ABC Challenges. And this is their first challenge which is:

A is for Angels

I was a bit stumped with this as could not think of what to make and then I realised I'd downloaded this lovely shabby chic door hanger with an angel on - perfect! It was designed by Alison Sloan via this link. I printed it onto cream textured card twice so I could layer up some of the stars and the angels to give more depth.

I've then inked the edges, doodled a line around the edge and added some card candy, ribbon and two red star charms. I also downloaded the little boy door hanger too which is just as cute!

I do like Alison's style and kits and I know that she will have more on offer in the very near future - she also has more of these door hangers available to buy via Crafts U Print.

• Door Hanger kit: Alison Sloan digital download
• Card Candy: Craftwork Cards
• Everything else: My stash