Christmas Bells

With Silver Bells being the challenge over at City Crafter challenges Week 435 -- I decided to make a quick card.  Die cut my bells with glittery silver card and attached some shiny green holly and a lovely bright red bow.  Then from my DP stash I found this sentiment background paper in grey with silver print... just the thing. Used a long horizontal card in white and as quick as that it was made.  I am also joining in again at ABC Christmas challenge - 'V' - very quick.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 435 ~ Silver Bells

 

'U is for Upon'

and 

'V is for Very Quick'

Merry Christmas

A very quick Christmas card from me today to help get my mojo working and to join in the challenge at ABC Christmas - 'U' and 'V' .  Also playing along at Watercooler Wednesday WWC193 - Tristan's "All About Holidays" challenge and Rudolph Days October challenge - Anything Goes.
I die cut my sentiment in metallic red card, then chose a page from one of my Christmas DP pads and cut it in half... so I ended up with a longer horizontal card.  Found some brown card to match for my card base and a strip of green because it was too light across the bottom and assembled it all with a few gens to finish.... now to make another card with the DP cut off.
Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend.

ps  here's my second card using the bottom off cut from the DP

 

'U is for Upon'

and 

'V is for Very Quick'

October Rudolph Days Challenge.

Joy

Today I've been playing around with using my die cut plates to do some embossing, then while the plate is still in place used Distress Inks to sponge/blend through the pattern...I really like the effect with the sponging off the edge giving me a nice space to add my glittery die cut sentiment - I inked around the edge of the die cut so it would lift off the white background a bit. 
I am playing along with Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #29 - Clean and Simple, also with ABC Christmas challenge - J for Joy and K for Keep it Simple, and lastly with Christmas Craft All Year 'Round - Anything Goes.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

'J' for Joy

and'K' for Keep it simple

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

I was inspired by Bonnie (DT) who used a mug and holly on her card to try another card for their first CAS Christmas challenge - Holly, and instead of making the holly the main image I've used a border die with Christmas Bells and Holly  - I used Twinkling H2Os to colour my die cuts  and an extra holly and used foam tape to attach them. Then I also used 'Holly Jolly' in my  sentiment, stamped in red ink and clear embossed.  I've made a long narrow card and I used my Scorepal to scribe a de-bossed frame around the card edge.  I am also playing along at ABC Christmas Challenge E, F & G - using 'E' for embossing.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

 

Christmas Wishes

I am supposed to be making a 4 year old girls birthday card.... no ideas, so I've a Christmas card instead..  The theme at Merry Monday challenge #261 is Add an Ornament to your card. I stamped, gold embossed and coloured my ornaments with Distress Inks, then fussy cut them.  I chose this dark maroon DP as a background and sponged the edges to blend with the card base, then stamped and gold embossed my sentiment.  I cut two pine sprigs in green card and mounted my ornaments with a gold thread hanger.
I think the ornaments look rich and vibrant on the dark background so I am also posting to ABC Christmas Challenge 'U' and 'V'  -- 'V' for Vibrant.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant

Merry Christmas

This makes three Christmas cards in a row and I'm so pleased that I've been making them all year because the stash is looking good.  This stamped tree is from my stash and I've used Distress Oxides to paint it  with a bit of glitter gel pen for the garland. I sponged the edges and used some DP for the back layer to suit the sketch at Merry Monday challenge #260.  To finish I stamped and embossed my sentiment and fussy cut and mounted with foam tape.  I am also playing along at ABC Christmas challenge for October - letter 'U' and 'V' -  I'm using 'U' - Unlimited for this card and Happy World Cardmaking Day at Simon Says Stamp.  Thanks for taking a peek
 

U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant

Christmas Wishes for You

I used this background paper on a card earlier this week and in the same pack was this Christmas tree - so I cut around it and added some "Sparkly" glitter stars. I am playing along with "S" - Sketch from ABC Christmas challenge - S - find a current sketch and link to it.  - This sketch is from Christmas Card Throwdown challenge which I am also going to post to. Happy Little Stampers September Christmas challenge is add some "Sparkle" so I am also playing along here.  To finish my card I added some navy and red ribbon and a stamped sentiment.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

S for Sketch, T for Trio

Wishing You the Joys of the Season

Of course Robins would have to be a favourite bird for me from a very young age seeing as I'm Robyn too... so I do enjoy putting a wee red Robin on a card.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut my bird image. Then created my scene with a masked sponged snowy skyline sprinkled with water to achieve some falling snow and then stamped on some pine branches in green Distress Inks. To finish I layered my panel on red, foam taped on my Robin, tied on a red bow and stamped my sentiment.
I am playing along with ABC Christmas challenge - P, Q, and R - -  R for Red on my card. Also posting to Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #12 - Anything Goes and Merry Monday Christmas Christmas in July Summer Link Up - I'm casing challenge #219 - Use a bird on your card.   Thanks for taking a peek

P Q and R for People, Quick and or Red

Challenge # 12 - Anything Christmas Goes

2nd Annual "Christmas in July Summer Link-Up!"

Merry & Bright

Today I'm playing along with three challenges with a Christmas theme.... Shopping Our Stash #314 - Count down to Christmas, ABC Christmas challenge - P,Q,R and 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown colour challange - Rainbow colours.  
This is a relatively QUICK card - just need to cut a triangle mask and grab out some border stamps and a few Christmas sentiment - smallish ones.  I used a RAINBOW selection of inks to stamp my various rows over the tree shape and then to give it a more colourful finish I added two bright layers onto a cream card and added some mini colourful gems.  Thanks for taking a peek

Shopping Our Stash #314 - Countdown to Christmas

P Q and R for People, Quick and or Red

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas....

Another Christmas card from me - one yesterday too, great to be adding to my stash...
Now this one is using all new stuff... new embossing folder (actually wondered how I was ever going to use it), new snowflakes/gift dies, and a new sentiment stamp.... all new for the ABC Christmas challenge this month 'N' for New.  I was inspired to use the EF with the theme/photo inspiration at Jingle Belles - Snowflakes hanging on an open fireplace..  And I am also joining in at CAS-ual Fridays CFC178 - Christmas in July.
In making my card I just loved the blue and white theme - I fussy cut the embossed fireplace and a few extras for the mantle piece, watercoloured my 'fire', arranged my die cut gifts and snowflakes and added my stamped embossed sentiment strip.  To finish I cut a wee scottie dog in white card using an image from the net and lighly shaded his features...I think he's cute.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

ABC Christmas Challenge

N is for New & O is for Old