Christmas is Love with all the Trimmings

Oh so very nice to be spending some time at my desk today, it's been a while..... and joining in a few Christmas challenges.  My CAS card has an embossed background, a layering of borders including a sentiment and finished off with a die cut poinsettia flower.  I am posting to Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Clean and Simple Christmas, Christmas Cards All Year Round - a No Stamping theme and finally I have used the sketch at 'Tis the Season TTS52.  Thanks for taking a peek

CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHRISTMAS  

October Challenge 

 The theme is No Stamping-
  

Merry Christmas

I've made my card for two challenges today...Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - July challenge Dots and Stripes and also used the layout at CAS(E) this Sketch #130.  I used 'dotty' dp for the background and some dot embossed white for the base. Then I cut my stocking painted image into a tag and foam mounted it and the simple sentiment. Finished the card with strippy ribbon for the tag.  Thanks for taking a peek

July challenge-Dots & Stripes

 

Noel

Today I find myself making another Christmas card for the stash...I cut up an snowflake embossed sheet and layered the squares onto an off white background to give it some depth. I stamped up part of a House Mouse stamp to give me the candle, coloured it in with silver and made a little flame with some die cut left scraps then added some stamped pine cones when I mounted it in the corner. The Noel sentiment is part of an embossed sheet so I highlighted it also with silver mounted it on gold metallic flag and finished off the card with a snowflake and gem. I've made the card for Festive Friday FFC#36 which is predominantly white with lots of elements to chose. I'm also going to post it to Christmas Cards All Year Round - July they are asking for non traditional colours and at City Crafters week 221 the theme is Christmas in July.  Pop over to their blogs to check out some awesome cards. Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Magical Christmas

 My card for Virginia's View challenge #5 - Die Cut, is a Christmas card featuring snowflakes. I die cut two sizes of snowflakes, used the smaller negative to add some texture paste flakes to my card top; I'd added some glitter to see if I could get them to sparkle (the photo  is terrible as it all looks much darker than it actually is and the snow flakes look cream). After they dried I created the snow bank and trees and then laid the wax die cuts on the page and sponged Distress Inks in blue and mauve, then I lightly spritzed it with Perfect Pearls, added some gems. I sponged the two die cut snowflakes with DI and spritzed them too and used a foam dot to give dimension. I stamped and embossed my sentiment and then layered the card with white and pale blue onto a white card base. I'm really happy with the result - it's soft and magical. I am also going to post my card to Christmas Cards All Year Round - for July the theme is non traditional colours.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Jingle Bells Bear

'A is for Anything Christmas'

TEDDY BEARS

This little bear is a wood mounted stamp I've had for a very long time, he hasn't had much use so the challenge at Winter Wonderland - Teddy Bears was just what I needed. I'm also playing along with ABC Christmas challenge -'A' and Christmas Cards All Year Round - also Anything Goes. I really like the colours I've used and happy with my card....thanks for taking a peek  Robyn

Merry and Bright

  

  

October Challenge

The second challenge will be for those who make a set of five cards.

CHNC challenge extra for October

Hi there this windy overcast day in sunny Queensland...no it's very pleasant
So late yesterday while posting another card to the Christmas Cards All Year Round blog I discovered they were running a 5 card challenge and as I'd already had two made, two underway I only need to use the last scrap of the grey and white paper to make a fifth...so here's my cards a couple of which are for the Seize the Sketch STS #6 layout challenge and one for The Sweet Stop SSS232 sketch challenge, I'm posting also on CraftyHazelnut's Christmas monthly challenge - 'Anything Goes'. Hope you're getting along with your Christmas card stash, happily mine is now around 50 since I've had a good week to catch up.  Thanks for taking a peek

Peace Hope Love

 

   

TSG229-Be Prepared  

U - Under the Tree                   Getting ready for Christmas

Today my House Mouse, Monica is busy getting ready for Christmas - Only 67 days to go; wrapping presents for under the tree. Like yesterday I'm sticking with the non traditional colours - Blue, White and Silver for the 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown #22 challenge. Also ABC Christmas Challenge is the Letter 'U' for Under the Tree and at Christmas Cards All Year Round the them for October is Getting Ready For Christmas, along with There She Goes Clear Stamps TSG229 - Be Prepared