52CCT - Pick a Previous ....

... Morning! It's time for our new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 52CCT17-16 and, as we've got five Saturdays this month, Patrick has selected the bonus challenge as PICK A PREVIOUS THEME. You can click on the tab at the top of our page at 52CCT to check out previous themes. Here's my card:

Stamps: Uniko - Jingle Bells
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow; Versafine - Onyx Black; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Mossy Meadow; Wink of Stella - Dark Green

This week I've made a really CAS one layer card. The layout is based on the sketch from this week's CAS Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#171, although I've changed the direction of the curves! I'm also submitting this to Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#191 where Anything Goes. I've actually used a couple of previous themes on this card - Bells from January 2015 and Holly from August 2013.

This lovely holly flourish is a multi-step stamp. I stamped the leaves and ribbon in green and then, using my MISTI, stamped the poinsettia in several shades of red. I added the simple and bold greeting from the same set. I added a touch of sparkle by colouring the ribbons with a dark green Wink of Stella brush. On the inside I cut a mat layer of green card and on the white panel I stamped the Christmas bell.

Do visit our blog to see more inspiration cards from the rest of the team. Do play along, it's never too early to start on your Christmas cards, in fact it's a great help! You've got plenty of time to join in, deadline for submission is midnight (BST) Friday 6th May (7.00pm EDT). Have fun!

Uniko - Countdown to Christmas Hop ...

.... Hello again!  So glad you stopped by again.  We're having a Uniko Design Team Countdown to Christmas Blog Hop as a couple of us (me and Nicki) didn't get our stamps in time to join in with the launch of Beverley's new stamps.  I've made cards using all the new sets - well, I just had to.  I'll start with Jingle Bells:

Stamps: Uniko - Jingle Bells
Inks: Kaleidacolour - Blue Breeze, Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Gloss Card; Embossing Paste; Copic Markers

I made some brayered backgrounds for my 52 {Christmas} Card DT project and I had one left over, so used it for this card.  I added some texture in the form of snowflakes with embossing paste.  I stamped lots of bells on white card, coloured them with Copic markers and adhered them to the card with dimensional gel.  I finished the front with a bold sentiment.  I edged the panel with a silver pen before adhering it to the card base.  I haven't done the inside, yet!  I'm submitting this card to Merry Monday - MM#181 where they want to see blue, white and texture.

And I finally got the inside done too - here it is:

My next card features my favourite set - I Love Coffee.  And I do love my coffee.  This is such a fun set.

Stamps: Uniko - I Love Coffee
Inks: Kaleidacolour - Cappuccino Delight, Versamark; Stampin' Up! - Bermuda Bay
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Early Espresso; Memory Box Stencil - Rings & Puddles; White Embossing Powder

I stamped the coffee cup on some scrap card and cut it out, edged it with a marker and then stamped the Uniko flower inside.  I stencilled some coffee rings on the card using Kaleidacolour ink.  I finished the card with a sentiment stamped in Versamark, embossed with white powder and attached to the card.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of dark brown card and on the white panel stamped the sentiment again and added some coffee beans.  I'm submitting this card to Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#214 as I used the sketch for the layout, and also to Colour Throwdown - CTD#370 - love these colours.

Next I used Labelled Christmas and made an ultra CAS card - this was fun after all the other cards I've made lately!

Stamps: Uniko - Labelled Christmas, Simply Said Christmas
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Perfect Plum
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Perfect Plum; SU Punch - 1¾" Circle

I stamped three of the images using different shades of red and cut them out with a circle punch.  I adhered them to a white panel which I mounted on some dark lilac card.  I used the colours from Colour Me Card Challenge - CMCC#99 and, as the theme is Anything Goes at AAA Cards - AAA#53, I'm playing along there too.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of dark lilac card and added a simple greeting.

Last, but no means least, I made a card using Essentially Christmas:

Stamps: Uniko - Essentially Christmas, Background Builders Christmas
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Real Red, Garden Green; Versamark
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Real Red, Garden Green; Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder

I got my inspiration for this card from Muse Challenge - MUSE#143, where I CASEd Tracey's lovely card.  I cut a panel of red card for the mat layer.  On the white panel I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed with Gold Tinsel embossing powder.  I stamped the tree in the corer and added lots of little red stars.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of green card and on the white panel added some little Christmas trees and a sentiment.

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