C24C - Theme - Reindeer ...

... Good morning! We've had some lovely bright sunny days here in North Wales, but even though it's been bright, we've still had cold, frosty mornings. I spent yesterday afternoon working in my craft room on my card for our new challenge at Christmas 24 Challenge - C24C#32 where we have a theme of Reindeer. I've made a simple and elegant card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Yonder Star Background, Rustic Christmas, Ornate Ornaments

Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black; Kaleidacolor - Fruitcake; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Spellbinders - Deckled Mega Rectangles Lg (S5-015) #4; Kaisercraft - Deer Head

Accessories: White Card; Gold Linen Effect Mirri Card; Clear Embossing Powder; Green Card

I'm submitting this to Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - HLSXMAS#04 where it's Anything Goes (I'm not doing the option). I'm also playing along with The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - H&ICC#92 where it's Anything Christmas goes.

I've used one of my all time favourite background stamps on this card - Yonder Star by Waltzingmouse Stamps (sadly Claire shut up shop a while ago). I inked it with a Kaleidacolor pad - these colours are just perfect for Christmas - and stamped it on the front of an A2 card. On some white card I stamped the lovely stag's head with sentiment in Versafine ink and heat embossed it with clear powder. I then carefully fussy cut it out. I used a fancy edge die to cut the gold panel and adhered it to the centre of the card. I used dimensional pads to adhered the stag's head. On the inside, I cut a piece of white card onto which I stamped a simple Christmas greeting and added a green die cut stag's head.

Please don't forget to visit our Christmas 24 Challenge blog to see more inspiration cards from the rest of the team. You have until 30 April to join the fun. Bye for now!

One Layer Christmas ....

..... Morning!  I've a Christmas card to share with you this morning - it's not too late to get some handmade cards done.  This one combines a few challenges:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rustic Christmas
Inks: Distress - Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn; Versafine - Onyx Black; Versamark
Dies: Spellbinders - Ovals Petit Sm (S4-140) #6
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Real Red; Clear Embossing Powder; Pitt Pen - Gold; Sharpie - Gold

I love the silhouette images that Claire created for the Rustic Christmas set and I used a couple on this card.  I stamped the stag head in Versafine Onyx Black and embossed it with clear powder.  I wanted to emphasise the image, so die cut a mask and inked around the image with red and green.  I put the die over the image and drew around the edge with a gold pen - I moved the die around a bit to create some doodled lines and used two different shades of gold pen.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of red card.  On the white panel I stamped another of the silhouette images with Versamark, heat embossed with clear powder and then went over it with some green ink - love resist emboss!!  I finished by drawing a faux stitched border.

I used a few challenges for this card.  It's a one layer card, so I'm submitting to One Layer Christmas Card Challenge - OLXCC#22 where the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of a silhouette - done!  The colours are from Just Us Girls - JUGS#320 - so festive.  Finally, The photo at Inkspirational - INK#96 gave me the idea of a stag head.

That's it for now, but I'll be back later today with my post for the new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More!  Do drop by and check it out!  See you soon.

52CCT - Sketch & DT Call ....

....  Afternoon everyone!  I'm rather late with my post for this week's 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown challenge, I do apologise!  As well as our challenge, we've got a DT call on - see more at the bottom of this post.  As always with the first Saturday in the month, we have a sketch for you.  You can turn it, flip it - but we must be able to see the sketch in your card.  Here's my take:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rustic Christmas; Stampin' Up! - More Merry Messages
Inks: SU - Real Red; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold
Dies: Die-namics - Fishtail Flags Layers Stax #5
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Gold Marble Mirri Card; Wink of Stella -Clear

This is a clean, layered card with a bold pop of red in the mittens.  I'm submitting it to the current Merry Monday Challenge - MM#178 where the team want to see cards with red and gold - check!  I die cut the gold marble banner and adhered it flat to the card.  I stamped the mittens on scrap card and carefully cut them out, leaving a small border of white around each mitten.  I finished the front by stamping some small gold mittens in the background.  I added a touch of clear Wink of Stella to each glove - it really shimmers!  On the inside I cut a mat layer of gold card and added a simple greeting to the white panel, along with some mittens!  The card looks like it has some depth, but it is nice and flat, so easy to post!

You can really see the warm glow of the gold marble mirri card in the photo above!  Sadly you can't see the shimmer on the tiny mittens.  Do visit our blog to see what the rest of the team have made with this sketch.

I mentioned a DT call above - here's the information:

DESIGN TEAM CALL

We're looking for a few new members to join the team in 2016.  We have a rota of challenges each month and they are:

• Week 1 - Sketch
• Week 2 - Colours
• Week 3 - Theme/Recipe
• Week 4 - Stash/Technique
• Week 5 - Pick a Previous (the host gets to pick)

If you wish to be considered you need to play along with THREE of the four challenges this month. Put the letters, DT, after your name on your entry submission.  We will contact successful applicants during December and the new DT members will start with us in January 2016.

I've not been on the blog much this week - busy at home instead.  I plan to be about a bit more next week, so do drop by.  That's all for now - have a fun weekend and see you soon.