Christmas Card

Stamp: Apple Blossom Craft Collection-Woodland Party (2015),

others:  Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, Spellbinder Oval die, IAR flowers (R2-517/v small pink rose, G3-827 Curly Roses light brown, R5-000 red rose), MS Frond punch

I received this stamp from Di of Pixie's Crafty Workshop sometime ago. Coloured and fussy cut the image. I stamped the beanie hat with vivid red pink and cut it out to layer over the original image. Embossed the front panel soft pink cardstock with Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder. Added I Am Roses flowers to decorate the card.

Challenges:

1. I Am Roses Challenge January 2025
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge January 2025 - add a die
3. Stamping Sensations - January 2025 anything goes with stamping
4. ABC Christmas Challenge - A & B for Anything Christmas/Building
5. We Love Stamping - anything but square
6. We Love To Create - Challenge 1 - anything mixed media/paper crafting
7. Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge
8. Polkadoodles Challenge #2 W1 - anything goes
9. Gem Of A Challenge - #1 anything goes

 

Christmas Card

House Mouse Design 'Wreath Kiss' stamp, embossing folder, Mijello watercolour

Image coloured with Mijello watercolour. Love this medium in small compact case. White panel cardstock embossed with floral motif.

Challenges:

1. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404 Anything goes with option of Christmas
2. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Rolling Wreath

House Mouse Design 'Wreath Rolling' stamp, Mijello watercolour, woodgrain embossing folder

Coloured the image using Mijello watercolour, white panel cardstock embossed with woodgrain folder. 

Challenges:

1. House Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #404 Anything goes with option of Christmas
2. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Peace and Joy gift tag

stamp: freebie from Crafts Beautiful#222 magazine, Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Winter Words' embossing folder, pearlescent watercolour, Martha Stewart Scandinavian Snowflake punch

snippet of white cardstock

Done this Christmas theme tag using freebie stamp from craft magazine, holiday theme embossing folder and snowflake craft punch.

Challenges:

1. November Rudolph Challenge
2. Snippet's Playground Challenge #468
3. Allsorts Challenge Week 756 

Santa Tag

 

Santa clear stamp freebie from Quick Cards magazine, snowflake stencil, distress ink 'fired brick', watercolour

Colour the background of the tag with snowflake stencil and red distress ink. Santa image was coloured with watercolour and fussy cut it out.  Love cutting image, kind of therapeutic to me, lol.  Luckily I have this super sharp scissors EK Success Honey Bee brand, it cuts details easily.

Challenges:

1. Stencil Fun Challenge - October
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week #750
3. Christmas Craft Creations - Monochrome 
   
   
   

Let It Snow

snowman clear stamp, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, poinsettia dies, metallic watercolour , oval dies, patterned paper

 

Coloured the snowman using metallic watercolour which I bought for the purpose of colouring handmade paper flowers. Pull out patterned paper with metallic shine on it for the card background.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week#748 - Autumn Trees, Leaves and Berries or anything goes option
2. Rudolph September Challenge - anything goes Christmas
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - S for snowmen or T for Three of a kind
4. Christmas Craft Creations - September challenge Metallic

White Christmas gift tag

Using just an embossing folder from Sizzix Winter Words and a freebie die from a craft magazine, made this simple Christmas gift tag.

1. Christmas Craft Creations - October white on white 
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - October U for unusual color

 

Peace On Earth

Made this Christmas card using various embossing folders to create interesting texture including the embossed sentiment. Snowflake was punch out from Martha Stewart punch.

Challenge:

1. Christmas Craft Creations - October white on white 
2. Rudolph Days Challenge October
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - October U for unusual color

Jingle All The Way

 

stamp: freebie from craft magazine

others: leaf dies, border punch, pastel, Copic, Spellbinder circle die, white gel pen

The santa clear stamp is a freebie from craft magazine. I stamped it onto a small piece of white cardstock, coloured with Copic and fussy cut out the image.

On another piece of white card stock, I coloured the background with lilac pastel and dotted with white gel pen to create snowy scene. Adhere to the back of the front panel card which was cut out with a circle die. I used foam tape to prop up the Santa image. 

Embellish the card with diecut leaves from the left over cardstock that was made for the background scene. Punch the border of a patterned paper and adhere to the bottom of the card. Stamped the sentiment with red ink pad to finish it off. 

Challenges:

1. We Love Stamping - anything stamped with the option of CAS
2. Ally's Angel - Challenge #53 anything goes
3. Craft-Alnika - Challenge #301 Any Holiday
4. Double 'D' Challenges - lots of white
5. CHNC Challenge #53
6. Christmas Craft Creations - December~make a scene
7. Allsorts Challenge -Week 655/6 Anything winter
8. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - December

Christmas Card

 

stamp: candycane and sentiment clear stamp and  freebie from magazine

others: patterned paper, edge punch, twine, soft pastel

The candy cane image was with light magenta ink pad, fussy cut and adhere onto a cut-out tag which was embossed with Sizzix  embossing folder. Punch out from white cardstock with pine edge punch and the bottom white layered was fussy cut to emulate snow landscape. I coloured the background of the 2 white cardstock layers using light blue soft pastel.

Challenges:

1. Rudolph Days Challenge - September anything goes with Christmas theme
2. CHNC Challenge #561 - anything goes with patterned paper +Christmas
3. Craft-Alnica - Challenge #295 something sweet
4. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Sept anything with patterned paper

A Christmas Wish

Stamp: Hot Off The Press 'Enchanted Christmas'-freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft 102, poinsettia dies, MS Snowflake punch, glitter glue, bling, scrap of patterned paper 

I made this card using some old freebie stamp from craft magazine bought in 2012. Coloured the gift boxes with watercolour using Kuretake aqua brush. The flower was die-cut from watercolour paper and then I coloured them with yellow, red and green soft pastel. Love the outcome, so easy to colour.

Challenges:

1. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #503 anything goes
2. ABC Christmas - P,Q,R for pine tree, quiet, robin.
3. Ally's Angel - Challenge #37 anything goes
4. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes
5. Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Week 33 anything goes

 

Seasons Tweet Card

Label Die, patterned paper, EK Success Scallop Punch, MS Frond punch, Faber Castel watercolour pencil, soft pastel, Christmas digi stamp

Done this easy shaped card using Label Die, cut out a folded white cardstock and a piece of patterned paper. I inked the edges of the white cardstock with red soft pastel for a festive feel. Added a foam tape behind the sentiment for some dimension.

Challenges:

1. CHNC Challenge # 49 - anything Christmas
2. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June anything with patterned paper
3. Ally's Angel Challenge #35 - anything goes
4. Jingle Belles - get in shape for the holiday
5. Rudolph Days Challenge - June anything Christmas
6. TCP Tuesday #369 Challenge - June patterned paper

CAS Christmas Card

Tools: Sizzix Winter Words embossing folder, TH Poinsettia flower die

Make this super easy card which require no colouring. Just stamp the sentiment and cut it out, layered on another piece of pink cardstock, embossed the white cardstock with Sizzix embossing folder for added texture to the background panel and made the flower using TH poinsettia flower dies.

Challenges:

1. Double 'D' Challenge - focus on sentiment
2. Rudolph Day Challenge September - anything goes with Christmas
3. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything goes
4. Pixie's Snippet Playground - #362 anything goes with snippet of something
5. ABC Christmas Challenge - s & t for sparkle/texture

Seasons Tweetings

image: Cuddly Buddly

doily stamps : Prima 'Sunrise Sunset'

paper: Basic Grey 'Sweet Thread', 'Nook & Pantry'

others: Copic, Faber Castell watercolour pencil, EK Success scallop circle punch, ribbon, MS Frond leaf punch

Challenges:

1. PageMaps - card sketch
2. Bizzy Becks - Christmas
3. Basic Grey - Christmas
4. Stamp & Create - anything goes
5. CMC - holiday theme

Merry Christmas

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda

sentiment: freebie from magazine

paper: Basic Grey Serendipity & Shine On

doily, Copic, Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Spellbinder Flourish Accents, retro flower punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, bling, ribbon.

Challenges:

1. Marvelous Magnolia - anything goes
2. Time For Magnolia Challenge - emboss
3. Magnolia Mania - stars
4. You, Me And Magnolia - anything goes
5. Magnolia-licious Challenge - doily
6. Tilda's Town - Christmas
7. Magnolia-licious Holiday Blog Hop - holiday/winter
8. Dutch Stamp Chickies Challenge - Christmas card
9. Papirplanetens - Christmas
10. Basic Grey - Christmas
11. SSS Monday - flourish
12. Sketch & Stash - sketch #127 (using old stash of doily, new stash of Basic Grey paper)
13. Word Art Wednesday -anything goes
14. SSS Wednesday - anything goes
15. Oozak - celebration
16. The Artistic Stamper - anything goes
17. V's Sweet Ideas - holiday
18. A Little Bit Crafty - Christmas cheers
19. Dutch Magnolia Lovers - photo inspiration (inspired by the snow, remind me of Christmas)

Merry Christmas

image: Penny Black The Wonder

sentiment: Penny Black The Wonder

tool: Prismacolour pencils

Daler Rowney LOT (low odour thinners), tortillon,

Divine Twine

Challenges:

1. Cupcake Craft - tag
2. Penny Black Saturday - red, blue, white
3. Penny Black And More - my favourite things (colouring with Prismacolor pencils)
4. Papertake - anything goes
5. ABC Christmas - k for keep it simple

Christmas Card

image : Bear by Digitstamps 4 Joy a freebie via CDACPC9
Paper : Forever Friend cd rom freebie from magazines.
others: Copic E11/33/35, R24/29, Nestabilities Scallop Circle and Classic Circle dies.
Challenges:

1. CDACPC9
2. ICopic - last minute holiday makes
3. Joan's Garden - quick christmas card

German Bell hanging ornament

First time making this German Bells hanging ornament based on Pinay's tutorial here (thanks Pinay, the tutorial is well written!). 

materials: 6" x 6" glitter card stock, Scor-Pal score board, gem, twine.

Challenges:

1. Tinker Planet - make a German Bell
2. Simon Says - bingo (mine is twine-gem-glitter/sparkle) 
3. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - anything goes

Beary Christmas

Forever Friends image printed from Favourites Edition cd-rom, freebie from a craft magazine.
others: Basic Grey Urban Couture, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, MS pinking scallop border punch, EK Success 1" punch and Spellbinder Classic Circle die.
Challanges:

1. Joan's Garden - quick card
2. ABC Christmas - anything goes
3. More Than Favors - Christmas card
4. Charisma Cardz - last minute Xmas makes
5. Paperplay - Christmas
6. Paper Sundaes - celebrate
7. Basic Grey - anything goes 
8. Papertake - Christmas 

Snow Much Fun

Decoupage image printed from Snow Much Fun cd-rom, a freebie from Quick Cards magazine.
others: Lifestyle Nesting Frame Scallop Rectangle.

Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas - anything goes
2. More Than Favors - Christmas card
3. Charisma Cardz - last minute Xmas makes
4. Paperplay - Christmas
5. Paper Sundaes - celebrate
6. Do You Stack Up - winter
7. ABC Challenge - frosty