Krafty Chicks challenge #715 - Christmas

Good morning lovely friends; I hope you're having a brilliant week so far.  Well the weather here has 

been glorious this week so I've nothing to complain about lol!  I even have an (almost) empty washing basket - which makes me very happy!  

It's the start of a brand new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week is Week 2 and as always I am the hostess.  For this week's challenge it's all about Christmas so grab your festive supplies and beat the rush in December.

I decided to dig out an old wood rubber stamp and show it some love.  I have a drawer full and they are so lovely that I feel bad neglecting them.  I must start making an effort to use them in the coming weeks.  

Here is my card:

A close up of the image:

I decorated the inside (not sure why the gold edge looks so wonky, it doesn't look like that in real life):

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker friendly card using memento ink and used my Promarkers to colour it.  I have also rediscovered my 'puffy stuff' so added that to the bottom of the image to mimic snow.  It's pretty cool stuff, it goes on like a thick paint but when you heat it with your heat tool it puffs up and hardens.  I die cut the image with a circle die and used the larger size to make a frame with gold mirror card.  I also die cut a topper die so that it would look like a bauble which was adhered to the circles with liquid glue. I stamped a simple sentiment in black ink onto the white circle.  I used some old 6x6 papers to create my background and added some thin strips of the gold card to cover the joins.  I added foam tape behind the patterned paper and added it to my card base.  The bauble was then also adhered with foam tape (I also added a thin sliver of foam tape behind the topper 'string').  I didn't add any extra bling as there was lots of shine from the mirror card.  For the inside I added a thick strip of the green paper, a small strip of the red paper and a thin strip of the gold card at the bottom of my panel.  I then stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  This panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  A fairly simple card but I think it looks really cute.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - Christmas

As You Like It challenge - soft or bold colours (I prefer bold colours especially when colouring an image as I'm a bit too heavy handed to use soft colours!)

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - add a sentiment

Incy Wincy Designs challenge - spring and/or animals

Inkspirational challenge - seasonal (winter)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth challenge - anything Christmas themed

Pearly Sparkles challenge - cats and dogs

Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG option pastel colours

PINspirational challenge - designer or patterned paper

Simply Create Too challenge - add an animal

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - use die cuts

Sweet Stampin' challenge - animals 

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Christmas' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky.  Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori and also our guest designer Rachelle, who is joining us again this month. 

Enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Penny Black Stamps - Wishing (2998H)

Gina K Designs - holiday toppers dies

Spellbinders - standard circles large dies

Inkylicious - fluffy puffy stuff 

My Mind's Eye - Be Merry 6x6 paper pad

Personal Impressions - Big Christmas Essentials stamp set

Personal Impressions (Paula Pascual) - Christmas messages stamp set (for inside sentiment)

Promarkers

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

gold mirror card from stash