Mini Card challenge IG Hop

Hello friends and happy Hump Day.  I trust your week has been good so far.  I'm taking part in a Mini Card challenge for the next 3 weeks, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  It's a chance to keep us occupied and our creativity flowing before the Summer 2024 Hop begins. 

We begin this week with The Mixed Up Challenge where we take 2 things that DO or DON’T belong and create a project! For instance you could make a card with ink blending and stamping - they go together. However you could also make a Christmas card in Halloween colours - which normally would not go together. I have to admit I was a little stumped at this one as I didn't want to make a card where things go together (like a 'normal' card) but was wracking my brain to think of something that didn't go together. I eventually decided to make a Christmas card using 4th of July colours i.e. red, white and blue, which are not traditionally used for festive makes.

Here is my card:

A closer look:

I decorated the inside:

It was so gloomy here when I took the photos that the stamping on the inside looks black but it's actually navy and the sentiment is also cut from navy card. 

I began by cutting a white panel 3 3/4" x 5" and ink blended some red ink into the centre.  I also added some water droplets to give a slightly distressed look.  I cut a slightly larger mat panel from navy card and adhered them with double sided tape.  I die cut 3 snowflakes from white card and added them onto the ink blended panel with liquid glue.  I die cut the sentiment 3 times from navy card and stacked them using liquid glue for extra dimension.  I added the sentiment on top of the snowflakes with liquid glue.  I finished the front with a few red pearls.  For the inside I cut the same panels from white and navy card and adhered them with double sided tape.  I lightly ink blended the red ink just in the lower left corner and cut another 3 white snowflakes and added them over the ink blending with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the panel with navy ink.  A fairly clean and simple card and I really like the colour combo, even though it is untraditional.  I hope you like it. 

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

Crafts Galore Encore challenge - ATG

Creative Knockouts challenge - finish the inside

Girlz Creative Christmas challenge - dies and/or punches

Inkspirational challenge - seasonal (winter)

Jingle Belles challenge - no patterned paper 

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed 

The Holly & Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes 

If you would like to follow the hop over on Instagram please use the hashtag #minicardchallenges to find us or alternatively visit my profile and you will find the list of participants on my post.  We would love it if you would give the mix up challenge a try and again use the hashtag and we will find your projects. 

Enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

Card ingredients:

MFT stamps - Let it snowflake die-namics

Sizzix - merry & bright die

Gina K Designs - ink pads - red hot & in the navy

Uniko Stamps - Christmas wishes (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

navy card from stash 

Little Things from Lucy's Cards - chunky soft pomegranate pearls (sadly store now closed)