Krafty Chicks challenge #720 - Christmas

Good morning lovely friends.  Firstly apologies for the lack of posts this week; it's been a bit of a busy week so crafting has taken a back seat.  However as it's Thursday it that means it's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge.  We are now on Week 2 which means I'm your hostess and our theme as always is 'Christmas', so grab your festive supplies and join in the fun with us. 

My card was inspired by one that Bev from Uniko Stamps made, although I embellished mine a bit more.  I wanted to make something in non-traditional colours for a change so went for a bright rainbow colour scheme. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at my 'tree':

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the sentiments in rainbow colours starting with red and working my way down to green and then fussy cut them out into strips.  I die cut a star from pink card and a square shape from blue card.  I wanted to emboss my background so cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ran it through my intri-cut machine with a Christmas tile embossing folder.  I thought the three looked a little lost on the background so cut a rectangle of vellum to add some interest and to soften the background.  I added the strips onto the vellum with foam tape to resemble a tree shape.  The embossed panel was added to my card base with double sided tape and the vellum rectangle was added with liquid glue.  I finished off with a few clear sequins.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a strip of embossed card to the very bottom and stamped the sentiment in black ink in the centre of the panel.  At the last moment I decided to add a pink star overlapping the embossed strip.  A fun card and I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it too. 

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

As You Like It challenge - with or without words (I always put a sentiment on the front of my card, even if it's only happy birthday and I don't think it looks finished without one)

Can You Handle The Pressure challenge - ATG with a twist of beach

CAS on Friday challenge - embossing

Colorful Options challenge - aqua or rainbow colours

Craft Rocket challenge - no design papers

Creative Inspirations challenge - Christmas in June 

Dream Valley challenge - summer colours

Moving Along With The Times challenge - early Christmas

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace On Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed 

Sparkles Christmas challenge - use dies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - bright and cheerful

The Holly & Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Unicorn challenge - embossing

Word Power challenge - make the sentiment the focus of your card

 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.  

Thanks for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Uniko Stamps - simply said blocks Christmas

Spellbinders - Christmas tile embossing folder

Spellbinders - essential rectangles (to cut the vellum)

MFT - blueprints 18 (for the star) - retired 

Paula Pascual - Christmas messages for inside sentiment - no longer available

Gina K Designs - ink pads - red hot, tangerine twist, wild dandelion, grass green

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum - no longer available

pink and blue card from scraps bin