Krafty Chicks challenge #724 - Christmas

Hello again lovely friends, thank you so much for popping by.  It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and we are on to Week 2 which means I am your hostess and our theme as always is 'Christmas'.  So anything festive goes, whether you stamp, die cut, use ephemera, we want to see it.  So grab your festive supplies and come over and join in the fun with us. 

I grabbed one of my old Penny Black wooden stamps for my card today.  They are so cute and never go out of style.  You can't beat a PB hedgie image I don't think.  I was really pushed for time so my card ended up being very clean and simple.  I hope you like it.  

Here is my card:

A close up of the cute hedgie:

I decorated the inside (albeit very simply):

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with my Promarkers.  I cut it into a rectangle and stuck this directly onto my card blank.  I cut a white panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and cut a rounded rectangle from the centre.  I cut a thin strip of patterned paper and added that to the left edge of the panel and stamped a sentiment in black ink in the bottom centre.  I added foam tape behind the panel and placed it over the coloured image so that it looks the image is peeking out of a window.  I debated adding embellishments but I liked it as it was.  For the inside I cut another white panel and simply stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink and added another strip of the patterned paper to the bottom.  I then added the panel to my card base with double sided tape.  It's surprising how much time it takes me to make design decisions, even on simple cards like this one; I hope I'm not the only one who dithers for ages and then goes back to the original idea lol!

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - Christmas

Alphabet challenge - H is for holidays - summer or Christmas in July

Birthstone challenge - ruby/peridot optional thank you 

Christmas Crafts All Year Around - anything Christmas or winter holiday goes

Christmas Kickstart challenge - festive frames

Colorful Options challenge - flags (I was inspired by my home flag - Wales - red, white & green)

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Crafty Calendar challenge - add a sentiment (3rd entry)

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional twist make it cute

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - Christmas in July 

Daisy Chain challenge - Christmas in July

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - Christmas in July 

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/masculine

Moving Along With The Times challenge - CAS

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed optional mood board

Pearly Sparkles challenge - Christmas in July 

Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG option food 

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - CAS optional use a heart

Simply Create Too challenge - Christmas in July

Stamping Sensations challenge - ATG optional twist Christmas in July

The Holly & Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist critter crazy

Wow!  Lots of Christmas themed challenges around at the moment!

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:

Penny Black - xmas kiss 2754H wooden stamp - 

Promarkers

Uniko Stamps - Christmas wishes stamp set (for sentiments)

MFT - stitched rounded rectangle stax dies - retired

Echo Park - dots & stripes valentines 6x6 paper pad - retired

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine - onyx black ink pad