Krafty Chicks challenge #728 - Christmas

Good morning lovely friends.  I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far.  It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week it's Week 2 which means that I am your hostess and our theme as always is 'Christmas', so grab your festive supplies and come join in the fun with us.  I am building up a nice supply of Christmas cards thanks to these challenges so if you're yet to start this is a great way to get some done.  

I dug out another wood block stamp this week as I'm really enjoying using them.  They stamp so well and as I haven't used them for so long it's like having new stamps to play with!  I was a little pressed for time when making my card, which is the norm these days, so although not really clean and simple there are minimal layers and embellishments.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A close up of the cute hedgie:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with Promarkers.  I added some highlights with a white gel pen.  I decided to use a stitched, rounded rectangle die to cut it out.  I stamped the sentiment below the image with black ink.  I searched through my old, neglected 6" x 6" paper pads and found this gorgeous green striped paper which I thought matched the image perfectly.  I cut it with my trimmer to 4" x 5 1/4".  I adhered the paper to my card base with double sided tape and then the rounded rectangle was added to this with foam tape.  I finished off with a few red sequins to complement the red berries in the image.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a strip of the patterned paper to the left side with double sided tape.  I masked the holly leaves on the stamp and just stamped the hedgie into the right hand corner so that it looked like he was peeking in; I then coloured it again with Promarkers.  I stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink and then added the panel to my card base with double sided tape.  For a change this is a landscape A2 card.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

As You Like It challenge - bugs, fur or feathers (I don't mind a cute bug or bird but I'm a sucker for a cute critter so would always pick fur.  I know hedgehogs have spines but they also have fur too)

Birthstone challenges - ruby/peridot

Christmas Kickstart challenge - animal antics

Craft Rocket challenge - animals

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Crafty Gals Corner challenge - ATG optional twist Christmas

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - these are a few of my favourite things - PB hedgies and Promarkers

Dream Valley challenge - Christmas in July

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/my best friend

Inkspirational challenge - woodland (hedgehogs live in the woods)

Love Those Pretty Papers challenge - use your papers optional summertime

Make My Monday challenge - colouring mediums (I used alcohol markers)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace On Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed

Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG optional flowers

Scrapping4Fun challenge - ATG

Sparkles Christmas challenge - Christmas critters

The Holly & Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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.  

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Penny Black Stamps - berry, berry Christmas

Promarkers

MFT - stitched rounded rectangle stax dies - retired

Echo Park - dots & stripes Christmas collection 6"x6" pad - retired

Spellbinders - Christmas magic sentiments stamp

Spellbinders - scarlet smooth discs color essential sequins

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine - onyx black ink

Memento - tuxedo black ink

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed