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Thursday, 14 November 2024

Krafty Chicks challenge #742 - 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.  This week is Week 2 and as always the theme is 'Christmas' and I am your hostess.  We want to see all your festive creations this week, and as the big day is not that far away now I'm sure we will have lots of entries.  We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us. 
I wanted to make a pink Christmas card this week, as I haven't made one yet, and I think they look so pretty.  I went fairly clean and simple once again and my card took no time at all to complete.  I hope you like it. 
Here is my card:
A close up of the cute die cuts:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4"; I took a pink ink pad and smooshed some ink onto the top centre portion of the panel.  I also added some pink ink splatter and white gouache splatter for some extra interest.  I had some die cuts ready cut and left over from last year so decided to grab them and use them up.  I chose 2 houses, 1 tree and a cute tiny snowman.  I added 3 layers to each and adhered them together with liquid glue.  Using a t-square ruler I placed them onto the panel with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment in the same pink ink and die cut it out with a sentiment strip die.  I added this with foam squares below the houses.  I finished off with a few pink pearls.  The panel was added to a pink card base (for a change) with foam tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink smooshed along the bottom of the panel.  I added one house and a snowman in the left bottom corner and stamped a sentiment in black ink.  The panel was added to the card base with double sided tape.  A really simple card but the pink colour along with the white die cuts really packs a punch I think. 

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

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes optional all stitched up
Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - make your mark (ink smooshed my background)
Allsorts challenge - Christmas
Alphabet challenge - Q for quick & easy
Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter and/or Christmas + sentiment
Christmas BINGO challenge - column I - make your own background, free, clean & simple, smooshing
Daisy Chain challenge - Christmas and/or winter
Die Cut Divas challenge - any holiday of the year (Christmas)
Incy Wincy Designs challenge - ATG optional theme: Christmas card with handmade background (ink smooshed my background)
Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes
Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes optional theme: Christmas is coming
The Dream Factory challenge - anything goes Christmas optional theme: funny cards
Unicorn challenge - Christmas and/or winter

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 - LeanneDiane and Lori.  

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:
Gina K Designs - winter wonderland die set
Gina K Designs - innocent pink ink pad
Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies
MFT - itty bitty holiday clear stamp - retired
Personal Impressions/Paula Pascual - Christmas messages clear stamp - retired
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card - currently not available
Winsor & Newtonpermanent white gouache
Pink card from stash

12 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Another beautiful card! Jo x

Ink Outside The Box With Diane said...

Spectacular card Denise!! I love seeing other than traditional colours used for Christmas. Fabulous with the CAS design.

Lori Turner said...

This is so awesome Denise! I love pink for Christmas too :) Great card friend xoxoox

Leanne said...

Great job, love that back ground and I always like a scene card. Have a great day. Cheers, L

brenda said...

The really are sweet die cuts as you say, look pretty against the soft pink background, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts and going down the Christmas route.

B x

Liz said...

A very pretty card in pink and white. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge this week using the Christmas option.
Liz xx

Michelle N. said...

Gorgeous CAS Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Die Cut Divas!

Melanie Hungerford said...

Lovely color pink for Christmas, and how great to use some "left overs" from last year! Thanks for sharing with us at Simply Clean & Simple.

Darlene said...

WOW ... beautifully done inside & out Denise! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Simply Clean & Simple challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Simply Clean & Simple Co-Owner

Michelle B. said...

Love your card, so pretty in pink! The pink is a beautiful shade and I love the technique - fabulous! So glad you joined us at Christmas with the Cuties!

Michelle B. said...

Me again! Thank you for joining us at Christmas [or not] BINGO!

Arlene said...

I love the pink card, so fresh and beautiful. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.