Anyway enough of my waffle! It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 2; and as always the theme is 'Christmas' and I am your hostess. Another chance to add a card to the Christmas pile and we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.
I was pushed for time this week so made a clean and simple card but I did colour my image so that's something. I made a 5" x 7" card for a change. I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A closer look at the cute hedgie:
Plus I decorated the inside (very simply this time):
I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with Promarkers; I also added a few highlights with a white gelly roll pen. I cut the panel down to 4 1/8" x 6 1/8" and stamped the sentiment in black ink in the top right corner. I cut a piece of green dotty paper 4 5/8" x 6 5/8". I added some extra scrap card behind the image panel for dimension instead of using foam tape and adhered this to the dotty paper with double sided tape. I added the panel to the card base with double sided tape. I finished off with a few gold sequins. For the inside, as I was pressed for time, I simply cut a white panel 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" and added a 1/2" strip of the dotty paper to the top and bottom with double sided tape. I stamped a sentiment in black ink in the upper centre. I adhered the panel to my card base with double sided tape. I love the Penny Black hedgie stamps so I'm really happy with my card, even if it was made in a rush.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The 12 months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist vintage
As You Like It challenge - cute or floral (I love cute images, especially the PB hedgies)
Christmas Crafts All Year 'round challenge - rockin' around the Christmas tree (deck the halls with boughs of holly)
The Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional clean and simple
Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal
Crafty Gals Corner challenge - adorable hedgehogs (I'm partial to the Penny Black hedgies)
Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter
Daisy Chain challenge - not square (my card is 5"x7")
Dragonfly Dreams challenge - animals
Girlz Creative Christmas challenge - ATG Christmas
I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or under the sea
Merry Little Christmas challenge - ATG Christmas
My Time To Craft challenge - rectangle shaped cards (my card is 5"x7")
Peace On Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed optional inspiration board
Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG optional Easter
Simply Clean and Simple challenge - ATG CAS optional theme umbrellas
Simply Create Too challenge - furry friends (hedgehogs have fur on their legs and stomach)
Sparkles Christmas challenge - Christmas foliage
Stamping Sensations challenge - birds, animals, flowers & nature
We Love Stamping challenge - favourite stamps (I love the PB hedgie stamps)
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.
Love and hugs,
card ingredients:
Penny Black Inc - a thorny affair 4092K wood stamp
Promarkers
Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen
Clearly Besotted Stamps - simply said Christmas clear stamp - retired
Spellbinders - holiday besties clear stamp (for inside sentiment)
Spellbinders - gold smooth disc color essentials sequins
Versafine - onyx black ink pad
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - not currently available - they do have 300gsm bright white card available here
dotty paper from stash
Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed