Krafty Chicks challenge #781 - Christmas

Good morning lovely friends, I appreciate you stopping by and I hope you're all doing ok. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 2; as always the theme is 'Christmas' and I am your hostess. Another card to add to the Christmas pile, which really takes the stress off later in the year. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I recently bought a few die sets in the Spellbinders sale and was itching to use them so pulled a couple of them out for today's card.  I decided to make a shaped card and I love how it turned out; I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the gorgeous stag:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by creating my card base using one of the new die sets called essential stylish ovals.  I took a full sheet of white card and scored it in half, placed the die slightly over the score line and ran it through my die cutting machine.  The finished card size is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I cut another smaller white oval from the set and stamped it with a script background using versamark ink and heat set it with gold detail embossing powder.  I slightly inked the edges with a red ink pad.  I die cut all the pieces from the floral stag die set using coloured card from my scraps bin and used liquid glue to adhere them all together.  For my arrangement I basically followed the picture on the packaging as I really liked it.  I used liquid glue to adhere everything to the panel except for the upper part of the stag, the large flower and the poinsettia which I added with foam squares.  I stamped and gold heat embossed the sentiment and used the coordinating die to cut it out; this was added with foam squares.  The panel was then added to the card base with double sided tape.  I finished off with a few gold pearl embellishments.  For the inside I again die cut another smaller oval, heat embossed the script background, just to the very top, and added another poinsettia and holly leaf with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in a dark chocolate ink and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  I really like this floral stag die set and I think it would look great on a 5" x 7" card too.  

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

The 12 months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist diamond shapes

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Allsorts challenge - animals

Aud Sentiments challenge - any shape (except rectangle) and/or washi tape + a sentiment

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line B - Christmas, brown, free

Craft Rocket challenge - animals

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Creative Moments challenge - embossing (I heat embossed my background and sentiment)

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - add a sentiment

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - lots of layers

Dream Valley challenge - shaped cards

FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge - ATG with outdoor settings 

Hearts Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags challenge - ATG

Let's Craft and Create challenge - ATG optional polka dots and/or stripes

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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

The Holly & Ivy Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist '4 legged friends'

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.

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

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Spellbinders - floral stag die set - still on sale!

Spellbinders - essential stylish ovals die set - still on sale!

Spellbinders - Christmas magic sentiment stamp & die - still on sale!

MFT - romantic script BG stamp

Versamark - watermark ink pad

Cosmic shimmer - detail bright gold embossing powder

Limetree Crafts -  250gsm silky smooth white card - not currently available - but they do have 280gsm silky smooth white card available here - but limited numbers

Gina K Designs - dark chocolate ink pad

Gina K Designs - pearl mix - gold, black and silver metallic

coloured card from my scraps bin