Krafty Chicks challenge #802 - Christmas

Good morning lovely friends, I hope you're having a good week so far. We are forecast lots of snow tonight so I won't be going anywhere for the foreseeable; at least it will give me some time to catch up on crafty projects lol!  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. It's time to start building up our Christmas card stash again so why not come over and join in the fun with us.

I love the look of kraft with red, green and gold so that was my colour combo for today's card.  I kept it fairly clean and simple but I think it turned out great.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5/14" and decided to make my own background paper using some diagonal border stamps.  I stamped each edge of the panel using a red ink pad because that was the only part of the background you were going to see.  I took a kraft card panel 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" and stamped the tree image in a dark green ink.  I also heat embossed the sentiment below with gold embossing powder.  I die cut a small star from gold mirror card and adhered it to the top of the tree with liquid glue.  Finally I added some white gouache splatters for some extra interest.  I adhered the panel onto the background with double sided tape.  I didn't add any dimension or embellishments to this card to make it cheaper for posting.  For the inside I cut another panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped the sentiment in the centre with the dark green ink.  I stamped another border using the red ink along the bottom.  I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  A fairly quick and simple card and this would be a good one to mass produce if you needed to. 

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist snow people

Aud Sentiments challenge - ATG + sentiment 

Classic Design challenge - make it merry

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - Christmas/new year

Creative Knockouts challenge - celebrations

Inkspirational challenge - shine/shiny (I used mirror card and gold embossing powder)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Papercraft challenges - festive sparkle

Peace on Earth challenge - anything Christmas themed optional mood board

We Love Stamping challenge - something new/ATG (I chose the ATG option this time)

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:

Clearly Besotted - modern Christmas stamp - retired

Clearly Besotted - diagonal stripes stamp - retired

Clearly Besotted - mini calligraphy stamp (for outside sentiment) - retired 

Clearly Besotted - simply said Christmas stamp (for inside sentiment) - retired

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Versamark - watermark and embossing ink pad

Cosmic Shimmer - bright gold detail embossing powder

*Gina K Designs - ink pads - Christmas pine & red velvet

Crafter's Companion - kraft cardstock 

gold mirror card from stash

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x