Krafty Chicks challenge #846 - 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 is Week 2, our theme is 'Christmas' and I am your hostess. I can't believe that Christmas is now only 6 weeks away (how did that happen?) so if you haven't already started your Christmas cards it's time to ramp up production.  We hope you will join us and build up your collection and take the pressure off and even if you're done and dusted for this year why not get ahead for next year!  So come on over and join in the fun with us.

I used a new-ish mini stamp from Gina K; isn't the mouse just adorable?  His face is just so cute, I couldn't resist him.  I also recently got this gorgeous frame die so decided to use that too.  I think it turned out great and I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the mouse:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a panel 4" x 5 1/4" from silver shimmer card and then die cut the gorgeous regal frame from white card, adhering them together using liquid glue.  I used a small snowflake from the stamp set and some light grey ink to make my own background design.  I coloured the mouse with Promarkers and used the coordinating die to cut him out. I also stamped, coloured and die cut the garland and Santa hat.  I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of white card using black ink and used the die to cut it out.  I added the hat onto the mouse with liquid glue then adhered both the mouse and sentiment using foam squares and the garland with liquid glue.  I didn't add any embellishments as I liked it as it was.  I adhered the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another sliver panel and white frame and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped, coloured and die cut one more mouse and Santa hat and added them to the bottom left corner using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre and then adhered the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  

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

* to be updated *

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.  I'll be back in a little while with my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - from our mouse to yours mini stamp & die set

Gina K Designs - regal frame die *link to Dies to Die For, UK

Gina K Designs - soft stone ink pad

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

silver shimmer card sent to me by a crafty friend

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Thank you x