Krafty Chicks challenge #837 - 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. We are in the 'ber months now 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 in December.  So come on over and join in the fun with us.

I went fairly clean and simple this week and used a Penny Black wooden stamp that I got from a friend in her recent destash.  I found a tin of Arteza expert pencils (which I completely forgot I had) so thought I would try them out.  I think I need a little more practice but it turned out ok.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the adorable image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" from alcohol marker friendly card (although I will cut it down later) and stamped the image at the bottom using Memento ink.  I used the Arteza pencils and sansodor (similar to gamsol) to colour the image.  I did a test one first and I messed up the hedgie so the one on my card is my second try.  I die cut the panel using a stitched rectangle die and also die cut 2 more stitched rectangles in slightly increasing sizes to layer up.  I also die cut a red mat layer using a plain rectangle die and adhered all the layers together using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card using black ink and used a stitched label die to cut it out.  I also die cut a flag banner from red card and layered them together using liquid glue.  I added the sentiment label to the top left of my panel using liquid glue.  I added the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  I didn't add any embellishments as I liked the CAS design.  For the inside I die cut the largest stitched rectangle from white and the plain rectangle from red and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I salvaged the snowman from my test run and fussy cut him out before adding him to the bottom left corner with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the bottom right corner with black ink.  The panel was adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  

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

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

ABC Christmas challenge - S is for snowman

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round challenge - S is for snowman

Craft Rocket challenge - use dies

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Let's Craft & Create challenge - frame it

Little Red Wagon challenge - use a stamp

Moving Along With The Times challenge - 4 legged friends

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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

Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG optional use a die

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - ATG CAS optional theme jungle animals

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - frame it

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:

Penny Black - snowy & hedgy wood mounted stamp

Arteza- Expert 120 coloured pencils in tin

Winsor & Newton - sansodor low odour solvent

Clearly Besotted - mini messages clear stamp - retired 

LOTV - Christmas greetings A5 clear stamp (for inside) no longer available

Gina K Designs - master layouts 01 die set (for plain rectangle die)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 die set (for middle stitched rectangle die)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 05 die set (for smallest stitched rectangle, flag die and strip die)

Gian K Designs - master layouts 14 die set (for largest stitched rectangle die)

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - persian red 200gsm card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

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Krafty Chicks challenge #833 - 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. We are slowly adding 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 dug into the latest Gina K Designs 'Christmas in July' card kit for today's card.  I used some non-traditional colours and kept it fairly clean and simple but I'm really happy with how it turned out. 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 1/4" and used the 'snowy' background stamp and some pink ink to create my fun splatter effect background.  I stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it in with a combination of spectrum noir and Promarkers, also adding some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I used the coordinating die to cut it out (plus 3 more from plain white so that I could stack them).  I stamped the sentiment onto white card using black ink and again used the matching die to cut it out (plus another 3 from white to stack them up).  I adhered all the die cuts together using liquid glue.  As the sentiment was slightly too long for my card I fussy cut between the words so that I could them as two separate words.  I added the bauble image in the upper half of the card and the sentiments in the lower half of the card using liquid glue. I finished off with some black pearls.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and adhered it to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added some of the snowy background in the bottom third of the panel using the same pink ink.  I stamped, coloured and die cut one more image as before but decided to cut it apart and just use two baubles in the bottom right corner, using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink before adding my panel to the card base with double sided tape.  As I had part of the second image left over I decided to decorate the back of my envelope and added it with liquid glue.  

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

ABC Christmas challenge - P, Q & R - (R for rectangle)

As You Like It challenge - favourite colouring medium (I have primarily used Promarkers for over 15 years and like how easy they are to use; no refilling and mine are still going strong)

Cut It Up challenge - add a sentiment + must use a die cut

Girlz and the Art of Letters challenge - Letter G (garland, girly)

I Love Promarkers challenge - in the pink

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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 will be back in a little while with my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - joyful borders stamp & die set (kit is sold out but will be available individually next release)

Gina K Designs - snowy background stamp

Gina K Designs - dusty rose ink pad

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

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Versafine - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Promarkers

Spectrum Noir tri-blend markers (bright pink blend & lavender blend)

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

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 links as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

Krafty Chicks challenge #828 - 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. We are slowly adding 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 some Penny Black wooden stamps from a friend who was de-stashing her craft room and had to use one of them on today's card (you know how much I love the PB hedgies!).  I was pushed for time when making my card so kept things very clean and simple, no dimension and it is a true SIP card this week. I think it turned super cute and I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute hedgie:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" from alcohol marker friendly card and stamped the image at the bottom.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some white gelly roll pen highlights. I stamped the sentiment in the upper left of the panel using black ink.  I added the panel onto a piece of red glitter card cut to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and then adhered it to my card base using double sided tape.  No dimension or embellishments but this makes it perfect for mailing!  For the inside I cut a white panel 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped the image in the bottom using black ink.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre and added the panel onto another red glitter card layer.  The panel was then adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  

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

613 Avenue Create challenge - ATG optional twist 'any holiday'

Craft Rocket challenge - animals

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Creative Friday challenge - new (my stamp is new to me)

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - Christmas in July 

Moving Along With The Times challenge - use a colouring medium (I used Promarkers)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed 

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas themed

Pearly Sparkles challenge - Christmas in July

Penny Black Saturday challenge - ATG optional theme 'on the move'

Simple Clean & Simple challenge - ATG optional theme 'birthday'

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - 4 legged friends

Sweet Stampin' challenge - Christmas in July

The Dream Factory challenge - inspired by the Cleaner - CAS cards

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies (hope my little robin is ok)

Try It On Tuesday challenge - animals: real or imaginary 

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:

Penny Black - wishes for kisses 1505H wooden stamp

Uniko - rustic Christmas stamp (for sentiments)

DCWV - holiday collection glitter mat stack 

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Sakura - black ballsign glaze pen (to darken eyes and nose)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Krafty Chicks challenge #824 - 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. We are slowly adding 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 pulled out an oldie but goodie polymer stamp from LOTV for my card today and I think it turned out super cute. It's a shame that making polymer stamps is no longer financially viable for them but I'll continue to use the ones I have as they really do make adorable images.   I went with a traditional colour combo of red and green, but with a twist, as I used lime green for a different look. I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping my image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with Promarkers. There are no dies so I fussy cut out the image (don't look too closely at the handle!).  I also added some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and also using my trimmer cut lots of strips from red, white and lime green card.  I adhered the strips to the panel using liquid glue but left the top and bottom plain white so that I could stamp my greetings there.  Before I stamped the greetings I cut down the panel slightly using a stitched rectangle die.  The greetings were then stamped in the top left and bottom right corners using black ink.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  I added the image with foam squares and finished off with a few black pearls.  I kept the inside fairly simple this time; I cut another white panel to 4" x 5 1/4" and added three strips to the bottom using liquid glue.  I used the stitched rectangle die to cut the panel down and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink. The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist marble magic

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line N: Christmas, free, dots/gems

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round challenge - K for Kris Kringle

CRAFT challenge - cute/ATG

Creative Inspirations challenge - Christmas in June

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - food and/or drink

First Cup challenge - anything beverage/drink related

Girlz Creative Christmas challenge - ATG Christmas

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - scissors (I fussy cut my image)

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - add a sentiment

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist polka dots and/or stripes

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:

LOTV - Christmas mugs A5 polymer stamp (now only available in digi format here)

Promarkers

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Krafty Chicks challenge #822 - 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. We are slowly adding 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.

For today's card I decided to dust off some LOTV polymer stamps. I know they are no longer available in this format as they are focusing on their digital images but I still love them and will keep using them.  I went fairly clean and simple with my layout and NO dimension - don't faint - but I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I tried to capture the sparkle of the stickles:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blended a strip of sea glass ink in the upper half of the card.  I stamped the image with memento black ink and once dry coloured it with my Promarkers.  I added some white gelly roll pen highlights and stickles to their hats.  I stamped the sentiment above the image with black ink.  Last year when I was mailing out my Christmas cards I realised that they had so much dimension I needed to add extra postage which really started to mount up.  This year I need to start making some flat, mailer friendly cards and this is the first one lol!  I simply added double sided tape behind the panel and adhered it to the card base.  For the inside I cut another white panel and stamped one of the birds from the stamp with some selective masking.  I again coloured it with Promarkers, adding white gelly roll pen highlights and stickles to his hat.  The sentiment was stamped in the centre with black ink and the panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

The 12 months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist 'lanterns in the snow'

ABC Christmas challenge - J is for just enough (CAS)

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line N - Christmas, free, glitter

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Creative Friday challenge - all animals

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter 

Dream Valley challenge - all creatures great and small

I Love Promarkers challenge - special occasions (Christmas)

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

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

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - ATG CAS optional theme 'things that fly'

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - things with wings

Stamping Sensations challenge - cute creatures

Sweet Stampin' challenge - things with wings

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional mood board (entry 3)

We Love Stamping challenge - all creatures great and small 

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:

LOTV - cute Christmas A5 polymer stamp (no longer available)

LOTV - verses A5 polymer stamp (no longer available)

Promarkers

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Ranger - crystal stickles

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

*Gina K Designs - sea glass ink pad

*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

Krafty Chicks challenge #815 - 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. We are slowly adding 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 wanted to use this super cute die set for my card this week.  I've had it in my stash for almost a year and hadn't used it so it was about time I showed it some love.  It actually makes three different character mugs so I will definitely pulling it out again soon as the penguin one turned out adorable.  I hope you like it.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute penguin mug:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by grabbing lots of coloured card from my scraps bin and die cutting all the pieces for the adorable penguin mug.  I used liquid glue to adhere them together, apart from the face and belly that I added with foam squares.  Next I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and embossed it with a lovely snowflake folder and also die cut a rectangle which had some lovely dot details from vellum.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and cut it out with a rectangle die.  Now it was time to assemble my card.  I added some scrap white card behind the embossed panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape. I adhered the penguin mug onto the vellum with foam squares and then added the vellum panel onto the embossed background with double sided tape.  I added the sentiment in the top right corner with foam squares.  I finished off with some tiny snowflake embellishments.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a left over piece of the embossed background to the bottom with liquid glue.  I die cut 1 more candy cane and snowflake and added them with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  After the initial die cutting the card was fairly quick to put together and I think it turned out super sweet.  

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

The 12 months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas optional twist nordic noel 

A Cut Above challenge - ATG use a die cut

As You Like It challenge - simple or fussy (I am a bit like Elaine and feel more comfortable in the 'middle' but can sometimes go full on fussy when the occasion calls for it)

Caffeinated Christmas challenge - anything Christmas/holiday with coffee/tea/cocoa theme #cccc52

CRAFT challenge - seasons/weather/ATG 

Craft Rocket challenge - layer it up

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Crafty Calendar challenge - die cuts/punches

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Daisy Chain challenge - no design paper

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food (or drink) related

First Cup challenge - ATG beverage/drink

Girlz & the Art of Letters challenge - Letter X (for Xmas)

Girlz Creative Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Neglected Stuff challenge - use your old, neglected stuff (I've had the die set for nearly a year and this is the first time I've used it)

NBUS challenge - never been used stuff (my die set)

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

Pick 3 challenge - text, die cut, stripes (on scarf and mug handle)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - food and/or drink

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist dies/punches

Try It On Tuesday challenge - make it cute

Unicorn challenge - use dies

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 - cocoa greetings die set (DOM-JUL25)

Spellbinders - nordic noel 2D embossing folder (EOM-JUL25)

Spellbinders - Santa's sippin' sayings clear stamp (for both sentiments)

Spellbinders - essential rectangles (for dotty panel)

Spellbinders - classic rectangles large die set (for small rectangle)

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Trinity Stamps - vanilla sugar snowflakes embellishment mix

coloured card from scraps bin