Krafty Chicks challenge #772 - 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; and as always the theme is 'Christmas' and I am our 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 used a few polymer stamps from Lili of the Valley on my card and I was sad to read recently that they are no longer going to be making them.  I understand the reasons why, and they will be continuing with their digital images, but you know how much I love my clear stamps.  Never mind I will continue to use them as they are timeless images and super cute to boot.  I went with a fairly clean and simple layout for my card but there are a few layers going on too!  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 my white panel using a stitched rectangle die and cut a mat layer from blue glitter card with a plain rectangle die.  I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped a simple sentiment in black ink in the lower right corner.  I cut a thin strip of snowflake patterned card, which I cut with the stitched rectangle and again matted it onto the blue glitter card with liquid glue.  I adhered it to my panel with liquid glue.  I found the images already stamped out so coloured them with my Promarkers and added some white gelly roll highlights.  I cut out the penguin for the front of my card with a circle die and also used a larger circle die to cut out a mat layer from the blue glitter card.  I didn't like how big the gap was between the circles so trimmed the blue layer down with scissors (it's a little wonky but I think it looks ok).  I added the circle over the patterned panel with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel for stability and dimension and adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  I didn't add any embellishments as I loved the clean look as it was.  For the inside I cut another white stitched panel and blue glitter panel and adhered them with liquid glue.  I cut another strip of the snowflake card with the stitched die and again matted it onto the blue glitter card.  I added this to the panel with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and added the second image (which I coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut) to the bottom left corner with liquid glue.  I adhered the panel with double sided tape.  I'm really happy with this card and the images are so super cute aren't they?  

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG optional twist one or 2 layers

Allsorts challenge - what makes you happy (super cute critters)

As You Like It challenge - add a sentiment or not (I always add a sentiment to the front as I don't think it looks finished without one)

Colorful Options challenge - inspiration photo (I was inspired by the colours)

CRAFT challenge - cute/ATG

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG but must include an animal

Crafty Calendar challenge - add a sentiment

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - use your die cuts

I love Promarkers challenge - ATG or summertime

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Simply Clean & Simple challenge - anything CAS goes optional theme pretty pinks

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - monochrome

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - fur, feathers and/or flowers

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - anything Christmas goes

We Love Stamping challenge - nature

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:

Lili of the Valley - penguins & reindeer polymer stamp - no longer available

Lili of the Valley - Christmas Greetings polymer stamp - no longer available

Lili of the Valley - verses polymer stamp - no longer available 

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 14 (for stitched rectangle die)

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 1 (for plain rectangle die)

Spellbinders - standard circles large dies

Craft ID - Christmas paper pad (bought from TK Maxx a few years ago)

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - not currently available - they do have 300gsm bright white card available here

Krafty Chicks challenge #702 Christmas

Hello again lovely friends; I'm back again this morning to share my card for this week's Krafty Chicks challenge.  I am the hostess this week and as always Week 2 is 'Christmas'.  I am finding it really helpful that I have to make at least 1 Christmas card each week so hopefully won't be rushing again in December as I do most years!  

Just before Christmas last year I bought some cute stamps from LOTV so decided to ink some of them up.  Here is my card:

and a closer look at the image:

I completely forgot to decorate the inside so no photo this time - it's a shock I know but it won't happen again I promise!

I began by stamping the snow globe in black ink.  There are 6 different scenes to choose from in the stamp set to put inside the globe and this time I chose the sweet cottage, again stamped in black ink.  I coloured the image with Promarkers, added a few highlights with a white gel pen and then fussy cut the globe out (no matching dies with LOTV sets).  The background is from a paper pad that I picked up from TK Maxx which I thought was really cute.  I attached the paper with double sided tape and the snow globe was adhered with foam squares.  The large sentiment was stamped below the snow globe directly onto the paper with black ink.  I added a few pearls randomly on the background and my card was complete.  I'm really happy with the way it turned out and I cannot wait to try the globe with all the other cute images.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - make your mark (I stamped and coloured with markers)

As You Like It challenge - physical or digi stamps (I prefer physical as I'm not very techy)

CAS Colours and Sketches challenge - colour challenge

Crafty Gals Corner challenge - winter fun

Dream Valley challenge - add a sentiment

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG option Easter

Make My Monday challenge - use your patterned paper

Peace On Earth Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Shopping Our Stash challenge - winter wonderland

The Four Seasons challenge - ATG winter challenge

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - winter blues

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 and our guest designer for February Helen.  

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments, I really appreciate you taking the time to visit me.   

Love and hugs, 

LOTV - snow globes A5 stamp set*

LOTV - Christmas greetings A5 stamp set*

Craft ID - winter fun paper pad - from TK Maxx

Promarkers

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card

Versafine onyx black ink (for sentiment)

Memento tuxedo black ink (alcohol marker friendly)

Sakura - white gelly roll no. 10 pen

*LOTV are have a big sale on their A5 stamp sets - all are currently £10 - the two sets I used are no longer in the store so if you do fancy anything grab them now whilst they are still available.