Good morning lovely friends. I know I don't normally post on a Tuesday but I was asked to be a guest designer for the Try It On Tuesday challenge and I happily accepted. Their challenge starts today and runs for 2 weeks and the theme is 'sparkle all the way'.
I was originally going to make a birthday card for a friend but sparkle at this time of year makes me think of snowflakes so I caved and made a Christmas card. I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A close up of the snowflakes:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by die cutting my snowflakes from glitter card and also a further 2 times from white card. I adhered them together with liquid glue. I cut a white card panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and stamped a snowy background in a light grey ink. I also cut a mat layer from silver mirri card 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered them together with double sided tape. I cut the joy word from the silver mirri card and also a further 2 times from white card and again adhered them together with liquid glue. I found a pre-printed sentiment strip that said wishing you joy so die cut with a sentiment strip die but cut off the word joy. I added the snowflakes more towards the lower left corner with liquid glue and added the joy word and sentiment strip on top with liquid glue. I finished with some silver sequins. I added the panel to the card base with foam tape. For the inside I cut the same white and silver panels and partially stamped the snowy background in just the bottom left corner. I also added one snowflake with liquid glue. I adhered the panels with double sided tape and also attached them to my card base with double sided tape. It's hard to capture all the sparkle but hopefully you can see some of it; it's really sparkly in real life.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The 12 months of Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes optional all stitched up
Addicted to CAS challenge - snow
Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils
Allsorts challenge - Christmas (full list of supplies at bottom of post)
Aud Sentiments challenge - glitter and/or Christmas + sentiment
Christmas Bingo challenge - Column I - make your own background, free, CAS, glitter
Craft Rocket challenge - Christmas and/or winter
Creative Friday challenge - Christmas
Daisy Chain challenge - Christmas and/or winter
Die Cut Divas challenge - any holiday of the year (I chose Christmas)
Little Red Wagon challenge - white lightning (I thought snow)
Moving Along With The Times challenge - sparkle
Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes
Peace On Earth challenge - anything Christmas related
Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes optional theme: Christmas is coming
Sparkles Christmas challenge - snowflakes
Tic Tac Toe - die cut/metallic element/festive sentiment
Unicorn challenge - Christmas and/or winter
Word Power - challenge #11 (make the sentiment the focus)
I know this will be a popular challenge as everyone likes a bit of sparkle don't they? I can wait to see what you all come up with. I would like to thank Jo and all the team at Try It On Tuesday for approaching me to be a guest designer and I would suggest you go and check out their amazing creations too.
Have a wonderful day everyone; I appreciate you stopping by.
Love and hugs,
card ingredients:
Clearly Besotted Stamps - snowflake trio die collection - retired
Funky Fossil Designs - festive word dies
Gina K Designs - snowy background clear stamp
Gina K Designs - winter cheer sentiment strips - not available
Gina K Designs - sentiment strip dies
Gina K Designs - soft stone ink pad
MFT - my bitty holiday clear stamp set (for inside sentiment) - not available
Tonic Studios - craft perfect sugar crystal 250gsm low shed card - on sale!
silver mirri card from stash (I've lost the packaging)
Spellbinders - color essentials sequins silver smooth disc
Versafine - onyx black ink pad
