Saturday, July 7, 2018
ABC Christmas Challenge A B are for
ABC Christmas Challenge A B are for
Over at the ABC Christmas Challenge, were starting our ninth (!) trip through the alphabet...Im the host, and the themes for this month are:
A is for Antlers
and
B is for Birds
We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:
Wild Orchid Crafts
Prize - �20 Gift Certificate!
and
Neat & Tangled
Prize - $25 Gift Certificate!
Theres also a little prize from me too...a DoCrafts Christmas stamps:
Theres also a little prize from me too...a DoCrafts Christmas stamps:
I made a card for each of the themes...and on my A is for Antlers card, I used a new (to me) die set by Tim Holtz (for Sizzix) called Winter Wonderland. I started by cutting the deer from snippets of kraft card...then inked them with a little Brushed Corduroy and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. To make the sky, I took a piece of watercolour paper that Id smooshed with various shades of blue Distress Inks (Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Broken China, Salty Ocean & Chipped Sapphire), and used the falling snow die in the set a couple of times, then added a piece of plain white card behind it. I used my Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border dies to cut the snowy slopes, then layered them all up, and placed the deer on top. The sentiment stamp is from the Scribbly Christmas set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous.
Im also entering this card into the following challenges:
- Everybody Art - Latest Purchase (I bought the die set last weekend)
- Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Something New (The die set is new)
- Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
I stuck with some old favourites on my B is for Birds card...using a trio of chickens by Penny Black called Carolers, which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the Christmas Cheer pad by Lily Bee Design...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is again from the Scribbly Christmas set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous.
Im also entering this card into the following challenges:
- Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
- Shopping Our Stash - Watercolour (I used watercolour pencils)
- Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.
