Spread your Wings and Fly

I've made another butterfly card.  This one is made with a large Uniko stamp that was part of an old Papercraft Society box and I've used the colours from the current AAA Cards colour challenge.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white linen card blank
     Papercraft Society 'Box 51 Uniko' stamps and coordinating die
     Versafine Smoky Grey ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copics - BV02, RV02, V 12 & YR00
     Snippet of white matt card

I used grey ink to stamp the large butterfly onto a snippet of white matt card before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  The butterfly was then cut with the coordinating die before being coloured with four Copics to match the challenge colours.  I placed the card blank into my MISTI and put the butterfly onto it so I could see where to stamp the sentiment.  I removed the butterfly and stamped the sentiment with grey ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  To finish I attached the butterfly along its body and shaped the wings.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Colour Challenge
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Make Your Mark (I've used ink and Copics)
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Cut It Up Challenge - Something with Wings
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes + Twist of Colour an Image
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Moving Along With The Times - One or More Butterflies
     Simply Clean & Simple - Things That Fly

Kath x

Hello

I've followed Jane's Lead at the AAA Cards Challenge to make another note card for my card box - this one uses lots of tiny snippets of textured card 

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     My Favorite Things 'Fishtail Flags' and Altenew 'Simply Hello' dies
     Snippets of white matt card and Papermania textured card  

I die cut lots of fishtail flags from different colour snippets of textured card using the smallest die.  I attached these to a strip of white card using glue so I had a little 'wriggle room' to line up the strips.  When they had dried I used the largest fishtail flag to cut the edges of the strip.  This panel was then attached to the front of the card blank.  I die cut 'hello' from another snippet of white mat card and attached it to the card using glue for the 'h' and foam pads for the rest of the sentiment so it lay flat across the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards Challenge - Follow Jane's Lead
     A Cut Above - Anything Goes with a Die Cut
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     As You Like It Challenge - Simple or Fussy (it's always simple for me, CAS cards with lots of white space are my favourites as I just don't do 'fussy')
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Die cuts/Punches (I have used die cuts)
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Simply Clean & Simple - Anything CAS Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 530 (oops, I forgot to take a photo of my snippets!)

Kath x

Hello Spring

I made this card with a 'new to me' stamp I've recently bought - perfect for a cute Spring card.

To make this card I used:
     4.25" x 3" white matt card blank
     Newton's Nook 'Hello Spring' stamp
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics' die
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copics - E11, RV10RV21, V12, Y08 & YG03
     Snippet of white matt card and purple textured card

I used brown ink to stamp the image onto a snippet of white card and then embossed it with clear embossing powder, before colouring it with Copics.  I used a stitched rectangle die to cut a panel which was layered onto a slightly larger snippet of purple textured card and attached to the card blank

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - 1 + 1 Challenge (I added 'Colours' to my Spring card)
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Spring
     Little Red Wagon - Include an Animal
     Stamping Sensations - Spring
     We Love Stamping - Wildlife (I've a cute rabbit on my Spring card)

Kath x

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

I made this Christmas card for the AAA Cards Challenge 'Follow Francesca's Lead'.  

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Clearly Besotted 'Let's Prance' stamps and coordinating dies
     Clearly Besotted 'Cheerful Christmas' sentiment stamp
     Memory Box 'Wicker Panel' die
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copics
     Snippets of white matt card

I embossed a strip across the card with the Wicker Panel die and then placed it into my MISTI.  I used black ink to stamp the sentiment underneath the embossed strip and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The reindeer were stamped in black ink onto snippets of white card and embossed with clear embossing powder before being cut with the coordinating die.  The reindeer were then colourd with Copics before being attached across the embossed strip with foam pads.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards Challenge - Follow Francesca's Lead
     ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Christmas
     As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Occasion (my favourite cardmaking occasion is Christmas and I tend to make far more cards than I need)
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS
     Simply Clean & Simple - Clean and Simple

Kath x

Live Life in Full Bloom

I have several Uniko Flower Power stamp sets and have just bought this new set in their recent sale.  I made this card using the colours from the current CAS Colours and Sketches colour challenge.

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white matt card blank
     Uniko 'Flower Power #10' stamps
     Uniko 'Flower Power #1-6' die (to cut the leaves)
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitches Rectangle STAX Die-namics' die
     Versafine Majestic Blue and Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copics - B29, G29 & RV29
     Snippets of white matt card

I used blue ink to stamp the flower and green ink to stamp the leaves onto a snippet of white card.  These were embossed with clear embossing powder.  I cut the leaves using the die from the Flower Power #1-6 die set and fussy cut the flower.  I used the green Copic to colour the leaves and centre of the flower, blue to colour around the flower centre and red for the flower petals.  I die cut another snippet of white card using the largest rectangle die and placed it into my MISTI before laying the flower onto the panel so I could see where to place the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment with blue ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I then attached the panel to the front of the card blank.  The leaves were attached to the left of the sentiment and the flower attached above the stem with a foam pad.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     CAS Colours and Sketches - Colour Challenge (Cherry Cobbler, Secret Sea & Old Olive)
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything New (I have used my new stamps)
     Simply Clean & Simple - Use Something New (I have used my new stamps)
     Stamping Sensations - Something Beginning with B (I have chosen Bloom and blue ink)
     We Love Stamping - Something New (I have used my new stamps)

Kath x

Eat Drink and Be Merry

I had a rush to finish all my Christmas cards last year, so am determined to make more during the year so the same doesn't happen this December.  This card uses a lovely Clearly Besotted 'Christmas Pudding' stamp and die set - perfect for the current ABC Christmas Challenge 'Y for Yummy'.

To make this card I used:
     4" x 4" white linen card blank
     Clearly Besotted 'Christmas Pudding' stamp and coordinating die set
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Square STAX Die-namics' die
     Versafine Vintage Sepia and Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Red Copic
     Diamond Stickles
     Glossy Accents

     Snippet of white matt card

I used brown ink to stamp the Christmas pudding onto a snippet of white card and used green ink to stamp the holly.  I embossed them with clear embossing powder before cutting them with the coordinating dies.  I embossed a stitched square in the centre of the card before placing the card blank into my MISTI.  I laid the pudding in the middle of the stitched square so I could see where to place the sentiment.  I removed the pudding and stamped the sentiment with brown ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  I attached the pudding with a foam pad and applied Diamond Stickles to the top.  The holly berries were coloured with a red Copic and then highlighted with Glossy Accents before being attached to the top of the pudding.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything Goes
     ABC Christmas Challenge - Y for Yummy
     A Cut Above - Anything Goes
     Allsorts - Anything Goes   
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Christmas
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Simply Clean & Simple - Anything Clean & Simple

Kath x

Steve's Christmas Card

As always, the final Christmas card I post is the one I've made for Steve.  This card uses a pre-loved 'Mistletoe' stamp, die and stencil set I've recently bought to make his card.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white linen card blank
     Crafter's Companion 'Mistletoe' stamp, die and stencil set
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' and Crafter's Companion 'Gemini Expressions - Husband' dies
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Copics BG10, R27, R29 & YG67
     Glossy Accents
     Snippet of white matt card and red pearlescent card

I used black ink to stamp the mistletoe onto a snippet of white matt card before embossing it with clear embossing powder and cutting it with the coordinating die.  I used the red Copics to colour the bow and green to colour the mistletoe leaves.  I placed the stencil on top of the coloured image and used the pale blue Copic to colour the berries.  I removed the stencil and then added Glossy Accents to the berries and left it to dry.  I used the largest stitched square die to emboss the front of the card blank and die cut 'Husband' from a snippet of red card.  I attached the mistletoe with foam pads and placed 'Husband' in the corner of the embossed square.

I am entering the following challenges:
     52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a Previous Colour Challenge (I have used the May colours - Red & Green)
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Addicted to CAS - Christmas
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Christmas
     Allsorts - New (I have used a 'New to Me' stamp, die and stencil set)
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS
     Little Red Wagon - Christmas Card
     Simply Clean & Simple - Reds and Greens
     The Male Room - Christmas Colours (Red & Green)
     Tic Tac Toe - Challenge 285 (I have chosen the middle line across - white, free & square)

Kath x

October Rudolph Day

It's time for the tenth Rudolph Day of the year - just one RD before Christmas!  I've made another die cut Christmas card as die-cutting is my RD theme this year.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Creative Dies 'Woodland Scene' and My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Square STAX Die-namics' dies
     Snippets of dark brown pearlescent card, white matt card, gold mirri and light brown swirl paper

I die cut the woodland scene from dark brown pearlescent card and removed the small tree from the bottom of the die as I prefer the scene without it.  I layered the die cut onto a snippet of light brown paper and set it aside.  I used the largest die to cut a square from the snippet of white matt card.  The woodland panel was then layered onto the white square and attached attached to the centre of the card.  To finish I die cut the two largest stars from gold mirri, layered them and attached them above the deer.

I am entering the following challenges:
     52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Quick Card
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes/Monochrome
     ABC Christmas Card Throwdown - U for Uncluttered
     A Cut Above - Anything Goes with a Die Cut
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine
     Rudolph Day - October Challenge
     Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Non-traditional Christmas Colours

Kath x

World Cardmaking Day

I made this card for the Uniko 'World Card Making Day' challenge using stamps from two 'new to me' Uniko stamp sets and following the sketch at AAA Cards.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Uniko 'English Country Garden Butterflies' stamp and coordinating dies
     Uniko 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment stamp
     Creative Expressions 'Clean and Simple - Zig Zag Border' die
     Versafine Imperial Purple ink
     Orange and purple Promarkers
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Snippet of white matt card

I used the Zig Zag border die to emboss a strip across the top of the card.  I stamped the butterfly onto a snippet of white card using purple ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder before cutting it with the coordinating die.  I then coloured the butterfly with orange and purple Promarkers.  I placed the card into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment with purple ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder (the sentiment stamp had been cut by its previous owner which made it fit the bottom of the card better).  To finish I attached the butterfly to the embossed strip.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Sketch Challenge
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     As You Like It Challenge - Square or Not (6" x 6" square cards are my preferred card size as I feel they suit my CAS style.  I do sometimes make smaller square cards and occasionally a C6 card, but 6" x 6" is my favourite)
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Birthdays
     Simply Clean & Simple - Anything Goes CAS
     Triple B Challenge - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms (I've chosen the butterflies option)
     Uniko - World Card Making Day 2025 with Uniko

Kath x

Thank You So Much

I made this 'Thank You' card for a friend who has gifted me some craft magazine and books.  I thought this Sizzix stamp would be perfect as she likes spring flowers and yellow is her favourite colour.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics'  and Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly' dies
     Sizzix 'Floral Hello' stamp and coordinating die
     Clearly Besotted 'Fall Flowers' sentiment stamp
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Promarkers
     Wink of Stella
     Snippets of white, brown and yellow matt card

I used brown ink to stamp the flowers onto a snippet of white matt card.  I embossed them with clear embossing powder before cutting them with the coordinating die.  I used a yellow Promarker for the flowers, bright green for the flower centres and a darker green for the leaves.  I die cut a stitched circle from a snippet of white matt card and put it into my MISTI before placing the flowers onto the circle so I could see where to position the sentiment.  I then removed the flowers and stamped the sentiment with brown ink before embossing it with clear embossing powder.  The circle was attached to the centre of the card blank and the flowers attached to the upper edge with foam pads.  I die cut two tiny butterflies, one from yellow and one from brown matt card.  These were layered with the yellow butterfly on top and attached above the sentiment.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Allsorts - CAS
     Flower Challenge - Add Circles
     Stamping Sensations - Hello Spring
     Triple B - Birds, Blooms and Butterflies (I have used Blooms and a Butterfly)
     Try It On Tuesday - For a Lady
     We Love Stamping - Hello Spring

Kath x

Sparkling Tile Christmas Tree

This Memory Box die is one of my favourite CAS tree dies and is perfect for colour challenges as it looks so different each time I change the colour combinations.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white hammer card blank
     Memory Box 'Sparkling Tree Tile' die
     Snippets of white hammer card, grey textured card and pink pearlescent card

I trimmed a snippet of white hammer card so it was slightly smaller than the card blank and die cut the tree from the centre before attaching it to the front of the card blank.  I die cut the tree from a snippet of pale grey textured card and inlaid the pieces.  I then used a couple of small snippets of pink pearlescent card to die cut the tree again and inlaid the circles into the card. 

I am entering the following challenges:
     52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pink, White & Grey
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Die Cuts
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Christmas
     Allsorts - CAS
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - Not the Norm (no red, green or gold)
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 501

Kath x

     

Everyone Needs a Friend Like You

This is the card I made to send to Brenda for the February Card Chain Challenge.  I used the Colour Option (Cherry, Butter & Sage), the Theme Option (Hearts and Flowers & Friendship) and the Product/Technique Option (Embossing Powder & Die Cutting).

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Bubble Bloom Jeanie' and 'Stamps for All Occasions 'Sentiment' stamps
     Sizzix 'Floral Hello' heart die
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Promarkers - Pear Green and Pastel Yellow
     Glossy Accents
     Wink of Stella
     Snippets of white matt and red matt card

I trimmed a snippet of white matt card to a 5" x 5" square and placed it into my MISTI.  The flower stamp was too upright for the card, so I snipped between the leaves so I could bend the stamp onto my card.  I then placed the sentiment in the lower corner of the panel.  I stamped the flower and sentiment with green ink before embossing them with clear embossing powder.  I coloured the flowers, leaves and 'YOU' with Promarkers.  The panel was layered onto a slightly larger square of red card and attached to the card blank.  I die cut two small hearts from red card and attached them on each side of the sentiment.  To finish I added Glossy Accents to the yellow flower bubbles and a Wink of Stella to the leaves and 'YOU'.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     Allsorts - CAS
     Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Stamping Sensations - Hello Spring
     We Love Stamping - Hello Spring

This is the lovely card I received from Michaela:

Kath x

Love

I've made another anniversary card for the AAA Cards 'Follow the Leader' challenge using some more white snippets.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     Impression Obsession 'Love' die
     Snippets of white matt card and red glitter card

I die cut 'Love' three times from white matt card.  I layered the die cuts before attaching them to the bottom corner of the card.  The three small hearts that had been cut from the heart on the sentiment were attached to the card.  To finish I die cut another small heart from the red glitter card and inlaid it into the 'Love'.

I am entering the following challenges
     AAA Cards - Follow the Leader
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Die Cut
     Cut It Up - Have a Heart
     Litlle Red Wagon - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Simply Clean and Simple - Anything Goes

Kath x

Floral Anniversary

I made this anniversary card for the AAA Cards 'Follow the Leader' challenge and used a few more of my white snippets.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     Creative Expressions 'Finishing Touches - French Marigold', Tattered Lace 'Mini Butterfly' and Sizzix 'Floral Hello' dies
     Snippets of white matt card and red glitter card

I die cut the three different size flowers, two large leaves and a small butterfly from white matt card.  The flowers were layered and attached to the corner of the card.  The leaves were tucked underneath the flower and the butterfly attached above the image.  To finish I die cut a small heart from red glitter card and attached it to the centre of the flower.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Any Occasion
     AAA Cards - Follow the Leader
     Allsorts - Close to Nature
     Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes
     Cut It Up - Something New (('ve used a new 'to me' idea of following the leader and taking inspiration from their design)
     Daisy Chain Challenge - No Designer Paper
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 498 (Love is in the Air)
     Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms & Butterflies (I have used Blooms and Butterflies)     

Kath x

Winter Woodland

I was delighted when my Sweet Nature Note Card was the winner on the CAS on Friday Sketch Challenge and the team invited me to be Guest Designer on the 'Winter' Challenge.  I made this card using one of my favourite winter dies which had been a cover gift with a magazine many years ago.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Creative Dies 'Woodland Scene' and My Favorite Things ' Inside & Out Stitched Square Stackables STAX Die-namics' dies
     Snippets of white matt card and blue paper

I used the largest stitched square die to emboss a square on the front of the card blank.  I die cut the Woodland Scene from a snippet of white card and removed the small tress from in front of the deer as it made the scene look a little too fussy.  I then cut the scene again with a stitched square die to match the embossed border.  I trimmed a snippet of blue paper, attached it behind the Woodland Scene and then attached the panel to the front of the card.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes
     ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Goes
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Die Cut
     Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
     The Male Room - Clean and Simple
     Try It On Tuesday - Feeling Blue

Kath x

Rudolph and Friends

When I made my Rudolph Says Hello card last year, I stamped and die cut several more Rudolphs and then never used them.  I came across them in my oddments box and thought they would be perfect for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown 'Sketch challenge'.  As I had several Rudolphs in the oddments box I made a matching tag for the the Allsorts 'Matching Pairs' challenge.

To make this card and tag I used:

     C6 white matt card blank
     Clearly Besotted 'Let's Prance' stamps and coordinating dies
     Clearly Besotted 'Cheerful Christmas' stamps

     Creative Expressions 'Pierced Tags' die
     Versafine Onyx Black ink

     Promarkers
     Snippets of white matt card, red textured card and red twine

I put white card into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment across the top.  The panel was trimmed, layered onto red textured card and attached to the card blank.  The reindeer had been stamped in black ink and cut with the coordinating dies before being popped into my oddments box.  I chose three different reindeer and coloured them with Promarkers.  To make them stand out on the card I layered the coloured reindeer onto a plain die cut and then attached them across the card under the sentiment.  I used a snippet of white card to cut the pierced tag and attached another Rudolph to the tag and some red twine.

I am entering the following challenges:
     52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Sketch
     AAA Cards - Flies in the Air (Rudolph flies with Santa!)
     Allsorts - Matching Pairs
     Christmas Crafts All Year Round - The Christmas Song (I have used 'To see if a reindeer really knows how to fly)
     Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a Die Cut
     Cut It Up - Anything Goes
     Stamping Sensations - Hand Coloured Image
     We Love Stamping - Anything But Square

Kath x

Just Wanted to Say ...

When I made my Hello card I had stamped and die cut a few spare flowers which I've used on this note card following the sketch at the AAA Cards Challenge.

To make this card I used:
     C6 white matt card blank
     Sizzix Framelits 'Floral Hello' stamp and die set
     My Favorite Things 'Fishtail Flags' die
     Hobby Art 'General Greetings' stamp
     Funky Fossil 'Stacked Lines' stencil
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Distress Ink - Old Paper
     Promarkers - Orange & Gold
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Wink of Stella
     Snippets of white matt card

I placed the stencil on the left side of the card and masked around the edge before using the Old Paper Distress Ink to colour the lines.  I stamped the sentiment onto a snippet of white card and cut it with the fishtail flag die before snipping the end from the die cut and attaching it to the lower edge of the card. The flowers had previously been stamped with brown ink and embossed with clear embossing powder before being cut with the coordinating die.  I used Promarkers to colour the flowers - orange for the petals and gold for the centre.  The flowers were attached to the card with foam pads and a Wink of Stella added to the petals to make them sparkle.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards Challenge - Sketch
     Allsorts - Lots of White
     Cut It Up - Use More Than One Die Cut
     Simply Clean & Simple - Anything Goes
     The Flower Challenge - Add Sparkle     

Kath x

Peace and Joy

A CAS Christmas card from me today, this one uses a lovely Uniko stamp and snippets.

To make this card I used:
     5" x 5" white matt card blank
     Uniko 'Rustic Wreath' stamps
     Lawn Fawn 'Outside In Stitched Square Stackables' die
     Versafine Olympia Green ink
     Small red enamel dots
     Snippets of white matt card and red mirri card

I placed a snippet of white card into my MISTI and stamped the wreath and sentiment with green ink.  The panel was then cut with a stitched square die, layered onto a snippet of red mirri card and attached to the card front.  To finish I added small red enamel dots around the wreath.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Anything CAS Goes, plus Christmas/Winter Option
     Christmas Kickstart Challenge - If It's Christmassy, Link It Up
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Stamps
     Make My Monday - A CAS Winter Card
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Christmas
     Stamping Sensations - Winter
     Try It On Tuesday - Traditional Christmas
     Uniko Christmas Linky Party - Christmas Card
     We Love Stamping - Winter

Kath x

November Rudolph Day

It's time for the final Rudolph Day of the year and my final green and gold Christmas card (green and gold has been my RD theme for this year).

To make this card I used:
     5.5" x 4.25" white matt card blank
     My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics' and Memory Box 'Merry Christmas Tree' dies
     Snippets of white matt card, gold mirri and green glitter card

I die cut the stitched rectangle from a snippet of white matt card and layered it onto a slightly larger piece of gold mirri before attaching it to the card blank.  I die cut the tree from green glitter card and snipped the star from the top.  The tree was attached to the panel on the front of the card.  I then die cut the star from another small snippet of gold mirri and attached it to the top of the tree.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Christmas/Winter
     Alphabet Challenge - Q is for Quick and Easy
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS
     Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
     Rudolph Day - November Challenge
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 494

Kath x

Christmas Clarissa Bubble Bloom

When I posted my Clarissa Bubble Bloom birthday card a few days ago, Colleen commented it could be made Christmassy.  I've used the stamp many times over the years, but never for a Christmas card so I've changed the colours and sentiment to make a card for the CAS on Friday 'Christmas with Non-Holiday Items' challenge.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Woodware 'Bubble Bloom - Clarissa' and 'Festive Verse' stamps
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Cosmic Shimmer Clear Detail embossing powder
     Card Candi
     Gold metallic pen
     Glossy Accents
     Lili of the Valley 'Classic Christmas' paper 
     Snippet of white matt card

I used brown ink to stamp the flower and sentiment onto a snippet of white matt card before embossing them with clear embossing powder.  The panel was trimmed, layered onto dark green paper and attached to the centre of the card blank.  I stamped the leaves onto another piece of green paper, fussy cut them and attached them to the card.  I attached red and gold Card Candi to the larger flower circles.  I coloured the smaller circles with a gold metallic pen before adding Glossy Accents.  

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Cards - Christmas/Winter
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     CAS on Friday - Christmas with Non-Holiday Items (I've used my birthday stamp)
     Daisy Chain Challenge - Christmas and/or Winter
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS
     Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Christmas Florals
     Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
     We Love Stamping - Christmas

Kath x