Crafty Stamping: #sizzix

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

CHRISTMAS CRAFT CREATIONS - NO STAMPING

Well I must admit I found this challenge tricky. Our challenge this month at Christmas Craft Creations is No Stamping!!! It took me a while to get a card I was happy with.

I started off with a dots embossing folder and used some red cardstock for the background. I then found another lovely Christmas words embossing folder in my stash and used the kraft paper for this one. I had some wonderful Silent Night Christmas sheet music which I had downloaded from Shawn Petite where she gives us free downloads.

I used a Tim Holtz Wreath and cut it out of the notes part of the music. The title was also part of it which really helped with the whole non-stamping part. I added some red dots and the bow and finished with some white splatters.

I'm adding this into the following :

Everybody Art - Die Cut

The Holly and Ivy - AG Christmas

52CCT - Music

Jingle Bells Rock - No Stamping

Delighted to have had my card chosen in the following challenges - and to think I very nearly threw it in the bin!

Thursday, 1 April 2021

SPARKLES - CHRISTMAS TREES

Our challenge this month at Sparkles Christmas Challenge is all about trees. I had such fun making this card and love how it turned out. I started off by inking some Distress Ink on to my cardstock and then using a Tim Holtz stencil and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink for the background.

I inked a background for my die cut before I cut it out using Peacock Feathers, Walnut Stain, Speckled Egg and Liquitex Ink in Iridescent Bright Gold. The die cut of the tree with that lovely image of the deer and the birds is from Lisa Jones and Sizzix called Folk Christmas Tree. It cuts out the tree and a background for the tree which I inked in Walnut stain.

The star was from my stash and I added some more of that lovely gold ink. The sentiment was cut from a larger stamp to show the words Christmas Tree and I added the Oh in die cuts from Tim Holtz. I've yet to find a nice stamp I like which has Oh Christmas Tree all in one stamp!! I added some more of that lovely gold ink to the edges of the sentiment and added a border around the cardstock.