AAA challenge #279

 

I made this CAS card for the AAA CAS Christmas card challenge this week. You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/2024/11/aaa-card-challenge-279-anything-cas.html

On a white cardbase I used yellow distress oxide ink to stencil the background. Then I blended the ink on a smaller white square and added the small nativity silhouette die. I used my sister's die and I did not write down the source. 

Allsorts challenge - Ribbon or twine 808

Finding these lovely  scraps left from some Christmas projects I had been making, I used them to design this card and wanted to use this linen ribbon I found in my stash. This was my latest bargain from Impression Obsessions--this deer snow globe. I am sure going to miss Impression Obsessions. Loved their dies and stamps. The tan bow I made with a Martha Stewart punch. I added some gemstones to the glittered snowflakes on the ribbon. The theme for this week's All Sorts challenge was ribbon or twine. You can find the details for that challenge here:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/week-808.html

The ribbon is from Celebrate It from Michael's. 

I am also using this card for the Christmas Throwdown November Stash challenge:

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-stash-challenge.html

 

Inkspiration Challenge - Santa

I love this spellbinder Santa and wanted to add this card to the Inkspiration Challenge this week. You can find the detail of the challenges here:

https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-329-word-prompt-santa.html

I background was made with slate distress oxide ink on black with a Colorful Life Stencil. 

The sentiment is a Spellbinder die as well done on red chrome paper.

 

Jingle Belle challenge - Banner Holiday

I made this card for the F4A770 challenge on Splitcoaststampers making use of the theme "sweater weather" and for the Jingle Belle challenge for their banner holiday challenge theme. The snowman die is from Impression Obsession, the sentiment banner is from Spellbinder, and the stencil is from A Colorful Life. I used Gina K's texture paste. I added some baker's twine for the star banner the snowman is holding. I made the ear muffs out of enamel dots. 

You can find the details for the Jingle Belle challenge here:

https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/11/banner-holiday.html

I should have read the details of the Jingle Belle challenge closer. It was the title- holiday banner that was my motivation for this card, as the snowman is hanging a festive banner to get things looking a little more festive for the holiday. So it is missing poinsettias and glitter, like Lauren's beautiful card.  

 

Adding the Sparkle to Christmas

Since I am sending out over 100 cards this year, I work on my Christmas stash all year long. I seldom may any duplicates, they are all one of a kind originals. I had a great time with this new stencil I got from Gina K designs. I stenciled with aqua distressed ink on light blue cardstock, and the moved the stencil ever so slightly and used texture paste over the stencil on the second layer. I loved the dimentional look that resulted. Before the paste was dried, I added some very fine white glitter from Martha Stewart over the texture the paste layer made. I used this fabulous nativity die from Spellbinders for the focal point of the card. I am entering this card in two challenges this month that have sparkles as the themes. These two challenges are:

Crazy is our Fame and Stenciling our game and the Christmas Card Throwdown challenge.

You can find the details for these challenges here:

https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-2024-stencil-fun-challenge.html

and

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-theme-challenge.html

 

Inspired by ....mushrooms

I did this card for the Inspired by.....Mushrooms challenge this week. The stamp I used was from Inkadinkado (but not sure). The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Ideology sentiment strips. I used colored pencils to color this image and design papers from DCWV. 

You can find the details for the challenge here:

https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/11/inspired-by-mushrooms.html

 

Cardz 4 galz Challenge -highlighting design paper

I found this pretty tablet of paper from DCWV in my paper stash, so decided this was the perfect challenge to make use of it. I cut the leaves from design paper as well. The sentiments are Tim Holtz ideology sentiment strips.  You can find the details for this challenge here:

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2024/10/237-showcase-your-patterned-paper.html