Hello and thank you so much for visiting! It's Saturday, that means we have a new theme for you at Allsorts challenge and this week Wendy chose the theme of "Christmas Gifts". This is a great opportunity to create or finish those handmade gifts, there is a lot of wonderful inspiration from the rest of the team on the challenge blog.
I took the easier way and made a card featuring Christmas gifts. I actually wanted to make a set of coasters, but with the Thanksgiving holiday and hubby and kids both at home for all/most part of the week I did not attempt to start that project.
I made a CAS card, stamped and heat embossed the Penny Black image Dashing Through The Snow on Winsor & Newton watercolor paper, then colored with Distress Inks to match the strip of pattern paper from my stash.
I embellished with sparkly silver trim from the Target dollar spot (it's from a few years ago) and die cut snowflakes. The exact die set was a prize I won from Dare 2 B Artzy, but it appears to be retired. I'm sure most of you have snowflake dies or punches, if not, there are several options available HERE. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Holly Jolly .
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Below is a close up. As you can see I used a Christmas words stamp randomly on the background. This large background stamp is Penny Black's Christmas Story.
Penny Black Dashing Through The Snow // Penny Black Christmas Story // Penny Black Holly Jolly (sentiment) // Snowflake Die Set (retired) - Options // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Zig Detailer Waterbrush // Distress Inks for Coloring (dye inks not oxides) // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush
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I'm sharing with these challenge blogs:
Cardz 4 Galz - Get Ready for Christmas // Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Trees // Fab n Funky //Sisterhood of Crafters - Trees // Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Winter Clothing // Country View Crafts' Challenge -Hand Stamped // Daisy Chain Challenges - Christmas // Fabrika Fantasy - Winter Time // Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Christmas // Sweet Stampers - Christmas // Dragonfly Dreams // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black Stamps
I may also link up with some of these Anything Goes Themed blogs:
I may also link up with some of these Anything Goes Themed blogs:
613 Avenue Create // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // We Love 2 Create // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design Team Open Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Crafty Animals // Create With TLC // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101 // Love to Craft // Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog // Not Just Cards // Pearly Sparkles Challenge // The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge // Brown Sugar // Colour Crazy Challenge // Crafty Catz // Jo's Scrap Shack // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Imagine That Creative Playground // Lavinia World Challenges // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Crafty Sentiment Designs // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Cutie Pie Challenge // Get Creative Challenges // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // A Gem of a Challenge // Crafter's Castle // Crafty Friends Challenge // Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas // Inspire me Mondays
Thanks so much for visiting! Have a great weekend and hope to see you joining us at Allsorts challenge this week! Our prize this week comes from Stix 2.
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