Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - December Challenge (and Still Looking for a Few More "Year in Review" Co-Hosts)

Hello and happy December! How did that happen so quickly!!??

Welcome to the December theme of my Crafty Wednesday challenge right here on my blog! I'm so glad you decided to stop by to check out the new theme and hopefully you'll join in too! Many thanks to all of you who joined in last month! There were lots of fabulous creations, you can find my top picks at the end of the post. 

And a little reminder first: There is still time to sign up for the "Year in Review" blog hop starting on December 29th (where we will share a post featuring our own favorites of 2021). 

All details can be found here. I am still looking for a few more to join in the fun! 

This Month's Theme:

For the month of December I selected the optional theme of.....................

Baby, it's cold outside.

Remember, the theme is optional for your inspiration, but you may link up any of your crafty makes for a chance to be featured in the top 3! It is also not limited to cards only, you may share any of your crafty creations! 

And here is my card:

I used some oldies but goodies on this card. 

I started out by flicking some masking fluid onto the Bristol Vellum card front. I let this dry completely before moving to the next step. 

When dry I heat embossed the line of trees (retired - PSX F-1550) using Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and clear embossing powder. I cut a paper mask following the line of trees so I could link up the sky. I used Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Blueprint Sketch  and a little bit of Chipped Sapphire Distress inks/oxides.

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With another paper mask in place, I inked up a snow bank using Speckled Egg ink. After all the inking was complete I rubbed off the masking fluid with a paper towel. 

The image from the Penny Black clear set Holly Jolly has been stamped on a separate piece of Bristol Vellum paper, using Versafine Onyx ink and colored with some of the same Distress inks I used for inking up the sky. 

The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Holiday Snippets, stamped using Chipped Sapphire ink. A little Frosted Lace stickles on the snow finishes off the card. 

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Linking up here:

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB stamps // Paper Minutes - Trees // Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute // Double Trouble Challenges - Anything Goes with Thing 3 Twist Option (I used snowflakes but mine are made with masking fluid) // Make My Monday - Cute Christmas // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - Animals // Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Sparkle // Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Snowflakes // International Art & Soul - Winter // Crazy 4 Challenges - Something you can ride on // Crafty Catz - AG // Jingle Belles - A Blog Header Christmas // 

Always Anything Goes and Linky Parties:

Taylor Made Cards 4 U // Crafter's Castle // 613 Avenue Create opt. twist watercolor // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // The Corrosive Challenges // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design  Challenge * // Crafts Galore Encore // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Love to Craft // QKR Stampede // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge // 

Dare to Share // Inspire Me Monday //  Link Up Potpourri //  Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now  Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life // Sunday Showcase (first Sunday)

Last Month's Top Picks

I will continue to add my favorites to the dedicated Pinterest board, but going forward I will once again showcase the top pick's creations with links to their individual blogs, which will be removed at the start of each new month's challenge to remain in compliance with GDPR.


Selecting just three is never easy but something that needs to be done and here they are from last month's theme of Dies/Punches or Anything Goes. They are listed in order of entry.  

                     

Donna

  Bernadette

Aimeslee

Congratulations ladies, well deserved recognition! Your Top Pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your own blogs!

A few things to remember:

• You may follow the theme or anything crafty goes.

• You may combine with any other challenges.

• You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
• No more than 3 entries per person please - no worries if you end up with more.
• Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.