52 CCT Theme Challenge

Hello! We have a theme challenge for you at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. When I was thinking of my choice of theme earlier in the year, I turned to my favourite Christmas music for inspiration. Every year, particularly when doing the dreaded wrapping, I have to listen to Annie Lennox's gorgeous version of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', Bing Crosby and David Bowie's 'Little Drummer Boy', Jona Lewie's 'Stop the Cavalry' and John Rutter's 'Wild Wood Carol'. It's the last one that I have chosen as my theme. Any combo of winter trees and/or woodland creatures would be fab!

For my card, I have used a fox stamp from Lawn Fawn's Joy to the Woods. The tree stamps were a magazine freebie and I have added a touch of Cosmic Shimmer to them. Mr Fox is trotting along a piece of SU Glimmer paper.

I do hope that you join us with your woodland inspired cards over at 52CCT! April x

I would like to enter my card in CHNC challenge extra for October.

Narwhal Celebration

Here is a narwhal from Lawn Fawn's Arctic Critters. I made the watery background using TH Distress Stain (Tumbled Glass) combined with lots of stamping using SU's Gorgeous Grunge. I added the 'bubbles' using the end of a sponge dauber and a marker dipped in white ink. I have also added a spritz of pearlescent spray.

The seaweed is actually some pine branches doing some multi-tasking! The die I used is Pine Boughs by Poppy Stamps. I've coloured the narwhal with Promarkers - great for creating his speckled head!

Happy Crafting! April x

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

AAA Cards - #44 Waterworld & Dies

 

 

Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Under the Sea

Stamping Sensations - Feature a Creature

Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 186

52 CCT Sketch Challenge

Over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown we have a great sketch challenge for you! You can flip it (like I have!) We just need to be able to recognise the elements of the sketch. I do hope that you will join us.

I opted for Lawn Fawn's cute Winter Fox with her steaming mug of hot chocolate. The tiny snowflakes and sentiment are also Lawn Fawn, but from Arctic Critters. I've coloured Foxy with Promarkers and used two of Stampin' Up's new, fabulous In-colours - Delightful Dijon and Mint Macaron for the second tag (embossed with SU's Argyle embossing folder) and the card base. These new colours complement a piece of patterned paper from Fancy Pants (Timbergrove) and the whole thing reminds me of a woolly jumper.

Please have a look at the rest of the Design Team's great cards and we look forward to seeing your Christmas creations, April x

52 CCT Colour Challenge

Over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown we have a colour challenge this week - a lovely, subtle combination of white, silver and grey.

  

My walrus relaxing on ice beneath a snow-filled and starry sky is from Fawn Lawn's Arctic Critters. I have stamped him in Smoky Slate and made his tusks and nose glisten with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The ice is stamped in silver and the card is actually quite sparkly. Unfortunately, the SU Moonlight dsp perfectly matches the sky today, which makes taking photos a bit of a challenge. I feel a bit like an Arctic critter myself! Have a lovely Valentine's Day and do please join us with your festive creations over at 52CCT, April x