52 CCT February Sketch Challenge

Hello! I am delighted to be hosting this month's challenges over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I do hope that you will join us there. As it is the first challenge of the month, we have a sketch challenge for you:

 

It doesn't have to be a Christmas tree - any festive element will be great! I decided to use a Christmas tree that I had previously cut with my Silhouette. I backed it on some patterned paper and added it all to a Sahara Sand card that I embossed with stars. The silver glimmer paper sentiment is a die-cut from SU's Wondrous Wreath. Very quick and simple! See you over at 52CCT - April x

A Stag Tag

Here is another tag for the Funkie Junkie's Twelve Tags of Christmas challenge, sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. This one was made for Week 3.

I was inspired by the background of Linda's lovely tag and I used my Tim Holtz Holiday Knit stencil to create a similar effect. I stencilled on Kraft paper with white ink and then added lots of Cosmic Shimmer pearl spray. It glistens much more in real life! I also wanted to include a stag. He was cut using my Silhouette.

I seriously need to get a move on if I am going to complete this gorgeous challenge. I am enjoying trying!

I am also sending my festive stag to join the Nativity over at Pixie's Snippets Playground. Lovely Di very kindly chose one of my tags for her picks this week. Thank you Di and Parsnip!

Happy crafting! April x

Black and Gold

LOVE this colour combo! You may remember from an earlier post that I was going to get a Silhouette Cameo back in October as a way of getting myself through the extraction of a tooth root. I had got myself in a right freaky state over the prospect of it and I thought a Silhouette would help! In the event, I felt a right fraud. I was in and out in less than fifteen minutes, never felt a thing and had no pain or swelling afterwards (lucky I know!) So, the Sihouette became an early Christmas present instead, but I'm glad it's here now!

My card is for Funkie Junkie's 12 Tags of Christmas which is sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. It is inspired by Linda's wonderful Week 2 tag. I have used her black and gold colour scheme and have also incorporated the rays and stars. The sentiment was cut using my Silhouette and I then embossed it with gold embossing powder. The ray stamp is from SU's Kinda Eclectic and I have added some Glimmer Paper stars and large black sequins. I backed it onto a Brushed Gold cardstock base. Hope you like it!

I'd also like to enter my card in the Cards in Envy Very Vintage challenge. I do think the rays and sentiment give my card a vintage vibe, even though I suppose it is also quite modern looking.

I'd also like to enter the Our Creative Corner challenge where the theme of the month is stars.

Have a crafty weekend! April x