It's simply 'Merry'

Hello and Welcome. Here's what I have been up to for

the CAS Christmas Challenge. This month's prompt is Tree

Such a simple one? Which way will I go? Dies or Stamps?

I landed up with trees as I had this tiny stitched cut out

 left over from a previous card and 

 a perfect backdrop for my snowy trees.

It's simply smooched lots with Screamin' Banshee Black Magicals.

You will see it used quite a bit in the lead up to Christmas.

I cut out my trees with some Mulberry type paper

heat embossed and added glitter, I flicked

some white acrylic paint to the background sky for the snow,

popping the trees and adding a star.

Cut out the Merry from Lawn Fawn.

Card Base is Ripple Card Stock.

Since I am WAY BEHIND with Christmas cards

I'm sure you will see more before the end of the month.

I will added this to the Monochrome Magic Challenge Gallery

for the  

Monochrome or Monochrome with a Twist of Christmas

as I have only used the Black Magicals 

as my Monochorome colour.

Hope that it counts.

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'tis another Poinsettia Card

I'm back with another Christmas card for a couple of challenges

My second one for CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Check out the details Here and
The  City Crafter are Celebrating
Christmas in July with Silver
so will pop this over to their Gallery.

My Christmas cards are not complete until I 

use my Spellbinder Poinsettia Die.

This one wasn't quite as quick as my previous

poinsettia card but is still a CAS style.

I cut my card stock on an angle and then

sponged some Iridescent Medium with a

piece of bubble wrap (Thanks Loll).

Love the shimmer!

I then got to that poinsettia inking 

 card stock with Coral Reef Wax 

wiping some of the colour off the top with a spotty stencil

from Kaisercraft giving it a nice effect.

I cut several flowers and glued them all together.

Behind it is some silver leaves from

Tim's Holiday Greens.

Added grey card stock and my

Merry Christmas die from Paper Smooches 

 cut from the same silver paper

as my leaves. This was the hardest part

trying to keep it all together and getting it straight.

Finished off with pearls and gems

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Celebrate the Season for CAS Christmas

Hello and Welcome

The new challenge over at

CAS Christmas Challenge is a beauty

and sure to be a big hit with a 

favourite Christmas Flower - Poinsettia

to take pride of place for this month.

Check it out Here
Over at Little Red Wagon their Challenge is
Christmas in July so this card will be in both Galleries.

This was the easiest and quickest Christmas card

I have ever made so it's going to be mass produced

for later in the year to help me out 'cause

I am so far behind and I know I will 

need them in a hurry.

Here is how I made it.

That beautiful poinsettia is the

STAMPlorations Large Christmas Flower

I saw Shery - the Owner make a card with this flower

and she stamped the back of the stamp then turned it around

and stamped the correct side off centre a bit and that is

what I have done here. Doesn't it look fabulous!

I used Memento Sweet Plum on the background and

Eldenberry on the main image.

Added some WOS Gold/Green

to the centre berries and Nuvo Glitter Gloss

on the front flowers.

Added my sentiment from

STAMPlorations Framed Celebrate the Season

Cut this from a stitched die and attached to

SU Rich Razzleberry card stock.

I refrained from added gems or glossy accents

on those berries and think I did the right thing.

# AAA Cards are also celebrating

Christmas in July Here so joining in

their Gallery also.

# Update - and how could I not add this card to the

Monochrome Magic Challenge  over at

Monochrome Magic with the 

Twist of Purple!

and The Flower Challenge has

Monochrome as well. Yay!

I do love 'Purple'

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Bending a Branch

Hi there and Welcome to today's post.
It's for the current  CAS Christmas Card Challenge
to use an Ornament - Here are the Details.

I found it hard to get a good photo showing

how nice the gold shimmery paper is

so here is a closer look also showing

the Alcohol Inked background.

I penciled around my Kaisercraft Ornament
and fussy cut out the background
then die cut the ornament with gold paper.
Cut out my MB Woodland Branch
to attach the popped ornament too.
Added to white card stock for a stitched die line
 spritzed with SU Champagne Gold.
Die cut a Merry Christmas in the same gold paper,
adding a bow and pearl to finish.



That's another Christmas card done.
So many more to go before the end of the year.

This is a great challenge to get involved with
 as they are CAS - just perfect for
that especially busy time of the year.

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Love reading your comments!