It's a 'Crackle-ing' Hello

Hello Crafty Ones.

Can you believe it's November! Christmas is just down the road

but I'm not going to show you a Christmas card. Phew! she says.

Instead I want to show you a cas card I made
for the latest challenge over at the
 Mix It Up Challenge Blog for this month's

Anything Goes Challenge with the 

Optional Twist of 'Stenciling'

I just love stencils as there are so many ways to use them
with our craft products. For this one I used
ARTplorations Retro Circles
on watercolour paper pasting it with
DecoArt White Crackle Paste.
Doesn't it look 'awesome'

Once dry I sprinkled Brusho's in Lemon/Turquoise & Sea Green.
This was cut with a stitched die and
mounted onto green card base.
My sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping - A Big Hello
inked with TH Oxide Peacock Feathers cut
from a MFT stitched die.
Finished with scattered pearls.
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 to see what the rest of the Team
have made for your inspiration.
I'm sure you will want to join us this month so...
See you there!
Thanks for dropping in

'tis my Favourite Christmas Flower

When it comes to Christmas I always look for

a Poinsettia to use on my cards.
Whether it is a stamp or die

it screams Christmas to me. 

Our latest Christmas Challenge over at

Happy Little Stampers is

Now I don't always use traditional colours

but I went close here using Rose Red Brusho's

for my Poinsettia flower which is from STAMPlorations

  heat embossing on water colour paper in white.

Added a little brusho powder touching it up

here and there to get the effect I liked.

I then heat embossed a script stamp in white

also to add a background. 

In the centre of my flower I have added a 

sprinkling of Diamond Dust which has given it a lovely finish.

(Very hard to see)

My Merry Christmas sentiment is from Paper Smooches

I used  metallic card stock as my base.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon 

to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

  I hope we have inspired you to

join us for this months Christmas Challenge.

Thanks for dropping in - 

Till next time Cherrio from