Basic Grey Challenges 12

Hi everyone a card today for Basic Grey where the challenge this week is embossing. I've used a new digital design that I've made and which I've added a link to in my sidebar for anyone who'd like to download and use it for their Christmas cards, it's for personal use only of course. If you do use it, I'd love it if you'd come and let me know so that I can visit you and take a look. I've pencil coloured the image and blended with Sansodor, added a some stickles and clear sparkle gel pen then distressed the edges and sponged with distress inks. Image is matted on Bazzil card over the background of Basic Grey Wassail papers and the horizonatal panel is embossed with the CB Swiss Dots folder. Added the little Christmas charm on some red cord to finish.

Thank you so much to everyone who's passed me the the awards below, they're so much appreciated and make me smile. Unfortunately I can't find anyone that I know who hasn't received them so I'll pass them to anyone visits who doesn't have them. Thanks again. TFL.


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Reindeer Games

Hi everyone, a card today for High Hopes where the challenge is 'buttons and brads', Papertake Weekly with a challenge of 'Snow' and Friday Sketchers which has a great sketch this week by Mumur. The High Hopes 'Reindeer Games' stamp is marker coloured and highlighted for the snow element with white inkessentials pen and glamour dust (it's so lovely and sparkly IRL) and sponged around the edges with Ranger distress ink. The papers are all Basic Grey 'Wassail' which I've cut in line with the sketch and edged with a distressing tool. Added buttons and sparkly snowflake brads from stash to decorate along with the sentiment which is corner punched, edged with distress ink and a distressing tool. TFL.

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Kadoodle Blog Candy, Amelia with present

Hi everyone, this week 'Amelia with present' stamp is the Blog Candy at Kadoodle. If you fancy a chance at winning her, leave a comment on the Kadoodle blog. Good luck!

I've made a pop up card with 'Amelia and present' and 'Holly Cottage' which are both available from The Craft Barn. Images are marker coloured, cut out and attached to the pop out cuts in the snowflake vellum which is attached to the card blank. I added some trees behind the images cut from Basic Grey 'Wassail' which have distressed edges and some punched stars. Added more 'Wassail' paper to the sentiment area and decorated everything with fluffy snow and stickles. The front of the card is more 'Wassail' paper for the background, two nestabilities die cuts, holly leaves and stars cut from gold pearlescent card. Added gold liquid pearls to decorate. Sentiment on the front is Hero Arts and inside is Elzybells. TFL.

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Whiff of Joy Challenge

Hi everyone, a card for Whiff of Joy where the challenge this week is 'boy or girls christmas' and no blue, also for Cute Card Thursday and a challenge of Red and Green, I do have beige colours in there too, hope it's still ok. 'Willow with Lantern' is marker coloured and highlighted with sparkly glamour dust, layered on sage green bazzil and mounted on dimension tape. Background papers are all Basic Grey 'Wassail' and an embossed piece of dark red bazzil. I added ribbon and gems to finish. TFL.

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Penny Black 'Wish Big'

Hi everyone, a card for Penny Black Saturday where the challenge is to use only a sentiment stamp but no image and also for Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge where there's a lovely sketch by Wendy to follow. I've used Basic Grey Wassail papers (which I've been hoarding!) for the squares and strip at the bottom, these are layered on white and dark red bazzil and gold pearlised card cut with various nestability dies. The bottom strip of gold is cut with the my scalloped cutter blade and looking at it now I wish I'd punched some holes or something as I think it looks a bit bland. I added white ribbon, Imaginisce poinsettia flowers highlighted with stickles and the gem to finish. TFL.

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Chris