Hi and welcome to my blog. It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another Christmas card challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. Asha, our hostess, has a wonderful Nordic challenge for us this week, which had me reaching for my paper stash to find a particular piece of snow festival dsp I knew I had, and which was just perfect for my card this week…
The card itself is simple and clean – which is the norm for Scandanavian style cards
The hearts framelits, by Stampin’ Up, were just the job for die cutting the centre piece for the card. I added a white heat-embossed snowflake, and some white faux stitch lines for that homespun look …
I really enjoyed this week’s challenge – so much so that I made not one, but two cards!
(I’m really getting ahead with my Christmas card stash now!)
A variation on the first card, but this time using ribbon I’d found in my stash – I thought it looked really pretty, with its hearts design, and it framed the die cut beautifully …
I added different doodle dots this time too …
This cute ribbon has been sitting patiently in my stash, just waiting for the right project …
I can’t quite decide which card is my favourite … can you?
And now it’s time to see what the rest of the Design Team have been up to. We have a wonderful guest designer joining us this week – the lovely Peg Coombes – and she has a real wow of a card to share with you! This lady is super talented, and such a nice person too, so I do hope you’ll stop by and give her some blog lovin’. I had the great pleasure to spend some time with Peg recently, and I can tell you her projects are just beautiful.
I hope you’ve been inspired to join us this week. With now just over 13 weeks to go until Christmas, there is still time to get ahead with your festive cards, so why not show us what you’ve made? Everyone is welcome – just have fun!
I’ll be spreading some Christmas cheer by entering my cards at the following challenges:
- Addicted to Stamps – #113 Holiday
- Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge Extra – September
- Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge – ribbons or lace
- ABC Christmas Challenge – S for something festive
- Christmas Card Challenges – #42
cardstock: whisper white;
stamp set: festive flurry;
inks: versamark;
punches & dies: heart framelits;
accessories: snow festival dsp (retired), dimensionals, white gel pen, red gingham ribbon from my stash;
All supplies from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise stated.
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Thanks for dropping by today
Lily-by-Gilly 