Merry Monday Moose!

Challenge #175 on Merry Monday is to create a Christmas card with a moose on it.  Although I have seen a moose when on holiday in Canada, I don't have a moose stamp so had to make a reindeer card instead.  I am also going to enter this card into the theme challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown which is The Wild Woods.

 

 

 

 

Materials used:-

Distress inks - broken china and seedless preserves
Archival cobalt ink and black onyx Versafine ink
Stamps - tree stamp by Clarity and other stamps from Creative Stamping magazine issue 27 Woodland Christmas

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Muse Note

Michele Ferguson has created a great card using designer paper on this week's Muse challenge.  My card was inspired by Michele's design and her use of a die cut word.  The gold paper I used was quite thin so I stuck it on 2 layers of cream card to give it some definition.

Materials used:-
Graphic 45 Typography papers
Stamps - Vintage Typewriter by Sam Poole
Thanks die - Lil'inker designs
Gold paper and cream card from stash
Black onyx Versafine ink
DI -  vintage photo for the edges

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Autumn leaves

It has been a glorious day here in Shetland although the lack of trees means we do not have the lovely autumnal colours which are found in other parts of the world.  However I have made up for this by creating a one layer card with lots of leaves!  And I had the appropriate sentiment for the Time Out challenge.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

• Less is More - week 245 Autumn one layer card
• Time Out - challenge #41 inspired by words "Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile"
• The Male Room - challenge #20 where the theme is Autumn

Materials used:-
Clarity stamps - Autumn maple leaves set
Versafine black onyx ink
Distress inks - various

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Snowflakes

I'm delighted to be back blogging after some time away - we're in the process of selling our house so all my crafting stuff has been tidied away.

I really liked Kimberly Wiener's card on Muse Christmas Visions this week and was inspired by the snowflakes, the blue background and the sparkly gems.  I found this was quite a quick and easy card to make so I might make some more although my stock of Christmas cards is looking quite healthy, considering it is only October!  There's a lot to be said for taking part in Christmas card blog challenges throughout the year.

Materials used:-
Stamps - Stunning Snowflake set by Uniko Studio
Distress inks - faded jeans and blueprint sketch
Onyx black Versafine ink
Wow opaque bright white embossing powder
 Papermania gems

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Another holly card

Here's another Xmas card for my collection and it qualifies for the NBUS challenge as I used some gilding wax which has been lying in a drawer for years! For those of you who haven't heard of NBUS this term was coined by Darnell and means Never Before Used Schtuff. And who doesn't have lots of stuff lurking in their craft rooms which was bought ages ago and hasn't been used?

                                    

I'm also entering this card into the Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge which is holly.

Materials used:-

Embossing folder - freebie from Simply Homemade Magazine issue 48

Gilding wax - Treasure Gold Renaissance 

Gold card from stash

Word die - Sizzix Tim Holtz holiday words script

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Holly Merry Xmas

I'm still busy making Christmas cards! Here is a card I'm going to enter into 2 challenges featuring holly

• Merry Monday #170 Use Holly 
• Happy Little Stampers -September Christmas Challenge is holly 

                                 

I wanted to keep my card clean and simple as the embossing folder is quite detailed. I added some clear Wink of Stella to the leaves for a subtle shine.

Materials used:-
Sizzix holly embossing folder
Stamps from Simply Homemade Magazine issue 48
Die - Lawn Fawn stitched circle
Inks - Memento bamboo leaves and Colorbox chalk rouge; clear Wink of Stella
Pearls and ribbon from stash

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Muse trees

Kimberly Wiener, our  Muse on Muse Christmas Visions  has created a great card for us this week featuring gold embossed Christmas trees in a very modern design. I was inspired by the design layout (3 trees), the gold embossing and the little bird!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-

• Less is More colour challenge using green and gold
• AAA cards #47 embossing

Materials used:-

Stampin Up Festival of Trees set - stamps and punch; Stampin Up border punch

Noel die - Sizzix Tim Holtz holiday words

DI evergreen bough

Mirror gold embossing powder by Papercraft

Bird stamp - Marion Emberson designs "build a tree" set - bird stamped and cut out
Gold card from stash

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