Allsorts Challenge #705

Good morning everyone, it's Saturday so it's time for another weekly Allsorts Challenge. This week Lynn has chosen the theme and it is

*** It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas ***

So if you haven't finished your Christmas cards yet (has anyone??), now's the time to push on with them and enter for a chance to win one of this week's 2 great prizes - 2 sets of Card-io stamps.

  

Here's what I made this week.

I am currently going through a phase of either trying new techniques or revisiting old ones and some rarely (or in some cases never) used stash. I really like White On White (WoW) cards but haven't made one for a long time; however I have seen a few recently and that inspired me to have a root in my stash to see what I could find in the way of suitable dies and embossing folders.

My start point was a 6" square panel embossed with a Crafter's Companion frame embossing folder - I've had this for years and am ashamed to say I don't think I've ever used it before! I then built up a little scene with die cut trees, cute reindeer (another one that has been hiding in my box since the day he was bought!!) and snowflakes plus a large "statement" greeting, all cut from a mixture of white pearlescent card and glitter card. I also embossed my pearlescent white tree to make it look as if snow was falling on it. When the scene was assembled I dotted around some white Posca pen "snowflakes", and edged the panel with silver Posca pen before matting directly onto my card blank.

I do find WoW cards very difficult to photograph - in real life this one is bright white and very sparkly!! Here is an angled pic ...

Stamps: None

Media: None

Papers: Crafter's Companion Centura Pearl card - Snow White with a hint of silver; white glitter card;

Tools: Dies - Tattered Lace "Cute Reindeer", Marianne Design "Christmas Fir Tree", Joy! Crafts "Winter Wishes" (small snowflakes), Tattered Lace "Merry Christmas"; Embossing folders - Crafter's Companion "Festive Frame"; Cuttlebug "Snowflakes".

Challenges I would like to enter:

Colourful Options (December) - Winter White

Country View Challenges (December) - Christmas

Creative Knockouts #481 - Winter Wonderland

Double Trouble #127 - Kaleidoscope of Colour

(I have also used the Twisted Sister option - predominantly white)

Fab ‘n’ Funky #562 - Die Cuts  and Embossing Only (No Stamped Image) - TOP 3

Little Red Wagon #682 - Glitz, Glitter, Gleam, Glow!

Simon Says (Monday) - Freezing Cold Moodboard

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

Word Art Wednesday #571/572 - Anything Goes (5th entry)

Hope you can join us this week, and I look forward to seeing your entries. Don't forget to visit the challenge blog to see more fab inspiration from the rest of the team. Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,