C.R.A.F.T. #698 G.D.T. - Christmas

Hi everyone, it’s Thursday so it's time for a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge  and my third GDT card. This week's challenge is 

*** Christmas ***

So it’s the perfect opportunity for you to push on with those festive makes!

This week’s fabulous sponsor for the Challenge is 

Colour of Love

The prize is 3 images from their shop.

Also our Star of the Month sponsor is 

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Here is my GDT card for this week.

This is another card using my adorable AALL & Create robin. I cut a square of white stamping card and created a circle of blended Distress Oxide ink using acetate masks. I stamped the robin in the centre and "grounded" the branch with a stamped wording banner, then stamped Lavinia berry wreath around the edge of the circle. I coloured the robin and berries with Distress Watercolor pencils, then stamped, coloured, fussy cut and attached the R for Robin circle and "Noel" sentiment. I added some white gel pen highlights and Posca pen snow spatters, and matted the finished panel onto a red border and my card blank.

Stamps: AALL & Create #690 Robin & Nuthatch; Lavinia Berry Wreath; LotV Grungy Christmas sentiments;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink (Bundled Sage); Distress Watercolor pencils (Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Barn Door, Antique Linen, Peeled Paint); Versafine Clair (Nocturne); gel pen (white); Posca pen (white).

Challenges I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - W is for Wreath (2nd entry) - TOP 5

Allsorts #754 - Anything Goes

Art Impressions #364 - Making Spirits Bright (2nd entry)

As You Like It - Favourite Christmas Critter (and why) - TOP 3

(I just love robins as they are the essence of Christmas, though we also have an adorable one living in our garden that follows my husband around when he is gardening!)

Beccy’s Month of Holiday Cards - R is for Robin

Colourful Options (November) - Red - TOP 3

FarmQuest Country Christmas #2 - Anything Goes Country Christmas (2nd entry)

Festive Friday (November) - Christmas (2nd entry)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #152 - Anything Christmas Goes

The Male Room #180 - Feathers - HONOURABLE MENTION

Merry Little Christmas #53 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)

Paper Dragonfly #23 - Anything Festive

Sparkles #170 - Winter Animals - TOP 3

Sweet Stampin’ - Use Red - TOP 3

Triple B (November) - Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies (2nd entry)

Use Your Stuff #497 - Winter/Snow (2nd entry)

We Love Stamping (November) - Christmas Characters (2nd entry)

We hope you can join in with the challenge this week - please do pop over to the C.RA.F.T. Challenge blog to see the fabulous inspiration from the Design Team and to link up your entry.

Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,