Die-Cember

Hi everyone, today I would like to share another small batch of cards I have made on the final run-in to Christmas, which will be given either to neighbours or my husband’s colleagues.  This design is based on another batch of cards I made recently, but I changed the colour scheme and also introduced a couple of dies being as we are currently in “Die-Cember”!!

I randomly blended Distress Oxide inks over a large piece of stamping card and lightly spattered with water, then randomly stamped various snowflakes and heat embossed in white.  I then filled the gaps by randomly stamping more snowflakes in various colours of Versafine Clair. I created frames with my stitched square dies, and stamped the sentiments in opposite corners. I then cut the snowflake panel into four and mounted a section behind each aperture. I die cut and attached a glittery tree and silver snowflake to each card, then matted onto co-ordinating card stock and a 6” square card blank. One of the cards has a few extra snowflakes stamped around the sentiments … you might be tempted to think that’s hiding an ink smudge but I couldn’t possibly comment!!

Here’s a closeup of one of them to enter into some challenges.

Stamps: Lavinia Snowflakes (large), snowflakes (small), Snowflakes, Christmas Greetings;

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Kitsch Flamingo); Versafine Clair (Medieval Blue, Charming Pink, Warm Breeze, Paradise); Versamark; detail white embossing powder;

Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo-Stitched Square dies; Marianne Design Creatables Christmas Fir Tree die (LR0136); Joy! Crafts Winter Wishes snowflake die.

Challenges I would like to enter:

ABC Christmas - Y is for Your Choice (Anything Goes) (2nd entry)

C.R.A.F.T. #702 - Christmas the Last Stretch 

Crafty Gals’ Corner #250 - ‘Tis the Season

Creatalicious #273 - Anything Goes with option Last Minute Christmas - TOP 3

Double Trouble #155 - Die-cember 

Happy Little Stampers: Dies (December) - Anything Goes with Dies

Inkspirational #305 - Celebrate

Krafty Chicks #694 - Christmas 

Little Red Wagon #735 - Christmas (2nd entry)

Peace On Earth #54 - Anything Christmas Goes

Sheepski #81 - Layer It

Simon Says (Monday) - Use Dies in DieCember

Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas (2nd entry)

Sweet Stampin’ - Christmas

Word Art Wednesday #625/626 - Anything Goes  (3rd entry)

Take care and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,