Hi everyone, I was absolutely delighted when Helen asked me to be Guest Designer for this month’s Rudolph Days challenge - our monthly opportunity to get ahead with making our Christmas cards.
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Like so many crafters I always promise myself in January that I will make Christmas cards throughout the year, but somehow come October I find I’ve only made a handful so a last minute panic ensues! Today’s make is another one to add to the (still small but growing) pile.
I love kraft, white and a touch of red for Christmas crafting so decided to use them with the adorable AALL & Create robin for this card. I die cut a circle from kraft card then stamped the robin and coloured him with Zig watercolour pens and white Posca pen, and also added some white Posca spatters. I cut a stitched circle frame from white pearlescent card, then set aside as I covered a kraft card blank with kraft snowflake papers and white pearlescent card matting, then I attached the image and frame in the centre. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto dark brown cardstock and attached, then die cut a poinsettia from red glitter card and attached with a light brown gem in the centre. I finished off with a touch of Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents on the image, and three sparkly snowball gems.
Stamps: AALL & Create #690 Robin and Nuthatch; Visible Image Grunge Poinsettia (sentiment);
Media: Versafine Clair (Pinecone); Versamark; Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; WOW superfine embossing powder (Opaque White); Posca pen (white); Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents;
Papers: LotV Krafty Christmas;
Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo Stitched circle and square dies; Marianne Designs Poinsettia die.
Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas #112 - Anything Christmas Goes
Allsorts #790 - Anything Goes with option Flowers (3rd entry)
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaker (July) - Anything Christmas Goes
C.R.A.F.T. #728 - Christmas - TOP 3
Christmas Crafts All Year Round (July) - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Gals’ Corner #257 - Anything Goes with option Christmas
Daisy Chain #87 - Christmas In July
Dragonfly Dreams (July) - Christmas in July
FarmQuest Country Christmas #10 - Anything Goes Outdoors Christmas
Festive Fridays (July) - Christmas (2nd entry)
The Holly and Ivy #165 - Anything Christmas Goes - TOP 5
Jingle Belles - Dashing Through the Snow
Kerst Christmas FB Challenge (July) - Anything Christmas Goes
Love Those Pretty Papers (July) - Anything Goes Using Patterned Paper
Merry Little Christmas #57 - Anything Christmas Goes
Peace On Earth #68 - Anything Christmas Goes
Simon Says (Monday) - Add a Sentiment (2nd entry)
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Beautiful Blooms (2nd entry)
Simply Create Too #202 - Christmas in July
Stamping Sensations (July) - Christmas in July
Triple B (July) - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms (3rd entry)
Please do pop over to the Rudolph Days blog for more inspiration … Hope you will enter the challenge. Thanks again to Helen for asking me to be Guest Designer this month.
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
30 comments:
Beautiful card, Pauline. Kraft, red and white is always a great colour combination.
Thanks so much for joining me as a Guest Designer at the Rudolph Days Challenge.
Helen x
Congrats on your GD spot at the Rudolph Day challenge.
Beautiful robin card using the Kraft papers. Great stitched circle frame too. Xxx
Congrats on your GDT spot. This is a great use of the lovely A&C robin. The background is just perfect for your stamping.
You are right, kraft, white and red makes a perfect combination here for this card - loving the robin image too. Rudolph Day has taken me by surprise this month - can hardly believe July is nearly over already 🙄
Gorgeous card, Pauline! I love kraft with black and white and the red always pops so nicely! Love it! Thanks for linking up with the Christmas in July 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party!
wow beautiful card the stamp is adorable and the coloring on the craft is wonderful. the choice of cards with snowflakes highlights the subject. the poinsettia is a precious embellishment. congratulations good luck. Thanks for joining the Craft Challenge Taty x DT
OH Pauline, this is just BEAUTIFUL! Love your choice of pretty holiday papers and clever design! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our new Love Those Pretty Papers challenge as well as our Peace on Earth and Triple B challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We truly appreciate your support.
Darlene
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Gosh this is a beautiful festive creation Pauline great choice of papers and that image is perfection thank you for joining us at Allsorts
hugs
lolo x
Congratulations on your GD spot over at Rudolph Days!
Wonderful card!
The robin pops!
Thank you for joining us at Allsorts this week!
A fabulous design showcasing the sweet A&C robin, the kraft/red/white combo is beautiful.
xx
It's a gorgeous card. I love your bird and all the details. Thank you for joining us for the BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party!!! ~Von Marie~
Beautiful card and the Robin is gorgeous congratulations on your Gd post
Congratulations on being a Guest Designer, Pauline! Your inspiration is just outstanding! Whoever gets this will consider it a keepsake gift to bring out year after year! Hugs, Darnell
That's a really sweet tweeter for your guest design project and I love it! That sparkly poinsettia is awesome!
I love this gorgeous robin. I get so much pleasure from the birds that make winter visits. They can make a dreary day quite cheerful!
Congratulations on being one of the GD at the Rudolph Challenge Days. I love kraft card stock too. Your bird is delightful and I would love to have him fly to my feeder in Florida and have a bite. We actually don't see them until January.They have enough sense not to come to Florida in this heat. [Bunny]
A beautiful card, I love the colour combination you have used. Thanks for entering the CRAFT Challenge. Kerry (DT)
Congratulations on the GD spot, and this is a fabulous card. Love that sweet robin and he looks perfect with the kraft/white/red combo.
Avril xx
Hopping over from Rudolph Days. This card is lovely! I love that stamp and how you've designed your card. Whoever gets this will be a very lucky person.
So pretty! I like the vintage look! Thanks for playing along with the Christmas in July Linky Party!
Wow, this is quite stunning. I love this stamp (and I'm a bird nerd so I love the card, too!).
Congrats on the honor to be Guest Designer! Awesome! And the card is awesome too! The robin is such a great choice for the color palette which is a terrific trio for rural country Christmas card! I would love to have those snowflake papers in my stash! :) Excellent! Thanks for sharing at FarmQuest Country Christmas! --Becca
GORGEOUS card! Love the vintage look. Thanks for joining us at BYSHC Christmas in July Linky Party!
Adorable card, love the stampt bird and the colour combination you have used! Thank you for sharing with us at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge Anita DT
A lovely card.
Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT
Such a beautiful card and a clever, EVERY element is just soooo right! So pleased you could join our snowy fun at Jingle Belles this fortnight!
love the combination of the different snowflakes ... so very glad you dashed through the snow with us at Jingle Belles.
Your card is great Thanks for joining us at Dragonfly dreams
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Very pretty card. Love the color choices. Great design and the bird is awesome. Thanks for sharing over at Crafty Gals Corner
Gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
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