Thursday, 5 December 2024

Christmas Card Swap


Hi everyone, in the run up to Christmas one of the lovely members over on the Tracy Evans FB group has organised a 1-1 Christmas card swap. This struck me as a really fun idea and I have several of Tracy’s Christmas stamps so I decided to join in. Here’s the card I made - sadly it has been delayed in the post so my swap partner said she didn’t mind me publishing it to enter a few challenges .. she won’t peek lol! 


I created my bauble by blending Distress Oxide ink round my bauble stencil, then I created snowy hills by blending more DOX using a torn paper mask, and a moon with a teeny home made circle mask. I masked the area around the bauble and stamped the trees using 1st and 2nd generation Twilight VFC then added the penguin. I stamped my teeny text in Morning Mist and my fern branches in Twilight, then coloured the penguin’s chest with Zig pens. I added white Signo pen snowy highlights to the trees topped with Sakura Stardust pen, and added Posca pen snowy highlights spatters before matting onto a dark blue card stock border and 6” card blank. Finally I attached a sentiment I had stamped onto blue cardstock and heat embossed white.


Stamps: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE23 Winter Delights, TE22 Christmas Wishes, TE18 Decorations; AALL &Create #806 Fallen Leaves;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink (Tumbled Glass, Broken China); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Twilight, Morning Mist); Versamark; WOW opaque bright white embossing powder;  Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Signo uniball pen (white); Posca pen (white);
Tools: Tracy Evans snippet stencil SS06 - Bauble.

Challenges I would like to enter:

12 Months of Christmas #117 - Anything Christmas Goes
613 Avenue Create (December) - Anything Goes with option Any Winter Holiday
Allsorts #809 - Winter Flowers and Fauna
Aud Sentiments #320 - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours and/or Winter + a Sentiment
Christmas Kickstart #93 - If It’s Christmassy Link It Up!
Classic Design Challenge #11 2024 - Anything Goes with option Bells & Baubles
Double D - Christmas Ornaments
Four Seasons (December) - Anything Goes Winter
Peace On Earth #77 - Anything Christmas Goes
Simon Says (Monday) - Make It Sparkle
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Winter Blues
Simon Says - Celebrating 20 Years of Distress #SSS20YearsofDistress
Tracy Evans FB Create, Share, Inspire (Nov/Dec) - Christmas/Festive Project (3rd entry)

Take care and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,

11 comments:

Diane said...

Your winter scene is absolutely beautifully awesome!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D, The Four Seasons and Peace On Earth!
Diane DD, FS, POE Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Double D}

Em Louise Fairley said...

Pauline, it's beautiful. Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create. I hope we see you on the front porch again soon!

Hugs, Em, Co-Owner
613 Avenue Create DT
Creative Em my blog
Creative Em on YouTube my Youtube channel

Gail L said...

That is fantastic Pauline!
Very nice!
Thank you for joining us at Allsorts!

Liz said...

Fabulous card Pauline, a beautiful festive design.
Liz xx

Caroline said...

Wow, nice card
Thanks for joining our challenge
Caroline DT 2Sistersontheblog

Aquarius said...

Beautiful design - loving the subtle colours used

Lorraine said...

I love the wintery scene you've created with all your stamps - a fabulous design - love it.
Lorraine x

Sarn said...

Simply stunning. Your card swap partner is going to be delighted xxx

Darlene said...

You are so talented Pauline! This is AMAZING!!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons, Double D & Peace on Earth Challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Four Seasons Challenge Co-Owner
Double D Co-Owner
Peace on Earth Co-Owner

Nicolette said...

A beautiful card.
Thanks for sharing it at 2Sistersontheblog.
Nicolette DT

Ellibelle said...

Hi Pauline, I just got back from my 10 day overseas trip so I am a bit behind with commenting.
Your card is absolutely beautiful, love how you used Tracy's new penguin stamp set along with the pine branch. So great to see you at Four Seasons challenge!