Hi everyone, last month I was delighted to be invited by the team over at FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge to be their Guest DT for December - and of course I said yes! All I had to do (and all you need to do to join in) is to make a “Country Christmas” themed project - how easy is that?
So what do we mean by “Country Christmas”? Anything Christmas or December/January holiday or winter wishes themed …. and …. content needs to be outdoor/rural Christmas decorations and/or wintry scenes.
There is plenty more inspiration available from the Design Team - please do visit the FQCC challenge blog to view their projects and link up your entry here.
Here is my card for the challenge.
I cut a 15cm square of white stamping card, and used a square mask along with a small circle mask to create the background sky and moon, using Elements inks. I masked the bottom of the square with paper and stamped a row of fir trees using a variety of shades of blue VFC and 1st/2nd generation, then stamped the reindeer, birds and little robins in Nocturne. I added snowy accents to the trees with a white Signo pen, then added sparkly highlights to the whole scene with Sakura Stardust pen. I grounded the animals with a little blue/grey Zig pen then added some Posca snowflakes and wisps of mist using white pastel pencil. Finally I stamped the sentiment in dark blue, then matted the finished piece onto dark blue linen card stock and a 7” square card blank.
Here is an angled picture to show the sparkle.
Stamps: Lavinia Reindeer (large), Fairy Fir Tree (small), Small Robins, Birds; Uniko Christmas;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Della Blue, Dark Denim); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Twilight, Medieval Blue), Very Peri); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pen; Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); Signo pen (white); Posca pen (white); pastel pencil (white).
Challenges I would like to enter:
2 Sisters on the Blog #92 - Blue (2nd entry)
12 Months of Christmas #117 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)
Aud Sentiments #320 - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours and/or Winter + a Sentiment (2nd entry)
Christmas Kickstart #93 - If It’s Christmassy Link It Up! (2nd entry)
Country View Challenges (December) - Christmas
Crafter’s Cafe #314 - Anything Goes with option Monochrome - TOP 3
Dragonfly Dreams (December) - Christmas (2nd entry)
Fab ‘n’ Funky #606 - Christmas Animals
Festive Fridays (December) - Christmas - TOP 3
Four Seasons (December) - Anything Goes Winter (2nd entry)
Lavinia Creative Challenge (December) - Snow Is Falling (pic without sentiment) - WINNER
The Male Room #193 - Anything Goes - HONOURABLE MENTION
Merry Little Christmas #59 - Anything Christmas Goes with option Monochrome (3rd entry)
Peace On Earth #77 - Anything Christmas Goes (2nd entry)
Pearly Sparkles #102 - Christmas
Simon Says (Monday) - Make It Sparkle (2nd entry) - DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Winter Blues (2nd entry)
Stamping Sensations (December) - Winter (2nd entry)
We Love Stamping (December) - Winter (2nd entry)
Word Art Wednesday #677/678 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
I’d like to say a big thanks to Becca and the FQCCCB team for inviting me to be their guest DT this month - we look forward to seeing your entries!
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
