Morning all!
It’s time for a brand-new Christmas countdown challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.
The prompt word this week is “Wish” and so immediately I knew I wanted to feature some festive wishes on a card and at least one sparkly star.
Paper: KI Memories – Winter (r)
Stamps: Avery Elle – Starry Scene (r), Concord & 9th – Sweater Season, Mama Elephant – Scripty Xmas
Dies: Avery Elle – Starry Scene (r), Concord & 9th – Sweater Season, Neat & Tangled – Scandinavian Prints Christmas (r), Essentials by Ellen – Home & Hearth (r), Hello Bluebird – Hill and Dale, Simon Says Stamp – Sentiment Labels, Sizzix – Animal Portraits (r), The Greetery – Bold Alphabet
This card is a riff on an old favourite, in fact “old” might as well be the prompt word for this card, as I’ve used a super old winter collection from KI memories originally released in the mid noughties!
I’m on a bit of an Odessa to reconnect with older papers in my stash, since very little seems to tick my boxes for Christmas releases at the moment. 🙁
But it’s all good, as there is plenty to use, and there are also digital papers available of some of my favourite past collections. Here’s to scoring some Black Friday digital deals!
The other older elements on this card are my ever faithful Starry Scene sky from Avery Elle, the Scandinavian Prints Christmas trees, and Sizzix bear.
But I did add in some new touches. I was determined to give the bear a Christmas jumper, so used the new Sweater Season stamps to add the knit pattern and used the dies to create the scarf detail. But the necklines tin the Sweater Season set weren’t wide enough for this bear… so enter a moment of inspiration!
I grabbed the lowercase “L” from the Bold Alphabet set by the Greetery and with a little snipping managed to make it fit as a collar.
Glad all those elements came together, and hope my nephew likes his card. 😉
Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!
Until next time, happy crafting!
 Avery Elle – Starry Scene stamps (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Concord & 9th – Sweater Season stamps Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Mama Elephant – Scripty Xmas stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 Avery Elle – Starry Scene dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Concord & 9th – Sweater Season dies Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Neat & Tangled – Scandinavian Prints Christmas dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Essentials by Ellen – Home & Hearth dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Hello Bluebird – Hill and Dale dies Shop at: MISC |
 Simon Says Stamp – Sentiment Labels dies Shop at: MISC |
 Sizzix – Animal Portraits dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 The Greetery – Bold Alphabet dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Stamp Market – Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Lakehouse ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Rosy ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SHC (UK) |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe – Taffy Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC |
 Concord & 9th – Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Hero Arts – Azalea cardstock Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC |
 Memory Box – Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: MISC |
 Hero Arts – White embossing powder Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC |
 Waffle Flower – 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Waffle Flower – Mini Media Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
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