Gecko Galz Christmas Card Challenge

This is my make using the freebie image from the Gecko Galz     

MONTHLY Christmas Challenge

I used the image on dimensionals to give it some height. 

I then used snippets of Christmas paper to add the extra rectangles.

 To these I added some gilt stickers and penwork.

I also will link this to the Snippets Challenge

and Rudolph Days Challenge

Happy Crafting!

A couple of Challenges

 I suddenly realised it's ages since I joined in several challenges that I used to do all the time.

I noticed that ScrappyMo had had to close Rudolph Days  - sorry to hear of the ill health Maureen and Al -

and that Helen had steeped into the breach. 

I will try and enter as much as I can... This is the link to the new Rudolph Days Challenge

My card is basically a collage of pieces, with a die cut on top that was lying on my desk.

This was based on a  idea from Donna's workshop in a Zoom Craft and Chat with the UK Stampers Network which I still participate in although I live in Australia. 

The sentiment was also found among scraps on my desk.

As this is made up of snippets of card - even the die cut - I will also link it to 

Pixie's Snippets Challenge #474

Another challenge that seems to have slipped my mind...

Happy Crafting!

CHNC challenge 579 for 29 January 2022 - use a sentiment

 A new Christmas Challenge every Saturday!

Today Crafty Hazelnut brings a new weekly Christmas Challenge

with the theme 'Use a sentiment'.

Do pop over and see the fabulous inspiration from my teamies!

A simple card today... the same idea as a couple of weeks ago!

Recipe:

1. First I used a cream card blank.
2. I added a layer of patterned paper with Distress ink around the edges (vintage photo).
3. I upcycled an image from the packaging of my Art by Marlene advent calendar.

I will also add this to Rudolph Days January Challenge 

challenge

Happy Crafting!

Crafty Hazelnut's Weekly Challenge 544: Include a bear. 29 May 2021

 A new Christmas Challenge every Saturday!

Today Crafty Hazelnut brings a new weekly Christmas Challenge

with the theme 'Include a bear'

Do pop over and see the fabulous inspiration from my teamies!

If you enter you could win a prize... 

Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner - this is the prize this week:

Acrylic stamps

I have made an interactive card today. The bear swings back and forth.

Recipe:

1. White square card blank.

2. Layer of pink card.

4. The image and sentiment are from Imagine That Digistamp a long time ago. I printed them, added colour with markers and then cut them out. I also got the idea for the swinging bear from Imagine That Digistamp. I used a bit of acetate to make the mechanism.

5. Finally I added some extra die cut hearts.

I attempted to take a little video:

Hope you will join in with

CHNC

 Challenge 544

I will also add this to Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Days May Challenge

Happy Crafting!

Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge

 I recently came across the  Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge

An image is supplied to use in your project and so I thought I would have a go!

Recipe:

1. White square card blank. I layered front and inside with pages from Craft box 6 by 6 Christmas Tale pages.

2. I die cut a circle from the front and die cut a border with a matching slightly larger die. I tried to find cardstock which matched up with the blues in the image and also the papers.

3. My plan originally was to stick the image directly onto the inside page but I decided to put it on a flap so that I could add a message section.

4. The flap was just scored at 0.5 inches from the edge so I could tuck this little fold under the inside paper. The message section is cut with a Tonic ATC die. I had a second image on my desk so I added this too, so it would be visible as the flap opened.

5. Finally I added the Tim Holtz washi strips and faux stitching with a fineliner on most edges.

I will also add this to Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Days April Challenge

Happy Crafting!

Rudolph Days Challenge

I am still trying to keep to my resolution to make 3 Christmas cards per week
 so I don't have to go mad in November!

Entering challenges like the Rudolph Days Challenge helps...

so here's my entry...

I am currently on the train to Heathrow - to spend Easter with family in Australia - so not sure when I will be able to link this...

However...

My niece recently gave me a bag of craft stuff that was surplus to her requirements- she is moving house.  This aperture  card base and DP were in the bag. I adhered the DP behind the aperture and the image on top...

The image is one of Bugaboo's birds -  Winter scarf.

The final touch was to add some embossed ornaments. 

I will link this to the March  Rudolph Days Challenge

Happy Crafting!!