Christmas card with a recipe

It's time for the fortnightly Christmas card club challenge and it was Zoe's turn to set the theme and she gave us a recipe: a button, three brads, ribbon and one other accessory.

I've used a couple of offcuts from my Christmas scraps box, splitting the green paper either side of the red and gold foiled card because it wasn't big enough to cover the card blank and filled the gap perfectly with the glittered ribbon. The picture is from the LOTV art pad set 18 winter wonderland. The button tops a rosette (which is my 'other accessory' that Zoe asked for) and I've used three brads.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 125
The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CRAFT 259: Christmas
Hobbyhome: Christmas
Catch the bug May bingo - I chose the middle line: button, starts with S (snow), circles
Miriam's crafting May: metal embellishments (brads)
Art impressions 135: cute as a button
AnMaCreatief 32: buttons
Use your stuff 135: ribbon or fibre
Crafty ribbons 89: anything goes with ribbon
3 girl jam May: anything goes with ribbon
Sparkles Christmas 40: baby it's cold outside
My craft creations: anything goes
Just keep on crafting May: anything goes
Sister Act 57: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
DL.ART May
Just B creative crazy May

CHNC challenge 177: festive flowers and/or foliage

This is my card for my CHNC challenge 177: festive flowers and/or foliage - I invite you to click on the link and join in the challenge. I've used a stamp from a set by Cupids clear stamps similar to one of the sets that will be given to one of the randomly chosen winners. I inked the stamp with memento cottage ivy and randomly stamped off the corner edges of the ivory card blank. I then added some red faux stitching around the edges. The thoughts and prayers Hampton Art stamp was inked with the memento cottage ivy. The poinsettia-type flower is an odd one that has been in my Christmas stash for ages (it's about time it should be used).

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CRAFT 259: Christmas
Holly jolly Christmas: Christmas greenery
Christmas stampin all year long 11: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 91: no designer papers & anything goes
Mark's finest papers speedy fox and friends 212: no designer paper
Fan-tastic Tuesday 35: clean and simple
Inky chicks 29: clean and simple
Addicted to CAS 38: off the edge

Completely Christmas challenge 12: sketch

This is my design card for Completely Christmas challenge 12 - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in with the challenge, which this week is to produce a card based on the given sketch

I used the 'Little penguin winter bench' digital image kindlly supplied by the sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens and framed with a holographic silver oval. I used various offcuts of Christmas papers, some twine, a bow and some buttons.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
CRAFT 259: Christmas
Hobbyhome: Christmas
Catch the bug May bingo - I chose the middle line: button, starts with S (snow), circles
Creataliious 63: frame it
Art impressions 135: cute as a button
Little miss Muffet 85: button bonanza
AnMaCreatief 32: buttons
Creative craft cottage 22: buttons and bows
Timbro scrap mania 94: ribbons and bows
Use your stuff 135: ribbon or fibre
Crafty ribbons 89: anything goes with ribbon
Open-minded crafting 10 use some ribbon
3 girl jam May: anything goes with ribbon
Sparkles Christmas 40: baby it's cold outside
Lacy sunshine 33: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Just keep on crafting May: anything goes
Sister Act 57: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 29: clean and simple

This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 29: clean and simple. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the challenge.

I used two offcut pieces of Hunkydory card for the background, joining them with some stitched ribbon. The  'just a rose' digital image was kindly supplied by the sponsor, Stitchy Stamps - I coloured with spectrum noir and framed with various mats and layers. The addition of a Craftwork cards sentiment label completed the card.

This is also for:

Pixie's snippets 124
Creataliious 63: frame it
Use your stuff 135: ribbon or fibre
Crafty ribbons 89: anything goes with ribbon
Open-minded crafting 10 use some ribbon
3 girl jam May: anything goes with ribbon
Fan-tastic Tuesday 35: clean and simple
Inky chicks 29: clean and simple
Papertake: pretty pastels
Spectrum noir May: flowers
Robyn's fetish 211: cards with flowers in the image
Order of the opus gluei 182: flowers for all
Crafty sentiments: flowers
Tuesday throwdown 195: spring blossoms
All kinds of cards 104: flowers
Emerald faeries 55: flowers, ribbon and/or lace
Inky impressions 159: flower power
A little bit crafty May: flower power

Mema's crafts May: May flowers
Eclectic ellapu: birthday
Incy wincy: birthdays
Allways something creative 75: birthday

My sheri 133: April showers bring May flowers
My craft creations: anything goes
Just keep on crafting May: anything goes
Sister Act 57: anything goes
Crafting by designs May anything goes
DL.ART May
Just B creative crazy May