Something beginning with S ...

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It was my turn this fortnight to choose the theme for the Christmas Card Club challenge and I asked to see 'something beginning with S' - sounds a bit like playing I-spy!

My simple card is made with card,, topper and sentiment from Hunkydory's Traditional Christmas range.

So, here are my S words: shepherds, sheep, stable, straw, star, sentiment, shine ... and the story of Christmas.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Scrappy hands 20: peace
Sentimental Sundays 223: a touch of vintage
Just inspirational: vintage
Chocolate, coffee & cards 73: vintage
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Happy birthday matey!

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This is another card made with pieces from the Hunkydory seaside kit. I added a little 3D lighthouse sticker at the top and a glittered beach hut sticker at the bottom (part of a prize I won).

This is for:

Crafty catz 245: one for the boys
Crafter's cafe 80: child's birthday
Country view crafts September: nautical
Pink gem 127: it's summer time
Bunny Zoe August: summer colours
Dazzling divas 41: glitter or anything goes
The stamping boutique: glitter it up
Craft for the craic 8: something with circles on it
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Second card for CHNC challenge 193

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'Do you hear what I hear?' - That's the question I'd like answered this week for my CHNC challenge 193 - You might show a picture of a bird cheeping, bells ringing, carol singers ... or perhaps something on your card that makes a noise, like a shaker.

Like the previous one, thiscard depicts choir boys singing on their way into church, so I can hear 'Once in royal David's city' being sung. I've used card, toppers and sentiments from a Hunkydory Christmas choir set, part of their Traditional Christmas range. The background card was one piece, but I thought it was too good to fold in half, so I added each half to A5 card blank (the other card will be shown in the next post). The music strips down the side of each card were offcuts from the waste around the die cut toppers etc.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Time out 13: if music be the food of love play on
Scrappy hands 20: peace
Corrosive 207: let's hear it for the boys
Crafty catz 245: one for the boys
Tok bobok 16: masculine/male world
613 avenue create 87: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 26: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 107: anything goes/memories
Crafting from the heart 34: anything goes
Clear it out: anything goes (trying to use up this kit)
Party time Tuesday 187: anything goes
Penny's 193: anything goes
Crafty girls 26: anything goes
Crafty bloggers network September: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

CHNC challenge 193: do you hear what I hear?

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That's the question I'd like answered this week for my CHNC challenge 193 - You might show a picture of a bird cheeping, bells ringing, carol singers ... or perhaps something on your card that makes a noise, like a shaker.

This card depicts choir boys singing on their way into church, so I can hear 'Once in royal David's city' being sung. I've used card, toppers and sentiments from a Hunkydory Christmas choir set, part of their Traditional Christmas range. The background card was one piece, but I thought it was too good to fold in half, so I added each half to A5 card blank (the other card will be shown in the next post). The music strips down the side of each card were offcuts from the waste around the die cut toppers etc.

The sentiment says 'Wishing you Peace & Love this Christmas Time'.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Time out 13: if music be the food of love play on
Scrappy hands 20: peace
Corrosive 207: let's hear it for the boys
Crafty catz 245: one for the boys
Tok bobok 16: masculine/male world
613 avenue create 87: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 26: anything goes
Artistic inspirations 107: anything goes/memories
Crafting from the heart 34: anything goes
Clear it out: anything goes (trying to use up this kit)
Party time Tuesday 187: anything goes
Penny's 193: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
Crafty girls 26: anything goes
Crafty bloggers network September: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 45

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This is my design card for Suzy Bee's bloomin' challenge 45, which is, once again, 'anything goes' - please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we hope you will join in the challenge.

I've used 'circus AJ' and 'sunshine sentiment', kindly supplied by the sponsor of the challenge, The Stamping Boutique. I coloured with a mix of copics and spectrum noir, mounted on to red mirror card and then on to a white DL card.

Colours for Color throwdown 308:

This is also for:

Crafts4eternity R192: digital
Crafter's cafe 80: child's birthday
De creatieve zebra 13: card for a child
Miriam's crafting 16 kids
Copic marker Europe: anything goes with copics
Vandicrafts artistry 7: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes

Completely Christmas 28

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This is my design card for today's Completely Christmas challenge 28 - please click the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

The image is The Stamping Boutique 'for Santa' (TSB are sponsoring the challenge), coloured with spectrum noirs. All papers used are from my Christmas offcuts box - the main piece is from the My Mind's Eye glitter pack I bought ages ago (will be sorry when the bits have been used up, but still have some left to play with).

Tore round the image and a backing mat using a couple of perspex ovals.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas card link up
Paper creators 29: early Christmas
Scrappy hands 19: red
Time out 13: if music be the food of love play on
Di's digi designs: all about animals
Crafts4eternity R192: digital
Crafty girls 26: anything goes
Card and scrap 81: everything is allowed
Craftin desert divas 39: anything goes
Let's craft and create 96: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 73
Crafting by design September: anything goes