Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge 439 – use some silver

This week at CHNCC the theme is to use some silver. I made a very simple card. I used a die by Memory Box called Dazzling Snowflake. It cuts a negative snowflake, and I backed it in silver foil paper. The joy sentiment is by SSS. While it is not apparently the white cardstock is actually pearlized and quite pretty.

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52 Christmas Card Challenge – 52CCT20-19 – May 25th – Technique: Eraser

This week we at 52 CCTC are trying a whole new technique to me. It is called Eraser Technique. For examples of this technique and the instruction check out the Eraser technique (here, here and here). So I started with a blank A2 card and MFT’s Snow Flurry Stencil. I secured the stencil on my craft mat using masking tape. Next, I took a piece of sandpaper and brushed an HB pencil across it making lead dust. I used a clean distress ink sponge tool by Tim Holtz and picked up the dustings and ran the tool across the stencil leaving leaded snowflakes across the card. I stamped Penny Black’s, Snowy on the card. I then erased any snowflakes that showed on the stamped area. The final step was to colour the little snowman with Tombow markers in grey tones. The only colour I used was on his cheeks. The sentiment is from SSS.

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52 Christmas Card Challenge – 52CCT19-19 – May 18th – Theme: Choral

This week’s 52 Christmas Card Challenge Throwdown is Choral. For my card, I started by downloading Free Printable music sheets (I did a Google search). Once downloaded, I printed them to fit an A2 card. Next, I distressed the music using Distress Ink. I decided to cut the sheet down further, curl the edges and mount them offset on the page. I added a little choir boy Digi stamp from Pure Innocent. I coloured him with  Copic markers. For my final touch I added a few sequins.

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge 438 – Add a candycane or two

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge 437 – include a tree or two or more

 

For my card this week, I decided to make a 3D pop-up card. I have had this SVG file from The Dreaming Tree for some time and decided it was time to put out my Cricut and make one. I purchased the Tis The Season Pop Up Cards SVG Bundle (it includes 3 separate pop-up card designs) and this particular card is called, Let It Snow Pop Up Card SVG. I had some problems cutting it out. My Cricut didn’t like the card stock I selected, and the pop-up feature was problematic! I preserved and the results were amazing.

Card Front with envelop

Pop-up tree

Showing the way it folds, and card interior

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52 Christmas Card Challenge – 52CCT18-19 – May 11th – Colours – Brown, Silver, Turquoise

I made my card that month using my Cricut Explore Air and a wonderful SVG files from A Little Scrap of Heaven called Jiggle Bell Friends. The files are sold as a bundle and I used the reindeer. All the papers are from my stash. I added highlights with a white gel pen and Copics. The snowflakes are stickers I purchased during Christmas from the Dollar Store. I added a pom-pom nose vs the SVG file one provided. The finished card is 5×7.

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Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge 436 – include a bell or bells

This week at Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge, we are looking for the added feature of a bell or bells. When I found this adorable “bell” SVG file called, Jingle Bell Pals, by A Little Scrap of Heaven I knew it would be perfect. This is a larger card than I normally make but it was designed to use envelops given to me by the Hallmark rep. The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts. I used my Cricut Explorer Air to cut out the shapes. I added detail with my white gel pen and shading with my Copic B10. The snowflake sticker was from my stash. Note: This SVG file came with 5 more friends – penguin, Santa, snowman, reindeer, and Mrs. Claus and I will be posting them all in future blogs.

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #149 – May 3 to May 31= AG/No Twist

Hello everyone and welcome to Simply Create Too May’s Challenge #149 Anything Goes – No Twist. I am sorry I am late posting but I was on holidays. When it snowed here in Ontario, Canada in April, I booked a Carribean Cruise. My card is from A Little Scrap of Heaven called, Christmas Pickle. It was an SVG digital cutting file that I used with my Cricut Explore Air 2. I used cardstock from my stash and for extra dimension, I added texture to the fur around his hat with an embossing folder and details to the pickle using Copic markers. The Christmas Pickle Story was a free download from the internet (Google Search).

 

The challenge is open from May 3rd until the 31st,