Marianne's cards 'n stuff

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Happy New Year and CHNC blog candy

This week, everybody will have another chance at winning some blogaversary candy over at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge. Hazel also pointed me to the StitchyBear Digital Store where I found the digital paper and stamps that I used for the two cards below. The sentiment was part of the December freebies from TlcCreate.

I first printed the digital paper on a sheet of A4 and then printed the sentiment in the top left and bottom right corners before cutting the paper to size. The baubles were also printed in two goes. First I printed the two red circles I created in Word and using one of the available filling effects and then I printed the bauble stamps on top of this. The silver "crowns" were printed on white cardstock and then coloured with a silver gel pen. The sticker chains and red ribbon are from my stash.

I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

CHNC - #53 Celebration candy continued

One Stitch at a Time - Choccy's Christmas Challenge...Use an SBDS image

CCAYR - Anything goes

Crafter's Companion - New beginnings

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes

Squiggle Stamps - Let's celebrate!

Top Tip Tuesday - #66 Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - #197 Happy New Year

Friday, 30 December 2011

Noel and CHNC blogaversary

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge is celebrating its first blogaversary. Well done, Hazel! This card is for you! To celebrate this milestone and to celebrate the fact that she has been able to attract several sponsors for next year, Hazel is offering some blog candy.

I kept this card very simple, because the image speaks for itself. I coloured the Bugaboo digital stamp with Derwent Coloursoft pencils, added some glitter glue on the bow, ornament and stocking and put it onto some gold cardstock. To finish it off, I framed the image with a gold sticker border.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CHNC - #52 Happy Christmas!
Less is More - Just one word (sentiment)

CCAYR - Anything goes

Derwent - Kerst/Christmas

Paper Sundaes - Celebrate (to celebrate challenge #100)

Monday, 26 December 2011

Poinsettias

Merry Christmas!

I had a nice and quiet Christmas with my husband and our cats,
so I even managed to finish another Christmas card.

TIP:
If you cut out the poinsettia using parchment paper instead of plain cardstock, this will give the flower a "lighter" appearance. I also pinched the tops of the smallest die-cut together to give it a more natural look.