Christmas, New Year and Winter

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 28

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

The challenge for Day 28 is the last sketch of the event!

I have to confess that I have a few poinsettia die sets that I have never used. Don’t know why I bought them. Actually I do know why – I can’t resist a bargain! Anyway, at least I managed to use one for this card! The Blooming Poinsettia set by Poppystamps takes centre stage, ably supported by sections of the wonderful Antique Pine Frame die by Memory Box. All images were cut from paper from my paper mountain!

The sentiment is by Woodware.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 25

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

The theme of Day 25’s challenge is ‘forest friends’.

I was originally going to create a little die cut scene but as I’ve already used a die cut reindeer earlier in the challenge, I wanted to do something else. I spotted this beautiful Penny Black stamp in my wood-mounted stamp collection. Can you believe it’s from 2006?! It stamps beautifully with distress oxide inks, although this design is very forgiving anyway.

I kept my design very CAS, adhering the trimmed image to a fishtail die cut and adding a sentiment by Mama Elephant.

I’m also entering this into the November Woodblock Wednesday challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 27

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

Day 27’s challenge is THE classic Christmas colour combo – gold, pine green and holly red.

For my card, I used Kristina Werner’s Merry Trees die set and LOTS of different papers from my patterned paper mountain.

The sentiment is by Crealies.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 24

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

The theme of Day 24’s challenge is ‘naughty or nice’.

I was initially going to use a newer cling stamp for this card but I couldn’t find it anywhere so now I think I may have imagined it because I couldn’t even see the image online! I’m sure I’ll probably find it again in spring! So after that fruitless mission, I turned to my wood-mounted stamps…

Who remembers Fluffles the Cat by Stampendous? I’m guessing that the image that I chose today is at least 15 years old – the stamp is undated but it has a price sticker from a beloved brick and mortar store that was sold in 2007. I miss craft stores… and all those wood-mounted stamps!

Anyway, I have quite a few Fluffles stamps including a cling one but I think we should bring Fluffles back! I would definitely buy a die/clear stamp combo…. and matching stencils (hey I know I’m dreaming)! Let’s petition Spellbinders who owns the Stampendous brand nowadays.

I coloured Fluffles with my Twinkling H2O paints and added a sentiment from a much newer Newton’s Nook set.

I’m so happy that I remembered Woodblock Wednesday this month, so I’m entering this card over at Amy’s challenge. I hope to play along every month next year!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 26

Hi everyone!

I’m playing along with Martin’s 30 Day Christmas Card Challenge this month.

The theme of Day 26’s challenge is ‘elf hustle’.

Is it me or are the themes getting more difficult as the challenge nears the end?

I was really stuck – I don’t do elves at all and I couldn’t even recall a set that might have one! By chance when looking for something else, I spotted an elf face on an Ellen Hutson set called Holiday Characters! Phew! I kept it very simple as this is not a card I will send, although I will donate it at some point. The image is paired with the Memory Box Large Twirling Snowflake.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.