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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.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 20

Hi everyone!

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

The theme of Day 202’s challenge is ‘ugly sweater’.

Well, it may be difficult to believe but I don’t have any ugly sweaters in my crafty collection! So this was a real struggle to me! So I interpreted the challenge as ‘Christmas jumper’ instead! I pulled out the very old Hero Arts/Sizzix stamp/die combo that I finally got on ebay last year I think. I love the reindeers in their little Christmas jumpers – plus one of them looks like he’s jumping so I’ve got my own little play on words.

I don’t usually do scenes that cover a whole card but I bought this fabulous Sizzix stencil set a few weeks ago – I love how quickly stencilled scenes come together.

The sentiment is by from a very old Hero Arts wood-mounted stamp set. I stamped it from Cloud 9 Silver ink – unfortunately it dried with a rather mottled effect but I felt it went well with the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

30 Day Christmas Card Challenge 2024 – Day 14

Hi everyone!

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

The theme of Day 14’s challenge is ‘Christmas morning’.

It took me a long while to choose a stamp for this challenge! I asked a few friends what the theme conjures up for them – they said presents but I wanted to take a different route…

I originally thought of a peaceful landscape to create a Christmas dawn but while looking through my older stamps, I unearthed my Elzybells stamps and found this sweet Rudolph image. I immediately thought that this could be my different take on the theme – dear Rudolph, completely exhausted on Christmas morning after his very busy night!

I coloured the image with my Twinkling H2O paints and distress inks and created a window scene using the Poppystamps Grand Madison Window die and a brickwork embossing folder by Stampin’ Up.

The sentiment is by Mama Elephant.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.