3 Christmas Trees

Another challenge inspired card, this time from Muse (Challenge 190).  

Muse Inspiration Card

I took inspiration from the colours and the three repeated images and created a Christmas Card.

My interpretation!

I used an Xcut Die for the trees and the colours were VersaMagic Chalk inks Niagara Mist and Mulled Mauve plus a copic pen (RV69 Peony) for the closest matches.  Matted and layered onto a 6" square card with coordinating and silver mats and a silver embossed greeting from a Hobby Art greeting set.

Also entering this to the following challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges No. 46

Challenges - Stencil and Fly

I love following Challenge Blogs and often make cards using their inspiration.  What I don't usually manage to do is upload my efforts in time to meet the blog deadlines!!  This card was made following an old challenge using Faux Bleaching but also fits 2 current challenges running on Less is More (Stencil) and Addicted to CAS (Fly).
 

I used Seedless Preserves and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks then lightly water misted through a mask from Imagination Crafts (Petal Crescent).  The butterfly is from Altenew's Painted Butterflies.  The sentiment is from Hobby Art Birthday Collection.

I am entering this in the following Challenges:

Less is More
Addicted to CAS

Some 2015 Christmas Cards

Since giving up work in November I thought I would have plenty of time to join in some card challenges and do some blogging - but it hasn't happened. I have been busy making cards tho - my ex colleagues were keen to know what I would be doing with my spare time and were very encouraging when I told them about my card making, so I have left a box cards in the staff room and have they have been steadily buying them - I will get round to putting more of them on the blog sometime ...

Now I know it's a bit late for christmas cards but I noticed this week that Simply Less is More want cards with silhouettes and as a lot of my christmas cards had these thought I would upload a couple and join in.

These were made using some freebie stamps from a craft magazine.
Details : 6"x6" cards, raised linen effect panel cut with stitched circle die.  Distress Inks (faded jeans) and Black Memento Ink pad.   Bit of stickles on the hills and trees.   Snowflakes I've had a long time (can't remember make).  Sentiments were computer generated as some of my christmas stamps have disintegrated!! :(   Snowflakes embellished with flatback gems.

I made a number of similar cards with slightly different compositions and sentiments.

sorry - poor photo quality on this!!