Silver and Gold for Christmas

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog . Team Darlene is hosting this challenge with the lovely theme of “Silver and Gold”. I was inspired by the beautiful silver and gold in the picture and  decided to join in the fun. The team have created beautiful cards – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile.

For my card I used  Christmas designer paper from BoBunny. I added gold and silver die cut leaves, a few sequins and gemstones and a gold  ribbon for sparkle. A die cut sentiment in gold captures the spirit of Christmas. Hope you like my take on the mood board at Double D Challenges.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (December) (ends 12/28) – Pick a Previous 2016 Challenge (My choice: Technique/Stash Challenge #50 May 2016 – Use dies and/or punches)
• Crafty Calendar December Challenge (ends 12/28) – Christmas Time
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #117 (ends 12/28) – Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge #238 (ends 01/01) – Anything Goes
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 12/27) –  Using every color accept Red & Green (Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Romantic Vines” (S4-531) ; LeCrea’ 3-D die “Pigeons” (Leane no. 45.1222))
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #86 (ends 12/31) – Create a Christmas Card

A close-up of the leaves and beautiful Christmas paper

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White card-stock
• Gold and Silver mirror board
• BoBunny “Silver and Gold” designer papers
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Romantic Vines” (S4-531)
• LeCrea’ 3-D die “Pigeons” (Leane no. 45.1222)
• Sequins and gemstones
• Gold ribbon
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Antique Linen”

Hope you get inspired to share your creation in the challenge.  Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Christmas Time

Hello friends,

A Christmas card to share – my first one this year.  I have the honor to be a guest designer for Let’s Craft and Create Challenges today. Mary asked me to play along with the Christmas/ New Year challenge starting today on the blog. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of  this lovely challenge.

My card is created in traditional Christmas colors of green red and gold. To capture our summer Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere I used some kraft, brown and cream colors as well for a more rustic look. I layered the Christmas tree on music paper and added a bow with berries and little tags. To add a fun and festive feel to the card I used lots of red and gold stars. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

Challenges I entered:

• Creative Corner Challenges  (ends 12/09) – Vintage/Retro Christmas
• Christmas cards All Year Round December Challenge (ends 12/31) –   Anything Christmas/Holiday
• Die Cut Diva’s December Challenge (ends 12/31) – Layers or Layer it
• Dies R Us Challenge #62 (ends 12/13) – Christmas
• Open-Minded Crafting Monthly Challenge #11 (ends 12/09) – Christmas / Hanukkah
• Crafty Calendar December Challenge (12/28) – Christmas Time
• Glitter ‘N’ Sparkle Challenge #217 (ends 12/11) – Traditional Christmas Colour
• Creatalicious Challenges #104 (ends 12/15) – Anything Goes + optional traditional Christmas colours
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #192 (ends 12/ 31) – Anything Goes w/Optional Twist – Holiday Happiness

A close-up of the Christmas tree

The bow and labels with little stars

The sentiment in rustic brown

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• Kraft and brown card-stock
• Music paper
• Leane Creatief Paper Patch die “Tree” (no. 45.2335)
• Paper Smooches sentiment die “Christmas Words” (OCD087)
• Crealies Text dies “Merry Christmas” (CLTD 101)
• Small labels
• Berries
• Red and gold stars
• Hug Snug seam binding ‘Lipstick red”
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”

I hope you enjoy today´s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things!

Regards,

Amelia

Red and Gold

Hi there,

The Christmas hustle bustle is in full swing in my part of the world but I’ve got a new card to share with you today . I created this card for a special friend who loves the vintage look with a color combo of red and gold. For the background I used a beautiful CGull embossing folder that needs nothing more than a few embellishments for a lovely Christmas card. I added red flowers, gold twine and gold berries and a few sequins. The sentiment die is from Leane Creatief and cut from gold mirror board.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #50  (ends 12/23) – Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge #214 (ends 12/30) – Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge #211 (ends 12/21) – Christmas
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #202 (ends 12/ 21) – It’s Christmas Time
• Where The HeArt Is Challenge #4 (ends 12/31) – Christmas Colors

A close-up of the flowers, sentiment and embossed background

Project details:

• White card-stock
• Gold mirror board
• CGull “Floral Leaf Swirl” embossing folder (12-0018)
• LeCrea’3-D-die “Pigeons” (No.45.1222)
• Flowers
• Gold berries
• Twine
• Red sequins

Thanks for visiting today and wishing you a happy weekend coming!  I’m sure it will be a busy one for us all.

Regards,

Amelia

Joy and Peace

Hello friends,

A clean and simple Christmas card to share today. I decided to join the  CASology  “Tree” challenge  and with Christmas just around the corner it created a perfect opportunity to add another Christmas card to my stash . I stamped the background with a KaiserCraft “Postmarks” clear stamp and add a silver die cut Christmas tree. The red stars and sentiment created the pop of color for this quick card. Hope the card will bring a lot of joy to the receiver.

Challenges:

• CASology Week #176 (ends 12/14) – Cue card “Tree”
• CAS on Sunday #73 (ends 12/18) – Stars
• Addicted to CAS  challenge #78 ( ends 12/19) – Cue word : Joy
• Crafty Catz Challenges #305 (ends 12/18) – Sparkle and Shine
• Memory Box Challenge #7 (ends 12/31) – Season’s Greetings (Memory Box die : Snowflake Tree)

Project details:

• White and silver card stock
• Memory Box die “Snowflake Tree” (No. 98405)
• KaiserCraft “Postmarks” clear stamp
• Leane Creatief die “Pigeons” for the sentiment (No.45.1222)
• Stars

Thank you for visiting today – I really appreciate the time you take to look at my card. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards till next time,

Amelia