Happy Hump Day Wednesday!

Morning readers,

How's your week coming along? Well, I hope - mine is. Managed some fairly serious time at the Table of Craftiness.

First project to share involves using all three images from the MFT freebie stamp set, that reindeer is sooooo cute, thanks MFT.

My Artist Trading Coin

Materials used:

• Snippets of card in black and white
• Circle dies used to cut a 2½" black circle and a 2¼" white circle
• On the white circle I stamped the image and sentiment (MFT October freebie) using Memento tuxedo black and the snowflake from the same set using ranger Archival cobalt blue inks
• Derwent coloursoft pencils used to colour image
• Stardust stickles to embellish Rudolphs nose and the snowflakes
• White Sakura gelly roll gel pen used to doodle the border

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Happy Little Stampers - October ATC challenge - HOLIDAY ... I'm HOPING Artist Trading COINS count too
2. Jingle Belles - October 19th challenge - SHOW US YOUR ANIMALS
3. Sparkles Christmas Challenge - October challenge - FOR KIDS
4. Papercraft Challenges - challenge No. 23 - INSPIRED BY A SONG (Going with "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" .. I think you can see why!)
5. Cute 'n Crafty - challenge No. 12 - ANYTHING GOES

And now for another of those occasions we cardmakers hate to have to make ..... a sympathy card. I prefer to make them when I don't actually NEED them, easier to tackle .. IMHO

My card

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card cut to fit
• One piece of black card, cut to mat
• Snippets of card in white, light purple and black - for my sentiment panel
• Stampendous agapanthus image (N152) and Hero Arts sentiment (CL342) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Derwent coloursoft pencils used to add just a light touch of colour
• Stickles used (black and stardust) to add a hint of sparkle

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Lemon Shortbread - challenge No. 79 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Through The Craft Room Door - October 23rd challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Crafty Sentiments - October 23rd challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 1842 - ANYTHING GOES

And another Christmas card to share with you today ....

My card

And my stencilled matting layer

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White A2/C6, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Three pieces of white card, cut to fit and mat
• On one of the larger pieces of white card I applied Distress Ink in barn door, using a Tim Holtz mini blender and foam pad, I then overlaid the Tim Holtz stencil (THMST007 - set #7) and re-applied the same ink before spraying with Krylon matte fixative
• On the smaller piece of white card I stamped my Santa image (Rubber Stampede 3408F) using Memento tuxedo black
• Derwent coloursoft and Prismacolour scholar pencils used to colour image
• Stardust stickles and Mod Podge dimensional gloss, to embellish

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - October challenge - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. The Holly and The Ivy - challenge No. 39 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
3. Cards in Envy - October 15th challenge - FAVORITE HOLIDAY CARD