It's the weekend and one of the few between now and Christmas!

Morning readers,

I bet you have loads of stuff to be doing this weekend - buying presents? Wrapping them? Writing cards? You CAN'T still be making them - can you? If you are then GOOD LUCK! I don't seem to be able to stop making Christmas cards myself but have sent most of mine so MUST be working on my 2019 quota!!!

I also acquired some new stash recently so wanted to break the seal ....

Now, on to today's make, which actually deploys BOTH new stencils .....

My card

And a closer view which (I HOPE) shows the stencilling detail

 

 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 pearlescent amethyst cardstock (DCWV) cut to mat
• Using Aldi stencil brushes I applied Memento London fog ink through a stencil (Dutchdoobadoo 470.715.609) and then Ranger Archival majestic violet through the floral feather stencil (Dutchdoobadoo 470.715.117)
• Happy Little Stampers (from their Butterfly Birthday set) sentiment stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Woodware floral image (JGS439 - small fennel) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Stardust stickles to embellish the fennel

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

1. Watercooler Wednesday - challenge No. 199 - FEMININE ANYTHING GOES
2. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 379 - ANYTHING GOES
3. That's Crafty - December 5th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 325 - ANYTHING GOES
5. CardzTV - challenge No. 77 - ANYTHING GOES

And now, spookily enough - A CHRISTMAS CARD! I have no idea why I am still (bordering on) obsessively making Christmas cards since I have finished my 2018 quota ... but ...

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
• All images, from Penny Black (30-007 "Giving and Receiving") stamped using Memento inks: Paris dusk, tuxedo black or London fog
• Pro Markers in Magenta, mulberry, lime, caramel, saffron and cool grey one used to colour
• Stardust stickles to add a little bling to my tree, snowflakes and snow

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

1. Chrimbo Crackers - challenge No. 173 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. Moving Along With The Times - challenge No. 86 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS
3. ILove ProMarkers - challenge No. 373 - ANYTHING GOES + option (unused) of RIBBON
4. Cardz4Galz - challenge No. 86 - NON TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS - I used lime/magenta/mulberry?!?!?!?!
5. Crafty Gals Corner - challenge No. 180 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES - 2nd entry