The new Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge has now gone live, and the theme is always ‘anything goes Christmas/Festive‘. Here is my card:
I had quite a bit of messy fun creating this card – ink smooshing, die cutting, ink blending – and I like the outcome.
The background panel is a piece of ink smooshed card stock, with pink and blue Distress Inks, and when that was dry I used a Pinkfresh Studio background die.
I adhered that whole panel to the card base, then turned to the die cutting…….
The two critters are from Tim Holtz, and each piece die cut pout of an ink blended or smooshed panel. If I didn’t have the colour I wanted, I created one.
Before adding each layer, I did some more ink blending on them to make them different. All the brown pieces are from the same panel, but I ink blended a darker brown on them to create different shades – the antlers for instance.
The sentiment is also from Tim Holtz, stamped onto the same brown smooshed panel, cut out, then ink blending.
I adhered all of them with 3D foam.
I shall be entering the following challenges:
Jingle Belles – Christmas and card stock – no patterned paper
Creative Fingers – anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies – anything goes with animal as main focus
Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal
My Time To Craft Christmas – Christmas and something beginning with ‘R’ (red, reindeer)
Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas
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These critters are super cute and looks like you had fun getting inky – the results were definitely worth it! Hugs, Kate xx
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Thank you – messy hands at the end but worth it xx
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All that inking and blending totally paid off for this card. It is adorable, fun and so whimsical.
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Thank you – it was fun creating these little characters xx
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💚🎅💗 These reindeer are adorable! I saw this at the Critter Crazy Challenge and came by for a closer look. I host a new challenge, Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge. It is anything goes inspired by a theme park. Your Christmas tag reminds me of Santa’s Village theme park in Jefferson, NH, USA, where it’s always Christmas. I’d love you to share this on Park Hopping My Happy Place. I hope you’ll join the fun! Have a creative weekend. Join at https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/. Cheers, Makira
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Pretty work… like the background.
Thanks for playing along with our Challenge at Critter Crazy and good luck!
Hugs and please come back soon!
Doris
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Oh how fun and how adorable those cute reindeer are, set against your lovely artful inky background! So pleased you could join our Cardstock Christmas celebration at Jingle Belles!
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Your Christmas card had lots of charm and whimsy! Sure to put a smile on your recipients’ faces! Thanks for sharing at MTTCC!! –Becca/DT
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