Say It With a Sentiment at 12 MoC

Hello to you all.  I am back with my card for the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  As always you can make whatever you like for our challenge as long as it is Christmas. However, we do have a twist each month and this time the twist is to use a sentiment or word art as the focus of your card. You are welcome to us an image too but the sentiment must have top billing, not the image. If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack be sure to follow the twist. Our sponsor is Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

My Card

Recipe

cream card stock

"Believe" sentiment  -  DDD Path of Positivity (free image!)

backing paper - DDD Tinsel Diagonals

gold glitter card - Crafter's Companion 

gold mirri card - Crafter's Companion

Sentiment inside - computer generated

French Collection dies - Sue Wilson

Why not pop across to the blog and check out what the other Sleigh Belles have come up with and return again on the 15th for our mid month cards with the Merry Maidens.

Take care and have a good day.

12 MoC Link Up Shimmer and Shine

Good morning.  Today is my card for the12 MoC of Christmas Link Up.  Our challenge is pretty unique in that you actually have the chance to win just by entering!  We also have a twist to our challenge which is Shimmer and Shine.  However you don't have to follow the twist to win.  Our sponsor is https://www.taylormadecards4u.com/

My Card

Recipe

6 " square green base card - Hobbycraft

image, label and plaid paper - Special Delivery Christmas Passport

red paper - Crumpled Chrome 1 from  Delicious Doodles

Sentiment - computer generated

Red Shimmer Gems - Hobbycraft

A very easy card to put together - and being flat for posting is always a bonus.

You can never start too soon when it comes to Christmas cards so why not pop across to the blog and maybe get some inspiration from The Sleigh Belles team?  In fact if you come back mid month you will get even more inspiration from the Merry Maidens.

Take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

12 MoC Link Up Flip a Coin

Good morning.  The 12 MoC LinkUp has a new challenge just starting and our sponsor is All Dressed Up. This  is such a fun challenge and one I've never done before. The twist to this month's challenge is to  Flip a Coin! There are five lines in the grid and you flip a coin to choose what you use for each line.

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card

pink pearlescent card

dots paper - Decosses Dynamite Doodles Eclectic Mix

sponsors image - 3 Little Christmas Girls

Noble Pierced Squares - Sue Wilson

sentiment die - Sue Wilson

pink shimmer gems - Hobbycraft

FLIP	HEADS	TAILS
1	Make a card with 3 layers or less	Make a card with 4 or more layers
2	Make a rectangular or square card	Use a fancy fold technique
3	Add dots to your card	Add stripes to your card
4	Add lace or ribbon to your card	Add gems or pearls to your card
5	Add a frame to your card	Use faux or real stitching on your card

I used 1 : Heads, 2 : Heads, 3 : Heads, 4 : Tails, 5: Heads

(I really wanted to cheat because I would have liked to make a fancy fold card and use lace but I played the game and went with the flip of the coin.)

If you love to make Christmas cards, or you just want to get ahead with your Christmas stash then this is definitely the challenge for you. If you  enter two cards you automatically  to win one of the papers from the monthly pack(Eclectic Mix 1) but if you follow the twist there is a chance to win the full pack of six papers. And as if that is not enough one random entrant will win two images from our sponsor.

Pop across to the blog to see some inspiration from the Sleigh Belles DT and there will be more inspiration mid month when the Merry Maidens will be posting their cards.

Take care and have fun.

12 Months of Christmas Link up Challenge 66

Hi and I hope this finds you well and enjoying the sunshine if you are in the UK.

We have a new challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up. If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, be sure to create a card that features GINGHAM in a prevalent way. 

This challenge is a great way to build up your Christmas card stash.  You can win a prize just by entering, but then you have a second chance to win if you follow the option twist. Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win a $10.00 gift voucher from this month's sponsor,  Oddball Art.

My Card

Recipe

5 x 7" green base card

gingham papers - DDDoodles

imge - Whimsical Dancing Trees 4  Oddball Art

green trees - Lakeland (truly ancient stash!)

sentiment - computer generated.

Well a quick post today because I have another busy day ahead of me.

Take care and stay safe!

Love and hugs from

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ice Ice Baby

Good morning.  As you can see I am still playing catch up; hopefully I will soon be where I ought to be. Another late DT card unfortunately. This is for the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up and this challenge is a great way to get ahead with your Christmas cards.

It's always anything Christmas goes with an optional twist which this month is 'Ice Ice Baby' - we want to see lots of snow or ice on your designs.Head over to the challenge blog here for more details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team. (I'm also singing the song!! Can you hear me?)

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo.

 

My Card 

This is a 6" blue card base made from card in my stash. the two background papers are from Decosse Dynamite.  The cute digi, coloured with Promarkers, is Snow Friends from Bugaboo available here. 

Thank you for visiting me today.

Take care.

Anything Goes -at Winter Wonderland.

Good morning. Today's challenge is a tribute to Eileen, the former owner and DT coordinator of the Winter Wonderland  Challenge Blog, who sadly passed away at the beginning of 2017. This challenge is our way of remembering her and showing our appreciation of all she did  at the Winter Wonderland Challenge.

Although our challenge this time is Anything Goes please remember that we are a Christmas challenge so only Christmas projects are allowed.  Our sponsor is https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepS...

My Card

 

 Recipe

6" square white base card. 

raspberry pearl card - Hunkydory Adorable Scorable

patterned paper - Decosse's Dynamite 

Pierced Noble Squares - Sue Wilson

Promarkers tocolour

sponsor's image - Snowmen Selfie 

I kept my card pretty flat but raised the image with foam pads.

Why not hop over to the blog and see the creations from the rest of the DT.  This is a good way to get ahead with your Christmas cards so you don't have a panic situation in November ... lol!

Well it's Friday already and the weekend looms ahead so take care and enjoy.

12 Months of Christmas Link Up

Good morning. Today I am posting my DT card for the the above challenge, albeit a couple of days late.

My Card

Recipe

6" white base card

papers - DDD Winter Blues

image - Winter Deer Sheepski Designs

sentiment die - Sue Wilson

tree dies - Memory Box 

other dies - The Works

The  February challenge is anything Christmas with -  the optional theme winter blues
http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/

Our extra sponsor this month is Sheep Ski Designs who has given us some lovely stamps to use.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns

Take care and have a great day.

Mid Month Reminder 12 Months of Christmas Link Up

Good morning and hope this finds you  all well. Yesterday we had a trip to the Victorian Christmas Market at Gloucester Docks with my WI friends on a couple of mini buses.  The weather had been so bad on Thursday with many of the roads in the neighbouring villages badly flooded so we did wonder if we would actually make it.  However, the floods receded overnight but we still had to make a number of detours before we were able to get well on the way. It is about 80 miles to Gloucester and all along the way many fields and garden etc were flooded.  I really feel for those poor people in Yorkshire.

Anyway, back to business. I don't usually post mid months for 12 MOC but I have joined the Merry Maidens for this challenge so here we go. Our sponsor is Imagine That Digis.

My Card

The first image is the card virtually closed and the second shows it open.

Recipe

6" square zed fold card - made using kraft card from Hobbycraft

 All images pre coloured digis -  Imagine That "Gingerbread Scenes."

papers - Decosses Dynamite Doodles

sparkly gems - Hobbycraft

This was a fun card to make. If you still have some Christmas cards to make why not pop over to the blog join in the challenge?  You have the chance to win an digi paper just for entering the challenge, but if you follow the optional twist which is to use red and green on your card, and that's not too difficult at Christmas, then you have the chance to win a $12 gift certificate to spend in store.  What are you waiting for?

Also don't forget to vote for your favourite paper from this month's set
http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/11/vote-for-novembers-free-digi-paper.html
Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards will receive one paper from this set and one random winner who follows the twist will win the full set of papers.

Well that's all from me.

Take care.

12 Months of Christmas - Sensational Santas

Good morning. Another month and another challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  The theme this month is Sensational Santas and we are sponsored by Limited Runs Digital Stamps

This is is a fabulous way to build up your stash of Christmas cards.  You could even win a prize simply by taking part.

My Card

 

Recipe 

6"  card base - cut from Craft UK Ltd card

papers - Santa Stops Here Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

digi image - Santa Coffee Cup Limited Runs

coloured with Promarkers

sentiment die - Sue Wilson

red cardstock - Rymans

I cut the front of the card down to 2" but  I think if I do this style again I will probably make the centre portion larger.

The optional theme this month is to add a Santa as the focus of your card in order to win a $10 dollar voucher to Limited Runs and to be in with a chance to win the full pack of Santa papers. However, you do not have to follow the theme to enter the challenge, and you will still be in with a chance to win one of the papers from the pack.

Take care.

Use Kraft at 12 Months of Christmas

Good morning and it is time again for another challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.

Our sponsor this time is Patti's Creations and the winning prize, if you followed the twist, is three digi images from her Etsy store.  You also have chance to win something just from entering the challenge so don't hang around.

My Card

Recipe

6" square base card

kraft card - Hobbycraft

red and green striped paper - Decosse's Dynamite

image - Cardinal Snow Globe Patti's Creations

sentiment on globe - computer generated

sentiment die  - Sue Wilson
icicle die - Joy!Crafts

Promarkers to colour

red shimmer gems - Hobbycraft

 Although there is an optional twist to the challenge if you would like to follow it,  mainly the idea is somewhere for you to link up all your Christmas cards throughout the year. The  twist  this time is to use kraft card/paper on your card.  The Sleigh Belles are showing their cards now and mid month you will find more inspiration from the Merry Maidens so you should check back then.

Why not go over to the blog and see the cards from the other Sleigh Belles.  This is a good chance to get ahead with your Christmas cards because the year is simply flying by now!

Take care.

Use Plaid for 12 Months of Christmas Link Up

Hi.  Well it's time for another challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas. The Sleigh Belles post their creations on the first of the month and then mid month the Merry Maidens will be here with some more inspiration for you.

My Card 

 Recipe

6" square white base card

 Image - Ike's Art

Joy die - First Edition

Backing Paper - Freebie from Decosses's Dynamite 

I added a png. image directly to the green plaid digital paper, copied and pasted it three times and then rotated it so that it formed corner borders all round before colouring with Promarkers.  I printed the images again, fussy cut them and added them with foam pads. Tonic Nuvo Drops and red pearls finished this simple card.

There is an optional twist to the challenge if you would like to follow it, but mainly the idea is somewhere for you to link up all your Christmas cards throughout the year.  The twist for this month's challenge is to use plaid. If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, use PLAID papers prominently in your card design. While you can also use other types of papers for accent pieces, make sure that plaid features in a big way.   Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win a $10.00 gift voucher to the Ike's Art store. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Multi-Coloured Plaids.

Pop over to the blog and check out the cards from the other Sleigh Belles and maybe you will be inspired to join in the challenge.

Take care and happy crafting.

Red and Green for Winter Wonderland

Good morning.  Hope this finds you all well. Today it is time to post my DT card for  Winter Wonderland.  The challenge, as chosen by Helen, is to use red and green.  Now how simple can that be when you are making Christmas cards?

Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps and we have been able to use some really fun images.

My Card

Recipe

6" square easel card base - cardstock Hobbycraft

patterned papers - Decosses's Dynamite

image- Elliott and Elvis 

sentiment die - First Edition 

coloured  with Promarkers

I love this image; it really makes me smile. Why not pop over to the blog to see what the rest of the team have come up with? We would love you to join in the challenge but please remember we are a Christmas challenge only.

Well this is a very quick post from me because I have a very busy day ahead. Have a great weekend everybody.

Take care and happy crafting!