We've been roasting here in the UK this week and the last thing on our minds is Christmas. However 52CCT does not stand still, even for a heat wave, so we have a new challenge for you:
I almost took a picture of my ribbon box but really I'm too embarrassed to show it. It's a jumble of knotted up ribbons, threads and all sorts and the lid hardly goes on, it has to be forced and sat on. Most of them are saved from clothes, wrapping and packaging. I'm sure your ribbon stash is much better organised and looked after so have a look and see what you can come up with for this challenge.
This card is made with gold embossing and then coloured with Brushos. There is a little frill of die cut vellum, a strip of papery gold ribbon and then organza ribbon over the top.
I stamped a sentiment meaning to cut it out and add it but when I came back to look at the card, I couldn't bear to cover any of the base. I should plan ahead more.
We hope you find time to join in with the fun, who doesn't love ribbon?
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Hooray I'm in time to enter Scrappy Mo's Rudolf Days Challenge for this month.
I'm also popping into Pixie's Snippets Playground as I've used scraps and snippets of card and ribbon. Dip in the duck pond anyone?
This week at 52CCT we are challenging you to use an non- traditional image on your Christmas card. That leaves the field wide open for being inventive.
Here is what I did. This is the card that got less and less.
I started with a tea cup and then was going to have 3 cakes. Then I started taking things away and even took the sentiment (Inky Doodles) away at one point.
The final result. I chose this cup cake stamp (unknown) which had a heart decoration on top. I cut that off and replaced it with a sprig of holly. I used the same paper for the case and through the rest of the card to tie it all together. Then some all important glitter on the cake.
I like the result and I hope you do.
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Bang in the middle of summer we are still making Christmas cards. Sometimes it's hard but it pays off in December when there is so much else to do and a little pile of cards is all ready to send.
This week at 52CCT it's a colour challenge:
I used Festive Berries and Pine Needles Distress oxide inks - very appropriate. I inked and spritzed some watercolour paper and used that to cut the tree.
I used a card base which I had already cut for another project and then discarded. Part of the front was cut away so embossed part of the green paper for that area. As I often do, I put the paper in the folder the wrong way so it's de-bossed! Hey ho. If I hadn't told you, you'd think it was intended...
We bring you our first July challenge at 52CCT and it's a sketch.
I think there are lots of things you could do with this one.
It seems strange to be making Christmas cards in one of the hottest weeks of the year but maybe thinking of snow will cool us down.
I stamped my sentiment first and then using a mask, sponged the sky on the two circles. I didn't have a tiny tree stamp so I used the top of a large tree and, as I was using a mask, only the top was stamped.
I used a small snowflake stamp to add little interest on the blue background and some of the white.
We look forward to seeing your entries.
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