Sunday 1 November 2015

Christmas Everywhere!

Hello and welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenges this could be the one for you.





















At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Festive Florals', and of course the first thing that sprung to my mind was Poinsettia's, I die cut them out of vellum for a softer effect as I thought they went better with the papers that was supplied to us by one of our sponsors Once Upon A Stamp.  I cut the trellis edge with a die on the front to give it some shape.

We have sponsorship this Month from




And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.






















And now onto my second challenge creation, this time for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Anything Christmas' So you can use any of your Christmas images for this challenge.  I used one of my favourite Christmas pads, Nordic Christmas by Trimcraft.  They seemed to go well with the penguins knitwear.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafts U Love, Crafts Ribbons  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black 40-034 Carolling Penguins, Flonz Crafts sentiment, 
Papers - Trim Craft Nordic Christmas, Once Upon A Stamp, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand calibur, spellbinder dies, Robert Addams dies, 
Embellishments - stickles, ribbon, gems,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

13 comments:

brenda said...

Difficult choices today Tracy, I just love the elegant design of the first and the soft blues, then I come to the cute trio of Penguins and I think they steal the show.

Hope you have a good Sunday.

B x

brenda said...

Difficult choices today Tracy, I just love the elegant design of the first and the soft blues, then I come to the cute trio of Penguins and I think they steal the show.

Hope you have a good Sunday.

B x

Whisper said...

Oooo what a lovely pair of cards and the first one, with the delicately vellum cut poinsettas, and i just adore penguins, luv Sam x

Sally H said...

Two wonderful cards, Tracy! I love them both! Those poinsettia in vellum look wonderful!

Ellibelle said...

They are both beautiful Tracy! Especially loving the cute penguins!

Kathleen said...

Love the subtle colours of the first card and a great fun image of the second card.

Kath x

Anonymous said...

i love the vellum poinsettias and the penguins are so cute - such a fun card!

Sandma's Handmade Cards said...

The first card is so gentle and I love the delicate colours. The second one is so bright and cheerful. I have that stamp myself and I love it. Great cards x

susiestacey said...

Two lovely cards Tracy, the top one is so delicate - love it and the carolling penguins are just too cute x Susan x

susiestacey said...

Two lovely cards Tracy, the top one is so delicate - love it and the carolling penguins are just too cute x Susan x

SewPaperPaint said...

I so love the layout of this card and those amazing nestled dies! They frame this beautifully colored image perfectly!

Linby said...

Two wonderful cards both very different. I think the first one is my fav, love that dear and the intricate dies.
Lynn x

Linby said...

Two wonderful cards both very different. I think the first one is my fav, love that dear and the intricate dies.
Lynn x