Decorated Tree

It is time for another challenge over at The Paper Funday.

Our challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional twist. 

The twist this time is to use GREEN on your project.

We are very fortunate to have 2 sponsors for each challenge this year which means we get to choose which artist we would like to work with. This really is great as it gives us double the choice. We are very lucky with the amazing sponsors that are lined up this year, many of which are old favourites and some are new to me.

I chose to work with Decorated Tree from QKR Stampede. 

I love making Christmas cards so green = Christmas Tree to me.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some gel pens for the red glittered baubles and the silver on the lights cord. I used Gold Stickles glitter glue on the lights and a gold glitter marker for the star on top of the tree. The image was then fussy cut.

I hadn't intended to make the card this way but it kind of evolved. I have a stamp/die/embossing folder combo that makes a window scene from Crafter's Companion and thought it would look lovely inside the window. I cut the die from brown card and used some gold gilding wax on the raised embossing. Behind the tree I added some striped 'wallpaper' this was more bold than I wanted so I added a layer of vellum over the top to soften the colours. The window frame is popped up on foam squares to create separation.

The embossing folder is quite large so I was able to make this into an A5 card. I used a thin sheet of beige card and added some colour with 2 shades of distressing ink. The card blank has been covered with a mottled effect brown paper and then for a final touch I added a sentiment recycled from a Christmas card that has been trimmed and the corners rounded.

I hope you will join myself and our fabulous team over at The Paper Funday

Card Details -

Size - A5

Image - Decorated Tree (QKR Stampede)

Die - Winter View (Crafter's Companion)

Punch - Corner Rounder (Woodware)

Embossing Folder - Winter View (Crafter's Companion)

Paper - Noel Matstack (DCWV) & Clear vellum

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Glitter Markers (Spectrum Noir) Gel pens, Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads walnut & Tea Stain, Gold gliding Wax

Embellishments - Gold Stickles Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)

• A Bit More Time to Craft - #135 Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft - #3 Anything Goes
• ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for Fir Tree
• As You Like It - Favourite reason to send a card is Christmas. Always liked making them the best and matching the card up to the recipient
• Cardz TV - #135 Anything Goes
• CD Sunday Plus - #55 Anything Goes
• Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Something starts E or F (Embossing & Fir Tree)
• Classic Design Challenge - #3 Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge - #8 Anything Goes
• Colouring in Scrapland - Anything Goes
• Crafter’s Castle - #39 Anything Goes
• Crafting Happiness - #86 Anything Goes / Green
• Crafts Galore Encore - #85 Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #540 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - #419 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge - #531 Anything Christmas Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
• Creatalicious Challenges - #206 Anything Goes
• Cuttlebug Mania - Add Some Green
• Dies R Us - #164 Anything Goes with a store brand die (Gemini/Crafter's Companion)
• Digi Choosday - #9 Anything Goes
• Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Vintage Christmas
• Gem of A Challenge - #5 Anything Goes
• House That Stamps Built - #DCC M321 Going Green
• I Love Promarkers - #430 Anything Goes
• Ike’s World Challenge - #142 Anything Goes
• Jan’s Digi Stamps - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - #548 All Occasions
• Love To Craft - #56 Anything Goes
• Merry Little Christmas - #32 Anything Christmas Goes
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes
• Pearly Sparkles - #60 Use a Digi Stamp
• Penny’s Challenge - #491 Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - #9 Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede - #415 Anything Goes (store image)
• The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - #90 Anything Christmas Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• We Love 2 Create - #3 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #481-482 Anything Goes
• Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes