X Stitch Penguin

 

I am frantically catching up on my posts for the challenge for Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards.

Day 26 the prompt is the letter X.  X is for X stitch and XXX kisses on the doodle border

My little penguin is a cross stitch kit that came from a magazine freebie a million years ago. It was originally a gift tag but over the years the adhesive had come unstuck so I had put it in my little box of things that needed to be remade.

I frayed the edges and added it onto a scrap of red card. I used a corner punch to round the edges off.

The card base is Forever Friends embossed one that came in a Docrafts Goody Bag. I added some gems to the border and used a was rub-on to the snowflakes

Finally I added lots of gems to the corners and the snowflakes.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

• Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards Day 26 - X is for X Stitch

Cross Stitch Candle

 

Day 3 at Beccy's Place Month Long Holiday Cards Challenge is the prompt Letter C. I have chosen to use C for Candle.

This card has been made using what was a gift tag cross stitch kit that was free with a magazine years ago. I found a load of tags that I had mounted but never done anything with them so I have decided to use them as a focal point on a Christmas card.

I have matted the tag with red card then mounted onto a die cut from the Lacey Squares set. 

Then it was simply a matter of using a gold sheet of card for the base, adding some musical paper. Then a mat of gold, some vintage style text paper and a strip of metallic card recycled form a shop bought card. Finally a sentiment from my stash was added with a contrast mat of green card.

Card Details -

Size - A5

Image - Cross Stitch Candle

Dies - Lacey Squares Nestabilities from Spellbinders

Papers - Poinsettia Perfection by Crafter's Companion & text one is from Vintage Back to Basics pad by Papermania

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

• ABC Christmas Challenge - X is for Xtra Special (only people that appreciate it will get cross stitch cards as so much work goes into them)
• Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards - C is for Candle
• Catch The Bug - Use a Technique (cross stitch)
• Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas Music
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge - #514 Anything Goes Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
• Creative Fingers - #196 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - #375 Favourite Colour Combo (For Christmas cards it is the traditional Red and Green)
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Gold on Your Project
• The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - #82 Anything Goes Christmas

Snowman & Robin

The prompt for Day 27 at Beccy's Place month long holiday challenge is X.

I chose X for X Stitch.

I have had this little cross stitch on my stash for a long time. It was in a card that I received from a friend many years ago and had intended that I would re-use it at some point.  Roll on at least 10 years and here we are.

I used a red cardstock base and added a border of gold self adhesive tape. The snowman is held behind a thick chipboard frame and then matted onto some gold foil paper. The polka dot panel from Craftwork Cards has been inked with a small red ink pad to bring out the dots.

I added a sentiment matted onto gold mirri card and finally added some bling in the corners for a bit of sparkle.

We are very lucky that we have robins that are frequent visitors to our garden and even had a nest this year with a baby. I was in the garden and it popped out to see me for about 20 minutes. It was really close to me and didn't seem scared. At times it looked right at me. It was very special as you don't usually see baby ones. I popped in the house and grabbed my phone to get a few snaps.

I am in the process of decorating our spare bedroom at the moment and in between tasks I am making Christmas cards. I only have a few more to make and I will have completed the whole month of Beccy's challenges. Not bad considering I started late and had to some catching up to do.  

Card Details :-

Size - 6" x 6"

Embellishments - Chipboard Frame, self adhesive gems

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

• Beccy’s Place – November Holiday Challenge Day 27 X for X stitch
• Crafty Animals - #32 Anything Goes with an Animal
• Crafty Creations  – #403 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge - #465 Anything Christmas
• Crafty Sentiments Designs - Snowman
• Creative Moments - #181 Anything Goes
• Cupcake Inspirations - #CIC483 - Snowman Image
• Outlawz Festive Fridays - Anything Goes
• Outlawz Monday Greetings – Include and Animal
• Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes - Frosty The Snowman
• The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - #61 Anything Christmas Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Time Out Challenges - #149 Celebrations
• Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by Song Frosty The Snowman