Happy Friday folks!
The Daring Cardmakers blog is back with some new challenges for 2019!
I'm also happy to be back playing along with the team. :D
For our first challenge of the year you need to make a card inspired by 3 elements from this image (colour(s) count as one element):
I was inspired by the mix of blues, grey and neutral tones, the knit pattern, and the hot cup of cocoa.
Apologies but it is a Christmas card – I'm determined to get some cards made throughout the year.
Stamps: WPlus9 - Cookies & Cocoa, PTI - Background Basics: Striped Sweater
Dies: WPlus9 - Cookies & Cocoa, Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels, Spellbinders - Nestabilities: Standard circles large
It's the first outing for this great muti-step stamp set I got in preparation for my 2018 Christmas card production session. I'd been wanting to use it but hadn't quite managed it in time and I really like the dimensional aspects of these stamps.
You even get a line stamp for adding a highlight to the mug using white ink.
Also I never would have managed the neat background stamping had it not been for my Misti. It's pretty straight even if I say so myself!
Make sure you head on over to the blog to join in. :D
Happy crafting!
![]() PTI - Background Basics: Striped Sweater Shop at: MISC |
WPlus9 - Cookies & Cocoa stamps Shop at: MISC | SHC |
WPlus9 - Cookies & Cocoa dies Shop at: MISC | SHC |
![]() Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up dies Shop at: EH | SHC |
![]() Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels dies Shop at: SSS |
![]() Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Standard circles large Shop at: AZ |
![]() Distress ink pad - Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Hero Arts - Charcoal ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
![]() Lawn Fawn - Blue Jay ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
![]() Lawn Fawn - Doe ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
![]() MFT - Grout Gray ink pad Shop at: SHC |
![]() MFT - Insulation Pink ink pad Shop at: SHC |
![]() PTI - Blueberry Sky ink pad Shop at: MISC |
![]() PTI - Classic Kraft ink pad Shop at: MISC |
![]() PTI - Enchanted Evening ink pad Shop at: MISC |
![]() Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC |
![]() Zig - Wink of Stella glitter brush pen - Clear Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC |
![]() Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH |
![]() EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC |
![]() MISTI creative corners Shop at: EH | SBC |
![]() MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
![]() Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
![]() Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
Love this and such a fabulous die and matching stamp set. I love Christmas and love to see Christmas creations any time of the year.
Posted by: Dawn | Friday, 11 January 2019 at 02:40 PM
Great to have you back! I do like those cookies but that's a lot of parts for every single one - I'd be way to lazy to ever use them... Very appetizing card, I want cocoa now.
Posted by: Svenja | Sunday, 13 January 2019 at 07:34 AM
Love those cookie stamps, having one on an angle so you can create a realistic pile is fab! Great Christmas card!
Posted by: Angelnorth | Sunday, 13 January 2019 at 03:06 PM
Great choice of elements and colours used. Love the cookies and cocoa and that fabulous stamped textured background.
Sylvia xx
Posted by: Sylv | Monday, 14 January 2019 at 07:59 AM