Rip it Up

Where oh where has the summer gone. I can't believe that it is the last day of August already which means that we are now less than 4 months to Christmas.

 

Over on the ABC Christmas Challenge blog we have another new challenge starting today. The theme this time around is

 

R for Rip it Up

 

 

For my  card, I decided to dig into the inks and play.

 

 

I started by embossing the snowflake design and then rubbing on Distress inks in various shades of teal and purple. After tearing off the edge of the matted piece I played around with some embellishment and finally came across these old acrylic snowflakes so I pulled out the alcohol inks and dabbed them up to match with the background.

 

A few simple gems and a sentiment finish the whole thing off nicely.

 

I hope that you will join in on the fun.

 

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

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and they have provided a £10.00 Voucher for one lucky participant.

 

Happy Crafting!

On the Wings of Time

Good frosty morning to you.  It is soooo cold here today that I don't even want to think about going outside. Oh how I hate winter. Unfortunately I am still going to have to leave the house and go to work. Before I head off, I have another card to share with you today.

This card incorporates a new stamp that I had been wanting for oh about forever now and I picked it up on Boxing Day for an excellent sale price.  I have stamped it twice with Archival ink and the added some colour using Distress inks. The butterflies were cut from the second stamping and shaded with DI before attaching them with the tiniest pop dots that I have ever come across.  To highlight the main clock I have used glossy accents on the face and then added some of the clock hand from Tim Holtz.

Taking inspiration from one of Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas I have added a bookplate with the sentiment behind it and then filled it with Glossy accents to create a faux acrylic centre. It is hard to see in the photo but the result it creates is gorgeous.

I hope that you have enjoyed your visit. Have a great day and stay warm.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Stamp And Show - Something Old (Distress Inks), Something New (Stamp)

CR84FN - Med. Blue, Orange and Yellow

Paper Sundaes - Something Old (Distress Inks), Something New (Stamp)

Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes