Saturday and here's another weekend - YAY!

Morning readers, 

Not entirely sure why I said "another weekend, YAY!" After all, it's not like many of us are able to make plans or even meet people! I HOPE you are all staying safe and well at home, together we can beat this!

Bit of a crisis at the Purple Palace this week ... Mr K stepped in to the shower earlier in the week and ..... I'll just say that his shower was not the pleasantest experience .. cue sympathy from me and a fair bit of planning for some plumbing works and a new shower pump - arrggghh. Now, my dear husband is a VERY capable D-I-Y-er but plumbing is his least favourite element so, fair play to him for his can do attitude. I'm thankful to report the successful conclusion of plumbing works and order has once again been restored at the Purple Palace - I celebrated with a three mile walk .. (which I missed the day before, on the grounds I couldn't shower when I got home - eeeuuuwwww!) and a SHOWER! 

Whilst works were under way and I was banned from the room where my 'puter is (because it also houses the airing cupboard and the home of the shower pump) I managed a fair bit of quality time at the ToC (that's Table of Craftiness)!!!

I've a make to share with you today ....... yep, it's a Christmas card too - what can I say, I ENJOY making Christmas cards. And, actually, this would so not have worked on my "usual" C6 card so I'm delighted to have made myself use the 6" x 6" format.

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White 300gsm, 6" x 6" card and matching sized envelope
• One piece each of Kraft, white and red card cut to fit
• One piece of black card, cut to mat
• StudioLight images from SL470 stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne and tulip red inks
• Paper Artsy image (from ZA33) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour my image

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 22 - USE NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) .. in this case the P.A. image (though I HAVE previously used the Santa image you can see)
2. Addicted To Stamps - challenge No. 397 - CHRISTMAS
3. The Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 86 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
4. Aud Sentiments - challenge No. 266 - ANYTHING GOES
5. HLS - January Christmas challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) STOCKINGS

And now, another Christmas make, what can I say? As soon as I saw the LIM theme this time around it just HAD to be done!! And, since my card blanks are such great quality, I VOLUNTARILY made this a One Layer Card!!!!! You don't often see that!

My card

 

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Hopefully, this shows the colouring a little better!

Materials used:

• 300gsm, 6" x 6", white card and matching envelope
• Penny Black image (2742-K "Xmas Hat") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Uniko sentiment ("Christmas wishes") stamped using Versafine tulip red ink
• Dutchdoobadoo stencil (faded dots 4) used with a makeup brush to apply Memento Bahama blue stencilled "snow"
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour my images
• Unicorn stickles to "bling" up the fur and snow

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 435 - IN A ROW
2. Daring Cardmakers - January 22nd challenge - YOU'RE SO SQUARE
3. CAS on Friday - challenge No. 197 - ANIMALS
4. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 3 - ANYHING (hand coloured) GOES
5. Uniko Challenge - challenge No. 63 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) USE A STENCIL