Saturday and it's also RUDOLPH DAY!

Morning readers, 

Happy Rudolph Day ... the 25th of each month is designated (in the crafting world) as Rudolph Day ... needless to say, there are eleven such Rudolph Days and they are designed to focus us on our Christmas crafting projects so that we are not caught "unawares" come Christmas time when we might otherwise find we don't have enough Christmas cards/tags etc!

So, the Rudolph Day make I'd like to share with you today is a One Layer Christmas card ....... and I made it voluntarily!! I usually find One Layer so difficult, my thanks to LIM for making me step outside of my comfort zone!

My C6 card

And a closer view of the colouring/sparkle/dimensional gloss

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• White card, for my insert
• Aall & Create set #560 image stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist and nocturne inks
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from the set "brushed script") stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils to colour my image
• Using a makeup brush and Memento ladybug ink I added a little shading around my image
• Anita's dimensional gloss - for the spectacles
• Stardust stickles to bling up the image

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

1. Scraps of Life - June Rudolph Day - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. HLS - June CHRISTMAS challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SNOW GLOBE
3. LIM - challenge No. 467 - JUST ONE IMAGE
4. Make My Monday - challenge No. 177 - COLOURING - ANY MEDIUM
5. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 432 - CHRISTMAS

 

And an Artist Trading Card .. you know how it is when you get a long neglected image out and ink it .... you think to yourself "why DON'T I use this more often?" Well, this was one of those images so, just had to use it again!

My ATC, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippet of leftover card in white
• Penny Black "constellations" 3867K image stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Hero Arts sentiment (from CL342) stamped using Versafine Clair morning mist ink
• Using a makeup brush I applied a light layer of Memento sweet plum ink
• Dutchdoobadoo "burlap" stencil overlaid and another layer of the sweet plum ink applied, taking care to avoid my stamped image
• Twinkling H2O (passion) used to water colour the flower heads
• Purple sharpie used to edge the ATC

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

1. HLS - June STENCIL challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 458 - SOMETHING TO SAY
3. Craft Rocket - challenge No. 93 - GIRLS
4. Penny Black - Saturday challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) TRANSPORT
5. Crafty Gals Corner - challenge NO. 232 - ANYTHING GOES