Textured does it.

I have  Blog Candy in the  post above.

It is #3 challenge

over with the girls in the Christmas Card Club .

Rachel has chosen today's theme

'Texture'

I have kept to my new  resolution to use

1 used christmas card front and 

 a stamp/supplies from my stash 

for the 2nd one. 

I found this challenge a hard one and very nearly 

ran for the hills but it was cold wet and windy

last night so I persevered!

My first card  uses an old christmas card front.

Well actually it is the second card I used as the first one

I had selected with an Owl on it just wasn't working for me.

Quite a bit of texture here.

I created a base from blue cardstock and layered up with 

a design paper from Nitwitstoo collection  'Crossteal'.

Next up was a layer of hessian that I frayed around the edges.

The next layer you can't really see is embossed with a bark effect.

 The original image I was going to use on top of it

had been cut into an oval and this one is oblong.

It looked so good I didn't want to risk cutting it down

and spoiling the effect. 

The bling and the wooden sentiment were in my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky #290 All creatures great and small.

Inspiration Destination #71 Anything goes.

Ruby's Rainbow #122 Anything goes,

ABC Christmas Challenge # C is for Cute critters.

Crimbo Crackers #99 Anything goes.

Winter Wonderland # Best friends.

2 Creative Chicks #7 Anything goes.

Creative Ladybirds #12 Anything goes,

 My second card uses this Delightful

Nordic Christmas stamp by Crafter's Companion

called 'Christmas Cheer.

I fell in love with him straight away. There are 4 in the set

and I bought 2 of them. I coloured him with my Promarkers.

My texture is created by using green felt adhered

to a red card blank and then a layer of red card

which I have embossed  with a EF by Crafter's Companion

called 'Reindeer Parade'

I scruffed this up with some sand paper for more effect.

I used star stickers on his blanket for more texture.

More green felt die cut with a circle die and the wooden

sentiment by Scrapmatts was layered on top with 3D pads.

This was actually a bauble design but I removed the hanging bit

as I just  wanted the circle. (I did the same on the card above).

I finished the insid eoff with matching green card

and a left over piece from the embossed sheet. 

Entering into the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door # Anything goes.

Penny's Paper-Crafty #263 Anything goes.

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #215 Use your snippets (piece ofwhite card for image)

Christmas Card Challenge #10 Photo Inspiration.

Crafty Hazelnut's Extra # Anything goes.

Crafts Galore # Use a digi or stamp.

Crafty Girlz #11 Anything goes.

One Crazy Stamper # Anything goes.