13,14,15,16 Begin again.

Catching up and one last push after this should do it so there are 4 cards today for  Beccy Muirs A Month of Holiday Cards Challenge.

Day 13 was to use the letter K.
Very nearly had me running for the hills as Beccy suggested to use a Kangaroo/Koala  and I knew for certain I didn't have a digi or even a stamp come to that of either of them. Now Mum being Australian I thought there must be something in the box of bits and bobs that I had been given over the years and sure enough I found a packet of unused  notelet cards . Not very christmassy looking on there own but I had a cunning plan so in the end
I chose to use Kangaroo, Koala and if you look closely a Kookaburra too  plus Kraft Card.

The die cuts I have used are Presscut Stitch hole Ref PCD98 Rectangle die for the frame  and Ultimate Crafts 'Rustic Christmas' for the embellishments in the corners which have been given a coating of Nuvo Glitter Marker pen  Strawberry Bonbon. All cut in Kraft Card as was the base card. Backing design paper is from Making Cards Magazine Dec 2016 called appropriately 'All That Glitters.  Sentiment was from my stash. The card was sat made and ready to take a photo of when I decided it needed just that little something extra so I added the pink pearls to the corners.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
A Month of  Holiday Cards Challenge #  Day 13 Letter K.
Merry Little Christmas #4 Anything goes.
Crafty Catz #438 Anything goes + optional something with wings  (Kookaburra/ Parrots/ Cockatiel)
International Art and Soul #46 Wild Animals
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #20 Anything goes with a critter.
Mix It Up #19 Anything goes + optional Aperture.

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Day 14 was to use the letter L.
I chose to use Lamppost  and Layers.

Design papers are all from First Edition 'Jingle All The Way paper pad and the digi is By 'Squiggle  Digis'. Colured using my promarkers, gold gel pen and yellow pearlescent  chalk. Ribbon was part of a prize I recently won.  Pearls from my stash. Sentiment was a  recent magazine freebie which I adhered with 3D pads.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
A Month of  Holiday Cards Challenge #  Day 14 Letter L.
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #94 Anything goes.

613 Avenue Create #215 Anything goes +optional Christmas/winter.
Aud Sentiments #216 Ribbons and Bows + sentiment.
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge # Anything goes.
Digi Stamps 4 Joy #154 Anything goes +optional add  ribbon or lace.

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Day 15 was to use the letter M.

I chose to use Mistletoe and Merry.

The digi image is by Just Inklined 'Mistletoe coloured with my promarker pens. The berries have been given a coat of glossy accents so that they shine.  The bauble sentiment is by Scrapmatts and made from chipboard. Part of a set of 15 pieces.   I won the packet  as a prize many years ago and I am now down to the last 2 baubles. I will be sad when they are all gone as they are really good quality. Ribbon bow was from my stash. The kraft window is left over from the card made for the letter K and the design paper is from the same paper pack as the previous card.  

 Close up showing the shinny berries.

 

Entering this card into the following challenges:
A Month of  Holiday Cards Challenge #  Day 15 Letter M.
Daisy Chain Challenges #25 Christmas/winter.
I Love Promarkers #372 Anything goes + optional use 3 layers.

The Paper Shelter #362 Christmas is coming.
Colour Crazy Challenge # 46 Anything goes.
The Creative Crafters #10 Anything goes.

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Day 16 was to use the letter N.

I chose to use Nutcracker and Noel.
The pre coloured image was a RAK from a swap blogging friend which I have had in my stash for ages just waiting for the right moment but in a bit of a quandary though as to which papers to use with it. I was idly reading posts this morning whilst having my morning cuppa and spotted  a couple of cards that my blogging friend Shaz had entered on Pixies Crafty Workshop Challenge and which Di had highlighted in her winners post.  Shaz had used up snippets/strips of  coloured cardstock to make whole cards with and this then gave me the idea to use my copious stash of stripes that had been steadily stockpiling up behind my laptop on my desk. 

These are just a few of them as I only pulled out the brightly coloured ones that shouted toy box colours to me or were colours in the image.   I used my wide roll of ds. tape (newly purchased from the NEC) to completely  cover the front of a blank card base and then placed the strips in a pleasing arrangement.  The large oval was from my stock pile of pre cut shapes and had been cut using my Xcut Oval Nesting die set. The green patterned oval was the left over piece from the  Lamppost card above. The 'NOEL tiles were also a recent purchase from the NEC and just finished the card nicely.

Entering this card into the following challenges:

A Month of  Holiday Cards Challenge #  Day 16 Letter N.

C.R.A.F.T. challenge #491 Christmas.

Penny's Paper Crafty #406 Anything goes.

A Bit More Time To Craft #80 Anything goes.

Crafting With Friends #75 Anything goes.