Holly and Ivy

Time again for the Girls in the Christmas Card Club to show our next makes. The Theme was set by Elizabeth who asked for Holly and/or Ivy.  I was doing really well making my cards when I suddenly realised they were for a future theme for February so I hurriedly had to go back to the drawing board and make some more. (Well at least I won't be late for Febs card show. )

The Ivy was no problem as I had just bought an Ivy stamp and matching die cut by John Next Door (JND133 and JND 134) when I was at a workshop with him last year.

The Poinsettias are a stamp by Woodware JGS674  called Poinsettia Mix which I stamped in Distress ink (Firebrick Red). The ivy I stamped in Forest Green onto green cardstock and then die cut out using the matching die.  All mounted on 3D pads for dimension.  Sentiment is by Julie Hickey and the die cut frame by Tattered Lace. I rounded the edges of the card base to match.
Entering this card into the following challenges:
Through The Craft Room Door # Anything goes.
Crafty Friends Challenge #127 Anything goes.
Merry Little Christmas #18 Anything goes.
Happy Little Stampers # Anything goes with dies.
Love To Craft #42 Anything goes.
Love to Scrap #129 Anything goes.
Classic Design Challenge #1 Anything goes.


The next two cards are using Holly. The stamp set is Julie Hickey and called Poinsettia Border.

 I stamped this out in green distress ink and then used a selection of distress ink pads to paint in the colours using a wet paint brush and picking up the stamped ink from an acetate block. When Dry I painted the ivy with silver glitter glue along with the white mistletoe in the centre. The sentiment is part of the same stamp set.  Gems from my stash.
Entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs # Anything goes.
Addicted To Stamps #370 Make your mark.
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge#473 Anything goes/use a sentiment.
Sweet Stampin Christmas # Add some sparkle.
All Sorts Challenge #555 More than a single word sentiment.
Crafts Galore #71 Anything goes.
Ally's Angels #30 Anything goes.

The final card uses the second stamp in the Poinsettia Border set above. Again I have stamped in green distress ink and then painted using more distress ink same as before just changing the colour of the Poinsettia. When dry I used silver glitter glue to paint the ivy leaves, berries and mistletoe. The sentiment is by Woodware and gems from stash.

Entering this card into the following challenges:
Little Red Waggon #532 After christmas is before christmas.
Colour Crazy # Anything goes.
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #63 Anything goes.
Christmas Crafts All Year Round # Anything christmas or holiday related.
A Perfect Time To Craft #1 Anything goes.
Craft Stamper # Anything goes.
Through The Purple Haze #163 Anything goes.


Hope you like my selection Elizabeth and thanks for a fun challenge when I did get it right.
So my total  Christmas Cards now for 2020 stands at five plus the 3 I have yet to show in February!