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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Holly Jolly - Stitching (real or faux)


As they days get longer and lighter it's time to start thinking about... Christmas of course! Just over nine months to go, and that time will fly, believe me. Now is the right time to start (or continue) to make Christmas cards. And over at Holly Jolly, we have a great challenge to help you do this. This time we ask you to get your sewing machine or stitched dies out, as our theme is Stitching - real or faux. As usual, you have two weeks to link up your fabulous creations, and if you need a bit of help to get going, hop over to Holly Jolly for fantastic inspiration from the team. You can also get inspiration and amazing images over at our sponsor's sites. This time we are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique, Oddball Art and Crafty Sentiments Designs. There are great prizes up for grabs



I used the adorable Christmas Mouse digi from the Stamping Boutique for my card. I coloured it with Copics and used foam applicators to apply distress ink around the image. I also added some stickles for added sparkle. I die cut all the panels using stitched dies. The sentiment is heat embossed in silver, and I used a silver Sharpie to draw the faux stitching around the banner. For embellishment, I created the bow using the Stampin' Up bow builder punch and added adhesive gemstones for a finishing touch.

 I would like to link up with the following challenges:
The Glory of Christmas - Mouse
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Cute Critters
2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Any DT project 
The Corrosive Challenge - Our animal friends
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes with spots and/or stripes
Craft for the Craic - Bingo (image, more than 2 layers, die cut)
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Christmas
Card: 300 gsm white card, Hobbycraft 160 gsm white card, Dovecraft 110 gsm premium vellum
Stamps: The Stamping Boutique Christmas Mouse, Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods
Ink: Tsukineko Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress inks Broken China and Chipped Sapphire
Colouring: Copics C1, C3, C5, R24, R46, YG11, YG13, YG17, Sharpie silver
Paper: Stampin' Up Designer Paper Patterns Stack Brights Collection
Other: Papermania Tinsel Silver embossing powder, Stampin' Up Bow Builder Punch, Lawn Fawn Stitched Journaling card die, Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies, Papermania adhesive gems Capsule Hot, Ranger Ice Stickles
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17 comments:

  1. Annettes Hobby Rosettes17 March 2015 at 08:11

    So gorgeous.
    Thank you for entering our 2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge.
    Annette DT Leader

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  2. Keen Crafter's Hand Made Goodies17 March 2015 at 11:19

    Gorgeous thank you for entering the 2015 world wide open DT challenge
    Michelle DT

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  3. Hazel17 March 2015 at 12:45

    Thanks for entering The Glory of Christmas challenge 54, Suzy Bee's and also CCAYR March challenge with your lovely crafting, Hazel, DTs - thanks also for entering this into my CHNC challenge extra for March - hope to see you again soon. x

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  4. Scrap World da Leo17 March 2015 at 21:02

    Beautiful Card!
    Thank you for entering our 2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge. Good Luck!
    Eleonora DT

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  5. Antoinette/Cultivate Life in Joy18 March 2015 at 02:21

    What an adorable holly jolly fabulous card. Thank you for sharing and joining us on the 2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge. Hugs, AntoinetteT {DT}

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  6. Camille Short18 March 2015 at 03:35

    Adorable colors!

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  7. sweet art designs18 March 2015 at 07:42

    What a fun little card! Mice are such cute characters!. Thank you for sharing with us at the Glory of Christmas. - Myrna DT

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  8. Helen18 March 2015 at 09:33

    Beautiful - love the colours you've used.

    Thanks for joining us at the CRAFT Challenge.

    Helen x

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  9. Brenda19 March 2015 at 03:43

    Love your design. The papers and image are so nice! Thanks for sharing with us at CRAFT Challenge! Brenda

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  10. Crafting Suzie's Creations19 March 2015 at 10:22

    Lovely card thank you for entering our 2015 world wide opened design team challenge Sue DT

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  11. Helen20 March 2015 at 00:23

    Me again!

    Thanks for joining us at The Glory of Christmas Challenge too.

    Helen x

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  12. Sarah20 March 2015 at 18:09

    This is sooooo cute!! Thanks for playing at CCAYR and Good Luck!! Sarah :0)

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  13. Debora23 March 2015 at 00:49

    Too fun! Thanks for playing along with us at The Corrosive Challenge Blog with your awesome animal creation! Hugs!

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  14. Renate25 March 2015 at 19:15

    Een schattige kerstkaart, met die muis. Mooie kleuren ook. Bedankt voor je deelname bij CHCC Extra.

    Groetjes, Renate

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  15. McCrafty's Cards28 March 2015 at 12:51

    Beautiful card, I like your design,Thank you for entering the 2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge, Good Luck Kevin DT xx

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  16. Sandy Hentzel1 April 2015 at 00:43

    WOW! All together fab design and card, Great job, thanks for playing in our 2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge,

    DT Sandy

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  17. Ger2 April 2015 at 08:39

    Love the colouring and layers on this card. Thankyou for joining us at Craft for the Craic

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Please feel free to leave any comments you have, I read them all and appreciate them very much, they truly make my day! I also want to send out a huge thank you to all you challenge DT members for your comments, encouragement and wonderful, inspirational creations.