Round

Round and round we go towards the end of the year, and "round" is our challenge theme over at the Alphabet challenge blog. I'm your challenge host this fortnight, and I'll be picking the top creations. Before you head to the challenge itself, please do have a look at what the DT has created to inspire you. I love all the different takes on the challenge theme, which covers all seasons and occassions. 

That being said, let's get straight to the card I've prepared for you. With the festive season approaching, I opted for a Christmas card. I grabbed this pattern of a Christmas wreath from my stash, and stitched it accordingly. To make my card extra festive, I decided to use a golden shimmering yarn for the "baubles", while the wreath itself was done with simple green thread. I then placed the motif onto a piece of golden shimmering paper, after which I glued everything onto the card base. Said base is covered in yet another layer of shimmer, however, what looks like regular patterned paper is actually a piece of wrapping paper. I like its fabric-like texture, and I figured the silver/gold circles would go nicely with the colour scheme. Also, those circles are an additional contribution to the challenge theme, next to the stitched image.

Once everything was in place, I started placing some yellow gemstones from my stash in random spots of the wreath. I like how this adds even more shine to the card, and I like to think that the yellow bling looks almost like gold. 

Since the card still seemed to be missing something, I went through my sticker stash in order to find a golden Christmas sentiment. I added it to the center of the stitched wreath, alongside with a couple of tiny stars. 

I hope to have brought you an idea about how to tackle our current challenge, and maybe even a glimpse of festivity. I'm trying to not get too involved in the shopping craze that is connected to the Christmas/winter season, but it is nice to see the Christmas lights out there, especially now that the days are so short. For a bit more of round-ish and golden inspiration, here are some memories of the most beautiful city in the world. 

challenges: 

- krafty chicks: all occassions

- a place to start: ATG

- allsorts challengeblog: ATG

- as you like it: gold, silver or glitter (I will most definitely not use glitter in my creations as I don't like having it all over the place. I will however use both silver and gold, depending on the mood I'm in. For this particular project, I opted for gold, because I like the warmth it creates - it reminds me of candle light and elegance, which is perfect for this time of year. Nothing against silver, but it feels more cold and distant to me, so gold will always be my comfort colour when it comes to shimmering metal)

- C.R.A.F.T.: Christmas

- Christmas with the cuties: sparkle & shine

- classicdesignchallenge: ATG DT

- crafty catz: ATG

- lovethoseprettypapers: ATG patterned papers

- love to craft: ATG 

- pennys papertake: ATG paper

- 12 months of Christmas: ATG Christmas with optional twist "stitching"

- traumfabrik: Christmas again

- try it on tuesday: traditional Christmas

- vesela hiska: B (božič, božični venec, bunkice)

- wortartwednesday: ATG

A little contribution to the collection of hand-stitching at made with Blümchen.

Quick & easy

As you may have noticed, there's another challenge up over at the Alphabet challenge blog. We've reached mid November as well as the letter Q now, which means we're approaching the end of the year, as well as the end of the Alphabet wheel. Before we do so, let's jump into our crafting corners to create something quick - because sometimes there's no time for elaborate projects, or we need to get cards done in a bulk. Or, because "Quick & easy" is our new challenge theme this fortnight ;) 

For my DT inspiration, I decided to create a simple "Get well" card. I used a lovely motif of a leg cast from Bugaboo, and I coloured it with coloured pencils in blue and grey/black shades. I then placed it onto a piece of silver shimmering cardboard. In the end, I glued everything on a card base, which I've decorated with a piece of patterned paper. It might not be visible, but the sheet comes from a pack of winter/Christmas papers. It has no particular motif, but I liked the subtle abstract pattern, and the colours that go with the colour scheme of my image. It also has bits of shimmering texture which unfortunately isn't very visible in the photos, but let me tell you that it goes quite well with the other piece of shimmering paper. 

And once that was done, my card was finished - no sentiment, no paper flowers, no pearls. Just a flat card that is easy to ship in case somebody needs a quick cheer-me-up. 

challenges:

- 613 avenue create: ATG
- a place to start: ATG

- allsorts challengeblog: ATG

- classicdesignchallenge: ATG DT 

- crafty calendar: ATG

- crafty catz: ATG
- crafty gals corner: ATG

- love to craft: ATG

- morgans artworld: ATG

- nachteulen: ATG

- pennys papertake: ATG paper

- vesela hiska: B (bergla)

- wortartwednesday: ATG