Wednesday, where IS the week going?

Morning readers, 

First item to share with you today is a Christmas card, I've recently rediscovered the joy of blending inks .... I used the same basic layout as Saturday's card but changed pretty much everything else about it!

My C6 card

A closer view of my image panel

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and red DCWV glitter card, for my card front, insert and matting
• Card snippets in white, black and silver mirri card, for my image panel
• Using a Tim Holtz mini blender I applied Distress Inks until I was happy with the blended colour. Colours I used were: Victorian Velvet, Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany
• See D's "holiday" sentiment (from Say it again 50136) multi stamped using Memento lady bug ink
• Stampers Anonymous holly sprig (from THMM155) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (also from THM155) stamped using Versafine Clair tulip red ink
• Christmas lights washi tape
• Crystal stickles to add a little sparkle

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Scraps of Life - August Rudolph Day - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES
2. HLS - August CHRISTMAS challenge - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) ELF
3. 613 Avenue Create - August challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. Simon Says Stamp - Monday challenge - SPARKLE AND SHINE ... mirri card / shiny foiled washi tape and (of course) stickles glitter glue!
5. The Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 146 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

I've another make to share with you today ....... an Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½".

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and green - one strip was already embossed using the Leane Creatief music embossing folder - from an earlier project
• Using a makeup brush I applied Memento bamboo leaves over the larger white snippet and over the embossed strip
• Kaisercraft "sheet music" image stamped using the Memento bamboo leaves ink
• Lost Coast sentiment (prize won in August - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair shady lane ink
• Bo Bunny images (from7311082) stamped using Memento gray flannel ink

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 53 - USE NBUS
2. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 260 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 501 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - challenge No. 212 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Can You Handle The Pressure - Aug 26th challenge - ANYTHING (EMBOSSED) GOES + (optional) POPPIES

Out for a walk the other evening and thought this made a nice pic

A gorgeous Bank Holiday walk,
such a change from the usual B/Hol weather!

That said, it's starting to look a little autumnal

Something a little random, a monkey puzzle tree!