We Love Stamping November Challenge

Today is the first Sunday of November so time for a new challenge over at we love stamping where the theme is:

** Christmas **

That should be easy as we are all going to be extra busy making Christmas cards this month.  Our wonderful guest designer this month is Pia from Norway. I hope you have time to pay her a visit.

I started by making my background with chalk pastels (I decided I really ought to use them more) and after making a mask for the moon I blended different colours until I was happy. Then I stamped and heat embossed the image onto white card and fussy cut it out, leaving a white 'apron' under the trees. I die cut the background panel and the lower edge of the tree pieces so it would line up along the edge. The edge was glued down and I used foam pads under the trees to lift them off the background and give some dimension. I added loads of stickles to give some sparkle and the illusion of snow. Apologies for the slightly out of focus picture above.

I took this photo to try and capture the shine, not just from the stickles but also from the heat embossed trees. Don't you just love those trees? I do anyway. The sentiment was cut 3 times and stacked, I coloured the white card with an alcohol marker.

Don't forget there is always a prize to be won and this month the prize is the complete At Home with Santa range that will be split between 2 winners. Why don't you head over to the challenge blog to check it out? The prize winner is selected randomly and in addition the DT will choose one entry to join us as a guest designer for a future challenge.

I hope I have inspired you to join us this month, all you have to do is follow the prompt and ensure stamping is the main focus on your card. The challenge will close at noon (UK time) on Wednesday 30th November

I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

Finally, I just thought I would share a couple of pictures from my morning walk yesterday (Sat 5th Nov). Most mornings I walk along the river into town and sometimes I am moved to take a photo. Today it was really still and quiet and the tide was in, so lots of lovely reflections. About an hour later it was completely overcast and raining! I would miss it so much if I couldn't walk, so every day I am grateful. It keeps me fit too.

River Deben looking east towards the river mouth.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bristol Board; White stamping card; Adorable Scorable coated card

Ink: Versafine Clare, green oasis

Other: Chalk Pastels; Stickles; Clear embossing powder

Stamps:  Chocolate Baroque Christmas Tree Tangle

Dies: Sentiment Creative Expressions; Stitched rectangle Create a Smile

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.