ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE -- E, F, G -- MARCH 9, 2022

Hello friends!  It's time for another ABC Christmas challenge!  This month's letters are:

E for Embossing

F for Fussy & Fancy

G for Glitter

Here are the cards I created using both E and G:

To create these cards, I grabbed two digis from my image basket that were already colored.  The penguin is from the now sadly closed Whimsie Doodles shop, and the snowman is from Little Scraps of Heaven, which is also sadly closed. These images are too cute not to use though! for the penguin card, I die cut a piece of green glitter cardstock from Recollections using the largest die from Spellbinders A2 Card Creator set A.  The snowy-looking patterned paper, also from Recollections, was die cut with the next size down in the same set.  I did have to finish the penguin by coloring his scarf to match the other greens.  I also gave him green eyes, but I think he kind of looks possessed now! 😆 I added foam tape to the back of the penguin and placed him on a slight angle for a bit of playfulness. The sentiment comes from Lawn Fawn's Winter Scripty Sentiments set, and was heat embossed with Recollections Snow embossing powder.

The snowman card is 5.5" sqaure.  I dry embossed the Big Snowflake stencil from A Colorful Life Designs onto a scrap of 65 lb. white cardstock.  I cut the panel down to 5.25" sqaure, and then replaced the stencil (which I had sprayed with Pixie Spray) and inked up the snowflake using white pigment ink.  I had watched a Gina K video where she used white pigment ink instead of Versamark or another sticky embossing ink, so the ink wouldn't stick to the stencil and pull it up.  It worked really well, although it was pretty difficult to see the white ink on the white paper.  I lifted the stencil and poured Ranger's holographic embossing powder all over the snowflake.  Unfortunately, thanks to the Pixie Spray, the glitter also stuck to a lot of the area around the snowflake.  I tried to brush it off, which didn't really work, so I embossed it anyway.  After the embossing, I tried various methods to remove the extra glitter...my fingers, a pink eraser, my tweezers, and a Swiffer cloth.  All of these worked to some degree, but none were fully successful.  Nonetheless, I continued with my plan to ink blend over the panel with Salty Ocean oxide ink and a blender brush.  I concentrated the darker color in the center of the snowflake, getting lighter towards the edges.  The scratches on the paper that my tweezers left behind actually gave it a nice texture, I think.  The snowflake panel is adhered to the card base with Bearly Art glue, then I added foam tape to the back of the snowman and placed him on top to cover a couple of spots that didn't get any ink. 😉

--CHALLENGES--

Christmas With The Cuties:  Anything Cute and Christmas

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #86:  ATG Christmas (1/10)

Merry Little Christmas #43:  ATG Christmas (1/8)

Crafting Happiness #121:  ATG

Papercraft Challenge #79:  ATG 

CHN Patterned Paper:  ATG with patterned paper

Love to Craft #67:  ATG (2/8)

Mix it Up #58:  ATG (2/8)

Besties International:  ATG (1/3)

Craft Rocket #90:  Use an Animal

Color It, Create It, Show it Off:  ATG (2/3)

613 Avenue Create:  ATG (1/8)

Crafts Galore Encore #97:  ATG (2/3)

Crafty Animals #59: ATG using animals

Classic Design #3:  ATG 

Critter Crazy #60:  ATG featuring animals (1/5)

The Paper Funday #39:  ATG (2/4)

Unicorn Challenge #74:  Dots and/or Stripes 

A Place to Start:  ATG (1/8)

Let's Craft and Create #181:  ATG (1/3)

The Corrosive Challenge #3:  ATG 

Happy Little Stampers Christmas:  ATG Christmas

LeAnn's World 101 #48:  ATG

Mirtillamente #7:  ATG 

Cute as a Button #78:  ATG

Gem of a Challenge #5:  ATG (1/2)

Word Art Wednesday #533 - #534:  ATG (1/5)

Holly and Ivy #111:  ATG Christmas (1/3)

Double Trouble #105:  Bring on the Green

Heart 2 Heart:  Going Green

Peace on Earth #11:  ATG Christmas (1/3)

CD Sunday Plus:  ATG (1/3)

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #629:  Christmas (1/2)

Simon Says Monday:  Add Some Green (1/5)

Polkadoodles #10:  ATG (1/2)

Digi Choosday #10:  ATG (1/2)

Colour Crazy #9:  ATG w/ coloring (1/2)

CHNC #584:  ATG Christmas

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Christmas

Well, that's all for today!  I appreciate you stopping by, and don't forget to join us at the ABC Christmas challenge to get those Christmas cards crossed off your to-do list!  Until next time,

💗 Stay Healthy, Take Care, and God Bless! 💗

~ Marie