Monday, 12 December 2022

Christmas and a New Challenge Blog

 I have been accepted as a DT member of a new Challenge blog "Birthstone Challenges" starting on the 1st January. Hope you will join us/follow the blog and check out the challenge schedule on the right hand side.


I also have a last minute Christmas card to blog---now this card started as a card for the card chain swap -but I needed red ribbon but only found a small piece and found the berry/pinecone and leaves spray among the ribbon.The ribbon was creased and didn't look right so glued the spray on one side and found the sentiment piece among some scraps so glued that on the other side,P.paper from The Paper Boutique.Ten minutes later Helen asked me for a last minute Christmas card and there we go lol.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on last post and Matthew back at work tonight.


challenges---

the paper shelter-celebration

CRAFT-Christmas

krafty chicks-Christmas

crafty Catz-ATG 

allsorts-ATG

pink gem-ATG

polka doodles-ATG

INTAAS-Winter

cupcake inspirations-\happy holidays

a perfect time to craft-ATG

classic design-ATG

MAWTT-Christmas

creative inspirations-festive foliage

four seasons-Winter

the paper funday-ATG/holiday time

incy wincy-Christmas

Happy little stampers-ATG/Christmas

Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated

Carol x x x


52 comments:

Kathyk said...

Congratulations on your new DT slot (as a list manager over at Challenges For Days, we have it "waiting in the wings" for January 1st too. Your make is just lovely too

Merry Christmas

Kathyk

Elle-Jeanne said...

Gefeliciteerd met je nieuwe DT
Leuk weer.
Ik heb me aangemeld.
Je kaart is ook weer prachtig .
Leuk met toefje van dennenappels en bladeren.
Groetjes Elle-Jeanne

meg said...

A beautiful Christmas card, great use of your ribbon and pinecone spray

HilaryJane said...

congrats on joining another design team. It is exciting to hear about a new challenge blog. Wonderful dimensional Christmas card and what a timely make. It is noice when things work out xx

KarinsArtScrap said...

congrats with your new DT and a beautiful card Carol

gr karin

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Congrats for your new DT, lovely card as well!

Darline Maes said...

heel mooie creatie, bedankt om mee te doen, groetjes Darline

Leslie Miller said...

Good for you starting on a new challenge team! Back in the saddle again. Gorgeous card today. Very special with the accessory and ribbon. Pretty paper in the background. Feels like Christmas! Good news that your son is better.

Chrissy said...

Congratulations Carol, great new challenges opening up with so many closing down..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Chrissy said...

Oh, shoot, gorgeous card too, I love the dimension.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Beebeebabs said...

Absolutely beautiful

Dena J said...

Very elegant. Thank you for sharing your card with Allsorts.

Christine Alexander said...

Congratulations on the new DT position, love your card, the berry sprig and pine cones go perfectly with your DP♥

Anet's Crafting said...

Wow Carol this is just a beautiful and elegant Christmas card. Thank you for playing along with our Birthday Blog Hop Challenge at The Paper Shelter. We would love to see you again ... Anet DT

Ink Outside The Box With Diane said...

Great Christmas card! So happy you played along with Krafty Chicks Challenge this week.
Diane - DT

aussie aNNie said...

Exquisite card Carol ,love the gorgeous berries and pine cones here ... brilliant card xx

Linby said...

congrats on your new DT role and pleased your son now ok.
This is a lovely card with the pretty arrangement. Thanks for taking part at Allsorts challenge this week.

brenda said...

Congrats Carol and what an exciting prospect the name offers, lovely festive card today.

B x

Kerry C said...

Stunning card. Thanks for joining us at CRAFT Challenges this week. Kerry (DT)

Dewi Lestari said...

Gorgeous! Thanks for joining at The Paper Shelter 12th Birthday Challenge
Hugs
Dewi

Heidi said...

Great project! Love it! Hugs Heidi TPS DT

Janette said...

Congrats Carol, will go over and check it out. Your card is gorgeous, I can't resist berries, always look beautiful and the bit of ribbon is perfect.xx

Mia said...

The card is beautiful, Carol. Great layout, my friend. As for the new challenge blog, it sounds interesting. I am sure I will join the challenges often. Kisses!

Lynne said...

Gorgeous card Carol and congrats on your new DT post. I look forward to what the new challenge entails x

Ilonka said...

Such a beautiful card, Thanks for sharing it with us at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.
Hugs Ilonka DT

ahlers5 said...

This is so pretty. I love the greenery on it!

Dee's Craft Room said...

How do you do that Carol? You look in a couple of boxes, find a bit of this and a bit of that and you make the most amazing card from these bits. I guess that's what makes you so in demand by design teams, you are the amazing Crafty Stamper!

Congratulations on the new design team.

Dionne xx

Donna Walls said...

Congratulations on joining The Birthstone Challenge. I'm looking forward to playing along. Thanks for sharing your lovely Chritmas card with us at The Four Seasons Challenge!
Donna xx

Melanie Hungerford said...

What a classic and beautiful Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Four Seasons. Looking forward to playing along at the Birthstone challenge!

Inkyfingers said...

What a pretty, festive card, Carol and the little spray looks perfect on this lovely card.

Hope you are well.
Hugs
Carol x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Well deserved Congratulations Carol, your card is beautiful, so many lovely details and design.
Faith x

Mervi said...

Lovely and fabulous card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

*Vicki* said...

An absolutely stunning Christmas card Carol! I love your greenery with the ribbon and festive design! Big congrats on your new DT gig! Hopping over to follow along and looking forward to your makes!

Allisa said...

Great card, love your embellishments! Thanks for playing with us at Krafty Chicks!

Darlene said...

WOW! What a beautiful creation Carol! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.

Darlene
FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Caty said...

Congrats Carol !! I loove your so so Wonderful card ! It ´s really fantastic, great paper , details and design.
I wish you a lovely Friday, big hugss
Caty

Lisa said...

This is a piece of art on a card! Great way to use up the small bit of ribbon and oh my that berries spray is amazing and really adds to this wonderful card. What a prize this card will be for the recipient.

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous, love the embellishment! Thanks for joining in our birthday celebrations at The Paper Shelter hugs Susan

Cristena Bagne said...

Love your project! It is beautiful and so cute!! Thank you for joining us over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog! I hope that you will come and join us again soon!
Inky Hugs,
DT Cristena xx
My blog

pinky said...

Beautiful card and brilliant it found a home so quickly lol. I have added your new dt challenge and hope to enter when it starts Carol, well done!!

Vannessa said...

Love traditional Christmas card. Thank you so much for joining in the Paper Shelter Birthday Blog Hop Challenge this week! Hope to see you again!
Crafty Hugs, Vannessa DT

Freubelmina said...

Wow this card looks cool!
Congratulations on your DT job xx

Lori Podolsky said...

Beautifully done, Carol, You've captured the essence of Christmas on a card. Thank you for joining our 12th birthday hop on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Best of luck to you. Have a lovely day and Happy Holidays. Hugs, Lori - DT

Lori Podolsky said...

...and congrats on your DT spot. xx

Brenda said...

A really beautiful card, Carol. I love the spray, it makes the card seem like more a beautiful present than a card. Glad your son is doing much better!

Nora Noll said...

This is so pretty!! I love the layering on this!! Thank you for playing with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenges.

Nora
CIC DT Member

Quillish said...

This is gorgeous! Love the beautiful texture and the pretty pattern on the paper too. Thank you for joining us with your beautiful card at Cupcake Inspirations. Wishing you Happy Holidays, hugs ~ Ishani

Megan J said...

Hi Carol, a stunning last minute Christmas card, love the sentiment and the pinecone spray. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw... Megan DT LPoCF

Donna Walls said...

Congrats on the DT postition and new challenge! Thanks for playing along at The Paper Funday Challenge!
Donna xx
The Paper Funday
The Inspiration Station
**starting 15 January - Beautiful Blossoms

wannabcre8tive said...

This card is really gorgeous,. I love, love, love the pretty greenery.

Art by Zowie Dixon said...

Congratulations on the Design team spot Carol! Your card is stunning. Hugs Zowie x

Revati.p said...

Congratulations. Beautiful card.

Thank you for playing with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenges.

Revati
CIC DT Member