The Funkie Junkie's 12 tags of Christmas 2015 #3

For those of you who are new to Linda's challenge you can read all the rules of it here. In a nutshell you use her weekly tag for inspiration and you can create anything crafty and as long as all 12 projects are completed by 22 Dec. You also have a chance to win one of her generous prizes. I was lucky enough to win $25 dollars last year to spend in her wonderful on line boutique which sponsors the challenge. Do have a look here at her shop, her stock is enormous and her prices really keen.

I choose to use the challenge to create 12 special Christmas cards.

You can see Linda's #3  tag here. I was inspired to use the stencil version of the holiday knit die she used. I bought this stencil after Christmas last year and it has yet to be inked up. Instead of her red and gold colours I went for red and kraft. I was also inspired to use a reindeer on mine too and put a wreath around his neck. I also wanted to feature some gold on my card so I decided on some embossing and a gold edge.

So this is what I got up to in my studio.

My favourite red ink and a blender

 I wanted to try to see if I could repeat the design across my card so I stuck it in place.

 I checked my progress...

and was pleased with the outcome. You will spot there is one area which didn't repeat correctly but I knew that would be covered so it didn't really matter. Perhaps I could have got away with not even saying it! Can you spot it?

 I triple gold embossed a die cut snowflake

Die cut a deer and inked him up and added some festive sparkle. I added a little wreath and a bell.I also made a stamped sentiment and distressed the edges for a vintage feel

 I also edged the border using a gold Krylon pen.

 I also die cut a tree out of corrugated packaging and inked it.

So I put on my creative hat and this is what I came up with,

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

The Funkie Junkie 12 tags of Christmas 2015 #3
Country View  add some texture
Whimsy stamps 2/3 fall colours or Christmas
Christmas card challenges #47
We love to Create #22 #22
That Craft Place 1/3  anything goes mixed media
Scappy Mo's Rudolph Days anything goes
Simon Says stamp Wednesday anything goes
Pixie's snippets playground 3/3  #200 I used snippets of card and packaging and a tiny snippet of foilage for my card.
Simon says stamp Monday Throwback I have used the challenge Holiday cards from Dec 2014 here
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2246

I will be back on Saturday to share the last of my Halloween makes. Thanks so much for all your visits, it's always lovely to see you here.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x