The Funkie Junkie's 12 tags of Christmas 2015 #4

Happy November everyone and I hope you had a lovely weekend, I certainly did. I'm still trying to get ahead with my Funkie Junkie cards so this is my week 4 entry.

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.

Linda's tag can be seen here

I was inspired by the plaid she created as I knew in my stash I had a lovely plaid ribbon I wanted to use. I was also inspired by the very traditional Christmas greens and reds she used, the holly leaves and the bell hanging from the twine.

However I made something very different as I wanted to use a lovely holly wreath embossing folder I bought last year and have not yet used.

I took some green card and embossed this lovely design but I felt it looked a little flat so I sat with it for a couple of days to have a think about what I would do with it.

I wanted to use this lovely  paper too. 

To show up the leaves I decided to rub on some gilding wax.

I love the effect this gives

I added red gems for berries

and tied little bells with twine to my plaid ribbon

I then put on my creative hat and came up with this card; I stamped a LOTV sentiment as a focal

I would like to enter my into the following challenges;

The Funkie Junkie's 12 tags of Christmas 2015 #4
Winter Wonderland anything Christmas
Noor! UK anything goes
Our creative corner 1/3 topsy turvey my card is topsy turvey as I thought I would use my embossed wreath as it was and then had the idea to add gilding wax to lift it and add gem berries too.
Stamping sensations Festive florals
Allsorts 1/3 Anything Christmas
Pixie's Snippets 1/3 Playground #201I used a snippet of twine.
Sweet stampin 1/3 dies and/or punches I used a die for my stamped sentiment surround
Flonzcraft Vintage Traditional Christmas

I am just finishing off a Moment I made from our visit to the New Forest last week and will be back in a couple of days to share it. I also have a Guest Design post coming up at the end of the week for Scrap-Rendezvous....lots to share here.

Thanks for visiting me and taking the time to leave a comment, I love reading them all.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x