Only 2 weeks til Christmas... and my 10th Funkie Junkie creation

Hello again......it's now just 2 weeks until the big day.

Are you ready? I am getting there but I still have a lot left to do. As I know every year it all comes good in the end so I am slowly ticking off that list. I met up with my girlies yesterday in Guildford and got lots more done but I still need some last presents. 

I have got out my festive cups

and I have been delighted by the little images in my vintage advent calendar windows.

My advent candle is burning down nicely.

I have started to string my cards up from the banisters

and old choc is finally wearing his chocolate decorations.

I have also finished my 10th Funkie Junkie creation.

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.

This is Linda's lovely 10th inspiration tag here.

I loved her gold and white textured background,the gorgeous hanging festive foliage and snowflake and decided to base my card on these ideas. Sorry no photos of work in progress. I was able to work in my studio but my camera really doesn't like the lack of daylight and I cast too many shadows trying to take the photos.
I began with a piece of hessian card and added lots of texture using texture paste, gesso, snowtex and a good sprinkle of glitter. I used a Kraft card base.

I flattened it out overnight and die cut lots of Christmas foliage.
I glittered up a large snowflake.
I stamped my Visible Image sentiment on Kraft,  die cut it with my Memory Box stitched rectangle die and finished off with a twine bow.
Here is my finished card.

 and a close up

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

The Funkie Junkie 12 tags of Christmas 2015 #10
A vintage journey  vintage Christmas
Love to create anything creative/mixed media #25
Artistic Inspirations anything goes/Christmas
Visions of Sugarplums 2015 Christmas/Winter
Papertake Weekly fun fun fun I am having such fun making my 12 cards this year

Anything but cute you've got happy mail
Inspiration Emporium 'tis the season

Penny Black and More anything goes with a stamp

Natalie and Amy 1/3 Christmas

Memory box season's greetings I have used the stitched border rectangle for my sentiment

Noor Winter wonderland

Simon says Monday  holly jolly stamping

The Artistic stamper Christmas

Craft Stamper Take it make it 1/3 Sharing the season

I am off to my work party tonight so it's time to dig out my Cinderella slippers. Thanks for visiting and for the kind comments you take the time to leave. I will be back really soon continuing my Countdown to Christmas 2015.

Bye for now,

Jane x