Katzelkraft Christmas Challenge 5/3

Well this was definitely a challenge! We had to use 2 natural objects on our card - not that tricky you would think but I really struggled with this. I tried feathers, wood, cotton fabric and finally came up with this - a pressed flower & a skeleton leaf. I mounted the flower on a circle cut with a Sizzix die and added some scraps of card. Not very happy with this but I need to move on.

Katzelkraft Advent Calendar 1

This was the first challenge in our advent calendar - we had to make an envelope to match one of our challenge cards to send to another challenge participant. I chose the 3 ticket sketch card from week 1. The paper I had used in the original card was from a 6 x 6 pad so too small to make into an envelope. I found some dotted paper in similar tones in a MME wild asparagus 12 x 12 pad so used that instead. I lined the inside with some co-ordinating festive paper and stamped the Katzelkraft flourish on the front and back of the envelope. I added a glittered ticket punched tree to the front as well.

Ready for posting!

I hope the recipient is pleased with it.

Katzelkraft Advent Calendar 2

For the 2nd day of advent we had to make a wrap for a candle. I had an unused (slightly wonky)  glittery candle that I'd bought ages ago. I used a Nellie Snellen ornate circle die, a Sizzix circle die, a circle punch and a scallop circle punch with Paula Pascual's joyful bubbles and large christmas sets to make the central piece. I mounted it on a strip of patterned paper from DCWV rose-tinted christmas set which I edged with some strips cut from the Tim Holtz vintage lace die. Because of the glitter on the candle it was impossible to glue the wrap to the candle so I used the holes in the lace diecut to pin some beads around to hold it in place.

I've never tried anything like this before but it was fun to do and the possibilities are endless.

Katzelkraft Advent Calendar 4

Part of week 8's advent calendar challenge. Click on the pic to enlarge it. We had to make a mini garland. I used some scraps of paper from the Christmas blues set and stamped them with the flourish from Katzelkraft physalis musique in Versamark and then brushed gold Perfect Pearls over them. The pic hasn't really caught the gold sheen but it is just about visible on the 'P' . I stamped the letters with Adirondack red pepper and added some pompoms for fun. I stuck the whole lot onto some cotton cord which I coloured with red pepper. To give you an idea of size each flag is 3cm long.

Katzelkraft Christmas Challenge 8/1

Week 8 - a 9-circle sketch. This was also day 5 of the advent calendar. I used Paula Pascual's large christmas and filled with flowers sets on 1 1/2  inch punched circles with Adirondack red pepper and meadow. The gold snowflake is from a garland and the tree is a small wooden embellishment. Some gold gems finish the card.

Katzelkraft Christmas Challenge 7/1

Week 7 number 1 we had to follow a sketch. I cut squares from Dovecraft christmas blues patterned paper & edged them with DI bundled sage. I painted 4 laser cut wooden snowflakes with Adirondack dabber in pearl and while wet sprinkled a little glamour dust. I stamped Paula Pascual's large christmas with bundled sage, the snowflake in Impress old rose, the snowflake outline in bundled sage, mounted it on foam pads and added a pearl. Some ribbon finished off the card.

Katzelkraft Christmas Challenge 7/2

Week 7 number 2 - we had to make a background using blobs of ink which you spread by blowing with a straw. I have some small bottles of Winsor & Newton brilliant watercolour designers. These are runny inks in bottles with little droppers so I thought they would be suitable for this technique. I used fluorescent red, green & fuschia making sure that each colour dried before starting on the next so that it didn't end up a muddy mess. It's good fun but I felt decidedly light-headed after all that blowing! I overstamped with the paisley background from the Katzelkraft contes et merveilles plate in Stazon rusty brown and cut out the shape. The greeting is an old PSX stamp on a scrap piece of card which I edged with DI worn lipstick. The fairy/angel is moongirl by Stampotique cut out & sprinkled with glamour dust on her wings. I punched a star and covered it with glamour dust and highlighted some stars on the greeting too.