Festive Friday Challenge # 1

There's a new weekly challenge site created by Nicole Darendorf called Festive Challenges.  Its the unorganised card maker's dream challenge site ... make a festive card every week of the year.  How cool is that!  Usually these are Christmas cards and occasionally other festivities will be included too .... and this being January of course the first festivity is Valentines Day in February.

Now two of the ladies on the team are great interstate Stampin' Up! buddies - the brilliant Tina Gillespie (she's just won two challenges this past few weeks go and check out her creations) and the lovely and very talented Kathryn Mangledorf - who is celebrating an important birthday this month.  These girls are lovely and although we only get to meet up at Convention we get to chat to each other through a stamping forum.

I loved the little hearts on Madonna Dunn and Tina Gillespie's cards and I have been dying to use the new Saleabration papers and ribbons so although I haven't used the traditional colours for Valentines I still love it.

Here's a close up of those cute little hearts.  The stamp set is also a Saleabration set - Outlined Occasions.

Thanks girls for the inspiration, and I wish you all the best with your new challenge site - I hope to be playing along every week.

Saleabration starts next week - I'll be posting brochures to whet your appetite - let me know if you want one.

Happy Stampin'

Nikki

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