Festive Friday Challenge # 3

Another Festive Friday Challenge and the first Christmas card for 2012.  I do have a confession, this is a case of a card that I made and forgot to blog from last year - the original one was posted off last year. I have a very busy week this week (you know one of those weeks where there is something on every night) and as I am so determined to enter as many of these festive challenges as possible (that way I will have a heap of cards ready for sending in a timely manner this year) -  I needed something quick to make.

I was inspired by Carolyn Bennies shimmery poinsettia - the shimmer paint is so easy to use and adds a real sparkle.

Why not have a play along yourself, I'm feeling a little organised having made my first card and it's still January - whoo hoo!

Nikki

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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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