OSAAT #80 - Punch It

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At A Time and it is to Use Punches

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Unfortunately there has been a major problem with the Stitchy Bear Store and it totally crashed last week but Stitchy and Jess have been working REALLY hard to rebuild it. It is back now bigger and better than ever before but please do bear with us while all the products are being loaded back on.

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For my card this week I have used a paper 

pack called Winter Nights from Panda Bear Designs and a fab image called Snow Trio from Stitchy Bear Designs.

I used the icicle paper and the striped one from the set and using just plain card about 160gsm I got a great result from my printer. I made an easel card so I could showcase the icicle in the different directions and I like how they framed the image on the front of the card and lead your eye to the sentiment panel on the bottom. I really like the icicles and can see me using them a lot in my Christmas cards.

The image is coloured with Promarkers with Stickles glitter glue added as an accent to the snow on the ground and parts of the design. I also used small blobs as snowflakes interspersed with punched snowflakes.

On the bottom I used a Fiskars punch go layer the striped paper onto plain white card. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs. I used a small circle punch to cut the inverse corners and added the small snowflakes in the gap left in the matting layer. The sentiment panel is raised on 3d foam to allow the easel to stay open.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” square easel card

Paper – Winter Nights 1 by Panda Bear Designs

Image – Snow Trio by Stitchy Bear Designs

Sentiment – Raindrop Echo Designs

Embellishments – Stickles glitter glue

Tools – scissors, 3d foam, Promarkers, Fiskars Treading Water punch, tiny snowflake punch

Techniques – Multifold card, punching

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• ABC Christmas Challenge ‘S’ – Shaped card with Swirls Stripes or spots
• Card Makin’ Mamas #29 – Punches
• Christmas Card Challenge #42 – Sketch and/or Any Christmas Card
• Clearly Inspired #36 – Glitter
• Corrosive Challenge #133 – Punches and/or dies
• Crafter’s Companion #16 – Christmas Wishes
• Crafts & Me #52 – Add a Heart
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge #38 - Glitter
• Cute Card Thursday #182 – Anything Goes
• Digital Tuesday #128 – Celebrate any Season
• Fresh Brewed Designs #63 – Use Something New (digi & papers)
• Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Punches
• Glitter Fairies #2 – Christmas Cutie in Non Traditional Colours
• Go Fish TFD #1 – Anything Goes
• If The Shoe Fits FF91 – Photo Inspiration
• Jingle Bells – Digital items (image & papers)
• Make It Monday #54 – Link Up Party
• Moving Along With The Times #116 – Sparkle
• Paper Playtime #55 – Easel card
• Paperplay #37 – Punches & Dies
• Phindy’s Friday Challenge #72 – Christmas
• Sentimental Sunday #73 – Monochrome (Raindrop Echo Sentiment)
• Shelly’s Images TTT – Show Us What You’ve Got
• Stamping With The Dragon – 3d or Decoupage
• Totally Gorjuss #98 – Anything But Square
• Totally Stampalicious – Anything Goes
• Woodware USA #43 – Happy Holidays