Lady Anne's Christmas Progressive Challenge #1

Lady Anne is running a Christmas Progressive Freebie Challenge. I signed up for it and got 2 fabulous images from Crafting With Jack.

One was a Bethlehem image and as I do not like to use religious images I decided to opt for this traditional Candle Display. I didn’t like poinsettia very much but I the last year I have really enjoyed colouring them and making cards, see I open to change J 

I coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers then cut it out very close to the image and mounted 3d foam squares.

I used sketch #5 from I {Heart} Sketches for the layout. The red card blank has been covered with a music score paper from a traditional Christmas pack Christmas Tidings by Papermania leaving a thin border of red showing.

For the circular element of the sketch I used a die to cut a doily out of gold card and threaded an offcut of dotty ribbon through it. The sentiment is from my ever faithful old Christmas stash and I added a candy cane epoxy sticker which I have had for many years.

I am very much looking forward to using the next images and I happy to see my pile of Christmas cards increasing J

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A6

Image – Candle Display by Crafting With Jack

Paper – Christmas Tidings by Papermania

Embelishments – Ribbon, epoxy sticker, sentiment

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers,, Nellie Multiframe Die

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

• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Crafts and Me - #120 Doily Heaven
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge - #111 No Snow
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Monthly Christmas Challenge – Anything Goes
• Forever Friends - #55 Anything Goes
• Gingerloft - #58 The colour Red
• Guylou’s Inimitibility – Bingo (Ribbon, Die Cut, Twine)
• I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 005
• Inky Impressions - #97 Ribbon or Twine
• Jen’s Digi Stamps – Ribbons or Lace
• Lady Anne’s Progressive Christmas Challenge
• Make It Monday –  #127 Anything Goes
• Mema’s Crafts – Hello Doily
• Make It Monday –  #127 Anything Goes
• Natalie & Amy’s Challenge - #6 Something Old (ribbon & epoxy sticker) & New (digi & paper)
• No Matter Which - #6 Ribbons & Bows
• Scrappy Frogs – Red or Pink
• Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #25 Anything Goes
• Stampavie & More - #187 Lots of layers
• The Stamping Chef – Ribbon / Lace
• There She Goes - #194 Flowers
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - #134 Anything Goes
• Word Art Wednesday - #67 Anything Goes or Love