my first christmas card....

well i have gone and done it...made my first Christmas card, only another....to go, i am going to use this card to enter 3 craft challenges

paper take weekly http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/sketch-24.html which this week is a sketch, which i have put above, great simple sketch, could not help myself but to use and join in, if you have not joined one of their challenges before, pop over and take a look

allsorts challenge, this weeks theme is snowflakes in September http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/allsorts-challenge-week-19_19.html their are some really fab cards from their design team, if you have lost your mojo ..for your Christmas cards, go over and have a peek, i am sure you will want to join the challenge

pile it up challenge http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/09/challenge-16-crazed-and-punches.html this weeks theme is punches....nice challenge to go, lovely blog, also have a list of weekly challenges on their side strap, work a blog hop over for that alone

materials used

all images and sentiments are from elzybells art stamps, www.elzybells.com coloured with water colour pencils, 8" white card blank from www.craftwcards.co.uk papers are dovecraft designer Christmas papers,green grosgrain ribbon from stash,dovecraft small snow flake punch, and square wooden die in 2 sizes 8cm & 9cm from www.cross-cuts.com sage green card from the paper mill shop, 6 flat back gems from stash, happy Christmas crafting Julie-Anne xx