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Another fun challenge has just gone live at Time Out Challenges - we would like to see how you are inspired by Your Favourite Holiday to Celebrate!
Challenge #301 is generously being sponsored by Angie Blom and they are offering our Top Pick as chosen by the design teams a $20 credit to their store!
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The Top Pick will also be invited to join Time Out as a guest designer in a future challenge! Speaking of guest designers, our guest designer this fortnight is Stef Perry our winner from Challenge #296! You can check out how Stef and my talented team mates were inspired by their favourite holiday celebrations over on the Time Out Blog!
I do get inspired by the Christmas season and I find myself buying a lot of Christmas stash - usually at a rate faster than I can possibly use it! This cute little Danische Garde set from Charlie & Paulchen fell into my shopping basket about a year ago and I finally got around to using it! It reminded me of the tin soldier from the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale - which makes me think of Christmas for some reason ... and the set came with this "God Jul" sentiment so I guess I'm not alone in that!
The die cuts can be snipped apart and layered up - the soldier was a fiddly because of his size but I was able to build up the guardhouse easily - giving the little soldier a comfortable nook to stand in! I used a brick embossing folder (Tim Holtz brickwork) for the whitewashed castle wall behind the guardhouse.
Of course I couldn't resist adding glossy accents to his shoes and bearskin hat!
What is your favourite holiday celebration and how does it inspire you? We hope you can take some Time Out and come play cards with us - we'd love to see your creations in our gallery!
I am grateful for and would like to enter the following challenges
NBUS Challenge 80 - NBUS Charlie & Paulchen Danische Garde;
ABC Christmas Challenge October - U for Uncluttered and V for Vertical;
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #560 - A few of My Favourite Things are die cutting, embossing folders and glossy accents;
Ellibelle's Corner Wednesday Challenge for November - Anything Goes;
A Cut Above November Challenge - Anything Goes with a Die Cut;
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired! Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated! And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!
Very cute, i love the little solider and his nook! Great job, Thank you for sharing with us at A Cut Above. - DT Melly Art
ReplyDeleteVery Cute! I love the little soldier and his nook! Great Job, thank you for sharing with us at A Cut Above. - DT Melly Art
ReplyDeleteI have fond memories of playing with my toy soldier figurines as a child, so I love your card. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, festive card, Kate!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that's so sweet and great designed!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, CAS design. Perfect for our Uncluttered challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at ABC Christmas Challenges.
Love this little soldier on duty. It's a cute card. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful card, Kate!! Love the embossed background and the little scene you have created. So cute. Hugsxx
ReplyDeleteKate, I love this bold-colored card so much, especially since I have been looking at Christmas nutcrackers/soliders die sets a lot lately. How cute is it that the guard house is included? Your story was fun to read and is getting me even more excited about the holidays this year. Great idea for this challenge!
ReplyDeleteFab card with the little guard on duty!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Fun tin soldier die cut. He looks right at home in his guard house. Great embossed background. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's November Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love this card, Kate. Your little guard standing watch from his little nook is so fun. Love the castle wall and the glossy accents on the hat and shoes. Great card!
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