Cosy Christmas Tilda And New Challenge at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia.

Good afternoon, crafty bloggers

I hope you are well? 

Did you remember to put the clocks back one hour? Lighter mornings and darker evenings. This year is flying by!

Anyway. Today we have a new challenge starting at Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia and this time around our challenge theme is

Autumn Colours.
We don't have a sponsor for this challenge but, we are hoping that you will enter for a chance of winning a position as guest designer.

I have made a Christmas card. It's the first of seven card that I am making for a work colleague of my husband's.

I used Cosy Christmas Tilda from the Winter Wonderland 2013 Collection.
The image is stamped with Memento rich cocoa ink onto Neenah cardstock and cut out using a Spellbinders floral oval.
I have coloured the image with Polychromos  pencils.

For my shaped card I used GoKreate large frame frilly #2 and Maja Design Walking In The Forest papers.

Other dies used are La - La - Land heart doily border, Cheery Lynn french pastry doily and snowflake 5. Marianne Design creatables ivy circle and Christmas tree 1. Joy Crafts Billes flourishes and Doohickey bloomy tag.

I have lightly sanded the papers and inked the dies with Tim Holtz frayed burlock distress ink. I added Frantage shabby white embossing enamel to the tree.

The lace across the bottom of the card is from Live & Love Crafts.

The sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs

I also added a little Frantage to the sentiment.

I have tied a bow through the top of the bloomy tag with and  tied a rusty jingle bell with some hemp twine through the bow. The lace, bell and twine are all from The Ribbon Girl.

A close look at the flower arrangement.

I used  pine cones, white stamens and kort & Godt white chrysanthemums from The Ribbon Girl.

White foam flower spray and apples from Live & Love Crafts.

The green 25mm rose and tan 15mm roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have brushed the arrangement with white modelling paste.

A close up of the tree and sentiment.

I wanted to use strings of pearls to decorate the tree but, I couldn't find them on Friday.

Today I found them. Lol!!!

A close look at Cosy Christmas Tilda. Gorgeous isn't she?

I added Snow-Tex to give texture to Tilda's pom pom and  once it was dry I coated it with Ranger frosted ice stickles.

I used a Inkssentials opaque white pen to dot Tilda's cheeks and adhered 3mm white pearls around the image.

Inside the card is decorated with design paper and a Spellbinders floral oval.

6 more Christmas cards to make not including the ones I am going to make for my family.

Gosh! I am going to be busy but, I love it.

Our challenge is 2 weekly and we would love you to come and join in.

My teamies have designed some gorgeous creations. Why not pop over for a peek?

I am entering my card into the following super challenges;

Tilda's Town Challenge #127..................Merry and Bright Christmas

Allsorts Challenge Week 282......................Christmas

The Ribbon Girls October Magnolia Only Challenge................Sparkle

Stamp and Create with Magnolia Challenge #47..........At least 2 patterned papers

Thank you for stopping by to visit today and big thanks for the lovely comments I receive.

Crafty hugs.

Donna xx