The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #38

Good morning! I hope you are all having a good week! We have a new Challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge but before I go any further I must apologise that my card isn't on the Challenge blog. I was so certain that I'd uploaded it that I forgot to check! D'oh!!!

Anyway, as usual the Challenge is Anything Christmas Goes and here is my card.


The sentiment and images came free with a magazine recently and have a very 'Scandi' feel so I went with red and white. The background paper is from stash and I added white Nuvo drops to the middle of the poinsettias. The embossing folder for the white strip came with the same magazine and I added gold peel-offs to trim the edges and match the gold embossing on the sentiment. I also used an MFT scalloped edge die along one side.

Tonight I am joining my local Mothers' Union members to stitch felt stockings to be filled with little gifts for deprived children in the area, and I've been cross-stitching Scandinavian motifs to decorate them. I'd forgotten how addictive cross stitch can be!

Thanks so much for looking, and enjoy your week!

love Mags B x



Comments

Doreen said…
This is just gorgeous,love the fab design.xxx
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Faith A at Daffodil Cards said…
Your card is beautiufl, love the design. Good for you cross stitching, I gave a tapestry up once and gave it to my MiL to finish LOL.
Faith
x
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
aussie aNNie said…
Hi Mags, what a lovely card, pretty design all up.xx
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
crafty-stamper said…
Beautiful cards and stamps -what a thoughtful idea with the felt stockings
Carol x
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
KraftyKoolKat said…
So gorgeous Mags. I have had a morning this morning of losing things & they have turned up in the most stupid of places after looking for them for ages. You are not alone sweetie.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
pinky said…
That is so pretty Mags. Love your colours and layout.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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