Hello friends,

Saturday again and we have a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow . Christmas is around the corner, only 32 days to go, and then we  celebrate again this wonderous time.   The challenge this week is to create a vintage Christmas card. I can remember when I was a little girl (way back in the sixties) we received the most beautiful Christmas cards from friends and family. These cards were all glittery with the most amazing images. My face was permanently covered in glitter because of the many times I pick them up to look closely at this little pieces of art. For my card today I tried to capture those memories with a sweet vintage image from Graphic45 and lots of gold glitter. Hope you like it!

Challenges:

• It’s All About the Vintage and Beauty Challenge #32 (ends 12/05) – Glittering
• Live and Love Crafts’ Inspiration and Challenge #5 (ends 11/30) – Christmas
• Polka Doodles Challenge Week #47 (ends 12/02) – Any Die will Do (Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die and Tim Holtz Rosettes die)
• Pretty Little Ribbon Shop November Challenge #16 (ends 11/30) – Die Cuts/Punches, Ribbon and Charms
• Loves Robberstamps Challenge Week #27  (ends 11/27) – Fun With Ribbon
• Allsorts Challenge Week 182 (ends 12/01) – Bring On The Bling
• Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #79 (ends 11/26) – More than one punch and/or die cut (Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die and Tim Holtz Rosettes die)
• Sparkles Monthly Challenge (November) (ends 12/14) – Christmas is Coming
• Crafty Creations Challenge #179 (ends 11/28) – Christmas is coming
• DYSU Challenge #99 (ends 11/27) – Numbers (Numbers on rosette)

The Graphic 45 vintage image

A close up of the hidden tag

The tag with sentiment

The rosettes dressed up with glitter, gold netting, pearls and numbers

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• Designer paper and vintage scrap from Graphic 45 Christmas Past Collection “Victorian Greetings #4500240”
• Canson cardstock “Sierra Sand”
• Velvet paper
• Tim Holtz Alterations die “Mini Paper Rosettes” and “Typescript”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Fleur De Lis Rectangles”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Antique Frame and Accents”
• Inkadinkado sentiment stamp “60-30271 Gifts”
• Hug Snug seam binding “Nu Red”
• Gold netting
• Bells
• Pearls
• Skwiglues glitter “Gold”

There are beautiful cards from the design team at the Sugar Creek Hollow blog, worthwhile to visit. Come and play along , we would love to see your vintage Christmas card. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by. I enjoy reading all your comments and they are much appreciated.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia