Simply for Christmas

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday.

We're half way through August already where has this month gone?  It only feels like yesterday that it was Christmas and now another Christmas is just around the corner about 127 days to go.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments this week and welcome to my new follower Cindy Groh.

Today is Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, congratulations to our winner last week and to our Top 3 cards well done everyone.

 This week Sally has another great sketch to work with and again it's very quick and easy and looks great finished.

Sketch #025

Here's my finished card using one of the images from Simply for Christmas Set

 by DigiStamp Boutique.

This week our sponsor is 

Sally-Ann Hancock the owner and design of 

DigiStamp Boutique.

We all love working with DigiStamp Boutique Images.

DigiStamp Bio:

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.  My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too, often the inspiration for my designs.  Hope you enjoy my images as much as I enjoy creating them.

Sally-Ann is offering our lucky winner

Prize:   £10 voucher 

to spend in her online store.

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Now its time to pop over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what the rest of the design team have created for you this week using Sally-Ann's wonderful selection of images from DigiStamp Boutique online store.

Challenges I'm entering:

 The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #17 Anything Goes

 Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 49 Anything Goes

 Through The Craftroom Door Challenge Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge # 32 Anything Goes

 Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge # 123

1 Image  = 1 Image

2 of something = 2 Design Papers

3 of something different = 3 Handmade embellishments

Sweet Stampin Challenge Christmas In August

 Scribble and Scrap Challenge # 125 Anything Goes

 Christmas Cards All Year Round August Sparkle & Shine

 ABC Christmas Challenge Q for Quick and Easy

 Crafting from the Heart Challenge #32 Anything Goes

DigiStamp Boutique August Monthly Challenge

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft Duck Egg Colour, Silver and Mauve

3. Designer Papers: Top unknown and bottom from the Kaisercraft Fairy Tale book.

4. Image: One of the images from the Simply For Christmas Set from DigiStamp Boutique.

5. Colour Medium: Copics and black embossing pen.

 6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Classic Circle, Picot Edge Circle, Fleur De Les Square, pop dots and glue dots.

 7. Embellishments: I used a Fleur De Les square by Spellbinders, flower punch and an aqua flat backed pearl.  Three ribbons mauve, silver and aqua all different sizes.  White pom poms for the Penguins hats, Martha Stewart glitter for the snow and their hats and Stickles Star Dust for the snow falling.

8. Inside the card which is decorated very similar to the front without the embellishments only the ribbon.  

9. The back of the card. 

Thank you for all you lovely comments which I really appreciate.  Wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.