Christmas... already?

I like to think that I'm a reasonably organised person, but I am not one of those who manages to get all of her Christmas cards made well in advance of the season.  I am, sadly, of the variety that has very good intentions but inevitably ends up buying a number of cards to give to colleagues and more distant relatives. 

Well, here is a Christmas card.  I'm not saying I'll manage to make all of my cards this year, but at least I've made a couple and it is only August.

I went a bit bonkers with the Distress Crackle paint and then plastered the first layer of paper with white embossing powder to give everything a worn, shabby look.  I stuck some cheesecloth over the top and then cut a square from one of my favourite Magnolia Christmas papers. The problem with this, though, is that the 12"x12" square has a white distressed edge - when you cut a square from it you are left with edges that don't match.  I tried to even things up with more Crackle paint but it didn't look right.  I then used my Picket Fence Distress marker; that was a bit better but it still didn't match the other edges.  In the end I used a white gel pen and I am a bit happier with the effect.

I inked up a Tilda which I bought last year but didn't really use - I don't know why, as I think she's really cute.  She's been coloured with Copics, cut out with a Nestie and popped onto a couple of doilies.  The poinsettias and mistletoe have been cut with Doohickey dies and I've added a 15mm rose from Wild Orchid Crafts into the centre of each of the paper flowers.

Here are the challenges that I'd like to enter

Just Magnolia and hAnglar & StAnglar - Anything Goes with optional handmade flowers

Totally Papercrafts - Monochrome (red and white)

Songbird Challenges - Anything Goes

Hugs

Tracey xx