Saturday, 15 January 2011

CHNC challenge 3: let's see some trees

Challenge 3: let's see some trees

Thank you for the super cards for challenge 2 - 24 lovely entries - you certainly all used your freebies and recycled elements to good effect. You might find that you can use some for today's challenge too. The main thing is: please don't put that Christmas stash away, but keep using it week by week to build up a good collection of Christmas cards so that there isn't a panic later in the year - you know it makes sense.

This week for challenge 3 I'd like to see some trees - decorated Christmas trees - indoors or outside - bare winter trees, snowy trees, whatever. They can be stamped, a digi, embossed, painted ... use whatever medium you like ... or find a freebie or recycled element that features a tree.

Here is my card for this challenge - papers are Websters and BG jovial. I covered a piece of chipboard with blue and green acrylic paint and then used white acrylic paint with my Inkaddinkadoo trees stamp, adding some white at the base of the trees. I used acrylic paint because that's the topic for this week's challenge on Jingle Belles and I'm trying to support them as they are also a new Christmas crafting blog (further details about the card can be seen here on My Crafty Outlook (my regular crafting blog):


I look forward to seeing what you come up with for this challenge - add a link to your blog post (not your blog, but the actual post where your card can be found) by 22:00 UK time Friday 21 January. Please mention my blog and create a link within the post for your creation.

Remember, you can use any materials, any techniques, as long as the end result is a Christmas card.

And you can enter as many times as you wish and also link to any other challenges that allow you to do so, but new work only, please.

A new challenge will be set on 22 January. If by any chance Linky disappears, please leave a comment with the link to your blog post and I will make sure it is added.

If you haven't done so already, please become a follower and grab my bright pink button to post on your sidebar and help continue to spread the word about this new challenge blog - thank you.

I look forward to seeing your creations.






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Posted by Hazel at 09:00

18 comments:

  1. lauren bergold15 January 2011 at 13:46

    ow ♥WOW♥! hazel, this is fabulous!i am so thrilled to have a card STAMPED with acrylic paint, as well, b/c that's such a great technique...i ♥LOVE♥ how it makes your snowy trees POP right off the background! (which is also clever & painty & cool!) thank you so much for playing at JINGLE BELLES!!! :)

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  2. SmilynStef15 January 2011 at 14:00

    Those trees look so awesome stamped in paint ... it certainly does give them a gorgeous snow covered feel ... thanks so much for joining our Jingle Belles fun.

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  3. Susan S15 January 2011 at 17:18

    pretty card. hope to get time tomorrow to get this card one. I have a couple great tree stamps and some SVGs that will look good. I might have to make a few!

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  4. Rose15 January 2011 at 18:20

    Hazel this is a stunning card!! LOVE the trees :)

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  5. Leslie Hanna15 January 2011 at 23:15

    I love the swirly paint in the sky! And I never remember I can put paint on my stamps! Doh!

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  6. Just Me16 January 2011 at 17:38

    Oh so pretty!!

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  7. Sue16 January 2011 at 18:01

    This is lovely Hazel, I love the texture the paint gives your trees x

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  8. ~amy~16 January 2011 at 21:51

    Lovely work with the paint & the trees Hazel!!!!

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  9. Lisa - papergrace17 January 2011 at 06:11

    I really *super* love those trees stamped in paint! Very pretty!

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  10. Rosemary17 January 2011 at 17:59

    Really liking those trees and the background as well - it has a very arty, elegant look!

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  11. Dawn17 January 2011 at 21:47

    GORGEOUS!!! I love those trees!!

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  12. Lorraine 18 January 2011 at 02:22

    Those stamped trees look wonderful - and your background is so van Gogh!

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  13. Marianne Schut18 January 2011 at 19:10

    Dear Hazel, Can you tell me where I can find the results of Challenge 2? Sweet greeting
    Marianne Schut

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  14. Hazel18 January 2011 at 20:54

    Hi Marianne,

    There was no prize for challenge 2, so there is no 'result' - there was no random draw. I'm hoping to be able to give a prize for the first challenge in every month. x

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  15. Rachelxx18 January 2011 at 23:11

    Sorry Hazel - I'm called trees this week!! Been one of 'those' days! LOL

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  16. Carol's Ink Spot20 January 2011 at 14:41

    Congrats on the shout out at Jingle Belles on the card you created.

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  17. Elizabeth21 January 2011 at 21:38

    Your technique with acrylic paint is fab - will have to try it some time. As usual got in by the skin of my teeth - it's getting to be a habit now :( Some brilliant entries I see - in fact I'm just off to take a leisurely peek at some of the other's in close up. Regards, Elizabeth x

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  18. Traceyr22 January 2011 at 23:10

    I'm late with my entry but it is on my blog http://traceyr-searchingmyart.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for the challenge.

    :)

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