ABC Christmas Challenge: E, F and G

The first Wednesday of the month brings with it a new ABC Christmas Challenge, and this month we are offering THREE letters of the alphabet as themes for you. (So inconvenient, having only 12 months but 26 letters...) For March, we are offering for your inspiration E for Embellishments, F for Fabric and G for Glitz. Let's begin, shall we? My embellished card: 

My Christmas tree is stencilled with some green reinker mixed into embossing paste. Once it was dry, I masked it with a post-it note to preserve the snow on the branches and used a stencil brush to add the sky. After I added the sentiment and adhered the panel to a green card base, the fun part began - adding all the ornaments! This is a great confetti mix, and I could easily start buying it in bulk for Christmas cards. :D 

Next, a trio of cards with fabric: 

Some of my earliest Christmas cards and tags were made by tracing stencils onto cardstock, using an Xacto knife to cut the pieces out, then backing the panel with patterned Christmas fabric. So I returned to the idea, but thank goodness for dies! These could easily be made with patterned paper, but using fabric adds a softer look to the finished cards. 

Finally, my glitzy card: 

My glitz comes from the gold tinsel embossing powder used for the reindeer and sentiment, gold glitter crystals and a mat of gold foil paper. The black cardstock keeps everything elegant. I'm adding this last one to the March CAS Christmas challenge, where the theme is DEER. 

With three different prompts to choose from, you are bound to find a theme to inspire you - and of course for extra inspiration, be sure to check all the creations of the ABC team. Just think, if you follow all three themes separately, you'll have three more cards for the holiday stash! Or if you're like me, more... ;)

Supplies: (warm winter wishes) Canson watercolour paper, Craft Smith green card base, Stampin' Up Winter Memories sentiment stamp, Versamark, Ranger lily pad & chipped sapphire distress ink, Wow clear embossing powder, Dreamweaver glossy white embossing paste, Stampin' Up wild wasabi reinker, The Crafters Workshop mini evergreens stencil, Winnie & Walter Katharine cutaway die, Studio Katia Classic Christmas confetti, Little Things from Lucy's Cards gold dust star; (fabric trio) Neenah white, Stampin' Up real red, American Crafts textured dark red & (?) dark red cardstock, Papertrey Ink Think Big Favourites #8, Studio Katia Holiday Wishes & Hero Arts Rocket Thanks stamps, Versamark, Altenew sapphire & Brilliance galaxy gold ink, Wow clear & pirate's gold embossing powder,  Essentials by Ellen Geo Tree & Winnie & Walter In a Word: Merry & Katharine cutaway dies, fabric scraps; (joy) Stampin' Up basic black & $ store gold foil cardstock, Stampin' Up Dasher & Winnie & Walter In Bloom: Frenchie's Festive Florals stamps, Versamark ink, gold glitter embossing powder, MFT stitched rounded rectangle die, Studio Katia gold sparkle crystals

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