Let's Craft and Create Challenge #214: Anything Goes or (Option) Black and White...

 

Oh my stars, it's DECEMBER! I can hardly believe that we are in the last month of 2024, soon to celebrate the beginning of 2025. 

Since this is the final challenge of the year on the Let's Craft and Create blog site, I hope you'll join in the fun. The option for Decenber is "Black and White," and I decided to use that suggestion to create a couple of Christmas cards. Sound crazy? I wasn't sure I'd like the end result, either, but...I really do. 

I'd love it if you'd enter some black and white Christmas cards so I can add them to the "ideas" file in my head. Sometimes I have to print those ideas out, because my head's file system is not terribly reliable. LOL

I started by making a couple of black A2 card bases. Then I searched for some buffalo check paper. I didn't have any so I found a free clipart image of it online that was perfect.

The sentiment was printed with the computer, die-cut, and adhered to a black, die-cut, scalloped square.

Finally, I die-cut three different snowflakes out of glitter cardstock and added them to the card front. There is a sparkly gem in the center of each one, although the gems are a little hard to see in the photos.

I thought the inside deserved a little decoration, too, so I stamped a line of fancy snowflakes on the center top at the same time that I stamped the sentiment.

If you look at the first photo, you'll see that I stamped the same line of snowflakes on the envelope flap, as well.

Because I liked the first card so much, I decided to make a second one. This one has different sentiments (inside and out) and the snowflakes were in different positions. Other than that, it was made exactly the same way.

Now it's your turn to create something fun. I'm excited to see all your creations, but especially the black and white ones! If you need a little inspiration, just click over to the Let's Craft and Create blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has posted there.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl