MMSC28 White Christmas

Is it me or is time flying by so fast this year - it is Tuesday already and time for the next Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, I look forward to them each week and am never disappointed - often greatly challenged BUT ever disappointed! Here is is this weeks sketch:



And now for the BIG NEWS. From this week's sketch challenge, each of the Design Team members will be choosing a card from this week's entries to be featured on their blog during the Blog Hop. So along with doing the regular sketch challenge, we are asking you to make a "CHRISTMAS CARD" this week. One of our lovely Design Team members will be contacting you after the close of the challenge to let you know that your card has been chosen to be features on their blog for our Christmas Blog Hop. You will need to participate in the Blog Hop to have your name put in a drawing for a special prize at the end of the Hop. Please let your Design Team Hostess know that you will be able to attend the Blog Hop to be eligible to win the prize.

Our Gold Star Award this week goes to -

Sassy

Our Remarkable Awards this week go to -

 

#19 Carolyn,   #26 Terri Sherman,   #37 Craftypagan

Thank you for playing this week everyone and we would be honored if our award winners would pick up their badges on the side bar and please display them proudly.

Our monthly sponsor for November is

Michelle's Scrapbooking

and the weekly sponsor is:

Frantic Stamper Inc.

For my card this week I decided it was time I inked up two of my favourite SU sets of stamps to create this scene.  I started by embossing the top background DP , tearing it sponging the edges.  I used some fabulous DP from my dear friend and Twisted Sister Pat Smethers for the lower half,  it doesn't show it too well in the photo but it has the most fabulous texture and fibres on it - great for snow!!

I stamped lovely as a Tree as the background for my scene and coloured it with chalks in warm tones.  I then used the fence punch by Martha Stewart and attached this across the chalked background image.  The skaters were next and I have to say they were fiddly little things, easy enough to colour with chalks but then....cutting them out - oh my giddy aunt - what a nightmare for me....but here they are...all limbs accounted for - no skaters were hurt in the making of this card!! LOL!

I loved the embellishing part and naturally went for snowflakes, what winter scene would be complete without them, funny really as we are experienceing a bit of a HEAT WAVE over here at the moment.  I sponged and layered 2 sizes, attached them with dimensionsl and added this adorable snowflake charm that I won in Pauline C's Blog Candy (who doesn't love candy!!)  I also attacched narrow double stitched ribbon along the righthand side and the lower edge!

and finished off with a photo corner that has been punched from embossed scraps, inked and attached to a larger black corner.  A sponged snowflake has been popped up on a foam dot and half gems added to that simmer and bling we all love at Christmas!

There you have it - one finished card...personally I love the contrast of the warmth of the trees with the cooler colours of the DP and the skaters - it appeals to the eclectic side of me, it is very rare that I make anything formal - I love the formal look but always tend towards the fuller warmer look!!  My Mum always said I marched to the beat of a different drummer, but as long as I kept on marching it was fine - phew!!  It would be boring if we all did everything the same - wouldn't it!!

This card fits the following challenges

Die Cuts R Us - Emboss something

Cute Card Thursday - Glitter me Silly

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Four Seasons (I chose winter)

Thank you for looking and for your lovely comments - you always bring a smile to my face and warm my heart.  Don't forget to go over to the MMSC and find out about the Blog Hop and play along - I will be watching for you!!!  Have a great week and link your sketchs over at MMSC - we love to see them!  God bless you!