Hello … bonjour … and thanks so much for all your lovely comments during my absence from blogland! I should be back with you on a more regular basis from this coming weekend … and am so looking forward to seeing what you’ve got going on 
In the meantime, welcome to our new challenge at Time Out … this fortnight, we have a Christmas Home Sweet Home image to inspire you (a little further down), that’s warm, cosy and wonderfully festive. Here’s my first take on it (there’s another a little later) …
… and here’s that inviting inspiration picture …
For this first card, my attention was drawn to the wreath on the wall … and that fabulous scripty sentiment pillow. I made my wreath using die cuts from Winnie & Walter‘s In Bloom: Paulina’s Greenery, layered and inter-twined to make it dimensional … and attached it to the base card. The main sentiment is from Simon, layered on craft foam, covered in shimmer spray and Glossy Accents … and strung across the wreath. The tiny stamped ‘happy’ is from Winnie & Walter. I finished the card with berry red gems in different sizes. Want a closer look at all the sparkle and shine? 
Here’s that second card I mentioned earlier, inspired again by the scripty pillow … and by all the white space and texture (the latter will be visible shortly) …
The shimmery die cut sentiment is from MFT, adhered flat to the base card … and that snuggled up little penguin and the stars are from Winnie & Walter. The penguin is coloured with Zigs, has his Santa hat and scarf all shimmered up … and has a shiny beak and eyes. He was originally hatless but was a smidge chilly, so with a little masking, I gave him that Santa hat … you can make out the furry trim and bobble a little better below … they’re embossed with Hero Arts White Puff EP to mimic the texture of those white cushions in the inspiration picture.
What draws your eye in our Home Sweet Home photo … those yummy colours, the plaid, the texture, that bold sign … or something else? Wherever your creative imagination takes you, we’d love to see your card in our gallery! You could be our next winner and be invited to guest design with us in a future challenge. All the details are over at the Time Out blog, along with plenty of ideas from the DT to inspire you. We’re also delighted to welcome our talented Guest Designer, Angie from Cimbacreativefun … you’ll know her super art work already, I’m sure … though do go over and say hello … you’ll find so much to see and enjoy while you’re there!
My wreath is joining in at …
Happy Little Stampers CAS – Tis The Season
Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Anything Goes (No Bah Humbug Option)
The Cat’s Pajama’s – Holiday
and that cosy penguin is playing over at …
AAA Cards – Maxi White Space (No Geometric Twist)
CAS Christmas – Warm And Cosy
Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Anything Goes (No Bah Humbug Option)
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour – Anything Goes (With Animal Option)
The Cat’s Pajama’s – Holiday
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! See you soon! Anita
