I'm back!!!!! with a very colourful Christmas card!!!

Hi!!!! 
I'm back!!!! Can you believe that it's been around 20 months since the last time I blogged (or made a card)....

What happened???  a lot of stuff in my life got on the way and I decided to stop crafting. I got pregnant and I started to feel really ill.... I couldn't concentrate on crafting, or sitting down on my desk to craft. I was part of 3 wonderful Designing teams, which I had to quit. I really enjoyed being part of them, but I got a bit overwhelmed and stressed out, and together with being ill I just couldn't cope.

Last week it was Aisha's first birthday.... I feel like I may have a bit of time for myself from now on and make a card or two while she's napping, in bed or when my lovely husband is at home... Let's see how it goes! but the crafting bug is back !

So as the season requires, I've started with Christmas cards!!! I've made a few already, quite simple without a lot of embellishments or layers as I need to send them on the post. I also want to explore different styles of card making... I love lots of layers and embellishments on my cards, but since starting to craft again I'm obsessed with a more simple look... I guess I'll be making a bit of both....it will depend on my mood!

So this is my first card:

I've used this fun digi from Bugaboo Stamps. I used my Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour it.

Card recipe:

7 x 5 white card base

Pattern paper (freebie from magazine)

Stripy washi tape

Star punched from colour cardstock

Bling on stars

Sentiment is my own creation

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' -  STARS
• Crafting By Designs -  December Anything Goes
  
• Crafting for all Seasons - #115  Brrr It's Cold Outside 
• Crafty Gals Corner -  #48 Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - #81 Always Anything Goes
• Fresh Brewed Designs -  Anything Goes Christmas
• If you give  a Crafter a Cookie #33 
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• I love Promarkers  #297 Winter
• Inspiration Destination #62 Always Anything Goes 
• Mod Squad Challenge - Recipe
• The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Celebration
• Craft Rocket Challenges #5 - Anything Goes 
• Crafting With An Attitude #10 Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations #10  Always Anything Goes

• Brown Sugar -  No. 175 - Anything Goes

• Crafty Catz - #304 - Let It Snow

• Creative Fingers - #99 - Always Anything Goes

• Jo's Scrap Shack - #117-  Christmas Joy

• PDE Linky Party  - Anything Goes

• Pile it on #98 - Anything Christmas / winter
• Simply Papercraft #10 - Always Anything Goes

• Sweet stamps blog - December anything goes
• That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - Season's Greetings
• A Gem of a Challenge #159-  Christmas anything goes 
• Catch The Bug - Here comes Santa Claus  
• My Time to Craft #310- Christmas animals  (I used a reindeer)
• Glitter and Sparkle challenge #166 - Anything goes

Thank you so much for stopping by. Please feel free to leave a comment if you like my card. Any feedback is very much appreciated!!!!

Until the next time!