Dutch Dare Card Challenge and a little give away ...

This week's DDCC is Christmas in August. I have found this challenge sooo hard - really not into the Christmas spirit yet and haven't made a Christmas card for ages, although I did say I was going to make 2 a week in January!! I am going for the simple, elegant look in cards this year!

I used this neglected Santa collage stamp and stamped it using black soot distress ink. I brushed gold heirloom perfect pearls over it, spritzed it and dried it. I matted the image onto gold cardstock and then black cardstock. I embossed the gold cardstock using my baubles embossing folder. I used a strip of black cardstock under the gold angel hair, used some fancy braid I found whilst rummaging, and coloured the peel-off black using a promarker.

Hree's a photo of the image covered with perfect pearls.
Do take a peek at the other DT cards and I look forward to seeing your Christmas cards.

OK a little teaser for you ... what have I made this masked panel for?

The first person to guess correctly before Sunday lunch time will win a surprise parcel of crafting goodies from me. If no-one guesses correctly I will send the parcel to the person who is closest or most original!!

I will give you a clue ... I have made two as identical as I can get them.

I will post what i have used them for and the winner on Sunday evening ... happy thinking!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Santa Collage
Colouring Media: distress inks and perfect pearls
Papers: cardstock
Embellishments: braid and peel-off from stash