Christmas Card Challenges Week #24 - Warm Winter Wishes

Sorry for the blog hiatus - my arm injury is dragging on much longer than anticipated, 

and my crafting has had to be put on hold! 

 Luckily I had a card prepared for this week's 

Christmas Card Challenge - using Teal, Brown and Cream!

Image is Stamping Bella, coloured with Copics and accented with Stickles.

Papers are Crate Paper, sentiment is Amuse, and card base is MME.

Challenges :

Our Creative Corner : Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft : Lots of Layers

Cute Card Thursday : Something Blue

Christmas Card Challenges Week 23 - My Marshmallow

This week's Christmas Card Challenge is To create a Shaped Card!

I used a round card base cut with a cricut, and added AC papers and a Bugaboo image, coloured with Copics and accented with Stickles, Pearl Pen and Liquid Applique (marshmallows).

Christmas Card Challenges Week 22 - Merry and Bright

Our Christmas Card Challenge this week is to create a  card based on this sketch:

I chose to flip the sketch on its side, and this is what I came up with :

Tree images are , coloured with Copics and accented with Stickles.

They were hand cut out, and popped up

 onto the background of MME papers

Epoxy sentiment is from my stash.

Christmas Card Challenges Week 18 - Friends Are A Gift

Our Christmas Card Challenge this week is to use Reindeer on our cards!

I love this cute reindeer image from Pink Cat Studios, and coloured

it with Copics, adding Stickles and Glossy Accents.

Papers are by Reminisce, Sentiment is CC Designs, 

and ribbon and charm are from my stash.

Image was cut and matted with Nestabilities, then paper

pierced, and background panel was embossed.

Challenges :

Wags 'n Whiskers : Friendship

Merry Monday : Tic Tac Toe (Animal, Designer Paper, Ribbon)

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges Week 17 - Merry Christmouse

This week's Christmas Card Challenge is to make a

 CAS or "Clean and Simple" card.

CAS cards are definitely a challenge for me - I like them clean and detailed! LOL

For me, Clean and Simple means clean and straight lines , 

and not a ton of added embellishments or details!

Image was a Whiff of Joy stamp, coloured with Copics and Stickles.

Red Glitter Dots are Stamping Bella, and Sentiment is Amuse.

Challenges :

Crafty Hazelnut's : 3 of something (patterned papers)

Christmas Cards all Year Round : Sparkle and Bling 

CSAYL : Anything Goes

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenges Week 16 - Holiday Hello

Our Christmas Card Challenge this week is to create a card inspired by this photo.

I used a Bugaboo digi image for my card, 

and was inspired by the Candy Cane and the Colours of the photo.

Image was coloured with Copics,  accented with Glossy Accents

and Stickles, and was cut and matted with Nestabilities.

Sparkly brads are Doodlebug, Ric Rac strip is Bazzill, and papers

are from my scrap bin!

Christmas Card Challenges Week 14 - Meowy Christmas

Our Christmas Card Challenge this week is Anything Goes!

Where else could you use pink animal print and Christmas cats!!

Image is a Pink Cat Studio digi , and for the second cat,

I flipped the image in Photoshop!

Image is coloured with Copics, with lots of sparkly Stickles added!

Pink Snowflakes are a MFT die, and white ones were stickers.  

Glitter brads are We R Memory Keepers.

Challenges :

Christmas Card All Year Round : Sparkle and Bling

The Pink Elephant : Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons : Dies and Punches

Stamping Dragon : Anything Goes

Jingle Belles : Sticky and Sweet (stickers)

Card Makin' Mamas : Green