Melting snowman

   The final challenge of the year at QKR Stampede has the usual anything goes theme with the twist snowman or snowflake.
   I thought this poor snowman could do with some more snow! The image called melting snowman was coloured using Promarkers and the sentiment is available as another digi. After colouring I simply matted and layered it onto blue mirri and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - add a sentiment
   Cupcake Inspiration - north pole
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Sweet Stampers - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   The Merry Christmas - anything Christmas
   The Paper Shelter - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   My Time To Craft - Christmas time
   Crafty Girls Creations - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes

Parcel

   This is a quick make card. I used a sheet from Berry Merry Christmas paper pad and tied ribbon round it like a parcel. The tag is a digi from Digi Stamps 4 Joy and after colouring it using Promarkers I used glitter pens to draw garlands on the tree. I added a peel off sentiment which I coloured using a permanent pen and then attached it to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Passion For Promarkers - add a sentiment

   Stamping Sensations - winter trees and flowers

   Incy Wincy Designs - red and green

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes

   Digi Designs - holiday gifts

   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes

   Sweet Stampers - anything goes

   The Merry Christmas - anything Christmas

   Glitter n Sparkle - traditional Christmas colours

   4 Crafty Chicks - tags

   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional monochome

   My Time To Craft - Christmas time

   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - last Christmas and new year projects

   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas

   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

   Sparkles - quick Christmas or new year card

   Sweet Stampin - last minute Christmas /CAS

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas

   Creative Moments - anything goes with Christmas

Old time Santa

  This week the QKR Stampede challenge has the theme of Santa along with the usual anything goes.

   I have used the old time Santa and after colouring it using Promarkers matted it onto an oval cut from paper from the KaiserCraft Christmas pad. I also used strips of the same paper along with another sheet from the pad as a background which was matted onto red card. The sentiment is a silver peel off.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspiration - Christmas/winter

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Passion For Promarkers - add a sentiment

   The Crafter's Cafe - Christmas or red, white and green

   Addicted to Stamps - season's greetings

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas

   Glitter n Sparkle - traditional Christmas colours

   Christmas at Sweet Stampin - anything Christmas

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas

   Ike's World - anything goes with Victorian Christmas

Three baubles

   This week the theme for the QKR Stampede challenge is Christmas cards along with anything goes.
   I matted paper printed using the Creative Crafting World CD ROM Once upon a Christmas volume 2 onto black card and wrapped a white silver edged satin ribbon round it before matting onto white card.
   I printed three of the digi image Christmas ball with ribbon, coloured them using Promarkers and a silver gel pen, fussy cut them and attached them to the card using gel glue. Using a die from Crafter's Companion advent calendar set I cut three chains from silver mirri and glued them to the card to form hanging baubles. I then added one bow to each of the baubles.
   Using a die from the Tattered Lace essentials snowglobe set I cut a greeting from black card and silver mirri, gluing the black card behind the silver to form a shadow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - festive colours
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas with a sentiment
   The Crazy Challenge - Christmas is coming
   Crafty Calendar - it's Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps - season's greetings
   Cupcake Inspirations - holidays
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas and the new year
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Christmas and the new year
   Pile It On - non traditional holiday colours
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   That's Crafty -tis the season
   Creative Moments - anything goes with Christmas
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Festive Snooze

   I was pleased to be asked to be a guest designer at Digi Stamps 4 Joy and this is the digi I chose to use as the theme of the challenge had a twist of holidays.
   I coloured the image called festive snooze using Promarkers, masked it, and coloured the background using Distress inks. I added a further mask and sprayed the lower part of the background using Crafter's Companion pearl diamond glitter spray. This was then matted and layered onto two shades of lavender card and white card. The sentiment was cut using a Tattered Lace contemplation peace die and trimmed. I then added polar white Flower Soft  to the lower part of the background and the falling snow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas, add a sentiment
   The Crazy Challenge - Christmas is coming
   Crafty Calendar - It's Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas
   Addicted To Stamps - season's greetings
   Sweet Stampers - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - winter
   Paper Creator's Crafts - Christmas and the New Year
   Imagine That - Christmas/winter
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - last Christmas and new year projects
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Mondays - Christmas/winter holidays
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas
   Creative Moments - anything goes with Christmas
   Cupcake Inspirations - holiday
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes

Snowman with bear

   This fortnight the theme for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge is Christmas.

    I have used a traditional decoupage sheet from Craft Creations Ltd called Snowman with bear and matted it onto brown mirri. I wrapped satin ribbon round the base of the mat before then matting it onto green card. I finished by adding a green peel off greeting.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas

   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

   The Crazy Challenge - Christmas is coming

   Crafty Calendar - it's Christmas

   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas goes

   Cupcake Inspirations - holidays

   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes

   Scrapping 4 Fun - anything goes

   Glitter n Sparkle - winter

   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with Christmas

   Simon Says Stamp Monday - Christmas/winter holidays

Snowflake fairy

   This week the challenge at Crafting From the Heart  is being sponsored by 

   I have used their digi called Snowflake fairy.

   After colouring the digi using Promarkers and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens I cut it out using a Tattered Lace decorative rectangle die and matted it onto black card. I printed a sky background onto pearlescent paper and wrapped a satin ribbon round it after which I matted and layered it onto mirri card and white card. The snowflakes were cut from odd scrapes of mirri card using various dies. The sentiment was created from black peel offs.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - winter/Christmas
   I Love Promarkers - autumn/winter
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Allsorts -snowflakes
   Winter Wonderland - anything Christmas goes
   Lemon Shortbread -anything goes
   Glitter  n Sparkle- winter
   The Cutie Pie - stars and/or snowflakes
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Pile It On - non traditional holiday colours
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   CAS-ual Fridays - winter blues
   Crafty Creations - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - birthday/celebrations

Three crowns

  This week the QKR Stampede challenge has the theme of non traditional Christmas colours along with the usual anything goes.

   I have used the digi three crowns and coloured it using Promarkers adding Glossy Accents to the jewels. I matted it onto paper from the Papermania Contemporary Christmas pad cut out using a die from the Tattered Lace spring beauty die set. To complete the card I added card candi and a peel off sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - Winter/Christmas
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas with add a sentiment
   Incy Wincy Designs - use silver and gold - (I'm assuming other colours may be used)
   Sweet Stampers - Christmas
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with non traditional Christmas colours
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Pile It On - non traditional holiday colours
   Make My Monday - happy Christmas/holidays
   Digi Choosday - anything goes

Elephant and tree

   This month the theme for Dragonfly Dream's challenge which is being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps is non traditional Christmas.
   I have used their digi image called Elephant and tree, colouring it using Promarkers and adding some Stickles to the tree and stars. I then matted it onto design paper from Papermania's contemporary Christmas paper pad and white card. I outlined both the image and the paper using silver peel off strips and corners.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas present (parcels and waiting stockings )
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Animal Friends - anything goes
   Pile It On - non traditional holiday colours

Winter trio

   It's time for another challenge at Send A Smile 4 Kids. This time the theme is winter fun. The challenge is being sponsored by 

Bugaboo Stamps

and

Kitchen Sink Stamps

   I have used the Bugaboo digi called winter trio and coloured it using Promarkers, adding clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle to the snow. I matted it onto paper from my stash and attached a peel off greeting.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - things with wings
   I Love Promarkers - autumn/winter
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with let it snow
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Merry Christmas - anything Christmas goes with tags
   Catch The Bug - merry and bright
   Kitty Bee Designs - anything goes with Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Everybody Art - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Make My Monday - happy Christmas/holidays
   A Gem of a Challenge - animals in the snow
   Alphabet - s for snow people

Christmas tree tag

   This week the QKR Stampede challenge has the theme  anything goes with the optional twist of Christmas tags. I cut a tag from some waste card using a die from  Tattered Lace's stitched lace tags set and tied two pieces of ribbon taken from a shirt through the hole. Varying the size of each digi I printed three snowy Christmas trees in green, fussy cut them, added a little Stickles to each and glued them to the tag.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   The Crazy Challenge - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with let it snow
   Brown Sugar - anything but a card
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   The Merry Christmas - anything Christmas goes with tags
   The Ribbon Girl - any image
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Tag You're It - tag
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas present (tag for it)