Children's nativity

   I printed starry paper downloaded from Tattered Lace and matted and layered it onto diamond design paper from my stash and white card. The image from a Wild Rose Studio stamp was coloured using Promarkers and matted onto gold mirri cut using a Spellbinders die. The decoupaged flowers were printed using the Once Upon A Christmas CD ROM from Creative Crafting World.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   CD Sunday - take  a stamp
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   The Crafty Addicts - anything goes with Christmas
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Do-Al(l) Kreatives - advent or Christmas
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes
   Deep Ocean - inspired by a song or movie (Away in a manger)
   Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - holiday cards (f for flowers)

Christmas Blessings

 
   I was asked to make a set of a dozen Christmas cards so I chose the stamp 'Nativity Play' from Wild Rose Studio and a clean and simple design as time was at a premium. I coloured the images using Promarkers and matted six of them onto red card and the remainder onto green card.
   The sentiment is cut from mirri card (green for those backed onto green card and red for the others) using dies from Tatted Lace.

   I wish to enter these into the following challenges:
   Without Words - Christmas (a Modern look)
   Penny Black and More - special occasions
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Ooh La La Creations - Christmas
   Creative Inspirations - Christmas/New Year
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - Christmas
   Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Pile It On - anything goes Christmas/holidays
   As You Like It - favourite Christmas image (Nativity Play) and why (shows what Christmas is all about)
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Make My Monday - nativity
   Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas
   Clear It Out - anything goes

Ellie and tree

   Here is a second Christmas card made using a panel and paper from Wild Rose Studio. I matted the lighter design paper onto green mirri card and white card. I then matted the strips of paper cut from yesterday's backing paper onto green mirri card and attached these to the card. I chopped the panel down and matted it onto green mirri card that had been cut using a Spellbinders marvelous square die. The holly embellishment was cut using a mini holly Tattered Lace die. The solid, paler under holly was made by drawing round the die cut piece and cutting it out. The berries were created using Liquid Pearls. The sentiment is a peel off attached to mirri card cut using a Spellbinders scalloped oval die. Finally I added some stars.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Send a Smile 4 Kids - early holiday wishes for kids
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - embellish it
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Catch the Bug - anything goes
   Oldie but a Goodie - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 finishing touches (holly, sentiment, stars which I have had for years)
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Completely Christmas - anything goes

Elly Christmas

   I used a Wild Rose Studio panel for this card, cutting it using a Spellbinder's oval die and matting it onto core'dinations cardstock cut using a Spellbinders scalloped oval die. The designer paper also from Wild Rose Studio (paper pack Xmas Bella) was again matted onto core'dinations cardstock. I wrapped ribbon round this before matting it onto white card.
   The holly leaves were cut from mirri card using  the mini holly Tattered Lace die. I drew round these on a lighter mirri card  and cut out to form the solid backing to the holly. Three red gems, for berries, were glued in the centre of each.
   The sentiment was cut in mirri card using Tattered Lace dies and glued onto mirri card matted onto core'dinations cardstock, each having been cut out using a Spellbinders die. A bow finished the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Ooh La La Creations - use a bow
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - something beginning with p (purple)
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - embellish it
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Smile

   Later this month is my youngest grandson's first birthday, so although I have used pink I think the addition of grey means I can get away with it for a boy! Anyway, it's one of my favourite colour combinations.
   For this card salmon pink card was embossed using a Beatrix Potter folder from Crafter's Companion and layered onto grey card. Pink and grey ribbons were wrapped round the left hand side of this before attaching to the white base card. A grey bow was added and pink card candi were glued to the top and bottom of the card.
   Pale pink card was embossed using a Darice 'sayings' folder, again from Crafter's Companion, matted onto grey card and fixed to the card with foam pads.
   The image is from a Wild Rose Studio stamp called 'Bella with mum', which I think is appropriate for a one year old! This I coloured with Promarkers. Having cut it out I pierced around the edges before layering it onto grey card and attaching to the card.
   Finally glitter was added to the 's' of 'smile'.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Incy Wincy Design - Hey Baby
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Crafter's Companion - embossing
   Crafty Little Fairies - cute 'n' cuddly critters
   Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbons
   Penny Black & More - sketch
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
   Creative Inspiration - favourite colour combination (pink & grey)
   Paper Pretties - paper piercing
   Whoopsi Daisy - show texture
   Without Words - anniversary

Away in a manger

   I thought it time to do some more Christmas cards. For this current batch, of which the above is one, I used papers from my mountain of stash. The two strips of  'snowball' paper were backed onto blue mirri card before fixing to the main card.
   The image used here is from Wild Rose Studio and is called 'Nativity Play'. I coloured it using Promarkers  and backed it onto more of the blue mirri card before attaching it to the card with foam pads.
   Silver peel offs were added to a blue mirri card die cut snowflake to form the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Digi Sketch - sketch
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Papertake Weekly - anything goes
 

Birthday Fairy

   All the papers used for this card are from Wild Rose Studio's Annabelle's Meadow paper pack, the base paper being cut in half so that I could 'stretch' it to a 5" by 7" card. (The paper packs are 6" by 6")
   The Lili of the Valley image called birthday fairy was coloured using Promarkers and cut out using a floral oval Spellbinders die. I then added glitter to the wings and pom poms and ultra fine flowersoft to the teddy. The edge was then coloured with a metallic gold marker and then embellished with dots of gold liquid pearls.
   Two corner peel offs were stuck to triangles of the blue paper and used to embellish corners of the card. Three card candis  were also added as embelishments. Finally a sentiment was added to the bottom of the fairy image.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Wednesday Creative Inspiration - fairies
   Cute Card Thursday - things with wings
   Lili's Little fairies - no flowers
   Passion For Promarkers - 3 papers, 1 image, 1 sentiment, 3 embellishments (liquid pearls, corners, candi)
   Creative Corner - child's play
   Dream Valley - for a child
   Crafty Sentiments - make it girly
   Addicted to stamps - anything goes

 

The Nativity

  I need to make a large number of Christmas cards, so this is a fairly quick card to make in batches.and I can use standard postage to send it!
  The cute image is from Wild Rose Studio and the stamp is called Baby Jesus. I coloured it with Promarkers and mounted it onto red mirri card cut using a Spellbinder classic scalloped die.
  The backing paper is from some old papers that I had, so each card is going to be different as I use up the scraps. The snow flake strip is embossed core'dinations cardstock from the whitewash collection, sanded and then sprayed with Crafter's Companion iridescent spray and sparkle. This was also mounted onto red mirri card before attaching.
  Holographic snowflake peel offs were added to the background. Finally a sentiment was added.

  I would like to enter this card into the following Christmas in July challenges:
  I love Promarkers
  Creative Corner
  Crafty Catz Weekly