Feeding the birds

   Snowmen or snowflakes is the theme this week at QKR Stampede.
   I kept my card simple as Christmas had suddenly crept up on me and I still had many cards to make. I used the image feeding he birds (number 10501) and coloured it using Promarkers. After matting it onto green card I added a sentiment using green peel off letters and some silver snowflakes.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   The Cutie Pie - a day in the snow
   Crafty Boots - winter wonderland
   Imagine That - joys of the season
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything  Christmas
   CAS-ual Fridays - Celebrations
   Crafty Creations - any holiday
   That's Crafty - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with Christmas

Masculine best wishes

   The start of new year sees the birthdays of quite a few of my male relatives. This is the first card of the batch. I matted paper from my stash onto black and then white card after which i added a border using a strip from another paper. The picture is cut down from one of the designs in Hunkydory's Little Book of planes, trains and automobiles and was also matted onto black card before attaching.
   The greeting was cut from black card using the Tattered Lace ornamental best wishes die and removing all the 'extras'. Finally I added three black card candi.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   The Crazy Challenge - everything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Santa

   The theme for the challenge at QKR Stampede is Santa. This image of tangled Santa (number 16402) made me laugh. I coloured him using Promarkers and then fussy cut him out and pasted him onto black card as I felt this made the image stand out more. After rounding the corners using a punch I matted it onto white card, paper from a pad called Berry Merry by Jennifer Ellory and then white card. Using a tattered Lace die I cut two lightbulb garlands, coloured them using Promarkers and attached them to the card.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas-use dies/punches
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - cute or anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything Christmas
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Creatalicious - anything goes with Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafting By Designs - here comes the holidays
   Inky Chicks - Christmas card in traditional colours
   Art By Miran - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration
   C.R.A.F.T. - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Monday - party time
   Imagine That - joys of the season
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas
   Crafty Creations - any holiday
   That's Crafty - anything goes
   Alphabet - u is for use something red

Shepherd

   Christmas cards is this weeks theme at QKR Stampede. I matted a square cut from packaging onto white card and then added textured green paper to the lower half. The shepherd image is number 8714 and I fussy cut it out after colouring it using Promarkers. I finished the card with a star embellishment taken from an old Christmas card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas time
   Christmas Cards All The Year Round - anything Christmas
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Scrapping 4 Fun - Christmas
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - Christmas
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration
   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - Christmas
   A Gem of a Challenge - anything Christmas
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

Birthday word search

   Celebrate! is the theme for the new challenge at Creative Corner and it is being sponsored by Bugaboo. After all the Christmas cards made lately I thought I would make a birthday card. I used Bugaboo's digi image called Word search brat birthday girl colouring it using Promarkers in the main. I used glitter gel pens on the cake cases and added Glossy Accents to the cherries. After matting it onto red card I attached some random letters cut from two different coloured card using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   The Paper Shelter - birthday
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
   Creative Moments - anything goes
   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration

Little donkey

  Non traditional Christmas is the theme at Crafty Cardmakers so I chose to use the non traditional colours of blue and grey-brown for my card. Both papers and topper were printed using the CD ROM 'Once upon a Christmas' from Creative Crafting World and I matted each onto core'dinations cardstock. The holly swirls were also cut from core'dinations cardstock using a Tattered Lace die. I finished my card with the peel off sentiment 'Peace on earth.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Dream Valley - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - grey or silver
   Crafty Calendar - Christmas time
   CD Sunday - t'was the night before Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - frame it or night scene
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes
   Animal Friends - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Winter window

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

and as usual it is an anything goes theme.

   I have used one of Beccy's Place seasonal windows digis and added a computer generated sentiment. I coloured it using Promarkers and after adding Stickles to the snow on the branches and window panes I matted and layered it onto grey and then white card.

   The little bird on the window sill was cut using the Tattered Lace die oriental blue bird and I used the Tattered Lace die festive robin to cut the robin in the foreground. Both were coloured using Promarkers and attached to the card using glue gel.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Creative Inspirations - Christmas Creations

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Passion For Promarkers - use dies/punches

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas/ winter holidays

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - grey or silver

   Brown Sugar - anything goes

   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes

   4 Crafty Chicks - no patterned paper

   Crafty Boots - Christmas

   Pile It On - any holiday/celebration

   Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes with Christmas

   C.R.A.F.T. - winter

   Pattie's Creations Design - winter or Christmas

   Beccy's Place - anything goes