The night before Christmas

   The challenge staring today at Crafty Cardmakers and More has the theme 'Twas the night before Christmas.
   I began by matting paper from Wild Rose Studio's 'A Robin's Christmas' paper pack onto red card. The image was stamped using one of the stamps from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Christmas set of stamps called walnut cradles. I coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out using a Tattered Lace decorative circle die, after which I dusted the background using distress inks. I then matted it onto green core'dinations cardstock which was also cut out using a decorative circle die. The sentiments were from a Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Designs Christmas eve decoupage sheet.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - anything Christmas
   Passion for Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - used die cuts or punches
   Inky Impressions - traditional Christmas colours
   Digi Designs - cute and cuddly
   The Cutie Pie - simply cute and Christmassy
   The Paper Shelter - a Christmas card
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Pile It On - use red and green
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Gruffies and Guests - red and/or green
   Vintage Stamping - traditional Christmas
   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with a die cut
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - use something from your crafty stash ( paper pack)
   Fantasy Stampers - traditional Christmas
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Lacy Sunshine - sweet dreams of Christmas
 

Tag card

   The theme for this week's challenge at Eureka Stamps is Christmas tags.
   Using digi number 17103 (Three candles) I printed a large image and a smaller image and coloured both using Promarkers. The larger of the two I made into a large tag using narrow silver ribbon for the tie and attached this to a cream card. (This was the same colour as the tag to which I attached the smaller image.) I then outlined the tag with gold peel off and attached a gold peel off greeting to the bottom of the tag.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Inky Impressions -traditional Christmas colours
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas decorations
   Crafting By Designs - get ready for Christmas
   Pile It On - use red and green
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
 

Owl trio

   A new challenge  starts at Crafting From the Heart today and this time we it is being sponsored by Aurora Wings

    I have used their image Baby owl trio - we are no evil and coloured it using Promarkers. I then matted it onto black card. The background to the card is paper printed from the Peerless Designs CD ROM Woodland Treasures. I matted this onto black card and then wrapped a black satin ribbon round the lower half before matting the whole onto white card. I then added a black bow and gold peel off wishes to finish the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Allsorts - colours of autumn
   The Crazy Challenge - anything goes
   CD Sunday - colours of autumn
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - include a bow
   Wags 'n Whiskers - ribbon and/or pearls
   Addicted to Stamps and More - make your mark
   As You Like It - favourite seasons (autumn because of the spectacular colours)
   Pattie's Creations Design - birthdays
   Dragonfly Dreams - fall colours

Caroling angel

   There is another challenge starting at Eureka Stamps today the theme of which is angels. I have chosen to use digi number 16604 (caroling angel) which I coloured using Promarkers and then cut out and attached to the background using glue gel. The background paper is from Wild Rose Studio's Xmas Bella paper pack and I matted and layered it onto shiny lilac paper and white card. The sentiment is gold peel off attached to white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - festive fun
   I Love Promarkers - traditional Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - things with wings
   Addicted To Stamps - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Means of travel

   There is a new challenge starting today over at Send a Smile 4 Kids the theme of which is anything goes. As usual it is being sponsored by thrre very generous sponsors:

Crackerbox Palace (3 digis)

All Dressed Up Stamps (2 digis)

and

Sassy Studios (4 digis).

    For this card I began by wrapping two rows of yellow narrow sparkly ribbon and one of red around navy core'dinations cardstock which I had sprayed with iridescent sparkle. I then matted this onto red card. The digi image is from Crackerbox Palace and is called Santa with sleigh. I coloured it using Promarkers and distress inks and then matted it onto yellow core'dinations cardstock. To finish the card I attached red peel off words to yellow core'dinations cardstock and fixed them over the ribbons.

   

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspiration - festive fun

   I Love Promarkers - traditional Christmas

   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

   Digi Choosday - Xmas with sparkles

   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes

   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes

   The Ribbon Girl - any image

   4 Crafty Chicks - inspired by a Christmas song (Santa Claus is coming to town)

   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Beccy's Place - Christmas

   A Gem of a Challenge - inspired by a Christmas song (Santa Claus is coming to town)

   My second card uses an image from All Dressed Up called Cool Dudes. Again I coloured it using Promarkers. I cut it out using a Spellbinders circle die and while it was still in the die I coloured the background using distress inks. I then matted and layered it onto grey core'dinations cardstock and white card. I finished the card by attaching a grey card candi to each of the corners of the card.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Creative Moments - anything goes with winter birthday
   Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes

Birthday

   Creative Corner begins a new challenge today the theme of which is Happy Birthday. I have made a quick decoupaged card using a sheet from La Pashe's 'The Wrinklies at the movies' set. This one has the title Dirty Harry. Their images always make me smile. I matted the design onto white card and outlined it with thin red peel off.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Brown Sugar - anything goes
 

Winter birthday

   At Crafty Cardmakers and More a new challenge begins today the theme of which is winter birthdays.
   I wanted my image to appear through a doorway. I began by cutting an aperture in orange core'dinations cardstock using a Spellbinders arched windows one die. I then embossed the central panel using a Darice brick wall embossing folder. I rubbed over the bricks with distress ink and then used a white pencil to enhance the 'mortar'.
   I coloured the Lacy Sunshine image called Emily - winter wonderland using Promarkers and then matted it behind the aperture. I then matted the whole onto white card.
   The ivy was created using Tattered Lace's Charisma Ivy CD ROM and die. and was adhered to the card using glue gel. The lettering was cut using a mini Tattered Lace die and then separated before gluing individually around the arch.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Without Words - winter birthday
   Crafty Catz - girls only
   Digi Designs - 3 in a row (die cut, digi image, hand colouring)
   The Ribbon Girl - anything goes
   Glitter n Sparkle - add a die cut
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Wags 'n Whiskers - embossing
   Crafty Girlz - anything goes/wintry
   Sweet Stampin - wrap up warm
   Lacy Sunshine - tic tac toe (hand coloured image, die cut, use a digi)
   Through the Purple Heart - baby it's cold outside but warm inside
   Creative Moments - anything goes with winter birthday
   Color Your World - anything goes