the current jingle belles challenge is to make your holidays hot, hot, hot so i used these colours and patterns and followed this previous sketch at the jingle belles. the bear is a sticker; there’s no colouring! surprised? when i don’t have time to colour images, i hunt for stickers. thanks for popping by.
Category: Christmas
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
well it is if you don’t think about the heat or season. this cute penny black image was a birthday gift from a friend last year – thanks anne! i coloured it with distress ink pads, die cut it and sponged around the edges before i popped it on foam tape. i made the poinsettia with my dies, gathered some ribbon and added stickles to the berries. i followed a sketch from Cardmaps Today – Vol. 2 and i’m submitting this to the scrapbooker’s paradise blog challenge to add texture and the jingle belles challenge which is all about music. thanks for popping by.
Jingle All The Way
this is my entry for sandra’s rudolph day challenge (to tackle those christmas cards on the 25th of every month), the jingle belles peace on earth(day) challenge and hazel let me know that it fits her Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge to use any sentiment without the word christmas. i cut out the tree from an old christmas card sent to me and then added the red dots and stand because i wanted a brighter red than what it came with. i cut the front half of a green card with the lettering already done and i added the red behind so the letters were red instead of white. the polka dot layer was added and everything was attached to a white base. there’s only seven more rudolph days before christmas! thanks for popping by.
Rudolph Day – March 2012
i know it’s a bit early to think about christmas cards, especially with all this summer-like weather we’ve been having, but Sandra’s Rudolph Day Challenge is the perfect reminder to set one day a month aside to work on your holiday cards. by november, you’ll have a nice stash and you won’t panic; well not about cards anyway. i’m also submitting this to the ABC Christmas Challenge – ‘F is for Furry and/or Feathered Friends.’ i coloured the image with distress inks, added flower soft to his hat and layered up the poinsettia. thanks for popping by.
Neutral Noel
welcome to my new followers! thank you for taking an interest in my creative outlet.
if you want to get an early start on your christmas cards, and be challenged, you might want to check out the jingle belles challenge blog; the current prompt is neutral noel – create a card inspired by these wonderful neutral-toned holiday pillows from Pottery Barn. thanks for popping by.
Stuck On Christmas
the jingle belles’ challenge is to use your favourite stickers, so i used the magenta holly stickers and coloured them with mica paints. the sentiment and borders are star form stickers, which makes for a very easy card, which is what i needed. thanks for popping by.
Rudolph Day – February 2012
it’s the 25th so it’s time to play along with sandra’s rudolph day challenge to make at least one christmas card, which is all i got done since i’ve been flared up all week. the image is coloured with distress inks. thanks for popping by.
All Buttoned Up
i really struggled with the jingle belles‘ ‘all buttoned up’ prompt until today; this is one of those rare times when i didn’t colour an image – i just used the scene from the paper and attached the pennants and buttons to some twine. thanks for popping by.
Jingle All The Way
this is my card for the jingle belles ‘a banner holiday’ challenge to be inspired by their new blog header. these hedgies came to mind, so i coloured them with distress inks and made a CAS card. after seeing the DT cards with the memory box jingle bell die, i’m tempted to add the die to my ever growing wish list. thanks for popping by.
Black and White
i created this simple card for the crimbo crackers challenge to use black and white for a christmas card. thanks for popping by.
It’s A Wrap
i created this card for the first 2012 jingle belles challenge to make a holiday card that incorporates gift wrap; what could be easier – so why didn’t i think of this sooner? i used tissue paper as the background and added the sentiment and pearls. thanks for popping by.
Inspired By Colours
the colours in this print inspired me to create this very easy christmas card, which will start my stash for next year.
this is a christmas cactus that i gave to my mother-in-law so many years ago that i can’t even remember; it came back to us after she passed away last spring. it didn’t bloom last christmas, which didn’t surprise me because my houseplants never seemed to last long, so i was shocked to see three buds this year.
anyway, thanks for popping by; i really appreciate it. wishing you all a happy and healthy new year.
The Stockings Were Hung
the december flourishes christmas spirit challenge is to create a Christmas card with Santa in mind, but since i don’t have a santa image, i used the stockings that Santa filled. the gifts are coloured with distress inks and coated with glossy accents, while the stockings are paper pieced with stickles on the cuffs and liquid pearls on the pom poms. thanks for popping by and happy holidays.
Hoppy Holidays
hoppy holidays seems like an appropriate greeting for everyone; it’s better than my bah humbug, right? i’ve had this cute penny black frog for almost two years; i coloured him with aquamarkers and distress inks, added flower soft to the hat and stickles for snow. i’m submitting it to the following challenges:
penny black saturday – make a tag
one crazy stamper – christmas/holiday
flower soft – happy holidays
crimbo crackers – snowflakes
oldie but goodie – christmas animals
thanks for popping by.
Silly Snowman Project
i try to keep busy this time of year, so i was glad to be commissioned to make some of these matchbook candy holders, which are coloured with distress inks.
here’s the inside; they hold one ghirardelli square. have you tasted these candy cane ones? of course i had to sample them first – yum! thanks for popping by.
Two Cool Friends
i made this for a few challenges, but first i have to thank my blogging buddy sandra for the oh so sweet image that i coloured with distress inks as usual. this is for the splitcoaststampers’ inspiration challenge, flower soft challenge 41 to think snow, the bingo line of pearls, stickles, ribbon for the stampalot challenge and the pan pastel UK challenge of the great outdoors. thanks for popping by.
Tagging My Friend, Anne
the splitcoaststampers’ free for all challenge on friday was to make a tag inspired by a cyber friend’s gallery…and call her out to join in the challenge. i tagged anne; i love her elegant CAS cards with her signature beautiful bows, but also her cards that show off her sense of humour, which always make me smile. the image is coloured with distress inks and of course i added stickles. thanks for popping by.
Skating Hedgie
i made this clean and simple card for the penny black saturday challenge of christmas + red + embossing, which was very challenging. the image is coloured with distress inks with stickles on his hat and you might be able to see the stickles for snow; it’s so dull this morning and we’re supposed to get some of that white fluffy stuff. thanks for popping by.
Cozy Bunnies
my daughter asked me to make some more christmas cards for her, but with bunnies on them this time; so i coloured the buns to look like her two adorable bunnies. i coloured with distress inks and markers and put stickles on the branches and ground, which doesn’t show because it’s another gloomy day. anyway, i followed the freshly made sketches #12 and i’m submitting this to the panpastel challenge 10 – animals and the paper sundaes winter wonderland theme. this counts as november’s rudolph day card; my friend sandra makes a christmas card(s) on the 25th of every month – yes, i’m late, but i made up for that by making a set of these. thanks for popping by.
i couldn’t match the dark bunny’s fur; she would be a big dark blob. lol.
Round Like A Wreath
i created this round easel card yesterday for the flourishes november christmas spirit challenge – round like a wreath; i just couldn’t take a good picture with the gloomy weather. today, i checked out the other flourishes challenges and found that i used the same image and papers as heather used on her beautiful challenge hostess card. i watercoloured with distress inks, added stickles to both of the white circles and the berries. thanks for popping by.
Hedgie Tote
i’ve been enjoying creating these quick and easy totes. the image is watercoloured with distress inks as usual; i added glossy accents to the star and some seed beads to the tree. thanks for popping by.
i’m submitting this to the following challenges:
penny black saturday – green and trees
penny black & more at allsorts – all creatures great and small
winter wonderland – awwwwwwwww what a cutie; use any cute Christmas Image
wags ‘n whiskers – christmas themed
Free Card Making Template
i don’t have a card to post, but i do have a link to share. you can get a free ““Santa’s Magical Sleigh” card making template from Card Carousel. Just visit www.cardcarousel.co.uk/free/sleigh.html thanks for popping by.
A Very Quick Card
this was such a quick card to make; no stamping. the poinsettia and gold link strips are magenta peel offs and i followed magenta’s sketch challenge #26. if only all my cards could be put together this quickly. *sigh* thanks for popping by.
Chilly Days
it is getting colder, but not quite cold enough for snow. i squeezed in some time to create another christmas card; this was such a fun image to colour, as usual, with distress inks. i used liquid pearls for the snow dots, stickles on the stars and ground, and punched three different snowflakes and then distressed the edges. i’m submitting this to:
the paperlane challenge – snowflakes and sparkle
crimbo crackers – make it sparkle
stamping scrapping challenge central – christmas/holidays challenge; tim holtz distress ink pads can be found here
samuel taylors crafts challenge – christmas cards; this month’s prize is a Martha Stewart Double Craft Punch “Icelandic Snowflake”
thanks for popping by.
edited: since i use wordpress to blog with, i can’t always link up to challenge blogs that limit participants to those who use blogger; for the same reason, i can’t always ‘follow’ blogs i’d like to or get updates.
Detachable Bookmark Card
i finally got around to making one of these; the tutorial was posted about a year ago on splitcoastampers, but you know me – i often play catch up.
i’m submitting this to the really reasonable ribbon christmas challenge and the paper sundaes bookmark challenge. as always, the images are coloured with distress inks and stickles were added to the centre. thanks for popping by.
Flourishes Jingle Bells
i’ve been so busy and, because of my RA, running low on energy, so it felt good to sit down and create this card today for two flourishes challenges; this month’s bring back beautiful theme is ‘the beauty of a technique.’ i coloured with distress inks, which isn’t new to me, but it was recently featured on splitcoaststampers and is my favourite technique. since the christmas spirit challenge is to create something ‘shiny like a piece of candy,’ i used: striped paper with a shiny gold stripe in it; gold mirri for the circle mat; metallic gold pearls on the embossed snowflakes; and covered the ornaments and bells with glossy accents. one more christmas card done. thanks for popping by.
Happy Rudolph Day and Happy Birthday!
i’m joining sandra again this month to make a christmas card for rudolph day – the 25th of every month. also, today is my daughter’s birthday; i don’t think she’d mind if i shared her age, but then i might feel old(er). let’s just say that a long time ago, she was our two month early christmas present. have a good day, lianne! one of her pet rabbits turns 3 today, so she might get some extra hay for her special day.
in case anyone noticed anything different, i accidentally switched themes of my blog and lost everything on my sidebar and now i’m slowly adding things back on; just one more thing that takes me away from creating. thanks for popping by.
Christmas Surprise
this month’s penny black at allsorts challenge is all about getting ahead for christmas, so i made another card to add to my stash. the image is watercoloured with distress inks and letraset aquamarkers and i used plenty of stickles on all the snow. thanks for popping by.
Have You Met Mr. Snow?
he’s one of the new molly blooms’ holiday images that i watercoloured with distress inks for the paperlane challenge to create anything but a card.
i admit that i’m one of those stampers that doesn’t always finish my cards inside, but i had to finish the back of this tag and i did enjoy the sense of accomplishment. :) since i’ve read that christmas is only three months away, i might be ready. thanks for popping by.
Happy Rudolph Day!
this is a 5 minute card i made because sandra, at stamping for pleasure, inspired me to create at least one christmas card on rudolph day – the 25th of each month. i usually spend a lot of time watercolouring my images and i’m still catching up on some challenges, so i didn’t think i’d have time to play along today. but, i found this image, trimmed it, added the red nose and some stickles to the snowflakes. thanks for popping by.
Rudolph Day In August
i made this card for sandra’s rudolph day challenge to make christmas cards on the 25th of every month; it’s a great way to build up my stash. i stamped the snowflakes in white, pierced some of the dots and two rows, added black mats and sponged the edge of the card with white. thanks for popping by.
A Green Christmas
this is part of a set of cards i made for my daughter; she loves green. i tied the bow on the card, which took longer than the entire card because i have three fused fingers on my left hand. i should’ve known better and next time i’ll just use my bow-easy. (my emphasis). the card is 4.25″ square and the tiny ornaments are peel offs. i’m submitting this to the less is more challenge to use a ribbon or button. thanks for popping by.
Rudolph Day In July
i joined sandra’s challenge to make christmas cards on rudolph day – the 25th of each month; it’s a great way to build up the card stash for the holidays. i watercoloured santa teddy with distress inks, although i don’t think the photo reflects the real colour and red is just one of those tricky colours to edit. i’m also entering this into The Stamp Man challenge to use anything by tim and Winter Wonderland challenge to use holly. thanks for popping by.
Snow In July
it’s so hot and humid, i almost wish it were snowing today. i made this for the penny black saturday challenge – christmas in july and the stampalot challenge – anything goes this month. the image is watercoloured, his nose is covered in glossy accents and stickles were added for the snow and the stars on the gift. thanks for popping by.
Rudolph Day In June
it feels strange to say in june, but i’m behind in my monthly splitcoaststampers’ christmas card challenge, so i thought sandra’s post about rudolph day was a great way to remind me to get some cards done by the 25th of every month. (this is for february; lol). also, after seeing this gorgeous card made with splitcoaststampers‘ sketch challenge, i had to use it. thanks for popping by.
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