Wednesday, December 29, 2021

One more Christmas Card ...

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I still have one more Christmas card that I have not entered it in any challenges yet. Here's Rudolph, I gave him a red nose using Stickles glitter.

Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas Scene



Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Manger scene at night

A Place to Start - Anything Goes, Optional Blue Christmas

Another card using my Hero Arts white pigment ink for the beam of light over the manger.









Monday, December 20, 2021

Here Comes Santa Claus

Creative Friday - Ho Ho Ho
My Time to Craft - Christmas Animals
Allsorts - Anything Winter
Challenge Up Your Life - Magical Christmas
Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.









Sunday, December 19, 2021

Christmas Gift Tags

How about some Christmas gift tags? I found the die cuts at Hobby Lobby

My Time to Craft Christmas - Anything but a Card



Saturday, December 18, 2021

Joy

One week until Christmas - ARE YOU READY????

Oh how I love these Anita Jeram stamps!! 

C.R.A.F.T. - The Last Stretch
Creative Knockouts - Tis the Season
Cardz 4 Galz - Christmas Animals
Little Red Wagon - Do they know it's Christmas



Friday, December 17, 2021

I'm ready for the tail

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in Pink
Krafty Chicks - CAS

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.
Pink watercolor by Jane Davenport watercolors


Thursday, December 16, 2021

Warmest Wishes

This is a scene I watercolored from scratch (yes, I know it shows! LOL). I watched this video and she makes it look really easy but it took me 6 TRIES. Yes, 6 tries before I liked my trees enough to post this. (Still not loving my trees)

Perfectly CAS - Sea and/or Sky
Krafty Chicks - CAS

Sentiment by Purple Onion Designs
Watercolors paints by Jane Davenport watercolors


Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Merry Little Christmas to You

Another dog Santa card ... 

Papercraft Challenges - Driving Home for Christmas
Little Red Wagon - Do they know it's Christmas

Dog on bike by Katzelkraft (found at Top Flight Stamps)
Sentiment by Colorado Craft Co.
Colored with Jane Davenport watercolor paints
Sky stencil by Taylored Expressions
Ground stencil by Lavinia 
Made my own sun stencil with a round punch
Nuvo white drops for snow falling and on white dog bone 
Stickles glitter on hat


Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Thank You Snow Much

CAS Colours & Sketches -  Choose any sketch from 2021 and make it seasonal (I picked Sketch #431 from  August 3, 2021)
Shopping Our Stash - Do You Want to Build a Snowman

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.
Snowflake die cuts by Sizzix





Monday, December 13, 2021

Merry Christmas - Easy striped watercolor background

I just love these Easy Tape Stripe Watercolor cards that Sandy Allnock did a few months back and had to duplicate it with this stamp, also by Colorado Craft Company. You can watch her video here. She makes it look super easy but it took me 3 tries to get it right. I used a little gold glitter stickles on the bow. Part of my problem was my washi tape kept sticking onto the paper when I tried to take it off and then it would ruin the card. I then remembered to hold the tape on my clothes for a few seconds, rip it off, then tape it to the card so it wouldn't stick and that worked. 

The Paper Players - Color Challenge #PP571
Christmas Kickstart - Anything Christmas 
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick a 2021 Challenge (I picked Stamping from April 2021)












Sunday, December 12, 2021

Santa Dog to the rescue!

Here is another stamp from the UK I recently bought from Topflight Stamps based out of South Carolina. I used my Taylored Expressions circle stencil for the sun and made my own stencil for the grass out of cardboard. Watercolored using Jane Davenport watercolors. He was fun to color.

Stamping Sensations - Choose Theme and Stamp (my theme is Christmas)
Krafty Chicks - Christmas
Allsorts - Wings and/or tails



Thursday, December 9, 2021

Happy New Year

I only send out a handful of New Year's cards and this is one I always reach for each year to send to different people.

House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes, Option Snow and/or Glitter
Shopping Our Stash - Do You Want to Build a Snowman

Used Stickles red glitter for berries


Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Here Comes Santa Claus, Here Comes Santa Claus

And another cute stamp from Anita Jeram!!! Found at Colorado Craft Company. I watercolored these using my Jane Davenport watercolors.

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Pick from previous challenge (I pick the Santa theme from May 2021)
Christmas Kickstart - Anything Christmas
Jingle Belles - It's a Wrap
The Four Seasons - Winter
If you Give a Crafter a Cookie - December
Little Red Wagon - NBUS (Never Before Used Stuff)













Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Merry Christmas

I just "adore" ALL images by Anita Jeram and this is from her latest release. You can find them at Colorado Craft Company. I told myself I was completely done with my Christmas cards, but I have to make some with these images right? LOL 

CAS Colours & Sketches - Colors #449
Christmas Kickstart - Christmas
Peace on Earth - Challenge #5












Monday, December 6, 2021

Hot Chocolate Makes Everything Better

House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes - Optional Snow and/or Glitter

I printed the sentiment online
Added Stickles glitter and Nuvo white drops
to marshmallows




Sunday, December 5, 2021

Peace on Earth

I've made this Christmas card in many different versions this year. I kept them simple this year. 

Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas
Crafty Calendar - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Christmas


Stamps by The Cat's Pajamas
Nuvo crystal drops for the lights
Stickles glitter for the star
Sentiment by Ellen Hutson


Saturday, December 4, 2021

Happy Birthday

So I have always liked these stamps by Katzelkraft. They are in the UK and I have only seen them ONCE at my stamp store and that was many years ago. That stamp store is at least an hour away so I just buy online now. Well, I recently found Topflight Stamps and they are based in SC which is the state right next to NC so I bought a few of their stamps when they were on sale over Black Friday weekend. I inked this cute raccoon up and colored him for my hubby's birthday. We have had the worst month with raccoons digging in our yard!!  We finally had to buy a trap, we have caught 3 different ones and released them at a park about 10 miles away. We haven't seen any in a week so I am hoping we've got them all as they were literally destroying our yard to pieces. The stamps came super fast - in 2 days!! 

Just Add Ink - Sketch #583












Friday, December 3, 2021

Have a Winterful Holiday Season

My favorite all time stamp by Purple Onion is this snowman stamp. I have had him for about 10 years, whenever he first came out and I always use him over the winter months :). This sentiment is also by Purple Onion Designs and is in their latest release.

Color Hues - Red/Green
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - December #163
The Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Goes Winter







Thursday, December 2, 2021

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

We have never had a white Christmas in NC where I live but it has snowed ONCE on Christmas Eve a few years ago. Of course, going up in FL we never had a white Christmas then either. LOL 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - December #163
The Four Seasons - Winter
Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Stamps by Colorado Craft Company









Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Live Like There's Snow Tomorrow

I like these new distress mica flakes by Tim Holtz. You add them using Glossy Accents underneath (which acts like glue) and they dry pretty fast. They are a bit bulky in a card if you use too many so I keep it to a minimum. Tim also told a tip when adding them, just let them fall where they land. They look much better that way than placing them where you want. I also added aurora lights to the sky (you may have to squint your eyes to see it LOL) - I learned that in Kristina Werner's online holiday card class a few weeks ago. I used Hero Arts white pigment ink and just did a sweeping motion with a sponge. I need to work on that technique more!

Lil Red Wagon - Let It Snow

Stamps by Purple Onion Stamps
Distress Mica Flakes