Ho, Ho ...Whoa!

Hi there!  Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  I keeping single-mindedly focused on getting my Christmas cards done in between dealing with all the other craziness in my world.  Time is running out to get them mailed and I'm panicking just a little!  To those of you already done, no laughing!  Anyway, I'm here to post one more Christmas card I made to add to my stash.

Here it is:

My card base and mats are SU Gumball Green and the papers are from the Bo Bunny Mistletoe 6x6 pad.  My fun image is Ho, Ho, Whoa! from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I'm sure this is a scene that's been played out in lots of homes this season!  I printed him on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored him with my Copics. I added lots of Red, Green and Silver Stickles for some sparkle.  I added Glossy Accents to the candy canes and over the glittered ornaments for even more shine.  His hat has Crystal Snow glitter on the brim and pom pom.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It was from the recent Winter Club.   A couple of glittery stockings and a bunch of red gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I really hope to find time to visit your blogs when I get back later this afternoon.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #237 (sketch)
Mo's DP2 Challenge #164 (anything goes with a Mo's)
Cute Card Thursday #48 (red and green)
Charisma Cardz #48 (Christmas)
Oozak #9 (anything goes with red)Anything
Anything Goes Challenge #82 (traditional Christmas colors)

Here is SS-237:

Have a great day!

Fa La La La

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  Hope your week is starting off well!  I'm getting set for another busy week.  Time seems to be zipping by and I really can't believe that Christmas is only two weeks away!  So much to do!  Anyway, today it's my turn to post my GDT card on The Digi Bells Blog.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Lipstick Red and the patterned papers are from the Authentique Festive 6x6 pad.  My adorable image is Li'l Lynda's Piano Forte from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection.  She was created by Elisabeth especially for The Digi Bells DT leader, Lynda Nielsen, in honor of her birthday last year!  I decided to use her to make another holiday card.  I printed her on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored her with my Copics in festive Christmas colors.  I added Stickles to her cushion, petticoat and the little doll on the piano.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It was a freebie from last December, I think.  Liquid Pearls accents around the scallop circle frame finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit The Digi Bells blog every day for lots of inspiration using the wonderful stamps in the Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection!

My card is also for the December Sketch For You To Try on Jen Del Muro's blog.  Sadly, it the very last one.  SFYTT was one of the very first challenges I ever entered and I've been following ever since.  To be eligible for this year's amazing prize, we have to have done the challenge every month and list our blog posts for those challenges.

Here is the final (December) SFYTT:

Here are the links to all of the year's SFYTT posts:
January 
February
March
April
May
June
July
August 
September
October
November
December

Have a great day and hope to see you soon!

Vintage Christmas Cards

Hello!  Hope you've had a good weekend!  I can't believe it is already Sunday afternoon!  Where does the time go, anyway?  I've been super busy this weekend and have to get back at it, but I wanted to make time to share some Christmas cards I made this past week.  They are quite different from my usual style, but it was a great way to add a few cards to my much-needed stash.

Card #1:

Images:  Create With TLC - Unwrapping the Presents and Ornately Christmas (sentiment)

Paper:  Graphic 45 Christmas Past

Card #2:

Images: Create With TLC - Decorating for Christmas and Christmas Is Love (sentiment)

Paper: Graphic 45 Christmas Past

Card #3:

Images: Create With TLC - Old St. Nick Bookmark and Winter Club Vintage sentiment

Paper: Recollections Holiday Traditions

Card #4:

Image: Create With TLC - Christmas Holly Bells 

Paper: Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium

Wherever I needed coloring, I did it with my Copics.  I also did some sponging with Antique Linen Distress Ink for an aged look.  I kept my embellishments to a minimum, adding only coordinating bows and small pearl accents.  This will make these easy to mail, too.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Create with TLC blog.  You'll definitely want to sign up as a follower! Paulette very generously shares so many wonderful freebies and her followers get even more goodies!  All of the pre-colored images and some of the sentiments I used on these cards were freebies from last Christmastime.  You should also visit Paulette's store here.  She has thousands of vintage images and word art sets that are perfect for every occasion.  Finally, I encourage you to visit the new Creating Christmas Treasures with TLC blog.  Here you will see lots of beautiful creations showcasing Create With TLC holiday goodies!  I am sure you will come away with lots of inspiration for creating your own Christmas treasures!

OK, that's it for me.  Enjoy what's left of your weekend and I will see you soon.

Oh, I am entering one of these cards into CraftyMess Challenge #23 (vintage Christmas).

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Hope you had a good week and have fun plans for the upcoming weekend!  I'm sure I will be scrambling around trying to get things in order for the holidays!  Time is running short, that's for sure!  Before I get going today, I'm here to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "gifts/giving".  Perfect for this time of year!

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are GKD Red Hot and the patterned papers are from the Recollections Bright Christmas 6x6 pad.  The cute image is Stacking Gift Boxes from Birdie Brown.  You can find it in Torico's Etsy shop here.  I printed it on Make it Colour Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is from Paulette's recent Winter Club.  I punched a snowflake border from white glitter paper.  A dimensional ornament sticker and three gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Please visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of my DT sistahs!  We hope you will have time to play along!  Our challenges this month are being sponsored by Torico of Birdie Brown.  Torico's Etsy shop has lots of adorable images!  One lucky participant in our December challenges will win 5 Birdie Brown digistamps of their choice!  Plus, there are always fabulous monthly site-wide prizes up for grabs when you enter any of the challenges at The Outlawz!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy #27 (sketch)
Oozak #9 (anything goes with red)
No Matter Which Challenge #5 (Christmas)
Love To Create #44 (holiday cheer)

Here is SALS #27:

Have a great day and hope to see you soon!

Serene Christmas

Hi there!  It's me again!  Can you believe it?  I have another post for today!  If you are looking for my Little Miss Muffet DT post, please click here or scroll down one post.  I am really trying to get a few more Christmas cards done.  It's getting down to the wire and I don't know how I'm going to get everything finished!  I don't know why I do this to myself every year - lol!

Here is my latest Christmas creation:

It's very clean and simple, at least for me.  My card base is GKD Heavy Base Weight White. I next added a panel of silver mirror paper.  It so shiny in real life, but very hard to capture in a photo.  I mitered the corners to look like a frame.  The main image is Winter Trees.  You can find this Gingerloft digi image in the Stitchy Bear Digistamp shop.  The frame is Christmas Framed from Create With TLC.  It was part of Paulette's recent Winter Club.  I merged the two images and printed the merged image onto XPress-It Card.  I added light green highlights to the main trees with my Copics, then added tons of Star Dust Stickles to make them sparkle!  I added New Fallen Snow Glitter to the whole ground area. Some shimmery silver cord and three silver gems from my stash finished my card.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #175 (sketch)
One Stitch At A Time #142 (anything goes, used a store image)
Forever Friends #50 (fortnightly challenge - glitter and sparkle)
Tuesday Throwdown #126 (white Christmas)
Card Makin' Mamas (silver and/or gold)

Here is TMS-175:

Thanks for dropping by again!  I truly appreciate you visits, especially when I haven't had as much time lately to reciprocate.

Have a great day and hope to see you again soon!