Elf Christmas Card

Happy Halloween!

I have a Christmas card to share with you today.  I love making Christmas cards and by completing one a week, I am nearing completion of all the cards I need to send out this year.

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to pick a previous theme.  I chose Elves from the June 2015 challenge.  You can pick any of our previous themes for your card.

I went a little crazy with the pattern paper.  I had several scraps from previous cards so I decided to work them all together.

Card Details:

Image: Sticky from Mo's Digital pencil

Stocking: Magnolia Doo Hickey die

Sizzix border die

Entered in the following challenges:

All Sorts Challenge: Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges: Christmas

Alphabet Challenge: S for Sweet Treats

Winter Wonderland: Anything Christmas

Mo's Digital Challenge: Anything Goes

Birthday Cards

A couple of the DT members at Aud Sentiments weren't able to complete their cards for the challenge so I got to play with these two fun stamps from Stitchy Bear Stamps.

 I tried a new to me coloring technique for the bear.  After coloring with copics like normal, I used the old rag technique to add the look of texture to his fur.  I simply colored the tips of an old washcloth with my copics and then dabbed onto the bear.  I am really pleased with the way he turned out.  It was super simple to do.

Project Details:

Image: Beary Happy Bear from Stitchy Bear Stamps

Copics: E21, E53, E35, E37, E49

Cottage Cutz dies

Spellbinders dies

HB2U: Base Camp Cricut cartridge

Entered in following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes

Creative Moments: Anything Goes

Double Click Skittles Challenge: Furry Friend

Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

For my second card, I thought this guy looked a little green around the gills. Just like he had partied too hard the night before for his birthday.  So I chose a funky green color.  I will probably put together a hangover kit to go along with this card

Project Details:

Image: Cup Full from Stitchy Bear Stamps

Copics: E00, E04, #11, E13, E21, E24,E25, E27, R24, E41, YG91, YG93

Sentiment by Ginny: You can get it for free on the Aud Sentiments challenge blog

Entered in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday: Sketch

You still have some time to join us in our Birthday theme challenge at Aud Sentiments. Can't wait to see what you create!

Time To Celebrate

My dad celebrated his 75th birthday over the weekend.  We had a fabulous time checking off one of the items on his bucket list, going up in a hot air balloon.  We waited a very long time for the wind to die down so that the balloons could go up.  It was worth the wait.

This is the card I made for him.  It's very simple and I hope masculine.

Card Details:

Image:Beyond The Fringe

Clock die cut: Momenta

Corner die: Tim Holtz

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Simply Paper Craft: Anything Goes

Here are a few pictures of our fun day at the balloon festival in Bonner Springs, Kansas

Autumn Is A Second Spring

Fall is my favorite time of year.  I love everything about it from the cooler temps to the glorious colors to all the fun activities.

I made this card for my grandma.  She just recently moved to an assisted living home. Hope I am doing as well when I am 95.

Card Details:

Image: Sassy Cheryl's Stamps

Leaves: Spellbinders dies

Corner Leaves: Storybook Cricut cartridge

Sentiment:

Copics: E00, E11, E13, E04, E21, R20, Y26, Y23, YR30, E08, E09, E18, E19, B91, B93, B95, e35, E33, E30, r39, YR09, YR07, YR65, BG93, BG95

Pumpkings: Pumpkin Carving Cricut cartridge

Entered in following Challenges:

Inkspirational: Cute halloween

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge: Anything Goes with twist of leaves

Scrap and Craft: Colors of Autumn

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts: Doilies

Pattie's Creations: Fall or Halloween

Emboss Resist Snow Flakes

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use the technique, Emboss Resist.

I stamped snowflakes onto my paper, embossed and then used purple ink over the top.

The poinsetta is a spellbinders die and the greenery is part of a Christmas floral stem.

I hope you join us in this challenge. Can't wait to see what you create!

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: Baby It's Cold Outside

Crafty Girls Creations: Anything Goes

Baked With Love

Today starts a new challenge at Aud Sentiments. 

The theme for this challenge is to create a birthday project and don't forget the sentiment.

I made a criss cross card for my project.

I used Baked With Love from Stitchy Bear Stamps

This little bear reminds me of cooking with my boys when they were young.  We always had a big mess but it was lots of fun!

Here is the inside portion that pulls out.

Project Details:

Image: Bake with love from Stitchy Bear Stamps

Copics

Baked with love sentiment from Stitchy Bear Stamps

Cupcake from the Sweet Treats cricut cartridge

Pot holder: peachy keen stamps

Bowl: Peachy Keen Stamps

Hearts: Magnolia stamps

Spellbinders lacy circle die

La La Land stitched circle dies

Autumn Vinyl Tile

Fall is my favorite time of year.  I love everything about it from the cooler temperatures, the colorful leaves, to all the fun activities.
I made this subway art vinyl tile project using a few of my fall favorites.

I created this using Cricut Craft room and several cartridges.  Love how it turned out!

Project Details:

Cricut Cartridges used: Inspired Heart, Doodle Charms, Home Accents, Pumpkin Carving, Stretch Your Imagination, Paper Doll Dress Up, Base Camp, Paper Trimmings, A Child's Year and From My Kitchen

Entered in following challenges:
Crafty Your Passion: Anything goes
Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge: Autumn
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft: Anything Goes

The Wild Woods

This week at 52 CCT the challenge is "The Wild Woods"  Can't wait to see your nature inspired Christmas cards.  I kept mine pretty simple.  I think it will work great as a masculine card.

Card Details:

Snowflake border: Joy Crafts

Reindeer: Cottage Cutz dies

Trees and Snow: Christmas Noel Cricut cartridge

Snowman's Best Friend

The challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to use the colors Blue, Purple and a Metallic.  I found this super cute image at Sassy Cheryl's and couldn't resist using him for this challenge.  The snowflakes are cut out of heavy metallic paper.  It's much thicker than regular cardstock.

Card Details:

Image: From Sassy Cheryl's

Copics:

Sentiment: Computer generated by me

Snowflakes: Spellbinders Dies

Entered in following challenges:
Chocolate Coffee and cards: Animals
Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes
Wags and Whiskers: Use a diecut
Christmas card Challenge: Anything Goes

More Halloween Fun

This is new release day at Scrapper's Delights!  There are lots of  spooky images this week for Halloween/ If you don't like spooky, check out last week's new release with Willie the Penguin dressed up in costumes. Super excited with how this card turned out.  I used the new Spooky Room image from Scrapper's Delights and then layered in the mummy also from Scrapper's Delights.  After coloring with copics, I added lemon ice stickles to the pumpkin faces and crackle accents to the window.

Card Details:

Spooky Room: Scrapper's Delights

Mummy: Scrapper's Delights

Bats: Happy Haunting Cricut cartridge

Copics:

Cracckle accents on window

Stickles on pumpkins

Sketch: Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Halloween

Crazy 4 Challenges: costumed characters

Simply Papercrafts: anything Goes

Craftying With Attitude: Anything Goes

A Little Treat For You

This week our challenge at Aud Sentiments is to create a Halloween project (don't forget the sentiment).

We are sponsored by The Doodle Pantry.  For my card I used their precolored pumpkins. The sentiment you can find as a freebie at Aud Sentiments.

Card Details:

Pumpkins from Doodle Pantry

Sentiment: Freebie from Aud Sentiments

Leaves: Sizzix dies

Halloween Blog Hop

"Halloween Blog Hop"

Scrapper's Delights has a new release of some great Halloween images. So for a little fun, we are having a blog hop.

You will have  a chance to win images!

Five Commenter's spread over the Design Teams Posts will be randomly chosen using Random.org to win a Scrapper's Delights image.

WILL IT BE YOU?

PLUS

You can collect part of a coupon code to get this cute set of ghosts for FREE

Make sure you read the DT's Posts and Comment.

Please be mindful of time differences

and as much as we all know we can schedual posts Blogger

does not always do it lol

Happy Halloween Hopping

The first stop of the hop is Scrapper's Delights

Lina Stop 2
Maria Stop 3

Julie Stop 4 You are Here
Next stop is 

Denise Stop 5

Samantha Stop 6

Mari Stop 7

Ann-Marie Stop 8
Karen Stop 9

Janice Stop 10

Card Details:
Image: Wizard Willie from Scrapper's Delights
Copics: T9, T7, t4, BV29, BV25, BV23, R39, YR09, YR07, YR04, YG13, YG11, T1, E87, E84, E81
Spider Web: Magnolia Doo Hickey Dies
Spellbinders Rectangle die
Pumpkins: Pumpkin Carving Cricut Cartridge
Pumpkin Face: Peachy Keen Stamps
Leaves: Magnolia Doo Hickey dies
Boo: Happy Haunting Cricut cartridge

Entered in following challenges:
Animal Friends Challenge: Halloween
Card Mania: 1 Digi, 2 pattern papers (spider web, pumpkins and leaves)
Crafty Calendar Challenge: Halloween
Chocolate Coffee and Cards: Animals
Creative Corner Challenge: Boo!

Christmas Angel

The challenge this time at Aud Sentiments is to create a Christmas project (Don't forget the sentiment).

This will be a great time to start your Christmas cards if you haven't already.  Christmas will be here before we know it.

This beautiful angel is the Peace On Earth Angel from Lacy Sunshine Stamps.