Christmas Card

It's time for another weekly challenge at 52 CCT.  The theme this week is to use metal embellishments. I chose to attach jingle bells to the holly leaves.

Project details:

Image: Magnolia Stamps

Copics:

Spellbinders snowflake die and holly die

Sketch: Paper Craft Crew challenge PCCCS191

Entered in following challenges:

Paper Craft Crew: Sketch PCCCS191

Brown Sugar: Anything Goes

Midweek Magnolias: Anything goes with a Magnolia stamp

Magnolia-Licious Challenge Blog: Celebration

Christmas Wreath Card

I am really late posting this card.  My shoulder pain is keeping me from crafting and blogging.

Anyway, this is my DT card for 52 CCT.  The theme for this challenge is Christmas Greenery.

I made with wreath using the Martha Stewart branch paper punch and then added a bow die cut from Spellbinders.  

Paper Piecing Christmas Card

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use paper piecing on your card.  For my DT card I used this adorable elf from Mo's Digital pencil.  I paper pieced the star in the gorgeous silver and white.
I hope you join us for this fun challenge

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Spellbinders holly die

Entered in following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks: Anything Goes
Crafty Hazel Nut's Pattern Paper Challenge: pattern paper

Funny Christmas Card

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use a funny Sentiment.  Of course, there is nobody more funny than Stella from Bugaboo Stamps.  I kept the card simply so that the focus is on the image and the sentiment.  I hope you join us for this fun challenge.

Christmas Card

The theme this week at 52 CCT is Christmas Baking.

For my card I used this grumpy gingerbread man from Peachy Keen Stamps. I kept the card simple because it will probably go to one of my nephews.

Card Details:

Stamp: Peachy Keen Stamps

Sketch: Paper Play Sketches

Copics:

Stitched Circle Die

Entered in following challenges:

Paper Play Sketches: sketch

Christmas Card

It's time for another weekly Christmas card challenge at 52 CCT.  This week the challenge is to follow the sketch.

I created a quick and simple card this time.  I used papers and printed images from the Recollections Christmas Noel paper pack.  I did add a sentiment using a stamp though.

I can't wait to see your Christmas cards made using this sketch. 

Christmas Ornaments

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use gilding or foils.  I have had gold and silver gilding flakes in my stash for a couple of years that I have forgotten about.  

I decided to go CAS with the card to really show off the gold ornaments.  I made the ornaments using a sizzix die.  I then ran them though my xyron sticker maker before adding the gold flakes. I really like the way they turned out.  The sentiment was stamped and then embossing with gold embossing.  For a little extra gold, I used gold thread for the stitching.

I hope you join us in this challenge and show us your creative projects using gilding or foils. 

Project details:

Ornaments: Sizzix dies

martha Stewart branch punch

holly die

Entered in following challenges:

Less Is More: Down Under (going out on a limb with this and saying under the tree branch)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge: Anything goes Christmas

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Crating With Friends: Anything goes

Craft Rocket Challenge: CAS

Crafty Gals Corner challenge: Anything Goes

Fab and Funky Challenges: Christmas

Christmas Lantern

The challenge theme for this week at 52 CCT is to create a card using Christmas candles/lanterns.

I received this stamp set for Christmas and couldn't wait to play.  I colored it with copics and then used extreme glitter paint and stickles around the glow from the candles.  I did add some snow texture for a little added dimension.

Card Details:

Stamps: Penny Black

Copics:

Snowflake: Christmas Noel Cricut cartridge

Lemon yellow stickles

Extreme glitter paint

Snow tex

Entered in following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge: Brown, Black and Blue

Winter Wonderland: Something New (new stamps)

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Christmas

Crafty Girls Creations: Anything Goes

Shades of Orange

It's time for the second challenge of 2016 at 52 CCT.  The theme for this challenge is Shades of Orange.  I'll be honest, those colors gave me a bit of a challenge trying to figure out how to  use them.  I think this adorable image from Mo's Digital Pencil is just perfect for the color challenge.  The orange ornament and a little pop of orange on her dress and shoes look quite lovely.

I hope you join us in this challenge and show us how creative you can be with Orange!

Entered in following challenges:

Mo's Digital Challenge: Anything Goes with a Mo's image

Crafty Friends Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas: Cute or anything goes

Rejoice

I think I have said it enough times but here goes again, Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make!  If you are like me and really enjoy making Christmas cards then you should put your name in the hat to become a member of the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Design Team.  You can find our all the details on the 52 CCT blog.

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use the colors Green and Purple.  I have had this image for awhile from Eureka Stamps and thought these colors were perfect.

After coloring the gold with copics, I painted the crowns with extreme glitter paint to make them shine.

Entered in following Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: Tis The Season

Christmas Stamping: Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

CRAFT challenge: Christmas

Winter Blessings

It's the first Saturday of the month so it's sketch day at 52 CCT.  If you have been playing along with us all year, you should be just about done or actually finished with your Christmas cards.  If you haven't started, this sketch is just perfect. It's simple and versatile. 

For my card, I decided to use another snowman from the set I received from My Artistic Adventures.

I added some gold spica pen details and stickles to three of the snowflakes on the pattern paper to complete the sketch.

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

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

Christmas Stitching

One more Christmas card to add to my stash.  Making one card a week all through the year is going to make holiday preparations so much easier.

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to use real stitching on your card.  

The pattern for my Christmas baubles is from Stiching Cards. You can find the pattern HERE

The patterns are super easy to follow and add an elegant look to your cards.

Whitle I was stitching this card, my husband asked me what I was making.  I held it up and showed it to him.  He said, "Oh, it's a fishing pole and bobbers!"  Bless his heart!

Anyway, I hope you join us for this challenge and I can't wait to see how you add stitching to your cards.

Card Details:

Christmas Baubles pattern from Stitchingcards

Sketch: Ruby's Rainbow

Entered in following challenges:

Ruby's Rainbow: Sketch

4 Crafty Chicks: Sparkle and Shine (I used sparkly gold thread on the ornaments)

Crafty Girls Creations: anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge: S is for Silent
Winter Wonderland: Tradtional Christmas

Letters For Santa

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to create a Christmas card For A Man.

We have a couple guys in our family who work for the post office so I couldn't resist making this card.

The mail truck is from the My Community Cricut cartridge.  I may have to go back and do some pen work over the word mail on the truck.  Not sure I like how it looks now.  

Card Details:

Mail Truck: My Community Cricut Cartridge

Letters: Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridge

Sketch: Sparkles Monthly Challenge

Entered in following challenges:

Sparkles monthly challenge: Sketch

Christmas Stampin All Year: Lots of layers

Jingle Belles: Use something in your stash at least a year old (I used the My Community Cartridge)

Christmas Ornament Card

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to create a shaped card. 

At the time I created this card I was still having some trouble wearing my glasses due to  my surgery so I created a simple card.   

I used the Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge and created this simple ornament card.  I cut a couple layers so I could have white stripes.  I then used white glitter for a little extra interest.

Hope you join u s in the challenge.

Entered in the following challenges:

Crafty Friends Challenge: CAS

Hiding In My Craft Room: Any Holiday

Simply Paper Crafts for All Occasions: Anything Goes

Simply Create: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: anything goes

Santa Edwin

I am hosting the challenges at 52 CCT for the month of August.  For the color challenge this month I chose the traditional Red and Green.  You can use other colors as long as red and green are the main colors.

Card Details:

Stamp: Santa Edwin from Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Cottage Cutz tree dies

Entered in the following challenges:

Christmas Card

During August it is my turn to host the challenges at 52 CCT.  The first challenge of the month is always a sketch challenge.  I hope that you like the sketch that I have created. I kept the sketch simple but you are free to rotate, use different shapes and add embellishments.

I added snow tex to the snow on the tree limb, polor white flower soft to her ear muffs and shaved ice to the icicles.

Card Details:

Image: Holly from Wee Stamps

Copics: e00, E04, E11, E13, E21, R20, e57, E35, E53, E50, BG10, BG11, BG72, T0, T1, T3, T4, E33, E30

Icicles die from Cottage Cutz

Polar white flower soft

shaved ice

snow tex

Entered in following challenges:

Suzy Bee's blooming challenge: Wings or feathers

Christmas Stamping All Year: Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Digitally Sweet: Anything goes

Simply Paper Crafts: Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Card

Let It Snow!

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to emboss on vellum.  It's a pretty easy technique that yields beautiful results.  I chose to use embossing powder for my card.  I love the way the silver embossing looks on the vellum.  My card is a twisted easel card with a tea light behind the vellum. You get a better view of the lighted tea light below.

Card Details:

Snow flake stamp

Silver embossing

Spellbinders labels die

Cottage Cutz mittens die

Entered in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends: Anything goes

Creative Corner Challenge: Christmas in July

Simply Paper Crafts: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything goes

True Gifts Of Christmas

This week at 52 CCT it's a color challenge.  Just use kraft and your favorite Christmas colors.  I chose to add white and green.  I stamped snowflakes all over the kraft paper with white ink and then used clear embossing powder.  Love the way they turned out.  Pretty simple card but it will be easy to mail for the holidays and a little savings on postage adds up.

Card Details:

Snowflake stamps

CTMH white ink

clear embossing powder

Spellbinders snowflake dies

Sketch: Mojo Monday

Entered in following challenges;

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Christmas Stamping All Year: Snow