Wednesday, March 8, 2023

One Layer Ho Ho Ho

ONE LAYER is the theme for our March challenge at Christmas Craft Creations!   

Our challenge will run until April 11th so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize donated by our lovely Charlotte.



I used a background stamp called Santa Hats by Say it with Stamps and attempted to use watercolors to paint the hats (I need a bit more practice) and applied various Stickles and Nuvo Drops to the "fur".  I also applied black Nuvo Drops and a Ho Ho stamp throughout.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to jump over to CCC and check out the fabulous creations by our Design Team.

Please remember to add our challenge badge (above) to your post 

for your chance to win!

Monday, March 6, 2023

Hoppy Easter

A new month brings a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges!

Our theme this month is Bunny Hop.  Show us your creativity by adding a bunny to your creation! 

We have moved to a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along so you have a chance to proudly display our Winners Badge or Top 3 Badge.

I had so much fun creating this card.  I created the "Hoppy" card using my Silhouette Cameo and after assembling I used Copics to color the adorable Bunny Gnomes from the Spring Gnomes stamp set by My Favorite Things then fussy cut and applied foam dots to the back before sticking them to the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Get Creative Challenges for some inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

Challenges
The Paper Players - Easter PP630 (Mar 10) .
2 Sisters on the Blog - Spring / Easter #72 (Apr 7)

Sunday, March 5, 2023

We did NOT run over Grandma

Join me for our new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties!  Our theme for this challenge is Something with a "SENTIMENT" - don't forget, your creation must be Christmas themed and feature a cute image.  

We have moved to a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along so you have a chance to proudly display our Winners Badge or Top 3 Badge.

This funny little image is from Bugaboo, sadly no longer in business.  I've made a similar card in the past and this sentiment is one of my faves.



Now it's your turn to show us your Christmas project and make sure you check out the Design Team's creations for some inspiration and remember - projects must be Christmassy and have to be Cute!

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Cozy Christmas Fireplace

LOTS OF LAYERS is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

Our challenge will run until DATE so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize from our fabulous sponsor Mirtellamente Digital Stamps!

I loved working with the Christmas Fireplace image, so much so that I created two cards. For my layers I decided to do a lot of fussy cutting (I really don't enjoy this part!) and made layers of the stockings, gifts and candles.  After coloring with Copics and all the fussy cutting, I picked out some "wall" paper, along with "flooring" for the backdrop then went to work with foam dots.  

I really love how these cards turned out even though this wasn't my first vision!


Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!



Challenges:
CCAYR - Three of Something - Stockings (Mar 31)


Monday, February 6, 2023

I Heart U

A new month brings a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges!

Our theme this month is HEARTS Show us your creativity using some kind of heart(s) in your creation!  You will have until March 1st to link up.

We have moved to a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along so you have a chance to proudly display our Winners Badge or Top 3 Badge.


I decided to put the snippets to good use to create my card, goodness knows we all have so many scraps just hanging out, waiting to be used.  The heart was created using my Cricut Joy and I heat embossed the sentiment (Simply Celebrate Hearts, Lawn Fawn) with white embossing powder.

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Get Creative Challenges for some inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

Challenges
Snippets Playground - Challenge #447

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Love is in the Air

LOVE IS IN THE AIR / VALENTINES is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!

Our challenge will run until February 15th so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize from our fabulous sponsor The Paper Shelter!

This is one of the images from the Funny Giraffes collection.

After coloring the image with Copic markers, I found the background paper from the Love Story collection by Fancy Pants Designs which I've been holding on to for a very long time!

I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark and heat embossed with white powder, finished it off with some ribbon and a heart embellie.

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!


Challenges:
Shopping our Stash - Love is in the Air (Feb 14)
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Inspiration #406 (Feb 6) .
Make my MondayLove is in the Air (Feb 12) .

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

C-Tree Snippet

SNIPPETS is the theme for our January challenge at Christmas Craft Creations!   So pull out those scraps of paper, or whatever scraps you can find in your craft room and start creating!

Our challenge will run until February 7th so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize.


Well, first off I have to admit the card in person looks much better than the pic above!  

To create the tree, I started with using my Cricut Joy to cut out the triangles and used a square diecut for the tree trunk.  I gathered scraps of cardstock then used Sentiment Strip Dies by Pink & Main to create the rows.  

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Typewriter Holiday Sentiments collection by Memory Box and then applied foam squares to the back of the tree and placed the tree in the centre of the card.  

The tree was decorated with sequins and the star was created using glitter card stock snippet and diecut Inside Out Stitched Starts by MFT.  I sprayed the card with Antique Bronze Mica and  Gold Sheer Shimmer.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to jump over to CCC and check out the fabulous creations by our Design Team.

Please remember to add our challenge badge (above) to your post for your chance to win!

Challenges

Snippets Playground - Show us your Snippets #445

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Happy New Year 2023

A new month AND a New Year brings a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges!

Our theme this month is Something New - let your creativity flow with this theme, maybe it's a new year, new stamp that you got for Christmas, the possiblities are endless!

We have moved to a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will continue to play along so you have a chance to proudly display our Winners Badge or Top 3 Badge.

I thought I would bring in the new year with a Happy New Year card.  I used the stamp set and die cuts, Prosecco-Ho-Ho by Avery Elle to create my card.  I embossed the images on black and gold cardstock and on the gold bottle, I stamped a second black image just to use the label.  Added a bow and we're good to go!

I put together patterned papers that were in my stash and the tags were created using Nested Round Tags by Maker's Movement. The sentiment is from the Says it all again set by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Get Creative Challenges for some inspiration from our fabulous Design Team!

Challenges
Colorful Options - Basic Black (Jan 27) .
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Light Up the New Year (Jan 9) .

Skating by to Say Hello

Anything Goes is the theme to start the New Year off at Creative Knockouts!

Our challenge will run until January 18th so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize from our fabulous sponsor Sheepski Designs!


The image I used is Winter Warm-up and I used Copic markers to color her up.  I applied Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops to the trim for a little dimension and sequins here and there for a splash of color.  The papers are from the Feelin' Frosty Collection by Simple Stories and the sentiment comes from the 
Nordic Christmas stamp set by Simply Made Crafts that was from Issue 113 of Creative Stamping Magazine.

Make sure you check out the amazingly creative creations from our Design Team then it's your turn to start creating!