Winter Rabbits

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge has a brand-new challenge for you to join! 

This challenge blog is all about celebrating the cozy, rustic charm of country life during the holidays — think barns, wildlife, snow-covered fields, and all things outdoorsy and festive! 

Each challenge is Anything Goes, as long as it captures that country Christmas feel.

We are a just-for-fun challenge, but you could earn our Grand Champion Winner Badge (with a Guest DT invite) or proudly display our Wintery Top 3 Badge on your blog or socials.

My project features winter rabbits playing in the last light of a wintery day.

I created this card using Spring Trees by Lavinia Stamps and the rabbits are from the Wilderness collection by Sizzix.  The background was created with Distress Oxide Inks, Fossilized Amber, Carved pumpkin and Unchartered Mariner.  The snowbanks were brushed with Tumbled Glass and the final touch was a spray of Sheery Shimmer gold spray.

I can’t wait see what you create — and don’t forget to check out the blog for beautiful inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!

Happy crafting!

Trees, Trees and a Deer

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge has a brand-new challenge for you to join! 

This challenge blog is all about celebrating the cozy, rustic charm of country life during the holidays — think barns, wildlife, snow-covered fields, and all things outdoorsy and festive! 

Each challenge is Anything Goes, as long as it captures that country Christmas feel.

We are a just-for-fun challenge, but you could earn our Grand Champion Winner Badge (with a Guest DT invite) or proudly display our Wintery Top 3 Badge on your blog or socials.

My project features trees and deer, with the backgrounds created using Peaceful Pince Create-in-Quads stencils by Taylored Expressions.  The deer was created using dark brown glitter paper and Small Nordic Reindeer die-cut by Gummiapan.

If you ever need to create multiple cards quickly, these stencils are amazing.  You can create 4 cards at one time with these stencils.

I can’t wait see what you create — and don’t forget to check out the blog for beautiful inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!

Happy crafting!

Christmas Tree Tags

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge has a brand-new challenge for you to join! 

This challenge blog is all about celebrating the cozy, rustic charm of country life during the holidays — think barns, wildlife, snow-covered fields, and all things outdoorsy and festive! 

Each challenge is Anything Goes, as long as it captures that country Christmas feel.

We are a just-for-fun challenge, but you could earn our Grand Champion Winner Badge (with a Guest DT invite) or proudly display our Wintery Top 3 Badge on your blog or socials.

My project features Christmas gift tags using tag dies from Penny Black, Maker's Movement and Paper Smooches.  The tree dies were purchased from Amazon.

After running the tag dies through the Big Shot, I used a snowflake embossing folder to create the background and finished it off the Joy sentiment by Concord & 9th.

I can’t wait see what you create — and don’t forget to check out the blog for beautiful inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!

Happy crafting!

Santa over the Northern Lights

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined the Design Team at the Country Christmas Challenge Blog 

This unique challenge blog is all about embracing the charm of farm life and country living — with a festive twist! Each challenge focuses on Christmas and winter themes, highlighting:

• Snowy landscapes & nature scenes
• Outdoor holiday decorations
• Rustic winter porches, barns, and farm vibes

Anything that captures the magic of a country Christmas! If you love the warmth of holiday traditions set against a snowy, rural backdrop, this is the perfect challenge for you.

We are a just-for-fun challenge, but you could earn the title of Grand Champion Winner (with a possible Guest Designer invite!) or be selected as one of our Wintery Top 3 and proudly display your badge!

I’m so excited to share my first project and to create alongside a wonderfully talented team.

This card was inspired by the magic of a snowy, country Christmas Eve! I used Distress Oxide Inks to create a glowing Northern Lights background. The trees were stamped with black Versafine ink to create a silhouette against the clear sky.  The sled is part of the Twas the Night Before Christmas die and I finished the card with a splattering of white paint and a sentiment strip and coordinating die cut.

Be sure to follow the Country Christmas Challenge Blog and join us for some rustic, wintery inspiration. We can't wait to see what you create!

Happy crafting!

Products used:  Christmas Tree Group Stamp, Twas the Night Before Christmas Die, Merry Christmas Dies

Challenges

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas #756 (Jun 11) .

Get Musical at Get Creative Challenges

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

Our theme this month is Sing a Song (musical notes, paper, etc.) Show us your creativity by incorporating music in your creation! 

We are a JUST FOR FUN challenge and I hope you will play along for your chance to proudly display our Winner or Top 3 Badges.

I know Spring is around the corner ... but alas I decided on a Christmas card! I used distress inks on the outside of the paper and on the images.  I heat embossed the sentiment using gold embossing powder and added a few sequins. Quick and easy, perfect for multiples.

Stamps:  Wonderland and Grassy Grove, Stampin' Up!

Distress Inks: Antiqued Linen and Frayed Burlap (images)

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

Christmas Crackers & Treats

Join me for our new challenge over at Christmas with the Cuties!  Our theme for this challenge is "Something that's NOT a card" - we want you to show us your Christmas projects and don't forget, your creation must be Christmas themed and feature a cute image.  

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

Meet the Cracker & Treat Box Die-cut by Stampin Up! This is a first for me and all and all it went pretty smoothly.  The dies are easy to work with, all you need is some Christmas paper then let your imagination flow.  These little boxes will be perfect on the plates at Christmas and you could even use them as name cards.

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!

Country Home Christmas

TREES is the theme for our June challenge at Christmas Craft Creations!   

Our challenge will run until July 8th so make sure to upload your creation by then for your chance to win a special prize.

The image "Country Home Christmas" is from Power Poppy and I've been itching to use it.

I used Copic markers to color the image and Circle die-cuts were used as well as Swallowtail Tags for the sentiment.

The background papers are from the Winter Collection by Echo Park Paper.

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - ATG #117 (Jun 12) .

Get Creative Challenges - Patterned Paper #112  (Jun 30)

All is Calm in Blue and Silver

Blue & Silver is the theme for our February challenge at Christmas Craft Creations!   

I was pondering this theme and looking through Pinterest for some inspiration and came across one of  Fiona Whitten's creations and decided to give it a try.

The stamps are by Lavinia Stamps and stamped the background trees (Christmas Tree Group) with London Fog Memento Ink and used Not Quite Navy ink by Stampin' Up on the larger tree (Fairy Fir Tree 2) and the sentiment (Let it Snow Collection by Avery Elle).

After the ink was dry I added some tree shadowing with markers, added Nuvo White Blizzard glitter to the blue tree and sprayed the whole card with Sheer Shimmer spray.

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

My Time to Craft Christmas - CAS #27 (Feb 17) .

Addicted to Stamps and More - Christmas #422 (Feb 15) .

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Winter CAS (Feb) .

Peace on Earth Christmas - ATG Christmas #9 (Feb 17) .

Christmas Trees

Christmas Trees is our theme this month at Christmas Craft Creations!

I have had this image for a long, long time ... I bought it from DigiStamp Boutique - Percy and Xmas Tree.  I wish this company was still around, they had so many adorable and unique images.

I used Copic Markers to color the image and added some glossy accents to the lights.  I cased the layout from one of my fave bloggers, Shani over at Papereese.

I hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!