Christmas Sparkle with Barry

 Challenge time at Christmas with the Cuties!  Our theme for this challenge is "Christmas Teddies" and we have TWO wonderful sponsors for this challenge, Crafty Ribbons and Di's Digi Stamps!

The weather here in British Columbia is definitely colder now and as I type this our furnace pumping in heat.  I am a cold weather gal, I love cold and crisp days and if it snows, even better!  As we all know, with the colder weather comes steps closer to Christmas and I hope our challenge will inspire you to start those Christmas cards.

For our Christmas Teddy theme, searched through my stash and came across this little fella.  If anyone remembers Stamp Fairy, that's where I got Barry from.  

I colored Barry with Copic markers, used a white gel pen in a few spots and added glossy accents for some dimension.  The sentiment is from Digi Stamp Boutique (another great spot for stamps however along with Stamp Fairy they are no longer). In keeping with the sparkle sentiment, I added a bit of bling.

Time to pull out those Christmas/wintery papers and start creating!

   

Challenges
Jingle Belles - Not a creature was stirring
Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes
Cut it Up - Sketch 

Happy Meow-lloween

Well hello dear friends, time for another challenge at Creative Knockouts!  Since Hallowe'en is just around the corner, our theme for this challenge is Purple Black Orange Green.  

Our fabulous sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps and Jodie has graciously offered a $12 voucher for the winner, thanks Jodie!

The image for my cards is Goofy Cat Halloween Pumpkin and goofy it is!!  In keeping with our theme, I used Copic markers to color the pumpkin green, goof cat orange and the itty bitty spider purple.  I used a chevron embossing folder on white cardstock, sprayed black mist on the front then started to add washi tape. As for the sentiment, I have no idea where it came from. 

I hope you have as much fun with your creation as I did with mine and I look forward to seeing your creation!

Challenges
Paperminutes - Fast and Easy 
Show us your Pussycats - Meowloween/Furrything Goes #59

Boo Ghosts Pumpkins

 Welcome to mid-October (already?!), not sure how we got here so fast!  It's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges and as always, ATG with optional Hallowe'en (my FAVORITE!!).

Our sponsor for this challenge is Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios and oh my, she has some adorable images!  

This image is Halloween Moon and I'm in love with this too cute image.  If you've been following, I've just started experimenting in creating my own backgrounds with distress inks and I am extremely happy with how this card turned out.  After removing the masking from the image I colored the two figures with Copic markers I created a sentiment banner with stamps from Hallow-scream by Close to my Heart.

I hope you join us, I look forward to seeing your creations!

Challenges
Try it on Tuesday - Halloween Time

Unicorn Challenge - Spooky and/or Cute

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Too Cute to Spook #152

Angie's Digital Stamps - ATG w/Halloween Twist

Dragonfly Dreams - Spooky and/or Cute

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Halloween

Aud Sentiments - Halloween/Fall Sentiment #262

Crafty Gals Corner - Halloween Colors #212

Christmas Music

Christmas Craft Creations challenge time and our theme this month is Christmas Music.

When I saw the theme, I knew We Three Kings by Dr. Digi would be perfect.

I colored these three kings with Copic markers and used my Silhouette Cameo to cut them out as I hate fussy cutting.  I followed the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and used papers from the Believe collection by Heidi Swapp.  

I had a bit of trouble with my heat embossed sentiment - After I assembled the card, I decided to add a sentiment. I wanted it to stick out so I pulled out my embossing powder.  I couldn't find my paint brush I use to remove loose powder so tried to tap as much as I could - then turned on the heat.  I don't have a craft heat gun, I have a regular heat gun from the hardware store so you have to be careful cause it gets really, really hot.  Well, I was so focused on my crappy tapping job that I didn't see the poor king's hat starting to burn.  Yikes!!  Had to open up the window before the hubby came to check out the burning smell, hahahaha.

Thanks so much for stopping in and I hope you join our challenge, I'd love to see what you create! Remember when entering our challenge to add the above theme badge for a chance to win a Cosy Christmas stamp set donated by our own Boryan!

Challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #81 ATG

The 12 Months of Christmas - #70

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - #27 ATG

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch #192

Clean and Simple Dragonfly

Creative Knockouts Challenge time and our theme is CAS (Clean and Simple).  What does that mean? It means lots of open space, limited layers & embellies and keep it simple.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy and the winner will receive a special prize.  

The image I selected is Summer Duckling however I didn't use the entire stamp, I chose to use just the dragonfly.  

I added a splash of distress inks in the corner of the cardstock then colored the image with Copic markers and fussy cut around the image.  I applied pop-up dots on the back of the dragonfly, added sequins and bakers twine, stamped a simple sentiment in the corner - my CAS creation, quick and easy.

I hope you join us for our CAS challenge and I look forward to seeing your creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tired Party Animal

 Happy October!  With a new month comes a new challenge at Arty Divas and as always, our theme is Anything Goes.  Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs.

This darlin' image is Party Animal, he looks exhausted from all that party fun! I colored the image using Copic markers and matched the colors with the papers from Surprise! collection by BoBunny.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you join us, I'd love to see your creation!

Challenges
Fab n Funky - Birthday #497

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - ATG w/Critter

Penguins at Winter Wonderland

 Winter Wonderland challenge time! Our theme for this month is penguins.

Our sponsor is Twinkle Lane Designs on Etsy.  Make sure to check out their adorable images  

This image is Snow Penguin and I printed the image on card stock then masked it off and used distress inks to create the background. I used copic markers on the image then added some faux stitching throughout.  

I don’t have much experience using distress inks but I’m really happy how it turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your penguin creations!

Challenges:

Jingle Belles - Snow Far, Snow Good

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - ATG #27

Allsorts Challenge - Cute Christmas #592

Christmas in the Snow

Challenge time at Christmas with the Cuties!  Our theme for this challenge is "Christmas in the Snow", in other words, add snow or snowman(men) to your creation and remember, it must be cute!!

Our fun and fabulous sponsor is Bugaboo and they have a special prize for the winner of this challenge. 

Bugaboo has so many images to choose from, it was difficult to make a decision.  I finally decided on Candy Cane Snowman. I colored the image with Copic markers then added stickles to the snow drifts and glossy accents to various parts of the image for added dimension. 

I hope you have fun with the challenge and if you haven't started on your Christmas cards, this is the perfect challenge to get you started.

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Monster-ous

 Thankful Thoughts is the theme for our new challenge at Creative Knockouts!  

Our sponsor for this challenge is Star Stampz and the lucky winner will receive three (3) digi stamps of their choice!

While this may not be your typical "thankful" image, I love Monster Under Bed!  I colored the image to match the Monster Life papers purchased at Snap Click Supply Co. and the sentiment was computer generated. 

I hope you have fun with this challenge and I look forward to seeing your creations.  Thanks for stopping by!

Use a Punch at Creatalicious Challenges

New challenge for you at Creatalicious Challenges - ATG with optional "Use a Punch".

Our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy!  I know summer is coming to an end, the weather is changing but I'm still hopeful for some hot and sunny days - enter the image Little Entomologist.

This image makes me smile and warms my heart as it reminds me so much of my son (now 22).

I printed the image on kraft paper and used pencils to add a bit of color to the image.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the tag and my circle punch to make the hole at the top to add some string.  I laid out some washi tape to the background paper and applied pop up dots to the tag for dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations!

Challenges:

A Place to Start - Child's Card (September)