Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

 Another challenge that will help you get your Christmas cards ready to mail!

Christmas with the Cuties has a new challenge, Feature a Creature and as always, it must be CUTE!  

We have a fab sponsor for our new challenge, Lee Holland Illustrations. Make sure you visit the store, just click the link above, you won't be disappointed!

Inside

This little image is Dragon in Santa Hat and ooooohhhh, how cute is that image?! I decided to go CAS with this darling image so I added some color with my Copic markers then some stickles on the fur and along the snowy ground.  The sentiment is from the Merry Christmas set by Photoplay.

I hope you have a chance to play with us, I'd love to see your cute Creatures!

Challenges

CAS on Sunday - Use a Big Sentiment #193
Cardz 4 Gals - Cute Christmas #135
613 Avenue Create - ATG w/Twist Cute Critters

Dragonfly Dreams - Winter/Christmas

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - ATG w/Critter #44

Do-Al(l) Creative - Twisted Sister #47 Sparkle + Christmas Greeting

Winter Wonderland at Creative Knockouts

Creative Knockouts has a new challenge with a new theme - Winter Wonderland. Sigh, mid-November already, where has the time gone?

Our sponsor for this challenge is Di's Digital Stamps and the lucky winner will receive a $6 voucher!

This image is Critter Christmas Mountain, isn't it completely adorable!. I colored the image with Copic markers and tried to create clouds in the background however it didn't work out so I ended up coloring the complete background, not too bad :) 

I hope you join us for our challenge, I'd love to see what you create!

Prize: $6 voucher

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Christmas/Winter Animals #264

Cardz 4  Gals - Cute Christmas #135

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas #577

Craft Rocket Challenges - Christmas #76

ABC Christmas Challenges - W for Winter Wonderland

 Creatalicious Challenge time! As always it's ATG with optional twist of Autumn/Thanksgiving.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Color of Love.  

The image below is Rory's Pumpkin Patch.  I decided to print the image on Kraft paper and use pencils to color the fall colors, Autumn happens to be my FAVE season!

The papers are from the Forever Fall collection by Bo Bunny and the sentiment is from Autumn Days Sentiments by Digi Doodle Studios.

Make sure to check out the wonderful creations by our Design Team for some inspiration then it's your turn to create!

Christmas Gift Card

 Christmas Craft Creations has a new challenge starting today and our theme this month is "Anything but a Card".  When entering our challenge, remember to include our theme badge (below) to your post!

Gift cards are popular this time of year so why not create your own personalized pocket! They are quick, easy and can be personalized too.  

There are so many templates out there, the one I used I've had for years however I don't remember where I got it from.  It's not a die cut, I printed the template on cardboard then trace it on whatever cardstock I want to use.  The image is from the Polar Pals collection by My Favorite Things, the sentiment is from Puffy Holiday Greetings by Mama Elephant and the background paper is Frosted Forest by Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing what you create!

Stacked Penguins at Winter Wonderland

 November Challenge time at Winter Wonderland! With a new challenge comes a new theme and this month our theme is Things with Wings.  

Our sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs and you have to check out their images, definitely one of a kind and so fun to play with.

This image is Stack, even tho these creatures have wings, they are used for swimming and balance which is why they are staked on top of each other!  I used Copic markers to color the image and worked with papers from the Celebrate Winter collection from Echo Papers to create the layout.

I hope you have a chance to join us for this challenge and thanks for stopping by!

Challenges

Aud Sentiments - ATG + Sentiment #263
Craft Rocket Challenges - Christmas/Winter #76
Ellibelle's Crafty Challenge - Christmas

Pear-fectly at Creative Knockouts

Happy November! Well this year has gone by fast and considering the type of year 2020 has been, that might not be a bad thing!

Creative Knockouts has a new challenge for you with the theme of "Favorite Color Combo".  Our sponsor for this challenge is The Artsy Stamper and they have some fabulous images available so make sure you check out their shop!

This image is Bartlett Pears and I instantly imagined Autumn colors for my card and what is better than a green and golden color combo!  I colored the image with Copic markers to match the papers from Fall Fling by Lawn Fawn.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see your creations!

Challenges

The Card Concept - Mood Board #143
The Paper Girls Challenge - Fall/Pumpkin Colors #211

Christmas Tag

 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 Vectoria Designs.

For this challenge we were given printable Christmas tags to play with.  The tags are beautiful and easy to print.

I was trying to "think outside the box" on this one, I wanted to use the image as a background and this is what I came up with:

I created a round shaker tag by using circle die cuts and to keep with the vintage feel of the printouts I used Frayed Burlap Distress Inks to distress the outer circle.  I added the snowman and think I should have distressed him as well, next time!

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

Challenges

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - ATG #82
Dream Valley Challenges - Dies/Punches #236

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