Christmas Card Club Songs/Carols

 Good morning.  I have been missing for a while and have missed the last two challenges but I was determined to participate this time.

My Card

 

I used a very old but well loved Lili of the Valley rubber stamp coloured with Promarkers, I printed the musical score onto vellum. 

The cold weather and probably more snow are due to return later in the week. I doubt it will be like just before Christmas when we were snowed in for almost a week. I'm cold enough now!  I do seem tofeel the cold much more these days.  My brother calls me a soft southerner now not the hardy northerner I used to be.

Take care.

Christine

Winter Wonderland Challenge Robin Redbreast

 Good morning and it's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland.  Our sponsor is Sheepski Designs and the theme is Robin Redbreast.

My Card

I have used the digi image from Sheepski Designs called Christmas Post Box. It was coloured with Promarkers.  I used Sue Wilson's Nobled Pierced Squares and the Holly Spray is from precious Marieke.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have made for the challenge and maybe you will feel inspired to join in.

Take care and have a good day.

 

 

 

 

Christmas Presents at Winter Wonderland

 Good morning. It is time for a new challenge at the Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog.

 Before I show my DT card I would like to say that we are still looking for people to join our design team.  If you are interested please go across to the blog for details.

Our sponsor this month is Stampers Delight  and I am using the image Chibi Xmas Morning

My Card

The background is a paper from my digi paper file and I printed the png. image directly to the paper I have had this paper for many, many years. Unfortunately before I started my blog journey I only downloaded the image and did not add where it came from.  Obviously that all changed when I started my blog but that doesn't help at the moment.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and then added it to a 6 " square base card.

Why not pop across to the blog and check out what the rest of the DT have made?

Take care and have a good day.

Friendship at MAWTT

 Good morning and I hope this finds you well. It's time for another challenge at MAWTT and the theme this month is friendship.

My Card

I have been going back and trying to use up some old stash and old dies.The papers and digi image are also very old. They are from Coosty Creations. The sentiment stamp is Kaisercraft . I used Spellbinder Labels 18 and Large ovals.  The corner dies were actually in my box of diecuts and I think they are Cheery Lynn. I coloured the image with Promarkers.

Why not pop across to the blog and see what the rest of the DT have made for this challenge?

 

I do hope you have something good planned for your day.

 

Take care.

 

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Winter Wonderland

 Good morning and the snowy scene outside my window seems to be the perfect time to post a Christmas card for the Winter Wonderland blog.

Before I show my DT card I would like to say that we are looking for people to join our design team.  If you are interested please go across to the blog for details.

My Card

 

Our sponsor is All Dressed Up stamps and my image is the very sweet Mistletoe Kisses which I coloured with Promarkers..

I kept it very simple with a 5" inch square base card and I used peel off greetings and snowflakes. I still have masses of them from way back when and every now and again I'm able to pop something on a card.

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the DT cards and find out whether you would like to join our Christmas crafting gang.

Please remember your project must be Christmas/Winter.

Take care

Snowman/Snowmen for Christmas Card Club.

 Good morning . Time, yet again, for a card for our little group who make Christmas cards all year round which means we are not caught up in  panic mode come December.  Kate chose the theme. this time.

My Card

 

 

I have used a very old digi image, "Snowdad Family" from a company called Digi Blessings, which I think has probably folded because I was unable to find it on google search. This is such lovely smiley snow family and perfect for Kate's challenge.

I used old LOTV papers and Grungy Christmas Sentiments. I found the sparkly motif in the corner in my box of extras.  I have a feeling it is from an extremely old Spellbinders die set when they did  complementing motif and accent dies. 

 

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

 

 

 

Going Metallic at 12 MoC LinkUp

 Good morning. Our challenge this month at the 12 Months of Christmas LinkUp is to add some metallic. If you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, be sure that your card features something METALLIC. Add the shimmer of metal to your card by way of metallic markers, gold or silver glitter, embossing powder, wire or metal embellishments, or through the use of foil, chrome or other metallic type textures and papers, or any other way you can think of!
  
Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win a $10.00AU gift voucher from this month's sponsor, Beccy's Place. You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Embossed Metallic: Christmas Edition (you can see a preview for this set by clicking HERE).

My Card

 I used blue glitter paper from Decosses Dynamite Doodles for my backing. The image and sentiment are from our sponsor's "Festive Baubles". I added hanging baubles from Memory Box diecut from blue glitter card and then some metal snowflakes I found in  my stash from years ago.

Why not pop across to the blog to see what the other Sleigh Belles have made for this challenge and then check back mid month to see the work of the Merry Maidens.

Have a good day.

 

Christmas Feast - Food/Drink at Winter Wonderland.

 Good morning and it's time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland. Our theme, as you can see, is to use food and/or drink on your card - but remember we are a Christmas challenge.  Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps and you could win two digi images of your own choice.

My Card 

Why not pop over to the blog and check out what the rest of the DT have made for the challenge and maybe you will be tempted to join in and get ahead with your Christmas cards.

Take care care and enjoy your day.

 

Winter Sports for Winter Wonderland

 Good morning and welcome to a new challenge at Winter Wonderland.  The theme, chosen by Stacey, is Winter Sports and our sponsor is All Dressed Up.

My Card

I used All Dressed Up Little Skater  digi  and coloured with Promarkers.  The die cut was cut from pink glitter card.     Please pop across to the blog and check out the cards from the rest of the DT. 

 Take care and have a good weekend.

 

 

 

          

The 12 Months of Christmas #77 Gnomes

Good  morning and it's time for another challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas LinkUp blog. This unique challenge blog gives you the chance to win just by entering!  However, if you want the chance to win this month's featured paper pack, feature ONE OR MORE GNOMES on your card.
  
Keep in mind though, that you don't need to follow the twist to link up your cards and earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win THREE images from this month's sponsor, Sheepski Designs You simply need to follow the twist if you'd like a chance to win this month's featured digital paper pack, Gnome for the Holidays 

My Card

My 6" square blue card base uses backing paper "Winter Blues" from DDoodles and image Garden Party from Sheepski Designs.

This is a great opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas cards.

Take care and have a good week.

Humour for the Christmas Card Club

 Rachel wants to see some humour in our cards this time. We do have the option of Anything Goes but I do like the challenge of doing something that I might not normally do.

My Card

This image from Beccy's Place really makes me smile and reminds me of how often those darn Christmas tree lights become tangled.  This is a 7" square card.  The scraps of Christmas tree lights card was in my snippets box and I cannot remember where it is from. I just fussy cut the light bulbs in the corner from some clip art which I printed onto a scrap of photo paper to give it some gloss.

Take care.

 

Use Dies for Christmas Card Club

 Here we are for our final challenge of the year for our Christmas Card Club. As you can see the theme is to use die cuts and was chosen by Shaz.

I am posting  a day early because I have a DT card to post tomorrow.

My Card

 

This is a 6" square white base card. The image is a really sweet stamp from LOTV, Angels With Crib, which I have had for years and not used for so long. I coloured it with Promarkers. It was then die cut it with SB Lacey Circles. I used Memory box Snowflake Corner and a Carla Craft punch for the snowflakes. The backing papers were from an extremely old C&C CD. I then just blinged it up with Papermania Shimmer Dots. If in doubt use lots of bling and glitter - you cannot go wrong with that at Christmas!! I didn't use a sentiment because of the script paper.

 

 

 

Penguins at Winter Wonderland

 Good morning.  It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland. The theme is Penguins and our sponsor is Twinkle Lane Designs 

My Card

This is a 5" x 7"green  card from Card Craft UK and used in landscape. I matted a scrap of striped paper onto some burgundy card stock.  The sponsor's  image is Playful Penguins and coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment die is from Sue Wilson and I matted it onto some white card to allow it stand out against the busy striped background. The trees are John Next Door Finlay's Trees.

I hope you can find time to pop over to   the blog and check out the cards from the rest of the DT and maybe you will decide to join in the challenge.  Please remember,however, that we are a Christmas/Winter blog only. 

Take care and enjoy your day.

Gifts, Ribbons and Bows at Christmas Card Club

 Good morning to you all. Well the weather is definitely autumnal now although the sun is shining albeit with a very chilly breeze.

It's time for another card for our Christmas Card Club and this time Zoe chose the theme.

Card #1 

This uses an image from Dr Digi's House of Stamps and is called Elliot and Elvis. The backing paper is from Delicious Doodles and it is coloured with Promarkers. The sentiment die is Sue Wilson and I just mounted it onto a piece of white card to make it stand out against the busy background.

Card # 2

 Card # 2

This one uses a topper from LOTV.  I still have a few toppers which come to light every now and then and this one was perfect for the challenge. The sentiment stamp is from Little Claire and I have used Spellbinders dies throughout.  The gorgeous striped ribbon is from the local haberdashers and I have it in various colours.

I'm up to my eyes in crafting stuff for our WI members. Just when we thought we were going to be able to re-start our meetings the regulations changed again so that is no longer possible. But we all need to do the best we can to keep this virus under control and if this is what it takes then so be it. I make a card and we include a gift for each missed meeting.  We are going to have to put our thinking caps on and try to work out things which are not too expensive since it might be many months yet before we can get together - and we are not able to raise any funds either so it is a case of being careful and following the rules of what we can and can't do! 😉😊

Well take care and enjoy your weekend.  I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for International Art and Soul.

Snowmen and Snow at Winter Wonderland

Good morning.  We have a new challenge at Winter Wonderland today and the theme is Snowmen and Snow.  Our fabulous sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps and the DT are all using Jodie's images from Bugaboo.

My Card

Recipe 

DL base card  made from Crafter's Companion black card stock

red card stock  from stash

image - Snowman Block - Bugaboo

Falling Snow e/f - Sue Wilson

Promarkers to colour

I decided to rearrange my snowmen from their original square block to a column so that I could make a DL card. I embossed the left side of the white card. Initially my idea was to arrange die cut snowflakes down this side but I liked it as it was so thought I would leave it very CAS. This is very different for me but I really like the effect.

Please hop over to the blog and see what my teamies have come up with for this challenge and maybe you will be inspired to join in with us - but please remember we are a Christmas blog so your project must be Christmas/holiday themed.

The weekend is almost upon us so I hope you have a great weekend, especially if you have any plans.

Take care.

Winter Wonderland Sketch Challenge

Good morning.  Today we have a new challenge at Winter Wonderland. We ask you to follow one of two sketches, which you will find on our challenge page, and also to add embossing either dry embossing using a folder or heat embossing. Our sponsor is  Dr Digi.

My Card

Recipe

6"square blue base card- Hobbycraft

paper - LOTV

image - Lonely This Christmas from sponsor

Scandinavian Christmas e/f - Crafter's Companion

Noble pierced rectangles - Sue Wilson

Promarkers to colour

I really like monochrome but I didn't actually set out to that with this card.  However, subconsciously that's exactly what I did. I cut the pennants by trimming the edges off the embossed strips and then added a pearl to finish off. I followed the above sketch but if you go across to the blog you will see the other choice of sketch the inspiration from the DT.

We would love to see you take part in our challenge but do remember we are a Christmas/holiday challenge only.

Take care and enjoy your day.

At Winter Wonderland it's Hip to be Square

Good morning. It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and as you can see the theme is Hip to be Square which means we want to see square cards.  How easy could that be? Our sponsor is Fred She Said.

My Card

Recipe

6"square white base card - Rymans

green card stock - from stash

image - pinecone spray/arches

Noble Pierced Squares - Sue Wilson

sentiment die - Sue Wilson

Promarkers

I decided to keep my card CAS and I'm so glad I did because I really like it.  I just added a dash of colour with Promarkers on the pine sprays and bottoms of the pinecones.  Apart from adding the sentiment I did nothing else. My husband caught sight of it and said it looks classy.  Quite a compliment from him.

Why not pop over to the blog and check out the inspiration from the DT which may tempt you to join in our challenge. Please remember we are a Christmas challenge only so as well as being square your card must be a Christmas card.

Take care.

Favourite Colours at Winter Wonderland

Good  morning and I hope you are well.  The new challenge has started at Winter Wonderland and the theme is to use your favourite colour combination. We are sponsored by All Dressed Up.   I odn't really have a favourite colour combo for Christmas cards but I do think blue always seems to give a cold icy feel but I| have never teamed it with yellow before.

My Card

Recipe

7" x 5" blue base card - Hobbycraft

backing paper Decosses Dynamite

image - Sledging Pup from sponsor

snowflake border - The Works

promarkers tocolour

computer generated sentiment

Why not pop over to the blog and check out what colours the rest of the DT have used.

Stay safe and well.

Christmas Critters for Christmas Card Club

Good morning and here we are already at Challenge # 8 for our little club.  Maureen chose the theme and she wants to see Christmas Critters. Now the dictionary definition of critter is " a living creature". My first card certainly shows creatures you would associate with Christmas but perhaps not so for my second card. Well I'm showing a creature, it's Christmas, and it's bit of fun.

Card #1

 

Recipe 

6" square white base card

 red and blue card from stash

patterned paper - "Home for Christmas" Papermania

Geese toppers/stickers - Rymans

small poinsettias - Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiments - computer generated

The geese are glittery stickers and very old stash which I came across and thought would be ideal for the challenge.

Card # 2  

  

Recipe

6" square white base card

papers - "Snow Princess" LOTV

digi image - Eleanor and Pickles from Lacy Sunshine

holly corner dies - Joanna Sheen

sentiment - computer generated

promarkers to colour

I came across this digi image when I was looking for something else on my external hard drive aad thought it might be a bit of fun. Pickles looks like a very grumpy frog. I wonder if Santa didn't bring him everything he wanted?

Hope everybody is staying safe and well.  I'm getting plenty of walking in and now the weather is so good it is even more enjoyable.  I've asked John to get my bike out and give it a going over so I can alternate between cycling and walking.

Anyway take care and enjoy the sunshine.

Angels or Wings at Winter Wonderland

Good morning and I hope this finds you well.  My card today is my DT post for Winter Wonderland.
Our sponsor is Sherry West Art and the winner will receive a surprise from Sherry.  The theme was chosen by Pat.

My Card

Recipe

7" x 5" white base card image - Angelic by Sherry West

e/f Dainty Dots - Spellbinders

Labels 8 & Decorative Labels 8 - Spellbinders

Promarkers to colour

My initial thought was to make it monochrome black and white but I decided to go with the lavender instead.

Well the weekend is almost upon us again and according to Mr Weather Man it's going to be warm and sunny.  Let's hope he is right this time.

Take care and stay safe.