Reindeer....Happy Little Stampers January 2019 Christmas Card Challenge~Anything Goes (optional twist: REINDEER)

Hello,

I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge design team; now, I won't have any excuses for 'late' Christmas cards!

To launch the New Year, we're offering an 'optional twist' to the usual Anything Goes fare: reindeer.

Definitely went with the twist for my cards...using a gorgeous stamp from Woodware that I purchased last February, after seeing the stunning card created by ever-so-talented Shirley B, here.  As we know, I'm pa-thet-ic with watercolour, so I opted to use my zigs a la copic-ish style to colour the deer. The background: distress inks with a splatter of white paint/water.

Just a few more versions. I made about 15, total, as part of my mass-production of late Christmas cards. A bit of an design oops in the version seen below in not leaving a snowy ground but...oh well. We'll just consider the deer 'magically' afloat *grin*

Simple stamping, with a wee bit of masking to vary the colour of the snowflakes.

Here, a distress inked deer + background. 

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see how  my talented teammates interpreted this month's theme.

Looking forward to seeing your Christmas cards in the gallery!

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Smile, Birthday Girl...STAMPlorations January 2019 CAS Card Challenge~Anything CAS Goes (optional colour twist: BURGUNDY)

Hello,

Happy New Year!! May 2019 see you richly blessed with laughter, joy, plenty of crafting opportunity and LOVE!

I'm joining my wonderful teammates for the STAMPlorations January 2019 Anything CAS Goes Card Challenge, with the optional colour twist: BURGUNDY.

I've had the oh-so-pretty Party Girl set in my collection for a while, and what better way to ring in a new year than with a pretty, shimmery silver dress! Classy, stylish and timeless!  I'm too old for such a snazzy dress, but that niece of mine...I'm sure she's love a 'little girl' version. May need to take her shopping; something special for the upcoming Daddy's Little Sweetheart Ball in March.

Party Girl

Smile

Party Time

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

Hope you'll play along with us this month and bring your CAS cards to the gallery!

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Happy Little Stampers January 2019 CAS Challenge~WASHI TAPE

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wishing you a 2019 filled with laughter, joy, love and yes, plenty of opportunity to craft!

Welcome to Happy Little Stampers January 2019 CAS Challenge, where this month's theme is washi tape.

Prior to this challenge, I've only used washi tape to hold dies in place or to seal envelopes, which means that my washi is of, shall we say, *functional* (aka: not so pretty) quality.  I was in a bit of a dither about how I'd remedy that little predicament, when I remembered a PinkFresh Studio purchase from wayyyyyyy back (as in last year), that included washi strips. PERFECT! Challenge challenge solved *grin*

Two very CAS cards...using my 'new' washi...

That's it from me; please head over to the blog to see how  my talented teammates interpreted this month's theme. A reminder that we're looking for CAS designs.

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From Our Home to Yours...Inkspirational Challenge #177~Word Prompt (CASE)

Hello,

Hard to believe that Christmas is already over and that we're gearing up for what will hopefully be a most marvelous New Year!

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #177, where we're inviting you to CASE one of your favourite cards from 2018, or one from another designer. A broad spectrum of choice...and we're certainly looking forward to seeing both the card/project that sparked your creativity and the you you've transformed it.

I decided to case my tag from this post, using Studio Katia's Holiday Village stamps and die sets and the pretty Bookmark die:

My cards use the same village sets, set inside the Scallop Window die, backed with paper from Lawn Fawn.

My wonderful teammates have interpreted the prompt in beautiful ways; please visit and leave them some love, which I know will be deeply appreciated:

Marina, Sandie, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Anila, Nonni and Kylie.

Looking forward to visiting you in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Poinsettia Peace...STAMPlorations December 2018 CUTplorations Challenge - Reminder Post

Hello,

Popping in with a 'reminder card' for the STAMPlorations December 2018 CUTplorations Challenge, where we're drawing inspiration from this fabulous photo: 

image source: 30smagazine

Here's my card....once again, focusing on poinsettias...

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

Peace On Earth (three layers thick, with a fourth layer cut from glitter cardstock)

Christmas Candles (copic coloured...but any medium would work with this pretty image)

That's it from me! Heading to my craftroom immediately! I'm still making Christmas cards...how about you?

Looking forward to seeing your creations in the gallery HERE!

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CUTplorations Challenge Guidelines can be found HERE (they're super simple!).  AND, if you play along, you're in the running for the Monthly Prizes! 

• $15 gift certificate to the winners in the challenges voted by each design team (5 main winners)
• $5 gift certificate to three (3) randomly picked players per challenge (15 winners total)

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Say What? Critter Tags...Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #42~Winter Holiday

Hello,

Guess what? I made a tag!  Well...technically, I made 'slightly' more than one tag.

Here's a few...and...

here's the whole kit-and-kaboodle!  Lawn Fawn Say What? Critters and tags for my niece and nephew's classmates (about 60, in all) that I was lucky enough to deliver in person last weekend. They're in charge of putting on the twine/ribbon...and were happily doing so when we left. 

A sample of a few of the cute unicorns,

the adorable reindeer and

the cool penguins.

The llamas' photo was too blurry and, because I was in a rush to pack-and-go, a retake opportunity didn't happen. We'll just consider them 'camera shy' *grin*

NOTE:  Honoured to be selected as a Featured Fawnatic. THANK YOU!

Delivering this 'visual' batch to Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #42~Winter Holiday

and ABC Christmas Challenge~Y is for Your Favourite Thing

which, in my case, is making tags/mini cards/bookmarks or whatevers for my niece, nephew and their classmates, several times throughout the year.

Hope the kids like them...

Also sharing at:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #322~Make Your Mark

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round~December Challenge~Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge #153~Anything Goes 

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Joy, Wonderful and 'Tis the Season....Inkspirational Challenge #176~Photo Inspiration

Hello,

I'm joining my wonderful team to launch the next Inkspirational challenge, but before I do: OHMYSTARS! Our Anything Goes Christmas challenge saw 157 awesome cards/projects in the gallery!  Thank you so much for bringing mega watt smiles to all our faces!  Festive spirit soaring!!

Okay...

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #176~Photo Inspiration, where we're inviting you to feast your eyes on this stunning table arrangement! From colours, to objects, to foods, to shimmer and shine..the the sparks to fuel your creativity abound!

For my cards, I focused on this section of the photo; specifically, the whisper of pink behind the wine glass, the glimpses of gold on the candle, the feather and napkin (or so I think it is, just behind the blueberries) and the dark hue of the wine (brandy?).  I also spotted an image that looks like a wee angel (right hand side).

Here's my trio of 4.5 square cards...

The background for the first two uses the new Quilted stencil from Uniko.

The third card's background is patterned paper from Kaisercraft; all three sport Kaisercraft ephemera. I rarely use pre-fab elements but sometimes...you just 'have to', specially when they're 'this' pretty!

My wonderful teammates have interpreted the prompt in beautiful ways; please visit and leave them some love, which I know will be deeply appreciated:

Marina, Sandie, Shauna, Pia, Marlena, Anila, Nonni and Kylie.

Looking forward to visiting you in the gallery!

Also sharing at:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #200~Helen's All About Occasions

AAA Cards CAS Game #130~Three of Something

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