Village

Village - Hello friends. I have a new project for you. I made this supper cute village scene for my design team project for Crafts 4 Eternity. Our challenge this week is Winter Wonderland. 

For my little winter village, I use the die that is in the Tinsel and Tags market kit. I love this little house die. The always turn out so cute. I used the stamps with a variety of  distress inks. Then folded them and added some "ice" Stickles. So fun.

I also used different colors of card stock for the houses. It is surprising how different the inks look on kraft verses white. The kit also had these dies that you can layer up, but I just folded them up to make some scenery for my village.

My grandchild loved seeing this. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my fun little village and hope to have you play along with us at Crafts 4 Eternity.

Crazy 4 Challenges #264 Squares - Each house is a little square with a roof.

Party Bird

Party Bird - Time for a new challenge at Creative Card Crew. This fortnight we are looking for birthday cards with a sentiment.

We have 2 great sponsors, Delicious Doodles and Marianne Designs. My image is Delicious Doodles. I colored it with Copics. 

My Designer Paper is Bo Bunny's Lemonade Stand. Sentiment is PTI. I used a die to cut it and some gemstones and feathers. The card is also cut with a SB die.

Love to Create Challenge #144 Shaped card
Paper Take Weekly #84 Anything Goes

Candy Cane Snowman

Candy Cane Snowman - Time for a new sketch at Seems a Little Sketchy!!!

Here is our sketch. I hope you join us. Our challenge runs for 2 weeks and we even have our next sketch posted, just for you!

My image is Snowman, Candy and Holly by Crafty Sentiments, who is one of our sponsors. Our other sponsor is The Robin's Nest. 

My DP is Fancy Pants, Merry Little Christmas paper pad. The image is colored with Copics and I added some chunky glitter for the snow.

My papers were inked with distress ink. I don't remember which color I used.

Creative Knockouts #65 Glitter
Moving Along With the Times Song inspired. Frosty the Snowman
Jingle Belles Rock food or drink
Simply Create Too #75 Snow
My Time to Craft Challenge #269 Snowman
Just us girls Challenge #269 Anything Goes
ABC-Challenge Y for Yuletide
Emerald Faeries #62 Christmas red and green

This card made the top 5 at ABC-Challenge.

Reflections

Reflections - I am away and having a wonderful time in Orlando, Florida with my grandchildren at Universal Studios. The days have been action packed,  I am exhausted, but wouldn't change a thing!

Through the magic of working ahead and the scheduling my post, all I have to do is tell you about my card.

At Crafts 4 Eternity, our challenge is to have 3 buttons, 3 brads, and 3 gemstones. I was really stumped on this one, then it hit me. 9 of something!

My stamps are PTI for my sentiment.

I used some mirror paper and the only problem with it, is that I could not get a photo of it without having my reflection in it. Do you see my camera? 

I used a SB to make 9 snowflakes and used 3 square  brads, 3 buttons and 3 gemstones in the center of each snowflake.

4 Crafty Chicks #222 die cuts
Southern Girls Challenge #100 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #120 December Sentiment
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #256 Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge #85 Anything Goes
Christmas Blog Challenge dies and punches
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #128 Happy Holidays

Unicorn

Unicorn - It is my double team week again. 2 teams and 2 fun challenges. Can you make 1 project for both challenge blogs also?

Crafts 4 Eternity is Furry Friends. Any furry animal. This challenge is sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs. The prize is 4 digi images.

Alphabet Challenge Blog is a bit more diffecult, U for unicorn. I remembered that I had this fun unicorn image by A Day for Daisies. 

I colored this image with Copics, then placed it inside a recessed card front. I like this style card, but I rarely do it. 

My designer paper is Bo Bunny's Lemonade Stand. My sentiment is PTI and it was punched with SU punches. The die cut word is also PTI. I finished off my card with some gemstones that are scattered around the frame.

ABC-Challenge X for extra special
Cupcake Inspirations #286 Cupcake Inspired
Corrosive Challenges by Janet #212 Girly
Just Inspirational Challenges Frame it
Paper Take Weekly #82 Girly
Clear it Out Challenge Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter #183 For a Child
Fab N Funky Challenges #237 Birthday

This card made Sweet 6 at Cupcake Inspirations.
It also make the top 3 at Corrosive Challenges by Janet.

Tepee Dreams

Tepee Dreams - Our new challenge at The Sweet Pea Stampers is Thanksgiving. What a fun challenge! After tis one we will be taking a break, so that we can get all of our Christmas preparations done.

My image is Thanksgiving by Regan Kubecek. I colored her with Copics. I really love how the sky line turned out.

My papers are Authentique's Something for all Seasons.

My banner is Stamps for life, stamped with Fired Brick distress ink.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #276 sketch
Open-Minded Crafting Fun #23 Birds
Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog #46 Thanksgiving
Craft Your Passion Challenges #240 Pumpkins or turkeys
Card Mania Challenges #60 digi
Shopping Our Stash #178 Thankful
Pinspirational Challenges #128 photo inspired

Woo Hoo! This card was picked as a favorite by Erin at Open-minded Crafting Fun

Snowy Scene

Snowy Scene - Today starts our stripe challenge at Creative Card Crew. Stripes are so fun to use, so we hope that you will join us. Our challenges run for 2 weeks, so you have lots of time to enter.

My designer paper is Fancy Pants, Merry Little Christmas paper pad.

My image is one of our sponsors, QKR Stampede. They have some really great images and I hope you check them out.

I colored it with Copics, in one of my favorite styles of coloring night scenes. Color in a medium tone and add shadows with a W5 and when you fill in the sky with the BV and add some white details and the scene takes a life of its own. This time I did add some chunky glitter for some extra sparkle.

I added some SB snowflakes with the fine glitter on top.

The pine cones and sentiment is Paper Trey Ink stamps and dies.

Sketch and Stash Challenge #151 Sketch
Jingle Belles Rock Great Outdoors
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #127 2 of a Kind (snowflakes)
Love to Create Challenge #142 Christmas
Card Mania Challenges #60 Digi
Clear it Out Challenge Anything Goes