Christmas Stocking

It is so fun to get the creative mojo coming early to get some Christmas cards done early. I did this card to meet the criteria for a couple of this week's paper craft challenges. So here are the list that this card was made for:

https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2022/08/challenge-188-anything-goes.html

(#188 I used criteria was a anything goes theme)

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/krafty-chicks-challenge-624-week-2.html

(#624 theme this week: Christmas)

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2022/08/179-check-it-out-ginghamplaid.html

(#179 theme: check it out - using gingham or plaids)

https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc174-featured-designer-joanne/

(#174 elements used were diecut, free, and embossing)

 I used an embossing folder on my green card base, then I sanded over to expose the white paper underneath. I stamped some texture strip stamps from Unity with charcoal versafine ink and covered with black embossing powder. Added to across the card. Stamped this stocking stamp which is from PSX (1995), probably one of my oldest stamps in my collection of stamps (Retro requirement of using old stamp). I colored it with Copic markers. I added a silver chrome paper die cut for my sentiment, which is from Sizzix. 

CCEE2231 embossing technique

  Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Frances back today with our challenge for the week. 

A few months ago, Jennifer McGuire shared a technique using embossing folders. Let’s give it a try. You can find Jennifer's tutorial here. 

Now let's take a look at our Design Team's creations.

Check them out over on the CCEEstampers blog here: www.cceestampers.blogspot.com

What a fun one this challenge was, Frances! I have quite a collection of embossing folders and I love learning new ways to use them. I had not tried this with metallic papers before and I love the way it looked on this metallic red foil paper. As I sanded off the red, a silver came out from underneath. I stamped a rose and leaves in black ink and decided too keep it a neutral color for the contrast. 

Freshly Made Sketches

I loved this clean line designed layout for the Freshly Made Sketch challenge this week. Here is where you can find the details:

https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2022/08/freshly-made-sketches-548-sketch-by.html

This sketch is perfect for the sentiment stamp from Impression Obsessions. I added the roses from Unity to each end and colored it with copic markers.

 

Double D Challenge - lighhouses

When I saw that the theme from the Double D Challenge this week was lighthouses, I decided it was time to dig up one of my favorites. It is this one  that is an oldie from Our Daily Bread Designs, which is now Divinity Designs. I used distress oxide inks to water color in the colors. I gave it a simple layout with cardstock and a piece of design paper and mounted it onto a kraft card base. 

https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2022/08/lighthouse-challenge.html

 

Cozy Blue Christmas

 

I made this blue Christmas card for the Jingle Belles Challenge and also for the Peace on Earth Christmas challenge.  Check out these challenges by clicking on their names. I did a creative distressed oxide ink background on watercolor paper. The I stenciled a diecut snowflake onto the background and also used a die cut snowflake as part of my background, The tree is cut from some blue foil paper and the die is from Impression Obsessions. The sentiment also cut from blue foil paper is from Sizzix. I added blue enamel dots and silver half domes as decoration on the tree.  

House Mouse challenge #371 stick to it

Thought I would do a little early Christmas card making today. I am not sure I have ever even made a card with this stamp before today. But I loved how it came together. I used design papers for the background, copic markers for the coloring, and ornament stickers for my stickers. 

You can find the House Mouse Challenge here:

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/

 

CCEE2230 Butterflies

  Hi Crafty Friends,

It's a brand new month which means a new challenge hostess, this time round  (Frances Byrne) is issuing the challenges.

Butterflies seem to be very popular right now, many companies have released products featuring them this year. Create a card that features one or more butterflies.

Let's take a look at what the Design Team have created this week ...

I used a mixture of distress oxide inks as a smash ink background, then die cut this white panel to lay on top of it, letting the colors peek through the holes. I punched out these butterflies with a Martha Stewart paper punch, and added tiny Creative Memory mini flowers from a mini punch.  I added sparkle gel pen to the butterfly wings and centers to the flowers. The sentiment says: live gently upon this earth, which is from a Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy sentiment pad.