Showing posts with label Merry Little Christmas Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merry Little Christmas Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, September 3, 2021

Peace On Earth


It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.


Since the Inspiration List is a mix of elements related to the festivity, the creator has the choice to make something for that festivity, or to ignore the festivity all together and create something just using three (or more) elements on the list.

Today's festivities are in celebration of UN International Day of Peace, which takes place September 21st. The challenge runs from September 3rd - September 13th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. To create my card, I reached for my Impression Obsession Peace Doves dies and cut them from white fine glitter paper. I popped them up on a Spellbinders Hemstitch Circle Die on which I added a little DI ink and the die-cut olive branch. I lightly stenciled the card base with PTI Soft Stone ink and Picket Fence Studios Fancy Flourishes Stencil and added a sentiment from Paper Smooches. I used dove, white, leaves and die cut from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Sunday, November 22, 2020

'Tis The Season


 I bought this Hero Arts Sweater Die die last year and never used it. This wonderful patterned paper in my Christmas stash has all the colors in the adorable trees in the Inspired By... Brush on Color challenge photo. When I  saw it, I knew just what to do!

I just love the way this turned out. The French knot detail was inspired by Nicole Spohr's video Here.

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

O Christmas Tree



Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #174 is TREE.
CEAL is our Hostess

Our Guest Designer is Vicky Hayes. Vicky is a lovely person and a very talented card maker who works wonders with design and color. Do yourself a favor and take a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration. You will be so glad you did.

My card is created very simply using foiling and embossing. I printed a full sheet of card stock on a laser printer to use for foiling. I applied Ken Oliver's Stick It adhesive to the back of the piece from which I was going to die cut the Memory Box Flowering Christmas Tree. Once I cut the tree, I covered it with Gina K's Glittering Green Fancy Foil foil, and ran it through my laminator. I embossed the sentiment from Stamp Simply's O Christmas Tree on the card front, peeled the backing off the tree and adhered it to the card front to complete the card.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Trina and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Joy and Peace



Hello! And happy December! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, and with Time Out Challenge #150 we are challenged to be Merry and Cheerful. Perfect time of year for that, though it isn't always as easy as it seems! LOL.

We welcome Uniko as our wonderful sponsor. Challenge winner will receive an in-stock stamp set of their choice.

Our Guest Designer is Angie Cimbalo of Cimbacreativefun who is a very talented paper crafter with a keen sense of design, color and style. Do yourself a favor and visit her blog for some awesome inspiration.

I used Uniko's gorgeous Season Of Beauty stamp set to crete my card. I stamped 2 of the layered poinsettias with 6 shades of pink/red Altenew inks. I fussy cut them, and popped them up over some of the greenery that I stamped on the card base. The centers of the flowers were stamped with Delecata gold ink. I added one of the beautiful sentiments from the set to complete the card.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what Angie and the marvelous DT has created to inspire you. Come play with us!

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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Happy Christmas



I'm playing at AAA Cards today, where the Challenge #144 is Maxi White Space with an optional twist of Christmas In July. What a fun challenge!

I love this little rockin' reindeer - a wood mounted rubber stamp from Memory Box that I have had for ages. He comes out of my stash from time to time, and I thought he'd be the perfect star of my card. I gave him a red rhinestone nose, so though his name is Blitzen, he's a bit Rudolph-y. LOL! I used a sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas to help keep the white space maximized.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Joy To The World



The June Christmas challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers. The theme is Anything Goes Christmas with an optional twist of NON TRADITIONAL. For my card, I used some patterned paper with traditional red and green, but also pink, blue and polka dots which I think deviates from the traditional. I had hoped that the glue I used to tack the vellum down was not going to show through the vellum when it dried, but it did. I was going to re-make the card, but I liked the way it turned out so much though, that I left it as is. The JOY die cut is stacked on 3 layers pf pink card stock, and the rest of the sentiment on the little banner die cut is heat embossed.

Please head over to Happy Little Stampers JUNE Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team has created to inspire you. Christmas cards made throughout the year = less stress when Christmas rolls around in December. Be good to yourself and play with us!

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