Day ONE September 2020 Peeks - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - O Holy Night!

Hello to all my visitors! I hope you are having an amazing and blessed day!

I'm happy you're here to visit me because it's DAY ONE

of the sneak peeks of the fantastic September release for

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

 We just wrapped up an absolutely amazing weekend

of the Krafty Retreat by Kourier in the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Friends Facebook Group.

Some of you may have already seen some of the

brand new stamp sets and stencils as people were

posting their creations from the classes. 

Today you get to see MORE!  

Our first featured NEW stamp set is 

called O HOLY NIGHT! by artist Neda Sadreddin

The precious Nativity set is just so adorable!

Here's my card to share with you today

That baby Jesus just steals my heart. 

Those beautiful stars in the background were

made with the NEW Twinkle Little Stars stencil 

and Precious Pink hybrid ink.  This ink is

the softest, most beautiful pink.  It's already one

of my all time favorite shades of pink.  

For the next three days you'll get to see more of

these amazing products from the Krafty DT. 

ALL the new goodies will be available for purchase

in the KKS Shop this weekend following the 

LIVE OnLine Release Party in the

Krafty Friends Faceboook Goup.  The FUN

with Kimmie starts at 1pm EST!  

Make plans to joins us and start making your

shopping/wish list - oh never mind...

you're probably gonna want it all hehe! 

Pop on down to the links below and visit the

blogs of my lovely DT friends.  Please leave a comment

at each stop and let them know what you love about

their creations (and the products).  Each comment you

leave gives you a chance toward a $ prize to spend in 

the Krafty Shop!  Plus we LOVE to hear from you! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - Card #2

Hi again!  I'm back with my second card for the 

2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.
It's only the 3rd day of this fun hop and there are already
well over 400 entries and 80 sponsors - WOW!

This time I'm using a sweet bear and his favorite mug

of coffee (or cocoa) from Neat and Tangled 

(one of the hop's Super Sponsors) called 

BEARY MERRY (and coordinating dies). 

The sentiment is from Santa's Wonderland.  

I colored the bear on kraft paper with copics and then 

used the coordinating die.  The paper is from my Doodlebug

Designs stash - I love to use pink on my Christmas cards.

I'm also entering the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C415 - Previous Sketch

I used Sketch #403 from September for my layout

Crafting from the Heart Challenges #187 - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Monday Christmas Challenges #269 Color Challenge

(I used pink, light blue and green)

Animal Friends Challenge Blog - #57 Anything Goes w/an animal

Crafty Animals Challenge #9 - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Blog - Christmas Card Day $100 Giveaway

Thanks again for visiting me!  I'll have one more post in the 

morning with some special coffee/cocoa treat bags and tags

to share with you but for now I need to be off to bed

for my beauty rest.  Tomorrow I'll also start hopping myself

and leaving some love for other CLBH crafters.  Hugs! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenges #357 - Use Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Hello sweet friends and followers! 

It's Saturday and time for another fun

challenge theme for you at 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE CHALLENGES.

This week we would like to see you use

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors.

My favorite non-traditional color for

Christmas creations is pink.  

What do you like to use instead of 

the traditional red and green?  

This sweet little elf is from the adorable set

called Treat Yours-Elf.  The pretty plaid papers

are from Lawn Fawn.  

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenges - W is for Wishes 

(use the word Wish or Wishes on your creation)

The Brown Sugar Challenges #224 - Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year Round - November - Santa and/or Elf

Crafty Catz Challenges #346 -Anything Goes

Jingle Bells - Flower Power

and MOJO Monday 473  as I used the sketch

for my card (with a mirrored orientation).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today! 

I hope that you will decide to join us this week 

with your own card, scrapbook page or altered item 

using NON-Traditional Colors  and a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp 

or any other stamp as a starting point for your creation! 

 You will have until November 18th at 11:55 pm EST to get your entries in!

Til next time friends...Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #420 - Simon Says Stamp Sponsor

Hello crafty friends and followers! 

Happy weekend to each of you!

We have a new sketch up for you this week

at SKETCH SATURDAY

and a wonderful returning sponsor

SIMON SAYS STAMP!!

The Sketch Challenge Prize is a super generous 

$25.00 to spend in the 

Simon Says Stamp Store.

Wanna Win???  All you have to do

is play along this week for a chance!

Here's Sketch #420

I got this adorable Simon Says Stamp 

Christmas set last year late in the season and

didn't get a chance to use it.  I decided now is 

the time to ink it up and here's what I made!

The clear stamp set is called Retro Christmas.

Don't  you love the happy little face :o). 

Non-traditional colors are my favorite to use 

for Christmas cards.  I kept the card to nearly 

one layer (shocker!) and love how it turned out.  

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #319 - CAS

Winter Wonderland Challenges -
Let us see a Christmas Tree/Make it Cute
Either/or (I chose Make it Cute)
ABC Christmas Challenges - N is for No Rules

Come play along with us this week!
Hugs! D

Sketch Saturday #390 Sponsored by A DAY FOR DAISIES

Ho, ho, ho hello! It's time for another 

great sketch from SKETCH SATURDAY!

We have a wonderful returning sponsor
A DAY FOR DAISIES.
The prize this week:
$12 A Day for Daisies gift certificate.

Here is Sketch #390

and here is my card using it

I kept this very simple and used a softer color scheme. 

I wanted the baby Jesus to be the main focus of this card.

After all Jesus is the Reason for the Season.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #173 - Holiday

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #256 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!

I hope that you will use this great sketch and make your

own lovely creation to share with us this week at 

Sketch Saturday.  Hugs D

Kraftin' Kimmie October New Release Sneak Peeks Day THREE - Snow Buddies

Yahoo - you're here!

 I'm so excited to show you my creation today 

for the  KRAFTIN' KIMMIES STAMPS

October NEW Release clear stamp set called

"SNOW BUDDIES" by artist Cheryl Grant. 

 It features Lexi, her puppy pal and some winter friends having fun
 in the snow!  The set also includes three coordinating sentiments! 

Oh my goodness get ready for the cutest Snow Buddies EVER!

Don't they look like the best of friends?!I LOVE love love snowmen
 and the color pink for Christmas/winter!

I used a larger sentiment from "HAPPY WINTER DAYS" (Day ONE

sneak peek set) on this card too.

This paper is by Doodlebug Designs (SugarPlum) and I used the 

October KK Sketch (see below) for some extra inspiration 

(I switched it up a little bit though). 

Are you excited for tomorrow's sneak peek??! 

You're gonna love it - I promise! 

Hope you can come hang out with Kimmie and the Krafty Girls at 

the LIVE ONLINE RELEASE PARTY! The fun begins at 6pm EST

 and we'll be celebrating the new stamp sets with fun and prizes!

Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday - Holiday Style

Hello sweet friends and followers!

So happy you are here to visit me today!
Today is the last day of September 2015 - holy moly!

It's also Wednesday and that means that it's time for another

challenge at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE  

where the theme is always anything goes 

when it's Wonderful Wednesday.

For my Krafty Girl creation today I inked up
one of the fabulous new clear stamp sets from the September

release called "Holiday Style" - take a look:

Isn't she a beauty?  I can just hear her singing this song!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges #43 - Anything Goes 

Come and Get it Challenges - Clear it Out (Use a Stash item)

(mine is the snowflake border strip at the bottom of my card)

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Use a Non-White Base
The Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings "Anything Goes"
Craft Your Passion - Challenge #281 "Always Anything Goes"

I hope that you will join us this week with your own fabulous creation!
Did you know that you can WIN a prize just for entering? Go to the
main challenge page to see all the deets!
Your creation can use any stamp, any theme, any style and can be
ANY type of project - card, scrapbook page, altered or 3D item.
Grab your Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, ink them up and join the fun!

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #299 - Circles

Good krafty day peeps!

It's Saturday and time for another fun challenge

at KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!!

This week the theme is Circles.  Ohhh the 

possibilities are huge with a theme like this one!

Here's my Krafty Girl creation to share with you today

using one of the adorable images and sentiments from 

the NEW September release clear stamp set called

ANGEL VOICES.  Take a look:

I love love love pink on Christmas cards!! 

I was very pressed for time this week (let's be honest I was 

finishing this quite late last night) so I didn't add much for 

embellishments other than those awesome wooden snowflakes, 

and kept it pretty simple. But with such an adorable image

what else do you really need - right??? 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

I followed the sketch this week from MOJO Monday #416

The Outlawz Challenges - Friday's Coloring Anything Goes w/twist of Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #56 - Lots of texture and/or layers
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenges #248 - Stick it Down
(I interpreted that as gluing down lots of layers)
Papertake Weekly - It Will Soon Be Here (Christmas)

I hope that you will decide to join us this week! 

Did you know that there are prizes?  Pop into the challenge

blog and check out the deets. While you are there go visit 

the other lovely Krafty Girls and see what they have made for 

your inspiration too.  

Want even more inspiration?  Join us in the 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Friends Facebook Group.  

Til next time...hugs and happy kraftin'! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - July BINGO

Hello! Wow what a FUN week it was last week 

at CATCH THE BUG CHALLENGES! 

The Fifth Annual Christmas in July  generated 

so many amazing creations that my head is still spinning

for all that gorgeous inspiration.  So glad that so many of 

you decided to play along!!   

Today is the start of another regular weekly challenge 

and it's the ever popular BINGO.

For my Guest DT card I've chosen the middle column
of Texture (frantage), No Square and BLING (glitter).

This is one of my favorite snowman images from Bugaboo

called "Snowman polka scarf" but there are lots more

that I'd like to add to my collection too.  Who doesn't LOVE 

a cute snowman?  There's still time for you

to scoop up some awesome Bugaboo digital stamps
of your own during the 50% off July sale.


My time as a Guest Designer is rapidly coming to an end -
just one more challenge to go next week.  I've had such a
wonderful time creating with the Bugaboo team and
amazing whimsical images.  I hope you've enjoyed the
inspiration I've provided to you this past 4 months
because I've sure loved doing it!

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today!
I hope that you will join us this week for BINGO.
Til next time....hugs and happy crafting! D

Catch the Bug Challenges - Christmas in July {Sketch}

Hello sweet friends and followers!
It's Day 2 of the Christmas In July  challenges
at Catch the Bug Challenges!!!
Today we have a sketch for you to try, and it's a goodie
take a look:

For  my card today I've added a panel using the bokeh technique
and some non-traditional colors (my favorite to use on Chrismas
cards) with "Mini Set - Winter Bears".  I received this fabulous set
last year when I won the 2014 Christmas Chaos challenges.
And that is why, my friends I have also been enjoying the
past 3 months as a guest designer for Bugaboo Stamps!

Here's a look at the inside too and another of the images 

and a sentiment to finish it all up.  Pretty cute - huh??

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Come and Get it Challenges - Christmas in July

4 Crafty Chicks #254- Christmas in July

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Furry Friends

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Christmas in July

Winter Wonderland - Have a Beary Merry Christmas

I sure hope that you will join us this week for 

Christmas in July.  Each day of this week long event

there is a new challenge to help you get your Christmas cards

started.  You also have a chance at a daily prize as well as 

for the GRAND PRIZE for playing along with all of the 

challenges.  More details are on the main blog - please go see.

Check out the amazing creations from the Design team too
while you are there - you'll be glad you did!

See you tomorrow with another Christmas creation! 

Chilly Christmas Wishes KK Christmas Swap

Hi again!

I'm back to share a card I made 

for the Kraftin' Kimmie Facebook

group Christmas card swap.

My crafty buddy (Wanda) got her card 

so now I can share it with you too.

I'm so excited because my son comes home tonight

from Wisconsin for Christmas break.

I haven't seen him for nearly 4 months -

can't wait to see his gorgeous face! 

Please say a prayer for his 

safe travels home to see his mama :o)

Might not be sharing too many crafty creations

for the next couple of weeks so I can really 

enjoy my time with my whole family home for the holidays.

So back to my card...

I used one of my favorite animal stamp sets

by Kraftin' Kimmie - take a look:

There's another great animal set that made 

it's release debut today at Kraftin' Kimmie. 

It's amazing - you should check it out!

 I am entering this in the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday 12/10-16/14 - Anything Goes

Kit and Clowder - December Challenge - Animals

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes w/twist Fun in the Snow.

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #71- Use a Sentiment

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Bling it On

Alphabet Challenge Blog "V is for Variety" (3 different papers)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges - December

Kylie is Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Card Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today!

Til next time... Merry Christmas!! D

Bugaboo's 2nd Annual Holiday Chaos - Pencil's (copics) Down

Hello friends and happy weekend to you!

I've finished off my last 3 entries for the 

Bugaboo's 2nd Annual Holiday Chaos Challenges.

I've combined 3 days into this post

 and have a combo of challenges 

that I'm entering for each one.  

I'll keep it brief so you aren't scanning 

forever to see what you came to see :o)

So... here's my entry for Wednesday's Humor theme (Day 4)

Seriously...who's funnier than Stella 

(Ha! I crack myself up!).

I used the sketch from 

The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge (Dec 10th)

I'm also entering this card in 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #94 - Christmas/Holiday Season

And....here's my entry for Thursday's Critter Challenge (Thursday)

This is one of my favorite Bugaboo images.

So stinkin' cute! 

I'm entering this card also in 

STAMPlorations December Challenge  - Designer's Choice

I chose November 2014 - STAMPS and Layers

and in 

LOVE to Create Challenge #145 - Non-Traditional Holiday colors 

And last...here's my entry for Friday's CAS Challenge

I made this one for my brother-in-law :o)

So I'm entering it in the ABC Christmas Challenge - Y for Your Family. 

and also in the Divas by Design - Team A Challenge - Seeing Red.

I think the BILwill appreciate it - if not too bad (Bwahh haha haha).

Hmmm...maybe I should send this to myself.

All kidding aside - I do love him - he's just a tad naughty though :o)

And... that's all folks. Pencils - or in my case, copics, down. 

I've made it for all 7 challenges of the 

Bugaboo's 2nd Annual Holiday Chaos  Event.

Whoot Whoo!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me,

I hope you enjoyed my creations.

Til next time... hugs and happy crafting! D

Chilly Christmas Wishes

Hello friends and followers.

It's really looking like Christmas at my house.
We have our tree and Christmas decorations up.
This is the earliest I have done it in about 15 years!
The Christmas decorating then turned into a massive
clean out of the storage closet area - UGH!
This then led me to exclaim "I am NEVER purchasing another
Christmas decoration". Which I quickly revised to say  "At least not
until I get rid of some more stuff".  LOL.
Hmmm... I think I've said that about my crafting supplies too.

I'm back again with another card to share with you
that I am using as my third entry
for the Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Guest contest.
Kimmie says we can enter as many times as we like
(until the 14th of December).  I LOVE Kraftin' Kimmie stamps
so much that I just can't help myself!  I really
would like to be a Krafty Guest Designer again.
So...I figure it can't hurt my chances by
entering as many times as I can - he he.

Here's my card:

Stamp & sentiment from "Just Chillin'!" by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Since I plan to give this card to someone right away 

I finished the inside (often I don't finish the inside until later).

Sentiment from "Christmas Cheer" and penguin from "Just Chillin'"

I CASEd Krafty Gal Tracy's style on this -

she often stamps an image from the set on the 

inside of the card too.  Fun huh?

Aren't these little penguins just about 

the cutest thing you ever saw?   

Confession time...both the stamp set and papers are new 

and I haven't yet gotten rid of anything else.

What??? Did I say I wouldn't buy anything else

until I got rid of something first?? No Way!

I mean how could I help myself when this is so stinkin' cute?  

I guess I should never say NEVER - hahahaha!

Okay so enough from me for now.
I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday Challenge (Dec)
Kylie is Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Card challenge
4 Crafty Chicks #223 Animals
MOJO Monday #374 Contest

Merry Monday #137 - Use a Bird

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Things With Wings

Winter Wonderland - North or South Pole

Kit and Clowder - December Challenge - Animals

The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday Challenges - Christmas Magic

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me again today!

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

MTTC#269 - Snowman

Hello again dear friends and followers.

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

I will be doing some of mine today.

Not looking forward to the crowds

but am looking forward to enjoying some

time with my sweet daughter.

It's time for another weekly challenge at 

My Time to Craft Challenges (MTTC).
This week's theme works really well

with both the cold snowy weather we are getting

and the upcoming Christmas holiday.

MTTC #269 is Snowman (or men)

or Snow ladies if you prefer :o)

Here's my DT card:

This is a bit larger than I usually make.

Finished size is 6 x 6. 

Funny story... it didn't start out being

nearly that big but after I got all my 

patterned papers glued down I went to

open the card to decorate the inside 

only to discover that I had glued everything 

on the card base upside down.  

Oh for pity sake!!

Have you every done that?

So... I had to cut it apart at the seam

and then add that piece to another base. 

It's a good solid (heavy) card 

that will probably cost me a fortune to mail

LOL!!

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

Brown Sugar Challenges #122 - Anything Goes

The Outlawz - Friday Coloring challenge - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Challenge #278 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #85 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too #75 - Snow

Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafting Challenges #205 - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties Challenge  PWC338- Snow Much Fun

Sketch Saturday - Pick a Previous (I used #337)

Please go visit the rest of the lovely ladies

on the MTTC DT and see their gorgeous Snowman 

creations this week as well.  Hope to see

your Snowman creation in the gallery too.

Til next time...hugs and happy crafting! D

Non-traditional Christmas card - DD#79 "Black Tie" Week & Let's Get Inky

Hello friends - hope your week is going well.  I'm surprised it's Thursday already - my week has just flown by. A quick post for today to share a card I whipped together last night after seeing something that inspired me.  I'd like to enter this card in the following terrific challenges:

Dynamic Duos #79 

and Nonni's Christmas Card Challenge #1 - Let's Get Inky - Stamp a Happy Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by today - I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time friends...hugs and happy crafting! D

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - February Color Challenge #14

Happy February ya' all!  As the hostess at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown for this second week in February I have chosen a non-traditional color scheme.  I have to tell you that when I initially picked these colors I had something quite different in mind than what I ended up making. Here's my card:

and the inside:

I do like how it turned out and I have lots of other ideas for this somewhat unusual and non-traditional color scheme for Christmas cards.  I added some sponged color around all the layers to give it a little depth (seemed a bit too plain or flat to me without it).  What do you think?  Is it too odd of a color combo or are you up to the challenge?  

Please go visit the site and see what the rest of the DT has come up with.  I hope you will decide to join us this week at 52CCT!   Til next time... Hugs and Happy Crafting! 

Snowflake tree for 5 challenges {inspired by Hallmark}

Supplies: Cardstock -whisper white,gumball green and pixie pink (retired) all SU.,

Dies - Bitty Banners and Northern Frost (snowflakes, retired).

Punch - miscellaneous snowflake punches that I've had forever.

Rhinestones - retired SU special set from a past holiday mini

DSP - Be of Good cheer.  Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes

 

Hello friends!   My card today was inspired by a Hallmark flyer I got in the mail (see below). 

See the card in the middle made with the snowflakes? That's where my inspiration started.  Before I started making cards myself, I spent quite a bit of money on those Hallmark cards.  I still think they're beautiful but now I look at them and think "Hmmm... I should try that...I'll bet I could do that". 

Our challenge for you this week at 'ABC' Challenges is to make a card with Snow, Snowflakes or a Snowman on it, so I thought now was the perfect time to give it a go.  I'm pleased with how it turned out, but I wouldn't want to mass produce this, it took me forever to place my snowflakes just where I wanted them.   Here's a closer look at my snowflakes:

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Dies and/or Punches. 

My Time to Craft Challenge #200- None traditional colors (pink is my favorite NT color to use). 

Divas by Design #64 - Let it Snow

Paper Play Challenges Week 49 - "Christmas is Coming". 

 

Can  you believe it will be here soon!! I've hardly started by Christmas shopping but have a great stock of cards to send out this year (that's my project for tomorrow).  I hope you will decide to join us this week at 'ABC' Challenges.  Myself and the rest of the DT really enjoy visiting many of your blogs and getting lots of inspiration from you each week - please keep playing along with us, we love it!  Speaking of inspiration, there's plenty more to be had from the other DT gals so pop on over there and see what they've made to share with and inspire you!

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit - I'm sure glad that you did. Til next time... Hugs and happy crafting!!  

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Color Challenge

Hello friends - we have a fabulous non-traditional color challenge this week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Color Challenge #11.  If you have been following my blog at all you will have noticed that I LOVE to use pink in my Christmas cards so I was excited that this is our color combo this week.  The color of pink that is in the button in the inspiration photo above also happens to be my favorite color.  So...how are you doing on your Christmas cards?  Are you feeling like you are pretty caught up - or are you just deciding to get started?  Playing along with us at 52CCT each week will help you keep caught up, or get you started - depending on which spot you are currently in - so I hope that you will join us!! Here's what I came up with this week (WARNING - lots of pink below):

I started out thinking that I was going to do a CAS (clean and simple) type card but then got carried away with stamping my doily snowflakes and before long it wasn't CAS at all.  I really struggle with CAS cards for some reason - sorry I digress. I embossed the larger snowflakes with Early Espresso and just stamped the smaller ones and punched out for a bit for dimension and effect.  I forgot initially that I needed to use a little white or cream too so managed to get that in before I finished it.  I love how my fellow DT member Mynnette uses bling on most of her cards (and how she groups the bling) so I made an attempt to give it a go too with the brown rhinestones. So... a busy card but my 12 year daughter told me she thinks it an elegant card - so I'm pretty happy about that :o)  Hope you like it too and that I've inspired you to play along with us this week at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.  There's lots more inspiration to be found from our other DT members on the challenge site so pop on over there and check it out.  Til next time - Hugs and Happy Crafting!!

Supplies (all from Stampin Up! except the rhinestones): Cardstock - Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and Early Espresso.  Stamps - Delicate Doilies and Border Banter (sentiment).   Brown Rhinestones - Close to My Heart (thanks Beth!).



52{Christmas} Card Throwdown - Theme Challenge #10 {Fairy Lights}

Hello and Happy Saturday to all of you!! Today's challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is a Theme Challenge (see below)

Oh goodness what a fun theme - as usual so many possibilities to be explored and created! Here's what I came up with for your inspiration this week:

I decided it might be fun to go completely non-traditional in my color choice this week.  I've been seeing a lot about neon lately as a popular trend so I thought I'd give that a go.  I first colored my images with Copic markers and then added a drop of Crystal Effects to each little light to give it some shine and depth (it doesn't show up nearly as well in the photo as it does in real life ). I love their happy little faces :o)  way too cute. 

 

I encourage you to pop on over to our challenge site at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown and see the other fabulous creations our DT members have come up with for this theme.  Pop on into their blogs and leave them a note when you see what you like.  Hope you'll decide to play along with us.  I can't wait to see what you come up with this week and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

I'm also entering this card in the Christmas Cards All Year Round October Challenge which is to

Create a card using a non traditional image with traditional Christmas colours

OR

Create a card with a traditional Christmas image using non traditional colours.

I think you have figured out which one I'm entering under (hint... its neon :o) ).

Til next time - Hugs and Happy Crafting!! Please come back to visit again.

 

Supplies: Stamp and sentiment - Cozy Christmas from Lawn Fawn.  Cardstock - Pixie Pink (retired Stampin Up!), Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White (both SU).  Ink - Memento black, Green Galore (retired), Pixie Pink (retired) and Tempting Turquoise (all SU).  Embossing folder (SU). Other - Crystal Effects (SU).