Candy cane for snowman - CCC #26

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

This little snowman is getting a candy cane delivery! :)

Supplies...
~FTHS Candy Cane for Snowman image and sentiment
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Gelly Roll glitter pen
~the Paper Studio Pine St. Square
~Spellbinders Classic Squares
~Spellbinders Pierced Squares
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
~Spellbinders  Lacey Pennants
~MS snowflake punch
~Sweet n Sassy small snowflake die
~Baker's twine


Here's our optional photo inspiration for this week... candy canes!

I'm so sorry to have to say that this is our last Christmas Card Challenge.  I'm sorry to see it go, but I understand the need to put family first and fully support that decision.

Challenges...
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #360 - anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November - must use patterned paper
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra November - anything goes Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge #43 - anything goes Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round November - candies, cookies, gingerbread (my birdie is delivering a candy cane)


Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas Blessings - CCC #25

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

I've got a cute kitty to share today. 

My image is From the Heart Stamps "Kitten Surprise" and colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I cut everything out with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and Spellbinders Classic Squares then distressed the edges with my Distrezz It All.  I used Christmas Kraft paper for the main panel.  Some natural ribbon, yarn, and tiny brads finished it off.


Here's our optional photo inspiration for the week...

Did you know that last Sunday was National Cat Day?  Here's my cute real kitty! :)

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!!

Merry Little Christmas - CCC #24

Happy Sunday to you!!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges! 

My DP is Graphic 45 A Christmas Carol Patterns and Solids.  It's cut with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics and CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  The sentiment die is CottageCutz Holiday Greetings Tree.  My little embellishment is made using MS Branch Punch and Poppystamps Stitched Buttons die. 


Here is this week's optional photo inspiration...

Challenges...
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #356 - anything goes Christmas
Hiding in My Craft Room #323 - lots of layers
C.R.A.F.T. #438 - Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge #39 - anything goes Christmas
Cardz 4 Galz #58 - monochormatic



I liked this card so much that I made a few more...  I know I sound like a broken record, but any card that is pretty AND easy to mail is wonderful IMHO!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Shiny ornament - CCC #23

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

This card is very unusual for me... it's purple.  This is my least favorite color, so I don't use it often and have basically none in my stash, so this was a real challenge for me.  The ornament is a dark purple, though it looks almost black in the pic.  

Supplies...

Slice papers

Cuttlebug Holly Ribbons EF

Die-namics Small Ornaments die (ornament hanger)

Momenta Moroccan die

Spellbinders Standard Circles

Sentiment die - freebie that came with a Dies R Us order


This week's optional photo inspiration is purple & silver ornaments...

Challenges...
12 Months of Christmas Oct - anything goes Christmas
jingle belles JB:17:20 - Embossing (I dry embossed)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #354 - anything goes and/or purple
The Ribbon Girls October card challenge - must be a card
ABC Christmas - U for Unlimited or V for Vibrant (I did unlimited/anything goes)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

O Holy Night - CCC #22

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!

I found this polka dot paper in my scraps and thought it made the perfect night sky!!  The brown cardstock was cut with a Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes die.  My nativity scene is Die-Versions Nativity Border.  I had to trim one animal off of the right side.  My Momenta clear sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx and heat embossed.   Pretty simple, but really beautiful IRL!  {{I just  can't take pics that make my cards look like good! :/ }}

I found some blue paper with teeny tiny stars instead of the dots and made several more just like this.  Beautiful and post-office-friendly!

I didn't pay close enough attention to my brown pieces, so some of the "dirt" is higher on some cards. :/


This week's challenge's optional inspiration is Nativity...

 

Challenges...
Incy Wincy Designs 9/18-10/2 - unconventional Christmas (obviously my image is totally Christmas, but my brown/blue color combo is very nontraditional)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra Sept - anything goes Christmas
Sparkles Christmas #80 - Christmas animals
My Time to Craft #355 - die cuts only 


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Gingerbread boy - CCC #21

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges #21!  My card this week is more on the fun side...

Supplies...
Imagine That...digis by Kris Gingerbread Scene image
Crate Paper Peppermint DP
CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
Darice Bots Background EF
Offray ribbon

I'm  not thrilled with this guy... I had some trouble coloring him and ended up just going darker and darker. :(  But he is a cutie! 

Here is our optional photo inspiration for you... Christmas cookies! 

(Have you ever heard George Strait's "Christmas Cookies" song?  It's cute!  Here's a link to listen... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCmeKs8Zpk )


Challenges...
Winter Wonderland - dots and/or stripes (I have dots)
The Merry Christmas Challenge #33 - anything goes Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown # 359 - punches and/or dies (I used dies)
The Paper Shelter #308 - lots of layers
Addicted To Stamps and More #258 - holiday



Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

A string of ornaments - CCC #20

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!

My card is pretty simple.  It's flat and mail friendly!!  None of my family lives near me, so flat/mailable is important!  But I love layers and embellishments, too, so this can be a challenge.  To me, without more of that, this is still missing something.  Maybe if I had embossed the ornaments?  Oh well, too late now.

Supplies...
Die-namics Christmas Ornaments
Crate Paper Peppermint DP
Sweet n Sassy Old-Fashioned Christmas clear sentiment


This week's {optional} photo inspiration is colorful glass ornaments...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Snowflake tree - CCC #19

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges #19!   This was a fun card to make!

Supplies...
Basic Gray "Fact" DP
A very old snowflake punch
Raisin Boat "Merry Nature" clear sentiment
Baker's Twine


For this week's optional challenge, we have an inspiration photo...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Merry snow girl - CCC #18

Happy Sunday to  you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges #18!  It is less than 5 months until Christmas!! :) 

Here's my card...

This was fun to make.  I really am a very traditional red/green for Christmas kind of girl, but I also like to change it up once in awhile.  I had this image colored and waiting to be used for awhile and found a piece of paper to match, and the rest was easy.

Supplies...
FTHS Snow Girl
Spectrum Noir makers
Recollections O Christmas Tree DP
Raisin Boat Merry Nature sentiment
Darice Large Snowflake die
Slice Shimmer Pearl Vine

This week's optional challenge inspiration is "snowman."

Challenges...

Crafty Friends #63 - Christmas in July

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #344 - anything goes

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Christmas in July 4 Kids

Cute Card Thursday #488 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Have yourself a merry little Christmas - CCC #17

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

My card is pretty simple, but still has character.  IMHO, anyway. ;)

I stamped my Momenta clear sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black, then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Rather than cut it out, I cut my DP (a scrap) with Spellbinders Celebra'tions Pierced Squares so that the sentiment showed through.  I wrapped it with some twine, cut some branches with my MS punch, and added Making Memories paper flowers and a We R Memory Keepers brad.


Our challenge is always anything goes Christmas/holiday, but we also always have an optional challenge.  Here is this week's photo... (I was inspired by the words.)

Challenges...

A snowflake promise #42 - anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - N for new & O for old (Old--my branch punch and stamp are very old) 

Christmas Cards All Year Round July - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

A Christmas tree - CCC #16

Happy Sunday to you!!   It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!  This week, I have a very simple card for you.  I love CAS cards but I really struggle with them.  I admire those who create them so beautifully!  As I said, this is very simple, and I'm even pleased with it...

I used my CM corner rounder on two edges of a pre-made Kraft card.  My tree is Memory Box Snowflake Tree die cut from a scrap of green cardstock.  I added a few Recollections Rhinestone stickers for ornaments.  My sentiment is Raisin Boat.  Easy peasy! :)


Here's our inspiration photo for this challenge...  I was inspired by the red ornaments.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Vintage wreath - CCC #15

Happy Sunday to you!   Happy Father's Day, too! 

It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!  I've got a vintage-ish card for you today...

Supplies...
~First Edition "A Christmas Story"
~Momenta clear sentiment
~Raisin Boat "Thankful" wreath stamp
~Memento Bamboo Leaves ink
~Memento Rhubarb ink
~MS branch punch
~Spellbinders Standard Circles
~Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
~Poppystamps Stitched Buttons
~Hemp twine


Here's our inspirational photo for you...  wreath.   (Remember this is optional... all you need to do is create a Christmas/holiday card.)

 Challenges...
A snowflake promise #41 - anything goes Christmas
ABC Christmas - L and M *I did M is for more than one (3 embellishments... button, twine, branches)
jingle belles JB:17:12 - all bundled up (3 or more layers)
The Merry Christmas Challenge June - anything goes



Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Ornaments - CCC #14

Good morning/afternoon/evening to you!  [That depends on where you are in the world. ;) ]  I pray you're having a blessed Sunday!

It's time for Christmas Card Challenges #14 and here is my card...

Supplies...
First Edition A Christmas Story DP
Slice silver paper
Darice Crackle EF
CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles
Die-namites Budding Branch
Die-namics Christmas Ornaments
Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Tags clear sentiment
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics
Flowers and brad from my stash

Our challenge's optional twist is a photo inspiration...Silver & Red

  

Challenges...
A snowflakes promise #40 - anything goes Christmas
Fab 'n' Funky #353 - Christmas
Sweet Stampin' Christmas May - anything goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas #7 - anything goes Christmas
Allsorts #418 - Christmas in June
Die Cuttin' Divas #319 - anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #336 - anything goes Christmas or optional theme (I did AG)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Berry wreath - CCC #13

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!  I've got a fun berry wreath to show you today.  I've actually got the frame and berries to make one like this in my craft closet, but...!!  Hopefully, someday I'll get to it.  ;)

My image is DRS Designs Berry Wreath.  My paper is First Editions Christmas Story.  I colored the wreath with my Spectrum Noir markers, and all panels are cut with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.

Our challenge this time has a word prompt... wreath.  Mine is not the traditional Christmas wreath, but still a beautiful wreath, IMHO. :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Folded tree - CCC #12

Happy Sunday to you! It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

Here's my card...

My tree is a folded Christmas tree inspired by this card.  I pinned it several years ago and tried it then.  When making my card for this challenge, everything I tried ended up in the trash can!  This came to mind, so I tried it again.  If you look closely, you'll see several bloopers on my card, so don't look closely!! :)   My paper is First Editions "Christmas Story."  The clear sentiment is Raisin Boat and heat embossed in gold.  My panels were cut with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  Pretty simple.

This challenge has a photo inspiration for you... a Christmas tree.  I don't have the lights and ornaments, but I got the tree!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Snowmen greetings - CCC #11

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges.   I've got some cute snowmen for you today...

These cute peeps are FTHS Christmas Greetings Snowmen.  They are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and cut out using CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  The hills are Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes.  My background DP is AC Jack Frost.  The snowflake brad and thread are from my stash.


This week's challenge is a color challenge, so we have a color palette to inspire you...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Sweet Christmas - CCC #10

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

My paper is Carta Bella Snow Fun.  The image and sentiment are Doodle Pantry Gingerbread House Ants.  All rectangles are Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A.  The circles are Spellbinders Standard Circles.   

This challenge at Christmas Card Challenges is a photo challenge!  We'd love to see how this pic inspires you, but remember the only real rule is that is must be a Christmas/holiday card. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Joy - CCC #9

Happy Sunday to you!   It's time for Christmas Card Challenges!!

This was fun to make!  I colored two mittens from The Alley Way Stamps, fussy cut them out and popped them up on the panel.  My paper is Carta Bella Snow Fun.  My panels are all cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  The sentiment is cut using Die-Versions Stitched Nesting Circles.   I though it needed just a little something more, so I added the black enamel dots.

Christmas Card Challenges #9 has an optional word prompt this week...

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'Tis the season to shine - CCC #8

Happy Sunday to you!  It's time for Christmas Card Challenges.

I love my card for this week!  It was fun to make and (after a few ruined tries!) it turned out great IMHO. ;) 

My first into-the-garbage try was because I didn't place the ornaments in the right place.  Duh!!  Next, I had a problem with the string on the middle ornament because the stamp wasn't quite long enough with this placement.  I used my Mini MISTI so I could line it up perfectly to lengthen it but forgot to clean the stamp before setting it down... my finger bumped it so it left a little ink in the wrong place.  Duh again!!  The next one was coming along well, but I didn't realize I had ink on my finger until I noticed a black blob in the middle.  More grrrr than duh!  Finally, I got the strings placed well and added the ornaments.  Using the Mini MISTI was great because I could stamp with Versamark, reink, and stamp again to be assured of a nice full heat emboss...

It's so beautiful IRL!!

Supplies...
Raisin Boat Holiday Hangups clear stamps
We R Memory Keepers Whimsy EF 
Offray gold ribbon
Versamark
MS gold embossing powder


Our optional prompt for this week's challenge is a photo challenge.  We'd love to see how this pic inspires you... I was inspired by the gold on white.  {Remember any Christmas/winter holiday card works, too.}

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Snowman Christmas - CCC #7

Happy Sunday to you!  I pray you're having a blessed day!!

It's time for Christmas Card Challenges.  I've got a happy snowman wishing you "Merry Christmas" today...

This was a fun and rather simple card to make.  I colored my image...  From the Heart Stamps "Rejoice Snowman" with Spectrum Noir markers, trimmed around his bottom, and cut him our with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles.  I cut my 3 hills (scrap paper) with Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes dies.  The background panel is Carta Bella "Let It Snow" DP and embossed with Sizzix Snowflakes EF.   Some heavy thread and a snowflake brad finished him off. 

Our challenge this week at Christmas Card Challenges #7 has the optional twist of color.  The only real rule is that you make a Christmas/holiday card...

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!