Holiday Birthday Card

Some Thursday inspiration for you.....see more inspiration at the Creative Playground HERE.

Earlier this summer, I posted a 2 page scapbook layout showcasing the Airstream Camper my sister and her husband came in for a visit.  Now that it's my brother-in-law's birthday (on Christmas) I made him this special card.

I used the camper outline and digitally colored it.  Then I did lots of layering with elements from several kits from Imagine That! digis by Kris.  After printing out my digital composition, I added some "snow" and other mixed media products.

Materials:

From the Imagine That! digis by Kris store:

The Great Outdoors                        Snow Mice


Christmas Sled                           Owl With Robin


Other products:

Finnabair Art Extravagance Snowflake Paste
Too Marker At You Spica gold
Zig Wink of Stella silver
Sakura Glaze Pens:  black #849 and blue #825
Marvy liquid applique
Stampendous Crystal Glitter
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Body Gel transparent (on strand of lights)

Entering These Challenges

Choux Choux Paper Art Christmas/Winter Link Up  I'm #40 and this is my 1st entry.  Link up by December 17. x

Classic Design Team Open Blog Challenge:  December (limit 3 entries) This is entry #1  I'm #49

Highly Commended Winners:

2am Scrapper No 49

2am Scrapper Wins Cetificate and Badge 

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra December (random draw) I'm #219 x

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - December (random draw) I'm #98 x

Creative Knockouts #171 Snow Much Fun I'm #5 closes Dec 14 x

Cupcake Inspirations #387 Snow Globe by Dec 9 I'm #14 x

My Time to Craft:  #335 Christmas Animals I'm #47 til Dec 17 x

Pixels and Paper Challenge:  December Christmas and or Pets

I was inspired by the dog (furry friend) and added an owl (feathered friend). And they're dressed as Christmas pets! I'm #3

Scribbles Design Challenge #47 Happy Holidays  I'm #41x

The Paper Girls Challenge #117 Snowmen I'm #12 til Dec18 x

Through the Craftroom Door:  December 6 Week:  Anything Goes I'm #50 x

Try It On Tuesdays - Celebrate (ends Dec 19) celebrating the holidays in a cozy camper with animal friends I'm #12

The Crafty Addicts:  #30 Anything Goes/Christmas Colours  (Imagine That! digis by Kris is one of the sponsors this challenge) I'm #9 x

Digital Gift Box Label

New releases from Imagine That! digis by Kris.  Just in time for me to make a quick digital gift box label for my grandson.  I bought him a similar bear cap so this new release is just perfect!  

This release is called Raymond's Reindeer.  There also is Kimmie's Reindeer.  To see more design team inspiration with these new releases, please visit the Creative Playground HERE.  

using Merry and Bright papers     and         Tags and Labels

To purchase, please visit the store HERE

Season of Joy

This is my Craft-astic Connoisseurs creation for the Imagine That! digis by Kris December blog challenge.  Using the provided photo, I was inspired by the wood, window, small white tree, and trim on the fireplace.  This time around I chose to hand color the digi image with watercolor pencils for a soft effect.

Here are some challenge details from the Creative Playground: 



THEME:  Joys of the Season  December 3 - January 6

With the holiday hoopla in full swing, now is the perfect time for doing a holiday inspired picture inspiration challenge.  The wonderful thing about pictures is that one person can be moved by one particular aspect and another individual may see something completely different.  So, whether you are inspired by the colours, the shapes, or the objects themselves within the following picture, it doesn't matter.  Just be sure to let us know what elements from the picture inspired you in your design.  Looking for some images or papers that would fit nicely with this picture?  

You can find quite a few in the STORE; so, be sure to stop by.

This month it is all in the eye of the beholder!



Sets from Imagine That! digis by Kris used for my card:

Soft Florals digi pape

Woodlands Digi Paper

Snow Mice

Other Materials:

Poppy Stamps, Inc. Grand Madison Window die

Stampin' Up Whisper White card stock
Stampin' Up watercolor pencils
Prima Julie Nutting Watercolor Pencils Hair and Skin Tones
Water blending brush
varioius Sakura glaze and metallic pens
Marvy Snow Marker
Stampendous Crystal Snow
Wink of Stella silver
Tim Holtz Ideaology Boxwood Twine
white crochet tree from stash
EK Success Jolee's Boutique Baby Patches crochet bows
Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Body Gel Transparent
Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Opal Magic Aquar/Rose
STAMPlorations CUTplorations die Magical

Entering these challenges:

The Card Concept:  #63 Love and Joy
Style: It started out Clean and Layered but ended up with a touch of elegance and shabby chic--so it's my own style
inspired by the pinkish red, green, white and beige colors, as well as trim on the fireplace  I'm #12; challenge ends Dec 12; winner announced Dec 14


Aud Sentiments:  #169 Anything Goes + a Sentiment  I'm #153; x

Creative Knockouts #170 Festive Fun (Winter Wonderland theme?)
can enter up to 3 times but cannot combine with more than 8 other challenges
I'm #9.   x

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Use Some Pearls  I'm #45  x

Time Out: #71 Christmas with option of glimmer/shimmer (glitter and shine on outdoor snow scene and tree topper) I'm #165 Closes Dec 7

Try It On Tuesday Layer It Up I'm #64.  Closes Dec 5

OUTLAWZ ning site (must sign it): a few challenges:

MONDAY GREETINGS CHALLENGE - GCC112816 - ANYTHING GOES

sentiment must be on outside

Twisted Thursday Challenge For Dec 1 - 7, optional twist is... Christmas Card! TT120116

if use twist, name entered twice; can only add 2 entries

Angel Card

I made a card incorporating a tag. The base is a standard pre-folded white card.  I was to post this on election day but forgot to schedule it.

Angel with Birds  is a new release from Imagine That! digis by Kris.
I paired the pre-colored angel(which I fussy cut) with one of Kris' paper digi packs:  Merry and Bright

Please head over to the Creative Playground site for more design team inspiration and a new release discount code! And don't forget this month's challenge is Christmas is coming!

Other materials used are a Stampin' Up embossing folder, silver Wink of Stella (on the wings), and some holly from my stash for the tag topper.

Entering These Challenges:

Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: Use A Christmas Sentiment on Front of Card or Project

Christmas Card

Here is a digital composition I created. to use as a card or tag, using Imagine That! digis by Kris for your Thursday inspiration.

Have you seen this adorable new release from Kris?  I used the peppermints paper and the stripe paper for the background and placed the sentiment label on the jar. See all the sets in the store HERE

I used the jar with holly and peppermints from this set  And the white doily from this set.                                                                                                                                                

Please remember the challenge at the Creative Playground this month is to make a Christmas card.

And you'll find there special pricing.  

Entering these Challenges:

Outlawz (ning site--must belong)  Tuesday Color Challenge--add snowflakes 

Through the Craft Room Door:  November 8 Anything Goes  #44 x

Let's Go Shopping!

Not only is December a big month for Christmas present shopping, it's also my daughter's birthday month.  I give her cash to get something special.  This year I used a wax envelope as the money holder.

The envelope just happened to be the perfect size for DCWV 4x6" cardstock which I slipped inside for a subtle background.  I added another strip of matching cardstock to the outside as a "sidewalk" for Sandy.  I used Copic markers, choosing colors to coordinate with the DCWV design.  (Her hair and eye color and  her outfit are supposed to look like me and what I wear.)  I added silver Wink of Stella for the jewelry. I highlighted the corners of her glasses and the Stampin' Up circle punch with Sakura black glaze pen for raised dots. You can't tell from this angle, but the shoppng bags and "Just for You" circle are adhered with pop dots for added dimension. Ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Shopping Sandy is a new release from Imagine That! digis by Kris.  Head over to the Creative Playground site for more design team inspiration and special pricing!





Entering These Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge:  R is for Recipe  Use at least 3:  I used sentiment, ribbon, digi, punch  #96 x

Crafty Friends Challenge #44 For Someone Special I'm #32    (2nd entry)x
Craft  Your Passion #337 Always Anything Goes #91 x
Creatalicious Challenge #102 Anything Goes with optional anything but a card #52 x
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #319 It's All About Words #6 x

The Crafters Cafe #140 Use Black, Yellow, Green and Purple #7

Holiday Tag

I made a holiday tag for some challenges.  The tree and ribbon are very sparkly but the sun wouldn't capture it on camera.

Materials Used:
manila tag
Daler Rowney Simply Acrylic Crimson paint
ARTplorations The Merry Tree stencil
Viva Decor Jade Silver Structure Paste
Dylusions Stencil DYS35701 (star)
Viva Decor Mother of Pearl Modeling Creme mixed with USArtQuest Crystal Effectz
shimmery green ribbon from stash


Entering these challenges:

STAMPlorations Holiday Tagplorations Linky Party #7



STAMPlorations Mixed Media November Challenge  #1



STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge  #1190



The Paper Girls Challenge #115  Tag You're It  #1

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra:  November #109 x

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge (thru Nov 9) Make a Tag
November Winner

We Love to Create: #23 Anything Creative/Mixed Media  #13 x

Falling Leaves

My card design is inspired by The Last Leaf  by O. Henry.  
While making this card, it occured to me it's the one year anniversary of my cousin's passing. Fascinating how the subliminal mind works.

Products Used
White card stock
Ranger Tim  Holtz Distress Inks:  Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard See, Iced Spruce
Copic markers: Y15, Y17, E35, YR07, E50, E31
Stampin' Up label punch
Core'dinations Kraft A2 card

Method:  
distress ink applied with brayer onto white card stock
card stock then run through printer to add Scribbles Designs digital images of tree and leaves and computer generated sentiment
tree had been digitally colored then colored over with Copic marker
leaves enhanced with Copic markers

Entering These Challenges:

CanYouCaseIt #140 Colors by Elizabeth ends November 18; winner announced following Saturday. No more than 2 other challenges entered. No more than 3 entries per challenger. Yikes!  I'm #1--yes I spent Sunday making this card! x


Scribbles Designs Challenge #46 Fabulous Fall  ends on 14th of month, winner announced on 20th of month, put SD after name if using their images   I'm #22 x

Cupcake Inspirations CIC#383  Photo Inspiration Trees ends November 12.  I'm #4

Gift Card Holder for a Deer One

This is my Craft-astic Connoisseurs creation for the Imagine That! digis by Kris November blog challenge. 

Here are some challenge details from the Creative Playground: 

Challenge #10 (Nov. 5/16) - Christmas is Coming!
Oh, boy, oh boy, oh boy!  For many the holiday season is about to hit and that can mean only one thing--Christmas is Coming!  If you haven't been busy all year making your Christmas and other holiday cards, you don't have much time left to get them done.  So how about you use this month to get started, or in the case of some of you, use the time to finish off the last of your holiday cards.  Kris has several wonderful images available that will be great on your creations, so you will definitely want to go check out the STORE.  

Let the Christmas card panic begin!  

I decided to create a teabag fold gift card holder for my design team make.  

I started with this template that I acquired when on the Gingersnap Creations design team.  



I resized my digi paper from 6x6 to 8x8 and then cropped the width to 4 and 1/8th to accommodate the size of my gift card.  I printed the woodgrain paper on cardstock, then flipped the paper over and printed the Woodland Animals paper so that I ended up with two sided paper.  Note:  Be careful of your printed paper selection so that you don't end up with the pattern "upside down" after folding. That's why I have plain woodgrain on the outside and the pattern on the inside.  Also Note:  If you have a one-direction pattern, make sure the flap is on the correct end before you start scoring the fold marks.  

The outside is embellished with some washi tape.  The circle sentiment is punched and placed on top of 1-3/4" Stampin' Up punched green flower circle.

I resized and fussy cut the deer and the trees.  I placed the deer on the front fold for a 3-D effect when the card is open.  I adhered the trees along the bottom of the valley fold, leaving the tree tops unattached.  The gift card then can be inserted behind the trees.

I used the acorn as a gift label and layered the "to-from" label png file on top prior to printing it out.

After completing the gift card holder, I placed it in the original gift card envelope and placed it on a wrapped gift along with the pre-made tag from the Woodland Friends Tags and Labels found in the store HERE.

Sets from Imagine That! digis by Kris used for the gift card holder:

woodgrain and woodland animals from Woodland Digi Paper found in the store HERE
deer and circle sentiment from Sweet Deer found in the store HERE

tree from The Great Outdoors digi kit found in the store HERE
acorn from Humphrey's Acorn found in the store HERE

"to from" from the Labels and Tags set found in the store HERE

How are you coming along on your holiday cards?  

After you make one, please link up your Christmas card!


An InLinkz Link-up


Entering these challenges:

Classic Design Team Challenge:  November I'm #48
Crafty Friends Challenge #44 For Someone Special I'm #3
Outlawz Monday Greetings - Anything Goes - GCC103116
Moving Along With the Times #32 Cute Animals I'm #82
Fab and Funky Challenge #325 Animals I'm #59