LO-Lighthouse

 

Done layout based on this sketch by Rochelle

Added die-cut sentiment as the title of the layout, and flower stickers.

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spears November Skech Challenge
2. Scrap With Stacy November tic-tac-toe Challenge (I opted for stickers, banners,  1 photo)

Have a jolly Christmas

 

stamp: House Mouse 'Breezy Pine', poinsettia dies, watercolour pencils, pearlescent watercolour pan, Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder

Coloured the image with watercolour pencils. Die-cut poinsettia flowers and then coloured with pearlescent watercolour. Sentiment was computer generated. Embossed the red cardstock with dots embossing folder.

Challenges

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #755
2. House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge - HMFMC#403
3. Double D Challenges- stripes and/or dots
4. Christmas Craft Creations - add a hat

Poppy Flower

 

Colour the poppy image with watercolour pencils. Added blue shade around the flower image to 'ground' the flower. Emboss the base white cardstock with Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Flower Cluster' embossing folder. I diecut the image with frame diecut. Also, took a snippet of leftover red cardstock and die-cut the larger frame for matting the flower diecut.

Challenges:

1. The Butterfly Challenge #189 - poppy and frame
2. Snippets Playground #467
3. Allsorts Challenge - Week #755

Peace and Joy

Wreath stamp (Uniko), snowflake stencil, TimHolz distress ink 'Spun Sugar'

Create the background with distress ink and snowflake stencil. Stamped the wreath image and the sentiment directly on the card.

Challenges

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo hug&kisses
2. Stencil Fun - November challenge

 

Small Gift Tag

Wreath stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspiration#67), tag punch

Made a easy small gift tag, just some little colouring on the wreath and bow. 
Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

 

Gift tag

 

wreath clear stamp (unknown brand given by friend), white gel pen, marker

Stamp the wreath image onto kraft cardstock and added red marker colour to the berries. Draw stitch line at the border with white gel pen.

Challenges:

1. ABC Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo

Festive Gift Tag

 

Wreath stamp (Papercraft Inspiration #67), marker pen

Another quick festive gift tag. Stamp and colour with markers.

Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas Challenge - W for Wreath/X for XoXo
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG

Santa Christmas

Santa stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspiration#67), Sizzix-Basic Grey 'Snow Flower' embossing folder, Spellbinder Classic Scallop Circle and Classic Circle dies

Image was stamp and coloured with watercolour pencils, did-cut with circle dies and matted on red scallop diecut. Embossing white panel with Sizzix embossing folder. Next, stamp tree image with green ink pad and fussy cut it out. Adhered everything onto red card.

Challenges:

1. Craft-Anilca -#347 Santa Claus
2. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG

 

Santa Happy Holidays

Santa stamp freebie from magazine (Papercraft Inspirations#67), embossing folder : Sizzix 'Winter Flower', Cuttlebug 'Dots'

others: oval dies

Stamp the Santa image on white cardstock and fussy cut it out.

Diecut oval from white and red cardstock. Embossed the white card panel with Sizzix embossing folder. Adhered everything to the red card.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week#754 - Friendship or AG
2. Craft-Alnica - #347 Santa Claus

 

Tag 3 Pink Deer

 

Deer stamp freebie from craft magazine (Crafts-Beautiful) , woodgrain embossing folder, grass dies

Stamp the deer and coloured with water colour pencils, fussy cut it out with scissors. Took a piece of white cardstock, coloured with light brown soft pastel, run through with woodgrain embossing folder and highlight the embossed surface with brown ink pad. Added grass die-cut to the card after adhering the cut out image. Sentiment was computer generated.

Challenges:

1. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
2. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
3. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
4. Double D Challenge - deer

Tropical Christmas Tag

 

Deer stamp freebie from craft magazine (Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine), grass dies, soft pastel

Another tag using the same stamp freebie from magazine. Coloured the background with soft pastel and die-cut grass with green cardstock. Lol...my interpretation of Christmas in tropical country.

Challenges:

1. Double D Challenge - deer
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes

Christmas Tag 1

Deer stamp freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine, snowflake stencil, acrylic paint

Stamp the deer with blue ink pad, fussy cut it out with scissors. Create the background with snowflake stencil and foam roller.

Challenges:

1. Stencil Fun - November challenge
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
5. Double D Challenge - deer

 

Sun-drenched days

 

stamps: Kaisercraft butterfly, Prima flower, MME Lost&Found 3 'Oliver' lace, C.C. Designs 'Sweet Summer Sentiments' #AR1077

others: pattern paper from my stash, Faber Castel watercolour pencil, 

snippet of white cardstock for flower embellishment

Created another Joy Fold Card based on tutorial from here.  Pull out some never used before stamps (MME & C.C. Designs) and love the lace image. 

Challenges

1. The Butterfly Challenge #188 - monochromatic
2. Stamping Sensations - November Christmas/anything goes
3. We Love Stamping - Christmas Characters/anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge -Week#753 The great outdoor/anything goes
5. Snippet Challenge #466

Cute Deer

 

Printed this cute deer and fussy cut, embossed the background with Sizzix 'Winter Words' embossing folder and added computer generated sentiment.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #752 emboss or anything goes
2. ABC Christmas Challenge  - U&V for use it up/vertical
3. Double D Challenge - Deer
4. Christmas Craft Creations - monochromatic

Santa's wishes

This pre-coloured santa image download from internet and fussy cut it out. Stamped the sentiment from Uniko on white card stock and fussy cut out accordingly. Added gross grain ribbon bow for the festive feel.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week #752 emboss or anything goes
2. ABC Christmas Challenge  - U&V for use it up/vertical