Norman Rockwell Christmas

Hello crafty friends!   A little extra post from me today.  My last Christmas card for the year.

This was a class from Christopher Kerry.  He drew the lines for this image and 4 more, all inspired by Norman Rockwell.  Even though I usually print class images 5x7 or even a full page to learn techniques, this little one is 3.5".  I wanted to make a card out of these images, why waste time and paper printing off big images.

By keeping my Prismacolor pencils extra sharp, I could really get some details and depth in this small image.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Merry  Christmas!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create: #204 Anything Goes: opt twist Christmas/Winter
• A Gem of a Challenge: #209 Anything Goes
• Card Mania: #99 Christmas
• Come & Get It Challenges: Christmas
• Glitter 'N' Sparkle: #270 Colour - Traditional Xmas
• Ike's World: #103 Anything Goes + opt Victorian Christmas
• The Crafter's Cafe: #187 Anything Christmas Related
• Through the Craft Room Door: wk Dec 19th: Anything Goes

stamps: Christopher Kerry: Christmas image, SU: Four the Holidays
paper: Bazzill: Red Devil, Bo Bunny: Noel Joy, MME: lost & found
embellishments: 3GJ: lace, Recollections: epoxy stickers

Dr Digi: Xmas Pud Bag

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.  Christmas is finally here!!  Hopefully you got those pesty Christmas cards out of the way and mailed.  Now, it's time to focus on the last minute Christmas wrapping.

Here's a cute little bag from Dr Digi called Xmas Puds.  I cut this bag and tag out by hand, scored and taped (or you can glue the 1 flap) in less than 30 minutes.  If you have a fancy cutting machine, Dr Digi has SVG and JPG files that come with this image. 

It's cute and easy.  Will fit gift card and/or small trinkets. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

Dr Digi: Xmas Puds

Let's Craft and Create: #132 Christmas

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for the mid-inspiration for Let's Craft and Create.  Tis the season, so Christmas projects we want to see.  Sadly, this will be my last post for this wonderful team.  I'm stepping down for some new adventures, but I'm seeing as, letting someone new inspire you.

It's hard to crank out a bunch of Christmas cards during the season.  I try to have half done before the holiday seasons begin, but that didn't work out this year.  This card was created using Alicia Bel's image Santa Claus Sleepyhead.  The image is colored with my Prismcolor pencils.  I try to make the design like a wrapped present.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge: #209 Anything Goes
• Christmas with the Cuties: #12 Santa Claus is coming to Town
• Crea Chicky's: #16 Christmas
• Hiding in My Craft Room: #331 Use A Digi

stamps: Alicia Bel: Santa Claus Sleepyhead, SU: All Holidays
paper: Recollections: red, the Paper Studio: Scribble Candy Canes
die-cuts: MFT: Postage Stamp Stax
embellishment: RRR: ribbon

Creatalicious #129 Antique Christmas

Hello crafty friends!  It's time for another wonderful challenge at Creatalicious, it's Anything Goes with the option Monochrome Christmas.  Sadly this will be my last challenge with Creatalicious, for I will be joining some new adventures at the beginning of the year.  Melanie and her team are sweet and wonderful to work with, I see you ladies around blogland :o)

I created a monochrome card using The Paper Shelter image December 26.   I tried to go for the sepia tones....do you know how hard it is to find the right blend with color pencils.  Yes, there is a sepia pencil, but you need depth, so different colors are needed.   After trying a few different color blends, I ended with this one.  The photo really doesn't do justice, the weather was gloomy outside.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Come and Get It Challenges: Christmas
• Winter Wonderland: Anything Goes

stamps: The Paper Shelter: December 26, SU: All Holidays
paper: kraft. Bazzill. Recollections: Black & Tan Paisley
die-cut: MFT: tag stax
embellishment: jute twine

Dr Digi: Fa-la-la-la

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with a Dr Digi post.  Yup, another Christmas card done and ready to be sent.  There never seems to be enough time to get all the cards done.

I created a card using We Three Kings from Dr Digi.  This fun image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I also used Dr Digi's backing paper Snowflakes.

Here's the inside:

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar Challenge: It's Christmas

stamps: Dr Digi: We Three Kings, C.C. Designs: Funny Christmas sentiments
paper: Bazzill, Dr. Digi: Snowflakes
die-cuts: Craftin Desert Divas: Fancy Frames
embellishments: Celebrate It: Halloween trim, YNS: gumdrops

Dr Digi: Christmas Band

Hello crafty friends!  Today is my post for Dr Digi and I'm trying to get my Christmas cards done, but time seems to be running out real fast.  I'm sure many of us are in the same boat.

Here's a card I created using X-Mas-No 1 image from Dr Digi.  The sentiment is from C.C. Designs and I drew in the music notes around it.  Music has been in my life for years and this image was a must have.  Even though none of these guys are playing a woodwind instrument, I still think they are as just cute.  The image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create: #204 Anything Goes/opt twist Christmas/Winter
• Classic DT Open Challenge: #20 Anything Goes

stamps: Dr Digi: X-Mas-No1, C.C. Designs: Winter Chuckles
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: white & Christmas polkadots, scrap music
die-cuts: MFT: Let It Snowflake
embellishment: twine

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #8: Flap Fold Christmas

Hello crafty friends!    I have 3 posts for you today!  Enjoy the inspiration :o)

In this post I'm sharing my card for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog, this month's challenge is all about the "Fancy Fold".

I'm not big on some "Fancy Fold" cards, mainly because I want the card to be able to stand on their own.  There are a lot of folds, that don't allow the cards to stand and I picked one of those to do for this post.  I went through my Pinterest folder of cards saved to see what I liked.  The Flap Fold card stood out and I wanted to give it a go.  There are several tutorials out there on blogland, so just watch a couple and make it your own.  The couple I watched, the punch on top was mainly off to one side, but I wanted mine in the middle.  Instead of using a punch (this is why they were off center), I used a die-cut, so I could center it.

The center punch is big enough where the tab will not hit it when opening and closing.  The snowman image from A Day For Daisies called Mr Snowman, is popped up, so it can be used as a tab to hold the front flap down (my snowman was a tad too tall, but it works).  He was also colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.  Hopefully you will give your cards a new fold or 2.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge: Snow is for "Snow People"
• Crafty Catz: #395 Anything Goes + Lit It Snow
• Kleuren met Potloden: Nov Challenge/Winter
• Naughty or Nice: #46 Season's Greetings
• Sparkles Christmas Challenge: #83 Snowman/men

stamps: A Day For Daisies: Mr. Snowman, Stampin' Up: Four the Holidays & Snow Swirled
paper: the Paper Studio: white, Merry Christmas words, Bo Bunny: Noel Ornaments
die-cuts: MFT: drifts, SU: punch 1 3/8 circle, scallop
embellishment: embossing powder: pewter

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #17: Sweet Baby

Hello crafty friends!  I have 3 wonderful post for you today, since it's the beginning of the new month.  Hopefully you can find some time in this busy holiday season to join us in this Anything Goes challenge at Love to Craft! Challenge Blog.

Today I 'm sharing a commission card I made.  Seems like babies, retirement, and sympathy cards are on the rise this year.  This sweet image is from A Day For Daisies called Jenna.  Using my Prismacolor pencils to create soft colors for this image.

Here's the inside.  I needed to leave room for all the coworkers to sign.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Perfect Time To Craft: #12 Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends: #56 Anything Goes
• Creative Ladybirds: #32 Anything Goes

stamps: A Day For Daisies: Jenna, SU: Short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, the Paper Studio: Sweet Pea Icons
die-cuts: Spellbinders: marvelous squares
embellishments:  Lace, Celebrate It: princess ribbon, metal hand

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #104: Christmas Window

Hello crafty friends!  It's the last month of the year......how did it go by SO fast??!!  New month, means new challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  Since it's the first of the month and all the new challenges start, I have 3 posts for you today.  Enjoy some inspiration.

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog has 3 wonderful sponsors and that means the DT will pick 3 awesome winners.

 Winner will receives 4 images of choice

Winner receives $7 gift certificate 

Winner receives 15% off coupon store

Using sponsored image Christmas Window from Pickled Potpourri, I created this Christmas card.  I love the classic, old timing Christmas.  This image comes with 4 sentiments for you to choose from and it won't break the budget at $1.49.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and distressed ink the edges.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Vintage Journey: Winter Wonderland
• Card Mania: #99 Christmas
• Challenge Up Your Life: #80 Trees
• Crea Chicky's: #16 Christmas
• Your Next Stamp Challenge: #78 More Inspriration (Color Challenge)

stamps: Pickled Potpourri: Christmas Window
paper: Bazzill, Bo Bunny: Midnight Frost Flurry
die-cuts: MFT: Let it Snowflake
embellishments: Celebrate It: burlap ribbon, paint, Stickles: diamond

Let's Craft & Create #131: Thank You Turkey

Hello crafty friends!  The holidays are approaching fast!!  We have a new challenge for you at Let"s Craft & Create: Colors of Fall or Thankful.

I got this cute and funny image from Just Ink Lined called Turkey Thumbs Up.  He is colored up with my Prismacolor pencils.  Just kept everything real simple, but made sure I stayed in the theme.

Here's the inside.  Hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving has a wonder day.  My house will be full, but there always tons of fun with a house busting at the seams.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar: Nov Autumn Colours
• Crafty Friends: #71 Add Sentiment
• Creative with Stamps: Thankful
• Sunny Day Crafting: #61 T is for Turkey
• Through the Craft Room Door: Nov 14: Anything Goes

stamps: Just Ink Lined: Turkey Thumbs Up, Stampin' Up: Short & Sweet
paper: Bazzill, Recollections, MME: traveler
embellishment: twine

Dr Digi: It'll Be Okay

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.  I'm also getting swamped with everything getting ready for Thanksgiving, since family will start arriving this weekend.  Lots of scrubbing and getting food for the army about to arrive.

I created a card using one of Dr Digi's newest images, Hank the Hopeless Hunter.  We all have days like Hank.  Looks like the ducks are having fun and Hank should just be friends with them, like a duck whisper.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and sponged the background with distress ink.  The sentiment is from a MFT stamp set.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #8 Anything Goes with a critter 
• Aud Sentiments: #193 Anything Goes + a Sentiment
• Digistamps 4 Joy: #142 Anything Goes + For The Guys
• Nordsalten-HobbyKlubb: #163 Make Something Foe A Man 
• Scrap From The Heart: #15 For The Man

stamps: Dr Digi: Hank the Hopeless Hunter, MFT: PI-My Umbrella
paper: Bazzill, Recollections: Grey & White diagonal
die-cuts: MFT
embellishment: Recollections: mini brads

Creatalicious: Autumn

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Creatalicious post.  I know many of us in the US are busy getting ready for Thanksgiving.  My house will be full again this year, as my family comes together at my house, starting this weekend.  We all live in different states and sometimes, this is the only time we see each other during the year, it makes the time really special.  Hopefully you can find some time to come play in our new challenge: Anything Goes w/ option Thanks.

I created a card using sponsor image Autumn Beauty from The Paper Shelter.  This beautiful image was colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I thought the burlap and some autumn colors will go with the season.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Crafting From the Heart: #183 Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar: Nov: Autumn Colours
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #28 Anything Goes

stamps: The Paper Shelter: Autumn Beauty
paper: Bazzill: Carrot Cake & coral, MME: Bijou Birds Green
die-cuts: Spellbinders
embellishments: Burlap, Recollections: sticker dots, 3GJ: Pink tie dye ribbon

Dr Digi: Cheeky

Hello crafty friends!  I have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so enjoy.

This is my Dr Digi post for today.

Dr Digi has some new and fun images to work with in his store.  I created a little pouch/pill box from Dr Digi's paper (it's 7.5x8).  Using one of the newest image, Emogeez Cool for the image and sentiment.  The are very easy to use, because they are already precolored.  Just print, cut and paste.  I did use photoshop to color in the sentiment.

It can fit a whole lot of candy inside there :o)

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my box in the following challenges:

• Craft-Dee BowZ: November Anything Goes with Handmade Bow

stamps: Dr Digi: Emogeez Cool
paper: Dr Digi
embellishment: 3GJ: ribbon

Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #7: Stenciling

Hello again crafty friends!  I have 4 posts for today, so enjoy :o)

This post is for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog.  For the month of November we are looking for projects that use "Stenciling".

I'll be honest, I do not have stencils (or maybe there's 1 hiding somewhere in my craft closet).  So, I created my own using die-cuts.  For one of the stencils, I decided to add texture by using modeling paste and some alcohol pigment colors.  The 2nd stencil I created, I really didn't want to clash with the texture paste, so I sprayed it with pearl and distress ink.  Die cut a sentiment, to make it very simple.

It was very odd not coloring up an image to do a project :oD

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• Country View: November: Stencils

paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio: white
die cuts: Sizzix: Tim Holtz: Celebrate 660223, 660220 661185

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #103: Autumn Reading

Hello crafty friends!  I have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so grab some coffee and enjoy.

This post is for Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  For the month of November, it's " Anything Goes" and we have 3 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.  That means the DT will choose 3 awesome winners.

Winner will receive 3 images of choice

winner will receive 3 images of choice

winner will receive $10 gift certificate

I'm using the beautiful sponsor image Autumn Fall Girl Reading from Star Stampz to create my card.  I fell in love with this image and colored her with my Prismacolor pencils.  It has a kitty and just sitting outside reading, looks just perfect to me.  The stamped sentiment is from Unity.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Perfect To Time Craft: #11 Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude: #33 Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations: #353 Anything Goes
• Crea Chicky's: #15 Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampers: #12 Autumn or Halloween
• World Wide Open DT Challenge: #27 Anything Goes

stamps: Star Stampz: Autumn Fall Girl Reading, Unity: Sending my Love
paper: Bazzill, Glitz: vintage love dasmask
embellishment: YNS: gumdrops

Love to Craft! Challenge Blog #16: Computer Guy

Hello crafty friends!  I'll have 4 wonderful posts for you today, so sit back and enjoy.

This is my Love to Craft! Challenge Blog creation.  You have the whole month to join in what you are creating this month and as always it's "Anything Goes".  Can't wait to see what you have been crafting.

Here's a commission card I was asked to create.  A nearby company is downsizing and some are retiring, some are being forced to retire, but this young man decided just to go back to school and change his career decision.  He's going from engineering to a computer engineering.  This image from Mo's Digital Pencil was perfect, called Computer Guy.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I couldn't resist the banner to say "Good Luck".

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create: #202 Anything Goes/twist Masculine
• Perfect Time To Craft: #11 Anything Goes
• Classic DT Challenge Blog: #19 Anything Goes
• Creative Moments: #130 Anything Goes
• Digistamps 4 Joy: #142 Anything Goes + For the Guys
• Scrap From The Heart: #15 For the Man

stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil: Computer Guy
paper: kraft, Tim Holtz: destinations
die-cut: MFT: Jumbo Banner Day Stax
embellishment: Bead Landing: cording

Dr Digi: Selfie

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here with my Dr Digi post today.  Yup, trying to get ahead of that never ending Christmas card list.  I did find a couple small stacks that Dr Digi's elves hid on my in the years past, so they should help out.

I'm using the image Selfie Santa, which is SO in today's society.  I don't like pics of myself, so...I really don't like selfies.  I do love this image of Santa and Frosty, 2 pals just chilling together.  The image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils.

Here's the inside.  ( I couldn't bend it all the way due to the snowflake on front )

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Dr Digi: Santa Selfie, SU: All Holidays (sentiment)
paper: Recollections, the Paper Studio: Classic Ornaments
die-cuts: MFT: Postage Stamp Stax, Let It Snowflake
embellishments: Timeless Twine

Let's Craft & Create #130: Witchy Halloween

Hello crafty friends!  I'm getting ready for some more Fall Festivals around my area.  This weekend is the Apple Harvest Festival, with apple cider, apple cinnamon donuts, and picking your own apples.  Don't forget the hayrides and cute little farm animals.

We are half-way through our Anything Goes/optional Witchy/Autumn colors challenge at Let's Craft and Create.  Hopefully you can post your Autumn creations in our challenge.

I created this card with the image Halloween Cutie Sweet Tooth Witch from Tiddly Inks.  Just couldn't help myself when I saw this cutie.  The image comes with or without a kitty, but I love the little black cat.  I colored the image with my Prismacolor pencils and sprinkles some Stampendous fran-tage powder around the edges.  I stamped a simple little sentiment in the corner.

Here's the inside.

thanks for reading and looking :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #7 Anything Goes
• Animal Friends: #55 Autumn/Halloween
• Crafting By Designs: It's Halloween
• Crea Chicky's: #13 Halloween
• Deep Ocean: #166 Halloween
• Pause Dream Enjoy: #195 Spooky Cute
• Tiddly Inks: #206 Spookaboo
• Tiddly Inks: 2:3 Challenge: Theme #3 Anything Goes

stamps: Tiddly Inks: Halloween Cutie Sweet Tooth Witch, Unity: Happy Fall Baby (sentiment)
paper: Bazzill: fairytale, K&Company
embellishments: Stampendous, Simplicity: lace

Creatalicious #125: Witching Hour

Hello crafty friends!  It is definitely Fall and the holidays are upon us.  We have a new challenge at Creatalicious, it's Anything Goes with an optional twist of Halloween.

This card was created using sponsor image Rory's Witching Hour from Lacy Sunshine.  I love images with lots of details and found this image fun to color up with my Prismacolor pencils.   I'm sure she's a good witch, because she's just too cute.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge: #205 Spots or/and Stripe or Halloween
• Crafty Calendar: Halloween: Oct Challenge
• Crafty Catz: #388 Anything Goes/ opt Ribbon 
• Crafty Gals Corner: #144 Make it Spooktacular 
• Crafty Sentiments Designs: Halloween/Fall
• Frilly & Funkie: Tis Near Halloween
• Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge: #194 Halloween 
• The Fairy and The Unicorn: #8 Anything Goes/ Witching Halloween
• Victorine Challenge: Mood Board #13

stamps: Lacy Sunshine: Rory's Witching Hour
paper: Bazzill: purple, Me & My Big Ideas: mambi's sheets, Bo Bunny
die-cut: MFT: circle stax 2
embellishments: the Paper Studio: ribbon/lace, Timeless twine

Dr Digi: Scary Pumpkin Bag

Hello crafty friends!  I'm here today with my Dr Digi post.  Scary time are approaching and getting crafty is the time.

I created this cute bag to throw some goodies in for teachers and/or friends, using Dr Digi's Scary Pumpkin image.  This image won't break the bank either.  I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment is also from Dr Digi's Halloween Sentiment. 

I had this fishnet yarn hanging around, actually you have to stretch it out to get it to look like that, but it's better than some filly lace....lol.  Of course, some monster googly eyes needed to be added.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter my bag in the following challenges:

• Crafty Gals Corner: #143 Add A Bat
• Double D Challenges: Fright Night Challenge
• Dragonfly Journeys: #102 Pumpkin Spice
• Pause, Dream, Enjoy Challenges: #193 Pumpkins

stamps: Dr Digi: Scary Pumpkin, Halloween Sentiments
paper: Bazzill: carrot cake, SU
embellishments: yarn, Crafter's Square: googly monster eyes

Mix It Up #6: Watercoloring

Hello crafty friends!  Today is a new month and that means you get 3 times the post, yup 3 posts to start your month off right.  Love to Craft, Love to Scrap & Mix It Up challenge blogs all go live today with new challenges.

This month at Mix It Up Challenge Blog it's Anything Goes + option of Watercoloring.

I decided to get my watercolor pencils out for this challenge.  There are many different techniques to do watercoloring on images.  Sometimes I color the image with the waterpencils and come back through with my water brush.  Then, I do the water brush to the pencil to get some areas deeper in colors.  I think the brush to pencil works the best at times.  You can also get the pencil wet and then color, then take a water brush over the area.  It's really a preference.  The image is from Redonkadoodles called Floral Heart Sentiment, it comes with 14 different sentiments inside the heart.

Here's the inside in which I used a Stampin' Up sentiment.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Redonkadoodles: Floral Heart Sentiment Package, Stampin' Up: God's Blessings
paper: Bazzill, the Paper Studio