Inspiration Station Challenge #18 - Wood You Rather

Hello and Happy Monday Crafty Friend!  It's a busy Monday with lots of projects for you and I'm sharing my team project for the new Inspiration Station Challenge starting today.  The inspiration photo this round is the following and can be intrepreted your own way.  It's a view of a cut tree, a piece of wood, the forest, nature....the intrepretation is yours and that's the point of the Inspiration Station. 

For my project, I've interpreted the photo as Trees and used that to create a Masculine Christmas Card using papers from The Paper Studio "Rustic Noel" 6x6 paper pad.

The sentiment is the Happy Holidays Word Die with Shadow from Kat Scrappiness.  I've kept the card very simple, only adding a Spruce Green Mat and an outline of Gold Stickles.  I'm letting the designer paper with the trees and wood background be the star of this card.

Please visit and join in the challenge at The Inspiration Station.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

World Wide Open DT Challenge

Peace On Earth

Crafter's Cafe

Creatalicious

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

Creative Crafting Uncles

Through the Purple Haze

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Beccy's Place

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and the sponsor this round is Beccy's Place.

For my design team project, I've colored a Beccy's Place image from the Peace and Joy Digital Stamp Set.  The sentiment is also from the digi set; this set contains 2 images and 5 sentiments with pre-colored versions of the images also available.

I've colored the Poinsettias in traditional holiday colors using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers; I have 2 red poinsettia bushes planted in my garden, left over from Christmas a few years ago. 

I've kept the design simple with just a black mat behnd the focal panel, which was cut using a Stitched Rectangle Die from Kat Scrappiness.  For that holiday sparkle, I've added clear sequins, Wink of Stella and Crystal Stickles.

Please join us this week atPammie's Inky Pinkies!  Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Get Creative

CD Sunday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Peace On Earth Christmas

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Sheepski Designs

Hello Crafty Friends and Welcome to Monday.  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and the sponsor this round is Sheepski Designs.  For my design team project, I went with a Winter theme.

Using the Snow Happy Digital Stamp, I created an A2 Top Folding card that could easily be turned into a holiday card using a seasonal sentiment on the inside.  

Snowmen are my favorite Winter and Holiday images to use and this guy is just the sweetest isn't he?  I kept the design fairly simple, only using a few alcohol markers to color him in.  I covered him in Wink of Stella, which is hard to see here, but he is sparkly.  

Aside from the Wink of Stella, the only other embellishment I've used is a dyed piece of seam binding tied into a bow.

Please join us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Get Creative

CD Sunday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Peace on Earth Christmas

Noel Christmas Mouse

Hello Crafty Friends and Welcome to Monday, I hope your weekend was enjoyable!  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and the sponsor this week is Polkadoodles.    

For my team project today, I've created a sweet holiday card using the Noel Christmas Mouse digital stamp from Polkadoodles. 

I've colored the image using my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, the designer papers are from the Carta Bella "Merry Christmas" 6x6 paper pad.  I've die cut the focal panel and sentiment strip, mounted both on craft foam and adhered to the card base.  

For a finishing touch and my "must have" sparkle and shine, I've added blue faux gems.  This is such an adorable Christmas Mouse!  Please join us this week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies, we look forward to seeing your projects.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Dream Valley

A Place to Start

Colour Crazy Challenge with Star Jam Lines

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Friday!  Today begins a new challenge at The Colour Crazy Challenge and our sponsor for this round is Star Jam Lines.  

For my design team project, I colored up this adorable Flying Gnome with Ballon digital stamp using my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

This image isn't necessarily a Holiday Image but I created a Christmas Card with it.  The set includes an image with Nordic Patterned hat or plain hat and I chose to work with the plain hat.  I also printed out an extra balloon.

The papers are from a very old American Crafts Holiday 6x6 paper pad, which I only have snippets left.  I die cut and embossed a circle with a Clouds folder from Darice and hilighted with blue ink to bring out the clouds.  I also die cut the cross-stitched heart and the chevron paper mat and fussy cut Mr. Gnome.  The sentiment is from yet another older set from Stampendous; Christmas Visions.  Lastly, I've added Silver Rhinestone embellishements from Kat Scrappiness.  

Please join us at The Colour Crazy Challenge for your chance to win some cute images from Star Jam Lines.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Crafty Catz

Cardz TV

Creative Fingers

Pattie's Creations

Creatalicious

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

Polkadoodles

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Creative Knockouts

Di's Digi Design

Cute Card Thursday

Snowmen Selfie - Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge

 Hello and Happy Monday!  Today begins a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies with the theme being Anything Goes.  Our sponsor this week is the talented SheepSki Designs.  For my design team project, I colored up the Snowmen Selfie image.  It is truly an adorable image and perfect for a Holiday or Winter themed project.

I chose to color the image in traditional Christmas colors.  The designer paper is from the Carta Bella "Merry Christmas" 6x6 paper pad.  I didn't add any embellishments to this project but did use a Sakura Gelly Roll Sparkle pen to hat brims here and there for an added bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is from a very old Hero Arts set.

Please join us this round at Pammie's.  We would love to see your creations and we hope to inspire you with ours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Sheepski Designs Challenge #54

Creative Moments

Scraps of Life

NBUS #20

Dragonfly Dreams

Try It On Tuesday

Lemon Shortbread

Colour Crazy Challenge - Winter Snowflake

 Hello and Happy Fri-YAY!  Today begins a new challenge at the Colour Crazy Challenge with our sponsor being Ching Chou Kuik.  I'm a Guest Designer at Colour Crazy for the forseeable so for my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Winter Snowflake for my card.

I've created an A2 sized Holiday card in non-traditional holiday colors.  I die cut a large panel for the background and die cut the focal image, which I popped up on foam pads.  I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, added Wink of Stella to her wings and placed some clear drops for additional interest. 

We hope you'll join us this week at The Colour Crazy Challenge, we would love to see your projects and hope to inspire you with ours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV

Creative Fingers

Di's Digi Design

Pattie's Creations

Winter Wonderland

Cute Card Thursday

Crimbo Crackers

Craft Rocket

Lil Red Wagon

Merry Christmas Gnome

 Hello!  Today's make is a Card with a Tag on Top, featuring a Gnome, Foil, Glitter, Flock, Die Cuts and Stenciling. 

To create my card, I started with the tag first.  I used the Gina K. Designs and Thermo Web "Gnome for the Holidays" Stamp and Stencil Kit.  This kit was a collaboration between Thermo Web and Gina K. Designs and includes Foils, Stamps Stencils and Dies.  

The designer papers are a mixture of scrap and a large panel from the Memory Box "Christmas Plaid 6x6 paper pad, the Gnome beard is White Flocking, the baubles in the trees are die cut from red foil and the starry background is Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture paste over a stencil. 

For a final touch, I added a bit of ribbon, attaching it to the tag with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and covering the staple with the sentiment strip.

Christmas crafting has begun and if I stay on track, I won't be pulling my hair out come December 15th...the day I give myself to have all cards in the mail.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Cute Card Thursday

Gina K. Designs Monthly Challenge

Crimbo Crackers

A Bit More Time to Craft

Crafter's Cafe

QKR Stampede

Crafty Hazelnuts

Digi Doodle Studios

Do-Al(l) Creative

Colour Crazy Challenge - Digi Doodle Studios

 Hello and Happy Fri-YAY!  Today begins a new challenge at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge and my last project as a Guest Design Team Member.  The sponsor this round is Digi Doodle Studios and I had the pleasure of using the Sammi Skater Bear digi stamp for my design team project.

This little Guy is perfect for a Holiday card so I created a Tent Topper 4" x 5" note card.  I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and the DSP is from the American Crafts Holiday 6x6 paper pad.  For a Final touch, I added sequins for that bit of holiday sparkle and a piece of cute polka dot ribbon.  I created the sentiment on the computer, backed with a piece of black card and popped up on foam pads so it would straddle the ribbon.  

I've had a wonderful time being a Guest Designer on the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge and it was such an honor to be invited.  I encourage everyone to visit the challenge and enter your creations, it's a great challenge.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

QKR Stampede

Cardz TV #123

Creative Fingers

Creative Knockouts

Aud Sentiments

Crimbo Crackers

Scrappin4Fun

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

Crafting Happiness

Lemon Shortbread

Creative Knockouts - Celebrations

Hello all, I do hope your Christmas was Awesome and Your Boxing Day (today) is even better!  After a long Hiatus, I'm back on the Design Team for Creative Knockouts and today begins a new challenge.

Our sponsor for this round is Kelly Schelske, our Fearless Leader and a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant.  Kelly is awarding the winner of this weeks' challenge a CTMH Stamp Set.

I chose to use a digital image from Power Poppy by Marcella Hawley titled Candy Cane Classic for my design team project.  The theme for this round is Celebrations and I thought this Candy Cane card was perfect for a Christmas Celebration.  I have since posted this card to a dear friend in Georgia, I hope she received in good order and liked.

This card measures 5" square and I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers.  I added clear gems and Wink of Stella for the glitter and gleam, popped up the focal image with foam pads and used some designer papers I had in my stash.  The colors are very vibrant in person, the photo just doesn't do it justice.

Please join us at Creative Knockouts with your project reflecting the Theme of Celebrations. Best of luck to you in the draw and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #460 - Anything Goes

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I hope your holiday preparations are going smoothly, we only have 14 more Sleeps until Father Christmas comes!

Today starts a new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges and our sponsor this week is the cute and quirky OddBall Art.  For my design team project this week I've had the pleasure of working with the adorable image Chilly Willy.  I'm still working on Christmas Cards so I was so happy to color him up with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers for one of my last cards this season.

This card measures the standard A2 (4.25" x 5.5"), I cut some snowflakes out of silver mirror card for accents and heat embossed the sentiment with Ranger Gold Embossing Powder.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn and the designer papers are from The Paper Studio 12"x12" paper stack titled Ornamental Christmas.  For the final touch, I added some clear Ranger Stickles on his hat tie and his scarf.

Please visit us this week at Penny's and share your creation for a chance to win some images from OddBall Art.  The team and I hope to inspire you with our projects and to be inspired by yours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #457

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges.  This round we have 2 wonderful sponsors:  Sheepski Designs and Bugaboo Stamps.

For my design team project, I had the pleasure of using Sheepski Designs sweet image titled Catch.  Two little penguins floating on ice and playing Catch with a Snowball.

This card measures the standard A2 (4.25" x 5.5").  I masked off the images and inked the background with Distress Oxide inks.  I used Glossy Accents on the snowball and the penguins cool shades.  In hindsight, I would not have doodled along the top and bottom edge as I'm not liking it.  These are such adorable, chubby little penguins and I love them!

Please join us this week at Penny's and enter for your chance to win some fabulous images from our sponsors. 

Also, I would like to remind everyone of the challenge at The Paper Funday Challenges.  It's a monthly challenge for all things Paper. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #455

Hello everyone!  After a hiatus from Design Team participation, I'm back to share my DT project for the current challenge at Penny's.  The sponsor for this challenge is the fabulous Cute As A Button Stamps and I've had the pleasure of creating with this sweet Holiday Image Reindeer Ears.

I decided to keep it simple yet effective and it's been awhile since I've colored with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  I dusted them off and got lost in the fun of coloring (I'd forgotten how fun it is) and this sweet little guy came out great.  I accented the piece with sequins and my Sakura Gelli Roll Glitter pen.  This card measures the standard A2 (4.25" x 5.5").

We hope you'll join us at Penny's this week, we look forward to seeing your creations.  It's good to be back and crafting again!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
The Paper Shelter
Crafty Creations
Crafting By Designs
Simply EllieBelle
Crafty Sentiments
Through the Craft Room Door
Lemon Shortbread
Unicorn Challenge
Jan's Digi Stamps

Christmas Window

Hello again, today I'm sharing a Christmas card I put together after having a "ah ha" moment.  I had this window die and couldn't figure out I was going to do use it, specifically cardmaking.  I don't consider myself creative so I thought it's a window, opens and so it needs to have something on the other side to look at; this was then born, A2 standard sized card:

I used a stencil and Barn Door Distress Ink to create the background on the card base, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean and Black Soot Distress Oxides for the night scene and Vintage Photo Distress ink to tint the window.  I die cut the tree out of green card and added SnowTex for the snow.  Ta Da...complete.  I hope you like and have been inspired.

Until next time, Happy Crafting,

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Crafting with an Attitude

D.L Art Dec Challenge

The Happy Craft Challenge

Crafting By Designs

Crafty Creations Challenges - Duck with Presents

I'm sharing loads of projects today!  You Guessed it - It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations and our sponsor this round is the lovely Kinda Cute by Patricia.  This sponsor has so many adorable images and today I've had the pleasure of creating my design team project with the sweet image Duck with Presents: 

This image makes me feel warm and fuzzy all over!  The image was easy to color up using my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  I fussy cute the image and popped up on foam tape as well as the stamped sentiment.  I added a stamped stitched line around the border and added sequins for a bit of shine.  This card is a standard A2 size.  

Please join us this round at Crafty Creations, we'd love to have you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Cardz TV #77

Digi Choosday

Shopping Our Stash

Through the Craft Room Door

Tuesday Throwdown #421

Lemon Shortbread

Retarte #134

Creative Knockouts - Dog Sledding

Hello!  It's time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts and our sponsor for this round is Imagine That Digi Stamps.  For my design team project, I had the please of using a sweet image from Imagine That Digi Stamps titled Dog Sledding and this image is perfect for our theme this challenge which is Winter Wonderland.

This image is pre-colored which made cardmaking quick and easy.  I added some die cut snowflakes for a bit of accent and, although it's almost impossible to see in the photo, I added a drop of glue and some very fine white glitter to the center of each snowflake. 

 We hope you'll pop over to the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog for some inspiration from our great team of designers and enter your creation for a chance to win a $10 voucher for Imagine That Digi Stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Crafting by Designs

Crafty Gals Corner
Creative Moments
That's Crafty Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday
Cardz TV #76

Clean and Simple Christmas

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Christmas is creeping closer and I'm still creating Christmas Cards, I should be completely finished by Christmas :)

I've created what I feel is a CAS Christmas Card, using only a die cut along with glitter and mirror card.  I die cut the tree image from the glitter card and again from the silver mirror card, then inlaid the mirror card into the space.  I really like how this one turned out, I love the look of blue and silver at Christmas time!

I hope you've been inspired today.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Shopping Our Stash

Through the Craft Room Door

Lemon Shortbread

Christmas Blog Challenge

Ike's World Challenge

Crafting From the Heart

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge

Cute N Crafty Challenges

Cardz TV #76

Christmas Candles

Good Monday Morning!  I did manage to find some crafting time this past weekend and I worked on my personal stash of Christmas Cards.  From now until Christmas, I will be sharing what I've come up with.

Today's share is the Christmas Candles card.  I've been coloring a lot lately for Design Team projects and I'd forgotten how satisfying paper piecing is. I used dies for the candles and the foliage (the candles were cut from Glitter card), and pieced everything together.  I embossed the white mat and added a ribbon and charm for interest.  This is a standard A2 sized card.

I hope I've inspired you to get into your craft space today and revisit a technique you haven't used in a while.  Create something wonderful for someone - or even yourself.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
International Art and Soul Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Pixie's Crafty Workshop
Corrosive Challenge #12
Catch the Bug Weekly Challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Hiding In My Craft Room
Jo's Scrap Shack
Polkadoodles #49
QKR Stampede
Cardz TV #76

Cardz 4 Galz - Non-Traditional Holiday Colors

Hello!  It's time for a brand new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and the theme this round is Non-Traditional Holiday Colors.  For my design team project, I created a Z-Fold card with bottom band based on the card and tutorial by Mixed Up Craft.

I chose what I felt were non-traditional colors and this paper comes from a Recollections 12x12 paper pad named Holiday Bash.  It contains some really cute papers and it was a fabulous Black Friday buy!

We would love to see you at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge; stop by and join the fun!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Crafty Calendar Challenges - Sweet Christmas with a Friend

Hello and thanks for stopping by.  It's time for another challenge at Crafty Calendar and our sponsor this round is Lawn Fawn!  The winner will receive a $25 gift voucher and that's so exciting and so gracious of them to sponsor this challenge for us!  The Theme for our challenge is "It's Christmas Time".

This sweet image of a little girl and her Penguin friend was just so adorable, and in-line with our theme, I used it to create a card for my Design Team project.  I do not know who is credited for creating this image as this was gifted to me in a swap; if anyone knows, please leave me a comment.

I colored the images up with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added some Silver Wink of Stella on the snowflakes and the penguins' hat band and ball.  I kept this A2 sized card pretty simple by my standards and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

We hope you will join us at Crafty Calendar this round for your chance to win a great prize from Lawn Fawn!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Catch the Bug

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas

Jo's Scrap Shack

A Gem of a Challenge

Challenge Up Your Life #101

Snarky Stampers #124

Crafters Castle

Penny Black