Magical Christmas

 We've got a new card sketch challenge up today at Atlantic Hearts Challenges. We have a new one every Monday and then on Wednesday we reveal all the DT Members examples and announce the winners from the previous week. I hope you'll join us and play along.

Here's my example

Here's this week's sketch

Once again, I decided to make another Christmas card and at the rate I'm going I won't have to really push myself to get all my cards done at the last minute this year. YAY!!  Anyway, I stamped this Santa and then did just a bit of coloring with some watercolor pencils. I think it took me longer to pick out the papers than it did to color the stamp. All the papers were from my scrap pile and the sentiment is an old stamp I've had for years...not even sure where it came from.

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1st Place

 I've got a new challenge up today at Cookin' Up Creations. This month's theme is A,B,C and 1,2,3,  meaning that we are doing challenges that have something to do with letters and numbers.

Since school starts back up in September I chose the letter S for School Subjects. Pick your favorite subject and design your layout around it. My favorite subject was always Math so I used numbers on my layout.

This came together so fast. I cut the baseball diamond with my Cricut along with the #1's and 1st Place. Everything else was from an old stash of softball stickers I'm trying to use up since my granddaughter no longer plays softball. So all in all, this was a very quick and simple layout.

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EPCOT

 There's a new sketch up at Sketches in Thyme today. This week's sketch is by Jenessa Franco and I think it's so pretty. I really enjoyed working with this sketch. I hope you'll stop by and play along with us. There is a prize offered each month.

Here's my take on the sketch

Here's the sketch

The hardest part was figuring out what papers to use. I dug through my stash and found some Bella Bella French Flea Market by My Mind's Eye from 2009. I had forgotten I even had some. All the papers used are from that collection except for the fussy cut flowers, they are from a Dear Lizzy collection by American Crafts.

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Christmas Card

 There's a new card sketch challenge up at Atlantic Hearts Sketches today. We have a new one every Monday and on Wednesday we reveal all the Dt members examples and announce the winner from the previous week. I hope you'll join us and play along. 

Here's my card

Here's the sketch

When I saw this sketch, I knew it would be perfect for a Christmas card and since I'm trying to get a head start on my cards it was perfect timing. I started by embossing a poinsettia and holly embossing folder on watercolor paper. I then used watercolors to paint the embossed portion of the leaves and flowers and used Nuvo Drops for the holly berries and the center of the poinsettia. The tag was cut with my Cricut and the bow is from a punch. I then stamped and embossed the sentiment and added a few more Nuvo Drops.

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Fall Pumpkin Patch

 I've got a new challenge up at Cookin' Up Creations today. This month's theme is A,B,C and 1,2,3,  meaning that we are doing challenges that have something to do with letters and numbers. For my challenge I chose the number 4 and turned it into a recipe challenge. I have a list of 8 different categories and you must pick 4 of them and then use at least 4 of each category on your layout. 

Here's my example

For my layout I used 4 types of mixed media, 4 patterned papers, 4 stickers and 4 or more wood veneer pieces. I had fun with this challenge and digging through my stash. I hope you'll stop by and play along with all the fun challenges we have going on this month.

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Halloween Cards

 Decided to work on Halloween cards today. I needed two for my granddaughters.  

I love making Halloween cards and had fun with these. I started with creating the backgrounds using Distress Oxides that I brushed on white cardstock and then flicked some water on them and spritzed them with some Dazzling Diamonds mist from Tattered Angel. The moon with the stars was a freebie from Cricut a few weeks ago....who doesn't love freebies! Everything else was cut using some older dies except for the little flying witch and the Witches Brew which are both stamps that I clear embossed to make them stand out. My one granddaughter is scared of everything so hopefully these won't scare her too much.

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