Perfectly Rustics Tree Challenge

Over at Perfectly Rustics this week we have a brand new challenge and we are talking trees. I have been itching to not only try out a new stamp set but wanting to do some paper piecing as well, this is what I came up with.

Card Tip:

Be careful what papers you use for paper piecing, you wont to make sure the print is small enough to be seen in a small image.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: white A5 card base, Creative blue card stock.

Papers: Doodlebug santa express paper pad,KlouiseDigiArt digital papers, Kaisercraft mint twist paper pad.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn trim the tree, Gina K Designs seasonal labels for sentiment.

Ink: Memento tuxedo black ink, Versamark ink and allison ellison white embossing powder.
Markers:

               Star: Y15

               Tree trunk:E57+E59 

Dies & Punches: Spellbinders ribbon tag trio, Tonic ticket and tag duo punch.

Other: wink of stella clear glitter pen, glossy accents, line of clear gems, homemade acrylic dots, blue ribbon from stash.

Challenge List:

Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge - 3 patterns of designer paper and bling
Sweet Stampin Challenge-oh christmas tree
A Girl Who Crafts Challenge-Christmas
Crafting Musketeers Challenge#20-use bling

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Kreativeinkauf Challenge#21-Christmas Tree
One Sweet Challenge-Christmas
Paradise of Stamps Challenge#7-christmas
Seema Crafts December Challenge - Christmas
The Craft Garden December Challenge - Christmas

Outlawz CAS White on White

Outlawz Sunday CAS challenge had a theme of white on white Christmas card and I wanted to give this a try. 

I also thought this was a great layout for another Christmas Card lot so here they are:

Card Tip:

When you are mass producing cards this way, you want to do all your cutting first so all you need to do is stamp and assemble. Here is my desk before I start:
You can see I have my front panel already punched, 
my snowflakes die cut in each colour, 
my ribbons already chosen
 and my stamp and stamp pad ready to go, 
what you don't see is my embossing powder also just to the left, ready to go. With it all laid out, it takes no time to assemble.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: A5 white card base, white card stock from my stash, Bazzill glitter card stock, Creative pink, purple and blue card stock made into A5 card bases and snowflakes.

Stamps: JustRite Clear extra grand holiday sentiments.

Ink: Versamark ink and Judikin's black detail embossing powder, Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder.

Dies & Punches: Elizabeth Craft Design Snowflakes, Fiskars upper crest border punch.

Other: White, pink,purple and blue ribbon from my stash.

Challenge List:

Outlawz Sunday Clean and Simple - white on white Christmas card
We Do Doobadoo Challenge#21-festive spirits
Inspiration Destination Challenge#11-anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room#178-super scraps Saturday
Alphabet Challenge-v-for variety, 3 embellishments or 3 designer paper
Chocolate Coffee Cards Challenge#80-Christmas
Craft for the Craic Challenge-favourite Christmas colours - anything except traditional
Fussy and Fancy Challenge#129-snowflakes and ribbon
Aloha Friday Challenges#38-unusual Christmas colours
Be Jolly Die Cut Challenge-anything goes for Christmas

Diecut Divas Mid December

Well it is time for Diecut Divas mid month inspiration and when I saw this Art by Miran image, I thought it would be perfect for the Snow / Christmas Holiday theme we have this month.

Card Tip:

Don't get bogged down by what your punches are meant to be but more what they could be, here I have used a chrysanthemum punch as snow.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: white cardbase 5"x 6", Creative pink card stock, Bazzill white glitter cardstock. 

Papers: KLouiseDigiArt snowflakes and stars digital paper.

Stamps: Art by Miran Girl with Snowflake, AmyR Stamps Merry and Bright for sentiment.

Ink: Memento tuxedo black ink,VersaMark ink, Judikins Clear with Sparkle embossing powder.

Markers:

               Skin: E000+E00+E11+R20

               Hair: E21+ E23+E25
               Hat & Scarf: R81+R83+R85

               Shirt: B000+ B01+B02
               Pants: B24+B26+B29
               Boots: E29+E25

Dies and Punches: Spellbinders Nestabilities label 28, megal oval,Elizabeth Craft Design Snowflakes, Chrysanthemum and small star punch.

Other: Pink Ribbon from stash.

Challenge List:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge - anything goes, fun in the snow twist

Crafty Catz Challenge#259-last minute Christmas card

Imagination Destination Challenge#11-anything goes

Imagination Crafts Challenges-anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge#114-modern Christmas colours

Dies R Us Challenge#15-winter wonderland

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Christmas

In The Pink Challenge#59-christmas in pink

Milk Coffee Challenge-Christmas with nontraditional colors

Aud Sentiments Challenge#121 - bingo - Diecut/Digi Stamp/Bling

Diecut Divas Snow and / or Christmas Holiday.

Wow, where has the year gone, I can't believe I am talking about Diecut Diva's December challenge, which happens to have a theme of Snow and / or Christmas Holiday. I fell in love with this ArtbyMiran stamp and thought it would be perfect for this.

Card Tip:

The panel on the left side is actually two corner die cuts placed end to end to form a panel.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: Creative purple card stock cut to 4" at front and 5" at the back.

Papers: Kaisercraft magic happens collection.

Stamps: Art by Miran Winter Sofia

Markers:

               Skin: E000+E00+E11+E04+R20,RV32,B21

               Hat & Scalf: BG000+BG01+BG02+B02 
               Gloves: V01+V13+V15+V17

               Background: R20.  

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities classic scalloped square, Wild Rose Studio snowflake corner.

Other: Ice Stickles applied with a brush, purple gems

Challenge List:

Card Mania Challenge#61-favourite colour combo
Outlawz Friday Color Challenges-anything goes with a christmas twist
Dies R Us Challenge#15 - Winter Wonderland
Scrapbooker Phd Challenge#17-shaped or folded cards
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge#113-use some snow
Sweet Stamp In Challenge-let it snow

Vandicrafts Challenge#19-anything goes with a snow twist
Creative Corner Challenge-winter wonderland
Cut It Up Challenge-non traditional christmas card
Simply Create Too Challenge#75-snow snow snow
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge#11-lets be girly and use a die-cut or punch
Art By Miran Challenge#20-anything goes - Guest Designer Spot

Fitztown Red/Green

With a new challenge over at Fitztown this week, we want to see your red and green themed cards. I know most people when they think red and green they think Christmas but I went a little bit different and went birthday card and here it is.

Card Tip:

Ribbon doesn't automatically have to mean a bow, use it as I have as an embellishment and divider of sections. 

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: Creative dark green card stock cut to a 5" x 7" card base, creative red card stock.

Stamps:Fitztown Cameo 1, Sizzix / Hero Arts flourish stamp, Just Rite Clear celebration sentiments.

Ink: Versamark ink and clear embossing powder, Distress Ink antique linen.

Markers:

               Skin: E000+E002+E13+E04, B21, RV32

               Hair: E23+E25+E29
               Dress: R24+R27+R29

               Roses: R24+R27+R29 
               Leaves:YG03+YG06            

Dies: Spellbinders Label 8, Elizabeth Craft Design agatha edges.

Other: Wink of Stella Clear pen, kaisercraft red ribbon.

Challenge List:

Crafty Sentiments Challenge-use die cuts

Craft for the Craic Challenge#10-birthday
Fab n Funky Challenges#239-anything with die-cuts
Art By Miran Challenge#20-anything goes

Fitztown New Release

Well it is new release time over at Morgans Fae World, one of the illustrators for Fitztown, and here is my project using one of  her brand new images.

Card Tip:

Because this image is so detailed I decided to keep it really simple, except for the gems in her necklace their are no other embellishments on this card.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: Quill black A5 card base, Creative light blue card stock.

Stamps: Brand new unnamed image as yet. Gina K Designs Year of Flowers for sentiment.

Ink: Versafine black onyx  ink.

Markers:

               Skin: E000+E00+E13+E04, RV23+RV32, B21+B23

               Hair: E21+E23+E25
               Leaves: G14+G07

               Flowers: R24+R27+R29, RV04+RV06+RV09,    
               B000+B01+B02        
               Earings: B02 
               Dress: B26+B29+BG09 

               Tree:E29+E59
               Moon: Y15

Other: Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

Challenge List:

A little Bit Crafty-anything goes but not christmas
Cards Galore Challenges-anything goes
Doodle Pantry-any digi goes
The Sisters of Craft-anything goes
Avenue 613 Challenge#100-anything goes
Robyn's Fetish Challenge#240-anything-goes
Art By Miran Challenge#20-anything goes

Perfectly Rustics Include a Sentiment

Well its time for a new challenge over at Perfectly Rustics and this time we are talking about sentiments, with a catch of course, we want any sentiment at all except Happy Birthday. So here is my inspiration for you.

 

Card Tip:

Just because it is a wedding card doesn't mean you have to stick with pastels for your colour scheme, I have used black for my accent colour and I think it works well.

Card Ingredients:

Card Stock: Standard A5 white card base, black  and yellow card stock from stash.

Papers: Snap Click Supply Co  Nancie Rowe Janitz I Thee Wed paper pack.

Stamps: Tiddly Inks Forever Yours, Paper trey Ink simple sentiments.

Ink: Memento tuxedo black ink.

Markers:

               Skin: E000+E00+E21+R20

               Guy's Hair: E33+E35+E37
               Lady's Hair: E50+E51+Y21

               Guy's Shirt: BIC black
               Guys Suit: C01+C03+C05+C07
               Guy's Tie: C07

               Lady's Dress: E50+colourless blender.

Dies / Embossing Folder: Couture Creations Nesting Dies scalloped rectangles, Cuttlebug divine swirls. 

Other: Wink of Stella Clear pen, small heart punch

Challenge List:

Outlawz Saturday Paper Ala Mode Challenge-anything goes

A Little Bit Crafty Challenge-anything-goes but not christmas

Inspiration Destination Challenge#9-anything goes

Imagination Crafts Challenge-anything goes

Treasured Times Rubber Stamps Challenges#30-anything goes

Just Us Girls Challenge#269-wild card

Brown Sugar Challenge#122-anything goes

Crafty Catz Challenge-anything goes

Stempelsonne-anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks#222-die cuts