I Love Golf Birthday Gift Card

This Birthday Gift Card is made for my son's birthday, January 5, using Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #140.  His favorite sport is golfing, so I made the card so that it would hold the Gift Certificate for a couple games of golf.

The pocket for the certificate was simple a square and 3D Thin Foam Tape used on three sides to raise the cardstock to hold the Gift Certificate.  All cuts were made in Cricut Design Space using CTMH Paper Fundamentals and Cardstock.  Bead embellishments were added to the tee and ball.



Also submitted to: 

The Outlawz Challenges - Thursday "Anything Goes" 
Dec 31, 2015 - Jan 6, 2016
Twist "Anything Goes"

All CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified:

Design Paper / Cardstock
     Paper Fundamentals - Whimsy "Juniper"
     Peacock Cardstock
     White Daisy Cardstock
Die-Cuts - Cricut Design Center
     Golf Cart - "Celebrate with Flourish"
     Love Golf - "Sports Mania"
     Golf Ball/Tee "Sports Mania"
Embellishments
     Sparkles Flourish
Other
     Liquid Glass on Golf Ball/Tee, Clubs and Flourish
     3D Thin Foam Tape

Happy Christmas Little Star

This is the December 2015 Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge.  Please click the highlighted challenge to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to this challenge. Join this Challenge and you will get a monthly freebie... for participation see the full instructions at Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge.

The Freebie for December was an image from All Dressed Up Stamps "Happy Christmas Little Star."  And the tree was a gift from Christina Hor at Memories Crafter which I used to incorporate into this Challenge.  Visit these sites to see the works of these artists and their creations.  

Just a little bit closer view to show the detail of the fussy-cut, coloring and Wink of Stella which does not show up very well with my camera.  A touch of Wink of Stella was also used on the tree and then I scattered a few sequins and glued on the tree.









Products used:
Cardstock
     CTMH White Daisy
Design Paper
     DCWV Stack "Home for the Holidays"
Images
     All Dressed Up "Merry Christmas Little Star"
     MemoriesCrafter "Tree" by Christina Hor
Inks / Pens
     Shin-Han alcohol-base pens, Variety of Colors
Embellishments
     Sequins - Verve Stamps
Other:
     CTMH 3-D Thin Foam Tape

Also submitted to:

12 Months of Christmas Linkup
Challenge # 12 - December 2015
Optional Theme "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" Not used

DL.Art December Linky Challenge

"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw



 

You're Awesome

This card is a combined challenge...using the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #139, but changing to portrait, and colors from the ColorMyHeart Color Dare #173.  All images on this card were die-cuts made from Cricut Design Space.  Wink of Stella "Clear" was used on the Peacock and feathers, and Liquid Class was used on the hearts.  The square panel, and Peacock and feathers were all layered using 3D Thin Foam Tape.  



 

 

Please click the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by. 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified 

Cardstock/Design Paper

     Peacock and Pear Cardstock 

     Peacock Paper Fundamentals 

Die-Cuts from Cricut Design Space 

     Hearts - Just used Shapes 

     Peacock and Feathers - Cartridge "Art Nouveau"

Stamps
     Just to Say Cricut Collection
Ink
     Black
Other:
     3D Thin Foam Tape
     Liquid Glass

Brentwood Card

Day 8 - Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers BlogHop

Since we were a little confused on the time that the BlogHop was closed at 11:55 Pacific, I thought when I entered the ornament I was just under the wire, only to find out that we still had two more hours...our interpretation was one hour less instead of one hour more for Mountain Time compared to Pacific Time....I guess we thought we were on the East Coast. 

So, since I wanted to make a card on Brentwood, I pulled in some cricut cuts that I had done previously and stamps that I had stamped and cut, and kraft paper with matching hollies on it, I said why not...I think I can do this in a couple hours.  Thank you for the freebie "Barista Brentwood Owl" from Jessica Lynn Original Stamps.

Logs were a cricut design space die-cut from white cardstock, colored and combined as one long log and adhered with 3D Thin Foam tape.  Brentwood was colored with ShinHan alcohol-based pens, fussy-cut and adhered with 3D Thin Foam tape to the log.  The hollies and berries were already stamped,  cut and layered two times to give it dimension and glued to background.  Added liquid glass on all the berries on the background and the embellishments, and to Brentwoods nose and toes. 

 

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw



Brentwood's New Home Ornament

Day 8 - Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers BlogHop

Brentwood's New Home

Wow, just got my ornament in on the wire. 

Until I learned we still had two hours MTN Time

I saw Brentwood on so many cards and I just adore him and before the BlogHop ended I wanted to do a card with the freebie "Barista Brentwood Owl" from Jessica Lynn Original Stamps, but then there was another challenge I wanted to complete at the same time "Gifts from the Heart" at the  Heart2Heart Challenges.  This will be a gift for my daughter since she loves owls, and she also loves Brentwood.  

  

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise


Bird House - From Joanne's
PaperPak: 
     CTMH Jackson
Digital Image
     Freebie from Jessica Lynn Original Stamps
Holly and Berries
    CTMH Stamp Set D1678 White Pines Scrapbooking Workshop
Inks and Pens
    Alcohol-based ShinHan Pens for Coloring Image
    CTMH Pear Ink

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

Warm Winter Wishes

Day 8 - Winter/Holiday Coffee Lover's BlogHop

Using CTMH White Pine Paperpak, I made the following card as one of my last cards for the BlogHop unless I can get one more in.  Cut on Cricut Design Space was the disposable coffee cup and used one of the design papers to cut it out.  Then with regular cardstock I cut on the top and put washi tape on it.  For the sleeve I added another strip of washie tape and added a snowflake that I misted with gold and adhered to cup. 


My daughter gave me the poinsettias from CTMH but are retired, and I took two of red and white and misted them with gold and then layered each, crushing the petals, and then added a gold gem in the middle. For the card frame I took Cranberry cardstock and misted gold on the edges.  Added Sentiment. 


Computer still down, will have to catch up on completing the blog with products used. 

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Saturday Paper ala mode - Dec 12-18, 2015
Theme:  Christmas
Also added to December Inlinkz


CTMH Products Used Unless Otherwise specified:

Share the Happiness

Day 8 - Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers BlogHop -

My card today is the gift of sharing, not only at Christmas but all year.  I started out with stamping and cutting out the images I wanted to used for my card, then colored with ShinHan pens, and fussy-cut and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The big cup in the center was stamped on two different design papers for the cup and sleeve, and the cover was cardstock and then pieced together.  The background sky is washi tape, and the snow was cut with a die from glitter paper.  3D thin foam tape was used throughout to create dimension.



Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Saturday Paper ala mode - Dec 12-18, 2015
Theme:  Christmas
Also added to December Inlinkz


CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified

All the Goodness of Life is in a Cup

Day 7:  This card was made for the Holiday Coffee Lovers BlogHop combined with ColorMyHeart Color Dare Challenge #172 using the CTMH Colors in the White Pines PaperPak, a favorite Christmas Design paper of mine. 

Christmas isn't much different here in Arizona...just that we have rays of sunshine coming down instead of snowflakes.  Although my daughter-in-law took a picture of snow a day ago and their ground had a layer of snow on it and they are only 3 miles from us.  We may have gotten it too; but I had my head buried in card making and drinking (coffee that is) and planning on what my next card was going to be.  

Well here it is, A Christmas Card from Arizona (the desert).  I borrowed this cactus arrangement from my neighbor "Potted" by Waffle Flower.  Stamped, colored with ShinHan alcohol-base pens, and then fussy-cut, cutting off the pot at the bottom of the image, and replaced it with a stamp "Coffee First" Create a Smile.  I believe the smaller cup was a freebie digi image from Verve, and the sentiment was from Verve Stamps "Delightful & Delicious"  (not sure of the name of the company hat offered this freebie;) but will have to share when my home computer is fixed because it's not on my laptop...darn technology. 

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Thursday, Dec 17-23 "Anything Goes"
Twist: Girly, Girly - Did not submit with Twist
Also added to December Inlinkz


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:

Sending You a Cup of Cheer

Day 5:  My Card for the Coffee Lovers Holiday BlogHop and International Tea Day - Sending You a Cup of Cheer

Santa left the shop, leaving Mrs. Clause and his elves in charge, to deliver some much needed coffee, tea and hot chocolate for those in need and ones consumed in this BlogHop.  So make sure you leave him a treat.  Santa also made sure, before he left Mrs. Santa and the elves, that they had a large supply of each of the drinks to energize them.   Santa was very thoughtful of the reindeer, and rather than take his sleigh, he would go by air balloon to give his reindeer a rest before the big night.  And this is how my card came about. 



Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

Heart to Heart Challenges

December 7, 2015 "Rewind" - Selected "Ticket to Ride" Aug 10, 2015

"...pick your favourite past H2H challenge from any theme...So dig into those archives and lets see what you come up with. We are really looking forward to revisiting favourites from the past!"

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Saturday Paper ala mode - Dec 12-18, 2015
Theme:  Christmas
Also added to December Inlinkz

Products used:

Stamps:

     Air Balloon up Front:  CTMH D1667 Balloon Wishes Occasions

     Sentiment - My Favorite Things "Hug in a Mug"

     Cups - Poppy "Cup of Cheer" and Verve "One Cup"

Die-Cuts - Cricut Design Space

     Air Balloons toward Back - CTMH Artistry

Design Paper

     CTMH Yuletide Carol  

     Gold Panel - from Michael's

     Green Glitter Panel DCWV Holiday Glitzy Glitter Stack

Cardstock:

     CTMH White Daisy, Colonia White

Inks/Pens

     CTMH Black Ink

     ShinHan alcohol-based pens  

Embellishments

     Enamel Dots "My Mind's Eye" Jubilee

Other:

     CTMH 3D Thin Foam Tape

     All images, except Glitter Paper, were heat embossed with Ranger "Clear" Embossment Powder

Happy Hot Chocolate Season

This is my card for Day 3 of the Holiday Coffee Lovers BlogHop and National Cocoa Day.  

Selected the paper I wanted to use from a prize I got from DCWV, a Wintery Scene...wasn't sure what I was going to do with it; but I know I wanted the main focus to be on the beautiful tree and snow.  The paper already had a sentiment "Let it Snow" and it was already glittered.  

I stamped, colored and fussy-cut the Fox, the Squirrel, some cocoa/chocolate disposal cups and marshmallows and placed them on the card.  Added a second sentiment and framed with silver glimmer paper on white daisy card stock.

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Saturday Paper ala mode - Dec 12-18, 2015
Theme:  Christmas
Also added to December Inlinkz

I Can't Believe I Forgot your Birthday

A Belated Birthday Card for a child, and the inspiration came from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #137.  The Sketch reminded me of a window pane and I wanted to use one of my CTMH stamps sets I had not used before "Animal Greetings Operation Smile".  Looking through the different verses for these cute crittersl, I decided on the three below in picture.  I used the Free Shapes program on Cricut Space to design the panel with the windows, cut a second to make the cardstock heavier because I was envisioning a shaker card.    

I cut several of the party decorations and adhered them to the back panel, and then covered them with vellum so that the sequins would not get caught up in the party decorations.  Since I had decided not to make a shaker card I used some Glitz Star Dust Glitter Gel from CTMH to bring in some glitter. However, the glitter gel did not come out of container steady enough so I just made streaks on each of the panels so that it appeared that snow was hitting against the windows.  

Using gypsy cardstock I decided to cut another of the party decorations that are in the window, and place them on the side panel to mimmick the ribbon and embellishments in the sketch.  Finished with adding the sentiments under the critters.  

Christmas is Love with all the Trimmings

This card was made for someone special who is going through some difficult times and loves turquoise.  Hope all this sparkle brings with it some Christmas spirit and enjoyment around these difficult times.

Submitted to the following:  

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenges 
Saturday Paper ala mode - Dec 12-18, 2015
Theme:  Christmas
Also added to December Inlinkz

Purr-Fect Blend

What's your choice of coffee?  Black, Cream and Sugar, or a cupful of deliciousness.  Seems like that's the perfect blend.

Products Used:
Design Paper
     WCWV Stack "Home for the Holidays"
Cardstock
     CTMH Ruby and White Daisy
     Gold Metallic (Michael's)
     CTMH Gold Glitter
Sequins:
     Black Coffee (Michael's)
     Coffee with Sugar/Cream
     Purr-fect Blend Coffee ("Little Things" Chocolate Truffle)
Other:
     CTMH Regular Foam Tape
Images and Sentiments
     Newton's Nook "Loves Coffee"
Cricut Design Space
     Shapes "Round"

Also submitted to the following:  

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Tuesday "Color Challenge"
Dec 8 - 14, 2015
Inspiration:  Snowflakes and the traditional red and green colors

Dear Santa

Day 1 of the Holiday Coffee Lovers Bloghop:  My first card...I was prepared with all my new stamp and digital sets; but had not yet made a card.  Ideas all over the place just didn't know which one to do first.  

Products: 

Design Paper 

     CTMH Snowhaven 

Stamps 

     Santa Cupcake Digi Stamp "Jessica Lynn Originals" 

     Cupcakes "My Cuppa' Joe" by Rupa Sheude 

     Coffee Cup with Lid "All But Fox From Lawn Fawn" Latina

Doily - Michael's 

Die-Cut / Cricut Design Center 

     Dear Santa Sentiment - Cartridge "Winter Frolic" 

Inks/Pens

     CTMH Black Ink Pad for Stamping 

     ShinHan Alcohol-base Pens for Coloring images

Cardstock

     CTMH Cocoa, White Daisy and Colonial White

Embellishments 

     Chunky Mixed Glitter Assortment - Recollections (Michael's) 

     CTMH Liquid Glass on Cupcake icings and on Santa's Belt 

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December - First FT Card 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenge
Friday "Coloring Challenge" Dec 11-17, 2015
Twist:  A Gift or something to hold a gift in
Also submitted to InLinkz for December

A Holiday Treat

Using the theme from Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #183 combined with the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #171, what's more appropriate than a cute Bear juggling candies around for "A Holiday Treat".  The background paper is glittery candy canes with peppermint candies Cricut cut and raised with Foam Tape.  Bear is adhered to foam backing and then a Candy Cane fussy-cut from the paper and hung on his hand, while peppermint candies being juggled in his other hand.  When I submitted the card, I then realized there was supposed to be gold in the color challenge as well, so I added gold glitter behind the sentiment and raised Sentiment with foam tape and re-submitted.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

The Outlawz Challenge - Dec 10 - 16, 2015
Thursday "Anything Goes"
Twist:  Christmas
Also submitted to December InLinkz

All CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Paper
    DCWV Home for the Holidays
Cardstock
    Pear, White Daisy and Cranberry
Cricut Cuts
    Peppermint Candies - Cartridge "Winter Frolic"
Fussy-Cuts
    Bear and Sentiment
Stamp Sets
    Bear D1656 "Miracle of Christmas Holiday"
    Sentiment S1210 "Very Merry Christmas SOTM"
Inks / Pens
    Cranberry Ink Pad
    ShinHan Alcohol-based Pens, Carmine, Leaf Green
Other:
    Thin Foam Backing (Dollar Store)
    3D Thin Foam Tape

Christmas Love...Happiness is

This is my card for STAMPlorations NeverEnding "Anything Goes" Challenge using the freebie, digi-stamp, front and center.  Also included in the CasePlorations at Stamplorations, December 1, 2015 Challenge, inspired by the simplicity of one layer cards...and this is simplicity for me.  I dry embossed a Nordic design on colonial white cardstock and then colored with ShinHan pens.  Used Cricut Design Space to text, weld, and cut all the words to the right of the Cup and Books, and added a stamped sentiment on the upper left-hand corner.  "Coffee" is a die.  Raised the image and sentiment with 3D Foam Tape.   

 




Products Used:
Design Paper/Embossing Folder
     Sizzix "Holtz Alterations" Nordic Design
     CTMH Colonial White and Barn Red Cardstock
Inks/Pens
     ShinHan Pens (Red, Green, Beige and Brown)
     CTMH Ponderosa Pine
Die-Cuts
     Cricut Design Space - Add Text, weld and cut
Image
     STAMPflorations A December Freebie Digi Cup & Books
Stamps
     Sentiment CTMH S1510 Twinkle SOTM
Other
     3D Foam Tape
     Zig "Wink of Stella" Clear

Also submitted to the following challenges:

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

ChouxChoux Challenge
December 5, 2015 Christmast Winter Challenge #2
"Visions of Sugar Plums"

The Outlawz Challenge
Twisted Thursday, Dec 3-9, 2015
"Winter" Twist
and December 2015 Inlinkz

TTCRD Challenge
Tuesday, December 1-7, 2015
"Anything Goes"

Simply Papercraft Challenges
Friday, December 4, 2015
Challenge #19 "Anything Goes"

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #169
Nov 26 - Dec 9, 2015

Week #2  Christmas Alternative

DL.Art December Linky Challenge
"Anything Goes" - Card for December 5, 2015
Random Draw

Christmas Love

This Christmas Shaker Card was created for Paper Sweeties Inspiration #38 for colors and wreath, combined with the Heart2Heart Challenge and the theme from Bitten By a Bug 2.   

   

Heart2Heart Challenge - Tuesday December, 2015 "Use something featured in the CTMH Holiday Expressions"

Bitten By A Bug 2 -  November 30, 2015 Theme "Hanging of the Greens"

Heart2Heart Seasonal Shout Out #1
This busy holiday month, to help give the Design Team a little more time with their families, we will not be selecting Top 10 or a Top Chick.  We still wanted to recognize our players, so at least once each week we'll be giving a "shout out" to an awesome project.  This week's shout out goes to Sue Reynolds for this cute card.

Also Submitted to the following:  

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

TWOFERS Challenge
December 5, 2015 - Flowers
Holly (Ilex spp.) bushes and trees are a diverse group that serve many needs within the garden, as well as making colorful holiday decorations. Their shiny, often spiny leaves and bright red berries are instantly recognizable, but you may miss their plain, small, white flowers. Although some holly plants may not have berries, they all have flowers to varying degrees.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup

Challenge 12 - December
Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

The Outlawz Challenge 

Twisted Thursday, 

"Snowy Projects" 

and December 2015 Inlinkz

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #169

Nov 26 - Dec 9, 2015

Week #2  Christmas Alternative  

DL.Art December Linky Challenge 

"Anything Goes" - Card for 12/3/2015

Random Draw 

#96 Photo Inkspirational    Die-Cutting Divas Challenge #244

Saturday, Nov 21, 2015        Favorite Sketch from 2015:  April

            

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified:

Design Paper:
     White Pines
     Gold Glitter Paper
Cardstock:
     Colonial White and Cashmere
Stamp Sets
     Sentiment - S1510 "Twinkle SOTM"
     Deer - D1656 "Miracle of Christmas Holiday"
Die-Cuts - Cricut Design Space
     Holly - Cartridge "Winter Wonderland"  Christmas Bough of Holly
     Gold circle for Wreath
     Deer - fussy-cut and layered and Fussy-cut again
Inks
     Cranberry
     Deer - Watercoloring From my daughters stash
Embellishments
     Shaker Sequins - Paper Sweeties - Holly and Berries
     Deer - Wink of Stella
     Deer Eye and Nose - Red and Black Beads from Joanne's
     Wreath - Red Beads from Joanne's, Tiny Sparkle Beads CTMH
Other
     3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape



   

Merry Christmas Sparkle

This card was created using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #136 using the colors from the 

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #170.  

 

   

First I started out with different size Christmas trees but it didn't take on the appearance of the sketch. Looking for something more rectangular I decided to use words and text them vertically, alternating the colors, which I felt was a better interpretation of the sketch...then added my tree at the end for the fifth piece.  A shaker was used for the focal point with my sentiment attached to it.  So as not to hide the letters in the words, I wove a thin strip of white glitter tape across the words and tree and on the other side of the shaker.  Raised the Champagne panel with 3D Regular Tape, cut hole in panel and placed the shaker card in hole, and attached panel to the Cocoa border.  Raised the Merry Christmas with 3D Thin Foam Tape to meet the height of the shaker.   

Also submitted to the following challenges:  

Please click on any of the highlighted challenges to see the many inspirations and creative designs from each of the Design Team members and the many submissions to these challenges. Some of these challenges may still be open...so hop on by.

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup 

Challenge 12 - December 

Optional Theme:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town 

Craftin Desert Divas Blog 

Craft It Up and Link It Up Linky Party - Week 2 

The Outlawz Challenge 
Twisted Thursday, Nov 26-Dec 2, 2015
"Anything Goes" Twist None
and December 2015 Inlinkz

TTCRD Challenge
Tuesday, December 1-7, 2015
"Anything Goes" - Card 1 of 2

Christmas Stampin' All Year - Last Challenge for 2015 
November 20, 2015 - Challenge #61
Theme:  Christmas Gift

Simply Papercraft Challenges
November 20, 2015
Challenge #18 "Anything Goes"

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #169
Nov 26 - Dec 9, 2015

Week #2  Christmas Alternative

DL.Art December Linky Challenge 

"Anything Goes" - Card from 12/2/2015

Random Draw 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified: 

Design Paper/Cardstock 

     Fundamental Papers - Basic "Champagne"

     Cardstock - Cocoa, Cranberry, White Daisy, and Fern

Special Paper

     Glitter Paper - Red 

Die-Cuts (Cricut Design Space) 

     Sentiment - CTMH Artiste 

     Words - Added Text, Modified, grouped and welded and cut

     Circle for Shaker - Insert Shapes and Cut

Embellishments

     Sequins - Peachy Cheap Assortment 

     Sequins - Holly/Berry "Paper Sweeties"  

Other:  

     3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape