Have a Fairy Merry Christmas

Hello.

Just a short posting here to share another Christmas card.

A closer look at this delightful Sugar Nellie image I'm featuring.

This digital image, available from Funky Kits, is called Gift Wrapping

Colouring was done with alcohol-ink based markers along with a few coloured pencils.  I've add some cool-highlight glitter to the fairy wings.

Challenges for this card:
Allsorts Challenge Week 378 - Use at least 2 dies
Crafty Friends Challenge 39 - Use Lots of Glitter
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas challenge extra for August - Anything Goes
Creative Corner Challenge - So Sweet
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #145 - Anything Goes
Love To Scrap Challenge LTSCB #84 - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Wk 34 - Something Beginning with F (fairy, foliage, flower)
Simply Papercraft Challenge 35 - Anything Goes
Sugar Nellie Challenge #139 - Anything Goes (last challenge...so sad)
The Pencil Case Wk 27 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Simple Stories Handmade Holiday paper pad; Recollections Holiday Traditions paper pad; Basic Grey Wassail Noel

Dies:  Spellbinder Labels Thirteen and Petite Scalloped Circles (for pinecones); Tim Holtz Holiday Greens; Magnolia Doohickey Poinsettia 

Punches:  EK Success Small Leaf (for hellebores); Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (for flower centre)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Lindt Chocolate jingle bells, hemp cord and pearls from my stash; Ranger Liquid Pearls; Glitter Ritz Microfine glitter

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair: burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- red shades:  berry red, 1797-T,lipstick red, 177-T
- green shades:  Touch G43, forest green, bright green
- golden yellow shades:  cocoa, raw sienna, mustard
- wings:  denim blue, cool aqua, pastel green, 263-T, 264-T
- squirrel:  grey squirrel, champagne  
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

- ground:  champagne, warm grey 5-T

Season's Greetings

Hello.

Wow...it's September already!  Calendar-wise it's still summer, but the past few days have been a bit chilly here.  Hoping it will warm up again to extend the growing season for my vegetable plants.  I want my beets to grow bigger!

I need to work on my Christmas cards!  I took an inventory count and the number is sadly very very small.  December will be here before you know it...tends to creep up on you...ha ha.

And so...here's a Christmas card that I just finished.

This Christmas fairy being featured is from a digital stamp from Sugar Nellie.

This delightful image is called 'On the Wings of Love' available from Funky Kits on-line store, HERE.
I've used my Letraset alcohol-ink markers to do the colouring--Promarkers and Pantone Trias--along with a few coloured pencils.  I've also added some micro-fine glitter to the the wings.

Challenges for this card:
The Sugar Bowl Challenge #128 - Anything Goes
Sketchy Colors - #255 Sketch
ABC Christmas Challenge - R is for things beginning with the letter R (red, round diecuts, robin red breast birds)
Inspiration Destination Challenge #49 - Anything Goes
Digi Galore September Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons Challenge #109 - Tic Tac Toe (die cuts, digi image, sentiment)
Creative Moments Challenge #76 - Anything Goes/Use A Sentiment
Creative Card Crew Challenge #95 - Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas Challege - Use A Die
Allsorts Challenge Week 327 - Lots of Layers

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciated your visit.  Have a wonderful  weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Simple Stories Holiday paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad; Basic Grey Wassail Winterberry

Dies:  Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Floral Flourishes; CC Design Olive Branch; Poppystamps 977 Berry Sprig 

Punches:  EK Success Small Leaf (for the flower petals); Carla Crafts Small Cosmos (flower centres); Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch (flower centres)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Bundeled Sage and Forest Moss; pearls from my stash; Jewel Ritz micro-fine glitter Cool Highlights

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch marker; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair/yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup, 
- light brown shades: burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- red shades:  crimson, berry red, antique pink, baby pink
- green shades:  pesto, 5767-T
- wings:  denim, cool aqua, pastel green, 263-T, 264-T 
- birds:  warm grey 5-T, march hare, grey squirrel, apricot, peach
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T  

For you - FFFC #146 'Birthdays'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

There's a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  This theme for this fortnight challenge is 'Birthdays' and is being hosted by the lovely Judy.  We have two sponsors for this challenge:  Sherri Baldy Designs and Sweet Lilac.  To get complete details on the challenge, the prize being offered and how you can join in the fun, visit the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  Check out also the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

This is really an easel card...

A close-up of the sweet image being featured.

The image is a Sugar Nellie image called 'Best Day Ever.'

It was available in digital and rubberstamp from Funky Kits, but I think this image has now been retired.

Challenges for this card:
The Sugar Bowl Challenge 127 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge #75 - Anything Goes/Fancy Folds
Sisters of Craft August Challenge - Anything Goes
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #38 - Sandy's Choice: Blue
Wonderful Wednesday - Anything Goes
Crafting With Dragonflies Challenge - Make It Floral
Simply Papercraft Challenge #11 - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge Week 34 - Use something new (new Spellbinders Fancy Tag die)
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #16 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful day and enjoy the coming weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy paper pad; My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Grand Big Scalloped Circles, Petite Ovals and Fancy Tags Two; Joy! Crafts 6002/0068 Square Flowers; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms; Penny Black 51-016 Dancing Leaves 

Punches:  Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch; EK Success small circle 

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Broken China, Weathered Wood and Wild Honey; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers, Flexmarker and Pantone Trias; Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil 
- blue shades:  rock pool, duck egg, cool aqua, aquamarine
- green shades:  5767-T, apple cider
- yellow:  mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- grey/white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool greys from 1-T to 4-T

- dotted background:  grey green, 5507-T, tea green, 5527-T 

- ground:  khaki 

Just A Note... - FFFC #120 Bingo Board

Hello.  Happy Friday!

Today we're starting a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge. It's a 'Bingo Board' challenge (board shown below) and the lovely Nathalie is the hostess for this challenge.  We're also being sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs.  Make sure you pop over to Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.

Here's what I've created as my DT card for the challenge.

This is the Bingo board for the challenge.

and I have quite a few lines (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) to choose from as I actually have all except two of the items on my card!  I don't have strass--I think that's rhinestones--or frantage.

This is how I've decorated the inside of my card.

I've coloured my images with my Letraset markers.  And you can see the glitter I've added to her wings in this close-up!

This is a Sugar Nellie digital stamp called 'Story Teller' which you can find at Funky Kits.

These two images shown here with some masking work are from Magnolia and they are:
- Tip Leaves from the Pet and Animal Collection 2009
- Small Snail from the Fairytale Collection 2010

You can find Magnolia stamps at Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store, where she has a large selection of both full-size and mini-size images.  If you don't see the particular stamp you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.

Challenge for this card:
Cheery Lynn Designs - Anything Goes (B127 Tropical Flourish, B152 Miniature Rose and DL113 Exotic Butterfly Small)
Bearly Mine August 2014 Challenge - Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee Challenge - 2 or More Die Cuts (see list of dies below)
As You Like It Challenge #33 - Favorite Papers and why (Chatterbox because they have beautifully designed co-ordinating papers and their colour schemes are pleasing to the eyes)
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #23 - Diecuts and Flowers
Come and Get It Challenge - It's all about dies
613 Avenue Create Challenge #83 - Anything Goes w/optional twist Friendship Day
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #30 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenges #24 - Anything Goes

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Light Parlour Stripe; Anna Griffin

Dies:  Go Kreate Square Frames Frilly #4; Spellbinders Standard Circles, Classic Scalloped Circles, Classic Ovals and Classic Scalloped Ovals; Memory Box 98511 Fabulous Phlox; Cheery Lynn Designs B127 Tropical Flourish, B152 Miniature Rose and DL113 Exotic Butterfly Small; CC Designs Olive Branch

Punches:  Carla Crafts medium Cosmos (flower centre)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Dusty Concord; lace and pearls from my stash; Glitter Ritz Tranparent Micro Fine Cool Highlight glitter 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Winter Wonderland Fairy in Blue

Hello.

I have a Christmas card featuring a Sugar Nellie fairy.  Surprise!...not a Magnolia image--I have very few of these...LOL.  Isn't she adorable?

This very cute image is from Funky Kits on-line store and she is of the Wish Upon A Star Sugar Nellie stamp.

I've colored her with my markers--Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.  Added glitter to her wings, snow on the ground and all my white diecuts. 

I have made this into a twisted easel card.

Challenges for this card:
The Sugar Bowl November Challenge - Sketch (with optional colour combo)
PaperPlay Challenges '12Week44 - Snowflakes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #44 - Feeling Blue
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #25 - Stripes
Creative Craft Challenges2 - Special occasion NOT a birthday
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Addited to Stamps Challenge #42 - Things With Wings
Unique Crafters November Challenge - Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Hooked on Craft Challenge #26 - Christmas No red/green
Christmas Card All Year 'Round November Challenge - Shaped or Fancy Folds

 



That's it for me for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Much appreciate your visit.  Have a wonderful weekend! 

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiment Stamps: both from Inkadinkado 'Wintr Wonderland' and Warm Holiday Wishes'

DP's: from TPC, Recollections and from my scrap bin

Dies: Spellbinders Wonky Squares; Memory Box Frosty Border and Bianca Snowflake; Tim Holtz Festive Greenery 

Miscellaneous: Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; pearls from my stash

Medium: Letraset Promarker and Pantone Tria markers