Peace, Love & Joy - FFFC #227 'Christmas/New Year'

Hello.  Happy Friday!

We're starting off our last challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog.  The theme for the final challenge is 'Christmas/New Year.'  I hope you'll be able to join us.

For this challenge, I've created a tunnel card.

The aim of a tunnel card is to create a 3-dimensional scene inside the card, creating an illusion of depth.

It's made up from a number of frames.  You can have as many frames as you want, but I've settled on having 5 frames.  (The bare trees were all cut out by hand as I had to have them in increasing/decreasing sizes--no dies for these! sigh)     

The frames are attached to two folded accordion strips of paper, one on each side.

I've turned the back panel into another frame inserted with a piece of vellum paper.  My intention was to position a lit LED tea candle behind the back of the card and...

I wanted to be able to see the glow of the candle through the vellum so it looks like the lantern is glowing. 

Cool, eh?

The two side flaps are really the front covers for the card.  I've put a magnetic disc between the folded layers of each flap so they can snap together when one flap is brought over the other.

The card, when closed, is only 1/4 inch high.

A closer look at the adorable image being featured.

This stamped imaged from Magnolia Stamps...

is called 'Midwinter Tilda' from their Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection 2011.
I've coloured Tilda with my alcohol-ink markers and also coloured pencils.

That's it or me!  Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day, have a wonderful weekend and, like the sentiments on my card, have a holiday season filled with Peace, Love and Joy!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Dies:  Tim Holtz 660978 Woodlands Thinlits; Poppystamps 1259 Boddington Tree Cluster; Spellbinders Labels Six; Memory Box 98999 Holy Bouquet 

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 and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- green shades:  pesto, olive green, marsh green, apple cider
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 3-T, cool grey 1-T
- lantern:  black, cool greys 3 - 5

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

Warm Winter Wishes - FFFC #221 'White on White'

Hello.

We've got a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge today.  Our new theme is 'White on White (with a splash of colour).'  Love this theme as I don't have to think about co-ordinating colours and designer papers...hee hee.  Don't forget to hop over to Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge blog for details and to check out what my teammates have created to inspire you to join us.

Here's what I've created for this challenge theme.  I made a frame card.

A closer look at image being featured here.

This cutie is from a stamp called 'Snowy Tilda' from Magnolia Stamps, from their 'A Christmas Story Collection 2012.'
I've coloured her with my makers (alcohol-ink based) and coloured pencils also.  I've fussy cut the image.  On her right palm, I've put a punched snowflake that have been covered with glitter. 

That's it for me for now.   A short and sweet posting...he he.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate the visit.  Enjoy the rest of your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Dies:  Dee's Distinctively IME-128 Tree Base 2, IME-026 Small Snow Covered Stacker Tree and IME-027 Large Snow Covered Stacker Tree; Memory Box 98239 Country Landscape: Tim Holtz 658759 Holiday Greens; Spellbinders Ribbon Banners and Scalloped Circle (for the pinecones)

Punches:  Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Aspen combo

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias, Shin-Han Touch markers; coloured pencils to help with the shading - Faber Castell Polychromos and Primacolor Premiers

Love Peace Joy - FFFC #176 'Ice and/or Snow'

Hello.

We're starting a new challenge at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.  The lovely Judy is our hostess for this challenge and she has chosen 'Ice and/or Snow, with lots of textures and sparkles' as her theme.  This challenge is being sponsored by Live and Love Crafts.  Please hop over to the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge for complete details of the challenge.  Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards that my teammates have created to inspire you to play along with us.

Here's the card I've created for the challenge. 

For added texture, I've dabbed some gesso to the die-cut pine branches and pinecones to create snow.  I've also added glitter to the die-cut and punched snowflakes.  Glitter was also added to the patches of snow on the image. 

(If you're interested, you can find the tutorial on how to make the pinecones, HERE.)

A closer look at the image being featured. 

This oh-so-adorable image designed by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps is called 'Lullaby.'

You can find this and others from Sylvia's digital-image collection HERE and HERE. 

If you prefer them in rubber-stamp version, they are available from Whimsy Stamps HERE.  

Challenges for this card:

A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #181 Snowflakes

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge #32 - The Seasons

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #218 - Holiday

Aud Sentiments Challenge #167 - Cute + A Sentiment
Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #21 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #29 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges #143 - One for the Girls

Passion for Promarkers Week #370 - Tweetmas Wishes

Sketch Saturday Week #436 - Sketch #218

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Inspired by a Book/Film/Song (song:  Moon Lullaby) 

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:   Recollections from Michaels

Dies:  Lifestyle Craft Designs Nesting Circles; Dee's Dinstinctively IME-096 Panderosa Pine Sprig; Memory Box 98187 Woodland Branch and 98615 Rizza Snowflake; Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles (for the pinecones)

Punches:  Martha Stewart snowflakes

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; gesso, glitter and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias; coloured pencils to help with the shading

- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink

- hair:  umber, khaki, grey squirrel, pastel beige
- blue shades:  midnight blue, 652-T, cornflower blue
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, vanilla
- little birdie:  caramel, sandstone, march hare  
- branch:  olive green, 617-T 

- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

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

Let It Snow 4-Step Card - Magnolia-licious 'Winter Theme or Anything Goes'

Hello.

We're midway into our 'Winter Theme or Anything Goes' challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The design team has more cards to inspire you to play along with us.  Don't forget to visit the challenge blog, HERE, to see what my teammates have created and to get complete details on the challenge.

For my DT card, I've created a 4-step card.  This is the card front.

The 4-step feature is inside the card.
(If you're interested in the template for this 4-step card, you can find it HERE.)

The letters for the 'let it SNOW' were cut out by hand.  I didn't have the appropriate dies, so I found a font that I like on the internet, printed out the enlarged letters and then cut them out with my small scissor.  There weren't that many letters to cut out so I didn't mind doing it.

I hope you'll play along with our challenge.  There's a prize of a $20 Gift Certificate from Magnolia-licious.

A closer look at the two Magnolia Stamps images being featured.

- Tilda With Little Snowy from the A Lovely Christmas Collection 2015

- Cozy Christmas Tilda from the Winter Wonderland Collection 2013 with a litlle alteration made--I've changed the apple Tilda's holding into a snowball.

Magnolia Stamps stamps are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, e-mail Diana and I'm sure she'll be happy to bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Saturated Canary and Candibeans and Crafter's Companion, along with cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Craft Your Passion Challenge #295 - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenge #83 - Snowflakes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #408 - A Bit of Fun!
Graph'it Colour Challenge - Winter Blues
Inspiration Destination Challenge 368 - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #63 - Winter Fun
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #26 - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #129 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap! Challenge LTSCB #70 - Anything Goes
Southern Girl Challenge - One for the Girls

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  My Mind's Eye Be Merry paper pad

Dies:  Spellbinders Curved Borders Two and Labels Thirty-Six; Poppystamps 1050 Frozen Border; Sizzix Tim Holtz Woodlands; Memory Box 98239 Country Landscape, 98615 Rizza Snowflake and 98442 Chesapeake Scrollwork

Punches:  Martha Stewart and EK Success snowflake punches

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Ranger liquid pearls; pearls from my stash

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 and boots Tilda #1:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- hair and boots Tilda #2:  burnt sienna, Touch YR101, mustard, pastel yellow  
- red cape, hat and mittens:  ruby, berry red, antique pink, 1767-T
- green sweater, cap and mittens:  peacock green, 563-T, 5503-T, 317-T
- brown pants:  Touch BR92, Touch BR100, cinnamon, tan
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T
- ground:  sandstone, warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T

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

Happy Yule

Hello.

I've made a card to celebrate the winter solstice.  I know I'm a day early!  In my part of the world, winter solstice is on Dec. 21.  Looking forward for the days to get longer afterwards.  I like to work in my craft room under natural light and the days are just too darn short right now...sigh.

A closer look at this beautiful image I'm featuring.

This digital stamp is called Twilight Lily Fae, just one of the many gorgeous images designed by Sara Burrier that you can purchase from Crafts and Me.

I've used my coloured pencils to do the colouring this time.  I've a collection pencils from various brands--Faber-Castell Polychromos and Art Grip, Derwent Coloursoft and Artists, Prismacolor Premier and Verithin.  Oh I don't have complete collection from each...hee hee, just individual pencils.  As you can see I don't stick to one brand.  I use whatever colours are available and whatever works, although my preference is the Polychromos.

I've added cool-highlights glitter to the faerie's wings and gold glitter to the adornments in her hair.

Challenges for this card:
Crafts and Me December Challenge - Winter or Christmas
2 Crafty Girls Challenge #8 - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Christmas Challenge #168 - Gliterry, Sparkly Christmas
Kleuren met Potloden December Challenge - Anything Goes
Live and Love Crafts Challenge #42 - Sparkle
Scrapy Land Challenge #32 -  Holidays (used dies from Spellbinders, Memory Box and Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Sweet Stampin' - Merry Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown TT274 - Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge #155 - Anything Goes

That's it for me for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciate your visit.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Making Memories Meg Argyle

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Six, Classic Ovals and Floral Flourishes; Memory Box 98312 Fancy Blossoms and 98316 Cherry Blossom; Elizabeth Craft Designs 730 Curvy Leaves 

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Impatients; EK Success Leaf; Carla Crafts Small Cosmos; Fiskars 3-in-1 Celestial corner punch

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Dusty Concord and Milled Lavender;  Lace 'Leonore' from Live and Love Crafts; pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Coloured pencils--Faber-Castell Polychromos and Art Grip, Derwent Coloursoft and Artists, Prismacolor Premier and Verithin.  Sorry, but I don't take notes of the pencil colours I use when I'm colouring.

Warmest of Wishes

Hello.

I've made a frame card for my latest Christmas/winter card.

I started out by making this a white-on-white card, but I decided to place a blue backgroud to make all the white features pop out.  And then placed the coloured image against the white background to make itself pop out. I love doing white-on-white though because I find it easier when I don't have to worry about co-ordinating colours...hee hee.

I created the scene with lots of die-cuts.  I just luvvv die-cuts.  Can you tell I'm an addict?

I added glitter to the snow on the ground, the fur trim on her hood and the lantern windows--don't know if you can see the glitter.

A closer look at the image being featured.

This cutie is called Swiss Pixie Through The Night from C.C. Designs.  It's an oldie-but-goodie stamp.  I had stamped, coloured (with markers) and cut her out what-must-have-been a couple of years ago, but never got around to putting her on a card until now.

Challenges for this card:
Creative Corner Challenges - Winter
Country View Challenges #34 December - Create A Scene
Crafty Calendar December Challenge - Let It Snow
Creatalicious Challenge #82 - Something Old, Something New (old stamp, new dies)
Cut It Up Challenge #86 - Brrrrr! Winter!
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 403 - Add some glitter
Die Cut Divas December Challenge - Are You Warm and Cozy?
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #116 - Anything Goes with a twist Make It Sparkle
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #118 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft Challenge #19 - Anything Goes

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!  Are you almost ready for Christmas?  I still have lots to do...sigh.

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  EK Success (card inside)

Dies:  Dee's Distinctively IME-096 Panderosa Pine Sprig, IME-026 Small Snow Covered Stacker Tree, IME-027 Large Snow Covered Stacker Tree, IME-121 Tree Toppers and IME-128 Tree Base 2; Memory Box 98187 Woodland Branch, 98239 Country Landscape and 98705 Manor House; Spellbinder Petite Scalloped Circles and Classic Ovals; Our Daily Bread Designs Fence    

Punches:  Recollections small flower

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Glitter Ritz Cool Highlights micro-fine 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 and boots:  umber, Touch BR99, cinnamon, tan
- blue shades:  midnight blue, 549-T, denim, pastel blue
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Hello.

I've got another Christmas card to show you.  This is a front-panel side-step card (template can be found HERE).

I used gesso to add the snow of the trees and also on the pine branch and the pinecones.  (Tutorial on how to make the paper pinecones HERE.)

Don't know if you can tell, but lots of glitter used here, on the trees and snowflakes--and all over my craft room...hee hee.

Here's a close-up of this oh-so-cute image I'm featuring, designed by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.

This one is called Winter Friends.  I love Sylvia's images--they're ALL just too adorable.  You can see this and other images in her collection HERE.

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenge - W is for Wishes
A Gem of A Challenge #158 - Inspired by a Christmas Song or Carol (Walking In A Winter Wonderland)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #146 - Anything Goes/twist of Christmas
CCC Digi Creations Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #257 - Use diecuts or punches
Dies R Us Challenge #38 - Christmas (used dies from Dee's Distinctively, Memory Box, Spellbinders and Sizzix)
Graph'it Colour Challenge Week 47/48 - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs - Winter Wonderland
Little Miss Muffet Chalenge #126 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

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

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Recollections Batiked My Interest Cinabar; Chatterbox Small Great Plaid

Dies:  Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles; Dee's Distinctively Christmas Stacker Tree; Memory Box  98373 Whimsical Flourish and 98615 Rizza Snowflake; Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles (for pinecones) and Petite Ovals; Sizzix Tim Holtz Holiday Greens

Punches:  EK Success Snowflakes

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Jewel Glitter Ritz microfine glitter; gesso and pearls from my stash

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 and shoes:  burnt sienna, Touch BR100, caramel, sandstone
- red shades:  burnt umber, firebrick, mango, pastel pink
- green shades:  Touch 42, pesto, olive green, 617-T
- yellow shades:  raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- penguin:  black, cool greys 3 to 5
- bunny:  khaki, pastel beige  
- white shading:  warm grey 5-T, cool grey 4-T, cool grey 1-T

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