Old World Santa

Good morning everyone! I'm here early, today, to show you a new project! I've decided to play in the12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug because I love love love Bugaboo Stamps! I'm not sure I will have enough time to complete all 12 days, as I have a hectic schedule the next two week. But, I at least want to play in as many days as I can.

My project, today is for Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas. For Day 1, we are asked to use a tree on our project.

I'm using the Sketch at Hanna and Friends for my card layout. This adorable image is Old World Santa, from Bugaboo Stamps. He is too too cute! Santa is colored with Promarkers. I've added glitter and sparkle to him with a clearstar gelly roll pen, and snow to the tree, with liquid pearls. I've used one of my favorite embellishments, metal brads, to embellish two of the corners. The brads have a beautiful Old World style to them, so they were just perfect to highlight Old World Santa. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and has been punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. All papers are scraps from my stash, as are the brads.The image and sentiment are mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension.


I used this fun photo from Just Inspirational Challenges for my inspiration.




I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 1: (Tree) Of The 12 Days of Christmas at Catch The Bug
Challenge #138 CASE A DT Member (I CASEd Kellie's card, using the red and a santa) at Corrosive
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration (Christmas) at Jay Gee's Nook
CIC#41 Christmas at Clearly I Stamp
Christmas/Holiday at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #57 Christmas at Bee-Crafty
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #54 One For The Lads at Lexi's Creations
Challenge #16 Anything Goes With Ribbon at The Ribbon Reel
Challenge #13 Winter Wonderland at Hooked On Crafts
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #76 Masculine Holiday at Tuesday Throwdown
Anything Goes Christmas at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #139 Go Green at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #85 Santa Claus Is Coming at City Crafter
Challenge #170 Santa Claus at Everybody-Art
Challenge #44 Anything Goes at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #67 Tie One On (ribbon) at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Let It Snow at Delightful Challenges
Show Us Your Ornaments (on 2 brads) at The Paper Variety
Challenge #33 Merry Christmas (No Animals) at Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Challenge #95 Bundle Up For Winter at Kaboodle Doodles
Challenge #85 Lots of Sparkle at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #42 Winter Holiday Sentiments at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #55 Christmas Bingo (Glitter, Tree, Gold Ribbon) at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #122 Sketch at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #48 Ribbon at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #101 Christmas With Sparkle at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #95 Let It Snow at Totally Papercrafts
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Cold and Frosty at Crafty Calender
Challenge #29 Christmas at Fairy Tale challenge
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Holiday Card at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #163 Photo Inspiration (Christmas) at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #160 Let It Snow at One Stop Crafts
Photo inspiration at Just Inspirational Challenges
The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #3 Christmas and Winter Wonderland at The Scrapbooking Queen
GL30 Christmas and Winter at Gingerloft
Challenge #39 Make It Shine (Glitter) at Mami Doodles
Christmas at Bizzy Becs
Challenge #1 Celebrate (christmas)at Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
Challenge #84 Your Favorite Embellishments at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #27 Christmas or Red Green and White at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #9 Is It Snowing at Sweet Stampin'
Challenge #68 Punches or Dies at 2 Sisters
Challenge #139 Photo Inspiration (Christmas) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #87 Anything Goes + Glitter at Craft Your Passion
Snow at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #96 Anything Goes at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #27 Christmas or Red Green and White at Heartsong Inspirations
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #22 Red and Gold (Gold Ribbon) at House of Gilli

Pocket Full Of Snow

Here I am, again, with another pocket card! I'm using another image from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. This time, it's a cute snowman. I went with shades of blue for a monochrome male card. My card layout uses the Sketch at Card Positioning Systems.
I used all papers from my stash. The two strips of paper on the pocket are snowflake paper scraps. The snowman tag sticking out of the pocket uses a scrap of ribbon and I've added faux stitching with my white opaque pen by Inksentials. I've embellished the upper right corner with these sparkly glittered snowflakes. The snowman tag has had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, then mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension. I added Faux pearls around the scallop, with white liquid pearls.


I am entering this pocket card in the following challenges:


Pocket Cards at Catch The Bug
Winter Wardrobe at Crafty Calender
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #36 Monochrome at Timbroscrapmania
Sketch #244 at Card Positioning Systems
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
Challenge #138 Punch It at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #25 Gold or Glitter at Heart Song Inspirations
Challenge #20 Stitching (Faux) at Dream Valley
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #91 Monochrome at Critter Challenge
Challenge #84 Let It Snow at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #23 It's Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
CCH#93 Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 Snowflakes) at The Crazy Challenge
Tic Tac Toe (Glitter, Die Cut, Digi) at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #137 Christmas Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #60 Tags (On Card) at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #84 Die Cut A Tag For Christmas at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #15 Monochromatic at Divas By Design
Challenge #32 Mix and Match It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
B-I-N-G-O (Tag, Ribbon, Punches) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #70 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls on scallop around sentiment) at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #125 Let It Snow at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas Plus Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 For Men at Lia Stampz
Challenge #18 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls) at Bunny Zoe's

It's What's Inside That Counts

I can't beleive how time has flown by and the holidays are nipping at our heels, already! I just finished up my marathon of Halloween cards, and now it's time to start on Christmas cards! A crafter's work is never done! LOL

Today, we have a fun challenge for you at Shelly's Images. It's what's inside that counts! That's right! We want to see you decorate the inside of your card. We also have a new featured image for you today, too. You can see it on my card, and can find it on sale today only, in the Shelly's Images store.

I have to admit, I'm as guilty as the rest of you. I generally never decorate the inside of a card, so this was a rarity for me. I have to admit though, it was fun, and I just may find myself doing more inside decorating in the future.

Okay, now that we have the challenge info out of the way, let me show you my card, both inside and out. We'll start with The front:




I had a blast making this card, though I admit, it was quite labor intensive with all the details and fussy cutting. It was so worth it though. I love how it turned out. There are so many layers to it!

I found this fun holly paper in my stash and knew it was perfect for this card! The white panel of cardstock on the front is embossed with the Cuttlebug distressed stripes folder. and attached with foam mounting tape for dimension. I used the Holly image, from Shelly's Images, printed it out six times and colored them with Promarkers. Then, I did fussy cutting and cut out each one, arranged them in a circle and attached each one with foam mounting tape, to make a 3D wreath. The red white and green cord is from my stash. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

Time to show you the inside of the card, decorated with matching paper:




I'm thrilled with how this turned out. It is so much prettier in person. The pic really does not do it justice. I wish you could see it in person!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #6 3 R's (I used ribbon cord, Raised images and embossed panel. The round is the wreath shaped the images make) at Lia Stampz
Challenge #19 Anything Goes at Dream Valley
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Your Holiday at Clear It Out
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #156 Three Is The Magic Number (3 decorated panels) at One Stop Craft Challenges
Challenge #80 Fall or Winter at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Wrap It Up (Cord wrapped around embossed panel) at Stamp, Scrap And Doodle
Challenge #60 Film Or Song (Holly Jolly Christmas) Inspired at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #14 Christmas at Little Claire's
Challenge #35 Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #87 Use A Digi at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #37 Christmas at Mami Doodles
Challenge #80 Christmas/Winter at I Did It Creations
Inspired By: Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Paint
Anything Goes at Heartsong Inspirations
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #23 Its Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
TSG129 Holiday Projects at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #59 Anything Christmas at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #136 Anything Goes at Digital Tuesday
Christmas at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #74 your Favorite color combo (Red, Green and white) at Tuesday Throwdown
Photo Inspiration (Colors, red and green) at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #178 Inspired By The Princettia (I used green) at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #23 Embossing (White Panel is embossed) at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #45 Inspired By A Song (Holly Jolly Christmas) at Do you Stack Up
Challenge #71 Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs