SDD Christmas, Christmas is Drawing Near

Don't Miss out! Stamping With The Dragon has a huge Christmas celebration and challenge going on and you still have time to play!! We want to see your projects that are "Inspired By A Holiday Song." Hurry over and play along with us! You wont want to miss these fantastic prizes that are up for grabs!

You can view my post with all the challenge and prize info, here.

There are some great prizes, and two fabulous Grand Prizes, for those of you that use an image from Stamping Dragon and Dragons Lair Designs! You really really are going to want to play along for your chance to win!

Now that I have the big challenge reminder out of the way, I have a new card to show you. I wanted to go simple and show you what a pretty card you can make sometimes, just by using a sentiment and acetate. The sentiment is from Christmas Sentiment pack 1 from Stamping Dragon Designs.


I used white cardstock from my stash, and used Vellum tape to attach a pretty piece of pre printed Christmas acetate, to the front of the card. Then matted and attached the sentiment. Very simple, but pretty!

I hope this has given the beginning card makers out there some ideas and a little encouragement. IF you've always wanted to try card making but felt like you might not have the knack for it, please do jump in and try, with something simple like this. Everyone has to start somewhere!

I'm sending this card to my cousin and her fiance, for Christmas.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #42 Christmas at Bee Crafty
Challenge #13 Christmas at 2 Sisters
Challenge #47 Christmas at Creative Inspirations
Merry Christmas at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #85 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspiration
Challenge #7 Tis The Season at Stamp and Create
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
H is for Holidays at abc-challenges
Challenge #27 Someone Special for Christmas at The Creative Cottage
Challenge #47 Christmas at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at Hodge Podge Shop
Challenge #14 Winter at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #23 Show Off Your Style at Fresh Brewed Designs
Embellish-It (Corner adornements) at Stamping Vacation
Let Your Creativity Blossom at The Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #10 Holidays at Card Makin Mamas

Such A Treasure At Shelly's Images

It's Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images! I'm using treasure chest, the featured image this week at Shelly's Images. This image is on sale in the Shelly's Images store, for today only!

The image is the focus of the card, because it's the perfect image to show someone how special they are. The image is colored with Promarkers with sparkle and glitter added, with a Clearstar Gelly Roll pen. I used pre-printed die cut gold corners, for the corner flourishes. The image is pop dotted for dimension. DP is from my stash.

Oh, and guess what?! The wonderful people at Letraset, makers of Promarkers, who are sponsoring the Moving Along With The Times challenge blog, this week! What a fab prize.


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #32 Anything Goes at Tuesday Throwdown
Top Tip #7 Anything Goes at Tip Top Tuesday
Give Thanks at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #30 Anything Goes at Meljen's Designs
Challenge #69 Use Promarkers at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #72 Thankful at Treehouse Stamps
Challenge #17 Frame It at Glitterbabe's
Challenge #8 Male Card at The Stamp Man
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Crafty Purple Frog
Digi Day at Stamp Something
Challenge #26 Surprise Me at I Did It Creations
Challenge #103 Photo Inspiration at One Stop Craft Challenge
Challenge #53 Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #26 Punches or Die Cuts at Speedy the Cat's Friends
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #36 Celebrations at One Stitch At A Time
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up!
Photo Inspiration (colors) at Crafty Ho's
Challenge #22 Anything Goes Male at Cards For Men
Challenge #38 Tons of Shapes at The Crazy Challenge

Hit The Halloween Jackpot

Another Halloween card! This time, I'm using Jackpot, the featured image this week at Shelly's Images. You know what that means! It means this image is on sale in the Shelly's Images store, for today only! Hurry over and pick up Jackpot for making your Halloween cards.

The card layout for my card, is the sketch from The Wildflower Patch. I colored the image with my wonderful Promarkers and pop dotted the image for dimension. (Yes, yes, I love these Promarkers!) The papers are scraps from my stash. The spiderweb border and corners are punched using the spiderweb Punch Around The Page set, by Martha Stewart. I added glitter to the spiderwebs with Gunmetal colored Stickles. (Couldn't find my black stickles) The purple and black swirl with black gem, is an acetate sticker by Recollections. I pop doted the acetate cut out, for dimension.

This card reminds me of my mom and one of her favorite leisure activities. Mom and dad loved to go to the casino and play the slots. I miss you, Mom!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sketch at The Wildflower Patch
Autumn or Fall at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #122 Anything Goes at A Spoon Full of Sugar
It Takes All Sorts at Tuesday Taggers
Make It Sparkle at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #3 Over The Edge at Scrapbook Sisters
Challenge #38 Anything Goes at Charisma Cardz
Challenge #75 Spooky Critters (bats on slot machine) at Shirley's Two Girls
Challenge #49 Anything Goes at AI Factory
Thoughtful Thursday 0027 D is for Digi at Other Lovelies
Challenge #10 Autumn (Halloween) at Sarah Hurl3y Challenges
3D Halloween at Catch The Bug
Challenge #22 use Some Purple at Easy Craft Projects
Bling It! At Tellen's Place
Anything Goes at Stamp It Crazy
Animal Magic (Bat on slot machine) at Papertake Weekly
Week #71 Plain & Simple at Allsorts
C4C56 Bling at Crazy 4 Challenges
Challenge #11 Borders at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #24 Clean & Simple at Wee Memories
Challenge #5 Animal Antics (Bats on slot machine) at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #32 As You Like It at One Stitch At A Time
Photo Inspiration (purple and black) at Crafty Ho's
Challenge #2 Happy Haunting at Gingerloft
Challenge #61 Anything Goes at Incy Wincy
Challenge #18 Critters (Bats on slot machine) at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #20 Autumn at Cards For Men
Challenge #7 Hobbies and Leisure at Karber Challenge
Occasion Oasis at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #1 Halloween/Fall at Baby Bud Designs