Warm winter wishes

   To create this 'Z' fold card I used a die set from Hunkydory called Warm winter wishes and then coloured the card using Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional things with wings
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional CAS
   Get Creative - anything goes with holidays
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with winter
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Dancing snowman

   A new QKR Stampede challenge begins today with the theme of anything goes.
   I have used the digi 'Dancing snowman' and coloured him using Promarkers. The design paper was printed using Tattered Lace's Over the Mantlepiece CD ROM. After atttaching the image to this I outlined the oval using silver flexible peel off strips.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with r
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional CAS
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - snowmen
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatalicious - anything goes with optional stitching
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Cupcake Inspirations - snowmen

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - winter blues

Yum yum Christmas pudding

   Searching through my card blanks I came across some long narrow pearlescant ones and thought this LOTV stamp called Christmouse pudding and coloured using Promarkers would be used the image to use on it. I then searched through my stash of peel offs and found the vertical Christmas sentiment which just fitted and some waste peel off that I could use as edging.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional circles
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with red
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Southern Girls- anything goes
   Creatful Hearts - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - add an animal
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Sparkles - Christmas
   Sweet Stampin' - add a pop of red

Xmas tree and squirrels

    Just a quick card using the LOTV stamp red squirrels Christmas tree. I have coloured using Promarkers, matted it onto gold card and added a sentiment cut from mirri card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional circles
   The Cutie Pie - add an animal
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Christmas at Sweet Stampin - trees
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Moving home

   This sweet digi called Moving home is from Hettie Clare Art. I have coloured it using Promarkers, added a computer generated sentiment and some peel off keys and matted onto silver mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Crafty Calendar - cute and girly
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional spots/stripes
   Southern Girls - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Le Anns World 101 - anything goes

Spinning tree

   The papers used for the front and inside of this card were printed using Tattered Lace's Over the Mantel Piece CD ROM. The dies used were also from Tattered Lace.
   To make the spinning tree I cut two pieces of white card and sandwiched them together with thread running vertically through them. I then glued the same die cut image to both sides of the tree. I cut a circular aperture large enough for the tree to turn in both the card front and the paper that was to be attached to the front lining them up. The thread running through the tree was then sandwiched between the card front and design paper. Finally I cut flexible strips of leaves to go round the edge of the aperture and once in place added pearl and violet Liquid Pearl drops.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Sparkles - Christmas
 

Wreath

   For this fortnight's Crafty Cardmakers challenge the theme is no patterned paper.
   I used a duo wreath die cutting the green card several times and snipping it into pieces in order to create a much larger wreath. I attached it to white card which was matted and layered onto green and white card. I added pearl gems to two of the corners and various coloured dots of Liquid Pearls to the wreath. The sentiment in the centre of the wreath was cut from red mirri using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional spots/strips
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Pennys Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   ABC Christmas - wreaths or faux

Under the lamp

   This is another stamp from Lili of the Valley. It is called In the Lamplight and I have coloured it using Promarkers and matted it onto red mirri.

   I would like to enter it into the following challenges:
   Digi Choosday - anything goes 
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Stamping Sensations - traditional Christmas colours
   Crafty Calendar - cute and girly
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Pink Gem - anything goes

Skater

   For this Christmas card I made a twisted easel. The background paper for the front of the card was printed using Hobbycraft's Christmas 2016 Tattered Lace Magazine CD ROM and matted onto black card. The base of the easel was pearlescent card also matted onto black card.
   The lettering on the base which forms the stop for the easel is made up off several layers of pearlescent card snipped and reformed from Tattered Lace's 2016 snowglobe die cut. - 2016 seems to be in favour today!
   The digi image coloured using Promarkers and fussy cut is from Scapper's Delights and is called Chibis-skater. I positioned it so that it looked as if the girl had skated the sentiment in the ice.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Pacth of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Creative Inspirations - winter blues
   Cute Card Thursday - winter
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional stitching
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with r
   Scrapping 4 Fun - winter
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Fabrica Fantasy - winter time
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Createful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - colour challenge
   Scrapper's Delights - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes

Christmas snowman

   Friday sees a new anything goes challenge at QKR Stampede.
   For this card I used the digis cold hands and Christmas snowman the latter being coloured using Promarkers. I then matted and layered the design onto silver mirri and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - winter
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional stitching
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter
   CCC Digi Creatiions - Christmas
   Cupcake Inspirations - snowmen

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas
The Paper Shelter - Christmas card
Beccy's Place - Christmas

Poinsettia

   I have a bagful containing scraps of plain card. For this card I picked out the scraps of various red and yellow card to cut poisettia petals using Tattered Lace's 2016 poinsettia die. The green card was from the cover of my daughter's old school exercise book. The white dots on the black background are peel off waste.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Allsorts - Christmas flowers
   The Crafter's Cafe - flowers and/fauna
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Simon Monday - recycle (exercise book cover)
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Rotund robin

  Another Craft Creations tradional 3D decoupage sheet was used to make the image on this card. The background paper was printed using Tattered Lace's Over the mantelpiece CD ROM around which I wrapped some ribbon and added a bow.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes withoptional birthday
   Winter Wonderland - use holly and/or ivy
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Creative Craft Cottage - add buttons and/or bow
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Quarters

   I had three small square toppers left over from a Hunkydory topper sheet so have used them together on this card. I attached them to navy card and tied red ribbon round the card as you would a parcel. I then matted and layered it onto gold mirri and white card. The fourth square was made by matting white card onto gold mirri and adding a sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenge:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Poinsettia with candle

   This image is made with another one of Craft Creations traditional 3d decoupage sheets which I found in my stash. The backing paper was printed using Tattered Lace's poinsettia CD ROM and both it and the image were matted onto gold mirri. The sentiment is a peel off also found lurking in my stash!

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Allsorts - Christmas flowers
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional birthday
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter
   The Crafter's Cafe - flora and/or fauna

Old Santa's sleigh

   It is amazing what you find when you start looking through stash. I came across some very old traditional decoupage sheets from Craft Creations. After making the 3d image I matted it onto black card and used some mucher newer plaid card for the background. Using the computer I printed some letters which I cut out and attached to the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - festive
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional glitter
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Nativity

   The digi I have used here is from Colour of Love formerly known as Lacy Sunshine and is called holy night. I coloured it using Promarkers, matted it onto gold mirri and added tiny yellow gems to the night sky. The background paper was printed using Tattered Lace's Over the Mantle Piece CD ROM and again matted onto gold mirri. The bell embellishment was also cut using a mini Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - festive
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with ooptional glitter
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Southern Girls - anything goes
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Patties Creations Design - anything goes
   Beccy'sPlace - Christmas
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Melting snowman

   A fresh QKR Stampede challenge begins today with an anything goes theme. I am continuing with my Christmas card makes and have used the digi melting snowman which I coloured using Promarkers and fussy cut leaving a narrow margin around the image. The background paper which is matted onto red card was printed using a CD ROM for a Hobby Craft Christmas Tattered Lace magazine doctoring the sun a little to make it a slightly more warm in colour.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Creative Inspirations - winter blues
   Cute Card Thursday - festive
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional stitching
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   CCC Digi Creations - Christmas
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Fabrika Fantasy - winter time
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Lamplight

   For this card I used Tattered Lace's melded lamplight die to cut a design from white pearlescent card and matted and layered it onto silver mirri and white card. I then added a greeting cut from the mirri card and a poinsettia cut using Tattered Lace dies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anything
   Creatalicious - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Wee kings

   The LOTV stamp used for this card is called three wee kings and I immediately thought of the Christmas carol We three kings. Hence the sentiment. The image ias coloured using Promarkers and then matted onto copper mirri.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with Christmas
   Addicted To Stamps - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Lemon Shortbread - anything goes
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   The Paper Shelter - Christmas spirit
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   As You Like It - cute or Traditional Christmas (Cute. I can't resist the Ahh factor)
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Joy

   The letters were cut from gold mirri using Tatered Lace illuminated letters and the other pieces also in gold mirri were snippets from a Cottage Cutz nativity silhouette die cut. The cream background is matted and layered onto more gold mirri and cream card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with Christmas
   Get Creative - anything goes with optional holidays
   Creative Moments - anything goes with optional it's cold outside

Thank you

   The theme for this fortnight's Crafty Cardmakers challenge is thankful.
   I have used pages from Hunkydory's Pearl Bouquet paper pad to decoupage this image. I used Tattered Lace dies to cut the sentiment from the waste after decoupaging.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Scrapping 4 Fun - thank you
   Creation In Pink - anything goes in mainly pink
   Catch The Bug - thankful
   Crafting By Designs - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Carolers in ivory

   Using ivory pearlescent card I cut a design in it with the Tattered Lace melded carolers die and glued gold mirri behind the two lamps. I wrapped narrow strips of ribbon round this before matting and layering it onto silver mirri and white card and adding a bow. Using other Tattered Lace dies I cut the music and words from silver mirri.

   I wish to enter this into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Creative Fingers - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Red squirrels in pine tree

   I have coloured this Lili of The Valley stamp using Promarkers and added polar white Flowersoft to make it look wintery. I then matted and layered it onto silver mirri and white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional three embellishments
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional buttons
   Incy Wincy Designs - animals
   Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Pink Gem - anything goes
   Alphabet - o is for quick and easy
   Creative Moments - anything goes with it's cold outside

Holly and pine cones

   For this Christmas card I have used several pages of an image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Winter Foliage to decoupage the design. I then matted it onto tartan card and added a greeting cut using a Tattered Lace die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional use two or more buttons
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - use holly and/or ivy
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Green and gold

   Another QKR Stampede challenge begins today and as always the theme is anything goes.
   I have used the digi Christmas cheer, coloured it using Promarkers, fussy cut it and framed him with gold mirri cut using Tattered Lace's essential square holly die. Imatted and layered this combination onto green card, gold mirri and finally white card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h
   Stamping Sensations - traditional Christmas colours
   CCC Digi Creations - Christmas
   Winter Wonderland - use holly and/or ivy
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Festive food

   For this Christmas card I have used a decoupage sheet from the House Mouse food and drink set, matted it onto dark purple card and add loose purple glitter to the sprinkles being poured onto the cookie. The background paper, also matted onto the purple card, was printed using Tattered Lace's Over the Mantlepiece CD ROM.

   Dream Valley - all that glitters
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with optional snow
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - animals
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   Southern Girls - Christmas
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes

Winter robin

   For this card I decoupaged an image from Hunkydory's Little Book of Winter Birds, added loose gitter to the snow on the foliage and matted it onto silver mirri. I wrap two strips of narrow silver ribbon round paper printer using Tattered Lace's Over the Mantlepiece CD ROM and matted and layered this onto silver mirri and white card. Finally I added a bow to the ribbon strips and a silver peel off sentiment  to the image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with snow
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas (bingo - ribbon, silver, sparkle)
   Crafty Creations - anything goes

Lots of letters

   Here is another card using a Lili of the Valley stamp. This one is called Lots of Letters. I have coloured it using Promarkers and Distress Ink and matted and layered it onto silver mirri, pale blue card, dark blue card and white card. Using a punch I made some mini envelopes to embellish the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Passion For Promarkers - Christmas is coming
   Fabrika Fantasy - winter time
   Get Creative - anything goes/holidays
   Colour Crazy - anything goes
   Creatful Heart Cards - anything goes
   Catch The Bug - anything goes
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Christmas duo

   A little Christmas card using a Lili of the Valley stamp called A Christmas Carol which I have had for sometime. I have coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out using a Tattered Lace byzantine die.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Penny Black and More - Christmas
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with something beginning with h
   Passion For Promarkers - use something old (stamp)
   Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas/winter
   Through The Craft Room Door - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Santa's letter

   November's Dragonfly Dreams challenge is being sponsored by

and has the theme of Christmas or winter.

   I have used the digi called Santa's letter. After colouring it using Promarkers I cut it out using a pearl square Tattered Lace die and matted it onto pink glittter card and white card. 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Beccy's Place - Christmas
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   I Love Promarkers - anything goes with optional three different embellishments
   Digi Choosday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h
   Crafty Calendar - cute and girly
   Creative Craft Cottage - make it pink
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

Jingle bells

   The theme for this months Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is happy holidays.
   I have chosen to use a House Mouse decoupage sheet from the Festive Fun set for my card adding a matching satin ribbon and design paper printed using the My Craft Studio Winter CD ROM.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   House Mouse and Friends - anything goes with snow
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with optional something beginning with h
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with snow
   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes with optional Debbi Moore CD
   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes
   The Cutie Pie - anything cute
   Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
   C.R.A.F.T. - winter
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Beccy's Place - Christmas

Santa's coming

   Friday can only mean another challenge at QKR Stampede.
   I used the sleigh and reindeer digi along with a computer generated sentiment and coloured the background using Distress Inks. I then matted it onto dark mirri. I cut the houses from black card using a die from Tattered Lace's winter town set and backed them with yellow card before attaching to the card.

   I would like to enter the following challenges:
   Cute Card Thursday - Christmas/holidays
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - anything goes with make your own background
   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional snow
   The Crafter's Cafe - travel or insects
   Creatalicious - anything goes with for a man
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
   Dream Valley - add a sentiment
   Beccy's Place - Christmas