Merry Christmas Angel Updated

I am really liking this concept of keeping up with making at least one Christmas Card a week...really not that many more weeks until Christmas if you think that way.

So far this is card #2 in the stack.  Woo Hoo..

Here is my card using Angel Anya:

I used two dies from my stash this time, the oval is from Spellbinders and i've listed it several times in my blog and a new one i just used is from Joy Crafts...it is white on my card and is called Lace Edge 6002/0149
I also used my favorite embossing folder, "Merry Christmas".

The sketch i used is from Christmas Challenges w/sketches:

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, RV00
hair- Y11, Y15, 19
dress- R81, 83, 85, RV00
wings- W1, 3, 5







Challenges:
The Greeting Farm- FFF/Anya image
Christmas Challenges w/sketches- sketch #89

A Spookily Night...Whooo

This little cutie at Digital Delights is perfect for that someone for Halloween.  This image is called, Spookily Night!   This is from the NEW release for this month and available in plenty of time for you to make your own awesome card!

Check out the list of new images at the store:
Devil Rosey
Headless Harry
Mad Scientist
Magical Marcie
Peeking Pumpkin
Sorceress Samantha
Spookily Night
Spooky sayings (sentiments)
Wizard Bertie
Wizards and Spells Paper pack

Here is the card i made for the Digital Delights Blog:

I made three of the owl images and cut them out..the last two i just cut out the owl..so keep that in mind at how versatile this image can be..you can have the owl all by himself along or the cute little bat.

Copics used:

Eyes- YG00, 01, 03, YR15, 68
legs/beak- YR15, 68
body- V15, 17, YG01, 03
wings/hat/shoes- C3, 5
bat- V01, 04, 06, YR15
moon- Y15, 19, YR23

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!

Specially Requested Thank you card

This is a nice compliment..my son-in-law asked me for a Thank you card this morning and thought, i know of a challenge that just started that i can use as my inspiration/starting point.

I noticed that Christy from Tiddly Inks made a new image with a sweet little girl sitting on a stack of books, but i knew i had two of her images that i could combine to get a similar look...more vintage maybe but a similar look.  This is the wonderfulness of digital stamps, you can cut pieces, enlarge them and make them work together.  The book is a freebie and the sweet girl is actually sitting on a stack of luggage.  I just cut her off the stack of luggage and set her on top of the books...of course one would have to do some fussy cutting, but it wasn't that bad really.

I needed something teacher themed..so i went with this for now.

It's a real pencil..and not any thicker than some of the flowers that are used.  I'd say it was practical and could be actually used, but when i broke off the end to make it fit on the width of the card..i cracked it on the back side..like a sliver...so it's just for decoration.   I love themed cards..don't know why, but it inspires me more.

I've also used a sketch from  Sketch Saturday:

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair/leggings- YR20, 21, 23
boots/hat- E81, 33
dress- R35, 37, 39
flower/sash- R20, 22, 35, 37, 39, YG03
book- E81, 29




Challenges:
Tiddly Inks- Saying Thanks
 
Sketch Saturday- Sketch #274
Inky Impressions- with Thanks

Let it Snow? Nah..not yet

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, we get a little bit cold..ha, ha..just kidding!  I am using a pretty image from Floppy Latte's, our sponsor this week!


 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

Dies used are:
Memory Box Frostyville Corner #98637, Memory  Box Chadwick Label die #98209. (matching stamp- Let it Snow B1779)

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above die(s) in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts! 


Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week is designed by DT Laura:

The sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is Floppy Latte's:

Copics used:
houses- R20, 22
trees- YG03, 67
path- W1, 3
snowman nose- YR68
globe- BG0000
base- C3, 5 and C0, 01
Extreme Glitter paint, Stickles diamond and picket fence

For more inspiration don't forget to visit the rest of team's creations:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Laura

Melissa

Challenges:

Just Inspirational Challenges- Ribbon 

Ladybug Crafts Ink- Winter Wonderland

Natalie and Amy- Embossing (I did both wet and dry)

A little bit of sunflower in your day

This is the number one reason i wanted to work with the Memory Box Floral release for
 Dutch Paper Crafts, but as it turned out i really liked them ALL!

This card is made with Memory Box Wild Sunflower #985656 -2.7"  Again, i layered this die 3 times.  I cut it out of brown and cut the center out and put the leaves behind the yellow stack.  I used the leaves from Sonora Rose #98572 also from this release:

Also used in this release is Marianne Creatables flower flourish #LR0249 and Cheery Lynn Anastasia border B136.  I did cut the Marianne flourish into 3 pieces.  I used green coredinations for the leaves and sanded them. Sentiment is from Magnolia stamps.

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!  

Side view:

Dutch Paper Crafts Memory Box Floral release:

Wild Sunflower

Sonora Rose

Challenges:
Card and Scrap- use dies
Sentimental Sundays- Happy Birthday

Paper blooms

All of these cards i am creating for Dutch Paper Crafts has a 3-d effect..where i layer the flower or foam dot it..

For this card i layered the flower and i cut the outline out twice and cut out only what i wanted to layer with the second piece. The pink background die was cut with white core paper and sanded.  I used Memory Box Cheshire Branch Outline #98599 and Cheshire Branch Background # 98596:

I also used Spellbinders Classic circle and Spellbinders Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles (retired).

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!  

Side view showing the layering:

As always when i get my embossing machine out and my granddaughter is here, she requests to make something and she saw this card being made and asked if she could make one too..so she picked out her background paper (cause she wanted her flower like grandma's).  We didn't layer her flower...

Dutch Paper Crafts Memory Box Floral release:

Cheshire Branch

Cheshire Branch outline

Arranging some paper roses in a paper vase...

Aren't you a bit curious about all of the paper flowers i am using..this release at
 Dutch Paper Crafts would make a great gift for yourself!  Instead of a vase of really roses you could have paper roses anytime you wanted. :)

Here is my card using Memory Box Sonora Rose #98572, comes with one rose, the leaves, and the small leaf cluster, a small rose leaf, and large rose leaf along with a tiny twig.

I have also used Memory Box Candy Jar #98381 (not included in this release) but perfect for a vase!  The background is a Spellbinders Floral Oval #S4356.

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!  

Side view of card (to see the dimension):

Sonora Rose

Challenges:
Crafting Musketeers- Vintage