CHRISTMAS CARD

Hello sweet blogging friends! Today I have a Christmas card for you! I know it seems early for Christmas cards, but I have a LOT to make, so here goes!

 

I used a Micron pen to draw and colored with Copic markers and a gold pen. The sentiment is handwritten. I matted the drawing on red foiled card stock and mounted on a cover stock card blank.  The ribbon is threaded through a metal circular paper clip.

Well, I hope you like my card. I really would like to hear what you think of my new direction, so please leave a comment!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy creating!

Ellen

VLVAprilWk1

Hello dear blogging friends!. Popping in with my Viva la Verve card for this week. This is the one for the VLV  April Week 1 sketch.

 

Size A2; Zentangle Patterns: Puf Leaf

For the background, I used artist tape to mask the panel and inked the stripes. I have been wanting to draw my own cards, so I drew the wreath, flower and holly and hand lettered the sentiment. So no stamps or DSP on this card. Just card stock, ribbon, a metal circular paper clip that I threaded the ribbon through and foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is a link to the challenge so you can join in the fun!

 

Happy creating!!!

MM439

Hello everyone! Just popping in to share my card for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge for this week.

(A2: Stamps: Inkadinkado)

I have another Christmas card for today! I am trying to use up old Christmas paper I have had for years. Man, when I started making cards, I bought a lot of Christmas paper! So, this card is pretty simple. I followed the sketch, added a little mouse face and some stitching. The sentiment is heat embossed in a glittery red.  I  hope you enjoyed my card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is a link to  the challenge in case you want to share in the fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

MM438: CHRISTMAS CARD

Hello everyone! Just popping in to share my card for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge for this week.

(A2: Stamps: Rubber Stamp Tapestry (Christmas Love); SVG: Silhouette Studio

I have a Christmas card for today! I used some very old scraps to make this card and stamped the tag with poinsettias and tiny presents. I hand wrote the sentiment because I have been working on hand lettering in the hopes of writing my sentiments. I used the negative space of the circle and added layers beneath it.  I  hope you enjoyed my card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is a link to  the challenge in case you want to share in the fun!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
HAPPY CRAFTING!

DOODLE PANTRY & CRAFTY HAZELNUT CHRISTMAS

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge over at Crafty Hazelnut Christmas. I’m sure you will want to go over and play in the challenge, but first I have a little inspiration for you.

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Winter Song Birdies)

YEAH! I love getting a headstart on Christmas cards! This challenge is to make a Christmas card using RED (a little or a lot). I chose the Winter Song Birdies for the challenge and added bits of red on each one. The background on this card was created with my Copic Air Compressor.

Now it is  your turn! Get over to Crafty Hazelnut Christmas and show us what you create! 

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I  hope you enjoyed my card and don’t forget to join our challenge! Here is your link:

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what is going on at the Doodle Pantry. After leaving a comment here for me, please check out all of the awesome inspiration from our wonderfully creative Design Team!

Happy Crafting!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends!  Today, I have one last tag to share with you. Are you ready for the big man? I can’t wait! And, I used his image on this tag!

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Jolly Saint Nicholas)

This time I used the Jolly Saint Nicholas set and colored Santa using Copics. I added the To and From on my computer.

What do you think?  I hope you are all ready for Christmas and enjoying family and friends. Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Crafting!

TRADITIONAL COLORS CHRISTMAS TAG

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends!  Today, I have another tag to share with you.

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Holly Wreath)

I used the same wreath from the Holly Wreath set and colored the wreath a different way using Copics. I added the To and From on my computer. What do you think? Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Crafting!

NOW FOR THE DOOR!

Hello sweeties! I promise this is the last post of my Christmas decorations! I wanted to change up my front door decorations so I started by making a new wreath.



I love asymmetrical wreaths so I decided to make one for my door. I used Christmas florist picks, a grapevine wreath, a cute reindeer ornament and lots of hot glue! 



I have been wanting urn trees to place on both sides of the door and found a deal this year. I had lots of spare strings of lights, so I added lights to the already lit trees. I tried to take a picture at night, but that just didn’t work!

Well, that is it for my house. I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Crafting!
Ellen

OH CHRISTMAS TREE…..

Hi friends! This is the third post in my Christmas at My House series. Today, I am sharing our Christmas tree with you. It doesn’t have all the gifts under it, but I’m still sharing!




The Santa tree topper has been with us almost 30 years. He was one of the first Christmas items we bought together.





I only had gold and red balls last year, but my tree is evolving again and becoming a bit more eclectic! I picked up some new ornaments when I was visiting my daughter this year.

OK, now the gifts are wrapped. I used Kraft paper, white ink and the eraser end of a pencil to create the wrap design. I used Christmas florist picks instead of bows and attached them with red/white baker’s twine. I used some hot glue to make sure they stayed in place and used handmade tags.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing my tree!

Happy Crafting!
Ellen

CHRISTMAS AT MY HOUSE….

Hello my dear blogging friends! I am always so happy to know that you have stopped by, Hopefully, you will enjoy the Christmas decorations I am sharing today!

My mantel is different every year. This year, I went with whimsical and icy.



The stocking holders are tradition for us. They are all over 20 years old, so I cannot imagine a Christmas without them! My Mom crocheted my stocking which is the one to the far right. Hubby is a Redskins fan, so his is the one on the far left. We still put up our son’s stocking and hopefully he will be here next year, along with his new wife! The green one is for my dog, Joy and the tiny one in the center is for my bird George.





The Happy Holidays sign above was red, blue and yellow. I think I bought it one year from one of those school PTA fund raisers. It just didn’t go with anything, so I used acrylic paint, Crackle Paint, glitter and Flower Soft to update it!



The birdhouse needed updating to, so I used Crackle Paint and glitter to give it an icy look.

What is the theme for your mantel this year? Do you change it every year? Please leave a comment to let me know what you think of mine!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I am so happy you visited!

Happy Crafting!
Ellen

CHRISTMAS AT MY HOUSE

Hello everyone! This post is a bit different….no card today! But, what I do have is pictures of a hollow Christmas ball ornament that I quilled for my daughter. This was my first time making anything like this, so it took a while to complete it
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This is quilled in pearl white and antique gold. I used lace around the middle and tied in a bow at the top. To make the greenery, I used a punch and punched several times, then glued them together to make them stronger. Red pearls were used for the berries. If you notice red inside the ball, that is some red gemstones that I put on the pin I inserted so I could string the ribbon for hanging.

I would love to hear what you think of my quilled ornament! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!

Ellen

DOODLE PANTRY CHRISTMAS TAGS

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends!  The tree is up, gifts are wrapped and cards are going out, so I am feeling a little more relaxed about Christmas! Today, I have more tags to share with you but later this week, I’ll share some of the other things I have been up to!

 

 

 

 

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Holly Wreath)

I used the beautiful wreath from the Holly Wreath set. After printing, I cut the tag out and colored the wreath with Copics. I added the To and From on my computer. What do you think? Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Crafting!

DOODLE PANTRY AIMPDC12

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends!  Are you ready for Christmas? It will be here before we know it! I started wrapping a few gifts and needed tags, so this month, I will be sharing Christmas tags with you!

 

It’s time for another  Doodle Pantry challenge. The AIMPDC12 theme is Anything Goes. Here is what I came up with:

 

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Holiday Nutcrackers)

I used the beautiful poinsettia from the Holiday Nutcrackers set. I copied and pasted, printed and then colored with Copics.  I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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I  hope you enjoyed my card and don’t forget to join our challenge AIMPDC12! Here is your link:

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Thanks so much for stopping by to see what is going on at the Doodle Pantry. After leaving a comment here for me, please check out all of the awesome inspiration from our wonderfully creative Design Team!

Happy Crafting!

DOODLE PANTRY AND INCY WINCY

Hello my Doodle Pantry friends! Today Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge over at Incy Wincy. I’m sure you will want to go over and play in the challenge, but first I have a little inspiration for you.

 

(A2; Digital stamp set: Doodle Pantry (Poinsettia)

 

I chose the first row from the tic tac toe board, using Kraft, flowers and a die cut. The die cut is the green strip at the top and is topped with dark red pearls. The flowers are from Doodle Pantry’s Poinsettia digital set, as is the sentiment. I copied and pasted the flower a couple of times, arranged them, printed and colored with Copics. Then I fussy cut them and attached with foam tape. I printed the sentiment directly onto the Kraft paper and matted the panel with two different papers.  I hope you like!

 

Now it is  your turn! Get over to Incy Wincy and show us what you create! 

 

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I  hope you enjoyed my card and don’t forget to join our challenge! Here is your link:

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what is going on at the Doodle Pantry. After leaving a comment here for me, please check out all of the awesome inspiration from our wonderfully creative Design Team!

Happy Crafting!