Merry Monday Christmas challenge

 Merry Monday wants green/blue/silver and white on a Christmas card.



Here's my card.

CASe this sketch

As soon as I saw this sketch this morning ,I knew I had to make a card.
I'm still making Christmas cards for charity but I'm totally over red and green.
I decided to mix this one up a bit.
The pink scallop and balloon paper was an offcut from a Studio Calico paper.(Who says balloons can't be Christmas?)
The JOYFUL and the stars add to the Christmas feeling.

Several challenges

I would like to enter the following challenges:

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #283: Sparkle

CRAFTY FRIENDS – Challenge #71: Add a Sentiment

SWEET STAMPERS – Challenge #14: Christmas

CRAFTY CREATIONS – Challenge #355: Anything Goes

AS YOU LIKE IT – Fave Christmas Colour Combo – Anything non-traditional really although I love the clean look of red, white and blue; fresh and festive!

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE – Challenge #138: Lace/Ribbon

STAR STAMPZ – Add Some Sparkle

WORLD WIDE OPEN DT – Challenge #28: Anything Goes

CRAFT-DEE BOWZ – November Challenge: Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

CREATE AND INSPIRE – Challenge #68: Anything Goes

CUT IT UP – Challenge #135: Shape Up!
CRAFTING FROM THE HEART – Challenge #185: Anything Goes
ALWAYS FUN CHALLENGES – Challenge #34: Anything Goes  
ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS – Challenge #191: Anything Goes
MAKE MY MONDAY – Happy Christmas
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR – Nov 28 Challenge: Anything Goes
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS – Anything Goes

The background paper has a sparkly texture and the bow is hand tied.

My favourite colour combo at the moment is red and turquoise with some white as well.

Sketches in Thyme.

This is another of the November sketches at Sketches in Thyme.
I've chosen the most spectacular and awe inspiring photo from my Grand Canyon collection.

My background paper is Bo Bunny Back to backs "Double Dot".
I started by misting with Kaisercraft gold.
While in America, I bought a packet of Grand Canyon 3D stickers of the Grand Canyon.
I've decided to incorporate some of those on my page.
I also used some Studio Calico frames plus buttons.
A simple page but I like it!

Tic tac toe challenge plus Addicted to stamps.

Over at Tic tac toe challenge this is the latest grid.

I've made a blue card for a man .I kept it CAS. So I went down the left hand column.

My sentiment is on the ribbon and says Happy Christmas in French.

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My second card is for Addicted to stamps where the theme is monochrome.

I used a Kaisercraft stamp to get my bauble shape

This is the transparency that goes on top of the stamp.

I stamped it on the back of blue patterned paper then cut it out.

Using magic mount to make it 3d I mounted it on my background then adhered a bow and matching sentiment.

All is in blue, despite the background appearing aqua, it is actually sky blue.

Scraplift Sunday

It is scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues and here is the original



I started with a similar bone with brown dots paper from Kaisercraft.
Next I used Perriwinkle collectables for my layering.
The only non- Periwinkle on this is my 3 cork hearts.

My photos are bigger than those in the original layout so there isn't as much room for embellishments.

Challenge YOUrself

The fun challenge at Challenge Yourself is to use sprays and inks

 

I started with 2 papers from the Kaisercraft Periwinkle collection.
I painted across the LHS and the bottom.
Next I used a square pattern mask with black ink to put more depth.
I then drop mist around the top right corner, mainly to add balance.

My layout features 5 photos from our Trolley car ride in Sedona, where there are gorgeous red rock formations including a camel rock (can you recognise it?)
This one is cathedral rock


and this one is the native American woman with the energy healing vortex nearby.



Also on my layout is an old post office used in a John Wayne movie.
Here it is!