The 12 Months of Christmas blog Jan 2019 challenge no 49 card one

Christmas card challenge with twist to 'not be a rectangle' base...so I did round

Oh, deer!!! Deer/dear will probably be incorporated into a sentiment that I will add later for this cutie.

Inside:

The inside panel's brad and chipboard sticker are from My Mind's Eye's 2017 "Oh, What Fun!" set.

The cover panel's chipboard sticker is from: Carta  Bella's 2015 "Have a Merry Christmas"

The striped cardstock with glitter is also from My Mind's Eye, 2013, I think. I love the non-traditional colors of it, reminding me of gift wrap paper or candy. 

And I'll give a shout-out to CKC blog because the small white doily with gold metallic paint pen lines was made for my kit back in October 2018. The gold accented embellishments I made to add-in:

The final shout-out is for the blog that I crafted this card for--The 12 Months of Christmas challenge blog! Basically anything goes Christmas is the main theme but they had the optional twist for not using a rectangle base for January 2019 (Challenge #49).

link: https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/01/challenge-49-optional-twistanything-but.html 

The weather is frightful outside so I don't mind being cozy inside crafting! Stay safe and warm.

Becca S in the USA heartland

Four Challenges fused into one card

Let's see if I can stretch a trifecta of challenges to a quartet combined into one card:

Short summary: (1) use of title (Merry Christmas); (2) use Christmas theme (title & snowman); (3) use colors of red, green, and grey; and (4) use sketch (same orientation, just substituted flowers for snowman, metallic striped tapes, and clips; and I didn't use the thin strip all the way to the bottom).

Challenge #1: 2nd entry [theme is optional as long as I use a title/sentiment message]
http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-322-anything-goes-with-title_23.html

Challenge #2: 2nd entry [Christmas theme]

http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-43-anything-goes.html

Challenge #3: 2nd entry [color palette]
https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2018/07/color-throwdown-503.html

Challenge #4: 1st entry [sketch layout]

http://papercraftcrew.com/pcc300-sketch-challenge/

More photos:

All the patterned cardstocks and striped patterned paper are from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby). The red cardstock is the Astrobrights line from Neenah Papers, Inc. Image is clip art or coloring book freebie found during an online search last Christmas and I had 2 remaining, so now I'm left with one. Merry Christmas was stamped on white paper with red ink and then a grey colored pencil was used to lightly fill color around the lettering and offer a bit of depth. I love the juxtaposition of 2 flowery printed cardstocks for this Christmas theme card! It adds some whimsical charm. Overall dimensions are just over 4" x 6".

Still crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

PPCC blog 390 for 25 july 2018

Another adorable digital image to feature:

PPCC blog's #390 challenge theme is anything goes. Prize sponsors plus provider of images for the Design Team are: Just Me Digital Stamps and Oddball Art Stamps. My image from JMDS is labeled "wonderful wizard" and this is just 1 image in the set. [I made the reverse image from tracing/flipping/twice. The original features chalkboard to the right side.] 

Go to the PPCC blog post to see all the images provided to the DT this week. While there (or here on my post) use the sponsors' links to visit their online stores to check out what else they sell. 

Link:  https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2018/07/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-390.html

Prize sponsor/DT image provider for PPCC #390 Link: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JustMEdigitalstamps

A 2nd prize sponsor/DT image provider for PPCC #390 Link:https://www.oddballartco.com/ 

The background cardstock is cream however the lighting and/or cell phone camera make it appear pinkish. (sorry) More views of this card:

And another challenge link-up as a participant (rather than DT):

http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-43-anything-goes.html

Also a third challenge link-up and 2nd as a participant:

Link: http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2018/07/challenge-322-anything-goes-with-title_23.html

And then there is a fourth challenge link-up and 3rd as a participant using red, green, and gray (top chalkboard frame is gray and both boys' glass lenses are gray; green gems and various greens for chalkboards and scarves; and various red hues in base cardstock, background matting paper, snowflake print doily, images): 

Link: https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2018/07/color-throwdown-503.html

I did the cursive lettering for Merry + Christmas since this digital image in the set had empty board. The other images have a happy birthday board, no board, and other options. 

Still crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S