Merry Christmas Jolly Ol Sparky card for DT project PPCC no 441

The featured digital image, Jolly Ol' Sparky, is from 1 of this week's prize sponsors Digi Doodle Studio! This snowman packs so much charm in his swag! :)

**link: as promised this is the link added at 8:24 pm CST on 7/31/19= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-441-plus-dt.html 

(PPCC blog post is behind on release time, so I will edit it in later! Promise! #441)

Prize sponsors for #441th weekly challenge (anything goes paper-crafting theme) are Di's Digi Stamps and Digi Doodle Studios...two companies with the cutest images!!! Use the above PPCC blog link to get all the details and see the other 2 images provided by DDS and how the rest of the crew used them for wonderful Christmas/winter themed creations!

Design notes:
a. all papers have inked edges
b. Martha Stewart for the house print and snowflake print papers (2018 paper pad)
c. embellishments: blue glitter snowmen stickers; iridescent gems; red glitter gems; holly leaf stamp (Stampin' Up)
d. sentiment stamp of Merry Christmas (Stampin' Up)
e. image, sentiment, and holly leaves had color added by markers and/or colored pencils
f. base card dimension folded is approx. 4" wide and 9" tall; perfect for a business length envelope; cardstock for base is (Colorbok)
g. I wanted a quirky kind of katty-wampus  layout for Sparky! He's got a youthful swag so he deserved an unusual layout design!

Other challenge blogs or sharing sites include:
1. Winter Wonderland challenge blog= theme is Christmas or winter houses/buildings= ends August 1st; link= https://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/christmas-or-winter-buildings.html

2. Aud Sentiments challenge blog= theme is For A Child & a Sentiment
link= https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/232-for-child-sentiment.html
Doesn't Sparky look young and carefree like a young child? And he's so adorable!

3. 12 Months of Christmas Link-up challenge blog= #55 anything goes theme with optional twist of plaid...mine is just for anything goes Christmas
link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-55-opt-twistplaids.html

4. Facebook group= Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls= sharing site for crafting bloggers

5. Facebook group = Bash Your Scrapbook Stash= Martha Stewart Christmas and Winter paper pad 2018 that I purchased recently from Amazon has become my new crafting goal for Christmas cards and any layouts I might due that are wintery to completely use...wipe it out! Further down in the post I'll show the other cards made so far with MS paper pad:

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A couple more different size scans=

July 2019 is coming to a close today however several challenge blogs are Christmas themed for yearlong creating. At the pace I'm going I shouldn't be stressed out by mid-December! Yeah, me! However, I only have 3 Thanksgiving cards made so far and generally I like to send out between 12-15. And then there are August birthdays coming soon: my brother, a brother-in-law, an aunt, and other special folks...

And as promised up above: here are some small pics of other recent Christmas holiday cards made from the Martha Stewart 2018 Christmas paper pad that has 24 sheets 6" square of 12 designs. I've only used 5 (these 3 + 2 today, up above) designs so far=

Got to keep making cards! :)
Becca S from the USA heartland with Becca's Heart for Creativity

Love Santa Christmas in July card for DT project for MTTC no 402

Love Santa! Christmas 25th! Isn't this wonderful?!!

Design notes:

a. red cardstock base dimensions= 4.25" wide and 5.5" long; fold at top (Colorbok)

b. green doily center section

c. gray wreath print paper dimensions= 4" square (Martha Stewart 2018)

d. Santa chipboard accent (Carta Bella)

e. love Santa chipboard accent (Oh What Fun from My Mind's Eye)

f. brad (My Mind's Eye) w/ little gift package

g. various gem dots

h. black inking to papers and chipboard accents

I. doodling at corners and perimeter of the wreath print paper

MTTC challenge blog #402= theme is Christmas...lots of stores, websites, and blogs even Cable channels are doing Christmas in July...check out the MTTC #402 post to see the other DT inspirational creations and the details for participating! New challenges are fortnightly...every other Friday. 

link: http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-402-christmas-in-july.html

Other challenges or sharing sites=
A. 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up = #55 July 2019 anything Christmas w/ optional twist of plaids
link: https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-55-opt-twistplaids.html
my entry= just 'anything goes Christmas'

B. Jingle Belles= started 7/19/19 Rustic Glam Christmas Fireside photo prompt
link: http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-rustic-glam-christmas-fireside.html

my entry= wreath like paper's soft colors and the Santa illustration on the chipboard make me think of the vibe when glancing at this photo from JB's post=

C. Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge blog= started 7/23/19= anything goes theme=

link: https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2019/07/anything-goes-challenge.html

D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog= ends 8/3/19= anything goes theme=

link: http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-110.html

E. Cute N Crafty challenge blog = ends in 3 days 7/28 ?; Christmas in July theme=

link: http://cutencraftychallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-29-christmas-in-july.html

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More scanned pics=

Lots of different elements from different vendors that have made their way into my crafting supplies (stockpile might be the better term!) have come together to create this charming Christmas card! I like how the iridescent gems repeat the gray/silver hues whereas the green glitter gem dots repeat the green doily accent piece and from the Santa chipboard accent.

If you didn't come from the MTTC blog, please use the link I included up above and visit the post, leave a comment for the owner, and if you've got some extra online time, visit the blogs of my DT crew-mates!

Becca S 

Friend Thanksgiving Card 1 for PPCC blog no 440 DT inspiration

There will be 2 blog posts this morning for PPCC #440 using same image just varied in coloring and card elements! I decided to take the girl "Enjoying the Rain" digital image and morph it into a friendship Thanksgiving card.

I like to send Thanksgiving cards to my close immediate family plus aunts and uncles along with a few friends, but only have had 1 made so far for USA's annual November celebrating.

Version 1's layout is clean and simple=

PPCC's #440th weekly challenge...anything goes theme...get all the details using this--

link:

https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/07/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-440-and-dt.html

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Prize sponsor and digital image sponsor for the DT crew's cards for #440 = Cute As a Button

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Other blogs or Facebook groups to link my post or share a card photo=

A. & B. the orange cardstock base is a scrap section leftover from partial set added into my 2019 pulled stockpile papers to use back in mid-June; for FB groups: 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group (2019 goal to use at least 100 sheets of designer papers and/or cardstock) and Bash Your Scrapbook Stash group (June's Paper Pad Madness challenge).

Here's a photo of the partial set of mottled cardstock sheets that I started using on June 15th:

C. FB group= Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls = sharing site for crafting bloggers

D. Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge blog = anything goes theme started 7/23/2019=
link: https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2019/07/anything-goes-challenge.html

E. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog = anything goes theme #110 until August 3, 2019=
link: http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2019/07/challenge-110.html

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A few more scanned photos at different size ratios:

The striped background paper was a gift from an online crafting friend who was part of a junk journaling group I used to belong to. She decided to clean off her desk and send me a box full of her treasures! That was about 1.5 years ago! I've been hoarding all those lovelies she sent me!

The 2 image mounting papers are scraps placed into a Thanksgiving theme tray about 2 weeks ago when I started re-organizing my garage craft zone!

Clean and simple layout with this version! The next one is a mixed media attempt with a non-traditional layout.

Be all-weather dependable friends! I'm so grateful for mine.

Becca S