Christmas is Coming!

Hi there and happy Friday to you all!  Christmas is right around the corner I tell you time flies these days.  Special day for me today as I got to go have a Thanksgiving feast with my youngest grand-daughter Megan at her school, the smile on her face is priceless!  Did some Christmas shopping so I feel pretty accomplished today and I had some coloring time this morning!

I have been busy making Christmas cards and this is a little scene I put together

I love Tilda she won my heart years ago and still makes me smile when I color her!  This little image is an older one it is "Tilda with Star"  I used the 3 trees stamp from Magnolia-licious and just cut the free standing one off.   Images are colored with copics and then I added  "scribbles white mist puff paint" to the tress for the snow effect and dimension, then added the red glass jewels. This is a center panel stair step card cut with the wishblade using the Silhouette Studio Program.  The swirl is a Magnolia DooHickey Die.  The papers are Basic Grey "Nordic Holiday"

A little side view for you!

 

Challenges:

Pile it On -#44 Show us your tools

Christmas Cards all year round - Winter Themed

Magnolia-licious - Winter Theme

Papertake Weekly - snow and ice

Jingle Bells - Holiday Traditions ( leaving milk and cookies for Santa and having family movie night on Christmas either at the theater or at home.

CMC Challenge Group - Winter Theme

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - extra Nov.

 

That's it for me today have a great weekend!

Hugs,

 

 



I'll never leaf you!

Happy World Card Making Day to you all!  Hope you are finding some time to get creative.  I am going to try to get some coloring in today, however it is a very special day in our household, we are celebrating my oldest Grand-daughter Alyssa's 18th birthday!
I have a cute little card that I made at a card class with Jennifer Dove.  This little cutie is from Stampendous and he is called "Fall Float" these little guys are the cutest little mice in town.

 

He is colored with copics and the colors used are as follows:  YG03, YG17, YG67, E33, E35, E57, E50, E51, E93, YR04, R56. 

 

 

 

 

I will be entering him in the following challenges:

 

Pile it on #39 - Leaves

Challenge Blog by Creative Shopping - Autumn leaves

Simple Create Too #47 - Fall/Autumn

Addicted to CAS #23 - Fall/Autumn

CMC Challenge Group #78 - Fall Colors

 

That's it for me today.  I hope you have a great weekend and try to find some time to color it is good for your soul!

 

Hugs,

 



A White Winter Wonderland

Only 12 days till Christmas......are ready?  I am just need to do all the wrapping now.  I am sitting here enjoying a very cold wet winter day in Arizona....and it is suppose to stay that way for the next week !
We are in the last challenge of the year at CMC Challenge group this time it is all about

 ** HOLIDAY JOY--in Golds. Creams & Whites**

Show your holiday joy with sparkling colors of GOLD, CREAM & WHITE!

(yes you can use some other colors like hair/skin/etc but the majority of colors should be Gold, Cream &  Whites)

 For this Challenge we have LOTS OF PRIZES!!

AND A WAY TO DONATE TO A WONDERFUL CHARITY!!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN:

-1 person will win a NEW Provocraft CRICUT MINI machine

-1 person will win a NEW KINDLE E-READER

-1 person will win a $50 Gift Cert. to SCACD

-1 person will win a $25 Gift Cert. to the Paper Temptress

-1 person will win 5 digis from Tiffany Doodles and a $15 Gift Cert to 7 Kids College Fund and a Gilli Gift Bag

HOW TO PLAY:

4 different ways to enter

-Enter up to (2) TWO projects into the link system below by Jan. 5th

-Enter (1) one project into the BookEndz Challenge

-Donate a $3-5 donation to the Charity below for 1 entry

-Donate anything over $10 to the Charity and get 2 entries

OUR CHARITY:

Reading is Fundamental is the charity I have chosen to sponsor this season.  As you all know I am an avid reader and it amongst my very favorite things to do in my spare time.  I truly believe that literacy and reading opens up many doors in life for everyone.  Not only can you find joy in books but it opens your eyes to other cultures, places and people that is so worthwhile.  And just the fact that a huge part of life involves being able to read--to get through school, get a great job and navigate through life.  For me teaching children to read early on in life is a MUST yet so many children are not provided with the basic materials to learn to read.  So this charity is a non-profit that provides books to children and opportunities to bring literacy into areas that need it!

Click here to donate, but we would really love it if you would come and join us with a beautiful holiday card.

I knew what I was going to do as soon as Suzanne told us the challenge....

 

 My card is done with "Snowy with a snowflake" and the pine trees both are stamps from Magnolia-licious, I also used the fence doo-hickey die.  I used the snowflakes embossing folder and then went over it with Antique Linen distress ink.  The big gold snowflake under the sentiment is a "Whimsy die"  I have added stickles to the trees and the snowflake for bling.

Here is a side view of my card.

Challenges:

Just Magnolia - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Papertake Weekly - I'm dreaming of a ......Christmas 

Totally Tilda - White on White 

Raise the Bar - #86 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 
Simply Magnolia - Christmas challenge 

Thanks for coming by today !  I wish each of you a very blessed Christmas season.

Hugs♥