613 Avenue Create DECEMBER CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "WINTER HOLIDAY"

This is the last challenge at 613 Avenue Create for 2024.  The challenge this month as always is anything goes. Our optimal twist this month is  "Winter Holidays". 

This is my Christmas card I made for the challenge.

Opened card

 (card measures 5 1/2 and 7 inches- folded)

(Original paper 15 1/2 inches)

Inside of the card

Products I used for the project:

Nuvo 

Wink of Stella

Paper pack by Lost and Found

Copic Markers

Gold Leaf pen

Gel Pens

Distress Inks

Distress Glitter

Glitter pens

Christmas Sentiment Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Author Unknown

Steampunk digital images 

Santa digital image - Christmas Eve Countdown

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Season's Greetings to you and your family.  Enjoy your winter  holidays and we hope to see you back here again in January 2025 for another  year of fun crafting. 

I am entering this Christmas card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Glitter and /or Christmas + Sentiment

Allsorts Challenge - Ribbon or Twine/ ATG option

Crafty Calendar - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

Ally's Angels - ATG

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - ATG

Classic Design Challenge - ATG w/Bells and Baubles option

Allsorts Challenge - Ribbon or Twine/ ATG option

Crafty Calendar - ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Creative Fingers Challenge - ATG

A Place to Start - December Challenge - Anything Goes - Optional Something New

This is the last challenge at A Place to Start for this year. It is hard to believe 2024 is just around the corner. 

This challenge is an anything goes challenge as always with an optional  twist of Anything  New: for example of something new could be a new bay, new home, New years etc

I decided to make a Christmas rocker  Christmas card for a new baby in our family. 

The image is by Mo's Digital pencil. I just love her drawings. On her site she has a  great number of images that are retiring, they are so adorable. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful Holiday Season and I hope to see you back here again in 2024. 

Creative Artiste - December 2023 - Anything Goes Mixed Media - Optional Christmas

Time for another great challenge at Creative Artiste.  

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes" with an optional twist of a Christmas Theme. 

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects.

One of our members has donated a lovely gift for the winner of this month's challenge 

We are also celebrating reaching our hundredth challenge.

This is my project for this challenge. I have been a member for many years and really have enjoyed the group immensely and have learned lots from the group, they are all very  talented ladies. 

I created a little Christmas scene for my project this month using:

a wooden canvas frame in reverse

dollar store snow

small branches from the forest close by

the deer and trees are from the Tim Holtz's collection of cutting dies

acrylic paints

snow paste by Stamperia

winter snow houses paper is from a Christmas paper pack by Stamperia

Distress inks

Distress Mica Stains

Faber-Castell - Pitt artist pen

Thank you for stopping by and supporting our group. Happy Holidays to you and your family and all the best in 2024.  We are taking a month break in January and we will be back in February. Hope you will join us then. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

The Paper PLayers - Christmas

Inspire Create Challenge - Christmas

We Love to Create - anything goes Mixed Media

Alphabet Challenge - R is for Reindeer

For Seasons Challenge - Winter

Mix it Up Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Thank You/Thankful Challenge

                Time for another great challenge over at Crafty Gals Corner.                                

 The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Thank You / Thankful ~ 

Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

 

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Polkadoodles

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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SheepSki Designs
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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My card is made with this cute image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and the image is called Christmas Chris.

Chris was coloured with copics and pencil crayons. I added s Tim Holtz die cut for the floor, 

tag sentiment and some Nuvo (white) and a Wink of Stella for some shine.

Thank you for stopping by.  Pop over to Crafty Gals Corner to see the wonderful prises from our super sponsors and the cards created to inspire you by our talented design team.

May Your Christmas be Cheery and Bright - Through the Craft Room Door

Through the Craft Room Door has another great  Anything Goes Challenge for December and the last challenge for 2021.

Our generous Sponsor this week is ……..

Jan’s Digital Stamps

The prize this challenge  is

$6 voucher for the store

I used Brighten the Holidays image from Jan’s Digital Stamps

I made a gate way card for this project.  I just love the cute images of Jan's and that she gives you many different sentiments that go along with the image making the digital set very versatile. 

I used Copics, several colours of Nuvo, white Gel Pen, and pencil crayons to colour the image and Chritmas paper from my stash. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. 

Pop over to Through the Craft Room Door to be inspired by our fabulous design team.  

Have a happy and safe holidays and we will see you back here again in 2022. 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

Time for another great anything goes challenge at Through the Craft Room Door. 

Our generous Sponsor this week is ............

Morgan’s Art World

The prize this week is .......

the 3 images used by the team. 

The image I used for this project called Xmas Frame. I coloured the image mostly with pencil crayons, gel pens, and Posca pens.  Once I had cut the frame out with a layered dye cut I added a Merry Christmas cut from some gold paper. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

Hope you will join us this month, 

 

Christmas Tag - September's Inspirational Post

I am just back from my summer holidays and have completed this Christmas Tag for one of my inspirational posts at LeAnn's World 101 on Facebook.  

The image is called Dani and can be found in LeAnn's Etsy shop. 

I free formed cut out my tag base then added some Christmas designer paper on the next layer of the tag.  I added my cute copic coloured image of Dani to a background oval made using a Christmas embossed paper and distressed ink. 

Closer look.

To complete the card I added some silver balls to her sweater, a "Merry" die cute,  ribbon and some small gems. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Pop over to LeAnn's Facebook group and be inspired by the works created by the design team and friend of LeAnn's World 101 group.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ Monthly Challenge - Handmade Bow
Craftaholics R Us - Tages Only
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes at Polkadoodles

Happy Friday Everyone!

Here today for 

Polkadoodles Challenge
*Anything Goes*

I am excited, this is my first post as a DT member for Polkadoodles.  It is very exciting to be part of this talented team and to be able to work with Polkadoodles amazing products. 

 For my  card this week  I have used two lovely images from the Work & Play 5 - Festive Hollybobs. I coloured my images with Copics, gell pen and Pitt Artist pens. The snow was created by grading Styrofoam and added some glitter for sparkle.  I added ribbon and a bow to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a creative week. 


I would like to enter this ard in the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Anything Goes
Craftaholics:  Girlie
The Paper Shelter:  Christmas Card