A Place to Start- Anything Goes Challenge with optional Twist/Gate Fold Card

 Time for our first challenge of 2024  over at A Place to Start. Hope everyone had a Happy New Year.  The theme this month is Anything Goes with an optional twist of a gate fold card. 

This the gate fold card I made for the challenge.

I used the flower to hold my gate closed.

The background paper with from the Ltd. Collection - called Ice Porcelain. It is a very pretty paper pack (www.itdcollection.com). The butterfly is from a group of Tim Holtz stamps that I have had for a very long time. I also used some gems on my card along with a gold leafing pen to edge the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Hope to see you back here again soon. 

Crafty Gals Corner -

 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ 'Tis the Season ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

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This is my card I made for the challenge 

Using: Christmas Cheer

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

I used an easel style card for this project and coloured my image with Copics, gel pen, pencil crayon and Nuvo. I added some sights to stars and a die cut sentiment to complete the card. I will give this card to my son for Christmas. 

Remember to pop over to our sponsors' site all their great images and design ideas.  Also visit our challenge blog to be inspired by our fabulous design team's creativity. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Happy Holidays to you and your family and I hope to see you back here again in 2024. 

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. 

613 Avenue Create DECEMBER 2023 - ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: Any Winter Holiday

Time for another great challenge over at 613 Avenue Create this month. The challenge as always is Anything Goes with an optional twist: any winter holiday, such as Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzoo, Las Posadas, New Years or Diwalf.

I chose to use Christmas as my winter holiday.

The card I chose to make is a pop out gate fold card. I found the directions for the card at Stamping with Bella on the Thursday with Sandiebella page. You can find the directions here. 

The image I used to make my card is from The Paper Shelter Collection. The image is call Turkey is Ready. The Christmas paper I used for the card is from my staff.  The sentiment is from Stamping Up.

 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Hope you will join in the fun.

Happy Holidays to you and your family and I hope you will join us 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

 Time for another great challenge over at Crafty Gals Corner

The theme of the challenge this month is

~ Dots and/or Stripes ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Jan's Digi Stamps

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certifcate

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Mirtillamente Craft Shop

Prize:  2 digis, 1 pad of digital papers "mini"

and the possibility of being Special Guest DT

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I have used an image this month from our sponsor Jan's Digi Stamps.

The image I choose to use from Jan's Digis is called Peppermint Mice. 

The theme of the challenge is dots and/or stripes. Both dots and stripes can be found in the Stamperia paper I used  on the card along with the stripe candy cane. 

I used a fancy fold I found on Stamping with Amore blog.  She has directions for the fold which inspired me for the card although I changed the dimensions to go with my image. 

I used several  different markers to colour the image and I also added glitter stars, pencil crayon and gel inks. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Remember to check out our generous sponsors and the work of our talented design team. 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes - Optional Twist - Something for a Child

Time for our November challenge over at A Place to Start. The challenge is anything goes with an optional twist of Something for a Child. 

I am playing the twist this week, something for a child and decided to make a paper lantern which can be used with a small battery operated light or it can be a box to hold Christmas candies. 

The snowman image I made this lattern with is by Pink Gems Design and is called Chilly Snowman.

To make the box shape I cut a piece of red card stock 12.5 inches by 5 1/4 inches and scored the 12.5 peice at 3, 6, 9, 12. ( 1/2 inch scored line is for attaching the side together. I used a rectangular cutting die to cut out the windows and added the cross papers that I cut out of scrap paper. I added a piece of acetate paper to the window pieces. 

Originally when I made my first tealight holder I used a pattern from the Whiff of Joy blog. The pattern I used I could no  longer found on their site but it does show how I attached the top and bottom small boxes for the lids. 

 

I basically made 2 small boxes that fit into the top and bottom of the the box. I then decorated the the top of the box making the shape of the top and adding my embellishments.

Once I had my lantern together I decorated the sides with my Chill snowman, added a sentiment, and Stamperia snow paste. 

Other views

For the top of the box I decorated it with a wooden flower, bead and pom pom ribbon. 

 Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this month. Remeber to pop over to our challenge blog at A Place to Start to be insired by our talented design team. Have a creative month.