Digital Christmas

 

Wow May already – where is this year going!

 

Want to get a head start on your Christmas cards then join us this week at Holly Jolly.

 

We have two sponsors Bugaboo & Stamp and Create.

 

The theme is really easy to:

 

Traditional Colours

 

 

I have used a Kraftin’ Kimmie image called “Christmas Clara”.

 

Kraftin’ Kimmie images are sold at Stamp and Create but I think this particular image maybe retired.

 

But nevertheless I had fun using this image for the first time and have created a fairly clean layout with some snowflakes, ribbon, bling and a sentiment.

 

I have used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Labels Eight dies, the Martha Stewart Winter Snow punch and the SU Modern Label punch.  The DSP is from by stash.

 

The cardstock and ribbon are Real Red.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

A very cute image and I had fun creating this card in traditional colours.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Avenue 613 Challenge - #70 Anything Goes with optional Twist - Bling

Fairytales Stampers Challenge - #38 At Least 2 Punches

My Perfect Life Challenge – Christmas cards

Quirky Crafts Challenge – Something beginning with “S” (Snowflakes)

Sketchy Colors Challenge - #209 Red, Green & White

The Christmas Challenge - #32 Bows

Completely Christmas Challenge - #10 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - #175 Something Begging with “B” (Bows)

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Bows

 

 

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week.

 

Meg

Christmas Bingo

Hi and thanks for visiting!

 

I just want to share with you my card for the new challenge at Holly Jolly and this week we are playing Bingo!

 

Our challenge is sponsored by Oak Pond Creations and Lacy Sunshine, so we would love you join us! Maybe in a win a prize but you could tick one or two cards off your Christmas List too!

 

I have used an image from Lacy Sunshine called Eleanor and Pickles Deck the Halls and I have enjoyed continuing my practice of colouring with my Copic markers.

 

I was going to use a sketch but in the end I sort of made one up with “more than 3 layers” – one of my choices from the Bingo.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

and here is the Bingo:

 

 

Gems/ Pearls	Snowflakes	Gold
Red	Free	Ribbon
Santa	Blue	More than 3 layers

 

 

If you had not already guessed, I have used Gems/Pearls/Free/ More than 3 Layers but I have also just realised the card fits the Red/Free and Ribbon choice too – Bonus!

 

I have surprised myself by using some Lace, which I recently purchased a bag from a craft show plus I have also used a new die Memory Box Peaceful Snowflake Frame Set.

 

The sentiment is from the More Merry Messages stamp set and the ribbon is from my stash a retired Old Olive Satin Ribbon.  The snowflakes are have been punched our using the Martha Stewart Winter Snow punch.  I still haven’t perfected the whole punch yet but that will be another task for the weekend maybe.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Hobby Cutz Challenge - #40 Girly but no Pink

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - #29 Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge – Festive

Cards Galore Monthly Challenge – Use Stamp or Digi Stamp

Card and Scrap Challenge - #72 Ribbon and/or Lace

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge – Use Patterned Paper

Feeling Crafty Monthly Challenge – Use Digi and Bling + DT Call

Winter Wonderland Challenge – Paint the Town Red

4 Krafty Girlz Challenge - #14 Anything Goes

 

 

Many thanks for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous week!!

 

Meg

Summer Reindeer

We have a fabulous Christmas Challenge over at Holly Jolly featuring “Reindeer”, now who doesn’t have an image of a Reindeer!

 

We would love you to join us and we are lucky to have our challenge sponsored by Meljen, so you could win a prize!

 

I have used the sponsor’s image called Summer Reindeer and it is the focal point of my card. I have added some retired SU DSP called “International Bazaar” definitely not Christmas DSP but suits the colours of the image.

 

I added a corner to the card and stamped “Season’s Greeting” from the More Merry Messages stamp set – love this set!  Plus I used some of the new Natural Chevron Ribbon from the Seasonal Catalogue. 

 

Just for a little bit more I punched one side of the Midnight Muse card stock with Eyelet Border Punch.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

What a cutie!

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

My Perfect Life Challenge - Festive

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - #64 Something Spooled

Crafty Hazelnut’s Challenge - #165 Use Sentiment

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #37 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #45 Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #83 Holiday

Paper Pretties Challenge - #19 Ribbon

Card Making Mamas Challenge - #81 Stack It Up

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - #120 Anything Goes

 

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you over at Holly Jolly.

 

Have a wonderful week.

 

Meg

Anything Goes @ Inkspirational

Hi Everyone,

 

Sorry but I am a little late with my post for Inkspirational this week.

 

Christmas time and all the busy things you have to do have just caught me by surprise.

 

Our new fortnightly challenge at Inkspirational is an Anything Goes challenge so we would love you to join us.

 

My Mum has all my Christmas cards so I need a few more so I have made another Christmas card for the challenge this week.

 

I have used the Festive Flurry stamps with the co-ordinating Framelits Die and the layout of the card was inspired by the current sketch at Clean and Simple.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

and here is the sketch :

 

 

I have embossed the sentiment from the More Merry Messages and added some Silver Glitter Paper on the middle snow flake.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Clean and Simple Challenge - #272 Sketch

Brown Sugar Challenge - #73 Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge - #155 Anything Goes

Creative Corner Challenge – Clean and Simple

Jelly Park Monthly Challenge - Christmas

AUD Sentiments Challenge - #96 Christmas

Southern Girls Challenge – Christmas Wishes

 

 

I hope that you are prepared for Christmas and that your Christmas is fill with much love and happiness.

 

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful weekend.

 

Meg

Inkspirational Photo Challenge

We have an inspirational photo challenge for you over at Inkspirational for the next two weeks.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

here is the photo:

 

 

I was drawn to the cardinal in the photo and the layout of my card was inspired by the current challenge at Muse Card Club.  What will you be drawn too in the photo ?  We cannot wait to see!

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Muse Card Club Challenge - #46 Card

Blogger Challenge – Christmas

Card Crafters Circle Challenge - #104 Celebrations

Card Makin Mamas Challenge - #77  Merry Christmas

Crafty Hands Challenge – Seasons Greeting/Winter

Jelly Park Month Long Challenge – Christmas

Stampin for the Weekend Challenge – Use some Red

Wags n Whiskers Challenge - #118 Things with Wings

The Stampin Chef Challenge – Anything Goes

 

 

Thanks so much  for visiting – enjoy the weekend!

 

Meg

Holly Jolly Blog Hop

Things are a little different this month at Holly Jolly, we have a month long Blog Hop to introduce our new Sponsors for 2014.  Plus we have some wonderful new Design Team members that will be joining us.

So you would have come from Carol’s blog and I hope that you remembered to note the letter down?!

We would love to see all of our creations so please remember to add your projects not just your blog to the linky at Holly Jolly.

We also want you visit each Design Team members blog and leave a comment to be in the running to win some fabulous prizes. 

Plus almost like a treasure hunt, there is a letter to be collected on each team members blog.  Collect all the letters and then email us at hollyjollychristmaschallenge@gmail.com

But if you are just starting the blog hop here – great!  Get a cuppa and sit back and relax and enjoy the tour.

For my card I have yet again gone non-traditional and used a pre-coloured image from Fred She Said and completed some layering of the flowers around the lantern. 

I have also added some embossing and rhinestones.

Here is my card:

 

Supplies:
Stamp set: Fred She Said “Poinsettia Lantern”, More Merry Messages Card: Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Accessories:  Spellbinders Die, Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Now the tour continues to  Joey’s blog but before you go don’t forget the letter.  The letter from me is “A”.

If you get lost I have added the blog hop list below:

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
Cindy
Anne
Carol
Meighan (that's me!!)
Joey
Julie
Bianca
Linda
Judy


I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time Challenge – # 192 Use a Digi
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge - #152 Non Traditional Christmas
Patties Creations Challenge - #81 Christmas Card
Stampin for the Weekend Challenge – Feeling Festive
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #170 Christmas
Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #73 Holidays


Have fun

Meg

Warm Christmas

Our new challenge over at Holly Jolly this week is to create a warm scene like beach theme or use warm colours when creating a Christmas project.

 

I have decided to choose warm colours for my card and I have masked an area of the card and sponged So Saffron, More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Real Red on Whisper White.

 

I then stamped in Chocolate Chip the snowflakes from the Snow Flurry set and added a Christmas sentiment from the More Merry Messages stamp set.

 

Of course I added bling and a bow.

 

Here is my card

 

 

At first I was going to stamp the sentiment straight on but then I added it on an angle as I wanted it to almost be drifting with the snowflakes down the card.

This is certainly non-traditional and I had fun creating it!

 

I would like to enter the card into the following challenges:

 

One Stitch at a Time Challenge = #190 Anything Goes

Fresh Brewed Design Monthly Challenge – Snow/Christmas

Lady Bug Crafts Monthly Challenge – Autumn Colours

Treasured Times Challenge - #15 Non-Traditional Christmas colours

Creative Corner Challenge – Let it Snow

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #168 Snowflakes

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #70 Anything Goes with Ribbon

 

Thank you for visiting – see you next time.

 

Meg

Christmas Stars & Stripes

The new challenge at Holly Jolly this week is to add some Stars and Stripes to your Christmas creations.  Plus our challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo, so you could win a prize too as well as add anther card to your  Christmas stash.

 

I have used some retired SU striped paper and the star is from the Bugaboo image I have used.  I added some sparkle to the image with the Silver Dazzling Details.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: More Merry Messages, Bugaboo Raggedy Angel – Big Star
Card: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories:  Marina Mist Ribbon (retired), DSP (retired), Modern Label Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (retired), Owl Builder Punch, Copic Markers, Silver Dazzling Details, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

Love this cute image and another card for the stash, so I am happy.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

One Stitch at a Time Challenge - #184 Use a Digi

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - #54 Things with Wings

Catch the Bug Monthly Challenge – Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss Challenge - #204 Anything with Stars

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #201 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge - #5 Anything Goes with Optional Ribbon

Patties Creations Challenge - #77 Use Ribbon

Crafty Ribbons Challenge – # 64 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Milk Coffee Challenge – Paper Piecing & DT Call

 

 

Thank you for visiting once more and have a wonderful day…..Meg

Holly Jolly Anything but a Card

Over at Holly Jolly our challenge is to create something for Christmas but no a card.

 

So get out those 3D projects you have been keeping for closer to Christmas and get ahead start.

 

I have created a little box for some tags, I created with some retired DSP and the retired Two Tags Die.

 

Here is a shot of the box which at the moment does not have a handle because I could not decide if I wanted it made out of cardstock or ribbon.

 

 

and here with one of the tags.  I think I should be able to get about 10 tags in each box.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Tag It, More Merry Messages
Card: Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Early Espresso
Ink: Chocolate Chip 
Accessories:  Two Tags Die (retired), Real Red Ribbon (retired), Crochet Trim, Basic Rhinestones, Sticky Strip, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

A quick and easy project and perfect if you have some DSP sheets in your stash.

 

I would like to add this project to the following challenges:

 

The Glory of Christmas Challenge - #15 Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper Monthly Challenge – Christmas

 

 

Hope you week has started off great and that you are doing fine!  Hope to see you again soon….Meg

Holly Jolly Sketch

This week I am hosting the challenge at Holly Jolly and I have created a fairly quick and easy sketch.

 

I have used some retired DSP for my card and some of the wonderful bright Gumball Green Ribbon.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

and the sketch:

 

 

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

 

613 Avenue Challenge - #31 Anything Goes with option twist

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - #44 Add some red

Hobby House Monthly Challenge – #3 Christmas

Card and Scrap Challenge – #59 Anything Goes

365 Cards Challenge - #214 Rounding Corners

Jelly Park Challenge – #26 Christmas in July

Stamp n Doodle Challenge – Christmas in July

 

 

So if you are inspired to get a head start on your Christmas cards, please join us at Holly Jolly this week.

 

Have fun….Meg

Christmas Snowmen

Hi everyone,

 

Over at Holly Jolly our new challenge is Snowmen/Snowman, so maybe you do not have an image what about some punch art?  We would love you join in the fun and add a Christmas card or two to your stash!

 

I have used the Button Buddies Snowman for my card and the layout has been inspired by the current Unscripted Sketch. I have gone with non-traditional again as I wanted to use some of the retired Marina Mist wide ribbon.

 

Here is my card

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Button Buddies, More Merry Messages
Card: Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Marina Mist
Accessories:  Scallop Edge Punch, Marina Mist Ribbons (retired), Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple but nice and I love the sentiment it just adds the touch.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Unscripted Sketches Challenge – # 220 Sketch

Robyn’s Fetish Challenge – #169 Christmas in July

Sweet Stampin Challenge – Christmas in July

Brown Sugar Challenge - #51 Anything Goes

Christmas Stampin Challenge - #25 Techniques (Dry Embossing)

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #53 CAS with Ribbon

Milk Coffee Challenge – Emboss It

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge – Christmas in July

Shelly’s Image Monthly Challenge – Christmas in July

 

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you back again soon…..Meg

Something New for Christmas

We all have something new in our stash, I am sure!

 

Maybe it is the ribbon you have just purchased or the buttons you just had to have that haven’t been opened, I can see you nodding your head.

 

Something New is the theme of the challenge I have chosen at Holly Jolly for this week, so I have created my card with a new purchase which is some of the new In-Color cardstock Coastal Cabana.

 

I have taken the inspiration for my layout from the Just Add Ink Sketch and the colours have been inspired by the Dynamic Duos challenge which is Basic Gray and one other colour.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: More Merry Messages
Card: Costal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray
Ink: Basic Gray 
Accessories:  Labels Collection Framelits, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon (retired), Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired), Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I am really happy with my “Something New” Christmas card and when I look at it now it looks almost like it is an ornament.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Just Add Ink Challenge – #171 Sketch

Dynamic Duos Challenge - #59 Basic Gray + One

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge – # 47 Christmas in July

Crafty Friends Challenge – # 5 Bling

 

 

Thank you for visiting and enjoy your day….Meg

Dashing thru the Snow

At Holly Jolly we are ‘Dashing Thru the Snow’ as this is the theme for our new challenge.

 

I have used a retired stamp set called Welcome Christmas to create my card as it has a perfect image of some children playing in the snow with a sled.

 

There are lots of snowflakes falling and i have stamped on tag just to be different.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Welcome Christmas, Snow Swirled, More Merry Messages
Card: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories:  Two-Tags Die, Scallop Edge Punch, Night of Navy Ribbon (retired), Linen Twine, Silver Glitter Paper, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

When you are a child you never really feel the cold all you do is focus on the fun!

 

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Catered Crop Challenge – Die Cuts and Punches

Christmas Card Challenges - #30 Photo Inspiration

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - #38 Tag It

C.R.A.F.T Monthly Challenge – Recipe (Image, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Sentiment)

Polly Craft Challenge - #1 Anything Goes

Scrapper’s Delights Challenge – ‘S is for….’ (Snowflakes)

Crafty Hazelnuts Extra Christmas Challenge – Christmas projects in June

 

 

Hope you have time to come and visit us at Holly Jolly and check out the other Design Team members projects!

 

Have fun creating….Meg

Ornament Challenge

Dust off your Ornament stamps or get creative and make an ornament for Christmas as we would love you to join our new challenge over at Holly Jolly this week which is being hosted by Judy.

 

The layout of my card was inspired by another Clean and Simple Sketch and I have used the Ornament stamp from the Tags til Christmas stamp set.

 

I also stamped the ornament two extra times and punched it out using the ornament punch and created a little layer on one of the images.

 

Here is my card

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Tags til Christmas, Tree Trimmings (retired), More Merry Messages
Card: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories:  Ornament punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

A quick Christmas card and I am going to add it the Christmas card stash!

 

I would like to also enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Clean and Simple Challenge – #244 Sketch

Created with Love Challenge – # 45 Anything Goes

Paper Play Time Challenge – # 12 Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – # 128 Use a Die or Punch

 

Have a wonderful week and thank you for visiting….Meg