PET LOVERS CHRISTMAS 2017 13

My papers for this card came from the Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas pack.  The golden retriever is a Super Colouring image.  The little Christmas tree and the sentiment are Helz Cuppleditch stickers, from the Wonderland collection.

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

Crafty Catz Challenge #393: Anything Goes

Create & Inspire Challenge 68: Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge 71: Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #56: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for popping by for a look!

Be sure to check out the Blog Archive for my other 

Pet Lover Christmas Cards, if this is your thing ↘ 

Linda 

PET LOVERS CHRISTMAS 2017 12

My background paper for this card is from the Bo Bunny Tis The Season collection.  The images are from Super Colouring.  The Christmas Tree is a Cameo Print & Cut image.  The 2 sentiments are from the Helz Cuppleditch Wonderland collection.

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

Card Mania Challenge #98: Anything Goes

A Snowflake's Promise Challenge 46: Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #215: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by for a look!

Linda 

PET LOVERS CHRISTMAS 2017 11

Well, I'm back on task, getting my Pet Lovers Christmas cards done!  The idea with these is to keep them simple and to get the animals on them to resemble the recipients' pets as closely as possible.

My papers for this card are from the Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas pack.  The kitty is from Super Colouring.  The pup is a Cameo cut.  The snowglobe is a Precious Marieke dic cut.  I have inked it and then added some red Stickles.  The Christmas stockings are Jolee's stickers.

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

Glitter 'n' Sparkle Challenge #265: Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends Challenge 55: Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge 131: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 504: Animals/birds

Thanks so much for popping by for a look!

Linda

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

I have used a Paper Shelter digi called Christmas Shopping for this card.  I have added Glossy Accents to her eyes and the holly berries.  I drew the tree-lined path background myself, which I'm rather pleased with 😁.  My papers are from the Heartfelt Creations Celebrate The Season Collection.  The snowflake charm is Tim Holtz.  The flowers are 49 and Market and Petaloo.  I've also added Prima Say it in Crystals swirls and a strip of Ultimate Crafts lace.  

The snowflakes were cut on the Cricut, from the Disney Frozen cartridge (pink and purple) and the Holiday Snowflakes cartridge.  The card shape was cut from the Mother's Day 2010 Cricut cartridge.

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

The Paper Shelter Challenge #318: Add Some Snowflakes

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #268: Holiday

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #185: Tic Tac Toe (Blue, Charm, Designer paper)

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Week 46: Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #214: Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #85: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 355: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for popping by for a look!

Linda

PASSION FOR PROMARKERS CHALLENGE #421: LET IT SNOW

Can you believe, Christmas is less that 6 weeks away!!!  This week our very talented Jacky has chosen the theme for your challenge.  She is hoping to get you into the Christmas spirit, with the fun theme: Let It Snow!

Bugaboo Stamps are sponsoring our challenge this week.  They are offering our random winner the generous prize of a $12 voucher for their store!  

I got to use Scene It - Winter Friends.  I coloured my image with ProMarkers and decided to try a new technique I learned at Kit & Clowder.  After colouring the background with ProMarkers, I dabbed dots of rubbing alcohol onto the image, creating the blobby look.  I was going for falling snowflakes, but it looks more like falling snowballs! 🤣🤣  

I have added Liquid Pearls for snow, Glossy Accents on the string of baubles and used a silver pen for the bauble string and starry snowflakes.  The background paper is from the Heartfelt Creations Celebrate The Season Collection.  The blue-ish snowflakes are docrafts stickers.  My flowers are Petaloo.

To be in line to win our random prize this week, all you have to do is use your Winsor and Newton (formerly Letraset) products, and follow the theme.  

Be sure to pop back to the the challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration this week, and over to Bugaboo Stamps to see all their gorgeous stamps.  Here are some other cards I've made using their stamps: Guy-Bike; Hedgehog Flower

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

Dragonfly Dreams November Challenge: Winter

Sweet Stampers Challenge #14: Christmas

Naughty or Nice Challenge #45: Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 1746: Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge #207: Buttons and/or ribbon (ribbon)

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 183: Anything Goes

Linda 

LITTLE ANGEL

 Life has been so chaotic in my household over the last few weeks.  Two of my three children (both daughters) got married during the last 2 months, with the two weddings specifically planned close to one another in time, to accommodate friends and family from all over the world.  Needless to say, I haven't been able to do much carding just for the pure joy of it, but rather, only managed to get done what absolutely couldn't wait till after the chaos died down.  

Today's card is just for the pure joy of being creative! 💃🏼

I have used a Paper Shelter digital stamp, called Angel, and coloured her with ProMarkers.  I distressed the edges and inked them with Distress Ink.  My papers are all Wilson & Maclagan.  The sentiment was printed directly onto the coloured paper, and cut out using a Poppy Crafts die.  My flowers are 49 and Market (white) and Petaloo (pink).  

I've used a stunning piece of delicate lace bought from my local haberdashery, and another thin strip of lace against the image rectangle.  I've also added a little white ribbon bow, to the doilies, which deserve their own paragraph...

One of my recent Design Team cards for Passion for Promarkers had 3 little Bo Bunny doilies on it, and my fellow Design Team ladies thought they were fabulous.  That got me thinking 🤔...  My mother was spending a few weeks here visiting, to attend the 2 weddings.  She is very creative with needles, and one of her favourite crafts is crocheting.  This was an opportunity not to be missed!  We popped out to stock up on supplies, set her up on the couch with Vera on DVD, playing in front of her, and 60-something doilies later, I have the most beautiful supply of doilies to play with on my cards!  We took a photograph of them all together, which you can see on her blog, if you're interested.  Please leave her some love... that way she'll feel extra motivated the next time she visits! 😉

Finally, to add some SPARKLE, I put a rim of Stickles around the sentiment frame and on little Angel's bodice, and added a few Petite Posies by Queen & Co.

Thanks so much for popping by to have a look!  

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

The Paper Shelter Challenge #317: A card for a child

I ♥︎ ProMarkers Challenge #346: Show us some Sparkle!

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #148: Lace and Ribbon

SheepSki Designs Challenge #8: Show us your wings

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #54: Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl November Challenge: Card

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 503: Sparkles!

Linda 

PET LOVER'S CHRISTMAS 2017 10

Yes, this is the 10th pet focussed Christmas card I've made in the last 2 weeks or so!  

My papers for this card came from the docrafts Christmas with Wellington pack.  The Santa image is a Silhouette Print & Cut image, cut on my Cameo.  The star of the day is a Newton's Nook rubber stamped kitty, coloured with ProMarkers.  The fantastic paw-print ribbon is Offray.  The sentiment is a docrafts sticker, stuck onto a frame cut on the Cameo.  I have added a rim of gold Stickles for some Christmas sparkle.  

I made a huge mistake while waiting for the Stickles to dry.  I popped the sentiment stickers back into their plastic sleeve and put it down on top of the drying tag 😫!!!  It lifted and messed up the glitter, so it had to be redone - and treated with respect while it dried 😑.

Since these cards are all about our love for our furry owners, I thought I'd show you what I was dealing with, while trying to take these pics.  I normally take my card pics with the fantastic natural light coming through the windows in this particular room, with the card propped on a white chair.  This morning the light was changing a lot as clouds rolled past, so I thought I'd see how they came out, if I were to lay the card on the tiled floor.  CARD ON THE FLOOR = INVITATION TO BENTLEY, my precious furry boy.  I apologise for the extreme exposure in the pics, but I didn't want to miss the shot, wasting time setting up the camera. properly.

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

Moving Along With The Times Challenge 58: Trees
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Nov 8: Anything Goes
Cards und More Challenge #197: Anything Goes With Red
Crafty Creations Challenge #354: Anything Goes
Show Us Your Pussies Cats Only Challenge #24: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by for a look!
I think I have another 10 pet lover Christmas cards to go! 😳

Linda