Sparkle tonight

This card fulfills the requirements for entries at Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 9 - Christmas Baubles, the ABC Christmas Card Challenge - G is for Glitz with optional extra silver, The Pink Elephant sketch challenge 59.  The ribbon is silver, I dragged the main image in silver ink and added EP for extra sparkle as well as the ornaments in the background are stamped and embossed with silver.

Stamps:  Ivy Christmas Tree - Greeting Farm, Tree Trimmings - SU
Ink:  Silver
Paper:  Brilliant Blue, Garden Green, Rose Red, More Mustard and Whisper White
Accessories:  heat tool, EP, ribbon, liquid applique and copics

Copics:
Tree G05, G07
Star Y15, Y17
Candy Canes R29
Decorations Y15, Y17, BG01, B32, B24, BV00, BV02, R27, B29, YR23, BV08, V17, R22
Trunk E29, E47
Skunk C5, C7, RV10, RV000, C1
Dress R29, R59, B29, B39, C1
Bows R29, R59

Christmas Blessings

Well I just discovered I am late on this sketch challenge as it was last week's sketch for Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 103.  Oooh, I can't wait to be done my course so that I can focus on other things.  I finished this card just to get away from the books as I couldn't find what I was looking for as a quote for my essay.  Argghhh!!

Oh well I am not too late for the Copic Color Challenge 56, Simon Says Stamp Challenge - splash of green (my card doesn't really follow the St. Patrick's Day part but it is green) and   Susie & Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 8 - presents and gifts, which I really had to scramble through my stamp stuff to find.  I used stamps images and present eyelets to complete this challenge.

Stamps:  Holiday Warmth and Ms. Holiday Cheer - CTMH
Paper:  Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White and CTMH DSP
Ink:  Tsukineko Graphite Black
Accessories:  eyelets, Waterfall Stickles, chit chat rub ons, star punch, mat pack (to measure out distance for eyelets) and copics

Copics:
Flesh E51, E53, RV10
Dress 100
Hat R29
Tree G05, G07, E37
Star Y15
Ornaments B12, BV02, RV02
Tree Skirt G02
Top Gift R29, B12
Middle Gift G02, BV02
Bottom Gift Y17, B24
Solo Gift G02, BG05, B29

Monochromatic Christmas

This card is my entry for Whiff of Joy Challenge 69 - Coffee and Cream for colors; Sketch Saturday Challenge 93 and Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 7 - Hot Chocolate.  We will imagine that Herb is carrying hot chocolate in his teacup.  I used my Versamarker and colored in the designer paper and then put white embossing powder on it so that it would look more wintery as opposed to fall.

Stamps:  Herb with Teacup - Whiff of Joy
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Whisper White and unknown patterned paper
Ink:  Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa and Tsukineko Graphite Black
Accessories:  sponge, circle cutter, white EP, Versamarker, ribbon, rhinestones and copics

Copics:
Towel E21, E29
Hat, Scarf and Mittens E33, E3, E37, E53
Cup E35, E47
Body and Head E53, E35

Covering all my bases with this entry

Well with this card I am eligible to entry many challenges, thankfully as my time seems at a premium lately.  The sketch is from Friday Sketchers Challenge 91, which worked beautifully with Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge of make a vintage angel Christmas card with a round focal point.  I hope oval works too.  I used Ranger Broken China distress ink and softened it with my aquapainter for the angel and added glitter and pearls for the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 92.  Topped it off by making it monochromatic for the Winter Wonderland Challenge 40 and tell me this isn't best suited to be given to a girl for Christmas so I am submitting this to Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 6.

Stamps:  Angels - Inkadinkado, Many Merry Messages - SU
Ink:  Brocade Blue, Ranger Broken China Distress Ink
Paper:  Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and unknown DSP
Accessories:  Flourish EF - SU, metallic rub ons, sponge, nestabilities, Iridescent Ice EP, half pearls and aquapainter

Christmas Morning

This little cutie enters me for 3 challenges:  Sketch Saturday 91; Fab's Big Christmas Cards 7 - poinsettia; and Susie and Vikki's Christmas Club Challenge 5 - holly.  I flipped the image, hope that is okay. Sorry I haven't posted for a little bit this is a very busy week for me, it is like spirit week at my kids school and the families are very involved.  I fed 14 for lunch and provided all of the afternoon activities today.

Stamps:  Christmas Honey - Sugar Nellie, Christmas Time - Itzie Inkies Stamp set
Paper:  Glorious Green, Whisper White, unknown DSP
Ink:  Crushed Curry, Glorious Green and Tsukineko Graphite Black
Accessories:  corner rounder, poinsettias and leave - Prima, brads, modern label punch, sponge, copics

Copics:
Flesh E51, E53, RV10
Hair E37, E47
Nightgown and Bow G000, G00, G02
Holly G07, G17
Berries R29
Bell Y17, YR23, E31, E33
Bear E33, E35, E31, Y17, YR23
Shadow C1

Sweet Kisses

This card enters me in the Friday Sketchers Challenge 89, Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge - Digital Christmas and the Pink Elephant Challenge 54 - ribbon.  I used the coloring pencil tutorial for the skunk couple and colored the outfits et al with copics.

Stamps:  Laurie Bertie Mistletoe - Greeting Farm, my first digi from them
Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White and unknown DSP
Ink:  Bashful Blue
Accessories:  sponge, ribbon, coloring pencils, blending stump, baby oil and copics

Copics: 

Bows, Berries, Hearts & Shirt R29, R59
Scarf B23, B32
Hat E11, E21, B23
Ears RV000
Leaves G05, G07
Shadow E33

1 card 4 challenges

I cover a lot of bases with this one card, the sketch is from Paper Craft Planet Sketch Challenge Feb. 6, this card qualifies for Digitial Tuesday Challenge 45 - All About Animals, the ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Decorations, Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 4 - Christmas Trees.  I used the fur coloring technique that I learned on Crissy's blog.

Stamps - Decorating the Tree - Prairie Fairy, Holiday Warmth - CTMH
Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White, unknown DSP, Bazzill metallic paper
Ink - Whisper White
Accessories:  MS ornament border punch, Gold, Xmas Red and Frosted Lace Stickles, Iridescent Ice EP, heat tool and copics

Copics:
Cat Fur C1, C3, C5, C7
Tree G05, G07
Cat Ears and Nose RV13, RV21, C5
Hat R29, R59
Star Y08
Shadow C3

MOJO 124 & CCC3 Challenge Entry

The theme for Susie & Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 3 this week was non-traditional. Well I can't tell you how many different things I considered for this but I agreed with Corry and thought it was best that I should use a Prairie Fairy Digital Stamp image for this as she is hosting the prize for this week's entry and she is an awesome friend. In looking through all of her fantastic images I was befuddled and just couldn't wrap my head around the non-traditional Christmas card, other than colors and that didn't seem to be the way I was headed in my thought process (you don't want to go down that scary road).

I decided to mix two non Christmas images into a non-traditional card, I used Sorry Roo and Blooms. Roberta gave us a great photoshop tutorial not that long ago and I used it over and over again for this card. I believe she would be very proud of me, because let me tell you when she first tried to show this method to me, it didn't compute. I took the blooms flower and layered it to look like a poinsettia and then surrounded Roo with it. I then printed 4 other layered blooms of varying sizes to use on the card. I cut a line under Roo's paw to hold the one flower; pop dotted the other little one to look like it fell from the pot by our bad kitty using the pot for a litter box; and the two larger blooms were cut along one side of the petal, bent up toward the center and then the petals were curved under to give it extra dimension. I used pop dots between the flowers as well. I also colored my poinsettias in a non-traditional white with pink highlights.

When I saw the sketch at Mojo Monday 124 this week it lent itself to my plan and wha-la, here is my entry.

Stamps: Sorry Roo and Blooms - Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps

Paper: Glorious Green, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and unknown DSP

Accessories: ribbons, pop dots, half pearls, distressing tool and copics

Copics:

Poinsettias RV10, RV13

Pot G05, G17

Roo E08, E37, RV2, C5

Shadow C1, B00

CCC2 Entry

I deliberately over how to do this card several times, as the theme at Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 2 is gingerbread. Well I don't have a gingerbread stamp of any kind and was unprepared to buy one.

Then Lori smartly requested Prairie Fairy to create one. Well Prairie Fairy created not one but two digi images and I thought I was set. As I was too impatient to wait and get the images from Roberta myself as I was on a roll yesterday and wanted to complete my card challenges I googled gingerbread and found this image. Once I found the picture I liked I then had to decide how I was going to make it.

I should probably do a tutorial on this as most of it was done with punches. Anyone sincerely interested in the details please let me know and I will think about doing a tutorial as it would be my first online one.

Paper: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Garden Green, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery and Welcome Neighbour DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: white gel pen, Real Red marker, Crystal Effects, sponge, 5 petal flower punch - EK Success, small heart punch - Marvy Uchida, something goo border punch - Martha Stewart, 1/8" circle hand punch - EK Success, 1/4" circle hand punch, Modern Label punch, Double Rectangle punch, Full Heart punch, Jumbo Snowflake punch, Corner Rounder - all SU, metallic rub ons, Distress EF - SU

FS85 Challenge & Christmas Card Challenge 1

Well definitely not a traditional Christmas card but great for those snow birds that like to fly south for the winter. The colors went with the Mexican theme as opposed to a Christmas theme. This card follows the sketch at Fridays Sketchers Challenge 85 and is my first Christmas card for the 2010 year qualifying for the snow theme at Christmas Card Challenge #1

Stamps: Feliz - Dustin Pike, Artsy Edges - Hampton Art

Ink: Basic Black and Bermuda Bay

Paper: Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Whisper White

Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch and 1/4" circle punch, pop dots, crystal effects, copics, stickles, yellow, orange and turquoise half pearls, sponge, SU Dusty Durango and Bermuda Bay markers and ribbon

Copics:

Snow B32

Cactus YG63, G99

Pot E08, E37

Lights RV29, G05, B29, Y17

Maracas YR04, YR07, E35, E37

Hat YR04, YR07, E35, E37, Y15, BG15

Nose YR04, YR07

Star Y15

Poncho BG15, BG23

Tongue RV29

Shadow B00