#263 Build me a Snowman

Hello and welcome to my blog. Well the Christmas scene is amongst us again, so it must be coming up to the most wonderful time of the year, even though it's very cold at the present, with the threat of the dreaded white stuff. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and I (Caz) have chosen             #263 Build Me A Snowman. To see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

I used a circle scallop edged card. i die cut a silver Mirri circle for a mat . The stamped image is Penguin Pals from LOTV. as are the greetings labels. The image was coloured with Promarker alcohol pens.  Finally I added a few silver card candi. 

 

birthday card with at least one flower.

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Billie A has chosen #264 A Birthday card with at least one flower. To see the remainder of the design team's nspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" card. I cut a 5" sq. of white card, and matted it onto a slightly larger piece of yellow card. On a piece of white card I stamped  the flower by Dreamees crafts. I coloured it with alcohol markers - Promarkers. It was then fussy cut and added with 3d foam pads to the trellis die cut and the 5" piece of white card.  Birthday greeting die cut using yellow card. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Dragonfly Dreams - Feminine Card

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today, at Dragonfly Dreams,  we begin our new monthly challenge for November. Carol has chosen  A Feminie Card To see the remainder of the design team's and our guest's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 7 x 5 inches card. I added a deep pink Mirri card to the front of the card. I chose a feminine page from Hunkydory Little Book for Teenagers. This I decoupaged, then added it to a deep pink Mirri mat, and a piece of light contrasting designer paper. This topper was added to the main backing card. The greeting was created using a Hunkydory Moonstone die. Finally I added randomly a number of pink gems. Lovely in pink with sparkly bright Mirri card, suitable for any young lady.

#178 Festive Wear

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin our monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Kate has chosen #178 Festive Wear. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card. I added a background mat of pale green card. On white card I stamped three Christmas Stockings from a Nordic Christmas set of stamps by Helen Griffin. I then coloured them with alcohol markers - Promarkers. Fussy cut them out and added with 3d foram to a piece of white card. I also stamped a Christmas greeting from the same set. I used Washi tape, to decorate around the card. 

Snowman/woman/snow family.

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Pearly Sparkles our new challenge is

Snowman/woman/snow family 

To see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog.  

I began with a 7 x 5 white card. I added a silver Mirri to the base, then  backing paper from a Hunkydory Essential Winter Whites paper pad. The topper of a Snow Family is from a Hunkydory Little Book of Snowmen, is matted onto a piece of purple Mirri card.  The vertical Christmas greeting was created using a Hunkydory Moonstone Die. I hope you enjoy your challenge and we don't have any snow for a while. 

Oval with One Sentiment

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Alphabet Challenges - I (Caz) have chosen O is for an Oval with only One sentiment. To see more of the design team's inpiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5" white, scallop edge card. I added a blue mat, then I dry embossed a sheet of white card with a Snowflakes design embossing folder. A die cut Oval , where I stamped the snowman, which is from a stamp set along with the greeting stamp - Joy to the World by Chloe Designs. I used Promarkers to colour and added  white powder glitter to the fur on the hat. Fnally I added some blug gems. 

Colouring

 

Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Pamela has chosen #262 Colouring. You can choose any subject and use any material.  To see more of the design team's nspiration, please visit the blog.

For my card, I began with a 6" blue bought card. I dry embossed with Dreamees 3d Snowflake embossing folder., which was added to the blue card, for the background. On  a piece of white card, I stamped the Woodware stamp, 'Snowman Gift', with the sentiment from the same stamp set. I used various blues along with other colours of  Promarker alcohol pens. to complete the colouring. I stamped  from the set, snowflakes around the snowman. The sentiment was added onto the background. I finally added white powder glitter to the snowman and hat. Then a chunky glitter to the ground area. Crystasl gems added to the white snowflakes and peel off dots to the centres of the black snowflakes. Have fun colouring.