Three Chilly Penguins -- for Di's Digistamps Challenge

 Hello, and welcome to 2025!  It's going to be a crafty. inspiring year!!

Today is the first day of the new challenge at Di's Digistamps Challenges.  Our month-long break is over, and it's back to the fun of creating. The theme for the next 2 weeks is "hand colored image".  You can use any image you want, but you'll be entered into a separate drawing if you use a Di's Digistamps image.  She has sooooooo many cute ones in her online Etsy shop.  When I wrote this post on 1-2-25, everything in the store was 50% off.  I hope you get in on the sale!!

For the hand colored image challenge, I colored up Three Chilly Penguins.  I had so much fun with this!

Three Chilly Penguins -- darling, aren't they? I colored the image with a combination of Copic markers and Altenew Artistry markers.  I used a mini slimline die from Spellbinders to cut out the Three Chilly Penguins.  The sentiment is from Pink & Main.  The gems are from my stash.

I hope you can join our challenge this next 2 weeks.  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas challenge -- favorite color (rainbow) and animals (penguins)

Digichoosday -- ATG

Elliebelle's Crafty Corner -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

AUD Sentiments -- Winter, with a sentiment

Promarker Challenge -- Mega Christmas Challenge

In Sympathy --- using Hero Arts

Greetings, crafty friends!  I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. Even though it's the holidays, the need for sympathy cards continues.  I have 2 to share with you today.

When I need sympathy cards, I often reach for a stamp and doe set from Hero Arts.  It's called the Hero Arts With Sympathy Bundle .  I used different color ways on these 2 cards, but the same basic design:

I like creating my own background paper, and I did that here using watermark ink and clear embossing powder.   I stamped and colored up several of the floral designs in the bundle, but decided to keep it very simple.  They were colored with Copic markers and cut out with the matching dies in the set.  I heat stamped the sentiment and several extra layers, glued them together, and had some dimension for my card.  The vellum was cut using the Hero Arts circle infinity dies.  HA vellum is the thickest I've ever used.  It has become my favorite vellum. 

Here's a close up of each card.  The first uses Pesto card stock:

The second card uses Peacock card stock:

Supplies used on the cards:

With Sympathy Bundle

Pesto cardstock

Peacock cardstock

Intensified Black Ink

vellum

Circle infinity dies

Thanks for visiting today!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Promarker Challenge -- ATG

Crafty Gals Corner -- ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

Happy 2025! A New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

 Here it is, the first card I created for the year fast approaching.  It's a new release from All Dressed Up Stamps.  Wendy Burns releases 3 images each month and the design team showcases them at various times throughout the month.  Today, I had the honor of creating with 'Happy 2025':

I colored 'Happy 2025' with Copic markers. I used 2 different hexagon dies from Taylored Expressions to cut her out and add the embossed details.  I then got out my circle dies to add some festive color and to create the round card base.  The Happy New Year sentiment is a rub on  from Hero Arts.  They have the best rub-ons I've ever used. 

There she is, wishing you an outstanding new year!  

Thanks for stopping by today.

Friend Holiday Card -- using Hero Arts

 Happy holidays to you!  Thank you for visiting my blog.  Today, I'm featuring a holiday card using Hero Arts products.  I plan to enter in the the Hero Arts Stay Crafty 'Deck the Halls' challenge and to use it as one of the cards I send in to apply for the Stay Crafty design team (Hero Arts). 

Using a Hero Arts products, here's my holiday card: 

I started with a 2 layered snowflake stencil from the November 2023 My Monthly Hero kit.  This was part of the deluxe kit.  I used 2 colors of ink cubes from the Aqua Core ink cubes bundle of 4 inks. The shiny aqua snowflakes were cut out using the Snowflake Pattern Cover Plate die.  The 'Friend' word die is from the Smile/Friend Stamp and Cut XL. The Happy Holidays stamp was part of the November 2023 kit. I used 2 colors of Hero Hues card stock -- Passion Flower & Amethyst.

Happy holidays, Friend!  Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Hero Arts Stay crafty with a Blog Named Hero  -- Deck the Halls challenge

Cut it Up Challenge -- Use more than 1 diecut 

My Time to Craft -- Something snow related

Aloha Friday Challenge -- Christmas/winter

Passion for Marker Challenge -- ATG

A Cheerful Snowman -- for The Paper Shelter

 Hello, crafty friends!  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter.  This is our Christmas Break challenge.  It will run for a month to give the design team a little break.

I used one of my favorite winter images from The Paper Shelter -- A Cheerful Snowman -- 

I colored A Cheerful Snowman with a combination of Copic and Olo markers.  The wonky stitched oval dies that I used tout out and back the image have been in my stash for a long time and no longer have an identifying label on them.  The snowflakes were cut out with glitter card byAltenew.  I used a combination of snowflake dies by Cheery Lynn and Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment is by Hero Arts, cut out with a die from Pink & Main. 

I hope you can join us this next month at The Paper Shelter.  The above graphic explains the rules of the challenge and the prizes you could win.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

The Holly and Ivy Challenge -- AT Christmas Goes

AUD Sentiment -- Christmas or Winter

A Cut Above -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- ATG

Christmas Mail -- using Hero Arts

 I'm so glad you're visiting my blog during this busy time of year!  Thank you, thank you!!

I am showcasing a card I made today using Hero Arts products.  I'm going to enter it in their Stay Crafty challenge.  I usually only blog cards I'e made for design teams, but I'm planning on throwing my hat into the mix and trying out for the Stay Crafty design team, so I'm blogging several cards over the next few days using Hero Arts products. 

I created this card using some products I've been wanting to create with, and to enter the 'Deck the Halls' HA challenge.  I have a card that I'm hoping you'll hoot over, lol!

I used the following Hero Arts products on this card:

Perforation Cover plate

November Studio Card Kit -- 2023

Hero Hues Premium Card stock -- Arctic

Hero Hues Premium Card stock -- Cranberry

Copic markers

Aqua Core ink cubes

I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Sending you 'owl' my love.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero December Challenge -- Deck the Halls

The Holly and the Ivy -- Christmas

Peace on Earth -- Christmas

Singing Snowman -- for Di's Digistamps

 Fa la la la laaaaaaaaaaaaa! It's almost Christmas. 

I've been in the mood for coloring up Snowman and cute critters.  This darling image from Di's Digistamps, called Singing Snowman, definitely fits the bill!  

Here's Singing Snowman: 

See? Isn't that adorable?!? I think the receipient of this card will definitely smile upon opening it.

I colored Singing Snowman with Copic markers.  The dies I used to cut it out and mount it are from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment is part of a stamp set from Pink & Main. The gems are from my stash. The red dotted paper is from Crafter's Companion. I thought it was a perfect match with the ribbon on the snowman's hat. 

I hope you like my Singing Snowman.  I enjoyed creating it very much.  Di's Digistamps are too cute not to color up! 

Thanks for visiting my blog! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge -- 'S' is for Silent Night (singing)

Aloha Friday Challenge -- Winter/Christmas

Creative Fingers -- ATG