Home for the Holidays -- an All Dressed Up Stamps New Release

 Hello, fellow creative friends!  Today is one of the days each month where All Dressed Up Stamps designers showcase the New Releases.  There are 3, and they are all wonderful!

This month, I had the fun of showcasing Christmas Caravan. It makes me want to be a vagabond!

Christmas Caravan is available in the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop.  You'll find all the new releases there, along with all of the All Dressed Up Stamps wonderful digital art. 

I colored Christmas Caravan with Copic markers and also added a bit of Nuvo Glitter drop on the trees and the Christmas lights. 

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are the Merry Little Christmas papers.  I used 4 of them from the set of 8 here. 

There will be inspiration from other designers featured today on the All Dressed Up Stamps Blog and in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. I hope you check it out!

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Cheerful Sketches -- November

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Make My Monday -- Cute Christmas

Elegant Christmas --for The Paper ala Mode Challenge

 It's Saturday, and it's time for another challenge for The Outlawz Paper ala Mode Challenges. All this year, our challenges have been sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  One lucky participant will win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Shop! For the next 2 weeks, our theme is Christmas.  Now's the time to finish up those cards and other projects!

The design team was given some beautiful products to work with for today's inspiration.  They are very elegant. I made 2 very similar cards with the papers and printables...

I started by printing some papers from 2 collections -- Dreamy Creamy papers and Elegant Textures papers.  The pretty floral printable is Christmas Banners. There are 4 in the set, and the sentiment is part of the printable. 

I used dies and a sketch from Queen & Company.  Once I got all the layers die cut, it was simply a matter of assembling it.

Here's the 2nd card:

The printable is in a little different location, but other than that, they are the same.

I hope you can join us this challenge at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode for our Christmas Challenge. I'd love to see what you create! 

Rooftop Party -- for The Paper Shelter

 It's Wednesday, and every Wednesday a new challenge start on the Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for a week, and this week the theme is "Say Something" (use a sentiment).  If you are the random winner of the challenge and you use a Paper Shelter image, you'll get a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Shelter Store.  Otherwise, it's 3 images of your choice. Either way, it's an awesome prize!

For today's card, I used the adorable Rooftop Party...

I just love his big red nose!  I colored Rooftop Party with Copic markers.  I used some gel pens to add sparkle to the lights and Santa hats, although it doesn't show up in this picture. Then, I went hunting for a sketch.   I found this one at Sketch Saturday.  It's from earlier in the year. 

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The holly paper is one of the papers in the Christmas Fun Collection. The red dots paper is from the Peppermint Collection. 

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  I'd love to see your pretty creations, and your take on this theme!

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- Anything Christmas

Paw-sitively Grateful -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and this is my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog. There's also a challenge going on with the theme of Remembrance/Thanksgiving/Thinking of You/ or Thank You.  I hope you join us!  You'll find lots of great images in the GJZCCK Etsy Shop!

For today's card, I used an image that was given to everyone that participated in the October Facebook Challenge. It was in honor of our 7th Anniversary.   I hadn't had a chance to color it up yet, and I so loved it!  Here is the greyscale image, The Cutie...

The Cutie is colored with Copic markers, a couple of Spectrum Noir markers, and a white gel pen.  I used an edger die from Spellbinders, the sentiment is on dies from Tonic Studios, and that paw print is a die from Kat Scrappiness. 

The design team was given the additional challenge of making a shabby chic or distressed card, so I distressed the edges of the designer paper. It's from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It's one of the Inky Textures papers. 

I hope you visit the CCK Inspiration Blog often to see what the other talented designers have created. For another challenge, and more inspiration, there's the CCK Facebook group.

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft -- ATG

Joyous Manger Scene --for Dies R Us Challenges

 It's November 15th, and although it's not even Thanksgiving, we card makers have been making Christmas cards for months now.  I'm taking advantage of the anything goes challenge at Dies R Us Challenges to get another Christmas card made.  The challenge is Anything Goes, as long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. 

I have a collection of mangers, or creches, that I use to decorate my house at Christmas, so it's no wonder I am drawn to them in my crafting also.  I really like this Manger set by Spellbinders. 

The sentiment is from a set of Christmas sayings by Sizzix.  I inked the edges of the card with 2 Distress Inks -- Old Paper and Tea Dye.

The vintage looking paper with musical notes on it is from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is from the Holiday Wishes Collection.

I hope you are able to join us these next 2 weeks for the Anything Goes with a dies sold in the Dies R Us Store challenge.  There will be a gift certificate awarded and 3 designer choice awards.  I'd love to see your creations! 

For Canadian friends, check out the Didi Crafts Store. 

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

Dragonfly Dreams -- Christmas/Winter

My Time to Craft Christmas -- Vintage Christmas

12 Months of Christmas -- ATG

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Crazy4Challenges -- die cuts only

Autumn Lace Thank You -- for Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and this is my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog. Last week, I used an image from the set, Hello Autumn.  Today, I'm using the same set, but a different image. 

Here's one of the 3 images in Hello Autumn...

I colored Hello Autumn with Copic markers.  The leaf background is a die from Impression Obsession.  It makes a beautiful card front!  The sentiment is from Spellbinders.  The lace is from Webster's Pages, and the wooden die cut leaf is from my stash.

I hope you check the CCK Inspiration blog often to see all the great inspiration, and I'd love to see you linked up on the November challenge!  The theme is Thanksgiving/Remembrance/Thinking of you/or Thank you.

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Digichoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Get Well Sunflowers -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means a new challenge is starting today at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  The challenge will run for 2 weeks, and they are always Anything Goes.  

We always have wonderful sponsors, and today is no exception. This challenge, we are sponsored by Twinkle Lane Designs. This is my first time working with their products, and I was impressed when I poked around their Etsy Shop -- digi stamps and papers, clear stamps, & clipart.

It seems like I always have a shortage of Get Well cards.  When I need one, I need it "now", and don't want to take time to make it.  So, I took advantage of this beautiful Sunflower Bouquet and created a Get Well card:

I colored Sunflower Bouquet with Copic markers.  I cut it out with a die from Crafter's Companion.  

The papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop. The flowers are one of the papers in the Sunflower paper pack.  The green and brown textured looking papers are from the Distressed Burlap papers. 

I hope you can join us these next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes Challenge, sponsored by Twinkle Lane Designs! 

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

D.L. Art-- November Linky Party

Classic Open Design Challenge -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- 3 or more papers

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

Thanksgiving Treat Box -- For Paper ala Mode Challenges

 It's Saturday, and there is a new challenge underway at The Outlawz Paper ala Mode.  The challenges all year have been sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  One lucky participant will win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Shop! Great prize! This time, the theme is Give Thanks. Thanksgiving truly is the overlooked holiday, so I'm glad we are focusing on it.  I have much to be thankful for! 

The design team was given some gorgeous products to use for today's inspiration!  Very fall-like in feel, and perfect for Thanksgiving!

I started with 2 of the Howdy Autumn papers and printed them back to back.  I used a Bigz die from Sizzix to cut out the box die.  Once I got that constructed, I started on the tag.  Again, I used 2 matching papers from Howdy Autumn, the basket from the Harvest Printables (there are 4 in the set) and a 'Thanks' sentiment from the Itty Bitty Sentiment Set. The tags are a set by Tonic Studios.  The twine is by May Arts.  

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for our 'Give Thanks' challenge!  I'd love to see your creations, and I'd also love to see you win a gift certificate to the We Are 3 Digital Shop! 

Santa's Little Helpers -- for The Paper Shelter

Hello, my crafty friends!  It's time for a new challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  Every week, there is a new challenge with a theme.  This week, the theme is "Christmas is on it's Way"-- so, we want to see your Christmas projects!  If you use a Paper Shelter image and you are chosen as the winner this week, you get a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Shelter Store. Any other image, and you win 3 images of your choice -- awesome prizes any way you look at it! 

The Paper Shelter has many great Christmas-themed images!  I found this one, and just had to color it up!

This is We Are Santa & Rudolph, colored with Copic markers.  I inked around the edges with a couple colors of Distress Inks.  I used 2 different sizes of Spellbinder dies to cut out We Are Santa & Rudolph and back it.

I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out with a die from Crafter's Companion. The designer papers and ornament die are also from Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this week at The Paper Shelter Challenges for our 'Christmas is on it's Way' challenge!

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- 3 or More Papers

12 Months of Christmas -- Red & White

Autumn Fairy -- For Ching-Chou Kuik

 It's Tuesday, and this is my day to post on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration & Challenge Blog.    I love my Tuesdays!   It's also the start of a new challenge on the blog, with the theme of Thanksgiving/Remembrance/Thinking of You/Thank You.  I hope you can join us this month with one of those great themes.  You'll find many beautiful images to color up for the challenge in  the GJZCCK Etsy Shop.

I used one of a set of 3 images for today's card.  The set is called Hello Autumn. 

I colored Hello Autumn with Copic markers.  The papers are some Autumn themed papers from Crafter's Companion.  The sentiment die is also from Crafter's Companion. 

For another challenge, visit the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group. For great inspiration, check out the CCK Inspiration Blog often! 

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Have a Magical Christmas -- for SheepSki Designs

It's the first of the month, and a new challenge starts today at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for the whole month and have a theme.  For November, the theme is 'Tis the Season.  We want to see those Christmas projects!

I used the image Christmas Eve to create this...

I colored Christmas Eve with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  I made the snowdrifts using hill dies from Lawn Fawn.  The night sky was created using a piece of blue paper and dotting it with a gel pen to create the stars.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you can join our 'Tis the Season challenge this month at SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge! There's also another challenge in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group.   I'd love to see what you create! 

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

Christmas 24 Challenge -- 'W' is for White

12 Months of Christmas -- ATG as long as its Christmas

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

Christmas Bunting -- for All Dressed Up Stamps

It's November 1, and it's time for a new challenge in the All Dressed Up Stamps Facebook Group. The challenge will run for the whole month of November and the theme is Christmas &/or Sparkle.  You must use an All Dressed Up Stamps image on your project, but wouldn't you want to anyway?

I had never colored up Christmas Bunting, but had always wanted to so I thought this was the perfect chance!

I colored Christmas Bunting with Copic markers.  After I got the coloring done, I started looking for a bit of sparkle.  I found some glitter paper that matched the designer paper from Crafter's Companion I wanted to use, so mat and layered Christmas Bunting with that.  I used a set of Spellbinders dies for that process.  The foiled candy pieces, letter to Santa, and snowflake die cut are also by Spellbinders. 

I hope you can join us this month for our Christmas &/or Sparkles challenge!  I'd love to see what you create!

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

Dare 2 Be Artzy -- Naughty or Nice

QKR Stampede -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - ATG as long as its Christmas

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Apples for Fall-- and for Dies R Us Challenges

 November 1!  It's the start of a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenges. The challenge will run  for the next 2 weeks, and it is Anything Goes, and long as you use a brand of die sold in the Dies R Us Store. Dies R Us sells an incredible array of dies and supplies, so check out the store for all your crafty needs. For those of you in Canada, there is Didi Crafts, an equally awesome Canadian version with very reasonable shipping rates. 

We have been having an incredible Fall where I live.  The temperatures have been very mild, so I'm really enjoying the season.  I love many things about fall, but I especially enjoy the squash, pumpkins, and apples.  Apples were the inspiration behind today's card:

I used a die set from Spellbinders to create the card. It's called Happy Fall. Everything was glued in place with The Best Glue Ever. I also used 3 colors of Tim Holtz Distress Ink that are found in the Dies R Us Store -- Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, & Gathered Twigs.

The designer papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are 2 of the papers in the Apple Delight Collection.

I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks for the Dies R Us Challenge. A gift certificate will be awarded and 3 designer choice awards. 

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

D.L. Art -- November Linky Party

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG