MFT Sketch Challenge

 Here's the sketch for this week at My Favorite Things:

At this time of year, when I see a triangle my mind automatically thinks Christmas Tree.  

 When I finished the first card, I wasn't that thrilled with how it turned out.  I much happier with my second attempt.

Challenges:

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge # 519 - see above; DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #273 - Any Winter Holiday; Krafty Chicks Challenge #537 - Christmas; Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Red and Green (I used the cuttlebug to die cut the tree.); Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #519 - Christmas/ option quick and easy

Deer, Oh Deer!

 

A wonderful friend recently sent me some deer die cuts.  

Here are a few cards I put together using them.

 

I used a SU die to make that pretty edge and embossed the SU sentiment in silver on the card above.

For this card I used CTMH patterned paper and a CTMH sentiment embossed in white.

Would you add a sentiment to the front of this card?

If so, where???
 

Challenges I've entered: 

Card # 1 - Simon Says Monday Challenge - Favorite Technique (embossing, especially on Christmas cards); Merry Little Christmas Challenge #29 - AG; Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #214 - Tis the  Season;

Card # 2 -Crazy 4 Challenge C4C564 - Blue Christmas; Use Your Stuff Challenge #412 - Winter/Snow/Christmas; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Let It Snow

Tuesday Morning Sketches #584

 

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

It's hard to believe that we are in the last 3 weeks before Christmas!

Here's the sketch for this week and my card.

 

I hope you'll play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids December Challenge

 

 The theme for the December Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Winter Cards 4 Kids

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

 

 

 Here I used a retired CTMH stamp, Sizzix word dies, and MFT scalloped border dies with the scalloped edge removed.

I love the printable glitter paper from Wal-Mart.  It's great for printing digital images, die cutting, and coloring, if you are lucky enough to find some in the store.   Plus you get the glitter effect without the glitter rubbing off on everything.

 It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids 

December Challenge.

(Cards only, please. And they need not be donated.)

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Sybrina

Mary

Karen 

April

 

 

Challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge 2048 - Animals; Double Trouble Challenge #32 - something new, snow, enter a partner's challenge*; Love to Craft Challenge #53 - AG; Love to Scrap Challenge #140 - Winter Wonderland; A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge - AG; A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #129 - AG; *2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #45 - AG; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Dies; Crafty Creations Challenge #416 - AG; Pattie's Creations Challenge #177 - Winter Fun;

Tall & Skinny Christmas Card

For those who send out Christmas letters with their Christmas cards, these tall and skinny cards are perfect.  I put my letter on top of the card before sliding it into the envelope.  That way the center brad on the flower won't poke through the envelope.

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest.  This is my version with the card front featuring gold dazzles and Sizzix die cut poinsettia and sentiment.
 

 

The inside has more gold dazzles (they show up much better in this picture), rectangle die cut by SU, green circle die cut by Sizzix, and sentiment stamp from Sparkle n Sprinkle. 

 

Challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #530 -  AG/optional twist Say it with Flowers; Cut It Up Challenge #214 - Christmas; Winter Wonderland Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Fun with Dies; Dies R Us Challenge #158 - Christmas; Merry Little Christmas Challenge #28 - Anything Christmas Goes

 

Snow Bird Happy Birthday

Even though I am immersed in Christmas card making, I also need quite a few winter birthday cards.  Using the sketch from My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #518 , a MFT die, and a stamp set from Sweet n Sassy, I made this card in silver and white.

The images were heat embossed with a silver lightning embossing powder and then fussy cut.

 

Challenges:

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #518 -

 The Paper Players Challenge #519 -  (using top row, patterned paper, die cut, embossing)

 Love to Scrap Challenge # 140- Winter Wonderland; Die Cut Divas December Challenge - AG; bastel-traum.ch Challenge #95- Winter; 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #45 - AG; Fab n Funky Challenge #505 - Winter Wonderland; Little Red Wagon Challenge #578 - Winter Birthday; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Fun with Dies; Krafty Chicks Challenge Week 536 - Stamp Act; Shopping Our Stash Challenge #434 - Let It Snow; Through the Craft Room Door Week of Dec. 1st - AG

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #583

 

 

Welcome to my blog, where I have
a new card to share with you each week for

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

 

It's hard to believe that we are in the last 4 weeks before Christmas!

Here's the sketch for this week and my card.

 

 

Is everyone as busy making Christmas cards as I am?  If I took the time to count, I probably have plenty.  But they are so fun to make.

For this card I used some old CTMH paper; the ornament is from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge; the letters in JOY are MFT die cuts and the small scalloped piece is a SU die cut.  I got plenty of glue on my fingers with this one, but no ink.

 

 

I hope you'll play along at

Tuesday Morning Sketches 

this week. 

The Design Team would love it if you'd visit our blogs.

Andrea

Debbie 

Margreet

Melissa

 Patti

Tammy

You can be sure that one of us will be visiting yours!

Have a great and crafty day!

 

 

Challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge #158 - Christmas; Die Cut Divas Challenge - AG; Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG; Crafter's Cafe Challenge #256 - AG; A Perfect Time to Craft December Challenge - AG; A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #129 - AG; Dream Valley Challenge #238 - Christmas; Double Trouble Challenge #72 - Something, Anything and Everything (There are snowflakes on the patterned paper.  I've also entered Crafter's Cafe Challenge.)