First Day of Winter...

Happy Birthday Amelia Lee!  

Having a birthday on the First Day of Winter is kinda cool!  

I made this DT card for the new Sunday challenge at 613 Ave C... in honor of the First Day of Winter, you are asked to use Snowflakes.  Easy enough - a Cuttlebug E-Folder embossed the first snowflake layer, the 2nd layer applied has three McGill punched snowflakes, and then a paper with silver glitter applied attached behind the punched shape. The third panel has four copies of the RSD image used for Paper Sculpting [or Paper Tole].  You can see some of the layers in this close up:

The final addition was the Tim Holtz die cut bow.
Go see the rest of the uber fun creations from our DT at 613 Ave C and enter up to three submissions for a chance at the RSD prize! 
I was just notified this card is the Pick of the Week at Rick St. dennis' blog!  How fun is that!  I am now eligible for a Pick of the Month vote!

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

*Tuesday Throwdown #225 – Christmas

*Through the Craft Room Door – ATG

*Papertake Weekly – ATG Festive!

*Inspiration Destination #12 – ATG

*The East Wind #21 – Christmas

Art by MiRan Challenge #21 – ATG

MarkerPOP #58 – ATG
*Winter Wonderland – Fussy & Fancy
*Divas by Design – ATG
*Aurora Wings #10 – All that Glitters
Shopping our Stash – SOS #181 – Red Alert

Supplies:
PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; Base CS & mats are Georgia Pacific White; 

INKS:  the images were printed on an Epson WF3520 printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Christmas Spirit...

 This is one of those cards I made using only left overs off my desk.  Sometimes, after a particular frenzy of card making, I have a pile of perfectly good seconds and it always feels good to use them instead of tossing!  Wonder Christmas Pixie from A Day For Daisies was a printout from the last card - I colored her with Copics and I fussy cut it with a 1/16th inch border.  It was then glued on to a scrap of black and fussy cut again to strengthen the fragile parts of the image and to provide some contrast against the background.  The scrap of paper used on the background is the reverse side of a previously used one.  The sentiment was a "practice stamp" to check the inking on a scrap - I just cut it down and matted it with another scrap of black.  The ribbon & bow were made trying to learn how to use a bow maker many weeks ago - this is getting embarrassing for you to know how deep my desk is piled!!  The only thing 'new' are the 3 red gems - they were not on the desk, but properly tucked away where they belong.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Pile it On #49 – ATG/Christmas Holiday
Simon Says Wed – Bling It On
Inspiration Destination #11 – ATG
Tuesday Throwdown #225 – Christmas
Clear It Out –ATG/ Stash: ATG
A Day for Daisies #110 – Use Traditional X-mas colors

The East Wind #21 – Christmas
Art by MiRan Challenge #21 – ATG
MarkerPOP #58 – ATG
Lacy Sunshine #48 – Holiday Joy

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Holiday Bingo...

"Wonder Christmas Pixie" provided by A Day For Daisies

Aud Sentiments' Thursday challenge is a "Holiday Bingo" using this Bingo Card:
I used the middle row for my DT contribution - including a Die cut, a Digi & Bling.  My sentiment [a mandatory element for all our challenges!] is front and center on the inside pop-up.  The card base is from an SU die-cut - the rounded corners on the front fit into slits on the back of the fold creating a closure mechanism.  The interior pop-up was also an SU die-cut.  The designer papers I believe are also SU.  Ruby red bling was added to the points of the gold snowflake & the grosgrain ribbon & double bow on the top are all from stash.

The inside sports a MS snowflake border punch and a Sissix Die Cut of the trees.  The trees were distressed just a tich with Distress Ink. Liquid Pearl applied to the corner of the message panel to mimic the berries on the background paper.  Finally a single Ruby bling was added to the sentiment panel.
There are some amazing projects by the DT - I encourage you to check out their samples with the ADFD images!  You have up to five entries for a chance at a prize - you can link up at Aud Sentiments!



I am apologetic to the two challenge sites that clearly say in their rules only 10 or 13 other challenges... I got soooo carried away this time in a Christmas frenzy.  I have marked the ones for which I am not eligible!

CHALLENGES:

Fussy & Fancy  #128 – Happy Holidays
Art by MiRan Challenge #20 – ATG
Beyond Grey #64 – Sparkly Christmas [glitter on collar & red ruby bling]
Pile it On #49 – ATG/Christmas Holiday
Robyn's Fetish #241 – Christmas Cards
Tuesday Throwdown #224 – Family Christmas
Party Time Tuesday - #193 – ATG
Sweet Stamps #199 – Sparkle [glitter on collar & red ruby bling]
MarkerPOP #57 – Winter/Christmas  NOT eligible /Sorry!
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Crafty Sentiments – Christmas
Shopping our Stash – SOS #180 – Favorite Technique  NOT eligible /Sorry!
Simon Says Wed – Bling It On [glitter on collar & red ruby bling]
Fab and Funky #241 – Christmas
Inspiration Destination #11 – ATG
Divas by Design – Seeing Red
Paper Shelter #185 –Special Celebration
Sweet Stampin' – Things with Wings
One Sweet Challenge – Christmas Card or Project
Jellypark Challenges – Ribbons or Bows
Lacy Sunshine #48 – Holiday Joy

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from
 A Day For Daisies;  Sentiment is from Hero Arts.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP and the mats are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: SU punch used for the sentiment and the mat

INKS: Distress Inks used to distress all the edges of the pine trees; the image was printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Baby Snow's Gift Certificate...

This is a double sided card... 

Focal image "Baby Snow" was provided by Digital Delights

This first side opens to the actual card and message.

Flipped over you see the envelope attached... 

holding the gift certificate.

This was my DT creation for 613 Ave C's 

"Create Your Own Challenge"

I used: image, sentiment, embossing, button, ribbon

This Sunday's challenge will be running from Dec 7 thru Dec 13 and there are prizes from two sponsors - DIGITAL DELIGHTS & FITZTOWN.  There are some delightful projects courtesy of the DT and of course more details on the challenge at 613 Ave C! 

TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• Using an SU Envelope Maker - I made two identical envelopes, one in each of the two plaid papers [one green & one red].  The green one was left open to create the 'card'.  The red was taped closed in the normal envelope configuration.  The two envelopes were adhered back to back to make the one unit.
• 'Baby Snow' was printed 4 times, colored with Copics, fussy cut and "Paper sculpted". ["Paper Tole" is the other name for this technique].  You can see the dimension here... 
• The trees were created with a Sissix Die with two layers each.  The first layer is from a paper decorated with shaving foam & blue and green ink - on top of that is a green vellum.

• On the gift side is wooden button tied with waxed linen anchoring the sentiment panel.  Edges are inked with "Forest Moss" Distress Ink.  "WISH" is die cut into what will be the Gift Certificate with a Tim Holtz' die.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Lacy Sunshine – North Pole
Top Tip Tues – Buttons or Bows [wooden star button on the back, also bow of the green ribbon]
Sentimental Sunday  #236 – Embossing [any kind] [focal image is embossed in the Paper Sculpting technique]
Robyn's Fetish #241 - Christmas Cards
Party Time Tuesday - #192 – ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Sweet Stamps #198 Christmas Spirit
Papertake Weekly – ATG/ optional – make a gift or decoration
Crafty Sentiments –ATG
Simon Says Wed – Christmas Holiday
Inspiration Destination #10 – ATG
Divas by Design – Feeling Festive
Fussy & Fancy  #128 – Happy Holidays
Art by MiRan Challenge #20 – ATG
MarkerPOP #57 – Winter/Christmas
ABC Challenge –Y is for Yuletide
Paper Shelter #185 –Special Celebration [Christmas]
Open-Minded Crafting  - #25 – Unusual Christmas [unusual gift] 
WON DT Favorite
One Sweet Challenge – Christmas Card or Project
Jellypark Challenges – Ribbons or Bows
Pile it On #49 – ATG/Christmas Holiday

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is 'Baby Snow' from Digital Delights; 
Sentiment ["Friends are..."] is a PSX & the inside sentiment is a Penny Black.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP & vellum are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS:  Marvy Uchida scalloped circle punch used for the the mat [embossed with a Cuttlebug E-Folder] under the focal image; Corner Chomper's 'Ticket Stub' used on the corners of the sentiment panels; Candi, button, waxed linen, ribbon are all stash; trees are a Sissix Die cut.

INKS: Candi colored with Copics; sentiments stamped with Versa Fine 'Onyx Black'; the focal image was printed on an Epson WF-3520 printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny