Merry Christmas From Crafting for all Seasons

  

Hi everyone, welcome once again, this fortnight we have an anything but a card challenge for you, and the project I have done is something I have wanted to do for a while now. It is a matchbox advent calendar. I used Pool Party card stock along with a matchbox  die to make all the boxes, punching out the half circles from them to be able to open them out, and then glued them together to form a square.  I have used the winter frost designer paper to decorate the sides. The images on the side panel are from Lacy Sunshine, the one is called Snowflake Quality Control, the other is Bubbles skiing, I have used Promarkers to color the images, and then cut them out using a memory box die set which was also used for the border using Silver glimmer paper. The numbers were stamped using Designer Typeset from Stamping Up, the first Photo Polymer set they came out with. Then punched using a 1/2 inch circle punch. The ribbon on the top and bottom is the 3/8 ruffled pool party ribbon from Stampin Up.l  For the top I made the final box and added the lettering dies for the date, and decorated it with a bow, which I also made the foil striped sheet from the designer paper pack.

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a great 2014.

Thanks for looking.
Cindy

I will enter this into the following challenges

Lacy Sunshine : Celebrations

If you are looking for my blog hop post for Come and Get It please go here

If you are looking for my Blog Hop Post for the Holly Jolly Christmas challenge go here. 

Paper Piecing with Wags 'n Whiskers

Hi Everyone, This week at Wags 'n Whiskers our challenge is to use paper piecing.
  I have  used the image called Lets Go Team. I love this technique and used it on her dress. The rest of the image was colored with Promarkers, The card stock used is Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, and Pool Party. The flowers are from my stash and the paper was the Sycamore Street Designer paper from Stampin up during Sale-a-bration this past year. Thanks for looking
Cindy

Thanks, Thanksgiving, Gratitude

This week at Come and Get It we are having a Thanks, Thanksgiving, and Gratitude Challenge, It is Thanksgiving here next week in Canada, so it was my choice for the challenge, and that's what I chose. For my card I have used, Burlap to make the ribbon, I used French Foilage, and the sentiment is from Word Play. I stamped the images in Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, and Baked Brown Sugar for the splotches, and sentiment. Hope you will come and join us for our challenge, and please go check out what the other designers have pulled together for the challenge.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will also enter into the following challenges
Addicted to CAS  Fall / Autumn
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Autumn Colors

Creative Folds at Holly Jolly

This week Paige is the hostess, and she's asked us to make a card using a creative fold.  I chose to do a diamond fold card.  It's the first time for me to try this fold. I used the retired set serene snowflakes to create my card. I used the colors of Pool Party, Regal Rose and Crumb Cake.  To add just a bit of sparkle, I used some dazzling details in the center of the snowflakes on the side panels.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will also enter this card into the following challenges

Delicious Doodles.  More than one fold
Christmas Stamping All Year Long List to Santa ( Card Stock, Dazzling Details Glitter , Stamps, Ink. Embellishments)
Crimbo Crackers: No Designer Paper

Dies and Punches for Holly Jolly

Hi Everyone, at Holly Jolly this week it is Meighan's turn for the challenge and she is asking us to use at least 2 dies or punches on our creation, an easy challenge for sure, look forward to seeing everyone's work. We have a sponsor this week which is Bugaboo, the image I've used is called; Eggbert Snowballs. Isn't he cute. The colors I've used is Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo, which is what I colored him with, adding the glitter for the snow of course, The sketch is from an old sketch I saved in my file. I have used square dies, scalloped edglit die, a scalloped circle die and a 1 inch circle punch and snowflake die for the sentiment, pretty easy huh. Well come and join us over at Holly Jolly, and thanks for looking
Cindy
I will also enter my card into the following challenges
Christmas Card Challenges- Scallops
Jingle Belles: Snow Sleet Rain...
Sparkles Christmas: Anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs: Add Texture

Color Inspiration Challenge

This was the picture and colors we were given for a color inspiration challenge over at Crafting for All Seasons this week. I decided to do a floral birthday card, I used the new Secret Garden Set from Stampin UP along with the the framelits that go with it as well as the Itty Bitty stamp set and punch for the centers. The greeting is from on your birthday set that is retired. Anyway a fun challenge.  I've used the colors, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip and Pool Party.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Snowflakes/Snowmen

Snowflakes and Snowmen are our theme this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, We are sponsored this week by Bugaboo, and you can win. Go check out the details at the blog. For my card I decided to make a tag pocket card, just as a change of pace. I've used the Marshmallow Snowman birdhouse, and colored him with aqua painter and inks using Island Indigo, Real Red, Pool Party and Soft Sued. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the snowflake panel and embossed it with iridescent ice embossing powder, the sentiment is from Hero arts, and the snowflakes on the background of it and of the tag are from Jolly Old St. Nick set from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is from the Festive Prints set from Stampin Up. and the ribbon is a grosgrain real red retired ribbon.

I will also enter this into the following challenges
Kaboodle Doodles. Winter
Lawnscaping Challenge. Winter Wonderland
Love to Create Challenge. Anything goes with a sentiment
Make it Monday. Anything Goes
Cupcake inspirations.  snowmen
Thanks for looking Cindy

Using new stamps at Fairy Tale Challenges

Hi Everyone, well it's time again for another challenge at the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. This week we have been asked to use our newest stamp in our collection. Well I have several to choose from since I had just received an order from Stampin Up. I decided on the Daydream Medallions set, it is a set designed to go with the floral framelit dies. I like that you can now get stamps to go with the dies, makes it so easy for cutting out. I used three different medallions from the set to make the main panel on the card. The colors I've used are Primrose Petals, Pool Party and Basic Grey. The Designer paper is from the Comfort Cafe paper pack,  I also used a new embossing folder which can be gotten for free if you spend $60.00 or more of Stampin Up Goodies during Sale-A-Bration, which begins on the 22nd of Jan. Thank for looking
Cindy

Non Traditional Christmas

Hi all, Over at Holly Jolly this week we have a new challenge for you, it's to use non traditional colors on your Christmas Creations, this means, no gold silver, red or green. Anyway, I'm a traditionalist so I found it difficult to do, but I did manage it. Anyway I hope you will join the fun and it's possible to win a Gift Certificate from our Sponsor. Just have to enter to win.
Thanks For looking Cindy
I will also enter into the following challenges
Sweet'n Sassy Digi Challenge- Christmas in July