Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - December Challenge - Anything Goes

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How has your week been? We are settling into my hubby's retirement. We are both looking forward to the time when we can have a holiday. That was always the plan to have a big holiday when we were both retired. Oh well we will just have to wait for that. 

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. This time there are no sponsors and the theme is Anything Christmas Goes. I have a bit of other news that this will be my last post for this lovely Challenge blog. As I have said before with my hubby being retired there is not so much time for me to craft. I will still be making cards it is a hobby I love. I just don't want to be working to deadlines. 

I do love a religious Christmas card. All the papers I have used are Designer papers from Claritystamp. I do love those papers. 

This challenge has no sponsor so it is an Anything Christmas Goes Challenge. If you click on my personal logo you will be taken to the challenge blog. 

This die is the Madonna Window Fresh Cut Aperture Die. It makes a great stained glass window.  I used a sticky sheet over some Designer paper. I added a circle around baby Jesus' head. Then I stuck down the black die cut. To this I was able to add paper piecing. Finally I covered the remaining sticky sheet with Micro Beads. 

I made two cards with the same design. Once I have shared this post my commitment to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog is complete. As there will be no commenting on the entries this time I am finished. 

Have great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - Things with Wings - Sheepski Designs

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How has your week been? I am very tired I have been invigilating most of the time. I would have been helping at a Felting Workshop today but of course that had to stop. So it just me and hubby for a while. No trips out no visiting, There is so much to sort out in the house I don't think this will be a problem. 

The new challenge starts today at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and the theme is Things with Wings. I do love this theme. The sponsor this time is SheepSki Designs. 

The patterned paper in the background was in my stash. I really do have a lot of paper. 

There are so many wonderful images in store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Stack and it is available HERE.  The image was printed onto Neenah card and coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils. The snowflakes were cut with dies that come in Jane's Tree die set from the John Next Door range. 

This is a Crafter's Companion die. 

I really do have a lot of Christmas cards made. We aren't really doing presents this year but I will be sending cards probably to more people than usual. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 44 at the SheepSki Designs Challenges 

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - Theme Penguins - Sponsor Twinkle Lane Designs

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How has your week been? Yesterday I helped at a Felting Workshop and I am helping at another one today. It is all very well organised there were less than 6 of us and we were all spaced out. I had a visor to wear too. Life is getting a bit busier all round. 

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. The theme is Penguins and the sponsor is Twinkle Lane Designs. 

The tartan paper was actually a card blank which I cut down to make a mat. After I had coloured the image I thought the colours went together well. 

There are lots of wonderful images in the store. If you click on the logo you will be taken there. 

This image is called Snow Penguin and it is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured the image with my Faber Castell Polychromo colouring pencils.  I used the Double Pierced Rectangle dies from Creative Expressions to cut the image and it's mats. 

This sentiment comes with the image. I used the Double Pierced Circle dies from Creative Expressions to cut it out. 

I hope you have time to join in with our challenge. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland - Snowmen and Snow Challenge - Sponsor Bugaboo

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How has your week been? Lots of the schools have gone back now. It must all be very strange for the children  and their teachers. I have been quite tired after the sale at the weekend. I didn't do too badly I sold quite a few cards. I have got more idea about what sells now. So if I get to do it again that knowledge will help. 

The new challenge starts at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and I am hosting this one. I have chosen the theme of Snowmen and Snow. Our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I was able to choose some adorable images. 

I decided to make a DL card. The patterned paper was in my stash. 

There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This cute little image is called Three Snowmen and it is available HERE. 

This is a very cute little card. It is another one for my Christmas stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 517 at the Crafty Catz Challenge blog

Challenge 505 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 214 at the Crimbo Crackers Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 78 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 26 a the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 650 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog

The September Challenge at the Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge blog

Challenge 192 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Week 35 at the Colour Crazy Craft Challenge blog

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog theme follow the sketch and Embossing

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How has your week been?  We had a meal out on Wednesday with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. It was so weird sitting in a restaurant after so long. Today is my hubby's birthday and we are off the the Weald and Downland museum. Our tickets are booked. We keep being reminded of it when we watch the Repair Shop and it isn' far from us. In the evening some friends are coming to supper. On Saturday our daughter and son-in-law are coming with afternoon tea. That should be nice too. I will let you know how we get on. 

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. The theme this time is to follow one of the two sketches and to include some embossing. The Sponsor is Dr Digi. 

Now you have seen my card. I have a bit of a confession. Well I was so intent on following the sketch that I didn't included any embossing. I was pleased with how the card turned out and I didn't really have time to make another card. I hope I am forgiven for my oversight. 

Here are the two sketches to follow. I adapted the first one to suit a square card. I like square cards. 

There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Selfie Santa and it is available HERE.  The image was printed onto Neenah Card Stock and was coloured with my Prismacolor Pencils. 

The sentiment I found in my stash. 

There you have it. They are rather lovely sketches to follow. Why not give our challenge a try. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 501 at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - June Challenge - Christmas Decorations and a Design Team Call

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How has your week been? There is a lot going on in the world out there. We haven't really changed what we are doing. Though this weekend we are going to see the house that our daughter and son-in-law are in the process of buying. We will be outside at all times and at a safe distance of course. It will be nice to see the house. Everything is progressing well with their move. 

The new challenge starts today at the the Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog and the theme is Christmas Decorations. The sponsor of the challenge is the fantastic Beccy Muir from Beccy's Place.  We are also having a Design Team call details are on the blog. 

I have a close association with Beccy being one of her blog contributors. This meant that I had a few images that I could use on my card. The trouble was they were all so lovely it was hard to choose. 

I found a gift bag which had a fantastic pattern on it. I cut it up and used this for the mat behind the image. I added a tartan and gold ribbon as well. 

There are so many wonderful images and word sets in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there.

This is the Golden Bell Digital image set and it is available HERE.  I used the precoloured image and a sentiment that came with the set. I placed them onto a background I had made on the computer. I cut the image and it's mats with the Double Pierced Square dies from Creative Expressions. 

I have made 60 Christmas cards now. That is not bad when we are nearly half way through the year. I wonder how things will be when we get to Christmas. 

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Challenge 492 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog

The June Challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges 

I hope you have a good weekend. 

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - May Challenge use your Favourite Colours - Sponsor All Dressed Up

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This is my last post today. I promise.

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is use your favourite colours and the sponsor is All Dressed Up. Now me I like my traditional Christmas colours reds and greens mostly.

The snowy paper was in my stash I had enough left to fit a DL card.

There are many delicately beautiful images in the store click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Christmas Robins and it is available HERE.  I printed onto Neenah card stock and I coloured with my Promarkers. I cut the image out and when I did I lost to lovely musical notes that came with the image. I got my trusty Micron pen and I added some musical notes of my own. You will be seeing a lot more of my doodling. I am enjoying it so much. 

I might make a few more cards with this image it is just right for Christmas. I have now made  55 Christmas cards for this year. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Stay safe and well.

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland - Angels/Anything with Wings - Sponsor Sherry West

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Today is our Wedding Anniversary we will have been married for 38 years. We are going to celebrate with a delivered pizza which has now become a real treat. We are also planning to watch One Man Two Governors with James Corden it is on the National Theatre Youtube Channel for a week. There are lots of things online to watch and enjoy.

It is time for the new challenge at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is Angels/Anything with Wings and the sponsor is the faboulous Sherry West. 

I had worked on a different design for this image but is just didn't work. The image is so pretty this simple tent fold design is ideal. 

There are so many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This gorgeous image is called "Peace to You" and is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah cardstock and the image was coloured with my Promarkers. Then the image was fussy cut. 

The banner die and the Happy Christmas came with my Crafter's Companion Advent calendar. 

It was a pleasure to make this card the image is so pretty. This is another card for my stash. The pile of  Christmas cards is increasing. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 483 at Craftyhazenut's Christmas Challenge

Challenge 21 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog

Challenge 68 at the Holly and the Ivy Challenge blog

Stay safe and well. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Blue Christmas - Sponsor Bugaboo

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I hope you have had a good week and have something nice planned for the weekend. We are planning to visit our daughter and son-in-law on Sunday. They are thinking of moving and they want us to see the house they are interested in. My dad got on well at daycare. So he is now signed up to go once a week. I think it will be good for him he will be encouraged to do activities and mixing with other people is good too.

Today the new challenge starts at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and the theme is Blue Christmas. The sponsor this time is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

When I printed the image I printed the papers to go with it at the same time. This way I don't have to go hunting for papers of the right colour. Everything was printed onto Neenah Card Stock. 

There really are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This image is called Snow Friends and is available HERE.  This cute image was coloured with my Promarkers. I made a frame for the image with my Double Pierced Rectangle dies from Creative Expressions. The Merry Christmas die is from Crafter's Companion and the Snowflake chain came from The Works. 

 

This is another one for my stash. I really liked making a blue Christmas card. Why not join in with our challenge and get ahead with your Christmas card makes.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Challenge 479 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge
Challenge 20 at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog
Challenge 66 at the Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge blog
Challenge 624 at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog
Challenge 181 at the Creative Fingers Challenge blog

Have a great weekend.

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland - February Challenge - Tribute to Eileen - Anything Christmas Goes

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I hope you have had a good week and are ready for the weekend. I am helping with a Felting Workshop today it will be my first one of the year. On Saturday I have a whole day on my own. My hubby will be visiting some of his university friends. Then on Sunday I am going with  my friends  to London. The plan is to meet my hubby there. We are booked to see Strictly Live at the O2. I am looking forward to it.

The new challenge has started at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog. This is a special challenge as it is a tribute to Eileen the original owner of the challenge. She passed away in 2017. The sponsor for this special event is SheepSki Designs and the theme is Anything Christmas Goes.

When I printed the image I printed a patterned sheet for the background on the same sheet. I always fill a sheet when I am printing. 

There are many wonderful images in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

Here is a picture Eileen she is sadly missed. 

This is image is called Snowboardin' image 164 and it is available HERE. I printed onto Neenah card stock and the image is coloured with Promarkers. 

This snowflake border die came from The Works last year. It has proved to very useful. 

The Merry Christmas was cut from the waste from the centre strip in the design. The die I used is from Crafter's Companion. 

On a slightly sad note. I have been forced to turn on comment moderation. I seem to be getting a deluge of spam comments at the moment. I am sure I am not the only one. They seem to be after free advertising and I don't want to help them. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Challenge 475 at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge

Have a great weekend. 

Happy Crafting

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Winter Wonderland Challenge blog - theme Little Friends

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How is your week going? The weekend is nearly here and things are slowly getting back to normal. I am looking forward to getting the house sorted and to be able to do some crafting.

Today the new challenge starts at the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog the theme is Little Friends and the sponsor is Wink Wink Ink.

I did make this card before Christmas when I didn't have much time. So the design is very simple. 

Our sponsor is Wink Wink Ink and they are offering $15 dollars credit to the winner. There are many cute image sets in the store. Click on the logo and you will be taken there. 

This is a fancy sentiment die from Creative Expressions. 

The image set is called Just for You Buck Deer and Mouse Snowman Friend. The images in the set can be used separately. For speed I used the pre-coloured images. I made the background on my computer. 

The images are so cute and work so well together. 

Well I have made a start on my cards for next Christmas. Last year I didn't have a last minute rush I would like this year to be the same. 

Take care. 

Happy Crafting

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