CHNC Christmas #466

Theme this week is Anything Goes, optional "Things with Wings".  I have used an image called "Cardinal and Holly, coloured with Copic Pens and diecut.  Stamped sentiment and Lace diecut completes the card.

Check out the challenge at:

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas - AG
Crimbo Crackers - Animals 
 Ellibelle's Corner - Christmas

A study in Black and White

The phot is of my Mum and Dad in the late 1940s, on their way to the races. We do joke about Mum's glasses.  Both were lovers of icecream.

Entered into:
White with 1 - Black
ARTastic - Use Black and White

Reflection

The reflection of the Murry River is both beautiful and calming. 

This mighty river, largest in Australia covering 2508kms.  It makes up most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria, with the  border being the top of the bank on the Victorian side. None of the river is actually in Victoria

Entered into:
Archi-scraps for November - Reflection.

Friends

This month's challenge at Challenge YOUrself is friends, this strip of photos with two little munchkin friends were taken at a recent family wedding.  The little fellow managed to get into nearly everyone's photos.  Great kids, lots of fun.

Entered into:
Challenge YOUrself - Friends

Southern Girls November Christmas Challenge

Christmas challenge this fortnight, the sponsors are:

The Paper Shelter

and

Krafters Cart

For this challenge I am using an image called "Hope" from The Paper Shelter.  One of my favourites that I have used before., this time round I used the coloured version of the image and the background paper.

I have digitally created the face of the card, using the background paper and the coloured image.  I have added a shadow behind the girl (coloured image) and worked in a shadow behind the star she is holding.  I have also typed on a Christmas message.

Once printed and cut out, I added some diecut lace, pearls and coloured cardstock to finish the card.

Check out the challenge at:

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Daisy Chain - Christmas
Crafts Galore Encore - AG
Creative Inspirations - Winter Blues
Createful Heart - AG
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 
Fab N Funky - Christmas
The Paper Shelter - Blast from the past - use an image more than 12 months old.
Crafty Creations - AG 
 

CHNC Christmas #465

Theme is Anything Goes, optional "Use something beginning with R

I've used an image and sentiment from Bugaboo - Enough Reindeers.  Coloured with copic pens and diecut, layered onto different patterned papers.

Check out the challenge at:

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas - AG
Let's Craft and Create - AG
Crafter's Castle - AG
Animal Friends - Reindeer
Sweet Stampers - Christmas 
Creatalious Challenges - AG optional Stitching 
My time to Craft - Chistmas Animals 
Cutie Pie Challenge - Add an Animal

Seasons Greetings

This Christmas card is quite simple.  I stamped a sentiment from Stampin up, added some holly and star stickers.  Diecut a ribbon slider and threaded a narrow piece of red cardstock.

Entered into:
Through the Craftroom Door - AG
Penny's Paper Challenge - AG
CHNC Christmas - AG 
Outlaws Crash your Stash - Ribbon Sliders
Crafty Creations - AG
Stampin Sensations - Traditional Christmas Colours
Country View Crafts - Hand Stamped
Crafting by Designs - AG

Merry Christmas

One of my cards today has been made with a dies from Stampin up.  I have used a cream card with silver and green glitter card to highlight the roofs, snowman and gold pen for the bell on the church and gold paper for the star.  Stamped sentiment completes the card.

Entered into:
Rainbow Cards - Magically Metallic
CHNC Christmas - Glitter
Outlawz Monday Greeting - Winter Wonderland
Try it Tuesday - Cold, Cold, Cold
Through The Craftroom Door - AG
Simon Says Wednesdays - Starry Starry night

Stop and smell the roses

Art journal page today.  This page is one of two that I decided as I was cleaning my craft room, which seems to be a continuous process.  Takes forever, as I keep coming across bits an dpieces that say "Keep me", use me".  As I ponder what to do and then try and sort out what to put back in a box (probably for another year or two), I had an idea. 

I opened up one of my Art Journals to a page which already had a little paint smeared onto it.  Any time I use paint , ink, stencil paste etc, I always use it randomly on a page.  I use baking paper for a palette, when finished I spread it over the paper, fold paper whatever, and then use that paper as well.

So, getting back to cleaning my room, every time I picked up something small, I placed it on the open journal and glued it into position, which also meant I was doing somethings back to front, but the whole process seemed to work in the end.  I just kept adding until I was OK with the page, then did some journalling.

The image that I started this page with is "Sunflower Dreams" from Digi Doodles.  I had decided to colour her red and green for a Christmas project I had in mind, but instead popped her onto the page together with a host of different techniques, and products.  Stencilling, painting, paper napkin, diecuts, copics, pencils, black marker and my faithful white gel pen.

Entered into:
Digi Doodles FB challenge - AG
More Mixed Media - AG 
Love to Scrap - AG
Mix it Up - AG

CHNC Christmas #464

Theme this week is Anything Goes, optional use some glitter.

Papers and sticker from my stash.  The little sleigh is a 3d sticker with glitter, I have alsoi added some glitter to the trees on the paper.

Check out the challenge at:

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

The 12 months of Christmas - AG
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas - AG
Fab N Funky - Add some Sparkle 
Mod Squad - 'tis the Season 
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas