Christmas donkey

Hello, dear friends!
I am thankful that I am doing better, still have some coughing but much better!!!
I want to show you a new card I made.

The image is by Elisabeth Bell, and it is a freebie for her newsletter readers, isn't it cute? My daughter colored it with kuretake and copic markers. I placed it on a red mat. For the background I used a green plaid patterned paper. To embellish it used a red Christmas ribbon, red twine and three bells.
Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Elisabeth Bell Facebook: Freebie challenges
Simon says: anything goes
Winter wonderland: anything goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas: anything goes (opt. patterned paper)
Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
Brown sugar: all creatures great and small
Christmas sweet stampin': anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
DLArt: linky challenge

EDITED: I won the challenge at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge!!!!!!!!!

Singing tree

Hello! It is me again....
I would like to show you one more Christmas card I made:

The image is by Deary dolls, it is a freebie! I colored it with Koh-i-noor watercolor pencils and cut it out. For the background I used patterned corrugated cardstock, I also added a music patterned paper and placed it on a dark red cardstock. To embellish it I used glitter on the star an the candles the kids hold and a Christmas ribbon and made a bow.

Challenges:
If you give a Crafter a cookie: anything goes
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas: anything Christmas (opt. plaid, gingham)
Creative craft cottage: ribbon/lace
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Merry Little Christmas: anything goes
Pearly sparkle: glitter
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper: anything goes with patterned paper
Winter Wonderland: ribbon or twine
The Holly and Ivy: anything Christmas goes

Ho-Ho-Ho

Hello!
How are you? I am preparing some cards for Christmas, and I would like to show you this one:

Although I don't like too much using Santa in my cards I found this one very cute, it is a Melonheadz freebie, I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I placed it on a black cardstock mat. For the background I used red cardstock and a curly stars embossing folder. To embellish it I used a black w/silver ribbon and made a knot, I also glued glitter on Santa's clothes.

Challenges:
If you give a Crafter a cookie: anything goes
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
Artistic inspirations: anything goes
The Holly and Ivy: anything Christmas goes
613 avenue create: anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas: anything Christmas (opt. plaid, gingham)
Creative craft cottage: ribbon/lace
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Merry Little Christmas: anything goes
DLArt linky: anything goes
Winter Wonderland: ribbon or twine

Christmas door

Hello!
Today I have a new card to show you:

I used a stamp by Elisabeth Bell (Whimsy stamps) and inked it with Tuxedo black Memento ink. Colored it with Kuretake markers, I rounded the corners with a punch and glued to the background with foamy tape. For the background I used white cardstock and a snowflakes embossing folder (Sizzix). To embellish it I used a Christmas ribbon.

Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): Stamp
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas
Crafty friends: embossing
addicted to stamps: Christmas
Heartful stamping: anyting goes + stamp

Kraft Stars

Hello!
Today I would like to share with you a very simple card I made, I found some inspiration on Pinterest, I liked a few cards made with Kraft paper/cardstock on white background...  (if you click in the words Pinterest, kraft paper, cardstock on and white background, you'll see my inspiration. This is my take:

I love stars in Christmas, stars are so important for Christmas!!!! I used Kraft paper and a star punch. I used the positive and the negative shapes. I used some rustic thread (don't know the name in English) to hang the stars and used some foamy tape to anchor them to the background. I finally added a sentiment (free on-line vector)... I had to cover a mistake I made when I tried to stamp the sentiment and didn't look good at all!
I hope to do better with Kraft on white in future, but for being first time it's not that bad either!

Challenges:
Winter Wonderland: Christmas Joy
Creative fingers: anything goes
A perfect time to craft: anything goes
613 avenue create: atg + CAS
Little red wagon: back to basics
DLArt: linky anything goes
crazy for CAS: pinterest inspired

Jingle Bells and Stars

Hello, dear friends!
I am preparing my Christmas cards, and today I have a new one to show you.

The image is by Bugaboo and colored with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I used a punch to round the corners in the image and the green mat. I used some patterned paper from my stash, the same golden stars on green and red backgrounds. To embellish the card I used a wide red Christmas ribbon with stars, a very thin red ribbon. I also used three bells and tide them with a bow and glue three golden stars.

I hope you like my card!

Challenges:
Stella says: sketch
Catch the bug: anything goes
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
The Holly and Ivy Christmas: anything Christmas goes
Crafter's cafe: 3 of something (bells and stars)
Craft-Dee Bowz: anything goes with handmade bow
DLArt linky challenge: Anything goes (only 1 a day)
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': anything goes

Blue and silver

Hello, my friends!
I would like to share with you a couple of images of a Christmas card I just made...

I think the image is from A Day for Daisies, an old freebie. I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it with a Spellbinders label die and used a bigger one for the blue cardstock mat. I also used a silver ribbon and three silver snowflakes. I think it can use some glitter too... maybe I will add some! The back papers are from my stash, the silver one I've got in an exchange and the blue one is Alt-Abdi (from Kz.)

Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
The Holly and Ivy Christmas: anything Christmas goes
Colouring in Scrapland: anything goes (opt: easel card)
Dare 2 B artzy: favorite color (blue)
Crafter's cafe: 3 of soemthing (snowflakes)
Christmas with the cutest: the cutest snowmen
ABC Christmas: S for snow

EDITED: I won the challenge at Crafter's Cafe!!!!! 





EDITED: I won the challenge at ABC Christmas!!!!

Classic Christmas colors

Hello everybody!
I want to show you a new card I made for Christmas using traditional green and red colors.

I don't remember where I've got the image (I think it's a Cuddly Buddly freebie from long ago), I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it with a Sizzix oval die and with a bigger one I cut the green mat. The patterned paper is from a Russian pack (don't remember the brand). To embellish the card I used a red Christmas ribbon and some glitter for the image.

Challenges:
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
A bit more time to craft: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
DLArt linky challenge: anything goes
Lemon shortbread: anything goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas: anything Christmas goes
Christmas at Sweet Stamping: anything Christmas goes

Gingermen card

Hello friends!
I made my first Christmas card and here it is! It is a very CAS one :)

The ginger-man image is a freebie at Beccy's, I printed and colored it a couple of years ago, when I still didn't have markers.... I cut out each of them and used some foamy tape to place it on the red gingham mat. To embellish the card I used a green Christmas ribbon and added some glitter.

Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Artistic inspirations: Anything goes
613 Avenue create: ATG + CAS
Lil patch of crafty friends: anything goes
Simon says: anything goes
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
A bit more time to craft: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
Beccy's place: ATG with Beccy's image (optional: fancy fold)
Love to scrap: Anything goes
DLArt linky challenge: anything goes
Digichoose: anything goes

Christmas in March

Hello and happy Wednesday! I can't believe is already Wednesday... now that I need this week to go slow, it's going so fast that I would like to stop the time!
Anyways, I want to show you a card I made for the Christmas Progressive challenge at Digistamp 4 Joy.

I used some paper I have for long time, they are like velvet, gorgeous Christmas papers!!! I also used some green and dark red cardstock. I cut the corners with a corner punch

The only embellishment is a poinsettia in green and golden. I hope you like it :)

Challenges:

Sketch and Stash: sketch
Crafty Hazelnuts: Anything Christmas
Craty Hazelnuts: patterned paper
Clear it out: green (patterned paper and flower)
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG
Artistic Inspirations: AG
Corrosive: go green
Cards Galore: use a stamp o digistamp
One crazy stamper: AG
52 Christmas throwndown: paper flowers
Winter wonderland: lots of red

Christmas in February

Hello and happy beggining of the week!!!
As I commented last month I am doing the progressive challenge at Digistamp 4 Joy with Christmas images. This is the card I made with this month image:

I colored this Christmas dino with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. I distressed the edges with a green ink pad. I also put some glitter on the hat and the bubble.

For the background I used a green cardstock and Star embossing folder (Sizzix), I glued glitter on the star. Then I added some darker green ribbon. I hope you like it!

Challenges:
Digistamp 4 Joy: Christmas progressive challenge
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas: anything Christmas
Sparkles Forum Christmas: anything Christmas
OSATT: use a digi
Sister Card: AG
Crafty hands: embossed background
4 crafty girls: AG
C.R.A.F.T.: Christmas
Baffies: AG
Shopping our stash: oh shiny
Make it Monday: AG
Scrappy Hands: embossing
Decosse's Dynamite: 12 months of Christmas linky

Christmas in January

Hello and happy Saturday!
OK, here we go with the first Christmas card in the year... I found this new monthly challenge at Digistamp 4 Joy. If you want to play, you are still on time for asking the freebie and make your card to be able to receive next stamp to play in February.

I colored the candle with markers, some are plain ones and some are metallized markers (stars, candle) I cut with a circle die cut and made the same for the dark green mat.

For the background I used light green cardstock and a new embossing folder (Paisley - Sizzix) .

To embellish it I used three green rhinestones and two different Christmas ribbons with holy.

I would like to enter this card into the follwoing challenges:

Digistamp 4 Joy: monthly Christmas freebie
I {heart} sketches: #49
Brown Sugar: AG
Digitally Sweet: AG
Just b creative: linky party
4 crafty girls: AG
Simon says: embossing
My heart pieces: AG
Crafty Hazelnutz: christmas
ABC Christmas: AG
Sisterhoood of crafters: new product (embossing folder and ribbons)
One crazy stamper: AG
Divas by design: ribbon
2 creative chicks: AG
Cards Galore: AG
Christmas at Sweet stamping: festive foliage
Sister Act Cards: AG
Christmas cards all year round: AG (Christmas)
Whimsy inspiration: something new (embossing folder and ribbons)
Papertake weekly: new year stash

My Favorite Five Christmas creations

Hello and happy Thursday!
Today I want to share my Favorite 5 Christmas creations. Every year Debby 4000 shares her favorite five and encourage everybody to share theirs... here we go, it was difficult to choose because I like more than 5! Every creation has its link to the original post, just in case you are interested in the details.

This is a project I made for a blog hop: Shadowbox.

This one is Mistletoe.

This one is Cute Snowman.

This one is Christmas birds.

And this one is Joy and ornaments.

I also like these other five:

 Lights entangled

 Penguin in blue

 Jesus is the reason

 For the birds

Cute Rudolph

Singing Snowmen

Merry Christmas!!!!!
If there is something I love about Christmas is to be able to sing praises to Jesus and thanking Him for coming to the earth for loving me and you... and these snowmen are so happy too that they are caroling with me!!!!!
And this is the last Christmas cardof 2013!!!!!! I can´t believe it... I made so many......

The cute image is by The Crafting Boutique. I colored it with Koh.i.noor aquarelable pencils. I placed it on a light blue cardstock mat. I cut the two scalloped squares with Nestabilities.

I used some wrapping paper with printed music as background and some more blue cardstock.

The cute snowmen ribbon is Crafty Ribbons and I also added some blue rhinestones.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Kaboodle Doodle: Christmas /New year
Crafty Hazelnutz extra: Christmas
Crafty Hazelnutz: last minute card/not shown
Scrapbook stamps society: AG/Christmas
Make it Monday: AG
Craftyhands: Seasons Greetings/Winter
Left of Centre: Christmas
Sister Act: ATG
Stampin with the Dragon:  Last minute Christmas
Christmas Card Challenge: Make it Masculine
Inky Chicks: Christmas
Just Inspirational: wrapping paper
Song Bird: Merry Christmas everybody
Top Tip Tuesday: Christmas
Tuesday Throwndown: What Christmas means to you (Remembering what Jesus did and time to praise Him)
Cardmania: Winter wonderland
Cards in envy: icy or hot
Cutie Pie: cute snowmen
Ooh la la: winter wonderland

EDITED: Top 3 at Just Inspirational!!!!!!!!

EDITED: I won at Scrapbook Stamp Society!!!!!!!!

Cute Rudolph

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
May the Peace reign in your life today and everyday!!!
I would like to show you one more card I made for this Christmas:

The cute boy is by Pollycraft, if I am not mistaken, it was a freebie before the shop colsed its doors... I really like Pollycraft's images :( Anyways, I colored this with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencil. I cut it with Spillbinders Labels 2 and the same for the red mat.

For the background I used wihte cardstock and Swirly stars embossing folder and some green Christmas dp from my stash.

To embellish it I used a Christmas tree ribbon (Crafty ribbons). Then, I added three red rhinestones in the top right corner.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Make it Monday: AG
613 Avenue Create: AG
Challenges 4 Everybody: AG
Digi Darlas: Anything Goes
4 Crafty Girls: AG
Aud Sentiments: Christmas
DL Art: Thankful Thursday
Happy Campers: Christmas
Milk Coffee: Anything Christmas
Southern Girls: Christmas Wishes
Craftitude: AG/Christmas
Crafts 4 Eternity: AG
Craftyhands: Seasons Greetings/Winter
Digi Haven: Red and Green
Left of Centre: Christmas
Sister Act: ATG
Stampin with the Dragon:  Last minute Christmas
Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Cards: Last Minute Christmas Cards
Christmas Card Challenge: Make it Masculine
Dream Valley: Christmas
Hobby Cutz: AG
One Stitch at a Time: AG
Anonymous Stamps: AG
Artistic Inspirations: AG
Crafting from the Heart: AG
Melonheadz Friends: AG
Parade Your Crafts: Christmas/Winter
Scrapbook Stamp Society: AG optional twist Christmas
Whoopsi Daisy: Anything Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays: AG
Creative Card Crew: AG
Papertake Weekly: Choose any challenge from the past 12 months (my choice is 5 November's challenge i.e. Anything Goes theme with the optional extra to make a Christmas Card/Creation)
Craftyhazelnutz extra: Christmas
Drunken stampers: embossing