Fluffles and the Present

Well I had a good day today finishing up some images I coloured on the weekend, too hot to sit on the beach, the laptop doesn't like working if I go to a time suck like facebook and golf on tv...what a line-up so I coloured. Of course I'm working on my Holiday Card stash and I was amazed at all the great challenges out there. Today I found Stella Says sketch challenge, I haven't entered Catch the bug challenges for a while, I didn't use a Bugaboo image as I didn't print any off while I was home last week.

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Adorable little fluffles (they are all retired now) from Stampendous, sketch from Stella and patterned paper from American Crafts (Holly Jolly)

Close up of Fluffles.

Finished the inside with a scrap of patterned paper and a sentiment from Stampablities.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Christmas Card Challenge #31

The Paper Players #302 Christmas in July

Stella Says Sketch #411

Show us Your Pussies ~~ an all cat challenge

Nice to see you again so soon...I am on a roll with Holiday cards. 

Finally!!! a Card for the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge ~~ I can see Clearly Now.

Well I didn't have any time last week to make any cards for the challenge and most of the weekend I was busy here at the cottage so here I am Monday morning wanting to make not one but two cards for the Jingle Belles rock. My first card became a total disaster ~~ more on that one when I finish it and blog it on Wednesday, so frustrated with that one I started the second idea I had, I chose my colours and patterned paper cut them to size so far so good and then it all went to Hell in a handbasket. Maybe I'll show you the card first and you can follow along a bit better.

As you see I chose a light blue base, first cut the circle in it then did a "palm to forehead" I didn't want a hole in it I wanted it in the patterned layer, ok into the off cut basket it went. All went well with the cutting and layering of the top layer, then I decided to put the snowman on the base, glued it down on the back, so it was on the bottom when I opened the card, ok glue hadn't set yet so peeled it off and glued it properly. I was pleased then I added shaker card pouch and the layers as everything went well. There was a minor problem when the M in Merry didn't cut and I had to do it over. I was glad I didn't plan on any fancy stuff to do on this card as I wanted the snowman to shine.

Close up of the Sunshine Stamps snowman, he is one of 4 and I use them alot.

Simply finished inside, I wanted no more errors.

I would like to enter this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ I can see clearly now

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge use a sentiment

Christmas Card Challenges  #30 anything goes 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been "trying" to craft.

Who is peeking out of the Window?

The Jingle Belles Rock posted a new challenge on Friday so I pack my equipment (or some of the right equipment) for their challenge.  I've had this stamp and idea since last November at a class at the Butterfly Moon but the poor fella has never seen ink until today. It was trial and error to get it done as I only had one piece of patterned paper and I used it on the wrong section of the card but that's what creating is all about ~~ see how well you can adapt when you mess up!!  Oh yes BTW it's another Blue card.

As you can see the challenge is to use a snowman/woman or even snowflakes as that is what they were before they were made. The card is 5 1/4 square, the ef is softly falling from SU. the stamp set is from Impression Obsession and is a set of three.

this is the same card but it's open and the snowman is no longer holding on to the window.

The snowman brad is from the Eyelet Outlet (I find mine at the craft store in Delhi)

This is the inside, of course he is popped up and I used the off cut from the frame.

I would love to enter this in the following Christmas challenges:

Jingle Belles ~~ Frosty The Snowman

Weekly Christmas Card Challenges #27

Merry Monday #208 ~~ Create a fun card for a child.

Thanks for stopping by today ~~ have you started your Christmas stash?