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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Cat and Mouse Christmas

Hey, it's time for a new challenge over at I Love ProMarkers! The theme is pretty simple - "Christmas" - and our sponsor this time is the wonderful Ike's Art. The image I used is called "Catmouse Tree." I think it's exactly how my felines would decorate their Christmas tree if they had one, including the garland made of mice! Instead my cats spend their time 'undecorating' my tree. :-D

I colored with ProMarkers, then cut the image with a square, QuicKutz die. It's not as large as it looks since the card is only 4" x 4" making the die about 3.25" x 3.25". I inked the edges of the image with a ProMarker. The background papers are from a Christmas Animals stack by Recollections. I used a bit of fiber/twine to tie a simple bow. The sentiment was printed, fussy cut, matted and fussy cut again.

Challenges:

I hope we're going to see you playing along with us this challenge. With all the Christmas cards being done, how can you not have something to enter? It's almost like an anything goes theme. :-D

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Last Day of 30 Days of Holidays

It's the last day of the 30 Days of Holidays at Beccy's Place and Beccy always lets us do whatever we love on the last day, so an "Anything Goes" theme. I chose to use this beautiful candle by Beccy and to use the last I have of a Graphic 45 Christmas paper.

I colored with ProMarkers and gel pens, then used a Sue Wilson die to cut the image piece. I used another die from that same set to cut the white glitter CS from Doodlebug and layer it over the image with the center open to let the candle 'shine' as the star of the card! :-D

The Graphic 45 paper has lovely candles on it and I added a bit of Stickles to each candle flame on that dp. The sentiment is also from Beccy's Place and I cut it with a Tutti Designs die.

Challenges:

It's sad to see the end of the 30 Days of Holidays but I have so many cards added to my stash this year! As in other years, I always make lots of extra cards to give to my local senior center because so many of those seniors have transportation complications and they simply can't get out to buy Christmas cards for their children and grandchildren. Each year the cards I leave with them are welcomed happily and I get such sweet "thank you"s from those who pick out something they consider special for a family member or friend. :-D

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Monday, November 29, 2021

Winter Window

This Winter Window image from Beccy's Place is for the 30 Days of Holidays and it's one of my favorite images. I think I've used it for a Christmas card each year since it was released. I love the candle in the window, calling the entire family home for the holidays.

My other two "W"s are White and Warm gray. I colored with my ProMarkers, added sparkle to snow with glitter pens, then cut the inset image and the frame with a die from Spellbinders. The sentiment was printed and cut with a Tonic Studios die and matted with warm gray CS. I really wanted that delicate, fancy frame to be the only embellishment so I did nothing else to the card. The frame keeps it from looking CAS but it's nothing more than the image/frame piece on the card front so that seems pretty CAS to me. :-D

Challenges:

Allsorts

Aud Sentiments

C.R.A.F.T.

Creative Inspirations

That's all I have for today. Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Puppy in a Boot

It's time for the latest weekly challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and we have a theme this time instead of our usual anything goes because this is a 5th Monday. So, this challenge we want to see "Animals." Our fabulous sponsor is Sweet N Sassy and I used one of their images called "Christmas Puppy" which I already had in my collection. Isn't he darling?

I colored with my ProMarkers and water color pencils, then cut the image with a die from Spellbinders. I colored the outside border of the image piece so that it looks like a separate frame. The background dp is from an old Graphic 45 stack, and the two different gold ribbons are both metallic, wired on the edges, and sparkly! I tied the bow using my bow maker. The sentiment was printed and cut with Tonic Studios die and I inked the edges.

Challenges:

I hope we're going to see you playing along in our "Animal" theme challenge this week. I know it seems odd since you are probably used to it always being anything goes, but remember, every 5th Monday challenge (they happen 3 or 4 times a year) has a theme instead.

Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Vintage Christmas Gnome

My first post today was for the letter "U" and now this one is for the letter "V" at the 30 Days of Holidays at Beccy's Place. My "V"s are: Very Vintage, Vermilion, & Verdigris.

The little gnome is from Beccy's Place and I colored with ProMarkers, adding a few highlights with gel pens. I cut the shape with scissors so that I could pop him up on dimensional tape. Once that was done, I dug through my scrap basket and found bit and pieces which I could cut with dies. I cut a larger piece of white CS with a framing die from Amy Design. The glittery poinsettia pieces were cut with Impression Obsession dies from silver and gold scraps.

The red plaid dp is a scrap from Graphic 45 and I added spots of Stickles to it for s little sparkle. The larger green dp is a scrap of 12 x 12 paper by K & Co. I printed and fussy cut the sentiment.

This card is going to a very special friend of mine who dearly loves anything and everything vintage. :-D