Joyful Noise

      I managed a very CAS card for the progressive challenge at The Outlawz.  The image is from MMedal and I think it's adorable.

The background is water colored and the halo and horn 

are done with ProMarkers.   The dp is a left over scrap 

from the basket.  Both the image and the dark 

blue frame were cut with QuicKutz dies 

and the sentiment was cut with an Avery Elle Die.

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Snowman Snowglobe

      I don't know where this month has gone but I've missed most of the progressive challenges I enjoy so much due to poor health and sore hands so I guess I'll be starting over in January.  But for today, I have this one to share featuring a delightful snowman in a snow globe, both of which are from Kinda Cute and I merged the images before printing them for coloring.

Colors came from Board #475 at CTMH Color Dare.

     I colored with ProMarkers and sparkle gel ink, then cut both the image and the glitter paper frame with dies from Dare 2B Artzy.  The background dp is from Doodlebug and the ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  The sentiment was printed and then cut with an Avery Elle die.

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Colour Crazy

Creative Fingers

Digi Choosday

Outlawz Festive Fri

Paperbabe

Polkadoodles

Word Art Weds

     This may be all I have until posts for my new DT cards on January 1st.  If I get really inspired (and have the energy), I may post something else on either Thursday or Friday, but if not, I'm wishing you a Happy New Year and a safe and sane New Year's Eve right now.  :-D   NanaConnie

Santa's Gift

      It's time for the mid-way reminder for the December challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps and my DT card today features another of Jan's Christmas sets, all of which are on sale this month.  This set is called "Santa's Gift" and it's adorable!  Both the image and the sentiment are from that set.

     I merged the sentiment with the image before printing, then colored Santa with ProMarkers and gel pen highlights.  I also used a gold paint pen on the tree ornaments.  The image was cut with a QuicKutz die and mounted onto a card front made with glittered CS from a DCV stack.  The woven ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon and I hand tied the bow using wired, gold ribbon from my stash.

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Colour Crazy

C.R.A.F.T.

Crafty Gals Corner

Creative Inspirations

Mod Squad

Outlawz Thurs Twist

Penny's Paper-Crafty

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

     You still have until January 1 to play in our "Anything Goes" challenge.  Remember, we have two completely separate draws in our challenges; one for people who use a JDS image and the second for those who don't.  If you use a JDS image, you increase your chances of winning by a huge amount!  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Where Are the Cookies?

      For those of you who are Type 1 Diabetics or who might have a Type 1 child as we have in our family, you'll appreciate the humor (and maybe the truth) of this inside sentiment.  I have to give credit for this card theme to my daughter (mother to my diabetic grandson who was diagnosed as a T1D 7 1/2  years ago at the age of 7) who asked me for a card with this specific sentiment to put on the plate which would otherwise hold Santa's cookies.  I wish I had thought of it myself.  :-D  Fortunately, all the grandkids are pretty much grown (youngest just turned 15 a couple of months ago) so they really don't miss Santa, although they still put out a plate of cookies every year, right next to their mantle-hung stockings.

     The image is a House Mouse stamp and I kept the card pretty CAS other than die cutting the image with a Spellbinders die and using a QuicKutz die on the red CS frames around both the image and the inside sentiment.

Inside:

     Challenges:

AAA Cards 

Crafty Sentiments

Dare 2B Artzy

Digi Choosday

Double Trouble

Dragonfly Dreams

House Mouse

Lemon Shortbread

Stamping Sensations

We Love Stamping

     Enjoy what's left of your weekend and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Nativity Cards

      Today I'm sharing two more of the 'all die cut' cards I made last month.  These were all donated to a local Senior Center so that seniors who use that center but who have transportation limitations could choose card to give to family and friends.  Not everyone can just run down to the Hallmark store to buy Christmas cards for their grandkids,  :-D

     The two cards feature both the positive and the negative of the same die cut Nativity scene (die from Die-namics), which is why I wanted to share them in the same post.  

     Please take notice of the two sentiments - they are my favorite Christmas sentiments because they both proclaim the basis of Christmas celebrations.  We all love the fun Santa and Elf themes, and woodland critters in the snow are a joy, but Christmas and the birth of the Christ Child is what I celebrate, personally, so these are my favorite sentiments.  :-D

First, the positive:

The Nativity was cut from embossed, glittered CS and

I cut and arranged the pieces so that they would look staggered.

The star shape (which you'll see below) was cut off and used 

on a completely different card.  In fact, this was cut originally 

because I wanted just the star for that other project, 

but I didn't want to waste the rest of the cut.

The sentiment on this one is also done with a Die-namics die

and the two background papers are from the scrap pile.

Now, here's the negative:

All I did was to mount the negative onto a piece of

black CS to make it a silhouette, then trimmed it to fit, 

and layered it onto a background of patterned dp from DCWV.  

Sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

I added one of my signature bows.

     Challenges:

As You Like It

C.R.A.F.T.

Creative Inspirations

House...Stamp Built

Mod Squad

Outlawz Festive Fri

Paperbabe

Word Art Weds

     That's all for today.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie