Pretty pink gingerbread

Happy Saturday bloggy people!  How are things in your neck-o-the-woods?  Things in my neck are lookin to be good and warm today.  Later on we will be going to my BIL's place for a cookout, with smoked pork, smoked corn on the cob, etc.  It's making me drool already!

Anyhow, here is the reason for my visit to blogland today:

An adorable gingerbread girl all dressed in pink!  This digi image is from Bugaboo.  I used the 6x6 MME Merry Little Christmas paper pad, and cardstock from the Botanical paper pack from Recollections in this card construction.  The ribbon was left over from some kinda packaging.  I added some bling in the corners, and that's it!

Challenges:

Winter Wonderland:  Christmas Carols/Songs:  (It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas; the line that goes "with candy canes and silver lanes aglow")

CHNC Extra:  August Anything Goes

CHNC #242:  Something Old (the bling)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown:  August Theme Challenge, for a child

The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup:  Anything goes with optional snow people theme

Crafty Calendar:  BINGO; I went across the top of the board with "pink, pearls/gems, ribbon/lace"

The Cutie Pie Challenge #90:  Cute and Girly

CHNC Patterned Paper:  Cover your project in patterned paper

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

~Marie~

Pink and blue Christmas

I'm back again tonight with a quick share since it's close to bedtime, lol:

 

 

This cutie is C.C Designs Fuzzy Boot Birgitta.  She's colored with Copics and Prismacolor markers.  I only have a select few colors of Copics, pink and blue being 2 of them!  I used blue and pink cardstock from the Dreamy paper collection from Recollections, and a hearts embossing folder from Spellbinders.  Also from Spellbinders is the Heart Circle die.  A snowflake charm, 3 hearts from the diecut, some Stickles, ribbon, and some bling round this card out.

 

Challenges:

 

Merry Monday #167:  Hearts

TTS47:  A Retro Christmas inspiration photo

Papertake Weekly:  Build it up

ABC Christmas Challenge:  "O" for Off the Edge

Winter Wonderland:  How charming

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~Marie~

 

One Layer Candles

Good Monday evening to all!  One day down, 4 more to go for this work week...are we all surviving?  Today was a good day for me; I'm hoping for 4 more good days!

 

Here is the card I made for the current One Layer Christmas Card challenge:

 

 

This card looks so much better in person!  I definitely should have just used a colored ink for my crooked sentiment!  :/  The good part about this card is the Glowing Candles die by Memory Box that I used with the inlay technique.  GREAT technique for using a die without adding bulk to your card!

 

That's all there is to this one...

 

Challenges:

 

One Layer Christmas Card #14:  Anything goes w/a twist; candles

CSAYL #51:  CAS (clean and simple)

CHNC Extra for July:  Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

~Marie~

Sweet Sunday Sketch #277

It's been a long time since I participated in this challenge, but I thought the sketch was too nice to pass up.  Here is the sketch:

 

 and here is my card:

 

Another Barry creation for you!  I had this guy and his bird buddy already printed out, so I just colored, glittered, die-cut, matted, and embellished them.  I'm thinking that I will add a bit o'bling to the center of the snowflake, tho...It's hard to see in the photo, but I did Stickle-ize both layers of the snowflake.  The papers come from the 6x6 Sugar Plums Recollections pad.

 

Challenges: 

 

CHNC #238:  Spots and/or stripes (dark green dotty paper strip for the spots, and stripes on his hat and scarf)

Sweet Sunday Sketch #277: see the sketch above

CHNC Patterned Paper for July:  Anything goes

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up:  Anything goes with optional ornament exchange theme

The Glory of Christmas:  Feature a Creature

CHNC Christmas Extra:  Anything Goes

Holly Jolly:  Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland:  Traditional Christmas colors

 

 

I guess that's all for today!  Maybe I'll have a chance to get another card started for another challenge or 2...in the meantime,

 

Take Care,

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

 

Doe, a deer, a female deer

LOL, sorry for another lame post title, but it does lead into the card I'm here to share:

 

 

OK, so this isn't a doe, but it is a deer!  This gorgeous image is from Wild Rose Studio and is called Reindeer with Baubles.  I picked this stamp after a recent win to shop at the Stamp and Create store.  Thanks Hazel and Lacey!  :)   I stamped him using Versafine Onyx black, and colored him with my Prismacolor markers.  Wink of Stella was added to the ornaments and the bell, as well as to the holly leaves and snowflakes on the sentiment.  It comes from the Filigree Holiday Patterns set from Inkadinakdo.  The white panel was embossed with a lattice ef from Lifestyle Crafts.  The ribbon covering the un-embossed part was from an after-Christmas sale at Walmart.

 

Challenges:

 

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  OH DEER!

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up:  Ornament Exchange

The Glory of Christmas:  Add an Animal

Sparkles Christmas challenge:  Ribbon, lace or twine

CHNC Extra:  Anything goes

CHNC #237:  Deck the Halls

Creative Card Crew:  Die Cuts

Penny Black:  Anything goes with a sentiment

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas in July

Quirky Crafts:  Christmas in July

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look! 

 

Take Care,

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

Showing my fave digi character some love!

Good Sunday to you all!  I'm back again with another Christmas card to share:

 

 

Barry's here to visit again with his little birdie friend.  I sure do miss Stamp Fairy digis!  Good thing I stocked up before the store closed.  I must have a thing for this Jack Frost 6x6 paper pad too, because I keep using it!  Other things I used here:  Sheer ribbon, iridescent ribbon, Snow Tex, various markers, and Stickles on the snowflakes.  The layout comes from Papertake Sketches #84.

 

Challenges:

 

Papertake Weekly:  Anything goes

Winter Wonderland:  Have a BEARY Christmas

CSAYL #50:  Snow or Glitter

The 12 Months of Christmas link up:  Anything goes OR optional theme of "ornament exchange"

The Glory of Christmas:  Feature a creature (add an animal)

Sparkles Christmas challenge:  Ribbon, lace or twine

CHNC Extra:  Anything goes

Holly Jolly:  Winter Wonderland

Crafty Calendar:  Christmas in July

CHNC Patterned Paper:  Anything goes

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas in July

Quirky Crafts:  Christmas in July

Kitty Bee Designs:  Christmas in July

 

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a good week!

 

~Marie~

 

 

A one-layer card....WHAT???!!!!

LOL!  I don't know if I've ever made a card that is one layer only...if not, here's to this being the first!  Have a look:

 

 

Isn't this little guy just so cute??  He is from the Whimsie Doodles company, and can be found in their Christmas Greetings set here.  Melyssa Connolly draws the cutest characters!  I colored him up simply, and added Ice Stickles to the ribbon and bow of the gift.  Although I had originally planned just to have this digi on the card, I decided to add a sentiment in the lower right corner as well.  Just looks better to me!  :)

 

Challenges:

 

One Layer Christmas Card challenge:  Anything goes with a twist...use a gift.

Winter Wonderland:  All that glitters

CSAYL #50:  Snow or glitter

The 12 Months of Christmas linkup:  Anything goes or use an ornament

The Glory of Christmas:  Anything goes or use a gift

CHNC Extra:  Anything goes

Merry Monday #166:  Penguins

CHNC #236:  Use a sentiment

Crafty Calendar:  Christmas in July

Papertake Weekly:  Anything goes, but they would like to see some Christmas in July!  :)
Quirky Crafts:  Christmas in July
Kitty Bee Designs:  Christmas in July

 

Well alrighty then!  Thanks for stopping by my blog...have a good evening!

 

~Marie~

ETA:  Check out this awesome blog candy that Natalie has going on, HERE!