Not my usual forte...

Greetings fellow bloggers!  I'm back tonight to share another Christmas card with you:

 

 

As my blog title suggests, this vintage type of card is not my usual "thang," but I COULD NOT RESIST this beautiful vintage Christmas image!  I took some cues from Lady E (her videos are fantastic, check them out!), and really tried to rough things up and distress the heck outta them!  And LAYERS!  Oh so many different layers!  I've got lace, an old hymnal page, a doily, the matted image, and the sentiment panel...and an arrangement of flowers, leaves, flower stem balls (do they have a proper name??), and bits of super glittery foliage.  I added gold Stickles around the edge of the card as well.  I started off by inking thru a snowflake embossability on the card base, but I pretty much covered all that up, hehe!

 

Challenges:

 

Jingle Belles:  All bundled up, AKA, lotsa layers!

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #15:  Optional theme of holiday decorations OR anything goes

Glory of Christmas #79:  Optional Jesus is Born theme OR anything goes

Sparkles Christmas #62:  An old fashioned Christmas

CHNC #271:  Vintage or anything goes

Holly Jolly #67:  L is for Lace

Winter Wonderland:  Use some Lace

Crimbo Crackers #101:  Die cuts (Spellbinders scalloped rectangle, and Blossom Five for the flowers)

Christmas Card Challenges #14:  Anything goes OR optional color scheme

Creative Card Crew #108:  Chicks (animal or human), LOL

Crafting for al Seasons #121:  Add some sparkle

Simon Says Wednesday:  Touchy Feely (texture)

Crafting with Friends #15:  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #221:  Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday  #158:  Shabby Fun Bingo (I went on the diagonal:  Vintage or cute, Texture, Frills or Lace, Sparkley Mist...I sprayed my flowers with homemade shimmer spray)

 

Thanks for stopping by this evening!  Take care and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

Merry Christmas Candy Canes

Holy cow, it's March already!  Where is the year disappearing to??  I wish I could answer that question, but since I can't, how about a Christmas card?

 

This is my DT card for Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra., so of course the image is from Bugaboo.  I suggest you join in on this challenge, especially if you would love to win $21 worth of Bugaboo images!  This is Poppi Xmas Candycane, and as with all the Poppi images, I love him!  I colored him and fussy cut him out, something I rarely do, so I could pop him on the front of this Silhouette Candy cane card cut file.  You can kinda see the Wink of Stella...every time I say that in my head I think "Stella!" ala "A Street Car Named Desire."  I know, I'm weird!  Anyway, I used Wink of Stella all over the red piece, and the white is shimmer cardstock.  The sentiment is Studio G, stamped in Memento Lady Bug ink.  Poppi's hat is sporting some red Stickles on the berries, and white puffy paint on the brim and pompom.

 

Challenges:

 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #15:  Anything Christmas or optional Holiday Decorations theme

(I think candy canes fit into that category!)

The Glory of Christmas #79:  Anything Christmas or optional Jesus is born theme

CHNC #270:  Use a sentiment

Holly Jolly #66:  Getting Sentiment-al

Winter Wonderland:  Use a sentiment

Christmas Card Challenges #13:  Anything goes or optional photo inspiration

Card Mania #78:  Spots and/or Stripes

Create and Inspire #40:  Anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday:  Anything goes

Crafting with Friends #15:  Anything goes

Hiding in My Craft Room (HIMCR) #240:  Any holiday

Word Art Wednesday #220:  Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft #15:  Anything goes

 

 

Thanks to you all for joining me this evening...stay safe and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

Noel

Good Saturday morning!  I hope all is well, wherever you are!  Here is another Christmas card for my stash this year:

 

 

I am trying this year to be more conscious about recycling used Christmas cards, so here is one of them.  I even had a couple of my coworkers ask me if I wanted their old cards...couldn't pass that up!  I thought this image of the Holy Family was just so pretty in blue, and perfect to re-use.  The dp is from my favorite 12x12 pad, K & Co's Winter Wonderland.  This paper was the whole reason I got two of these pads several years ago.  I backed every layer with the darkest blue Recollections cardstock I have, and used the Lacey Circles Spellbinders to mat my image and the Papertrey Ink Signature Christmas sentiment.  The "Noel" was stamped in one of my newest Distress Ink acquisitions, Chipped Sapphire, and I edged the white circle with it too.

 

Challenges:

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #339:

 

 

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #14:  Anything goes OR optional Winter Wonderland theme

The Glory of Christmas #78:  Anything goes OR Angel or Fairy

CHNC #269:  Cute OR anything goes Christmas  (missed the blue one!)

Holly Jolly #65:  Emboss it   (light blue layer embossed with Darice Vine Pattern folder)

A Snowflake's Promise #16:  Anything goes OR optional Love

Crafty Calendar:  Love is in the air  (this may be a stretch, but what greater gift of love is there?)

Creative Card Crew #106:  Love  (again, this may be a stretch)

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Recycle/Upcycle

Create and Inspire #39:  Anything goes

Crafting with Friends #14:  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #220:  Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs:  Let's get Sentimental

 

 

I guess that covers it!  Thanks for stopping by...Enjoy your weekend, and may God richly bless you!  :)

 

~Marie B~

 

 

Be Merry, Be Bright

Happy Saturday evening, bloggy people!  I'm back tonight to share another Christmas card:

 

My image is another of the Bugaboo digis I had printed out, just sitting around waiting for coloration.  This is called Snowman Topper.  I decided on the mitten dp from the Recollections Whimsy Christmas 12x12 pad, to go with his mittens.  I added yellow Stickles to the star, red to the heart, and there is clear Wink of Stella on his wings (I swear!).  The white snowflakes are iridescent, and came from my stash.  The little blue ones are punch leftovers. 

 

Challenges:

 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #14:  Anything goes or optional Winter Wonderland theme

Winter Wonderland: Have a heart

Sweet Stampin' Christmas:  Snowflakes

Snowflakes Promise #16:  Anything goes or love

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything using patterned paper

CMC #77:  Add some red

Create and Inspire #39:  Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments:  Dies and/or Punches

Tuesday Morning Sketches #338: 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  God Bless!  :)

 

~Marie

 

ETA:  This card was a Design Team Pick for the Create and Inspire #39! WOOT!!

 

 

 

I Love You!

Greetings fellow bloggers!  I'm back tonight to share with you a card that is not a Christmas card:

 

 

I know, I know.  I can't believe I made a non-Christmas card, either!  But I had this adorable Bugaboo image printed out and begging for completion, so what could I do?  I made this card to give to my 15 year-old-DD, as she needed a lift.  I hope it helped!  The layout for this card was inspired by a lovely card I found while checking out the Christmas challenge blogs I follow.  It was made by Sarah at Mallows Crafty Bits, on this post.  I hope she likes my version of her card!  For the sentiment and hearts on the card base, I dug deeeeeeeep into my desk drawer for a bag of confetti I knew was in there.  The confetti has these elements in both silver and red, but I just wanted the red for my card.  I think I need more practice in placing confetti/sequins!  Lemme see if I can find any challenges to link this up to...

 

Challenges:

 

Crafty Calendar:  Love is in the Air

Creative Card Crew #106:  Love

The Cutie Pie Challenge #96:  All you need is Cutie Love

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything with patterned paper

Sweet Stampin' Challenge:  All you need is love

Bugaboo:  Feb. anything goes

Crafting for all Seasons #119:  Love is in the air

Animal Friends #35:  Cats/kittens

Card Mania #77:  Add some red

Simon Says Wednesday:  Have a Heart

 

Well, I found a few...*wink*

 

Thanks for stopping by tonight.  Take care and God bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

Let it Snow!

Well, I don't really want any more snow...we got enough two Saturdays ago to suit me just fine!  The snow lady on this card may be wishing for more snow, however:

Isn't this so cute?  The snow person is a cut file from My Scrap Chick, found here.     My version of this file is a snow lady, and her snow duds are cut from the MME "Merry" 6x6 pad.  Her body is cut from white shimmer cardstock.  I used Spun Sugar, and Tumbled Glass distress inks to add depth to  my snow lady.  The hearts, her nose, and the bells on her hat are coated in Glossy Accents.  The tree paper is from the "Whimsy Christmas" 12x12 Recollections pad.  The snowflake she's trying to catch is the Lindeman Snowflake from Memory Box.  I've had that die for a good while now, and this is the first I've used it!  *Tsk, tsk*  To dress it up, I covered it in Versamark, used Ranger sticky embossing powder, and after heating that, I dumped Deco Art Glamour Dust all over it.  Here's a close up:

 

 

It looks so much better IRL, I promise!  The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink, and comes from Studio G.

 

Challenges:

 

COOLest Card Series, Week #4:  Sparkle

Christmas Card Challenges #9:  Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #14:  Anything goes or Winter Wonderland

The Glory of Christmas #77:  Anything goes or Cut and fold

Jingle Belles:  BLING on the holidays

CHNC #266:  Anything Christmas

Winter Wonderland:  Pastel colors

A Snowflake's Promise:  Anything goes

Crimbo Crackers #99:  Anything goes

Creative Card Crew #105:  Anything goes

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything goes

Create and Inspire #38:  Anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Have a Heart

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  May you all have a blessed rest of the week!

 

~Marie
 

 ETA:  This card was picked as the winner at Christmas Card Challenges #9, Anything Goes!  So excited!  Thank you!  :)
And also as a DT favorite at Create and Inspire!  Thank you!  :)

Merriest Wishes: CHNC Extra DT for February

Is it really February already???  In a couple weeks, Valentine's Day will be here and gone, but I am still on my mission to make lots of Christmas cards this year!  Here is one for the cause:

 

 

This being my DT card for CHNC Extra, I used a Bugaboo image.  This one is called Flower Bears - Sunflower.  When I was looking for an image to use for this month's card, I looked at this one closely and thought..."This could pass for a poinsettia bear, if it was colored right."  So I did just that, and here he is!  I was generous with the yellow and Xmas red Stickles, although the red is harder to see.  DP is from the "Christmas" 12x12 paper pad from Recollections.  Sentiment is from Momenta, green glittery ink from Studio G. Sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches #32.

 

Challenges:

 

CHN Patterned Paper for Feb:  Anything goes with some patterned paper

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #14:  Anything goes or Winter Wonderland

The Glory of Christmas #77:  Fold and cut, or anything goes

Jingle Belles:  BLING on the holidays

CHNC #266:  Anything goes for Christmas

Holly Jolly #64:  Frame it

A Snowflake's Promise #15:  Anything goes or winter

Crimbo Crackers #99:  Anythng goes

Card Mania #77:  Add some red

Simon Says Wednesday:  Anything goes

Create and Inspire #38:  Anything goes

 

Don't forget that if you join in, you can win cute Bugaboo images too!  I hope to see your creations soon!

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~