O, Little Town of Bethlehem

how still we see thee lie.  Howdy bloggers!  I'm back on the blog, hoping all of my US friends had an enjoyable long weekend.  I know we did!

 

Here is what I came to share tonight:

 

 

This was made with a cut file from the Silhouette Store called Bethlehem silhouette layered a2 card.  It comes with everything you need to make the card, including a frame, but I only cut the building layers, and the sand and sky layers.  Instead of cutting the sky from colored card stock, I used white and distress inked it instead.  I *think* I used Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, and Blueprint Sketch.  To add character to the building layers, I inked them with Frayed Burlap.  The sand layer is inked with Antique Linen.  The Peace sentiment comes from Celebrate the Season from Recollections.  To match the gold glitter paper I used for the star opening, I embossed it using Recollections tinsel embossing powder in gold.  The white "stars" were added with gel pen.  I probably should have added some kind of shading to that doorway, but didn't think of it until afterwards.

 

Challenges:

 

The Glory of Christmas #85:  Home of Jesus' birth

CHNC #238:  Use a sentiment

Crimbo Crackers #107:  Anything goes

Christmas Card Challenges #26:  Anything goes or optional color challenge

Sweet Stampin':  Embossing

Simon Wednesday:  Anything goes

Hiding in my Craft Room #252:  Any Holiday

Word Art Wednesday #232-233:  Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas #238:  Anything goes with die cuts

May Rudolph Days:  Anything goes

Craft Your Passion #314:  Anything goes

Outlawz Paper Ala Mode:  Anything goes

 

Thanks for stopping by, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

ETA:  This card made the Top 3 at The Glory of Christmas!  Thanks so much!  :)

 

A few days late, and a couple dollars short...

This seems to be the way I get cards done lately.  I have a great idea for a card that will fit in with a few challenges out there; I start it, but then life gets in my way, and when I come back to it, the challenges are done.  Sigh.  Well, here is the card I speak of:

 

 

This card would have been *perfect* for last week's Merry Monday, CHNC, and Winter Wonderland challenges.  In order, they wanted snow globes, pink, and snowmen.  See, PERFECT!  If you are thinking the image looks funny, it's because it's adhered to the inside of the card:

 

 

 

Here's a closer look at the Stamp Fairy image:

 

 

 

I used a Project Life Fuse pocket to contain my shaker materials.  I did not choose to invest in the Fuse tool, though, I just taped the ends shut. 

 

Well, let's see what challenges I can find to add this to:

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #17:  Non-traditional Christmas colors

The Glory of Christmas #85:  Home of Jesus' birth or anything goes

Sparkles Christmas #64:  Christmas Cuties

CHNC #282:  Cute or anything goes Christmas

Winter Wonderland:  Non-traditional Christmas colors

52 Christmas Card Throwdown  May Theme:  Little Christmas critters

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Winter Fun

Snowflakes Promise #22:  Anything goes

Crimbo Crackers #107:  Anything goes

Christmas Card challenges #25:  Anything goes or optional inspiration photo

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything goes

Crafting for all Seasons #126:  Add some embossing (my sentiment is heat embossed)

Hiding in my Craft room #251:  Feminine

Word Art Wednesday #230 - #231:  Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy #164:  Dies or punches (Spellbinder circle and hexagon dies)

CRAFT #364:  Christmas

Craft your Passion #313: Anything goes

 

 

I think I found some...LOL  Thanks for stopping by, and God bless you!

 

~Marie~

 

ETA:  This card made TOP 3 at Christmas Card Challenges #25, and also The Glory of Christmas #85!   Thanks!!  :)

 

 

Kraft, woodgrain, and white

Happy Friday bloggers!  I'm back with you today to share another Christmas card for the 2016 stash:

 

 

I was greatly inspired by the card that Bonnie Klass did for her Merry Monday design team spot here.

Of course, I didn't want to copy her exactly, so I went off on my own a bit.  As well as being pretty, this is a shaker card as well, so the recipient will have fun making noise with this one!  If you look carefully on the right side of the oval above the second branch, you can see some of the vase filler pieces I used for my shaker.

 

Challenges:

 

Merry Monday #204:  Woodgrain, kraft and white

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #17:  Non-traditional Christmas colors

The Glory of Christmas #84:  Christmas stockings or anything goes

Jingle Belles:  Shake, rattle and roll (interactive cards)

CHNC #280:  Vintage or anything goes Christmas

Crimbo Crackers #106:  Anything goes

Christmas Card Challenges #23:  Anything goes

Creative Card Crew #112:  Anything goes

Crafting for All Seasons #126:  Add some embossing

Simon Says Monday:  Emboss it

Crafting with Friends #20:  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #230-#231:  Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion #311:  Anything goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you all enjoy your weekend!  Tomorrow is prom where we live and my 17-year-old daughter Laurena is attending with her boyfriend Austin.  It's supposed to rain, but I hope we can still manage to get some decent pictures!

 

God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

ETA:  This card won the Christmas Card Challenges #23 and an Honorable Mention at Merry Monday!!  WOOHOO!  Thanks a bunch!  :)

 

And again, we begin a brand new month...

at CHNC Extra!  Come on over to the blog everybody, and get your Christmas card-making mojo on track!  We are almost halfway through 2016...tick tock, tick tock!  LOL!  Here is my DT submission for May:

 

 

As per the requirements, a Bugaboo image was used, and this one is Scene it - Angels Believe.  This image is just too adorable!  I seem to be going for the CAS look with these cards lately, focusing on my coloring of Jodi's cute images.  Now, I took many pics of this card from different angles, trying to capture the shine of the Wink of Stella that I covered all the clouds with, to no avail.  You can see the yellow and crystal Stickles I used on the stars and wings tho! 

 

Don't forget that if you join in the month-long challenge, you could be the randomly picked winner of $21 worth of Bugaboo stamps!

 

 

Check out the other DT makes for May...they are FABULOUS!!  Thanks for stopping by, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

A miss, but still a hit!

It's Tuesday night, and I'm back with a Christmas card for the ole stash:

 

 

If you're guessing by the color scheme that this was originally planned to be posted for the last Merry Monday challenge, you would be correct...hence the miss.  BUT, the current Merry Monday challenge is Let it Snow, so this card is a clear hit for that one!  LOL!  I had this card all but ready to go on Sunday...all it needed was the sentiment and the snowflake die cut.  Then regular life got in the way, and before I knew it, the challenge deadline had passed me by.  I was bummed, until today when I saw what the new challenge theme was...HOORAY!

 

Anyhow...I used Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, and Seedless Preserves distress inks in an emboss resist technique over the Snowflakes A-Plenty Inkadinkado stamp.  Silver glitter paper used as a mat and for the snowflake.  The sentiment stamp is from Momenta.  Try as I might, I could not get a decent shot of the sentiment!

 

Challenges:

 

Merry Monday #202:  Let it Snow

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #16:  Anything goes or optional gifts galore theme

The Glory of Christmas #83:  Stamp or digi only or anything goes

Sparkles Christmas #63:  CAS

CHNC #278:  Use a sentiment

Christmas Card Challenges #21:  Anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  Anything goes

Creative Card Crew #111:  Embossing (wet or dry)

Create and Inspire #44:  Anything goes

Simon Wednesday:  Make it Girlie

Crafting with Friends #19:  Anything goes

Hiding in My Craftroom #248:  Any Holiday

Word Art Wednesday #226-227:  Anything goes

Rudolph days for April:  Anything Christmas

C.R.A.F.T:  Christmas

Craft Your Passion #309:  Anything goes

Outlawz Monday Greetings:  Anything goes

 

Whew!  That was a lot of challenges to sift through!  Thanks for stopping by, and may God bless you this week!

 

~Marie~

 

A quick stop by the ole blog...

Happy Sunday evening to all!  I hope the weekend was good to you!  I'm back to share this Christmas card with you:

 

 

I used Poppi the penguin from Bugaboo again...he is my favorite character!  I used two papers from the MME 6x6 Merry Little Christmas pad, Cotton Candy Stickles on the hat and stocking, and puffy paint on the hat brim, stocking top and toe. 

 

Challenges:

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #16:  Anything goes or optional "gifts galore" theme

The Glory of Christmas #82:  Anything goes or "make a scene" option

Sparkles Christmas #63:  CAS Christmas

CHNC #277:  Cute or anything Christmas

Holly Jolly #69:  Santa (Poppi is playing the jolly guy, isn't he?)

Winter Wonderland:  Pink or blue

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown:  Christmas Foliage

ABC Christmas:  H for Hat (Christmas ones, of course!)

Sweet Stampin' Christmas:  Animals

A Snowflakes Promise #20:  Anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  Anything goes

CHN Patterned Paper:  Anything goes

Animal Friends #37:  Birds

Create and Inspire #43: Anything goes

Crafting with Friends #18:  Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #226-227:  Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments:  Anything goes

CRAFT Challenge #359:  Clean and simple

 

 

Whew!  Thanks so much for stopping by, and may God bless you all this week!  :)

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

 

It's that time again!

Yep, you guessed it, it's time for the next monthly challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra!  That also means another month of this year has flown by...dang.  Also another year of my life has flown by as my 45th birthday was yesterday.  I spent my day at work, but today is all MINE!!!  Anyway, back to the CHNC Extra challenge...if you join in this month or any month, you have a chance to win:

 

Bugaboo Stamps are proud to sponsor this challenge - they are offering $21 of digital stamps to the randomly selected winner.

 

Now how about that for fantastic??  Now onto my DT card:

 

 

Being that this is the main challenge, the DT have all used Bugaboo images, and this one is called Wee One Boy Angel - pray.  He's totally cute!  I decided on a one layer card this time, with some simple coloring and some bling in the forms of Stickles and Wink of Stella.  The sentiment is from Papertrey's Signature Christmas.

 

Challenges:

 

One Layer Christmas #28:  Anything goes

The Glory of Christmas #81:  Shadow box card or anything goes

Merry Monday #198:  Christmas Carols (I heard the Bells on Christmas Day)

CHNC #274:  Use a sentiment

Winter Wonderland:  For a child

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Cute Christmas

Crimbo Crackers  #103:  Cute Kids

Christmas Card Challenges #17:  Anything goes or optional color challenge

Creative Card Crew #109:  Clean and Simple

 Simon Wednesday:  Anything goes

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  God Bless!

 

~Marie~