Gettin' Sketchy with Paper Play Sketches

Hello and Happy Friday, bloggers!  The weather here in PA today is GLORIOUS!  I don't know if the temps broke any records, but I'm sure we all have a bad case of Spring Fever right about now!  LOL!

 

In direct juxtaposition to today's weather, I have another Christmas card to share with you:

 

 

This one was inspired by the current Paper Play Sketches sketch:

 

 

I don't know what it is about these monochromatic cards I've been making lately, but this is another one for the stash!  I used my brand-spankin' new MFT Polar Bear Pals set for the ADORABLE bear.  Oh how I love this set! EEEEEEEEEE! Every card I saw on the internet made with this set just made me want it more!  I finally found an online store that had it in stock, so I snagged it up!  :)  The designer paper comes from the 12x12 Bright and Jolly pad from Recollections.  The colored card stock comes from the 12x12 Turquoise pad from Craft Smith.  I got a BUNCH of these paper pads at Michael's the last time we went, because they were 75% off.  Can't pass up a deal that good, and it's textured card stock to boot!  I didn't really have much of that before, so now I most certainly do...and in a rainbow of colors!

 

Along with Paper Play Sketches, I would also like to join in these challenges:

 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #26:  ATG or optional "Holiday Humor" theme

ABC Christmas:  "C" for Creatures and/or "D" for Dimension

Winter Wonderland:  ATG, a tribute to the challenge creator, Eileen, who suddenly passed away in January

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper:  ATG with patterned paper

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG

Hiding in my Craft Room #289:  Embossing (sentiment is heat embossed)

Word Art Wednesday #270-271:  ATG

Die Cuttin' Divas #305:  Animals (image cut with my Cameo)

Digi Choosday #8:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #317:  ATG

Sweet Stampers #4:  Sentiment

Love to Craft #7:  ATG (2nd entry)

Di's Digi Challenge: Animal

 

Well, I guess that's it!  Hubby and I are headed out for some Chinese, so I'm gonna get this post linked up...Thanks for stopping by today, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

CCAYR Mid-month Inspiration Post--Use Red and/or Pink and a heart

Wednesday evening greetings, blog readers!  We're headed down the slope to the weekend--YAY!  Friday can't get here fast enough for me!  The hubby and I are going out to dinner Friday evening, and after that...50 Shades Darker!  WOOHOO!  I read the books, and we saw the first movie, so I am READY to see the next installment on the big screen.  Jamie Dornan is easy on the eyes, I must say!

 

Anyhow...moving on to the reason for this post...another Christmas card for 2017!!!  Oh, and also it's my DT make for CCAYR.  ;)

 

 

In deciding what to make for this challenge, I rummaged thru my container of wood Christmas stamps, and found this forgotten gem!  I just love Fluffles!  The situations he ends up in...too funny!  I gave him some sparkle with Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen for his festive little sweater, the red scalloped layer and both hearts.  The hearts are also coated with Glossy Accents.  The pink layer was embossed with the Snowflake Trim folder by Darice.  Simple and sweet little Christmas card, I'd say!

 

Challenges:

 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #26:  ATG or optional "Holiday Humor" theme

ABC Christmas:  "C" for Creatures, "D" for Dimension (one or both choices)

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  ATG Christmas (2nd entry)

Snowflake's Promise #37:  ATG or optional "Valentine's/Love" theme

Christmas Card Challenges #6:  ATG

CHNC #320:  ATG or optional "cute" theme ( I think this qualifies as cute!)

Animal Friends #47:  Use an animal and no patterned paper

Word Art Wednesday #270-271:  ATG

Die Cuttin Divas #304:  Valentine colors (red, pink and/or purple)

Crafting from the Heart #146:  ATG (2nd entry)

Digi Choosday #7:  ATG

Penny's Paper Crafty #316:  ATG

Sweet Stampers #4:  Add a sentiment

Love To Craft #7:  ATG (2nd entry)

 

Thanks for stopping by to see me!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your week, and the impending weekend. 

 

God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following a sketch again...

Hello, and happy Sunday evening!  I'm here really quickly to share a card I just finished to enter into the gallery at Paper Play Sketches:

 

 

Here is their current sketch:

 

 

This card is made just using the same piece of paper, except for the printed image panel.  The dual-sided designer paper came from the Love Nicole 12x12 "Let It Snow" paper pad.  I was so glad the paper had a solid color on the other side, because I couldn't find a color in my stash to match!  :)

 

Challenges:

 

Paper Play Sketches #34: use the sketch
12 Months of Christmas Link Up #26:  ATG or optional "holiday humor" theme
Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  ATG
Christmas with The Cuties #2:  Christmas Carols and Songs (Silent Night)
Christmas Card Challenges #6:  ATG
CHNC #320:  ATG or optional "cute" theme
Jingle Belles:  Let the Flakes fall where they may (snow, snowmen, etc.)
Merry Monday #235:  Snowmen
Craftyhazelnut's February Patterned Paper:  ATG
Simon Says Wednesday:  Cute
Word Art Wednesday #268-269:  ATG
Crafting From The Heart #146:  ATG
Love To Craft #7:  ATG
The Outlawz Monday Greetings:  Music
Do-Al(l) Creative #2:  Winter Time

 

 

Thanks for stopping by tonight...I hope you all have a blessed week!

 

~Marie~

 

 

February 2017 CHNC Extra DT post

Oh my, how the time does fly!  It's a new month already, so that means it's time for me to share my February DT make for the CHNC Extra blog:

 

 

These little guys come offered together as one set, BUGSTB01 Snowman trio blocks, and they are so, so cute!  I used my Cameo to size and cut them with a white border, and also to make the colored mats for each image.  They were colored up with a combination of alcohol markers to match the adorable mitten patterned paper by Recollections.  I added some iridescent sequins, and the snow on all three images was covered with Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle pen (I swear!). 

 

Challenges:

 

Christmas Card Challenge #5:  ATG or word prompt "Snow"

CHNC #318:  ATG or optional "No Sentiment" theme

Crimbo Crackers #125:  Something Cute

January Rudolph Days:  ATG

February CHNC Patterned Paper:  ATG 

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG

Word Art Wednesday #266-267:  ATG

The Outlawz Paper Ala Mode:  ATG

Digi Choosday #5:  ATG

Come and Get It:  3 or more layers

 

That's it for now...be sure to stop by all the DT members' blogs and check out what they have created for this month's challenge and leave them some love!  Also, don't forget about what you could win for participating...4 Bugaboo images!  :)

 

Thanks for stopping by, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

Paper Play

Paper Play Sketches #32, that is.  Even though this sketch intimidated me at first, once I got going, I really got into it.  Here's the sketch:

 

 

And here's what I did with it:

 

 

To create this card, I finally decided to cut into my 6x6 Perfectly Plaid Winter paper pad from Lawn Fawn (GASP!)  I've been hoarding that and the Perfectly Plaid Christmas pad since I bought them last fall.  I guess they won't do me any good at all if I don't use them, right??  So I chose which patterns I wanted to use, and (luckily) found a matching gray card stock in my stash.  That cute polar bear is from Bugaboo; find him here.  The sentiment is stamped in Memento London Fog ink.

 

Challenges:

 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #25:  ATG, or optional "Out with the Old, In with the New" theme (new, used my recently acquired MISTI to stamp the sentiment; old just about everything else)

ABC Christmas:  "A" for ATG, or "B" for something beginning with "b" (blue, bear)

Snowflake's Promise #36:  ATG

Christmas Card Challenges #5:  ATG or optional "Snow" theme

CHNC #318:  ATG or optional "No Sentiment" theme

Crimbo Crackers #125:  Something Cute

January Rudolph Days:  ATG Christmas

Cutie Pie #107:  Winter Warmers

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper:  ATG

Simon Says Wednesday:  ATG

HIMCR #286:  Any Holiday

Word Art Wednesday #266-267:  ATG

Crafty Sentiments:  Use Dies (Spellbinders used to cut out sentiment layers)

Outlawz Twisted Thursday:  ATG

Digi Choosday #4:  ATG

Penny's Paper-Crafty #313:  ATG

Come and Get It:  3 or more layers

Love to Craft #6:  ATG

Love to Scrap #93:  ATG

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back soon with my DT post for CHNC Extra! God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT is the date today?!?!

The 24th, you say?  No way!  I saw a meme on Facebook today that states it's 11 months until Christmas Eve...I best get crackin' on those Christmas cards!  To that end, here is one now...

 

 

I colored up this CUTIE from Bugaboo, Eggbert Winter to be precise, with Spectrum Noir, Copic, and Prismacolor markers.  I thought at the time that my colors matched the papers I had chosen, but in hindsight, maybe not so much.  AND my camera isn't very good at taking nice photos anymore, but trust me, this looks better IRL!  Hiding on the snow in the image is some clear Spectrum Noir sparkle pen.

 

Challenges:

 

The Merry Christmas challenge #17:  Add  Sparkle

Snowflake's Promise #36:  ATG

Christmas Card challenges #4:  ATG or optional photo inspiration

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #25:  ATG or optional "Out with the old, in with the New" theme (the square gems are old, the sparkle pen and Lawn Fawn sentiment are new)

ABC Christmas:  "A" for ATG, and/or "B" for something beginning with "B"

Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  ATG Christmas

Crafty  Calendar:  Something New (sparkle pen and Lawn Fawn sentiment)

Cutie Pie #107:  Winter Warmers

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper:  ATG w/patterned paper

Sweet Stampin':  Dies and Punches (Spellbinder's dies)

Catch the Bug: BINGO  (bottom row across; something blue, embossing, dots and stripes [scarf] )

Hiding In My Craft Room #285:  Color it!

Word Art Wednesday #266-267 :  ATG

C.R.A.F.T #399:  Christmas

Crafting from the Heart #144:  ATG

Sweet Stampers #3:  Winter/Snow

Love to Craft #6:  ATG

Love to Scrap #93:  ATG

CHNC #317:  ATG or use a sentiment

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and God Bless!

 

~Marie~

 

 

CCAYR Mid-January DT inspiration post

Hello, and happy Saturday evening folks!  I hope all is well wherever you may be; and if not, may God put His blessing upon you.  I'm here to share with you my DT inspiration for the Christmas Cards All Year Round design team for the January mid-month reminder post:

 

 

Deanne has asked us for snowflakes this month, and I went with a pink one!  I have had this digi in my collection for a loooong time!  I CASE'd myself for this one, referring back to this card for inspiration....just switched a few things up.  The shades of pink match much better IRL than in this photo.  You *can* slightly see the sparkle in the white glitter cardstock; but MIA, as usual, is the Star Dust Stickles on the snowflake layers!  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, and heat embossed with silver tinsel ep from Recollections.  Another card done for 2017!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and make sure you check out my teamies' creations for this challenge...they are wonderful!  Don't forget to add your own creations to the linky!  I love to see what you have made!

 

~Marie~