Sunday, December 18, 2022

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS #196 -- SPONSORED BY ALEX SYBERIA -- DECEMBER 18, 2022

Hello friends, and welcome back to my blog!  As you may or may not know, this will be my last post as a DT member for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, please see my previous post for the reason.

OK, this month we are being sponsored by the fabulous

Alex Syberia


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The design team could choose any image or cut file for their project, so I chose this gorgeous Layered Christmas Ornament and Bow cut file.  Here is what I created:




I was in need of some presents for my purple-loving work besties, so I got to work choosing glitter and shimmer cardstocks and regular cardstocks to go with them.  For some, I didn't have cardstock to match, so I busted out some Distress inks in regular and Oxides to make my own papers.  That would be the lightest layers on the first 2 ornaments.  For the third one, I just chose a silver shimmer paper to add to the mix.  I made 2 of each, for a total of 6.  That way, I could give them each a set.




  My last day of work for the year (YAY!) was this past Wednesday (thanks in part to some inclement weather on Thursday), so I have already given them to my besties, and they loved them!  This cut file was very nice to work with, and I love that it gives me that layered look that some of those expensive dies have, for much cheaper!  Thank you, Alex for the pretty cut file!  Oh, and I didn't get the chance to add the bow, although I would have loved to!

--CHALLENGES--

Winter Wonderland:  End of Year ATG (3/3)
Sparkles Christmas:  Non-traditional Christmas Colors
SheepSki Designs #69:  Tis the Season (3/3)
The Crafting Challenge:  Christmas (3/3)
Fab 'n' Funky #563:  Last Minute Christmas (ATG)
The Holly and Ivy #130:  ATG Christmas (2/3)
QKR Stampede #457:  ATG (3/3)
Papercraft Challenges #89:  Decking the Halls
Crafty Gals Corner #238:  Tis the Season (2/3)

Well, I so appreciate you stopping by today!  I don't know if I will be posting again before Christmas or not, so if I don't, I wish those of you who celebrate to have a Merry Christmas!  Happy Holidays to those who celebrate other holidays this time of year and may we all have a Blessed New Year in 2023!  Take care! 😄

~ Marie 💗





7 comments:

  1. OH! These are Gorgeous Marie, a beautiful file and love the shades of purple for them. Beautiful layering.

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  2. Gorgeous, Marie. The purple is such a pretty choice. Thanks so much for sharing your art with us at Word Art Wednesday. I hope that you'll join us for our Annual Blog Hop and final challenge of the year starting tomorrow. LOTS of great prizes and fun.
    Blessings,
    Karen L
    Word Art Wednesday

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  3. Wow they're great. I love the texture and the shine and how you've played with the different colours. They're perfect for this season. Thanks for joining us at A Place To Start. Hugs, María.

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  4. Wow, these are glorious! Love all the sparkle, and all the sparkle! What great choices! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  5. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at A Place to Start!
    Hugz,
    Chana Malkah, Owner

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  6. Absolutely beautiful!
    Thank you so much for sharing at my Crafty Wednesday challenge!
    Happy New Year!

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  7. Such a fabulous set of glimmery and shimmery tags! Wonderful! Thank you for playing along with our "Decking the halls" challenge over at Papercraft challenges and apologies for commenting so very late. Happy crafting and all the best for 2023! Maike

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