Dec 26th

Wanted to make a card for the Outlawz Challenges- Twisted Thursday- "Decorative edge." The beautiful Holly image is upcycled from an old Christmas card [so I don't know the company that makes it]. I decided to make an elegant card, adding copper colored Nuvu Drops, copper-colored cardstock trimmed with a Fiskars Decorative scissors [Victorian pattern] plus cardstock in burgundy and navy blue. The sentiment on the front of the card is from a Lili of the Valley digi sets named "Christmas Wishes." The source of the inside sentiment is unknown as I pulled the rubber from its wood mount a few years ago.
Am entering the card into a few other challenges including "If You Give a Crafter a Cookie"" [card features festive colors and image, plus the swirly background resembles frosting.]

Entered into: 

Outlawz Challenges- Twisted Thursday- Anything Goes- Decorative Edge       (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie- #109                                                                          (giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com)

CAS-ual Fridays- #215 Dry Embossing                                                                     (CAS-ualfridays.blogspot.com)

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                                           (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

I love this cute image named "Latte Lizzie" from a company named Whimsie Doodles that is no longer in business. I'm glad that I have a lot of their images as they are wonderful. The sentiment on the front of the card is from a Beccy's Place digi set named "True Beauty" and the sentiment on the inside of this card is a freebie from  TLC Creations 

Entered into: 

Double D’s Challenge- Let It Snow                                                         (daranddiane.blogspot.com)

Outlawz Challenges- Sat Paper Ala Mode- Warm Winter Wishes    (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes                    (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- Dec                     (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)

Word Art Wed Challenge- #366-#367 Anything Goes               (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)

For this card for the Little Scraps of Heaven [LSOH] monthly challenge, I followed the sketch and used a LSOH digi image named "Bear with Ornament" which as the weekly freebie earlier this month.  [See the current freebie at LSOH Designs ] The sentiment on the inside of this card is a freebie from  TLC Creations  (Am entering this card into a few other challenges including Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge [i used several of the colors in the inspiration photo.] 

 

Entered into: 

Little Scraps of Heaven- December [Sketch]                                 (lshdesigns.blogspot.com)

The Cutie Pie Challenge #130 Add a Little Sparkle                      (cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com)

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge                                               (Outlawzchallenges.ning.com)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #417 Anything Goes   (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

Made this card with two freebies- Beccy's Place digi image, "Wine Bottle and Wedding Rings"  and a fun 'I need a HUGe Glass of Wine" sentiment (from thedecoratedcookie FB page ). I made the base of the card by first inking up an old Pinterest wood mounts speckly stamp with gold pigment ink and covering an A2 sized card made with tan parchment paper. After using a heat gun to make sure that the pigment ink was set, I gently smooshed burgundy and hunter green pigment ink pads onto the card front.  While the ink was still wet, I sprinkled stardust embossing powder on the card, shook off the excess and heated it. The grape vines that drape over the wine bottle were made with an old Stampin' Up set named "Decorative Grapes" [one of the first stamp sets I ever bought back in the 90's.]

Entered into: 
Beccy’s Place Challenge- Dec                                 (beccysplace.blogspot.com)
Simon Says Monday Challenge- Party Time       (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)