Three Holidays

I wanted to make one more card to enter into the 2020 Fall & Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, hosted by Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, which ends tonight. I looked through the list of sponsors, wanting to make a card using one of their stamps or digis… and found this wonderful digi named Autumn Pumpkin Mug from STAMPlorations. It is perfect for a fall card… and it is a freebie! I sized the image to fit onto an A2 card and made it into a shape card. I’d originally planned to make a little sentiment tag to tie around the mugs handle with ribbon, but that changed after I messed up when coloring a leaf on the upper left side of the mug. Every attempt to fix it just made it look worse. I finally decided to cover my oops with two vellum leaves and a sentiment. I still used the ribbon I’d already tied into a bow, taping it onto the left edge of the mug. The inside sentiment was a little large, to I folded it in half and created a pop-up with it. So fun!

Supplies: 
·   Digi- STAMPlorations freebie (Autumn Pumpkin Mug)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Front Sentiment- “Happy Fall” from Power Poppy Digi Set (Autumns Opulence)
·   Inside Sentiment- Desert Diva (Happy Birthday to a Very Special Person)
·   Inside Sentiment- Love SVG freebie (Happy Pumpkin Spice Season)
·   Cardstock, two vellum leaves and ribbon scrap from my stash
Entered into: 
Coffee Loving Cardmakers- 2020 Fall & Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #464-465 Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #527

STAMPlorations- Never ending Anything Goes Challenge  

   
I was thrilled last month to learn that Kris Breach, artist/owner of Imagine That Digistamps was starting challenges again! I served on Kris’ DT before she took some time off and really enjoyed working with her… and creating with her wonderful artwork.  Kris started with a Progressive Challenge that will run through November. Sign up HERE anytime between now and the end of November to get started with your first digi for free!
The free digi for November is named Marleen’s Christmas Stocking, I thought the look on Marleen's face carries a mix of humor and surprise… which made me think she may have just experienced something unusual… like seeing her mommy kissing Santa Claus?! That is where the idea for the background was born. I found free sheet music for the song and adhered it to the card front. When finished, I decided to add a layer of Candy Cane vellum between Marlene and the sheet music to add a bit of color.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and sentiments- Imagine That (Marleen’s Christmas Stocking)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Assorted background papers, vellum, clear photo corners, and cardstock from my stash
·   Sheet Music- A freebie available HERE

·   Furry Hat via Flower Soft Polar White you can find HERE

Entered into:

Imagine That Blog Progressive Challenge- November

The Paper Shelter- #449 Card for a Child

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays

Dragonfly Dreams- Christmas/Winter

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #515 Anything Goes 

 
This card was created for a wonderful annual event at Beccy’s Place named the Month of Holiday Cards Challenge (not just Christmas cards, you can make cards for ANY holiday.) This is my third year of participating, and I’m honored to now be a member of Beccy’s DT (called a Contributor!) and am blessed to have a large collection of Beccy’s amazing artwork!
The 8th annual Challenge goes on all month, with drawings for daily challenges, for posting comments and even random entry numbers!  Stop in HERE to learn more.  Most of the challenges follow an A-Z theme… with a few other topics thrown in to cover all 31 days of November. This card is for the letter “E” as in Easter Joy (one of Beccy’s great digi sets.) I used a vintage wreath cut from a piece of scrapbook paper as the base, coloring it in pastels with decorative chalks and a white gel pen. A sweet little duck is perched on the wreath, showing off her beautiful flower tiara!

Supplies: 
·   Duck Digi- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Easter Joy)
·   Colored with Decorative Chalks, Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Front and inside sentiments- Beccy’s Place Digi Set (Easter Joy)
·   Assorted cardstock and scrapbook paper from my stash
Entered into:  

Beccy’s Place- 8th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #45 Anything Goes

Di’s Digi Stamps- Use a Digi Image

Outlawz Challenge- Twisted Thursday Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge