Happy New Year!

The 1st of the month finds me making a DT card for the challenge at QKR Stampede. Stop by the challenge, which is always “Anything Goes” and several prizes are awarded. Maybe you’ll be inspired to enter a card or two yourself? 

For this whimsical Christmas card, I created a tri-fold base with a strip of white cardstock, measuring 5½ x 12¾ inches. I scored every 4¼ inches on the long side, and folded both ends into the center on the score lines. I then printed, colored, and fussy-cut the tree digi to determine how much of the card's front to cut off on a diagonal. (I wanted to add a bit more color, so layered some pale green patterned paper behind the tree, and some lovely rose paper behind the front flap, trimming it diagonally. I then adhered the tree, added the sentiments and a large number of pretty little pink plastic butterflies that I’ve had in my stash for a few decades!

                                       

Supplies: 

·   Tree digi- QKR Stampede (Tree) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Sentiment on inside flap- Eureka Digital Stamp (Legend of the Butterfly) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Tree and butterflies colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and Stardust Clear gel pen

·   Inside Sentiment- QKR Stampede Digital Stamp (Merry Christmas) Also available in unmounted or cling-mounted

·   Cardstock, rhinestone butterflies, and other items from my stash.

Entered into:  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #523-524 Anything Goes                   

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #575 AG

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Friday  

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Pretty In Pink

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks

Since it’s the first of the month I’m also sharing my DT card for the January Sheepski Designs Challenge. This month’s theme is “Squares” and I had fun creating a card using one of Andreas’ sweet digis. This one, named “Waiting” features a beautiful fairy gazing into the distance as she patiently waits for… a loved one, the morning to come, a bright future? The spotlight technique helped to provide the required squares to my card (I used a stencil to lightly trace the three squares, which I trimmed from the digi, colored, and set aside. I used chalks to add color to the rest of the digi, then layered a scrap of vellum over it to provide a lovely, misty feeling to the scene. I adhered the fairy, her furry friend, and colorful mushrooms in place then added a few sentiments and “ta-da” the magical scene was “Ta-Done”!  

PS Stop by the Sheepski blog to learn more about the monthly challenges and have a chance to win some wonderful digis created by artist Andrea Norris! 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sheepski Designs (Waiting)

·   Instructions for Spotlight Technique can be found HERE

·   Spotlighted areas colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Non-spotlighted areas colored with decorative chalks and white gel pen, then muted with a vellum scrap

·   Stardust Stickles added to Fairy wings

·   Front Sentiment “Make a Wish”- Freebie from Papercrafts Magazine (No longer available)

·   Inside sentiment- Birdscards Freebie (Spread Your Wings)

·   Cardstock, vintage patterned paper, vellum, and other items from my stash

Entered into:  

Crafty Sentiments Challenge-AnythingGoes

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week #52 Anything Goes                     

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- January