For this month’s “Anything Goes” challenge at Sheepski Designs, I created two DT cards with holiday themes.
The first card spotlights an
adorable Santa bear, which I decided to color as a Panda. His arms are piled
high with festive gifts. After coloring and
fussy coloring the digi, I adhered him to the front of a gate-fold card,
decorated with plaid paper and a vintage Christmas tree scene (sadly, I couldn’t
find the source of this scene which I’ve had in my paper crafts collection for
several decades. If I can find it in my files, I’ll add that information to
this post.)
After adhering Santa Bear I added some
texture to his hat with Polar White Flower Soft. (I love the fluffy, furry look
that this product adds to snowy scenes, winter hats and cuffs, etc.)
Supplies:
· Digi- Sheepski Designs- Pressie Time
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly
Roll white & silver gel pens
· Front Sentiment- Freebie from Birdscards
“From Our House to Yours” (site appears to have closed).
·
Inside Sentiment- upcycled from an old greeting card.
· Furry texture added
to the hat with Polar White Flower Soft (Used to be available
at craft stores, but now I find it HERE)
·
Plaid patterned paper- Hobby Lobby
· Background scene, and
other items from my stash.
Entered into:
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The second
card features one of my favorite digiis from artist Andrea Norris, a chameleon digi named, appropriately, “Camouflage.” I had fun making a Halloween card with the
little reptile and an upcycled calendar page. After
printing off, and fussy-cutting the chameleon I lay the digi atop the pumpkin photo
and used a pencil to gently sketch where to add the colors and accents. Then
came the fun… watching the little critter “disappear” into the background as I filled
in the colors! I created the twig and a few leaves with paper scraps, then slid the twig into place
between his “toes” and adhered them together. I attached the chameleon and twig to the background, then added the leaves, sentiments and leaves. And... TaDa!
Supplies:
· Background photo- upcycled from an old calendar.
· Digi- Sheepski Designs (Camouflage)
·
Shaded and highlighted with Spectrum Noir
Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
· Front
Sentiment “Boo”- Hero Arts Spooky Labels Digi set (no longer available)
· Front
Sentiment- TLC Creations Freebie (FaBOOlous
Halloween)
·
All other items from my stash.
Entered into:
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This final card, for Thanksgiving, rounds
out the end-of-the-year triad of holidays! I am entering it into the Snippets Challenge, a favorite because it encourages me to use all
the lovely paper scraps and upcycled treasures that I hoard… I mean… save… for
later use)! I used a video tutorial to make this “Mosaic Card Design.” (I found the technique
time-consuming and a little difficult to try to fit all the little snippets
together, but I liked the result. THEN… after it was completed, I realized that
I had skipped over one important part of the tutorial that would have simplified
the process… A LOT! You don’t have to get all the pieces to fit together if you
cover the quilted piece with embossing powder, and let heat fill in all the
gaps. I finished the card with a stamped basket
of apples, and fall/Thanksgiving-themed sentiments and stickers. I love how the
color combo and quilted patterns just shout “FALL!”
PS-
I plan to make another one of these cards and actually follow the instructions!
I’ll post the results when finished.
Supplies:
· Quilted background- Mosaic Card Design video tutorial
· Wicker
Basket Filled with Apples Wood-Mount Stamp from PSX Rubber Stamps (company no
longer in business.)
· Colored
with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll
white gel pen.
· Front
Sentiment- a freebie from TLC Creations (Joyful Thanksgiving)
· Inside Sentiment- “May your blessings be plentiful”
from a Power Poppy Digital Set (Autumns Opulence)
· Leaf
patterned paper and Fall Foliage Stickers from Hobby Lobby
·
All other items from my stash.
Entered into:
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