Midweek Muse: Build A Snowman

Hello 

It's been a while since I've played along with digital challenges, but today I found time to make a scene for the challenge at Our Midweek Muse. 

The theme is Build a Snowman.

The background, snowy house scene is from is from A&Jj Designs 'Whimsical Winter House' collection. 

I added the png snowman, girl and robins, along with grungy markings, snow and a title.

Thanks for stopping by today. xx

Four Seasons Challenge Jan WINTER 25/01

The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone Challenge 31/01

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* Gecko Galz: Nature's Winter

 

Hello

Did you know that if you spend just $2 at the Gecko Galz Etsy Shop 

you receive a free collage sheet?

Each week starting from Sunday 00:00 hours (CST) the weekly sheet changes.

Here are a couple of quick and easy cards I made with this week's free with purchase sheet called Nature's Winter - a beautiful winter wildlife set.

Winter Hare:

I simply die cut a frame from Kraft card, added it to a shop bought 5 x 5 inch card blank and added the image, having distressed the edges. I added a small pearl embellishment and two die cut leaves.

Such a beautiful. image: 

* Creative Fingers Challenge #290 AG 13/12

* Shopping Our Stash #536 Winter (not Christmas) 16/12

* Critter Crazy #93 AG 25/12

* 613 Avenue Create Dec AG 31/12

* Creative Inspirations Let it Snow 01/01

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Winter Owl:

Again I die cut a frame, matted it onto Kraft card and popped the beautiful owl image on top. Die cut leaves, berries and a gem stone flower adorn one corner.

* Crafty Gals Corner #261 Use 3 Layers 10/12

* Crafty Catz Challenge #684 AG 19/12

* Four Seasons Challenge Dec Winter 25/12

* Lets Craft and Create #214 AG 01/01

* The Outlawz Festive Friday Dec AG 02/01

* Farm Quest Country Chrismas Challenges #15 AG Country Christmas 05/01

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Here are this months free with purchase sheets:

1st - 7th Dec.                       8th - 14th Dec

15th - 21st Dec

22nd - 28th Dec                        29th Dec - 4th Jan 

 

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Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Yuletide Dreams"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

* Conjurer of Dreams: Winter Critters

  

Hello

Today I'm sharing some projects I made using Conjurer of Dreams images. I hope you'll pop over to the store and take a look at the Digital Art on sale for collage, scrapbooks, journals, cards and more.

We have a new, open, worldwide challenge at the Conjurer of Dreams Blog.

The challenge theme is always 'Anything Goes', and this month's optional theme is 

'Winter Critters'.

We hope you'll share your projects with us.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where we would love for you to share your Conjurer of Dream projects.

Here are my DT makes:

My first card uses the Skating Penguins, with their skates cut away, and a snowman from the Snowman Build set. I made an inky sky by blending Distress Oxide inks and using a circle mask for the sun. I die cut some snow mounds from white card. I used a Sizzix die to cut the trees from Distress Oxide coloured card. White paint splatters provide the snow.

* Allsorts Challenge #805 Magic of the Season 08/11

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #97 Penguins  09/11 WINNER

* Peace on Earth #75 Christmas 14/11

* Critter Crazy #92 AG 25/11

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Nov 25/11

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

613 Avenue Create Nov AG 29/11 TOP ROCKER

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A shaker card:

I made a shaker card using one of the Polar Bears images. Silver, blue and white are one of my favourite colour palletes for winter.I used patterned paper and white die cuts as embellishments along with paper flowers made with dies and distress oxide coloured card.

* Jingle Belles Critters 06/11

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #241 AG 16/11

* Mirtillamente Challenge #37 AG 27/11

* Crafty Calendar Challenge Nov AG 28/11

* Moving Along with the Times #172 Sparkle 29/11

* Love Those Pretty Papers Nov AG 30/11

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Next a simple layered Christmas card:

I used an image from the Snowman Build set for this one, The image has an extra, fussy cut critter added to it from the same set. White die cut embellishments and Snowflakes embossed and cut with a TH Impresslit.

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A pair of ATCs:

I made these ATCs with the Winter Pines background set. I added snow splatters and clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer. I fussy cut two of the Festive Steampunk Polar Bears and added them on foam tape. I edged the backgrounds with silver paint and matted them onto black card.

These will make 2 card toppers if I need extra ones this season.

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An altered notebook cover:

I painted my Kraft notebook with Dina Wakley black paint. I used alcohol inks and Yupo paper to make the colourful background. I never seem to get this technique right and find it extremely messy, so I want to tidy up and put everything away before I've given it a real chance. Anyhow, I was quite pleased with this one. I added a Wandering Wolf image to a black die cut mat and adhered it to the Yupo paper. Die cut borders were adhere to the top and bottom edges and metal looking embellishment were added to the left and right edges. I used alpha stickers for the 'notes'. It's really bright and colourful in real life.

* Crafty Animals #89 AG 27/11

* NBUS Challenge #69 AG 30/11

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And finally, some digital projects.

Using Festive Polar Bear and Christmas Florals Collage:

Using Cats in Hats:

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That's all for now.

Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Conjurer of Dreams Blog 

CoD Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes (option Winter Critters) Challenge.

  Open worldwide to all participants, using any digis, stamping, mixed media etc

Please hop over, become a Blog Follower and join the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

* Winter Cats

 

Hello

One of my Facebook buddies has an Etsy store where she sells handmade bookmarks, tags and cards and more recently she has added some digital collages for us to download, print and create our own magic. Her store is Wendylynn's Paper Whims. I do hope you'll take a look. The printables are 50% off at the moment.

I spotted these gorgeous Winter Cats in the style of Van Gogh.  Now, cats and Van Gogh are two passions of mine, so I knew I had to purchase.

I downloaded them after midnight and I couldn't wait to get printing, cutting and glueing, so I made a couple of digital collages just to see the artwork in context. I hope you like what I made:

I gave this one a mixed media background which resembles a snowy winter's day. I added a gold wreath motive behind the image and some gold splatters, along with lavender stars. I framed with black and gold on both the image and the background, and I found a Van Gogh quote to tuck beneath the image and the word 'Shine'. A metallic embellishment and some wonky, gold stitches finish off the piece.

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Again I chose a mixed media background representing dark, winter sky. I used a transparent mask to add more detail and texture to the background, along with gold splatters and sparkly blue snowflakes. The pine cluster embellishment is from a set by Raspberry Road. The gold, diamond-shaped studs were arranged as a frame along with some black and white detail. To finish, I tucked a wintry sentiment beneath the cluster.  

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Next, I added both cats (fussy cut away from their backdrops)) to a wintry background:

Winter Cats

Thank you so much for looking.

SUYP Challenge #96 AG with Cats 31/01

* Conjurer of Dreams: Frosty Mornings

 Hello

Today I'm sharing some projects I made using Conjurer of Dreams images. I hope you'll pop over to the store and take a look at the Digital Art on sale for collage, scrapbooks, journals, cards and more.

The theme this month is Frosty Mornings..

Here is what I made:

I used one of the Winter Birds and fussy cut the main part of the image. I made an inky background of a snowy morning as the sun rises. I added lots of sparkle, in the form of tinsel embossing powder and glitter, to represent frost and popped the cut out image on foam pads to give it dimension.

I'm entering this project into these challenges:

* Sparkles Christmas Challenge #156 Winter Wonderland 31/01 Top 3

* Critter Crazy #82 AG 25/01 WINNER

* Crafty Animals #79 AG 26/01

* Four Seasons Challenge Winter 31/01

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I also made a set of card toppers using the Winter Birds.

Sometimes, the images are just so beautiful, there is no need to do much with them. In this case, I added DecoArt Glamour Dust glitter to the snow and frost on each image. I matted it onto a die cut black frame and then matted again on to die cut, textured, silver paper. One final mat onto a distressed rectangle of textured white card. 

The toppers just need to be popped onto coloured card and placed on a blank A6 card. This one I added to my go-to black card:

I haven't decided what colour card to use as the base for these two yet:

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Next I made some pages for my journals:

First up are the Grumpy Snow Shovelling Grannies. 

The grannies are fussy cut and popped on a background scene of frosty trees from the Twilight set. I used silver glitter card to mat the image and sentiment. I also made the Dstress Oxide background, added white splatters for snow and die cut some fir trees from inked card. The sentiment makes me smile :)

* Classic Design Challenge Dec AG 13/01

The Crafty Addicts #9 AG 31/01

My second page features another Grumpy Snow Shovelling Granny and a free Snowma from the Facebook freebie file:

Once more, I fussy cut the images and adhered them to a Twilight background. I added mica flakes around the granny's feet and the base of the snowman. I matted the image onto die cut mirror card and added a die cut,, glitter, snowflake border along the right hand side. It was popped onto a Distress Oxide smooshed background and a sentiment was added.

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My final project was made with a background that I wasn't happy with, as the stamping of the trees had gone a bit wrong. However, I decided to rescue it for these gorgeous penguins - another freebie from the Facebook group - and I made a mini journal page:

I'm entering this project into these challenges:

* Crafty Animals #79 Mr Popper's Penguins 26/01

* Once Upon a Time Challenges Jan Mr Popper's Penguins 31/01

That's all for now.

Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store

Conjurer of Dreams Blog (freebies available)

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Vera lane Studio: Winter Magic

 

 Hello

It's Monday, it's Christmas Day and it's my Vera Lane Studio DT day.  

A short while ago a digi set called Waddle On was released. It features two cute penguins with separate hats (a choice of two) and three sentiments. 

Here is what I made:

Isn't this the sweetest penguin!

My penguin CAS card has a simple stencilled background using Broken China Distress Oxide through an AALL & Create stencil. I added white paint splatters and popped the fussy cut, Copic coloured penguin on top. I added the fussy cut  Winter Magic sentiment.

Waddle On

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft #12 AG 28/12

A Place to Start Dec AG 31/12

613 Avenue Create Dec Winter Holiday 31/12

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Vera Lane Studio: 'Tis the Ski-son

 Hello

It's Monday and my Vera Lane Studio DT day.  

A short while ago a digi set called Ski-son was released. I didn't realise at the time that Ski-son means ski season. This adorable set has a girl and a boy character all togged out in ski wear along with a winter sun and two sentiments.

Here is what I made:

My journal page has a smooshed Oxide ink background with a die cut snow bank. Lots of white paint splatters and white embossing, with an AALL & Create splatter stamp, replicate the snow along with some holographic glitter. I added a little stamping around the edges in grey ink.

The cute, little character was coloured with Copic markers.

Ski-son

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2349 AG 17/12

A Perfect Time to Craft #12 AG 28/12

A Place to Start Dec AG 31/12

613 Avenue Create Dec Winter Holiday 31/12

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo