Happy New Year 2021 with Phoebe

 Happy New Year to You and Yours.  We kicked 2020 to the curb and I'm asking 2021 to play nice!  For my first project of 2021, I created a New Year's card featuring Photocopy Phoebe from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  I couldn't resist coloring this fun image...looks like Phoebe was the life of her Office Party!

This card measures 5.5' square and the image was colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  The designer paper is from a Martha Stewart 12x12 Paper Stack and I've added some golden sequins to enhance the party mood.  I hope you have a wonderful New Year Weekend and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV #131

Pattie's Creations

A Bit More Time to Craft

QKR Stampede

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

A Perfect Time to Craft

Color It, Create It, Show it Off

Crafts Galore Encore

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper

Digi Doodle Studios

Bugaboo's Holiday Chaos Day #3 - Anything But A Card

 Happy Monday!  The Holiday Chaos continues at Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge Blog with today's theme being Anything But a Card.

My design team project features the Punky Kidz Sitter image that I turned into a desktop calendar.  I used die cuts and created a small calendar on the computer, printed it off and attached the pages together with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.  

I have now sent this off to one of my card swap buddies as a Christmas Present.  I colored her in holiday colors with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and used a sentiment that would reflect what I truly wish for her and everyone else for the upcoming year.

Please stop by the challenge blog at Bugaboo this week for more Holiday Chaos, Prizes and Fun!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Incy Wincy

Colouring in Scrapland

Christmas with the Cuties

QKR Stampede

A Perfect Time to Craft

Color It Create It Show it Off

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #460 - Anything Goes

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I hope your holiday preparations are going smoothly, we only have 14 more Sleeps until Father Christmas comes!

Today starts a new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges and our sponsor this week is the cute and quirky OddBall Art.  For my design team project this week I've had the pleasure of working with the adorable image Chilly Willy.  I'm still working on Christmas Cards so I was so happy to color him up with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers for one of my last cards this season.

This card measures the standard A2 (4.25" x 5.5"), I cut some snowflakes out of silver mirror card for accents and heat embossed the sentiment with Ranger Gold Embossing Powder.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn and the designer papers are from The Paper Studio 12"x12" paper stack titled Ornamental Christmas.  For the final touch, I added some clear Ranger Stickles on his hat tie and his scarf.

Please visit us this week at Penny's and share your creation for a chance to win some images from OddBall Art.  The team and I hope to inspire you with our projects and to be inspired by yours.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Make My Monday Challenge - Use Words or a Sentiment

Hello and Happy Monday!  It's time for a new challenge at Make My Monday Challenges and the theme this challenge is to use Words or a Sentiment.

For my design team project, I chose to use a sentiment and created a New Year's Card which measures 4.5" x 6", bigger than an A2 but smaller that an A6.  I went with these dimensions due to the size of the die cuts; they were exactly 4.5" x 6".

I was uncertain of the color combo but after completing it, I like it.  The black really makes it Pop.

Please join us at Make My Monday Challenges this round, we'd love to have you!

I would like to mention the new challenge blog The Paper Funday Challenges.  It's a monthly challenge blog and the 1st challenge is Anything Goes Made with Paper.  Please stop in and enter your paper creations.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Crafting From the Heart

Artistic Inspirations
Get Creative
Whoopsie Daisy

Cardz 4 Galz - New Year, New Stash

Hello and Happy New Year!

Today starts a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  The theme for this challenge is New Year, New Stash:  create using something new in your craft stash.

My design team project contains 2 new items:  the gold glitter card from Die Cuts with a View and the gold embossing powder from Ranger.

I just had to create a New Year's card because the gold just says Happy New Year and Welcome 2019!  Please join us at Cardz 4 Galz this challenge and show us what you have new in your craft stash!

I want to remind you of the new challenge blog at The Paper Funday Challenges.  The 1st challenge is an Anything Goes Challenge - anything made with paper.  Please stop in and join the fun.  

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
Crafting By Designs
Lil Red Wagon
The Paper Shelter
Creative Inspirations
Elli Belle's Corner

Welcome 2019!

Happy New Year and Welcome 2019!   All the holiday décor has been packed away, the lights are off the house, the floors have been swept and our dinner is in the oven.  I'm starting 2019 off to a good start and I hope you are too.

I have lots of crafting plans this coming year:  I want to venture into the Glitter Tumblers and also being more proactive with selling.  My dream has always been crafting for a living but in reality, I know that won't pay the bills so all I really want is to support my crafting habits.  If I apply myself, hopefully I will be able to do just that.

In addition, I'm starting a new Challenge Blog that debuts tomorrow (02 Jan 2019).  It's a monthly challenge with a prize awarded to a randomly chosen winner.  I hope you will join us in our challenges this year, please visit The Paper Funday Challenges for your chance to win!

 I wish you and yours a Healthy, Prosperous, Fun and Creative 2019!

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:
Digi Choosday Week 1
Through the Craft Room Door
Lemon Shortbread Challenges
Retarte #134
Always Fun Challenges
Cardz TV #79
Cute N Crafty Challenge Blog

Creatalicious Challenges - New Hope

Hello and Welcome back!  I want to share with you that it's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious Challenges.  Also, Creatalicious is currently having a Design Team call, so if you're interested, please stop by the blog and follow directions for your submission.  The theme this round is Anything Goes with the optional Christmas with Snowflakes.

Now on to my design team project for this challenge.  Our lovely sponsor this round is Cute as a Button Stamps and I've had the pleasure of using this sweet image New Hope.  I thought she was so appropriate for a New Year's card so that's what I've done:

I'll admit I was intimidated by this image; she is lovely, drawn so delicately with lots of detail so I incorporated my Sakura Pigma Brush tip markers along with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color her up.  The doves should have been white, but I was heavy handed with the grays and now I'm hoping they don't resemble pigeons....you live and you learn :p

We hope you'll join the challenge this round, we'd love to have you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Jo's Scrap Shack

Kraftin Kimmie's Stamps

A Gem of a Challenge

Cardz TV #78