The Paper Funday Challenges - January 2021

 Hello and Happy Wednesday!  Today begins a new monthly Challenge at The Paper Funday Challenges with the Theme of Anything Goes and Optional Twist:  Use the Color Blue.  This month we have 2 wonderful sponsors; Star Stampz and KaramfilaS.  Wow, a couple of Great Sponsors and 2 winners this month!

For my design team project, I created a New Year card using the Winter Houses Digital Papers from KaramfilaS.  This shoppe has so many wonderful papers, clip art and etc...I spent hours looking at everything!

The scene has a lovely snowflake sky so I added Snowflake die cuts to further enhance the Winter feel.  This card also matches the optional Twist of using Blue in the design.  The only Bells and Whistles are the gems I added to the snowflakes.  The sentiment is from the Mini Messages stamp set by Cardz TV. 

 

A quick and easy card make but not at all simple with the wonderful colors and cute house images. Please join us this month for the challenge and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Penny's Challenges

Crafty Creations

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

A Place to Start

International Art & Soul

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

All Sorts

Crafty Friends

Crafter's Castle

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Newton's Nook

 Hello and Happy Monday...the 1st Monday of 2021.  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and ready to tackle the New Year.  Today starts a new challenge at Pammie's Inky Pinkies with the theme being Anything Goes.  The sponsor for this challenge is Newton's Nook.

For my design team project, I did not use a Newton's Nook image, instead using some Decoupage Sheets that were gifted to me for the holiday and I created a See Through Easel Card for the New Year.

This printable can be found on Card Making Downloads as a Freebie.  It's a decoupage kit and is quite stunning.  I printed out on matte photo paper and fussy cut all the images in the kit.  This did take some time but I enjoy fussy cutting. I added foam pads to the elements and kept stacking each on top of another until I liked the design.  The kit also contains a matching envelope, which I also put together.  The finished card and envelope measure approximately 5.5"x5" when standing and folds flat for mailing.

The sentiment is from the Mini Messages stamp set from Cardz TV, no other bells and whistles except for a bit of Wink of Stella.  I love working with decoupage kits, especially when I'm short on inspiration and have the patience for fussy cutting.

Please join us this week for the challenge, we would love to see your projects and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Monday Challenge

Get Creative

A Bit More Time to Craft

Creatalicious

QKR Stampede

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

Perfect Time to Craft

Crafts Galore Encore

Crafty Friends

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper

Octavia's Frosted Winter Family

 Hello and Happy Sunday!  I hope your 1st Sunday of the New Year has been pleasant.  My make and share today features a Digital Stamp and flower from the Polkadoodles' Octavia's Frosted Winter Collection.

I created a Diamond Easel card using designer papers from the "Northern Lights" 12x12 paper pad by Recollections.  I chose to use the pre-colored images for my card today, adding some glitter to resemble falling snow. I fussy cut one of the embellishments that's included in the set to use as a stopper for the top panel.   This card measures 6" square when folded flat and makes for easy posting.

Thanks for visiting me today, until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

International Art & Soul

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

All Sorts

Gem of a Craft Challenge

Outlawz PAM

Polkadoodles

Cardz TV

Pattie's Creations

Cute Card Thursday

Outlawz Twisted Thursday

Crocheting Teddy Decoupage

Hello and Happy Saturday.  I hope your holiday weekend has been enjoyable thus far, mine has...I've been playing in the Craft Room and today's make and share features a cute Crocheting Teddy Bear with a Happy New Year Wish.

I used the Crochet Bear 6x6 Decoupage Kit purchased from Card Making Downloads to put this card together.  I fussy cut 3 layers to create the dimensional decoupage, mounting each layer with foam pads.  The sentiment is from the Cardz TV Mini Messages stamp set and the final touch was the card candy and Wink of Stella added.   

I forget how relaxing decoupage kits can be, for me anyway as I like to fussy cut, I find it relaxing.  When I'm short on inspiration, the kits are a fun way to create pretty cards quick and easily.  

Thanks so visiting and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Gem of a Challenge

Crafty Calendar

Outlawz PAM

Crafting Happiness

Corrosive Challenge

Always Fun

Crafty Sentiments

Lemon Shortbread

Crafty Creations

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

Frosty Winter Smiles Box Card

 Hello and Happy Monday!  I hope your Christmas Holiday was a good one and Santa brought you some awesome Crafting Goodies.  The new year is around the corner and I am so ready to say goodbye to 2020 and hope that 2021 brings us some relief from this pandemic.

I had the opportunity to create this Box card over the holiday weekend using the Frosty Winter Smiles character digital stamps from Polkadoodles.  The images are so adorable and perfect for a Winter /New Year themed project.  **Warning - Picture Heavy

This was truly a fun make.  I added some die cut Snowflakes using Gina K. Designs dies and Wink of Stella here and there for Sparkle and Shine.  Those are the only Bells and Whistles added to this card.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Artsy Stamper

Crafting Happiness

Bitten By the Bug

Double Trouble

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Pixie's Crafty Workshop

Creative Moments

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

Cardz TV

PaperBabe

Pattie's Creations

Cute Card Thursday

A Sprinkle of Winter and a Change of Plans

 Hello and Happy Monday!  Today, I have a very quick and easy make and share that features an image, topper and papers from The Paper Pantry Vol. III titled A Sprinkle of Winter.

I need some quick Christmas Cards to attach to homemade breads, cookies and candies that I plan to hand out to neighbors on Christmas Eve.  Our custom is to host an open house of sorts (very casual) on Christmas Eve with family, friends and neighbors popping in for the evening but this year we cancelled due to the pandemic.  So, our Plan B will be delivering our goodies on Christmas Eve and then taking a drive to look at Christmas Lights with a stop by Starbucks for a Peppermint Hot Cocoa.  It's not what I want but I suppose everyone has to celebrate the holiday whatever way they can and are allowed.

I created 10 cards of this exact style and will include with packages of Chocolate and Peanut Butter Fudge,  Mexican Wedding Cookies, Banana and Apple Spice Loaves and Haystacks.  I plan to start baking on Wednesday and will spend all day and into the evening baking up goodies.  My house will smell divine!

The papers were cut with Stitched Rectangle Dies and a Stitched Circle die by Kat Scrappiness, the sentiment is a stamp from Gina K. Designs, the focal image was popped up on foam pads and Nuvo Crystal Drops were added for a sparkly finishing touch.  I used Gray Ink to stamp the sentiment as I thought Black was too harsh.  I love this adorable Fox...he looks like he is enjoying a Winter Day totally oblivious of COVID...lucky him!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafting Happiness

Take a Word

Artsy Stamper

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Christmas Kickstart

Lemon Shortbread

The Holly and the Ivy

Last Tags for Christmas

 Good Sunday to you!  Today I'm sharing the last of the Holiday Tags I've created for Swap Buddies.  For me, the week ahead with be filled with last minute shopping, menu planning, gift wrapping and sips of Egg Nog while listening to Holiday music.

The tags were a quick and easy make as I used papers and the coordinating cut aparts from various Echo Park 6x6 paper pads.  I cut the tag shape with a Gina K. Designs Tag die and used Glitter card from my stah (that generally only comes out at Christmas Time).  Baker's Twine used for the tie and sequins for a bit of shine.  

I hope you have a wonder day and week ahead.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Crafty Gals Corner

Double Trouble

Tag Tuesday

Crafty Calendar

Ike's World

Bitten by the Bug

Color My Heart Color Dare

Harley Claus

 Hello and Happy Saturday!  With 5 days till Christmas, I realized I hadn't made Hubby a Card and the dilema was....what to create for a 60+ year old Biker?  Then I stumbled across Harley Claus by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

This was definitely the image I needed for Hubby's Christmas Card.  I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, used designer papers from the Memory Box "Christmas Plaid" 6x6 paper pad, a pair of decorative edge scissors to cut around focal panel and a die cut that was gifted to me in a swap. I backed the die cut with card so I could pop it up on foam pads.

No bells and whistles on this one as the Hubs isn't a sparkly and glittery kinda guy.  Fun image to color up and I know he will like this one!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas

Di's Digi Designs

Gem of a Craft Challenge

A Bit More Time to Craft

QKR Stampede

Creative Crafting Uncles

Cardz TV #130

Let's Craft and Create

Jan's Digi Stamps

Creatalicious

Bugaboo's Holiday Chaos Day #7 - Color Inspiration

 Hello and Happy Friday!  Today is the last day of Holiday Chaos at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.  It's been a fun week of challenges and inspiration using Bugaboo's adorable stamps. Today's challenge is Color Inspired and to top it off....it's also FRIDAY FREEBIE!  

For my project today, I created a 6" square card using the Kidz Reindeer image which I colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  

The papers are from the Memory Box "Holiday Plaids" paper pad, gold mirror card from my stash, sentiment from a stamp set that was included with a UK papercrafting magazine that was purchased at JoAnn's, the ribbon was purchased at Hobby Lobby on clearance last year.

For a final touch, I added accents of white with a Gelly Roll Pen, Gold Gems and Glossy Accents to the Lights. What a wonderful way to end a week of fun than with this cute little guy dressed in his reindeer suit....reminds me of Aunt Clara's Bunny PJ's. 

I hope you've had an opportunity to join the fun and will join in today with your Color Inspiration project.  Starting tomorrow, 19th of Dec through the 1st of Jan, the Bugaoo Design Team will be on holiday break.

Have a wonderful weekend and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodle

Cardz TV #130

C.R.A.F.T

Creative Knockouts

Cute Card Thursday

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper

DL Art

Scrapping4Fun

Di's Digi Design