Funky Christmas Chicken

Hello Friends and Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was exceptional and your week ahead will be the same.  We had a rainy weekend here in Florida so I took some time to create Christmas Cards. I've addressed and posted off several but I like to keep a few on hand in case they're needed.

I've mentioned before that this season I've limited myself to any new holiday purchases, choosing instead to use what I have in my stash. I'm sure many of you can relate to having stash items that haven't been used, and this Chicken Set is an example of that for me.  It's never been inked, and  my sister-in-law sent it to me in a Crafty Christmas parcel last year.

The stamp set is silicone but stamps beautifully, and it has a coordinating die set, which I've used to cut out the chicken.  He's been colored with Copic Alcohol markers and the patterned papers are from a Christmas pad by Scrapbook.com.  I've used Nesting Circle Dies from Kat Scrappiness for the focal image.

I've popped the Chicken and Gift on foam pads, and made my own embellishments using a circle punch.  The sentiment is part of the set and has been adhered flat to the card panel.  That's all from me today, I hope you are putting the finishes touches on your cards for the 2025 Holiday Season,

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Path of Positivity

Triple B

Colorful Options

613 Avenue Create

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Sweet Stampin'

Polkadoodles

Polkadoodles Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Juggling Snowballs

Hi Friends and Happy Saturday!  I have a quick share for you today featuring a Snowman juggling Snowballs.  The Happy Snowman is a die set received as a gift last year and I've just gotten around to using it. I've paper pieced his festive outer wear, the snowballs and hat brim are cut from glitter card.

The patterned papers are from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad from Doodlebug Design, the sentiment is from the Trimming the Tree Stamp stamp and coordinating die set from Picket Fence Studios.  I've cut the sentiment several times and adhered each layer for dimension, used a nesting Arch Die from Hero Arts for the focal panel and popped the snowballs on foam pads.

That's all from me today.  I hope your weekend is a good one, full of crafty fun and rest.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Calendar

Cardz 4 Galz

Creative Knockouts

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Cupcake Inspirations

Die Cut Divas

NBUS

The Four Seasons

12 Months of Christmas

Peeking Santa

Hello Friends and Happy Friday!  I have a quick share today featuring the Peeking Santa image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  He was an October 2025 Freebie for her newsletter and Patreon members and she hasn't offered him for sale yet, but she has some amazing digital stamps in her shop.  I've always loved Mo Manning's artwork and this Santa is drawn so realistically, this is the exact Santa I remember from my childhood. 

I've kept the image fairly large so he would take center stage, only adding a bit of patterned paper to represent a wall or door and added a bow for whimsy.  I've colored him with Copic alcohol markers and added Crystal Stickles to his hat fur.

I've fussy cut around his fingers and edge of the image so he would fit around the plaid paper, and now he goes in the post.  Have you started posting your Christmas Cards yet?  Time is flying by so we better shake a leg and get them sent.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Fingers

Let's Craft and Create

Colorful Options

Creative Inspiration Challenges

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Diagonal from bottom left to top right

Creative Inspirations

Word Art Wednesday

Digi Choosday

I Spy with My Little Eye

Christmas Kickstart

Christmas Joy Mug - Santa

Hello Friends and Happy Wednesday!  I've got a quick share today featuring an image from the adorable Christmas Joy Mugs Set by Angie Blom. This digital set contains 8 different mug images and sentiments, and I'm working my way through all of them, coloring each with Copic Alcohol markers.

I've kept the design fairly simple, letting the Santa Mug take center stage.  I've never had a Hot Cocoa topped with red whipped cream but there's always a first time for everything!  The Buffalo plaid paper is from the 12x12 Christmas Plaid Kit by Reminisce. 

To finish the card, I've added red sequins around the focal image and Crystal Stickles on the Pom Pom and cup lip.  The images in the set are super cute and easy to color.  That's all from me today, I'll be back soon to share more of the Christmas Joy Cups.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Fab 'n Funky

Word Art Wednesday

Creative Inspirations

Digi Choosday

Crafty Gals Corner

First Cup Challenges

Passion for Markers

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Mirtillamente

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Inspiration Station Challenge #80

Hello Friends and Welcome to the 1st Monday of December 2025!  Wow, we're on the countdown to Christmas now and I hope you've made some headway in decorating, cardmaking and gift purchasing. Today also begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog and we have a cozy scene to inspire us:

For my project, I was directly inspired by the rustic Christmas Tree and I've used the O Christmas Tree Bundled Kit from Taylored Expressions.  I've purchased very little this holiday season, opting to go with my stash but I couldn't resist this bundle when it was offered at a special price in July. 

To start, I've heat embossed a background panel using the snowflake cover stamp in white sparkle power.  The tree has been layer stenciled with Catherine Pooler inks and the plaid paper is from a Craft Consortium 12x12 Christmas pack I've had for years.

After the ink dried, I die cut the tree and adhered flat to the panel, which was cut using a postage die from Catherine Pooler.  The sentiment is popped on foam pads and I've added a die cut glitter foam star to the tree top.  Lastly, I've added a few red gems and sprayed everything with Shimmer Spray.

The team and I hope you'll stop by the Inspiration Station Challenge and play along with us.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Make My Monday

A Cut Above

The Crafting Challenge

Die Cut Divas

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

A Place to Start - (adding link for 613 Avenue Create so I can enter my card at A Place to Start)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Just Us Girls

Christmas Tree Blessings

Hello Friends and Happy Saturday!  I hope you're week was great, and if you celebrated Thanksgiving, that you had a blessed day full of love and good food.

I have a quick share today featuring the Christmas Tree image from the newest set by Angie Blom, Tree Blessings. It's an easy color, and I used my Copic Alcohol Markers.

I've kept the design CAS, which is hard for me.  I didn't resize the image much, so basically used it as is.  I've used dies from Catherine Pooler for cutting the mat and focal panel.  The sentiment is a pre-made strip from Simon Says Stamp, and it's been popped on foam pads.

That's all from me today, I'm off to get some lunch, tidy up and settle in for Christmas Card making and college football. Have a wonderful day, until next time, happy crafting!

Donna

Challenges Entered:

Creative Fingers

Pattie's Creations

Inspired By Challenge

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Crafty Gals Corner

Passion for Markers

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Thanksgiving Gratitude

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Wednesday!  I have a quick share for you today featuring an Autumn theme.  In the States, tomorrow is our Thanksgiving Day holiday and we will be spending it with family and friends.  It's been a tough year for us as a family and I've had fleeting thoughts of foregoing Thanksgiving and Christmas, but that would not be honoring our son Dylan, as the holiday season was his absolute favorite time of year.  

We are spending the holiday with my brother and my sister-in-law's family, and I needed to make a thank you card to go along with the hostess gift.  I thought these tattered and distressed leaf die cuts were perfect for the card.

I've went with a square card measuring 6", I've cut the leaves from various colors of cardstock and inked the edges with distress inks. The sentiment was die cut a few times for dimension and the background panel was embossed with the "Texture" EF from Penny Black.  The patterned paper strip is from my box of scrap.

To finish off the card, I've sprayed with Shimmer Spray for a glittery effect.  If you're celebrating Thanksgiving, please have a blessed day and I hope you are surrounded with family. friends and love.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge

Color Throwdown

Double D Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

Penny's Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Art Nudge - 1125B

Make My Monday

A Cut Above

613 Avenue Create

 

Give Us a Kiss by Penny Black

Happy Monday!  It's the start of another week, inching closer to Thanksgiving here in the States, and the Christmas Holidays.  As usual, I'm behind the 8-ball with Christmas Cards so I sat at the craft table off and on all weekend and created several.

Today I'm sharing the "Give Us a Kiss" wood block stamp from Penny Black.  This one dates back to 2010, and I'd forgotten I had this one.  It always surprises me what I find when I dig deep.

Nothing stamps quite like a wood block stamp, and Penny Black images are timeless. I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers and the patterned papers are snippets from Echo Park 6x6 Christmas themed pads. The papers were already cut into triangle shapes from another project, and it's a shame to waste them.

No bells or whistles have been added, only a Baker's Twine Bow to give the design a finishing touch.  The focal image had been matted and popped on foam pads for dimension.

That's all from me today, so until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

A Place to Start

Crafty Animals

Critter Crazy

613 Avenue Create

Stamping Sensations

We Love Stamping

Neglected Stuff

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Fall Dance by RAM Stamps

Hello Friends and Happy Saturday!  I hope your week went well and you're ready for the weekend...and more importantly, here in the States we have the Thanksgiving Holiday coming up, so time to get planning finalized on that.  I'm ready to sit down with family and friends and enjoy good food and fellowship.

I have a quick share for you featuring the precious Fall Dance digital stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller. She looks so happy raking the leaves (something I was never happy at doing). I've colored her using alcohol markers. 

The patterned papers are from my paper stash, bits left over from 6x6 paper pads and the sentiment is from a Penny Black Autumn Stamp Set.  I've popped the sentiment on foam pads and cut the focal image with a stitched nesting die.

To finish, I've added enamel dots to accent the sentiment and called this card finished. I hope you've finished your Autumn cards and have a good start on Christmas.  That's all for me today so until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Polkadoodles
Gem of a Challenge

Digi Choosday

Creative Fingers

Creative Friday

Pattie's Creations

Outlawz Festive Friday

Creative Inspiration

Double D Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

The Classic Design Challenge #11 Nov/Dec 2025

Welcome Back Crafty Friends!  It's the 15th of the month and that signals a new challenge month at The Classic Design Challenge Blog.  Our generous sponsor this round is Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and I've used the Simply Santa Digital Stamp to create a fun Christmas Card.

To start, I've embossed a background using the "Bold Snowflakes" embossing folder from Creative Expressions.  I've colored Santa using Copic Alcohol Markers and cut the focal image and sentiment using the "Stitched Rope Nesting Oval Dies" from Kat Scrappiness.

The focal panel and sentiment have been popped on foam pads, and the patterned papers are snippets from my scrap bin (I think they're from Carta Bella). Lastly, I've added Crystal Stickles to Santa's hat and cuff trim, you can't see it very well but it adds the perfect amount of sparkle.

The team and I invite you to stop by the challenge and join us by sharing your creative designs.  Hope to see you there!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Polkadoodles

Gem of a Challenge

All Sorts

Daisy Chain Challenges

Let's Craft and Create

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus Indiana

Sparkles Christmas - There's nothing more festive to wear than a Santa Suit!

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge