Happy Holidays Tag!

December 13 2012

Have you been visiting the Gecko Galz site each day for amazing "tag" inspiration from the DT PLUS Daily specials from Leanne?????

Today my tag using all Gecko Galz products is the tag of the day and all the details can be found here so pop over for a look and you can also see the previous "tags of the day" as well - there is some real inspiration & eye candy for Xmas!!!!

There are a few "tag" challenges going on so I am entering this at the Craft Room Challenge for their "Make a Tag" theme plus the Frilly & Funkie "Make it a Tag" Challenge!!

Gifted!

December 11th 2012

Another post for today - I am just sneaking this in for the current Christmas Challenges (with Sketches) Challenge which has the twist this week of using the sketch on a gift bag!! I have been wanting to do this for ages so this was a perfect opportunity but of course LOL when you want to find something you never can and I had to go to several stores to finally find the white paper gift bags with handles!!!! At one point I despaired of ever finding them - hence the reason I am posting this with only a few hours to spare at the challenge blog!!!

The gorgeous patterned papers are all digi papers from the new release "Winter Wonderland" papers from Gecko Galz (the little tag is also from the Winter Wonderland set). Make sure you head over to the Gecko Galz site to see the rest of the great new products for December!! The cute little image which reminded me of a Xmas "Turtle Dove" for some reason is from Leanne Ellis' Etsy Store and is called "Gifted" - I thought this image was just perfect for the patterned papers along with the sparkly snowflakes and ribbon I added. I added some spots of silver & clear Kindy Glitz to the image as well for a bit of sparkle! I highlighted bits of the image with soft coloured Copic Markers as I wanted to keep with the theme of the patterned papers.

Santa Bauble!

December 11th 2012

A new sketch challenge at Jacksons Digital Expressions and I've used a new "Santa Ornament" image from Robert Jackson to make this card. We would love to see your interpretation of the sketch so check out the blog for all the details!

Winter White

December 9th 2012

This is my entry for the "Winter White" Challenge at the Rick St Dennis "Sparkle & Glitter" Challenge Blog - of course I couldn't resist adding a little bit of "pink" to my little pennant/flag. The cute little angel image is from Rick's Store and I've been wanting to create with her for awhile now so this was a perfect opportunity! I've used bits & pieces of textured and patterned papers along with some lace, ribbon & satin flowers! Angel image and "Xmas" lettering printed on shimmer paper as you can see from the photos.

Joy to the World

December 8th 2012

A reminder post for Wicked Wednesday plus my entry for the current Just Some Lines "Winter Wonderland" Challenge! Firstly I made the ATC above using the 3 Birds image from Just Some Lines - they are so cute all rugged up for Winter and are perfect for the "Wing It" Challenge at Wicked Wednesday - then I decided to make it into a card and add some more elements for the Winter JSL Challenge. At the moment I have a thing for black backing card and printing images onto Kraft - LOL - I just love the effect!

Background rubber stamped image on the Kraft paper is from a new Tim Holtz Rubber stamp set I got and the white stamped border from a set of stamps from a cheap shop. I added the letters "to the world" and a great flower I made using a new Die-namics die I purchased from Ebay! I love cute images but I like to try and give them a vintage/olde worlde feel when I create with them if that makes sense!!

I am also entering this card at the current No Matter Which Challenge Blog for their "Christmas" theme challenge (and LOL I've used both digi & rubber stamps!!) I haven't played along at So Artful Challenges since I left the DT so thought I would link up there for the current "Bird Life - Holiday - or Winter Colours" Challenge with my little wintery birds!!

Wing It!

December 5th 2012
A brand new challenge with a fantastic sponsor this week at Wicked Wednesday! Stampotique provided the DT with rubber stamp for our challenge and you have the chance to win a prize too just by entering our "Wing It" Challenge - you don't want to miss the chance of a $30 gift certificate from Stampotique!!!! And we are being joined by some of the Stampotique DT Members who have made some amazing ATC's for inspiration as well!!

My ATC uses "Daniel's Tree Topper" & "Angel Definition" stamps along with feathers and glittery stars!!

Creepy Xmas!

December 3rd 2012

What a great itinerary we have for our new challenge at Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Blog this week:

1. Creepy Xmas

2. Not a Card

3. Black & White

4. Blood Red

5. Gems

6. Ribbon

7. Glitter

8. Bah Humbug

9. One Layer Card

10. Let it Snow

For my creation I have used items 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6!! We would love to see what you can come up with using at least 3 items from our list!

Our sponsor this week is Smeared Ink and I've used one of the "creepy" but cute LOL Grumpies!!!