Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #215 Snow Much Fun!

 Hello and welcome to my blog.  If you have been a follower for any time, I have an announcement.  My eyes are healing extremely nicely.  Of course won't be totally healed for 6mos. to a year.  I had excellent surgeons and cataract surgery is done and over with.  So happy to be able to create again and actually see what I am creating!  Thank you for all the prayers (they worked).

Now on to challenge #215 'Snow Much Fun!'.  Let's see who our fabulous sponsor(s) are.  

Crafty Sentiments Designs

Prize~3 Digital Images

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize~£8.00 Gift Certificate

If I can just take a moment, these 2 sponsors have been sponsoring not just our challenge but many many others.  I can tell you from working with both for many years they both are extremely generous.  PLEASE PLEASE go show each of them some love!

On to my project.  I have used an image from Twinkle Lane Designs called Penguin Snowglobe and a digital paper pack called Falling Snow.  I had such great plans for this image and the beautiful papers.  Then my eyes decided to want some time to rest.  So please excuse me if my card is not up to snuff.  Here it is...

Here is the envelope.  It is embossed
American Crafts and very heavy.

TaDa!!!  It's not what I had planned but I do believe
that it turned out really nice.  I paper pieced the
snow globe, the base and the snowman with
the penguins.  I used very tiny buttons instead of
black marker for coal. Aren't those little stars with
the fake snow great!  Love the sparkle!

So inside left.  I have to give credit to Twinkle 
Lane Designs.  Their digital papers are beautiful.

All of the accent tags are from Crafters Companions
Contemporary Christmas Kit which I found at 
Tuesday Morning last year.

Here is the completed inside.

The back of the card.

Here is the glamour shot!

I hope I have inspired you to make your own card for challenge #215 Snow Much Fun!  If you do, please post over at Crafty Gals Corner Challenges.  We would love to have you play along.

That's it for the month.  Next month is February and I bet you anything that the theme will be Valentines Day.  So for now I must say,

Bright Blessings

Stay happy, healthy and safe.

Crafty Gals #214 'Tis The Season'

 Well this is a first.  I thought I had written and published my blog post.  Well I can't find it anywhere.  It's that darned Elf on the shelf.  He did it.  Well anyway here is a new and improved post for challenge #214.  Theme is 'Tis the season'.  Before I show off my card, let me introduce our sponsor(s) for this challenge.

The Paper Shelter
Prize~3 Digital Stamps

Prize~Paper Pack and Image Pack
used by Crafty Gals Design Team

These sponsors are the greatest!  They allow the dt to select images and then we get to create an project showcasing their image.  Everyone please go show some love.

Now for my card.  I have used 'My Christmas Snowball' Digital stamp and digital paper pack. You can use the image colored or not.  I chose to use the colored one and embellish with some embossing.  So here it is!

Here is the front.  I have used some light blue ribbon
for the corners.  Next I used some gold embossing
powder to accent the frame.

This is the inside.  I will write a message when I
send the card out.

I decorated the envelope with a small Christmas
tree stamp.

The reason that I used the printed image is two fold.  One it was fast.  Two I couldn't see very well yet.  My eyes are healing very nicely.  So January 2021 watch out.  I will be coloring up a storm.

That is it for this post.  I am wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  

Brightest Blessings,

Crafty Gals Challenge #213 Thankful

 Hello!  Well great news.  One cataract surgery done.  I really think that the unknown and the anticipation of being able to see clearly were the biggest hurdles to over come.  Oh and the not doing anything or lifting anything for 14 days really got to me.  Hey, I can watch TV and NOT wear glasses for the first time in my life.  I have the next surgery on Thursday, November 12, 2020 early in the morning.  My crafters please keep me in your thoughts.  I would greatly appreciate it!

On to this months challenge over at Crafty Gals Corner . This will be #213 and the theme is thankful.  Let's see who graciously offered images for the design team to show off!

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize~2 Digital Images

Fred She Said Digital Designs

Prize~$10 Gift Certificate

These two sponsors are fabulous.  The images are so fun and print like a dream.  Please go show them some love!

This challenge I am working with an image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  It's is called Gnome Sweet Gnome.  As you can guess it has to do with gnomes!! Here is what I have created.

Here is the envelope

For the card, I started with some paper that has
Douglas Fir trees.  Next I colored the gnome home
using Prismacolor and Arteza colored pencils.  I 
decided that the house needed some ground and
extra grass.  The grass is a die and the grass is 
light brown AC cardstock.  Next the sign is also a
die and I inked the edges and printed out the
digital image's name.

The inside has a sticker border that is cut in half.
 The 'thanks so much' is printed on vellum.

I hope you like what I have came up with.  It was a lot of fun.  So until next time, stay safe and healthy.

Brightest Blessings,

PS: Happy Thanksgiving!

Free Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps.