The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #292

 The end of the year is here.  This challenge will run until January 15, 2023.  For this last challenge the theme is ATG.  So anything is pretty welcomed.  We only have one sponsor for this last challenge.  Let's see who it is.  

Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-coloured images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some
fun with Fred! 

Fred She Said

Prize~$10 Prize Voucher

I love working with Fred She Said.  The image I chose is Catching Snowflakes.  Here is my creation.

One aspect I love about Fred She Said is the images come with
both colored and images to be colored.  A lot of the time they 
also come with matching papers.  I have used the pre-colored
image and printed it out.  Next I fussy cut another image and
 glued it to the full image to create depth.  I die cut tiny little
poinsettias for the corners and one giant snowflake out
of white glitter paper.  Each of the poinsettias has a jewel
in the center. 

The inside has the same background paper as the front.  I just
rounded the corners.

The back.

Thank you so much for the lovely comments and the love with year.  I will be back January 15, 2023 with another creation.  Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.  2023 is going to be great.

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed.

The crafty Gals Corner Challenge #238 'Tis The Season'

 Well the end of the year is upon us.  One last challenge for 2022.  The theme for this challenge is 'Tis The Season'.  Here are the sponsors...

Colour of Love Shop

Prize~3 Digital Images

LeAnn's World 101

Prize~3 Digital Images

Patties Creations

Prize~3 Digital Images

Just have to say what a way to end the 2022 challenge season.  These are amazing sponsors and I can't wait to work with them again in 2023.  Please go and say thank you everyone.

My image is from Colour of Love and called Santa Possum.  I have quite a few Possum images from Miss Heather and love each of them.  Here is what I have created.

The envelope

Isn't this adorable.  I colored this before my surgery.  (as you can see my hand did not cooperate 
very well). It's colored using my Prismacolor Pencils and Arteza Pencils.  The background die 
is from KSCraft.  The background for the die is Dollar Tree Mirrored Paper. 

Another die from KSCraft and it is back lined with holographic mirror paper from Dollar Tree.

The back

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful comments this is and all the love.  2022 has been another year of getting back to normal or as close to it as we can.  I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  2023 is going to be great!

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed.

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #291 Use dies and/or punches

 What a whirlwind!  I had Carpal Tunnel surgery on October 25th.  The surgery went perfectly.  (btw i want a quart of whatever it was that put me out.  best nap i've had in a long time)  The not using my right hand was very hard.  But I got the stitches out Monday Nov. 7th.  I do have to be careful with the incision.  The doctor said I should be back to normal in 2-3 months.  Thank you all for the prayers and blessings, they really helped!  We have one sponsor for this challenge and it is...

Beccy's Place

Prize~$10 Gift Voucher

I love Beccy's Place digital stamps.  They are so wonderfully drawn.  Please go and have a look around and maybe spread some love.  I bet you will find something!

On to my project.  I have chosen a free digital stamp called Cottage Chair.  Here is my creation.

Here is the envelope.  It is made from Neenah 
embossed card.  The address label is the main
paper I will be using.

I have lined the inside with the same paper as
the address label.

These are the dies I have used for my card.

The base is brown Neenah embossed.  My layers are 
cream striped, dark brown recollections, and a print from
a package that I bought at a thrift store.  The image was
printed, colored with Shuttle Art Alcohol Markers, and
finally cut out with my Silver Bullet Die Cutting 
Machine using SCAL5 software.  I cut four corners and
backed them with gold glitter paper.  Final touch is the
hay stack that is a sticker.

The inside is cream card and more of the dotted
paper I used on the front.  Vellum was printed 
and glued on with 3M Spray Adhesive.

You can see the embossing and my sticker for
the back. 

That's all for me.  Crafter's Cafe Challenge will be back for one more challenge in 2022.  So stay tuned.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and have a very Happy Thanksgiving!