by Lisa | Jan 15, 2018 | Card Challenges |
Happy Monday… my crafty friends I’m back with another card for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas challenge. This week Marcia challenged us to create a Christmas card with the color combo on the inspiration photo below. You can read all about the challenge HERE and also see what the rest of the design team created this week.

For my design this week I kept it pretty CAS, I stamped the Avery Elle packages stamp onto X-Press It Blend card and colored with various Copic markers and die cut the with image with the coordinating die.
The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with Wow Super Fine Clear Detail embossing powder.

To finish the card I die cut a panel of the Kohi-I-Noor with the Avery Elle Frame Elements, added Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Berry Red onto the berries of the stamped image. I hope you like my take on this
weeks challenge please don’t forget to head on over and link up a Christmas card using the color combo in the photo.
Crafty Supplies
Paper: X-Press It Blend, Kohi-I-Noor, Bazzill Aqua Tint,
Stamp: Avery Elle Christmas Packages
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Peacock Feathers Distress, Copic Markers (R24,27 – BG13, 23, 49)
Accessories: Avery Elle Frame Elements, Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Red Berry, Wow Super Clear Fine Detail EP
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by Lisa | Jan 8, 2018 | Card Challenges |
Happy Monday… my crafty friends I’m back with another card for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas challenge. This week Leanne challenged us to create a Christmas card with glasses. You can read all about the challenge HERE and also see what the rest of the design team created this week.

For my design this week I went with a coffee theme card. I love coffee and I have tons of coffee mugs, cups and glasses. I wanted to try something different this week. I took the Newton’s Nook Foliage Stencil and blended several distress inks to create a background strip. I applied a few distress inks to the Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags stamp to give my coffee cup an ombre look. I die cut the cup and whipped cream topping and copic colored the whip cream top with copic markers.

To finish off my card I die cut borders from the Avery Elle Dotted Borders Die (set) and adhered the stenciled background to the borders and adhered the stenciled borders, coffee cups to an A2 Grout Gray Top Fold card base along with a scattering of some Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Crafty Supplies
Paper: Koh-I-Noor Bristol Smooth, MFT Grout Gray
Stamp: Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags
Ink: Shabby Shutters, Pined Needles, Mowed Lawn, Gathered Twigs, Candied Apple, Abandoned Coral, Worn Lipstick (Oxide) Distress inks, Copic Markers (W0, W1).
Accessories: Newton’s Nook Holiday Foliage Stencil, Avery Elle Dotted Borders Die, Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags Die, Nuvo Crystal Drops (Red Berry)
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by Lisa | Jan 4, 2018 | Tic Tac Toe Challenge |
Happy New Year! Welcome back to the first challenge in the New Year over at Tic Tac Toe Challenge. This week I’m the Featured Designer and my design is all about winter and two cute Polar Bears that are madly in love.


For my design this week I stamped one of the Sunny Studios Playful Polar Bears stamp onto the Neat & Tangled Backdrops stamp and copied it onto X-Press It Blending card. I took another image and stamped and colored both with various Copic Markers. I cut them out with my Brother Scan N Cut. I wanted the love birds to look like they were on a snow bank under a snowy night. I blended several Distress Inks for my night sky and then used my Carta Bella Christmas Sky Stencil and heat embossed with the Stampendous Detail White (EP). The sky just looks like it’s glistening……..

To finish my card I die cut a hill from the Lawn Fawn Stitched Border and blended a little distress ink on top to match the background panel. I adhered the hill and the Playful Polar Bears onto an A2 side fold MFT Grout Gray card base. Thank you for stopping bye… please head on over and check out the rest of the Design Team.
Crafty Supplies
Paper: X-PRess Blending Card, Neenah Solar White (80lb), MFT Grout Gray
Stamp: Sunny Studio Playful Polar Bears, Neat Tangled Backdrops
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, ME Dark Storm, SSS Clear Ink, Various Copics ( W00,1 R35,37,39 G14,17,19 B00, E41 0)
Accessories: Carta Bella Christmas Sky Stencil, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders, Stampendous Detail White (EP)
by Lisa | Jan 1, 2018 | Card Challenges |
Happy New Year… My crafty friends I’m back with another card for this weeks Merry Monday Christmas challenge. This week Linda challenged us to create a Christmas card with heat or dry embossing. If your looking to get a jump start on your 2018 Christmas cards you should head over and see what the rest of he Design Team created this week.


Thank you for stopping by!
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by Lisa | Dec 27, 2017 | Card Challenges |
Hello my crafty friends… Welcome to another fun challenge here at The Merry Christmas Challenge anything goes + Christmas how fun is that. You should hop on over and see what the rest of the Design Team created this week.


I hope you like my take on this weeks challenge… Sending you Joy, Love & Peace during the Holiday Season. See you in the New Year!
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