Little Critter Christmas

Hi there everyone.....hope you are having a delightful day!  The weather is a changing, but this is the type of weather I enjoy......comfortable!  Now, of course I should be working, but then again.....

Because my time is somewhat limited these days, I'm trying to make up some cards with images that I've coloured previously. (they've been waiting patiently!)  This little cutie is from Pink Gem Designs, and it is called Reindeer and Robin.   It has a nice young theme, and I've worked it up in soft non-traditional colours, using Prisma pencils and OMS.

For the layout, I've followed along with the sketch challenge at A Gem of a Challenge, using an embossed card blank and adding another embossed panel for the contrast.  Both have been brayered using DI, and some silver peel-offs provide the edging and the bit of embellishment on the corner piece.

Just a few gems and pearls and a bit of floral trim....and I'm done.

Hope you enjoyed my card...until next time, have a great day!

A few fun challenges...be sure to check them out!

A Gem of a Challenge - #30 sketch

Crafts and Me Challenges - #53 Stripes

Craft Your Days Away - #29 Colour Combo - Pink, Brown & Blue

Crafter's Companion - #16 Christmas Wishes

The Crazy Challenge - monthly Christmas -#2 NO RED OR GREEN

Digital Tuesday Challenge - #130 Blue and White

Critter Sketch Challenge - #84 Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - #88 Anything Goes Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Favorite Color - (blue)

Just....Thinking of You

This little cutie, 'Summer Milly' from Pink Gem Designs may be thinking about how fast summer days go by. We are approaching the end of July and I don't know where the time has gone! Hopefully you are all enjoying a great summer.

The layout for this card follows challenge Sketch #6 for 'A Gem of A Challenge'. A pretty sketch, I felt it was perfect for my very first easel card. I just had to move the sentiment.

Another first, I used my sewing machine and stitched the red square to the gingham paper.

Using a fine black marker, I added a doodling design border around all of the gingham paper.

The image itself is coloured with water colours, but for the roses I used Tombow markers. The two larger flowers and the sentiment label are chipboard, which I first painted green and then coated with crackle accents. Then, just a few gems and some yellow punched flowers and I was done.

Some other challenges that I also entered:
..Papertake Weekly - Cutie Patootie
...Meljen's Designs - #17 Easel Card
....Cowgirl's Sunday Stampers - Anything Goes
.....Bunny Zoe's Crafts - #2 Summer Days
......Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Digis (use a digi image)
.......Practical Scrappers - Use 7 or more items