Wednesday, January 15, 2025

A New Year With The Creative Crafters Challenge

 The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a fun Christmas Card     as inspiration for this month. 

This challenge is always "Anything Goes".  
Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge! 

I guess I'm still in Christmas Card Making Mood.  I've had a digital set for some time, but never printed them out before.  This one is Santa and he's adorable.  A gate card is not in my comfort zone to make so I'm trying to stretch out.  I thought some snow would add more depth and fun, so it snowed enough to lay on the ground.  I used Nuvo drops inside the card so it wasn't just black & white.

Several "minor" things have gotten in the way of making this card.
1. my tree cover card stock was too short, so I cut off about 1/2 inch off of the bottom of an A2 card because it wasn't long enough and I loved it with this image.
2. I put the tree card stock on UPSIDE DOWN.  You can still see the left side.
3. I think I covered enough of the upside down right side panel with what I had left.
4. I cut the "MERRY" die to add more confusion so the upside down panel disappeared.
4. It even looks good.  LOL


Santa card half open

Santa card open
I filled in the berries and leaves with Nuvo Drops and covered up a smudge spot.

Supplies:
Die-Namics Stacked Merry die
Lawn Fawn Magic Holiday Messages & dies
Whimsy Christmas is Coming Digital Stamp Set (includes sentiments & images)
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Gloss - Red Berry & Woodland Green on inside of card
Copic markers
Glossy Accents on Santa's scooter
Scan N Cut used in cutting out the digital stamp

I'm entering the following challenges.
Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (4/8)
Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w/o monochrome opt (1/8)
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited
Christmas Cards All Year Long (Goodies on his sleigh - Xmas song) 1/5
Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 1/6
Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Warm & Cozy - Santa's smile"
FOUR SEASONS CHALLENGE BLOG!  "Anything Winter"









6 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Adorable Santa, Arlene, & I love how you cut down the A2 to match. Perfect with that die cut Merry too!!

Dawn T said...

Fabulous Arlene. Just adorable.

Diane said...

Super cute and fun even with all the 'fun' it took to get here, I've done those things many times myself but like you just carried on LOL!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Four Seasons!
Diane FS Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Four Seasons}

Kate said...

Fab image Arlene and you really brought him to life - he's sure to bring joy next Christmas! Thanks for inspiring all of us at The Sparkles Christmas Challenge!
Hugs, Kate (DT Sparkles Christmas Challenge)!

Het hobbyhoekje van Annie said...

Your card is lovely. Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Little Christmas.
Annie (DT)

LOU said...

Adorable card Arlene! If you hadn't told us that you put the left side upside, I didn't even realise until I read it!! Love the Merry die cut and the image is cute!
Thanks so much for joining us for our Love to Craft Challenge for January/February 2025.
We hope to see you again soon,
Lou DT xo
JemLou Productions