Holiday Challenge at A2Z Scrapbooking

A2Z Scrapbooking will be hosting their last challenge this month, October, 2019.  The theme is Holidays, any holidays.    Be sure to pop over for our last monthly challenge and there is a sale going on, so be sure to check the store.

I know these are strange colors for a Christmas card, but I couldn't resist using this distress colored paper die-cut left over from another card I made.  These mice are cute as a button and I had already die-cut about 20 of these little goodies to use on cards, so I am raring to go for the holidays.

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It has been wonderful working with our Linda Crissman and we will miss her.  

Please join us in this month’s “holidays”, any holidays - Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas particularly.” challenge.

• Hero Arts Christmas Mice stamps at A2Z
• Hero Arts Christmas Mice dies
• Kat Scrappiness Backdrop Die
• Scrap paper I had inked up with distress inks when I created my box of sponges so I could see the colors
• Vagabond die cut machine

My Card Chain Challenge Reveal for September

I joined the Card Chain Challenge during the month of September and sent my partner this card.  I chose die cuts as the product/technique option in the challenge.  I hope Linda likes it.  This was fun to color.  I hope you join in for the October challenge and make a card for someone in the world to enjoy.

Supplies:

Digi stamp from Di's Digis

Die cut  - I think this is made by Becca Feecen

Copic markers dress G05, G07, G17, background G0000, G00, G03

Eyes G07, G17, hair E19, E35, E37, E44, E57, face E00, E01, E11, R11, lips E04, R29, shoulders E01, E13

Frantic Stamper and Fall

Frantic Stamper is the sponsor for Die Cut Divas for the month of October.  Frantic Stamper has so much to offer, stencils, stamps and dies.  Frantic Stamper carries their own brand as well as many other well known brands, such as Altenew and Elizabeth Craft Designs.  What a great prize too, priced at $25.99.

The challenge for October is Fall or Fall Colors.  You can work with the wonderful Fall colors or any holidays in October - for Americans, it's Halloween, so work your FALL MAGIC for us.

I had to use this raccoon and bushes for my post because he's adorable and I thought the mushroom and colors added to a Fall appeal.  That raccoon is really just adorable, but I have more animals and will have to use them this month to show you how cute they are.  I know, either promises or threats!

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Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Raccoon at Frantic Stampers

Elizabeth Craft Designs Forest Accessories at Frantic Stampers

Elizabeth Craft Designs Through The Lens Wood paper at Frantic Stamper

Distress ink Mustard Seed was sponged on green paper for the bushes.

Distress ink Ground Espresso was sponged on the tree stump

Copic multiliner brown used to mark the detailing on the tree stump

Vagabond die cut machine

Morgan's Artworld Christmas Cameo Turned Autumn

The theme is always "Anything Goes" at Morgan's ArtWorld.  
Challenge dates are September 1 to September 27th on Australian Eastern time (Sydney).  
You can use any image or project you have created and enter up to three (3) times.

For purchasing Morgan's ArtWorld Images please visit the Facebook Digi shop 

(you will need to join the Facebook Group to view the Images in Albums) 
Morgan's Artworld (Facebook) Shop HERE!


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We would like to invite you to our Morgan's ArtWorld Facebook Group. 
Please come and join our Group HERE!

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Morgan's ArtWorld Pinterest Link: HERE! 

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Would you believe this is a Christmas image?

I have several favorites, but this beautiful lady is, I think, my very favorite of all time.  She is timeless.  I've used many color combinations, but had never tried yellows, browns and oranges, wonderful warm Autumn colors.  The more I colored, the more the colors seemed to lead me to the next.  I'm sure many of you can relate.  My marvelous Christmas Lady is a natural Autumn Lady too.

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Supply:
Morgan's Artworld Christmas Cameo
Copic markers:Face - E000, E00, E01, E11, E30; Yellow Flower - Y08, Y13, Small flowers - YR1, Y13, Bow - YR07, YR09, YR12, Feathers = YR09, YR24, Gloves - Y21, Y23, Collar - YR12, Fur - E0000, Eyes - YR24 Fur - E000
Uniball Signo broad - white dots in eyes
Darice embossing folder
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 18
Vagabond die cut machine

I will be entering the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 38 Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Wk 39 Anything Goes Crafting Challenge  - ends Oct 3.
Creative Moments - Anything Goes with option of masculine
The Corrosive Challenge - “Anything Goes” ends October 3

Crafting By Designs - "Anything Goes" ends Sept 30, 11:59 EST
Simon Says Anything Goes ends in one day

How I colored This Image

Last day of September and Die's Digis stamps sponsorship of Die Cut Divas.  You still have time to join in the challenge right here. 

I thought I'd show you how I color and how things change from the beginning to the end.  I'm going to share a set of pictures where I started coloring an image and took photos at different stages of development of the entire card.

I kept a list of all the colors, but after getting organized with my new cabinet, I have unfortunately lost my list of colors.  I am part of a Toastmaster's club and made a Powerpoint to show how I make my cards and color in the images, so I was not as intent on tracking the colors.  Sorry, guys.  But I'll show you the progression from black and white to final card.

I started coloring the second mouse.

I moved from mice to a tube of paint and the paint hanging off the brush.

I'm just about finished here.

I thought an ombre sky effect would give an appearance of watercolor just to make this fun.

Finally, my finished card.

Supplies:

Di's Digi stamps Modern Art Mice

QuicKutz Nesting Scallop Squares

Elizabeth Craft Designs Postage Stamp Squares dies

Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

It's National Coffee Day in the US

National coffee day in the United States of America is always celebrated each year on the 29th September. 

 A2Z Scrapbooking is giving away a $20 prize to a randomly selected winner from those who comment on the A2Z Scrapbooking blog.


Visit each of the Design Team blog posts and comment. One randomly selected winner from each Design Team blog post will win two coffee themed digital prizes.

Deadline to comment is Oct 5, 11:59 pm EDT. Winners will be announced on Oct 7th on each of the Design Team blogs.
After I post the winner commenters here, I will advise A2Z Scrapbooking of your name.  To claim your prize email a2zscrapbookingtech@gmail.com with subject line: National Coffee Hop A2Z Arlene

Check out the National Coffee Day Bloghop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog on September 29th.

A2Z  DT Blog Hop Order

A2Z Scrapbooking

Annie

Arlene (you are here)

Cindy  (next)

Karen

LeeAnn

Supplies:

Hero Arts Caffeine Fix only at A2Z Scrapbooking

QuicKutz Nesting Rectangles dies
Copic markers:  cup-E81, W2, cup lable E00, E21, E33, rim E21 added to rim, area outside cup B0000, B000
Unibal Signo broad pen
Vagabond die cut machine

Di's Monty Mouse

Die Cut Diva's challenge is "Free Time" and the sponsor for the September is Di's Digi Stamps.  Check out the challenge here.  

Arlene here. and I found the cutest little mouse at Di's Digis one day and have never used it until now.  I thought this mouse was so cute, really just adorable.  I like the extra flowers, but now that I'm looking at the Nuvo drops, I think fewer would have been better.  But the mouse is still adorable.  What do you think? 

Close-up below

Supplies:
Di's Digi's Monty Mouse
Die-namics Pierced Circles STAX
Little B Handwritten
Copic markers:mouse W2, W3, W5, R11, flower stems G03, G05 leaf G03, G05, G07, lips E04, flowers Y03, Y19, YR19, flower center R59, Y19 ribbon R22, R24, R27, multiliner (blck) to create floor
Glossy Accents on the eyes & nose
Hero Arts flowers (years old) colored with Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine