Tags of Christmas

During the month of December the members of the Gecko Galz Design Team are creating Christmas tags.  Today is my day.

I knew I wanted a shiny background for my Gecko Galz angel tag so I cut a box that at one time held a bottle of perfume.  After cutting it into the shape of a tag, I attached an angel on  top of a piece of lace which has been attached at the bottom of the tag.

For this tag I covered a shopping tag with Christmas designer paper that had snowflakes on it.   I attached the two Gecko Galz images and stamped a greeting.  A piece of ribbon with snowflakes on it competes this tag.

I again covered a regular tag with designer paper..  I added a Christmas sticker and cut the angel image and greeting apart and used only part of the greeting.

Please go and visit Gecko Galz Scrapbooking website to see all the sample tags from the other team members and learn about all the challenges and giveaways.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Gecko Galz Team Samples

Again this month Gecko Galz is spotlighting the various team members.  Today is my day.  I made a couple of tags for the Customer Challenge theme Sugar Plum Fairy.

 

Below are some seasonal cards using Gecko Galz images and sentiment.

 

A free image for you.

 

 

 

 

Signs of Christmas

This is the second week for the challenge "Signs of Christmas".  I picked this as my heme as I knew everyone would really be busy preparing for Christmas.  This is a broad theme so let's see what you can create.  No backlinks please and make sure you follow the theme.  From time to time I get entries that just do not satisfy the theme.

Vicki

I just love this door image found on the Gingerloft Collection, Stitchy Bear Outlet website.  I distressed the edges of the image and made a little (and I do mean little) bow for the wreath on the door.  The antique red print designer paper was placed on a brown base and a brown ribbon was added on top.  It is threaded through a buckle diecut.  On top I place a small decorated tree sticker.

 

Michele

For week two of the "Signs of Christmas" challenge I've made a card using a digital image by designer Kaz Krafts at our sponsor Stitchy Bear.  I started with red cardstock and added some pretty green designer paper from my stash.  I used the digital stamp of a candle and colored it digitally, print it out, fussy cut it and did some outlining with a black pro marker.  I added a sentiment from my stash,  This challenge is a good way to help you get stocked up on home-made Christmas cards.  I hope you will play along with our challenge.

Karla

For the second week of Signs of Christmas, I have made a card using an image from Kaz Kraftz and it is found on the Stitchy Bear outlet. I colored my sock digitally and layered it on a red scrapbook paper and then  I added it to two different Christmas papers I found on Pinterest. I adorned my card with some buttons, some ribbons, a reindeer and a small sock.Keep playing along with us and have a magical week!

 

 

Hazel

I still needed to make some last minute Christmas cards, so I've made two cards using the lovely versatile Gingerloft's Christmas door image kindly supplied by Stitchy Bear Stamps, sponsors of the challenge. I changed the colour to green and simply printed. The shaped cards and other bits and pieces have been in my Christmas box for far too long - it was good to bring a couple of cards together using the lovely image.

Barbara

For week 2 of the challenge I chose a sprig of holly and fussy cut it out. the image is from Kaz Katz at Stitchy Bear Outlet. The back ground is embossed with poinsettias and I added gold trim to the layer that the image is popped up on. The Season's Greetings is embossed in gold.  There is glossy accents on the berries to make them shine.

 

 

Thanks to Stitchy Bear Outlet for their sponsorship.  Click on the banner above to go to their site.

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More Christmas Cards

Here is another card I made for Lunagirl's "Blue Christmas".  It has embossed cardstock behind the image and a sheer, silver ribbon for embellishment.

A Little Christmas

I made a Gelli print with Christmas colors since Christmas is in all the stores now even before Thanksgiving.  My scanner must be old because it doesn't seem to pick up the true colors.  There is a little blue in the background, but there is also a lot of pink and red which isn't showing up.  Those colors with the green dots and dashes really makes the print have the Christmas feel.

Another Christmas Greeting

I mentioned in my previous post that I was posting a series of Christmas cards for my visitors and followers.  This is the second one.

This one is being entered in Cheery Lynn Designs' challenge "Happy Holidays".  When I think of that phrase,  I immediately think of the commercial aspect of Christmas.  However, this card was created for "Happy Holidays" as we all should be happy for the real reason for the season.  And the holidays is a time of celebration.  So let's celebrate the birth of Christ.

This is a 6 x 6 card. I am beginning to enjoy making these square cards as they give you a little more space to work on.   I first embossed the background of the card with snowflakes by using an embossing folder.  Next I cut a Cheery Lynn Mexican Tile and Doilly diecut  On the circle made with a Spellbinders die I placed my Nativity image from Stampin' Up,  In the corner I decided to use black for my Cheery Lynn flourish to enhance the black in the image.  I adjusted the flourish a little to fit the area I had.  For just a touch of glitz I put a very small flower out of glitter cardstock on the flourish.  The flower  was made with one of the embellishment dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Christmas Greetings

 I am posting a series of Clhristmas Greetings cards for the season and they are for you, my followers and visitors to my blog  who have been so sweet as to leave me encouraging comments about my cards and other projects.  I hope you find one that you really like.

 

This card starts with a white embossed background.  On top of that I placed a doilly from Cheery Lynn Designs in red.  The white scolloped circle is a die cut from Spellbinders.  Down the left side is a strip of green glitter cardstock.  Below the dies is a faux ribbon made from striped designer paper with the red, green and white colors. 

 

I used a Our Daily Bread Designs greeting in the white circle.  To finish off the card, I used flowers and leaves made from Cheeery Lynn's Build-a-Flower.  Even though it doesn't really show, I added glitter to the flowers and leaves to go with the green glitter cardstock as most Christmas cards have glitter or shimmer.

 

I am entering this in  Our Daily Bread Designs'  ODBDSLC133 followiong a sketch and Card Crafters Circle's Challenge 52 "December Celebrations".

A Different Color of Christmas

Here is a card I mad in non-traditional colors of Christmas.  In other words there is no red and green.  I made a folded Christmas tree with double-sided cardstock and placed it on the Kiwi doilly diecut made by Cheery Lynn Designs' die.   I am entering this in the Cheery Lynn Designs' challenge "Non-traditonal Christmas Colors".  My greeting is by Recollections and it was placed on a Spellbinders diecut.

Following a Sketch

I am rushing the Christmas season, but with it being so hot in Tennessee, I am in the mood to make cards for cool weather.  This card is for Our Daily Bread Designs challenge ODBDSLC117 of following the sketch below.

This is my card from the sketch above.  I used a  stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs' Loving Memories collection.  I also used the center part of Cheery Lynn Designs' Canadian Kaleidoscope Doily  die.  I really like taking apart and putting different dies together to make an original one to fit my needs and space.  The center of this doily cut out of silver cardstock was a perfect fit.

Christmas in July

Well, if I start now with my Christmas cards, I will have them all done by December.  Right?  Well, that will never happen!  However, I did want to join Cheery Lynn Designs' challenge Christmas in July.  I have used the a digital picture of an antique Santa and placed him behind the Window A die which is a Cheery Lynn Designs die.  I placed the "glass" for the window panes with plastic found in packages of cling stamps which I have been saving. 

Next is the Christmas tree which is a Tim Holtz die.  I decorated it with peel off stickers, which is the topic of the challenge at Classy Cards and Such's CCNS # 11 Peel-off Stickers.  I next decorated the window with the inner design of the Cheery Lynn Rectangle Celtic Fire die.  In the center I placed a holly and berry embellishment.  The sentiment was placed on pop dots giving the card an even more third dimension.

All the Cheery Lynn dies can be found at Cheery Lynn Designs and at Classy Cards and Such.

OK,  Here it is July and I now have one Christmas card finished!

Merry Christmas from the Design Team and Challenge #32

The Design Team from The Cheerful Stamp Pad wants to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Joyous Holiday. They have posted one of their Christmas cards for you. Even though this is not a challenge with a "prize", we encourage you to enter one of your Christmas cards below so everyone can spread the "joy" and we can enjoy your card. You may also post your favorite Christmas tag, ATC or other project..

Vicki

I am posting this card to send out my best wishes to everyone this Christmas.  I am thrilled to say that this card became one of the Ginger Gems on the Gingershanp Creations' Raffia challenge.  My unique raffia is red raffia ribbon that I purchased at Michaels.  The image was heat embossed with PK Glitz crystal embossing powder which looks beautiful on black cardstock.

Michele

This Nativity scene came from a Christmas collage sheet from Twisted Papers. I'm sorry to say that the sheet did not identify the artist of this scene but it looks like something from the Italian Renaissance, don't you think? I kept this simple to keep the focus on the holy family. Just some gold and red card stock and some gold stars to represent the star in the east. As we approach Christmas and reflect on why we celebrate, I hope you'll find time to join this challenge.  Merry Christmas!

Petra

This is one of my very favourite Christmas ornaments. The idea and instructions for this little gift came from Stempeleinmaleins. The idea is brilliant and it is so well explained that it is really easy to create. All you need are 12 little cones (paper: Basic Grey), a backing (Kraft card) and an embellishment to decorate it in the front (stamps: Elzybells) - and, of course, some ribbon or thread to hang it somewhere. For this project I chose to keep with earthentone colours and a tartan scheme which went well with the Kraft card and the little blings and glitter.
Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful and enjoyable Christmas, Petra. x

Barbara

My card features the three wiseman, a stamp from Tim Holtz's collection, stamped and embossed on some wonderful paper from Club Scrap. The star in the corner is cut from some antique gold glitter paper using an older Spellbinders die (one of the first I purchased years ago). The sentiment is from Hero Arts.
This will be my last DT posting on Vicki's wonderful blog. I'm off to follow some personal pursuits that are taking a lot of my attention. I've enjoyed working with Vicki and the great design team, and I've enjoyed visiting the blogs of so many talented artists over the past year.
I'm sending out warm wishes to you all for a wonderful holiday season and for a happy and healthy new year.

Here is Valerie! Warm Christmas wishes from me too!

Challenge #32 - "Merry Christmas"

Take this opportunity to post your favorite Christmas card or project that you created this year.  We would love to see it.  Since postage has gotten so high, use our challenge to post your best wishes for the season.  Also, I would love for you to become a follower of my blog.

Challenge #7 -"O Holy Night"

As Challenge No 6 is closing soon I am beginning a new challenge.  This time I am  emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Savior.  The name of this challenge is "O Holy Night".  Your creations need to depict the the true reason for the season.  For example you can use angels, the manger, the three wise men or the shinning star..  This challenge will run from now until December 26 at which time the Design Team will pick the one creation that best carries out the theme.  I will not be using the random generator this time.  You may create a special project, a card or create a tag.

To the right is a card using the torn frame technique.  Hopefully it will inspire you to submit an entry into the challenge. The main image is by Stampin' Up and the greeting is by Oogloo.  This card is also using the colors of the Play Date Cafe #59 Challenge.

My sponsor? It is none other than Unity Stamps!   I am so excited that Unity Stamps has graciously offered a package of 11 stamps for the winner of this challenge. You will not be disappointed with these stamps.  Also, if you have a chanc go and check out their store as I am sure you will find something you have to have.



Additional Inspiration for Challenge

Here are some additional inspirational cards for you to see.  i hope they will encourage more of you to join my challenge.  This is not a difficult theme so let's see what you can create.  i have some great stamps from Unity Stamps that I am sure you will enjoy using.

Vicki

I have had these two stamps for a number of years.  The "Noel" is not marked.  The angel is from from Rubber Stampede.. I did a background of Highlighted Cuttlebug and used distressed inks on this card giving it a vintage look.

 My card is also being used to enter the the Vintage Challenge on Gingersnap Creations.

Barbara

I just love this stamp. I think it truly brings out the feeling of Christmas. I am so sad that I don't know who made this stamp. This was a very simply constructed card. I stamped the image in white pigment ink on a dark green background and embossed using white embossing powder. I layered the green panel against a grey panel. The sentiment is a metal tag which I adhered to the green panel

Krisha's Ornament post card

Shaded with Tom Holt's ink, then stamped and embossed with gold. A rhinestone was added to the star and a gold ribbon ran through the holes   Sentiment from Stamp Oasis. Angel from Inkadinkado

Challenge #6- Twas the Night Before...& Here Comes Santa Clause

This post will stay on top during the length of the challenge.  For current posts, please scroll down.

I am so please to announce that this challenge is being sponsored by Firecracker Designs by Pamela.  She has some terrific buys.  You have to check them out.  Pam is going out of business and is trying to deplete her stock of stamps.  At these prices, you will have to order a number of these sets and give them as gifts to your crafting friends.  My little zig zag card below uses her stamps

You remeber the story of Twas the Night Before Christmas, don't you?  There are so many images in it- the reindeer, the window sash, the stocking cap, sleigh, toys, and of course Santa. 

Speaking of Santa, there are  many images of Santa Clause available on the market now.  Some are modern; some are vintage, amd the choice is yours.  Let's see some of those images and what you create with them.  You may make a card or a project of your choice.

With this two-part challenge, you can submit almost anything.  However, to get your juices flowing, the DT has made a couple of  samples to inspire you.

Krisha

I guess I am one of the rare ones that only has ONE Santa stamp! I have tons of Christmas stamps, but only one Santa! So I use him year in and year out, as I really do love this image from Bees Wax. He is stamped on vellum, and colored with markers. I then layered it between the card with a hole cut in it and a layer of stripped paper, also with the same size hole in it. The holy is an other great holiday stamp from Hero Arts and the believe is from Inkadinkado. The holy was stamped on green cs and embossed with a darker green. The berries are colored with red puffy paint, so they really are nice and red and shiny. The snowflake is a cut out from my Cricut with pearls added to it. I finished off the card with alittle gold charm of a Christmas tree. Check out my blog:http://krishaskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2010/11/do-you-believe.html to see how it looks open with a light behind it.

Barbara

This is one of my favorite Santa images. It's from Stamper's Anonymous, Tim Holtz collection. To create my card I used the brayered spotlight technique from the December 2006 issue of Technique Junkies newsletter. It's an easy technique, but I think it's quite effective. The sentiment is an outline sticker. The ribbon is attached with a staple. Hopefully my name is on Santa's good list. How about you?

Vicki

Since the other two gals choose "Here Comes Santa Clause", I decided to go with "Twas the Night Before.."  The is a fun children's story so I went with a fun Christmas creations making the Zig Zag  card from the TJ Fancy Folds CD.

 My beautiful bright red and gold cardstock is from Paper Temptress and the cute little stamps are from my sponsor Firecraker Stamps  Isn't my little mouse cute?  He got hung up in the bows and now he has one stuck to his tail.   The partially-eaten cheese and the greeting which says "and all through the house, not a creature was stirring except this little mouse." are  also from Firecracker Stamps.
Since I didn't get this posted yesterday as planned (running late AGAIN) I am having the ending date of this challenge December 13. 

If you will, please post on your blog my candy and become a follower.

Let's see those Santa images and the different elements of the children's classic The Night Before Christmas!

Decorating with Poinsettias

I am still decorating.  Again it is with poinsettias.  If you are using images which can be used to "Deck the Halls", now is the time to enter my challenge below as you have only two days left  to join.  I am giving away a grab bag from Will Frog Creations to a random entry.

This time I made a tag using the Colors of Christmas which is Kard Krazy's Tag Tuesday challenge.  The dcolors are red, navy, and tourquise.  The side strip has a background of bleach swipes with a spray of webbing.

This is also being entered into Simon Says Stamp and Show.

This also qualifies for Creative Belli Challenge "R" embellishment.

Ornaments for the Hall Decorations

Continuing with my "Deck the Halls" challenge I created this card with an ornament.  I like to mix ornaments in with my greens.  The background of this card is Bleach Swipes with a spray of gold webbing on top.  The ornament and sprig of cedar are by Stampin' Place.

The colors of the card are the ones in the Play Date Cafe challenge this week.  They are red, olive green and turqouise.

Studio L3's Compendium of Curiosities challenge is on using the Alcohol Ink Splatter technique.  This is my interpretation.

Finally, Simon Says Stamp and Show is requestion samples of what makes us happy.  Hangin ornaments and seeing the relection of lights in them is what makes me happy at Christmas.

Still Decorating for Christmas

Following the theme of my current challenge "Deck the Halls" I also chose poinsettias.  Krisha in the previous post created a delicate card using poinsettias.  I used a little different approach on mine.  I chose to make  them bold by coloring the poinsettias with Copic markers.  The stamp is by PSX and the beautiful gold matting is by Paper Temptress.  The tag uses highlighted cuttlebug.

Won't  you go back to the top post and enter Challenge # 5 "Deck the Halls"?  There are manty ways you can deck the halls so pull out those Christmas stamps.  The prize is a grab bag and a gift certificate from  our sponsorWild Frog Creations.

Getting Ahead of the Holidays - Trees

From time to time I am going to make a few Christmas cards in order to get ahead of the holidays.  At the same time I am entering Gingersnaps Creations' 'Trees" Challenge.  This is a stand-up card and I will write a message on the base.  The main embellishment on this card is the dimensional tree whose branches are tipped with snow.  Notice not only did the snow fall on the tree, but it stuck to the sign.  Below the sign is a bought embellishment of holly.  This has been one of my favorite cards and it is so easy.

I'm also entering PLay Date Cafe #50  in their Melon, White and Green Challenge.

A number of people have asked if it was a clay tree.  The answer is "No".  It is paper.