Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Sparkling up the New Year!


 
It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Glitter! How perfect is that challenge for the New Year!  

I thought this delightful image from FabrikaFantasy would make the cutest New Year's Card for my littlest grand-girl!  Glittery, sparkly baby dinosaurs are the perfect way to bring in a festive and hopefully happier time!  

Material List 

Copic Markers
 Sparkle Cardstock from Recollections
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access:  Balloons from USA Everyday; Sentiment from Sparkling New Year
Cricut Maker

This card is off to these challenges:  
Crafting Happiness:  New Year Projects
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas:  Christmas or New Year's
Colour Crazy:  AG Hand colored
12 Months of Christmas:  AG Card for December Holidays
Allsorts:  Sparkle and Shine
Always Fun:  New Year
Paperbabe:  AG
Inspired By...:  New year, balloons, purples and blues, sparkle
Be sure to visit
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!


Here's a friendly reminder ~~ Just a few days 'til Christmas!  Are you ready?  Got your horse treats?  This guys is ready for Santa!

Material List: 

Digital Stamp:  Pony Christmas Stocking from Hetty Clare
Copic markers
Polkadoodles paper
Sentiment from Cricut Access
Sequins and Gems
Cricut Design Space Access Don Juan for Dotted Frame 
Scrap of iron on vinyl for shiny showing through holes

This holiday reminder is off to the following challenges: 
Crafting Challenge:  Christmas
Country View:  Anything Christmas
Scrapping for Fun:  Christmas/Winter

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Saturday, December 19, 2020

Not a Creature was Stirring!


Having some fun with Christmas cards!  My son-in-law loves Dungeons and Dragons and such things; so having seen a card made by Andrea from SheepSki Designs, I was inspired to make this in Christmas colors and the popular sentiment!

Material List

Morpheus from SheepSki
Copic Markers
Gel Pens
Background papers:  CTMH
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access: sentiment 

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card
SheepSki:  Feature a Creature
52 Christmas Card Throwdown:  Pick a previous 2020 challenge ~  I chose November red and green
Simon Says Stamp:  Christmas Critters

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Santa ....one week from today!

This delightful image is from FabrikaFantasy.   I'll be the first to admit, I was not much into Fantasy coloring.  However, I've become somewhat addicted to these whimsical images.  I find them challenging my skills and creativity and that is great fun for me!  It's also fun because there really are no rules in fantasy; I can just do what strikes me at the moment! 

 Material List 

 Gel Pens

This Card is off to  these challenges:  

Day of the Month Card Club:  Santa's List Day and comment  
Let's Craft and Create:  Santa Clause is Coming to Town  
12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card
Colour Crazy: AG Hand colored
Dream Valley:  Christmas
Make My Monday:  Christmas Theme Card
Crafty Gals Corner:  Tis the Season

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Rounding the Corner(s) to a New Year!

 


 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Rounded Corners.  Since we're rounding the corner to a new year, I couldn't resist the play on words here!  This is a great addition to my 2020 art journal...can't wait to start a new 2021 journal; 2020 has gone on long enough!  ;)

This delightful image is from FabrikaFantasy.   I'll be the first to admit, I was not much into Fantasy coloring.  However, I've become somewhat addicted to these whimsical images.  I find them challenging my skills and creativity and that is great fun for me!  It's also fun because there really are no rules in fantasy; I can just do what strikes me at the moment! 

Now, if you check out the material list below, you'll find Disposable Shop Towel.  Yes, well, let me explain that one!  A month or so ago, we ran out of paper towels and I went out to the garage to get some shop towels to clean up my crafting mat.  Well today, as I was putting together my journal page I saw a piece of a shop towel, grabbed it because it was the perfect color and texture, and then figured out it wasn't paper!  ;)  Well, I decided I liked it anyway!  I took it over to my paper cutter, rounded the corners and glued it onto the page!  Why not?!  Anything on my craft table is up for grabs!  

Material List 

Copic Markers
Burlap
Grosgrain Ribbon
Buckle
Button
Disposable Shop Towel
Glitter Glue
Gel Pens

This Journal Page is off to  these challenges:  
Stamping sensations:  Anything with Wings
The Library Challenge:  Anthology Pick a previous book ~ I choose Miniature Garden Grower and am influenced by the colors and fauna on the cover!
We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media
Colour Crazy Challenge:  AG Hand Colored
Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with a Critter

Be sure to visit
 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Monday, December 14, 2020

Rejoice Always



As we continue through the month at Path of Positivity, we are rejoicing! Grab a cup of coffee, tea, cocoa as I take you through my exploration of this word...REJOICE!

Rejoice...we hear it in the old Christmas carols, we read it in the Bible, and yet I seldom really think about what it means!  For me my first thought when I hear the word 'rejoice' is the carol I talked about in this post at the beginning of the month.  But what does the word rejoice really mean?  

I challenged myself to think about the origin of this French word.  Here is what I found:  Middle English (in the sense ‘cause joy to’): from Old French rejoiss-, lengthened stem of rejoir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + joir ‘experience joy’.

Interesting!  Now, my next thought is this:  What is the difference between joy and happiness?  Off to find an origin/definition for happy.  

Happy:  Middle English (in the sense ‘lucky’): from the noun hap1 + -y1.  
Definition:  feeling or showing pleasure or contentment *  fortunate and convenient * INFORMAL inclined to use a specified thing excessively or at random.

Now this is where it got interesting for me!  There really is a huge difference between feeling joy and happiness even though I often interchange these words quite freely!  

I found the comparison of these words on Diffen fascinating as I researched and pondered these feelings/words.  It seems the difference I see over and over is happiness is temporary and based on outward influences, whereas joy is lasting and comes from peace and inward circumstances.   

I saw this quote from J.D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, "The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid." 
 
Now, how do I apply this to my life right now?  
How do I rejoice when life seems so difficult currently?  Maybe through prayer/meditation of acceptance and giving thanks for what I do have instead of spending time pondering what I am missing.  These difficult times will not last forever and in that I find comfort and joy!  

Wishing you all great joy during this holiday season!   

Come share your ideas on this theme at Path of Positivity!  Or you maybe you would rather enter our AG.  Either is great as long as your project/post is inspiring, positive, or uplifting in some way!  

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Material List
Copic Markers
Cardstock from CTMH
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
Lace
Ribbon
CTMH Ink
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access 

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 
Through the Purple Haze:  Holiday - Make It Blue
Moving Along with the Times:  Winter Holidays are usually spent with family and friends drinking hot coffee and cocoa by the fire!  Lots of smiles and family time!
Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored
Christmas Craft Creations:  Winter Blues (Nothing says winter like hot chocolate in a winter mug!)
Sisterhood of Crafters:  AG Christmas/Winter
International Art & Soul:  AG with a Bow

Be sure to come on over to 
and see 
what the team
thinks about our theme!
You can also find
more information
about entering
the challenge!

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Saturday, December 12, 2020

Santa's Sack!


Are you ready for the holidays?  Here's a little inspiration for gifting a small present!  This little bag using the Santa Sack Gift Bundle is just the right size for that cute pair of socks, piece of lovely jewelry, or bit of luscious candy!   

Santa Sack Gift Bundle is so versatile and makes quick and festive cards, tags, and other holiday projects!  

Did you know Conie Fong has a FaceBook Challenge!  Anything Goes using a Conie Fong Image and there are free images on her page!  Come join us in some coloring fun!  Conie Fong Challenge  


Material List:

Copic Markers
CTMH Paper Retired
Gingham Ribbon fron Stash
Button from stash
Stitched Die Circle Cottage Cutz
Embossing Folder:  CTMH Wood Grain (retired) 
Cricut used in Print and Cut for Santa Sack Digi  
Ticket Cut: Gypsy Wanderings 
Merry Christmas Sentiment: Cricut Joys of the Season
Cricut Box Cut:  CTMH Art Philosophy 

Sending my bag/box off to the following Challenges:
Stinking Inkers:  All Boxed Up
Artsystamper:  Bags 'n Tags (entry 2)
Holly and Ivy Christmas:   AG Christmas
Krafty Chicks:  Christmas
ABC Christmas:  Y is for Your Fav Things (Buttons, Embossing, Ribbon, and Kraft paper!)
Fab 'n Funky:  Christmas but no cards!
Paper Funday:  AG opt twist~ Christmas/Holiday
Christmas Craft All Year 'Round:  Gifts or Something to put a Gift in!
Allsorts:  Got to be Christmas
Crafty Calendar:  Christmas Theme
Bitten by the Bug 2:  Die-lirious Holiday Season
Double Trouble:  Die-lirious Holiday Season (Things 1, 2 and Twist)

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Friday, December 11, 2020

Tic, TAG, Toe


 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Tic, Tag, Toe; so, take the weekend and contemplate our game board to start some of those festive projects!  Come share your interpretation of this theme and don't forget the die cut!

I chose to have some extra fun and include everything on the board for my completed project!  ;)  


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Material List:  
Copic Markers
White Gel Pen
CTMH Ink Holiday Red Retired
Die Cut:  Tag from CTMH Art Philosophy
Tag Font:  Cricut Ashlyn's Alphabet Block
Box/Bag Cut:   CTMH Art Philosophy
Reindeer Cricut Print and Cut: A Quilted Christmas
Burlap
Tuille
Jingle Bells 
Bo Bunny Double Dot Gems Red
Metallic Gold Puffy Stickers  CTMH Retired
Paper:  CTMH Retired
Fabric Tac, ATG Gun, fishing line

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors.

This project is off to the following challenges: 
The Library Challenge:  Inspired by the Story 
Use Your Stuff:  Mood Board:  I was inspired by the colors, burlap, tags, bow, rustic look, packages

TTCRD:  AG
Die Cut Divas:  AG with a Die Cut
Artsystamper:  Bags 'n Tags
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Saturday, December 5, 2020

Sparkling Up the Woods!


I had great fun with this Christmas card!  I used Sally's Christmas Friends as my focal image and added gold snow for a vintage sort of look!  I put my image inside a sort of Polaroid frame for fun!  Check out the material list below for particulars on this project!

Be sure to visit the the Conie Fong FB Page for challenges and images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.
       
Material List:
Copic Markers
Papers: CTMH (retired)
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug Musical Flourish
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
CTMH Paper (retired) However you can find beautiful CTMH papers HERE
CTMH Inks
CTMH Ribbon (retired) Current ribbons available HERE
CTMH Gold Shimmer Brush used on tree bow and ornaments
Embossing ink and Glitter Powder on Snowflake Border
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access or cuts:  CTMH Art Philosophy for snowflake Border; CTMH Artistry for Frame; sentiment made Print and Cut from Christmas Phrase Collection
Cricut Maker

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

Colour Crazy:  AG hand Colored
Winter Wonderland:  Favourite Colour Combo ~ Any color and Browns
Crimbo Crackers:  AG
Fab'n'Funky:  Winter Wonderland
Holly and Ivy:  AG Christmas
Classic Design:  AG
12 Months of Christmas:  AG
Die Cut Divas:  AG using dies or embossing folder
C.R.A.F.T:  Christmas Present
52 Christmas Card Throwdown:  Pick a Previous 2020 Challenge ~ January Gifts
Creative Artiste:  AG Mixed Media (paper, variety of inks, fabric ribbon, powders, embossing)
Scrapping 4 Fun:  Christmas

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Flower Elf becomes Christmas Elf!


 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Peppermints.

Now this little sweetie, Flower Elf, is really not intended for Christmas, but I thought she was so cute she could easily be a Christmas Sprite sort of elf in a magical forest where it can snow and be summer at the same time!  Wouldn't that be fun!!  Here in this magical land, the bees pollenate peppermint flowers and these special bees are green and red.  The little elves tend to the peppermint plants with great care!  I can only imagine the wonderful fragrance in this fantastical place!

Material List 

Copic Markers
Ribbon from stash 
CTMH Banner Ribbon (retired)
Stamps (retired)
Blue Gems from Stash
Candy Cane!  
CTMH Cardstock (retired)
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access
Cricut Maker

This gift bag is off to these challenges:  

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round:  Gifts or something to put a gift in 
TTCRD:  AG
Watercooler Wednesday:  AG w/a Feminine Twist

Be sure to visit
 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Jingling Penguin!


 
Conie Fong has this cutie FREE on her Facebook Page!!  Come on over and join the page, color up some fun digis, and join us in the challenge on the same page!   There are two challenges on the page: one is for projects using Conie Fong images and the other is for coloring:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.
       
Material List:
Background Paper:  Homemade plaid using Copic Markers
Copic Markers
Ribbon
Jingle Bells tied with Fishing Line
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner
CTMH Paper (retired) However you can find beautiful CTMH papers HERE

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

As You Like It:  Penguins or Snowmen  I like penguins for the simple reasons they are so cute and fun to color!!
Jingle Belles:  Blog Header Holiday~ I was inspired by the colors and of course, the Jingle Bells in the blog header!  
My Time to Craft:  Christmas Animals
Winter Wonderland:  Festive Things with Wings
Creative Craft Cottage:  Christmas/Winter
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with a critter
Crafty Animals:  AG with an Animal

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