Christmas With A Twist

Christmas is coming oh so very fast and I sure hope you all are further along with your shopping, decorating, and wrapping than I am.  The kids have been here since before Thanksgiving and today they decorated our front porch with lights and greenery, raked the yard, and then burned the waste.  Also got the graves at the cemetery decorated.  The weather has finally turned colder but still a long way from feeling like Winter.

The challenge today at Elphine House Australia is "Christmas With A Twist", and that means we want you to create a Christmas card using non-traditional colors.  I chose to use peach as the main color for this sweet image, Ebony Christmas Eve and you can her HERE.  Used dies by Cheery Lynn, Spellbinders, and Marianne's are embellished with gold gems.  The DP and peach card stock are from my stash.  Ebony is colored with Copics.  TH Distress Tea Rose was used for distressed edges.  Diamond Glaze was used on the bear nose, berries and bell gong.

My teamies have some wonderful cards to inspire you for this challenge so be sure you hop on over to EH to see these beauties and join us in this fun challenge.

Still have a lot of cards to get made and ready to mail.  I've been naughty and sick this year so I'm really way behind......  Would love to see you playing along with us at EH for this fun challenge. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week!

"Love & Hugs"

Carol (Granny)

Stitching & Distressing at Elphine House Australia

How exciting to be posting my first DT card for Elphine House Australia using this Christmas image by Elisabeth Bell named Danny Boy Jingle Bells.  The stamp was originally released in 2008 to Sugar Nellie and  just newly released at Elphine House.

The challenge this fortnight is to use stitching (Faux or real) and add some distressing.  Couldn't get my machine to sew 34 gauge gold wire so I used a gold metallic Uniball pen for the Faux stitching which is NOT showing up as I had hoped in this photo.  There's lots of shine and glitz and I'm hoping it's showing up for you.  Here is a list of what I used on the card:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink - Aqua, Silver, and Magenta Stickles - Diamond Glaze - Crushed Velvet Flock, MS Snowflake Punch - Gold Tuille - Snow Tex and Snow Crystals - Jingle Bells.  I used so many darn Copics thought it easier to just take a picture to share......lol  I added the Diamond Glaze to the Berries, bells on the sled, railing and skis.  Sentiment is computer generated.

Here's a sneak peek at the inside.

Sure hope you can play along with us for this fun challenge.  Be sure to stop by the Elphine House Challenge blog to see the wonderful inspiration by the amazing ladies on the team.  Their coloring and designs are so fantastic you won't want to miss them.

Entering Challenges:

CLP - Last Sketch of 2012 - #53

Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge Blog - Glimmer, Shimmer, & Shine

Thanks so very much for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

"Love & Hugs" Carol (Granny)

Colors of Fall with Willow

You all know how much I love Elisabeth Bell stamps and I have been blessed to have been invited to become a permanent design team member for Elphine House Australia.  I was shocked when I got the email from Lynda and have been bursting to let you all  know...  Believe me, this came totally out of the blue.  Being on one of Elisabeth's design teams has been one of my dreams since I started blogging, and now that dream has come true.  The Lord has a way of looking out for us and picking us up when we need it most.

Three new designers were chosen and I hope you will also welcome Vicki and Susan to the team along with popping in to see all the amazing designs by the multi-talented team.

This is my card for the October 31 challenge that will run until November 13.  I'm practicing for my first DT post November 14th......LOL  The challenge is, "What colors remind you of Fall/Autumn??"  Now it can't get much easier than that when most of us  just have to look out of the window to see those colors.  Of course, you must use an Elisabeth Bell image and that can be a digi image from HERE, or a stamp from ANY company.

Opened so that you can get a glimpse of the inside.

I have used Willlow Catching Leaves designed by Elisabeth Bell for Whiff of Joy.   Colored with Copics, my favorite coloring medium:  Skin: E00, 000, 000, R21 - Dress/Hat/Bow: E99, 97, 95, 93, 000 - E37, 35, 31, 30, 0000 - Hair: YR24, 31 - Y21, 11, 00;  Leaves: YR22, E23, Y11
The DP, ribbon, flowers and leaves are from my stash.

I sure hope you will join us for this fun challenge as I will have something special for one of you that joins in our challenge, to be announced on November 14.  But, you must leave me a comment on this post to let me know that you have entered the challenge.  I will be checking too....LOL

Thanks so very much for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon.

"Love & Hugs" Carol (Granny)

CCAYR Card 2-Shapes or Fancy Folds

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE CARD 1

Here is my second card for this month (amazing...LOL)  Yep, I'm back into blogging and having fun again.  Think I have fallen in love with this circular side stepped shape card that is so much fun to create.  I used another image by Beccy, our sponsor this month, titled Snowmen Fence, buy HERE.  I added a couple of reindeer's I'd cut out with my Cricut (and assembled a few years ago) along with a Christmas Tree die from Cheery Lynn..  Added Snow-Tex to the fence and the tree, sprinkled crystals, left over from my ceramic days, while the snow was still wet..

Prize from Beccy:
3 Digi Images

Challenges I'm Entering:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Get In Shape
Christmas Card Challenge - Pop It Up
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Die Cuts or Punches Pieces
Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Please stop over at the CCAYR blog to see the wonderful inspiration by my DT sisters.  You have a whole month to enter the challenge and we'd love to see your design.  We are hoping for 500 followers before the end of the year and are almost there (452) so please click on the "Join This Site" and play along with us.

Thanks so very much for stopping by and I hope to see  you again soon.

"Love & Hugs" Carol (Granny)

Shapes or/and Fancy Folds at CCAYR

You are gonna love the challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round this month and we can't wait to see what you have to share with us.  Our fearless leader Tracey chose this fun challenge:  "Shapes or Fancy Folds – Create a card that is a shape or incorporates a fancy fold.  You could do a circular card, step card, easel card, etc, so long as it is shaped or folded."


Prize from Beccy:
3 Digi Images

I chose to use one of my Go Create XXL Frilly Square dies for my shape along with an easel fold.  Our sponsor this month is Beccy from Beccy's Place and I chose this adorable Holly Fairy by Beccy.  You can get her HERE.  She is colored with Copics, added Gold Stickles to the bells and her hat.  The holly branch die is by Cheery Lynn and I've added 1/2 red pearls for the berries.  Spellbinders Scalloped Circle and a lace doily are attached behind the image and holly branch.  The sentiment is computer generated and the poinsettia and leaf are from my stash.  Here is a picture of the inside.

Phew, now that the deets are done I can visit for a few. Another crazy week around here with doctor appointments, etc.  Conley is having some dental implants done and stage 2 was completed this week.  Now we have to wait 4 months to make sure the bone doesn't reject the implants before the teeth can be attached.  It's only 2 teeth,,,,,,,,,,LOL  not like a whole mouth full.  I can't even imagine having that much metal in my mouth but if I ever need a lower plate I think I might, you notice I said "might"........lol  I have to have the gas and gums deadened to get them cleaned.

Challenges I'm Entering:
ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Vibrant
Christmas Card Challenge - Pop It Up
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Die Cuts or Punches Pieces
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Get In Shape

Please stop over at the CCAYR blog to see the wonderful inspiration by my DT sisters.  You have a whole month to enter the challenge and we'd love to see your design.  We are hoping for 500 followers before the end of the year and are almost there (452) so please click on the "Join This Site" and play along with us.

Thanks so very much for stopping by and I hope to see  you again soon.

"Love & Hugs" Carol (Granny)