Author eden landPosted on No comment Cardinals

Cardinals

Hello there 🙂 Christmas is fast approaching, and I know that in many parts of the world, the celebrations will be so different this year!!!! I hope that you all find as much joy in the season as you can. Our challenge at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group this month is with the theme of Happy Christmas/Happy Birthday/Just For You/Just Because. Keeping it fairly open, as people are so busy at this time of year! I used the beautiful grayscale image, Cardinal, for this Christmas card. I colored it with my Copics, then matted it with mirror card.

With such a beautiful image, I wanted to keep the design fairly simple. After layering the image on some gray card stock, I added a strip of this gorgeous trim (dollar store SCORE!). A die cut sentiment and a small scattering of adhesive rhinestones finish the card off.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Creative Knockouts – #380 ATG

Cute Card Thursday – #664 ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #45 ATG with a Critter

Crafty Creations – #416 December ATG

Crafts Galore Encore – #82 December ATG

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Special Thanks

Hi there! This post is a bit late, because my blog server went all glitchy and I had to get my personal IT guy (my son) to sort it out! Every year, the Creative Fingers challenge blog does a special post to thank our sponsors throughout the year. It’s that time now, and I wanted to do a special thank you to our very own Angelique….who has so generously sponsored many of our challenges this year. I’m also proud to call her a dear friend <3 Earlier this year, I was shocked to receive a parcel of all kinds of amazing crafty goodies from her, so, for this card, I used one of the stamps from that package 🙂 I colored it with Copics, then added a stamped thank you sentiment.

I cut the image out with a gorgeous frame die, and layered it on a pale mauve for contrast.

I hope you can join us for this special challenge, and join us in thanking all of our wonderful sponsors…theres also some fabulous blog candy up for grabs, courtesy of Angelique and Hilde!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Week 50 ATG

Aud Sentiments – #265 ATG with a Sentiment

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #486 Year End Mega Challenge ATG

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG for the week of December 1

Author eden landPosted on 1 Comment on Candy Cane Fairy

Candy Cane Fairy

Hi there! I’m soooo late sharing my inspiration card for the Aurora Wings Facebook challenge. As in…the November challenge has ended….I’m so out of it!! However, on the bright side, it’s the perfect situation for any of you that keep track of time like I do, that we welcome old and new projects, so if you missed out on one, you can enter in the next one! I used the oh, so festive Candy Cane Fairy (here on Etsy) for my card. I colored her up in traditional Christmas colors, using my Copics, a white Posca pen, and some silver glitter on her wings.

After cutting a frame with a die from The Ton, I layered her on a striped background paper. I added a die cut sentiment and candy canes (can’t remember where these dies came from for the life of me!) To tie in with the silver on her wings, I added a silver bow, baubles and a strip of mirror card on the sentiment.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Creative Craft Cottage – #135 Christmas/Winter

Cut It Up Challenge – #214 Christmas

The Fairy and the Unicorn – November ATG with a Fantasy Creature

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge – #518 Anything Christmas with optional Things With Wings

Winter Wonderland – Festive Things With Wings

Author eden landPosted on 3 Comments on Steampunk Bells

Steampunk Bells

Hi there 🙂 I’m sharing my inspiration card for Creative Fingers today. All of our challenges are ATG, and this time, Angelique is sponsoring with this lovely stamp set:

I used the steampunk bell image, from Make It Crafty, a store that has sadly shut down 🙁 I colored the image with my Copics, then fussy cut it out and placed it on a die cut circle.

I embossed the background with a steampunk themed folder, then smudged some ink over it, to give it a bit of a grungy look. I die cut the sentiment, and some holly leaves, and inked them up a bit before gluing them down. The “berries” are some metal gear embellishments, and a few brads.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #485 ATG

Simon Wednesday Challenge – ATG

Papercraft Challenges – #64 Self Made Background

Aud Sentiments Challenge – #265 ATG and a Sentiment

The Corrosive Challenge – #11 ATG

Author eden landPosted on 1 Comment on Delicate Thoughts

Delicate Thoughts

Hi there 🙂 It’s hard to believe how fast November is flying by!! This is my last inspiration card of the month for the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Challenge. Our theme this month is Remembrance/Thanksgiving/Thinking of You. However the DT was put to the task of using pink and/or blue for their projects this week. I used the beautiful Poppy Glamour for this card, and colored her up with my Copics.

After managing to get her framed up with a pretty oval diecut, I layered her with pieces of coordinating papers that were a magazine freebie years ago. The sentiment was die cut and then I added some pearl embellishments, including some teeny tiny ones on her bracelet and blouse. Although this isn’t a color palette that I normally use, I love the delicate look of it!

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Pixie’s Snippets Playground – #391 ATG with Snippets

Creative Moments – #203 ATG

Cute Card Thursday – #661 Sentimental

A Gem of a Challenge – Week 24 ATG

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge – November ATG with Patterned Paper

Author eden landPosted on 4 Comments on Memories

Memories

Hello 🙂 I’m sharing my second inspiration card for this month’s Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Challenge. Our theme this month is Remembrance/Thanksgiving/Thinking of You. I used the greyscale image, Spring, for this sympathy card. I colored it up with my Copics and matted it with black.

I fiddled around with a few different layouts and ideas, but they seemed too fussy for a sympathy card. I kept it very simple by printing off a sentiment on the background and adding a black mat to match the one on the image.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #44 ATG with a Critter

Classic Design Challenge – #11 November ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge – November ATG

Simon Monday Challenge – Remembrance/Thinking of You

DL Art – November ATG Linky Challenge

Author eden landPosted on 5 Comments on Profile Of Beauty

Profile Of Beauty

Hi there 🙂 I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! This card features a gorgeous image from Mariola Budek. Along with all the lovely work she has available in her store, she also generously offers a number of free images in her Facebook group (this image is one of the freebies!!). I colored her up with my Copics, then cut her out…partially with a die, and fussy cutting the rest.

I found some ribbon in my stash that matched the flowers, and added it to the layers of cardstock with a black dolly accent. The corners were die cut with a Cheery Lynn die, and the sentiment was stamped. I added some black baubles to balance out the overall card design.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Ally’s Angels – #40 ATG

As You Like It Challenge – Favorite His or Hers Birthday Cards? Hers! Why? I seem to be drawn to female characters when coloring, and I find embellishing cards for girls and women easier.

Penny’s Papercrafty Challenge – #484 ATG

Lemon Shortbread Challenge – #132 ATG

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge – Week 45 ATG

Author eden landPosted on 6 Comments on Winter Sled Friends

Winter Sled Friends

Hey there 🙂 I have another wintery card to share, featuring Hollybobs Sleightime from Polkadoodles. I colored this sweet image up with my Copics, then stamped a seasonal sentiment to the side of it.

I layered it up with some blue and pretty snowflake papers, and arranged a number of silver and white die cut snowflakes around it. The pompom trim reminded me of little snowballs, so was perfect for the card. To balance things out, I added a few sparkly embellishments.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Dragonfly Dreams – Christmas/Winter

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Week 46 ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge – November ATG

Christmas Crafts All Year Round – Family and Friends

ABC Christmas Challenge – W for Winter Wonderland (and X for Xtra Special)

Author eden landPosted on 6 Comments on Chilly Trio

Chilly Trio

Good morning 🙂 This card is pretty indicative of what it looks like outside here. We got snow, lots of snow (a foot!,) last weekend….in addition to some pretty brutal winds…a true prairie blizzard!! Although the city was pretty much at a standstill, we’re moving now 🙂

This is my card for the new ATG challenge at Creative Fingers. We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps this time, always a favorite with the DT 🙂 I used Winter Trio for my card, and colored it with Copics. I added the snow with my blender pen and a white Posca.

I found the striped background paper in my stash. I’m trying to use up some of my pieces of paper, rather than always cutting into full sheets, and this one paired up nicely with the image 🙂 I die cut the pretty snowflake border, and layered it over some red card stock for definition. I layered everything with a strip of green, and added a die cut and assembled bow. The sentiment is also die cut, then the letters inlaid with the same green as I’d used for the bow.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

Dragonfly Dreams – Christmas/Winter

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Week 46 ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge – November ATG

Christmas Crafts All Year Round – Family and Friends

ABC Christmas Challenge – W for Winter Wonderland (and X for Xtra Special)

Author eden landPosted on 5 Comments on Shabby Thoughts

Shabby Thoughts

Hello there 🙂 I hope everyone is staying safe, and doing what they can to protect others, all while trying to remain sane!! I’m sure I’m not the only one that is SO done with the pandemic and all that it’s brought! Our challenge theme for this month at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook group is “Remembrance/Thinking of You/Thanksgiving”. All of these take on new meaning in these uncertain times.

For my first DT inspiration this month, I used Peony Kimono Maiden, to make a shabby chic Thinking of You card. I used my Copics to color this beautiful image up, then stamped the sentiment and distressed and inked the edges.

I found a pretty piece of patterned paper in my stash, that went beautifully with the subdued colors of the image. I layered this up with some coordinating solid color cardstock, all of which I’d distressed and inked. I tucked in 2 doilies before attaching the image. A bow, tied with crinkle ribbon from DL Art, and some pearls finish my card off.

I’d like to enter this in the following:

DL Art – November ATG Linky Challenge

Cute Card Thursday – #659 ATG

Crafty Creations – #415 November ATG

Classic Design Challenge – #11 November ATG

Worldwide Open DT Challenge – #10 October/November ATG