Spellbinders Advent Calendar

 Sharing a few more cards I made with different days of the 

Spellbinder Advent calendar. All stamps, dies and sequins

are from the calendar and new!

 I think the bee is my favorite, I liked every item in the calendar though. I 

used at least two days of the calendar with each of these cards.

A few fun challenges:

Card one: flowers

Stamping Sensations -Hand colored image 1/30 

Birds, Blooms and Butterflies 2/1

We Love Stamping-Anything but square/31

Card 2: bee

Love those pretty papers 2/1 

Craft Rocket -anything new-dies, sequins 

If You Give a Mouse a cookie #200 2/1

Card 3: lemonade

Die Cut Diva's   2/1

Art Impressions Stamps: Monochromatic 2/1

Close to Nature

 This week at Allsorts our theme was picked by Brenda: Close to Nature or

anything goes is also an option every challenge. 

I choose to work with  Penny Black blissful blossoms.  I recently inherited

this from my mom, so it is new to me.  I tried water coloring on this. 

 It turned out fairly well, I still need practice but I am enjoying doing some

 water coloring.  It is cut with a deckle die and edges distressed with

Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I tried a few sentiments but none

really worked.  I can play with that again when I have an

occasion I am sending it for.

Three prizes of A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create 

 

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above January 1/28

Beautiful Blossoms #25  2/12

Triple B January 2/1

Die Cut Diva's January  2/1

Give a Crafter a Cookie #200-January ATG  2/1

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 1/31

Word Art Wednesday #683-684 1/29

Matching Pairs

 

Time for the first card challenge  of the New Year at Allsorts. This week our 

theme is matching pairs  or option of anything goes.  

I choose to design with two new Lavinia stamp sets I got with recent 

sales, Lavinia Moss Flowers and Heartfelt versus.  Both very 

versatile sets.  My patterned paper is from doodlebug designs. 

Flowers colored with Copic markers, centers done with a yellow

Gelly Roll glitter pen.   I matched my envelope to go with the card.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and crafty New Year!

This week we have three prizes from Lavinia stamps;

 

A few fun challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms # 24-inspired by the florals  1/15

Love Those Pretty Papers: January 

NBUS challenge: January  2/1

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  1/9

Triple B: January

Word Art Wednesday  #681-682  1/5