Digital Delights - Reindeer Kiddles

This is my last new card of 2015 and it is using an adorable character from Digital Delights

This is an image from a couple of years ago but oh goodness I still love it, and it is not too late to complete the cards on your Christmas list!
And just for fun (Like I do each year at this time) I tried to enter this card in as many challenges as I could, I must admit I left some out as I just couldn't keep up and my eyes were tired looking!

Challenges:
Challenge Your Life - Polka Dots
Fresh Brewed - Christmas (5 entries only)
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is for Youngesters
Crafting by Designs - Here Come the Holidays
Crafty Creations - Happy Holiday
A Snowflakes Promise - Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Holiday Season
Crafting with Dragonflies - Christmas
Crafty Friends - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Christmas
My Time to Craft - Christmas Animals
Come and Get It - Christmas
That Craft Place - Christmas
Corrosive - Merry Christmas
The Glory of Christmas - Christmas
Ribbon Girls - Christmas with Ribbon
Eureka Stamps - Non Traditional Christmas Colors
Glitter N Sparkle - Christmas either Traditional or Non Traditional Colors
Cupcake Inspirations - Color Challenge (Red, Blue and White)
Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Melonheadz - Winter Holidays
The Crazy Challenge - Christmas
The Paper Girls - Christmas
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas Time
Going Grey - Christmas
Inky Chicks - Merry Christmas
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Creative Moments of Craft - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Reindeer Kiddles
Sentiment - Magical Winter Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Snow Day by The Paper Studio
Doily - Recollections
Ribbon, Flowers and Bow - Michaels
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Be sure to drop by the Digital Delights Blog to see all the other wonderful samples from the talented design team.
And I want to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ahead!

Katie

PIO #98 - Both Teams - Pink Gem - Anything Christmas/Winter

It's time for a new challenge at Pile It On! and for this time we want to see you create anything for Christmas/Winter!
This is our last challenge of the year and it will last for a whole month so you have tons of time to join us!

Challenges:
Fresh Brewed - Christmas (5 entries only)
DL Arts - Christmas (2 entries only)
Morgans Art World - Non Traditional Christmas Colors
Patties - Christmas (with an image)(2 entries only)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Scrapyland - Anything Goes (and a die they sell)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Polly with Hot Choc and Polo with Gift
Sentiment - Pink Gem
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Holly Jolly by The Paper Studio
Circle Die - Quickutz
Bow Die - My Favorite Things
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Rhinestones - Michaels
Brads - Unknown
Glitter Glue - Tulip

I colored more than one of each of the teddies and cut them out and layered them to add extra dimension to the card amd I do hope you like it and will join in with us at Pile It On! and Good Luck!

Katie

A Gem of a Challenge #159 - Both Teams - Anything Christmas

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and our theme is "Anything Christmas"
We have so many cards for you to see this time as both of our teams are joining in, you don't want to miss seeing them!

Challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons - Brrr It's Cold Outside
The Sisterhood of Crafters - In the Meadow We Will Build a Snowman
4 Crafty Chicks - Winter
Crafty Catz - Let It Snow
Double Click Skittles - Christmas (1 entry only)
Fresh Brewed - Christmas (5 entries only)
DL Arts - Christmas (2 entries only)
Morgans Art World - Non Traditional Christmas Colors
Patties - Christmas (with an image)(2 entries only)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Cheers Chilly
Sentiment - Digital Delights
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper and Gems - Martha Stewart Wonderland
Die Cut - Lifestyle Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Trees and Bow - Recollections
Glitter - Stickles
Puffy Paint - Tulip
Ribbon - Michaels

I added puffy paint to the beer glasses to look like foam and I know these Snowmen are having a fun time celebrating the Holiday Season!
I hope you liked them and will come over and join in with us at A Gem of A Challenge

Katie

Digital Delights - New Releases - Parcel Mouse

It's December and that means a new batch of New Releases at Digital Delights
I got to work with the adorable Parcel Mouse and took him in a more modern feel with the colors but still festive!

Challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas
A Snowflakes Promise - Christmas
Clear It Out - Christmas and Glitter
Tuesday Throwdown - Cute and Cuddly
Always Playing With Paper - Non Traditional Christmas Card
Artistic Impressions - Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image - Parcel Mouse
Sentiment - Magical Winter Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Holly Jolly by The Paper Studio
Bling Dots - The Paper Studio
Circle Dies - Lifestyle Crafts
Ribbon - Unknown
Brad - Basic Grey
Glitter - Glamour Dust in Crystal

Be sure to drop by the Digital Delights Blog to see all the other wonderful samples from the talented design team.

Katie

"More Than One Score at Scor-Pal" Challenge Winter Fun/Winter Holiday

A new month means a new challenge at More Than One Score at Scor-Pal and this time we are looking for your "Winter Fun" themed projects.
You make an "Anything But a Card", a card with a fancy fold, anything as long as it has more than a single score and that you let us know where you used your Scor-Pal in the project.
I decided to make an exploding box in festive silver and gold with a surprise in the center!

Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Christmas and Punches/Dies
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - Christmas
Quirky Crafts - Christmas
Craftin Desert Divas - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Patterned Paper
Glitter N Sparkle - Add a Bow
Great Impressions - Bling on The Holidays
Fairytale - Christmas with no Red and Green
Reasonable Ribbon - Silver and Gold and Ribbon/Trim
Winter Wonderland - Sparkle and Bling
ABC Christmas - 4" x 4" Christmas Card or Box
Bunny Zoe - Sparkle
Crafty Boots - Spots or Dots
The Shabby Tearoom - O Christmas Tree
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Project Recipe:
Scoring Tool - Scor-Pal Eighths
Adhesive - Hot Glue and Scor-Tape
Paper - Natural Luxury by Craft Smith
Gold Cardstock - American Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Triple Dot
Circle Die - Pinpoint Scalloped Circles by Memorybox
Flowers - Michaels
Trim - Recollections

Inside the exploding bx I made a tree of stacked rosettes that I spritzed with a shimmer and then added glitter for even more sparkle for the Holiday Season!
This is our last challenge of the year and I would love to go over and see the projects and maybe join in with us.

Katie

PIO #97 - Dr Digi Red and Green

It's time for a new challenge at Pile It On! and for this week we want to see you use Red and Green, it's doesn't have to be Christmas but you must use those colors.
We are sponsored by the funky Dr Digi and I chose to use the very naughty (but oh so nice) I'm Dreaming of a Wide Christmas


Challenges:
Quirky Crafts - Christmas
Crafting with Dragonflies - Christmas and Ribbon
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Christmas with Dies/Punches
Fab N Funky - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Sparkle and Bling (and Christmas)
Creative Corner - Glitz and Glam
Craft for the Craic - Glittery
Hiding in My Craft Room - Any Holiday (1 entry only)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Make a Square Card
Jingle Belles - Holiday Leftovers (last piece of the EP paper)
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals - Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes and Sentiment (5 entries only)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - I'm Dreaming of a Wide Christmas
Paper - Echo Park
Sentiment - Printed
Medium - Copic Markers
Circle Die - Pinpoint Scalloped Circles by Memorybox
Embossing Folder - The Paper Studio
Ribbon, Mesh Ribbon and Flowers - Michaels
Glitter - Stickles
Rhinestones - Hobby Lobby

There you go with my "Naughty but Nice" card for the Red and Green challenge and I hope you'll be joining in with us at Pile It On!


Katie

Magnolia-Licious Challenge - Fancy Folds

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-Licious and we have a good theme for you, we want to see you create something with "Fancy Folds!"
I decided to make a tri panel card featuring a couple of the brands stamps from the A Lovely Christmas Collection

Challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas
Great Impressions - Bling on The Holidays
Penny Black and More - Christmas
Quirky Crafts - Christmas
Graph It - Christmas
Allsorts - At Least 3 Dies
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes and Sentiment (5 entries only)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (2 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Images - Edwin with a Christmas Lantern Nad Tilda with a Christmas Lamp
Sentiment - Christmas Grungy Messages by Lily of the Valley
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Snowday by The Paper Studio
Ribbon - Michaels
Mitten Die - Stacked Mittens by Poppy Stamps
Oval Die - Spellbinders
Border Punch - Martha Stewart

What is Christmas without a little sparkle and I even added some tiny bling to the mittens!

You have 2 weeks to enter this challenge and you could be our winner if you enter and follow our theme.
So choose a Magnolia, Wee, or Wild Rose Studio image and have fun creating a project or card to join the Magnolia-Licious Challenge!

A Gem of a Challenge #158 - Inspired by a Christmas Carol/Song

It's time for another challenge at A Gem of A Challenge and our theme is "Inspired by a Christmas Carol/Song".
I decided to use the adorable Singing Snowmen

Challenges:
Unicorn Challenge - Christmas (3 entries only)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks - Inspired by a Christmas Song
Alphabet Challenge - T is for Tis the Season
Craft for the Craic - Glittery
Bloggers Challenge - Circles
Cute Card Thursday - Light It Up (Lantern)
Moo Mania - Lots of Layers
Crafting By Designs - Times 3 (3 snowmen)
Auds Sentiments - Anything Goes and Sentiment (5 entries only)
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (2 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Singing Snowmen
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Merry Christmas by Echo Park
Sentiment - Printed
Circle Die - Lifestyle Crafts
Border Punch - Triple Dot by Martha Stewart
Bells - Recollections
Chalk Ink - Prima
Glitter - Stickles in Crystal
Ribbon - Michaels

I colored a second set of the snowmen and added parts of them on foam to create a little extra dimension and finished everything off with glitter and a touch of pearl paint.
A Gem of A Challenge

Katie

Digital Delights - Christmas Pudding Ginger

Today I'm sharing a super sweet card featuring an adorable character from Digital Delights and I know he brought a huge smile to my face!



Challenges:
A Snowflakes Promise - Christmas/Winter
Inky Chicks - Christmas
Going Grey - Make it Sparkle
Craftin Desert Divas - Make It Sparkle
Great Impressions - Bling on The Holidays
Corrosive - Add a Sentiment
Melonheadz - Tic Tac Toe (Bling/Die Cut/Ribbon)
Glitter N Sparkle - Die Cut
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (3 entries only)

Card Recipe:
Image - Christmas Pudding Ginger
Sentiment - Merry Time Sentiment Set
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Winter Wonderland by My Minds Eye
Label Die - Large Labels by Spellbinders
Doily Die - Lifestyle Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Michaels
Rhinestones - The Paper Studio
Circle Accents - Hobby Lobby

I added pearl paint and glitter to him for some Holiday Charm!
Be sure to drop by the Digital Delights Blog to see all the other wonderful samples from the talented design team.

Katie

Magnolia-Licious Blog Hop - Christmas Magic Anything Goes

Welcome to our "Christmas Magic" blog hop at Magnolia-Licious

You should have come to me from the adorable SUZI, I'm sure you will have loved her creation!

If you didn't start there (or you got lost along the way), then head back to the Magnolia-Licious blog where you will find all the stops to hop along to.

For a little taste of fun in this hop we have a hidden Christmassy item for you to spot!
Each of us has one hidden (or do we?) and you have to count up all the items (big clue, you'd love this person to visit you on Christmas Eve ;) ;) ) and when you've visited all spots on the hop you just email Cathy at cathylee.co@gmail.com with the total to be in with a chance of winning.
Another way to get an entry is to create your "Anything But a Card" project with the "Christmas Magic" theme and enter that way!

I decided to make a duo of Christmas decor for my project, a Wooden Plaque for the door and a photo spinner featuring a multitude of cute Tildas!

Project Recipe:
Images - In The Snow Scarf Tilda
Cozy Tilda (mini version in link)
Tilda with Tag Gifts, Waiting for Christmas Tilda
Christmas Morning Tilda (mini in link)
Christmas Party Tilda (mini in link)
Tilda with Lantern
Tilda with Christmas Cone (mini in link)
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Snow Day by The Paper Studio
Flowers - Prima
Doily - Recollections
Photo Spinner - Walmart
Paint - Waverly Chalk Paint in Plaster
Door Hanger, Letters, Mini Wreath, Wooden Trees, Deer and Burlap Bows - Hobby Lobby

Now it's time to HOP HOP HOP ALONG to the super talented
KAREN S
to see her wonderful creation!
Be sure add my Christmas image or images to the total hidden along the way and once you have reached the end please email Cathy at cathylee.co@gmail.com with the total to be in with a chance of winning.

For all blog hops you must include the following requirements in your comment to qualify for a prize.
1. Like us on our Magnolia-licious Facebook Fan Page
2. Leave a comment on each DT’s post during the hop.
3. At the end of your Hop return to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and leave a comment there as well for a chance to win a prize.

There are two ways to win during our challenge blog hop.
1. Add up the Santas and email Cathy at cathylee.co@gmail.com with the total and a random winner will be chosen.
2. Participants enter a project following the Hop theme and a random winner is chosen.

The prizes are a $20 Gift Certificate for each of the two winners.


I Hope you enjoyed my little "Christmas Magic" projects and please visit all the stops on the HOP to see some marvelous Magnolia creations from the super talented Design Team at Magnolia-Licious

Katie

Challenges:
A Snowflakes Promise - Christmas/Winter (3 entries only)
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Christmas
Unicorn Challenge - Christmas (3 entries only)
ABC Christmas - V for Very Cute
Cutie Pie - Cute and Christmassy
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Christmas and Bright/Sparkly
Marvelous Magnolia - Winter
Crafty Catz - Winter
Fantasy Stampers - Winter Wonderland
The Paper Girls - Stamps
Where the Heart Is - Anything Goes/Winter Blues
Not Just Cards - Not Just Cards
Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes (Decoration)
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (3 entries only)