Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Include a Photo

Today is my last card as a guest at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges! This week we want to see you incorporate a photo on your card.
Mine is a very silly photo of my husband and my uncle from last Christmas. We went home to England for Christmas and my Mum bought them matching cardigan/jackets and so we had to take a funny photo for posterity!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crop Stop - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papertake Weekly - Die Cuts
Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension and Texture
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Trim a Tree

Card Recipe:
Paper - DCWV Handmade Christmas
Tree - Crafts Too Embossing Folder
Glitter - Stickles
Die Cuts - Spellbinders
Bows - Walmart

I embossed the green paper with the tree folder and then I cut it out.
I added Stickles in Gold, Green and Red to the areas on it to dress it up!
This card just makes me smile and I hope it makes you do too!
I've really this month as a guest at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and I now have 4 cards ready for Christmas!
Please come on over and link your card, remember the theme is always optional, we just want to help you make your Christmas cards!

Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Glitter

Today is my third card as a guest at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges! This week we want to see some Glitter on your cards!

Challenges:
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut - Anything Goes Christmas
Clear It Out - Glitter It!
Meljens - Sparkles, Glitter and Shine!
Totally Gorjuss - Cute and Cuddly

Card Recipe:
Image - Meljens
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - DCWV Handmade Christmas
Holly - Hobby Lobby
Sentiment - Printed
Glitter - Stickles and Glamour Dust in Crystal

When I want a more noticeable glitter effect on something I like to layer the glitter.
So I start with a glitter glue like Stickles and then add a powder glitter, this time Glamour Dust, on the top. I think it really adds to the depth of the glitter and gives me just what I was looking for.
I hope you enjoyed this little guy and remember the themes at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges are always optional, we just want to see your Christmas Cards!
Katie

Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Christmas Cheer!

Happy Sunday Everyone!
Before I get on to today's card I want to welcome anyone that has come over from the Crafty Storage Blog as my room is featured there today :)
I know my loyal readers have already seen the video and photos but if by some chance haven't then please click on the My Crafting Space tab above my Etsy cards to check it out.

Now on to crafting!
Today is my second card as a guest at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges! This week we want to see some "Christmas Cheer" by incorporating a beverage of some kind. I was looking for an image of a Christmas Cocktail but couldn't find one I liked to I chose a warm cup of Hot Cocoa, maybe with a little dash of something stronger in it, wink wink!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Craft Your Passion - Your Favorite Season (with all these 100F+ days I definitely love Winter more!)
Ooh La La - Christmas
Fab N Funky - Christmas (10 combined challenges max)
Do It With Digi's - Christmas
The Secret Crafter - Christmas is Coming
Totally Papercrafts - Food and Drink
Going Grey - Bingo! (I chose Digi image, Flowers and Punches)

Card Recipe:
Image - I can't remember, if anyone knows please leave me a comment so I can give credit
Paper - DCWV
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Hobby Lobby
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - American Crafts
Die Cut - Spellbinders Octagon

I'm so glad to be playing along at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges this month as it is giving me a start on those Christmas cards that always seem to creep up on me :)
Katie

Guest Designer for Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge - Recycle!

This month I'm a guest designer over at Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges and with the 100F+ temps it has been a little cooling relief :)
Each week the team challenge you to make a Christmas card to add to your stash. They have a challenge you can play along with but it's always optional, as long as you make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card then you are good to enter!
The challenge for this week is "Recycle". Now this is always a hard challenge for me as I don't tend to recycle items for use in my crafts but I found a piece of trim from a gift box and I think it worked out great.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Woodware USA - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (with ribbon, lace, twine etc)
Speedy the Cats Friends - Anything but a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card
Frosted Designs - Coloring
Fussy and Fancy - Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas in August
Simon Says Stamp - Christmas in August
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Holidays
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Crafters Companion - Glitter and Glitz
Digital Tuesday - Doilies
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Image of a Child

Card Recipe:
Image - Ollie and Gingerbread Man by Pink Gem
Ticket Sentiment - Christmas Time Calendar by Pink Gem
Paper - DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack
Medium - Copic Markers
Doilies - Wilton
Trim - Recycled from a gift box
Ribbon - American Crafts
Letters - Craft Essentials and Joann's
Santa Hat - Unknown
Rhinestones - Treasures by Shabby Chic

The Christmas envelope image was a journaling spot in the paper pad and I thought it was the perfect spot for Ollie to sit.
I hope you've liked this card and looks for more over the month that I'm guesting.
Be sure to drop by with your Christmas creations Sparkles Christmas Card Challenges!
Katie