December 24th Sunday Song and Rhymes

Our inspiration poem for December 12th is

I found some gorgeous watercolor angels by Cosmic Meta, Etsy, that I had to use!  My background paper is from pxnartdesing, Etsy.   This poem just made the song Angels We Have Heard on High play in my mind and as I celebrate Christmas and the birth of Jesus it seemed just right for my card! 

We hope you will come join us at The Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhymes Challenge to finish out this year and ring in the new year!

 

Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone December!

The design team members had a choice to go Anything Goes or use a theme of Wrap it Up!  My mind immediately went back years ago to a wrapped package project I had made for Ike's World Challenges.  I just had to let this special image make a return for this challenge!  The image is by Ike's Art and our beloved friend Ike or Sue passed away in 2022.  Her memory and her awesome personality and spirit live on forever in her art and the friends and family who remember her always!

I had this gorgeous gold shimmer sheer fabric that I wrapped my box in after wrapping it with white paper.  The Christmas Elf (I want to call her that but the actual title may have been a bit different) was colored with markers and gold bits of acrylic paint added here and there!  I absolutely love this image and have used it so so much!  So Merry Christmas, Ike!  I miss you 💖  Now it's your turn to do whatever you want just make sure it isn't a card 😉 and enter the The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone Challenge!  We look forward to visiting you blog this holiday season!

 

December 10th Sunday Song and Rhymes!

I was inspired to create this after reading The Oxen by Thomas Hardy.  It tells of a nativity scene and the oxen bowing down and all bowing down.  It is a scene replayed in my memory listening to the reading of the nativity as a child through my adult years.

This little scene was created using a set precolored by Jo Kavanagh Designs on Etsy!  I have used her images and stamp sets before and I am never disappointed in their quality, value and just their  awesomeness!  The set came with all of these characters, the wisemen and their gifts and the manger, palm tree and star.  Also two backgrounds, this one I chose with the stable, sand, trees and night sky and without stable and 4 papers.  So much for such a totally terrific price!  Please give her shop a visit and see all the goodies for yourself!  (No, I am not on her DT just really love her designs!)   

 

The Outlawz Festive Fridays with Kate Hadfield Designs!

A big thanks to Kate Hadfield Designs for sponsoring Festive Fridays for December!  I am an absolute huge fan of her designs!  They can be used in some many creative ways and they always look fantastic!  Today we will be showcasing Jolly Holly Stamps!

I found this awesome fireplace and mantle on Pixabay and knew my stocking and candle had found a home!  I colored everything in Procreate, printed on glossy photo paper except the fireplace and fussy cut!  Then I had the fun of decorating the mantle!  The little gingerbread man couldn't squeeze into the stocking so he volunteered to keep watch for Santa by the fireplace!   Excuse my light ring glare on this photo please?  These images are just smile and giggle makers to no end!  I hope you will join The Outlawz Festive Fridays Challenge for December for a chance to win an awesome prize!

The Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge for December~

Raise your hand if you love gnomes, snow and Christmas trees!  Yup, all of us have our hands waving happily right now!  Our wonderful designer/artist is sponsoring us this month...Anne's Digital Art!    I just adore working with her heartfelt marvelous images!  This month we have the image "Decorating the Tree!" 

I made a wall hanging that just makes me smile when I see it!  Lots of silver glitter, Anne's image colored in Procreate with lots of swirling snow and snow on the ground and a lovely sentiment from We Are 3 Designs and the snowy background for the sentiment is a digital paper from the Pastel Blizzard Decorative Digi Pack Paper by LeighSBDesigns!  So much snowy goodness by Anne, We Are 3 and LeighSBDesigns piling up for a lovely wall hanging.  Oh and we can't forget the little ribbon! 😊   Now it's your turn to show us what lovelies you create with this perfect little image at The Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge for December!

Creative Inspirations Challenges for December with LeighSBDesigns!

Hello, hello and are you feeling creative?  It's time for Creative Inspirations Challenges for December 7th and we are soooo excited to say thanks to our darling friend Leigh at LeighSBDesigns!  Leigh has a brand new Poinsettia and Holly Christmas Collection for 2023 and a two month old new store!  Honestly, since October, Leigh has had so many new things going on and new designs going out it has been really exciting to see it all happen!  And you can keep up with all the lovely happenings by dropping by LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog where all the links live and all the challenges and blog hops live, too!  

This gorgeous image is from the Poinsettia and Holly Christmas Collection 2023 and is named Poinsettia Holly Festive Garland Digi Stamp!  This is just amazingly gorgeous!  I also used a digital paper from the Pastel Blizzard Decorative Digi Paper Pack and the sentiment is from A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings!  I printed two copies of the garland on top of the Pastel Blizzard paper in blue; one on glossy photo paper and one on cardstock.  I colored the points and insides of my stars with markers (because I forgot to do it before printing!)  😉  I colored the garland on the cardstock copy with Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers before fussy cutting it out and edging with my Pitt big brush marker in black.  The sentiment I printed out on glossy photo paper, too.   I glued the garland on to the glossy photo paper copy and attached that to glitter cardstock.  I also glued the sentiment to glitter cardstock.  This is so marvelously sparkly it brings tears to my eyes! 

We do hope to see you at Creative Inspirations Challenges this month where it is always Anything Goes and we look forward to visiting you blogs and seeing what you have created!

LeighSBDesigns has a Santa size sale going on so drop by the new store now and check it out!

One of two (TWO) challenges going on this month at LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog!

The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge for December with LeighSBDesigns!

Merry Christmas and Ho Ho Ho where has this year gone?  An immediate highlight of 2023 is all of the magnificent new releases by LeighSBDesigns!  Golly but there have been so many and so awesome!  This month at Monday Greetings, Leigh is sponsoring our challenge and we could hardly wait to start creating with this most amazing and PURRfect kitty named Santa Puss Slimline Digi Stamp!    This is the very first image from the brand new Loveleigh Kitties Collection that we will see more of in 2024!  Check out the brand new LeighSBDesigns Boutique for the Poinsettia and Holly Christmas Collection, 2023!

Here is Santa Puss along with Poinsettia and Holly Festive Metal Decorative Digi Paper and A Charming Christmas Compendium of Festive Sayings!  I colored in Procreate then printed out Santa Puss fussy cutting with a small white border left.   I printed the digi paper on glossy photo paper for the background.  I layered my sentiment onto a smaller sized piece of the same paper again in glossy photo paper and popped up on foam squares.  I added some gold flakes to the two corners to accent this amazing metal decorative paper!  This little kitty has captured my heart and I am in LOVE!💖 

I look forward to seeing all the wonderful entries at The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge for December!

I am also entering this at LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog Poinsettia and Holly Challenge #24 for December :)

Shop the gorgeous Poinsettia and Holly Christmas Collection at LeighSBDesigns Boutique!

The Outlawz Monday Greetings for November!

This month at The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge we are so thrilled to be sponsored by our dear friend Mirtillamente Craft Shop!  Thank you so much for your support of our challenge! 💖   Please swing by her shop and see all the goodies she has!  I was so happy to create with the super awesome image Verdiana!

I made a wall hanging that would be perfect a girl's room!  I created the background layer in Procreate then added the image to it.  Next step was coloring the cute little fairy, again in Procreate,  with some bright, vibrant colors before adding the sentiment!  What goes better with a magical fairy than glitter cardstock?  Of course I had to use it!  I added a ribbon in one of the colors of her wings to the back of the cardboard that I attached it all to!  Our required greeting this month is ....ANYTHING GOES! 👀👀  How easy is that?!?  The optional twist (which I totally forgot to use so good thing it is optional, right?) is add a heart!  You know you want to create something for The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge for November so let's get crafty and busy!  See you soon!

November Creative Inspiration Challenges with All Dressed Up!

It's November and we are ready for  Creative Inspiration Challenges sponsored by All Dressed Up this month!  Thanks so much to them!  I had the pleasure of creating with Christmas Snowglobe!

I colored the adorable image with Copics and Spectrum Noir markers.  I fussy cut and attached to a layer of glitter cardstock and then that went on to some mirror cardstock!  I can smell Christmas and that means sparkle and shine!   Then I hot glued the ribbon on the back for my ornament to hang from!  We hope you will come play with us this month!  We love seeing your creations and visiting your blogs!  So drop those gorgeous creations off at Creative Inspiration Challenges for November!

 

October 31st The 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop with LeighSBDesigns 🎃👻☠️🦇

Can you believe this is Halloween?  Happy Halloween! 🎃  This month has simply flown by in a whirl of inspiration from you crafty lovelies!  Thanks so much for all your hard work!  My last  project for the blog hop is Grimm Batleigh from the Batleigh Bats Collection by our darling Leigh of LeighSBDesigns!

Grimm is flying over the wonderful Van Gogh Starry Night background!  This is an acrylic 6 x 8 canvas paper painted following a tutorial by  the Art Sherpa YouTube.  This tutorial had a Dr. Who Tardis? but I had something else booked for this background 💀.  Grimm Batleigh is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and topped with acrylic paints to make sure he doesn’t fade into the colorful night sky!  A few foam dots keep his body from laying flat against the canvas.  His wings were left free to flap into our hearts!  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am also a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween, 2023 🎃

October 30th The 31 DOH with LeighSBDesigns!

Dollar Tree had these really cool plastic coffin cases and I bought one before I knew that Leigh was releasing her Slimline Coffins!  I of course wanted to play with those instead of this odd fellow!   So I wasn't really going to use this guy until time was running out on me and a quick shaker idea happened!

I just cut a copy of paper from the 31 Days of Halloween Decorative Digi Paper Pack and popped it in the bottom!  I added some orange and fun colors of confetti and closed the lid!  The sentie is from the Slimline Bat Set and I just cut the bat away so I could pop it on the top!  Foam dots helped it stand up away from the skelly!  Photo was a right pain that didn't want to and didn't cooperate!👻   All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am also a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween, 2023!

 

October 29th The 31 DOH with LeighSBDesigns!

As the season draws closer to an end, Catular loves to look at all the photos from Halloween's past!  Oddly enough they all seem to have a recurring theme! 👻 

Yup, good ole Renfield (seen here sitting on his friend the jack o' lantern!) getting yelled at by Count Catular!  Both of these adorable images are by Ike and I love using them every single Halloween!  The Cauldron of Bats is courtesy of Ghost Balleigh Monster Set by LeighSBDesigns!  The gorgeous paper is from the This is Halloween Decorative Digi Paper Pack!   All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am a Crypt Keeper at The Countdown to Halloween, 2023!   I am also playing with this at 

October 26th The 31 Days of Halloween Presented by LeighSBDesigns!

I am here with the BOO'S Crew as we fly into the end of our faBOOlous blog hop!

These little boozed up guys are from Oddball Art and are colored with Spectrum Noir markers!  I added the sentie with red acrylic paint.  The spooky night sky is watercolor paper with a watercolor sky and acrylic white and glow in the dark stars! I made cuts for the "photo" to slide into and glued it down on some lovely cardboard that was tucked away!  Then I hot glued some twine for a hanger!  What a FANGtastic memory saver for their one creepy Halloween night!  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  👻  I am a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween, 2023!

October 25th The 31 DOH with LeighSBDesigns!

Why, oh why do the gremlins always strike during the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop?  I guess the answer is because they can! 👾 

Tonight back to something Leigh introduced me to years ago....domino art!  The base of this little hanging ornament is three dominoes covered with paper from the Spooky Forest Decorative Digi Paper Pack!  The image is Tangled Witch Hat from 2017 colored with Spectrum Noir markers!  I glued the dominoes to cardboard and let dry (almost!) before adding the paper and image.  Then I inked around the edges with my black Pitt Pen and glued on the ribbon!  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween, 2023!👻

October 23rd The 31 DOH with LeighSBDesigns!

My love for printing on photo paper rears its haunting head again for tonight's project! 👻

This is Vampire Balleigh Monster with one of his senties (he comes with two!) with his children of the night (better known as Cauldron of Bats that come with Ghost Balleigh Monster Set!   I am using a haunted house by Oddball Art (no longer open) colored in Procreate and printed on a paper from the Spooky Forest Decorative Digi Paper Pack!  Everything printed on glossy photo paper except the bats and sentie!  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am also a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween! 💀

 

October 22nd The 31 Days of Halloween Presented by LeighSBDesigns!

Some totally cool creepy guys tonight in the form of the Candy Bats with two senties by LeighSBDesigns!   

I added the Candy Bats to a neat looking Pattern in Photoshop.  Once printed out I colored the bats up with Spectrum Noir markers and glued to two piece of cereal boxes!  I inked the edges with black soot Distress Ink.  I added a strip from the cereal boxes and scored at both ends to make my easel type card!  The senties were also added in Photoshop with the Candy Bats 👻  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns can be found here!  I am also a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween!

October 21st The 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns!

 This card is using Conspiracy of Ravens with one of the senties by LeighSBDesigns!  I couldn't link it because I couldn't find it but I am sure Val or Leigh with tell us where to find it in the comments below! 👻

I colored the background of the image and the trees with Spectrum Noir markers and inked the sentie with Distress Ink.  I stamped the  back layer of the card with a web pattern rubber stamp by Lost Coast Designs in the same walnut stain Distress Ink.  Then some glue to put things down!  All the details and linky party for the 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop presented by LeighSBDesigns are here!  I am a Crypt Keeper at the Countdown to Halloween, too!