O' Christmas Tree

Good evening everyone! I can't believe it is already Sunday and my two weeks are over and it's time to go back to work!! That time just flew by! Now it is time to get back in a rhythm. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a wonderful New Year! And may you have a wonderful year ahead! I have tried to relax the last couple of days and craft. I managed to get one card finished. I really can't seem to speed things up. I take so long to finish anything LOL  Oh well.. that's just the way I am! And tomorrow it is back to work, which means it slows everything down too. The kids head back to school on Tuesday. And I'm hoping for a winter storm to head this way LOL  I want some snow!

I have also been working on the post for the first new monthly challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. Stay tuned for an introduction of the new team and our very first monthly challenge starting on the 10th!

Alright... enough of that :D  Here is my share for today. You can find my creations at either my Etsy Shop or my Zibbet Shop.









For this card I have used Christmas Star from Star Stampz. I have colored the image with Copic Markers. I've layered the image a bit. The background was all inked with Distress Inks (Black Soot, Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean) I've inked the clouds with Black Soot and Broken China. I've added snow falling using my Copic Opaque White. The question mark I colored with Black Wink of Stella. I used my Snow Marker for the snow. I used yellow acrylic paint to paint the shine around the star and I've used white acrylic paint to paint the clothing puff and the frost coming out of her mouth. The papers are all scraps. I've distressed the edges of each of the strips and then I sewed around each of them. The three snowflakes were cut using the Silhouette Cameo and I covered them with glitter. I used a white and gold snowflake button as the center of each of the snowflakes. I used two Paper Smooches stamps - Peace On Earth on the outside and Merry Christmas on the inside. I had a lot of fun trying to come up with a background using the distress inks. I'm going to try to work on some new techniques this year :)  And I was so happy to get another Christmas card finished! Thank you for looking!!

Copic Markers Used:

• Tree: G40, YG03, YG17, YG67
• Skin: E000, E21, E11, E04; R20, R22
• Jacket, Hat and Boots: RV13, RV14, RV66
• Scarf and Leggings: V20, V22, V25
• Hair: C5, C7, C9
• Star: Y00, Y11, Y15

Challenges:

• Challenge #103: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Creative Card Crew
• Challenge #54: Add Some Sparkle (1/3) @ Creative Craft Cottage.
• Challenge #5: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog.
• Sketch #332: Anything Goes (1) @ Tuesday Morning Sketches*
• Challenge #52: Anything Goes (1/2) @ Crafty Gals Corner.
• Challenge #66: Anything Goes (1) @ Inspiration Destination.
• Anything Goes (1) @ The House That Stamps Built {Repeat Impressions}.
• Challenge #341: Anything Goes w/Optional Sketch (1) @ Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #216: Anything Goes (1/5) @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #279: Anything Goes (1) @ 4 Crafty Chicks.
• Winter Wonderland (1/3) @ Art At Stampz by Star*
• Challenge #344: Anything Goes (1/5) @ C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.
• Challenge #83: Anything Goes w/Twist of Traditional Christmas (1/3) @ Creative Moments.
• Challenge #406: Anything Goes (1) @ Cute Card Thursday.
• Challenge #207: Any 2015 Challenge (Challenge #206: Tis The Season) (1) @ DRS Designs Rubber Stamps.
• January: Anything Goes (1/1) @ The Outlawz Twisted Thursday
• Challenge #159: Anything Christmas Goes (4) @ A Gem Of A Challenge.
• Challenge #48: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Art By Miran Challenge Blog
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ Creative Corner Challenges.
• Any Winter Holiday (1/3) @ Spellbinding Stamps By Nikki Burnette.
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #262: Vintage or Anything Else Christmas (1) @ Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge.
• Challenge #157: Anything Goes w/Twist of CAS (1/3) @ 613 Avenue Create.
• Challenge #169: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog
• PIO #98: Anything Christmas/Winter (5) @ Pile It On!.
• Challenge #297: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog.
• Sparkle (1) @ Bunny Zoe's Crafts.
• December/January Challenge #89: Anything Goes Winter (3/3) @ Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges
• Challenge #13: Winter Christmas (3/3) @ A Snowflakes Promise.
• Challenge #119: Anything Goes (7) @ Deep Ocean Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #40: Anything Goes (1/3) @ CCC Digi Creations
• Anything Goes (1) @ Moo-Mania and More.
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ As You Like It Challenge.
• December/January: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Petal Lu Challenge Blog
• December/January Challenge #75: Your Favourite Christmas Colours (anything odd and different) (1/3) @ Sparkles Monthly Challenge
• Challenge #140: Square Cards (1/3) @ The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog
• Challenge #11: Anything Goes (1) @ A Bit More Time To Craft
• Challenge #97: Anything Goes Christmas (1) @ Crimbo Crackers
• December/January: Christmas or Winter (3/3) @ Oddball Art Stamp Co. by Lizzy Love
• December/January Challenge #36: Winter (1/1) @ Scrapbook Cardmaking Bastel-Traum
• Challenge #25: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
• Game #55: Glitter (1/3) @ AAA Cards
• January: Anything Goes w/Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking (1/3) @ Sparkle N Sprinkle
• January: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Your Scrapbook Place
• January Showcase #6: Anything Goes (1) @ 2 Creative Chicks
• January: Anything Goes w/Patterned Paper (1) @ Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
• January Challenge #43: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Paper Creators Crafts
• January Challenge #33: Anything Goes using the Silhouette (1) @ Silhouette Challenges
• January Challenge #41: Non-Traditional Christmas (1/2) @ V's Sweet Ideas