Luke 2 - Christmas 2018

 Image - QKR; metallic gold from a gift bag; glitter
Sketch:   Your Next Stamp
"L" - Luke's Christmas gospel:  Beccys Challenge
Any:   Word Art Wednesday

Christmas '18

Stamp by Stampendous; brads; dies by Peachy Cheap.
Sketch:   Your Next Stam
"M" -Magi:  Beccys Place
Any:   Word Art Wednesday.
           Happy Little Stampers.

Luke 2:4-5

Luke 2:4-5 (quoted around the image) ...Joseph went up from Galilee...to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, to be registered with Mary, who was with child...
Image and sentiment - digis from QKR; misc. papers; burlap, gold cord.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
:"L"- Luke 2:  Beccys Place

Christmas Joy 2018

Image - digi by TLC; misc. papers, Kraft mat; metallic gold ribbon.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Bingo day 11  - botttom row:  Beccys Place

For Margie

A friend fell on Thursday - as a result she has a broken bone in her lef.  She already had serious back problems, so I am pretty sure recuperation will not be easy. 
Items used - misc. papaers. a strip of mesh, large brad, ribbon and colored image by antiqueimages.blogspot.
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Include a sentiment:    Di's Digi Designs

Christmas 2018 - more recycling

This is a great sketch to use as I continue my recycling efforts - so many images are quite large.  Here I cut around the wings to make the image fit the A2 size.  I added some gold sticker strips and also recycled a metallic gold package envelope for tha mat as well as the die cut "Joy".
Sketch:  Case this sketch.
CAS:    Allsorts
"H" - Hark the Herald angels ((or Heavenly Host)   Beccys Challenges

3 pieces recycled

For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving today...enjoy the day and I hope you have much to be thankful for.  Our list is long - including faith, family, friends amd freedom .  Later we will join several others at church - there will be a turkey dinner served for those who, like us, are far from family today.  I have my green bean casserole ready to go!
Once again I found pieces of old cards to recycle - the lovely picture and two glittery pieces for the background.  It does not show but the whole left panel is glittery, as are the snowflakes and the star.
Sketch:  Sketch Saturday
"G" for glitter and Glory to God: Beccys Challenges
CAS  Christmas:  Allsorts

Christmas 2018 with Beccy's image

 

I will have several more cards using this pre colored image from Beccy's Place. This time I needed a fairly quick card to include in my Shoebox... If you are not familiar with this program, Franklyn Graham sponsors a program through Samaritan's Purse - shoeboxes stuffed with necessities and some toys are sent to children all over the world.
Embossing folder - weaving;  star confetti; gold sticker stripe;
Sketch:   Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
"F" for Holy Family:  Beccys Challenges
 Christmas:   C.R.A.F.T. 
Any:   Pammies Inky Pinkies

Using new dies

I just got a set of Christmas dies from Peachy Cheap,  This image and sentiment were included, though I ordered the set for others that were included.  I am not sure about this - but I can see I need to use a solid background rather than this pattern paper.  That will be for another day!  The strips and mat are shiny gold.  For day 6 at Beccy's Christmas challenge, I used embossed edges on the oval die cut, and ecru colored cs.  Maybe I should add e for eyes - m y macular degeneration is bothering a lot today, and the print is jumping around a lot!
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Day 6 -"E":   Beccys Challenges
Any-oprion, holiday:  Crafters Castle
Any - option, Christmas:   Angies
Christmas:   Double Trouble 

HB, Spencer

Our grandson recently had  a successful moose hunt - with a bow and arrow.  I dug this image out of my Wish RAK box - I thought he would enjoy it.  The camo bg is by Paper Studio, and the trees from Paper Pizzazz. The strip is a bit of decorated duct tape and I used Dazzles for the black strips.
Sketch:   Cheerful Sketches
Make some one smile:   Penny Black at Allsorts (removed due to subject matter)
2 patterned papers:   Crafty Friends
Any:   2 Crafty Critter Crazies 
            Crafters Castle
 

christmas 2018 - Nativity

Da'sy 5 of Beccys challenges is to use colors - custard, moss, bisque and cocoa.  I think the colors in the plaid (by Paper Studio) are at least close. I have used a pre colored image from Beccy's Place, and a sentiment from my computer files.
Sketch:  Stamplorations.
Colors:    Beccys Challenges
Pretty papers:  Allsorts
 Any:    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

Christmas 2018, "D"

When I selected this paper (from a Recollections Watercolor pad)  I could see a glow at the top that reminded me of the angels on high - now that I have the card here, it is no longer very visible.  Oh, well,,,
 QKR image, computer sentiment; bit of gold ribbon and gold paper; Spellbinder dies.  The verse around the image is Luke 2:4-5...Joseph went up from Galilee to the city of David... with Mary who was with child.
Sketch:    Tuesday Morning Sketches
"D" - die cuts, dark blue:  Beccy's Challenges:   
 Any:   Scrapyland
CAS   Cut it up
Any:    Word Art Wednesday
             Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
            

Christmas 2018 - red and white

Pre colored image from Beccy's Place; computer sentiment; Swiss dots embossing folder; Spellbinder circles to cut aperture; cheery Lynn branch; red cs.
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
C - cardinal, Christmas:   Beccys Challenges
CAS :  Cutitup
Any:   Scrapyland
             

HB, Adrienne

There are several family birthdays coming up.  This is for our youngest granddaughter - she is on the Wings of Blue team at the Air Force Academy - yes, she parachutes out of perfectly good planes!  I used chalk and fussy cut the image - it is from my files but I forgot to list the source.  The planes are clip art, and I used an embossed cloud background - lightly sanded.
Sketch:   House that stamps built
Take flight:   Simon says stamp Monday
Any:   Jo's scrapshack.
           2Crafty critter crazies 

Beccy's Christmas 2018 - "B"

Sweet Sketch Wednesday2

Precolored image and sentiment from Beccy's Place Nativity set; background upcycled from a Christmas card; ,metallic silver ribbon.  (The Nativity set was a recent prize - thanks, Beccy!)
Sketch:   Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
 B - blue, Baby Jesus:  Beccys Place
Any;  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
           Word art Wednesda 

Altered card for Christmas

The image and slim blue panels are from the front of an old card; the embossed stars panel is the back of that same card.  Whether you call it altered, upcycled or recycled, I saved nearly all the card from the trash!  The other bg panel is burlap ribbon.  I hope I will be able to complete quire a few cards for Beccy's November challenge.  The text is computer generated.
Sketch:   Mojo-Monday
A for altered:  Beccys Challenges

The Crafter's Cafe - DT card for "masculine" challenge

I received some great papers from DeCosse;s Dynamite Doodles, and used them to showcase the sentiment - also from there.  I added twine, and a backdrop of the birthday embossing folder from Embossalicious.
Please join us over the next couple of weeks for the Masculine challenge at the Crafter's Cafe.  See the blog for details and lots of fun inspiration - as well as the prize list.
Sketch:     Catch the Bug
Lots of layers:   Art Impressions 
 Take flight (flying frogs???)  Simon Says Stamp Monday
 Any:   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday