Crazy4Challenges Week 15 - Let it Snow

Welcome to Week 15 of the C4C challenges. This week we are going to play withSNOW!!! Getting in the winter/holiday spirit, we are going to make cards (or other creations) with snowmen and/or snowflakes. For those of you still working on holiday cards, this will give you the chance to add another to your 'stash'. For those of you who have finished the holiday cards, this could be thank you cards, winter birthday cards, gift containers for any occasion, or, if you are truly ambitious, you could start on next year's stash. No matter what you make, it must involve snowflakes and/or snowmen.

Our sponsor this month is........



Now.........Let the 'blizzard of snow creations" begin.

(Now remember.......after posting your challenge creation to your blog or to SCS or any other gallery, be sure to enter it into Mr. Linky below. If uploading to SCS use the keyword C4C15.)

I used this adorable Frosty image from Stamping Bella. I coloured with Prism Pencils and blended with gamsol. The Little Felt Snowflakes are retired from the company I no longer mention..........DP is from Three Bugs in a Rug and the little baubles are Red Dewdrops. Sure hope you'll play along with us this week

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

Going Digi for real! The {Stamps} of Life

I had a lot of fun getting digi with it last night! I have been a little hesitant about experimenting with Brushes in my Photoshop Elements, but with a few tips from my good friend Jeanne Streiff, I was up and running fairly quickly.

These are my first experiments with Digital Cards, so if you're chuckling, I can truly appreciate that.

I whipped up some quick and simple Christmas Cards, only adding Ribbon, a little chalk to the Snowman for shading and some stickles to add a wee bit of bling~!

All images are digital and are from Joy2Christmas and Love2Hug the November and December Releases from the Stamps of Life. Both sets also come in clear mount stamps!

Well I better run, it's blizzarding out........snow day for the kiddies, but I have to teach this morning!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge

Keeping it Simple is the Objective of the Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge! Now that we're getting down to the wire for Christmas, there's probably less time for stamping, blog surfing and if you're stamping, it might be your last minute dash to get those Christmas cards or gift items created.........lol........ I am working on a couple of Albums at the moment and I am keeping my fingers crossed that they'll be done in time!

Anyway, I whipped up this card in a Jiffy, using the Road Hawg set. I coloured the Hawg with Copics, cut him out and mounted him on dimensionals over a plain black strip that I lined with white gel pen to create a road.

A little rub on, filled in the white space to the left of the sentiment. Did you know if you play along with the challenge, you could be the winner of a $10.00 Gift Certificate to the Totally Stampalicious Store? Visit the Challenge Blog HERE for all the deets!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

The Pink Elephant Challenge #44

Good Morning! Sorry my post is late, but I woke up earlier with a wicked migraine and headed back to bed for a bit! I'm going to keep this short and sweet and essentially copied the information directly from TPE site.

Your Favorite Christmas Color Combo



Our Sponsor this week is
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The design team was blessed to work with
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Karen was so impressed with all of you supportive and talented girls
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Isn't she a cutie?!?!?
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Thanks so much Karen!!

Here's my Christmas Col0ur Combo. I can't say this is truly my Favourite Colour Combo, but what I enjoy when making Christmas cards, is making unusual, or non traditional coloured Christmas Cards. I don't think I have one red and green card in my stash......well maybe one or two, but for the most part, I'm not a fan of that combination.

Hope you'll play along with us this week! Just visit The Pink Elephant Site

to hook up your creation via Mr. Linky

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

Crazy 4 Challenges with Kraftin' Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge too!

This week I am combining Crazy4Challenges week 15 with Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge no. 9. I happen to be the Hostess this week for Kimmie's Challenge, so one random player will win the Ozzie and Harriet Stamp! How cool is that!

So both Challenges are to create a gift card holder. I looked at various templates and decided just to make my own, using my Cricut and the Christmas Cheer Cartridge. I cut two Ornaments out and just scored them at the bottom of the Silver Fob and glued them together. I cut smaller layers out of Designer Paper to create some contrast.

The images are coloured with both Copic Markers (Mitten......lol..........Ozzie should probably be renamed to Michael, due to the fact he's only wearing one mitten! I realized my mistake after ai coloured it, but was happy with the image and decided really, that Ozzie wanted to feel Harriet's pretty paw in his own! Scarf, Hat and Background). The Bears bodies were coloured with Prism Pencils as I like the Transparency I can achieve with the pencils. I inked the edges of the DP with A dark teal craft ink.

Here's the inside of the Gift Card. Perhaps it's a little primitive, but I like it anyway!!!!

Okay so here's the deets on the Challenges!

The Crazy4Challenges Challenge is sponsored by the Greeting Farm this week and our Hostess Joanne has written this up so eloquently:

Just have fun in the presentation!!! No pressure...just have fun!!! It could be a version of a card, a packaging design, a 'purse', a holiday ornament gift card holder!! Whatever suits your fancy or need is what you should 'play' with.....and, no, it does not have to be holiday related. It could be for any occasion!!! That is one of the great things about this team. We want your creative juices to flow freely, not confined!!!!

Our sponsor this month is........Being the first Challenge of the Month, this is our Prize Challenge. One lucky person will win the Butterfly Wishes set which was designed in collaboration between The Greeting Farm and our very own Jessica Diedrich. The winner will be announced next week when we post our new challenge.


We are all looking forward to your creations. We are a team of stampers who 'play well with others' and that would be YOU!!!!!

After creating your gift card holder, be sure to come back here and sign in with Mr. Linky. Doing so could make you eligible for a prize this week!!! When uploading to Splitcoast, please use the Keyword C4C14 so that we can all gaze upon your creations!

As I said, I am the Hostess for the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge! Head on over to the Challenge Blog to get all the deets on how to play!!!

Lastly, don't forget to visit the links on my sidebar to see both Design Team's creations......you'll enjoy the surf for sure!!!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

These little birds are getting ready for Christmas, making pretty Christmas Cupcakes!!! It's Pink Cat's Thursday Digi Release and the images are just fabby today!!!

Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey makes a pretty background for this card! I used Prism Crabapple Dark as my base colour! Image is coloured in Copics. The cute ribbon on the card and the tag is from American Crafts. You can find this image HERE

I used Figgy Pudding DP as a Base for my Lamby Tag. I'm not sure if you can see it or not, but the Sheep's Hat is Flocked! I coloured the sheep in C1 and shaded with C3. The little curlicues for his coat were added with C3. The legs are coloured in c3 and shaded with C5

Here's the picture of the entire release!

Don't forget to follow the links to see what the digi chicks have designed for you this week!!!!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~

The Love Shack-Love2Hug The {Stamps} of life December Release

Stephanie has come out with an adorable stamp set this month! Love2Hug has so many adorable images that are extremely versatile in making Valentines/Love Cards and Projects.

I used one of Lauren Meaders' Timeless Templates as a base for my gift box. Using the {Stamps} of life images, I created windows and a door. For more details, to see the stamp set in full and to see some great creations from the design team, visit the Stamps of Life Gallery

One thing I love about Stephanie's Stamp sets is that they allow you to create projects quite quickly. These images are also available in Digital and Brushes, which are perfect for resizing, digital scrapping and other crafty projects!

Watch for more SOL designs throughout the month!

Happy Stamping!

*****Vicki~~~~~