It is the start of a new month and we have a new image to play with for
Our New Blog Home is now up and running and all the challenges are being hosted from there. There is a challenge for each day of the week and we have ones that last for a month at a time. Lots of prizes on offer with individual ones for the specific challenges and sitewide ones for each calendar month.
Come on over and join in the fun at The Outlawz
This month at the Progressive Freebie Challenge we have been given this great digital set Season's Tweetings from our sponsor Wink Wink Wink.
It is a huge kit which included the outline stamps in various format plus blue and green pre-coloured versions.
As I have recently had a new colour laser printer I took advantage of the pre-coloured images and printed the blue one.
I covered a card base with a blue snowy sky paper and added a silver and blue frame rescued from a previously received Christmas card. I added some silver mirror card to the sentiment and some silver peel off lines to the outside edge of the image.
I embellished the image with a clear glitter pen on the carrot. The image has button eyes so I raided my buttons and found some small ones. They made the eyes looks blank so I used a white paint pen to colour the inside white. This looked terrible... I thought I had ruined my card to be honest. I added some pearl centres and this made a huge difference and gave the snowman almost a human expression. I call that a Happy Accident.
Finally, as it is Christmas and the perfect reason/excuse to add bling I added some small red gems to the holly berries and some strips of larger ones to the opposing corners.
The Progressive Freebie challenge is a great opportunity to use images from different artists who you may not have used before. It helps to take you out of your comfort zone and introduce you to different styles and I would highly recommend you take part.
Head on over to The Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge where you can see all the details of how to request this image if you would like to play along.
Card Details -
Size - 6” Square
Digital Image - Season’s Tweetings (Wink Wink Ink)
Designer Paper - Merry Christmas Frosty (Craft Sensations)
Embellishments - Buttons, pearls, gems, Sakura clear glitter pen
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
Card Details -
Size - 6” Square
Digital Image - Season’s Tweetings (Wink Wink Ink)
Designer Paper - Merry Christmas Frosty (Craft Sensations)
Embellishments - Buttons, pearls, gems, Sakura clear glitter pen
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
- Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards Day 2 - B is for Bird, Blue & Button
- CD Sunday Plus - #97 - Anything Goes with a Digital Item
- Digi Choosday - #44 Anything Goes
- Morgan’s Art World - #11 Anything Goes
- Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
- Outlawz Tuesday Colour - Monochromatic Blues
- Pearly Sparkles - #79 Merry Christmas
- QKR Stampede - #455 Anything Goes
- Sheepski Designs - #68 Gems, Glitter, Sparkle
- Shopping Our Stash - #482 Eyes
- Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #142 Festive Things With Wings
- Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
- World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - #10 Anything Goes
Great card and love the fabulous snowman
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Adorable image and a fabulous card Mandy! I love how the snowman is gazing at his little friend. Great idea to upcycle an old card for the base, not only does it look fabulous, but it's also great for the environment!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Beccy
I've hopped over from Beccy's Place to see your card up close. I love the button eyes. Great save!
ReplyDeleteOh this is just adorable.
ReplyDeleteThank you for entering our Anything Goes Challenge at Through The Craft Room Door. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx
TTCRD DT
That birdie and that snowman have a connection...for sure!! Way to go shopping your stash!! A cute wintery take on our challenge over at Shopping Our Stash!! (I only have eyes for you//googly eyes #SOS482)
ReplyDeleteI love snowmen and have been so excited seeing all the different images on everyone's blogs. This is an adorable one and your card is fantastic (as always). Thanks for entering your lovely project in The Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Challenge.
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
This is gorgeous Mandy. Beautifully colours in the pre coloured image and the shades of blue used in the layers work perfectly.
ReplyDeletePamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.
A simply gorgeous image and I'm glad you managed to save the eyes. They look great. Thanks for Shopping your Stash with us this time. x
ReplyDeleteSo cute and Adorable card ..love the such little buttons as eyes
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Digi Choosday Challenge
Good Luck
Rose DT
This is a fabulous snowman image and I love all the layers you have used. Thank you for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteJocelyn x
CD Sunday Plus DT
Hi Mandy just popping back to say-Thank you for joining us at Pearly Sparkles
ReplyDeleteCarol DT x
Love this - great blue and silver colour combination.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Festive Friday Challenge.
Helen x
DT
Love the eyes! So cute and festive! Thank you for joining us at The Outlawz Tuesdays Color Challenges
ReplyDeleteI love a happy accident and yours has worked so well! An adorable image and I love your layout. A beautiful Christmas card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us.
Jo
CD Sunday Plus DT
Lovely card Mandy. Thank you for sharing with us over at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWendy DT
Lol, what a saucy bird to choose that perch! Such fun bold colors and images! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!
ReplyDeleteAwesome card! I love this image!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along this month at Sparkles Christmas Challenge
Debbie - SCC DT
Debbie's Dash of This and That
Cute image and card. Thanks for joining us at Pearly Sparkles this month for our Christmas card Challenge.
ReplyDeleteCute image - Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. Love to see you join in each month.
ReplyDelete~ Pam CT