CHRISTMAS BAUBLES

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today I have the second sketch #135 for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  This is a little bit different for me, and no design paper either.  You don't always have to use design papers, especially with what you have available in your stash, and sometimes we forget what we have.  

Sketch #135

Here's a quick look at the inside of the card.

Don't forget to grab a coffee and check out what the rest of the design team has created using both of these sketches.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Love To Scrap Challenge # 176 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge November Anything Goes

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge November Anything Goes

4. A Place To Start Challenge November Anything Goes

5. Classic Design Challenge #11-2025 Nov-Dec Anything Goes

6. Do-All Kreatives Challenge #107 Anything Goes

7. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Feminine Christmas Card

8. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #15 Anything Goes 

9. Crafty Girls Corner Challenge #272 Tis The Season 

10. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #65 Anything Goes Christmas

11. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #128 Anything Goes

12. Unicorn Challenge #115 Christmas 

13. Cut It Up Challenge #343 Favourite Colour (most definitely)

14. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #10

15. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 195 Anything Christmas Goes

16. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #141 November 2025 Anything Goes

17. Love To Craft Challenge #89 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Blue Calypson by Bazzill card.

3. No design papers, white French Linen and Glitter card.

4. Image: Old Christmas Bauble stamp in my stash.

5. Colour Medium: Copics and a red gel pen.

6. Embellishments: Sequins, glitter card, silver gems and silver cord.

7. Tools Used: Glossy Accents for the Christmas Bauble

8. Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.  Giving the surface that added texture.

9. Dies Used:  Sunray Die, Spellbinders Classic Circles and Merry Christmas.

  

10. Inside and the back of the card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful few weeks.  I'll be back on 3rd December with December's sketches.  Happy crafting, everyone.

 

FESTIVE WISHES

Good morning, and welcome to my blog.  Today I have this very cute Santa delivering his Christmas gifts with his Penguins.  The question is, don't penguins live at the South Pole, and Santa at the North Pole?  It looks like he had a couple of hitchhikers because they don't live with him.

This image is from Polkadoodles, and our theme today is Christmas in non-traditional colours. 

A quick look at the inside of the card.

I love this colour combo together.  My mother would say to me, "Just look at nature, all colours go together."  Which is so true.

Don't forget to drop by Digi Choosday and check out what the rest of the design team has created this fortnight.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Love To Scrap Challenge # 176 Anything Goes

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge November Anything Goes

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge November Anything Goes

4. A Place To Start Challenge November Anything Goes

5. Classic Design Challenge #10-2025 Oct-Nov Anything Goes *

6. Do-All Kreatives Challenge #107 Anything Goes

7. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Feminine Christmas Card

8. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #15 Anything Goes 

9. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge November 2025 Anything Goes

10. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #65 Anything Goes Christmas

11. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #128 Anything Goes

12. Unicorn Challenge #115 Christmas 

13. Dream Valley Challenge #348 Card for a Child (Christmas) *

14. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #10

15. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 195 Anything Christmas Goes

16. Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #262 Colouring *

17. Love To Craft Challenge #89 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured card: Aqua Lagoon and Mauve Impatiens

3. Design Papers: by Polkadoodles DLPD9914 Set 1 Winter Theo Penguin and DLPD8408 Let’s Hang Out

4. Image: Polkadoodles DLPD9545 Black & White Santa.

5. Colour Medium: Copics, White, Black & Silver gel pens.

6. Sentiment: Festive Wishes From This House To Yours by Polkadoodles Christmas Geeting’s DPLD9562 

7. Dies: Rounded corner square dies.

8. Embellishments: Card Candi, Aqua Satin ribbon from my stash.

9. Inside & Back of card:

Wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.

NAUGHTY AND NICE

NAUGHT AND NICE OR MICE.

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  It's a beautiful spring day here in New Zealand, and the sun is shining brightly.  Are you all wondering why I used this fun image for a Christmas card?  Well, in New Zealand and the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is in the middle of our summer, and fresh strawberries are abundant.  I just couldn't help myself, as I love strawberries and Di's adorable image from DisDigiStamps.

Today over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, we have two new sketches for you to play with and one of my very favourite from the archives 7 years ago.  Today I'm featuring

Sketch # 314

On the 19th of November, I'll feature the second sketch.

Don't forget to pop over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what the design team have created this month.

A quick peek at the inside of my card.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Di's Digi Stamp Challenge Ribbon and or Bow  WINNER

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge November Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD FROM THE 2 - 8th NOVEMBER 2025

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge November Anything Goes

4. A Place To Start Challenge November Anything Goes

5. Classic Design Challenge #10-2025 Oct-Nov Anything Goes *

6. Do-All Kreatives Challenge #107 Anything Goes

7. Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Feminine Christmas Card

8. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scraps Challenge #15 Anything Goes 

9. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge November 2025 Anything Goes

10. Merry Little Christmas Challenge #65 Anything Goes Christmas

11. The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #128 Anything Goes

12. Tripe B Challenge November 2025 Anything Goes

13. Unicorn Challenge #115 Christmas 

14. Dream Valley Challenge #348 Card for a Child (Christmas) *

15. Paper Rocks Scissors Challenge #10

16. Inspiration Station Challenge #79 Red

17. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge # 195 Anything Christmas Goes

18. Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #262 Colouring *

19. Love To Craft Challenge #89 Anything Goes

20. Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #149 Anything Goes Christmas *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Bazzill Ruby Slipper

3. Design Paper: Citronella Strawberry Limeade by Kand Co Ltd

4. Di's Digi Download: Strewberry Mice

These Strawberries look good enough to eat.

5. Colour Medium: Copics and Gold Gel Pen

6. Embellishments: Strewberry Flowers, Red Satin Ribbon, Yellow Gems

7. Sentiment: Naughty and Nice by Cuddly Buddly

                   

8. Card Candi

9. Tools Used: Some of the strawberries were coated with Glossy Accents, and then I added the seeds with a gold gel pen.

10. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Large & Small Squares, Classic Large Circles, Classic Petite Circles, Unbranded Lace Ovals and Skeleton Flower Dies.

11. Inside and the back of the card.

Many thanks in advance for your lovely comments.  Take care and happy crafting, everyone.