Another Delicious Christmas

I'm in Christmas card mode. It's getting to that time of year when I really need to make a few more.
I love this Poinsetta Fairy of Teri's Delicious Doodles. A simple card again. I don't do fru-fru easily at all and this image really doesn't require it. So following the sketch over at Sketchy Colours, I put this together...

The image is coloured in promarkers with gold sparkly gel-pen on the little fairy's wings and the bodice of the poinsetta fairy. Her wings were painted with gold paint as was the frame. The base dark green card stock was sprayed with a light dusting of gold shimmer and mounted onto gold miri. Little gems adorn the corners and the sides. The lace and velvet ribbon are from stash. The scallopped bits top and bottom are the same green card without the gold spray to which I added just a dot of stickles. This was then all mounted onto a pale green card base.
Simple, but I hope stricking.
I am entering this into the challenge over at Sketchy Colours as it is their sketch I followed. Also at Digital Tuesday for their "Framed" challenge. The City Crafter Challenge is tasking us to use a digi image - so I am entering this over there as well

Joy

This card is destined as a thankyou card for someone. Had to be something they wouldn't shudder at hehehe. So while in my "lighter phase" of cards, this one was born. I used the freebie from Digistamps4joy, coloured with promarkers with a touch of gold gel pen. The paper is from the citrus range of DCWV and some scraps from my bit box. The ribbon is a bronze colour with a bronze metallic thread running through it which was "triple bowed". The flowers and buttons all from Crafty Feelings.

As this also fits into the challenge of at digistamps4joy of incorporating circles, I am entering it into their challenge. (Buttons and there are circles in the image's hair)
The girls over at City Crafter are challenging us to use a digi so I am entering this over there as well.

Shabby Chic? for Friends

I've never even thought about doing this style of card, let alone be comfortable with the style. But isn't crafting about trying new things, expanding techniques, taking yourself out of the comfort zone? Well that's what I hope I have achieved here.
This card was sparked off by the challenge this week for shabby chic over on Ellephantastic Challenges, owned and run by a dear friend, Helen who has set up her own shop selling her digis and other crafting goodies. Yet another friend... yes, I have more than 1... Karen over at The Duck Pond is putting together and selling these amazing card making kits with some fantastic papers etc. When you have a spare 5 mins - go take a look at both.
Using 2 of the papers, dewdrops and buttons from the Duck's kit and a freebie image from Dezina World, and a couple of other bits from stash, I put this little card together. The layers are stitched together.
I am also entering this into the City Crafter Challenge for their "Isn't She Lovely" challenge.
I don't think this will be a style I do a lot of.... but will always try something at least once.