I Love Promarkers DT Card - Use Something New

We're back with a new challenge for the new year at I Love Promarkers, and this fortnight our theme is "Use Something New".  Yep, a lot of the use of the word "new" in one sentence!  We're sponsored this time by Kenny K, who very kindly gave the DT some image to play with, I chose this fun digi, called Ice Skate Kate, for my card, colouring her with my Promarkers, of course, and getting a head start with my Christmas cards.  It's never too early!

 The papers I've used for the background and the mittens are the first of my "new things", they were a Christmas present.  They're from The Works and are a 12x12 double sided pad of Christmas designs in a nice heavy weight.
My other new items are the two pompom trims, which I've layered up, both from Hobby Craft, and the sentiment stamp, which is from a Woodware set.
The only other embellishment I've added is a pair of mittens made with a Memory Box die, which I've hung from baker's twine.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

 Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas Goes
The Crafty Addicts - #32 - Monochrome
Dream Valley - #147 - Something New - New stash, see main post for details
Ooh La La - #219 - Feminine
Come and Get It - Something New - New stash, see main post for details
Just Us Girls - #275 - New - New Stash
Sweet Stampin' - Something New - New Stash

Cutie Pie DT Card - Winter Warmers

We're back with a new challenge at Cutie Pie, this month our theme is "Winter Warmers", and we're sponsored by Crafty Sentiments and Bugaboo.  Both of our sponsors kindly gave the DT some images to play with, I chose to use this sweet bear from Bugaboo, called BUGXMASBEAR, colouring him with my Promarkers and adding Glamour Dust glitter to the fur trim.

 The background was created with a Sue Wilson die, the die cuts into the card leaving a beautiful, filigree snowflake background behind.  I used white pearl card, leaving more space at the bottom of the panel so that I could stamp a sentiment, which I did with a Papermania stamp.
The mittens were made with a Memory Box die, I also embellished the fur trim with Glamour Dust, to match the bear.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle - Anything Goes with Loose Glitter etc - I used Glamour Dust
Sparkles Christmas - #72 - Lots of Glitter
Creative Corner - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - B is for Something Beginning with B - Bear
Passion for Promarkers - #376 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - #234 - Winter Critters

Cutie Pie DT Card - A Day in the Snow

It's challenge time once again at Cutie Pie, this month our theme is "A Day in the Snow", and we're sponsored by Bunny Zoe's, Bugaboo, and Paper Nest Dolls.  Paper Nest Dolls very kindly gave the DT some images to play with, I chose to use Snow Family, which I coloured with my Promarkers.
Oh, and don't forget to make your entry as cute as you can!

 I went as snowy as I could with my card, using a sheet of Trimcraft paper, from a pack called Santa's Workshop, along with a die cut border, done with my Memory Box Frostyville Border die, using some mint green satin board.  I also added some snowflakes made with a Nellie Snellen punch set, I topped them with crystal gems for some festive sparkle.  The sentiment was stamped with a Papermania stamp, I matted it onto red card to pick out the red in the image.  The final touch was to add some blobs of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Seashell.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Come and Get It - Christmas
Pile It On - #123 - Any Holiday / Celebration
Di's Digis - Traditional Christmas Colours
Brown Sugar - #228 - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Here Come the Holidays
Passion for Promarkers - #375 - Dies / Punches
The Paper Nest Dolls - #12 - Anything Goes

Winter Window

A little bit of scene building today, along with some die cutting, to make another Christmas card to add to my ever growing collection.

 The only ink I used on this card was Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (not Crippled Sapphire as my Mum misread it!), along with three stamps, some torn paper and a Clarity dusting brush.  The sentiment stamp is from a Buzzcraft set, the tree stamp is from a Clarity set, and the sleigh and reindeer stamp is by Inkylicious.
The window frame was made with my Memory Box Madison Window die and the cat was made from navy card, with an Xcut die from a Build-a-Scene set.
All this fitted very nicely onto an A6 card blank to give a clean and simple card, a great way to use up those small cards that have been lurking in my stash since the dawn of time!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Double D - Trees
Addicted to Stamps - #131 - Trees, Branches or Leaves
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Shabby Chic and/or Monochrome - I chose Monochrome
Crafty Friends - #40 - Monochrome
Creative Corner - No Patterned Paper
Craft Rocket - #24 - Mostly Blue

Cutie Pie DT Card - Work, Rest or Play

It's time for a new challenge at Cutie Pie, this month our theme is "Work, Rest or Play", and we're sponsored by Pink Gem, who very kindly gave the DT an image each of our choice to work with.  I chose to use the very sweet, and playful Angelica with Snowman, colouring the image with Promarkers and highlighting it with Star Dust Stickles.  I used a Spellbinders Curved Rectangle to cut the image out.

 I gave my patterned papers the day off and used plain blue, and white pearl flecked cardstock along with my Memory Box Frostyville Border die to create a background.  A liberal application of more Star Dust Stickles and some blue gems to the border pumps up the sparkle factor, well it is a Christmas card!
To further embellish, I added some layered ribbon with a matching button topped bow, a pair of mittens made with a Memory Box die and a sentiment stamped with a Papermania stamp.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Crafty Friends - #37 - Favourite Embellishments - Layered ribbon and die cuts
Aud Sentiments - #161 - For a Child + a Sentiment
Crafty Ribbons - #163 - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Star Stampz - Add a Sentiment
Inspiration Destination - #97 - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - #357 - My Favourite Things - Layered Ribbon with a matching bow, handmade embellishments, and an image coloured with Promarkers
Artistic Inspirations - #162 - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - #210 - Ribbons and Bows