Magic Tea Garden Event at Markers! Papers! Digis

There's a Spring Fling Event going on in the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB Group through the end of the month.  Several of the sponsors have challenges and this is the first I'm entering for Sandra Caldwell's Magic Tea Garden.  You know I love me ANYTHING that has to do with Alice in Wonderland, so I had a ball with Sandra's digi, that you can find HERE.  I've colored with Copics and used digital paper from the Gecko Galz Ask Alice pack.  I was surprised today with a birthday card and goodies from my friend Diana Larson, of DL.Art, including some flowers in the perfect colors for my project.  Thanks, Diana!  I used Nuvo Drops for the centers of the small and a resin teapot for the larger and spelled out the sentiment in square Alpha Beads.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, and Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #58 AG. 

Baby's First Christmas Tag

Here's one more tag using the adorable Not-So-Helpful Christmas Penguins from Scrap N' Dipity.  She's such a cutie, she had to be pink and I kept thinking how sweet for a Baby's first Christmas.  I made her for the 12 Days of Christmas celebration at the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB Group but added all the sparkle to join the Scrap N' Group November Glitter Challenge (which happens to start mid-month so you still have 'til Dec 15th to enter).

The various textures I've used on the penguin and background are a little hard to see, so here's another view.  I paper pieced the stocking with digital paper from Gecko Galz (that I've shrunk down to mini size) and added flocking to the toe and Flower Soft to the cuff.  I colored the penguin with Copics and added a sheet of Be Creative Tape so I could then dust her with microfine glitter, but I added her eyes and fussy cut little beak beforehand. She's popped on a panel of glitter lace. 

That panel was made with a large piece of open lace was adhered to another piece of Be Creative Tape.  I first applied pink glitter to the openings in the lace, then carefully lifted it off after dusting off the excess.  Then I sprinkled on the microfine clear over the whole piece and it stuck to where the lace had been, leaving the pattern.  It was a larger piece, but it had been on my crafting table for several years so I decided it was time to use it and cut it to fit the tag. The trim was pinched with a MS punch, also left on my table from a previous project and I used silver border stickers and hearts to finish it off.  Although I'm thrilled to have used up some scraps, it doesn't begin to put a dent in the mounds of stuff I have EVERYWHERE.  LOL

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art November Linky Challenge, the Outlawz Twisted Thursday ATG Challenge, Holly Jolly Christmas Anything but a Card, Tuesday Throwdown Make a Tag, In the Pink Cute and Cuddly and Dream Valley Winter Animals.

2 Tags from Scrap N' Dipity

I don't know about you, but I'm WAAAY ADD today.  It's nearing the end of the month and there are lots of challenges I want to enter.  There are still several things going on in conjunction with the 12 Days of Christmas on the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB Group.  Here are 2 of the 3 tags I've made using the Not-So- Helpful Xmas Penguins from Scrap N' Dipity.  (only $1.00 through November 30th so HURRY!)  I printed this first little guy on some Digi paper from Gecko Galz that I sort of compressed into a tag shape in my printing program. Added a little trim on the bottom, some candy cane ribbon and a sticker sentiment from my stash. 

I colored the little guy with Copics and I've used Sparkle Fluff flocking on his ear muffs and some gel pen on the ornament cap.  then I carefully cut away the bulb and added  one of the freebie Christmas Bulbs from Scrap N' Dipity that I sized to fit and covered in Diamond Glaze for shine.

I'm entering this in the DL.Art November Linky Challenge and Creatalicious ATG w/optional sentiment.

The second little penguin is looks like an outdoorsman, so I created a little winter wonderland for him using a background from one of the Gecko Galz "Jewel It's".  I colored him with Copics and used a "Snow Writer" (I had to reconstitute because it was so old) to add dimension to his hat.  I sprinkled glitter on it before it was dry because I also wanted to enter this in the Scrap N' Dipity November Glitter challenge.  I also used some Stickles to highlight the snow in places and some epoxy snowflakes with star centers.

Had one heck of a time getting a "glitter shot" but here ya go.

I'm also entering this in the Creatures and Critters November Linky w/optional create an outdoor scene, the Dream Valley Winter Animals, Glitter and Sparkle Blue and White, Holly Jolly Christmas Anything but a Card, Come and Get it Baby it's Cold Outside and the Outlawz Tuesday Color challenge.

#1071 Holiday Pig from Sandra Caldwell

The 12 Days of Christmas is still going strong in the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB Group and here is another of the $1.00 digis from Sandra Caldwell available through November 20th at this low price.  This little Holiday Pig is all decked out and I had a ball coloring him in the non traditional Christmas Colors I found in the  Paper Pack from the old Swell Noel paper pack from K&Co.  The sentiments are cut from the papers as well.  Look at all those pressies!  He's wishing he could dive right in, but it's not Christmas quite yet.

Here's a closeup of #1071 Holiday Pig.  He's colored with Copics and I gotta say, his expression makes me giggle.

I'll be entering him in the DL.Art November Linky Challenge, Simon Says Stamp Christmas Critters, the Outlawz Monday Greetings Family Gatherings challenge,  Crafting by Designs Little Animals, Creatalicious ATG with Optional Sentiment, Crafty Creations Animals, CHNC Coral a Little or a Lot, CHNC November Christmas Extra Anything Christmas, C.R.A.F.T. Christmas, and CHN November Patterned Paper Challenge.

Days 4 and 5 of Sandra's 12 Days of Christmas at M!P!D!

I'm still hanging in there, but I'm struggling a bit with the 12 Days of Christmas, not because I'm not having fun, but we had a party to go to last night so I didn't get yesterday's posted, and then I had a GDT assignment due today plus Day 5 of the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB challenge to finish all on 4 hours of sleep (and a bit of a food AND wine hangover, to be honest).  YIKES!

So above is Day 4 of Sandra Caldwell's challenge using the adorable #941 Old Lady Candy Cane.  I decided to go a different route and make a treat box ornament from a Stampin' Up die and popped that cutie on top.  She's colored with Copics and I've added Stickle to the red on the candy cane so it sparkled like the DP I used.  I originally couldn't decide on peppermint or spearmint, so I went peppermint for the cane and spearmint for her hair.  LOL

Day 5 features # 109 Poinsettia Pretty and I went with non traditional Christmas colors from some old Stampin'Up DP and used the sketch from this week's Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

I really struggled with this sketch but I finally got it to work for me by tweaking it a bit.  Close enough, I'm thinking, although I always find it hard now to follow a sketch exactly.

Here's a closeup of #109 Poinsettia Pretty.  She's colored with Copics and I've used a Prismacolor pencil for hair detail.  I tried to color the poinsettia like the cool peachy pink mottled ones you see now and again.  You can tell I'm tied because I forgot her pearl earrings but I just can't bring myself to take more pix and watermark again so you'll just have to use your imagination.  LOL

Remember, you can jump in any time from the 9th to the 20th at Markers! Papers! Digis! and all of Sandra's $1 digis will be available though Nov 20th HERE.

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art November Linky Challenge, CHNC November Christmas Challenge Extra, CHNC Christmas #307 Coral (or close color) and CHN November Patterned Paper challenge. 

12 Days of Christmas at Markers! Papers! Digis!

There's an event going on in the Markers! Papers! Digis! FB Group called the 12 Days of Christmas that runs from November 9-20. Sandra Caldwell is kicking off the event and sponsoring all 12 days by offering 12 Christmas digis for only $1.00 each.  You can find them all HERE or just by going to the Shop and sorting from lowest to highest price.

We're on Day 3 and although you needn't necessarily make a project for each day, here's my tag for Day 2 using #51 Old Lady Elf.  I think she's adorable, don't you?  The Papers and sentiment are from the new 6x6 Holly Jolly pack by Pebbles.  The embossed punched border was done with an ancient MS punch.

I'm entering this in the DL.Art November Linky Challenge, Creatalicious ATG/optional Not a Card, Creative Craft Cottage Christmas (2 of 3).

Day 3 features  #1089 Christmas Present Tree and I've colored it according to the Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and added the prerequisite snowflakes as well.  There are a few extra Copic colors but I've used all of the featured ones, as well as adding some Stickles to the lights to makes them glow and a bit to the snow and tree for sparkle.

I'm adding also adding this to A Snowflakes Promise Seasons challenge. 

Day 1 featured #399 Santa Coffee Break , who I did color but did not have time to add him to a project.  Wednesday was hair appointment and errand day, so I got home pretty late.  This still allowed me to be considered for the daily prize. Sandra's $1.00 digis will be available through November 20th and you can jump in any time during the challenge, or not at all, and just grab some fabulous bargains.