Good Afternoon to you all in the land of Blog
This fortnights challenge at Stampin With The Dragon is helping us prepare for Christmas, so with that in mind here is the first lot of excitement of the very special and fabulous sponsor for the new challenge
Elena & Kenny K Digital Downloads
who very kindly gave the DT ladies some fabulous images to work with.
Kenny was so kind to offer the following as prizes:
1st place: 3 images
2nd place: 2 images
3rd place: 1 image
The challenge is to use this lovely sketch
Please pop and see what the fabulous ladies of the Design Team have created to inspire you
This is my DT creation for this week, the first one I created did not use the sketch (missed that bit) so did another too, really enjoyed myself, fabulous images to play with.
This card has a green mirror card base layer and has some lovely papers from a large 12 x 12 stack of GCD Studio papers (A Christmas Stack not sure of the exact name - papers are very similar to those in the Papermania, Silent Night pack but are double sided and so much better for those bigger projects) Each of the layers has been framed in the mirror card and then the Kenny K Santa has on this one been sort of squeezed a little thinner when inserting him into the word package to allow him to fit the sketch. I added some little green snowflakes down the side with little red pearls for their centres. The sentiment is a Papermania.
I coloured him with copics and went for the true colour of Santa which is green I believe. he was fabulous to colour and I used a gel pen to highlight.
This was the creation without the sketch (oops) but to enter the challenge you must, but could not resist showing you all.
This one not following the sketch, I have reversed the colours so the red mirror card as the base layer and then some more of the GCD Studios 12 x 12 stack but using the green's this time. I added a little lace the snowflakes in the red mirror card with the little green pearls. The MS punch and the glitter red ribbon with more little pearls to add that finishing touch.
The image again this time in the familiar reds but I have coloured the background in with a Tim Holtz peeled paint ink.
I am entering the following challenges
Cards for Men - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - A Male project
Two Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes
Stampman Challenge - Men
thank you to all my recent visitors and my new followers and thank you to all of you who take the time to leave such lovely comments
don't forget to pop over to Stampin with the Dragon to enter this challenge you have plenty of time as the challenges run fortnightly
Have a great weekend
Kate xx
Oh my goodness, they are both wonderful cards. So nicely colored.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Kate. I am so happy to work with you.
ReplyDeletePS. I am still working on my side bar. Thanks.
Hugs. Nataliya.
Love the real look of Santa. Excellent job on coloring and love your DP. The snowflakes are a great accent pieces.
ReplyDeleteHow novel, a green santa!!! Well I have to say, as much as I like green, I do prefer him in red - lol
ReplyDeleteOh wow fabulous card design and your interpretation of it. Thanks for joining us at CFM, good luck with the challenge. with hugs Shirleyxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteGreat cards
ReplyDeleteFab cards hun. I love him the funky green. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great image, and it's so fascinating to see what you've done with it, reversing the colours. Both cards are so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteluv, Mags x
Really pretty cards! Fabulous image! Love the designer papers, all the embellishments and layouts! Awesome job! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Cards For Men. Hope you’ll be joining us for the next challenge.
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Love both cards Kate santa looks so Jolly and the snowflakes are great :)
ReplyDeleteHugs Janette
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Great cards Kate. Both of them are lovely.
ReplyDeleteAwww that Santa is soooo cute, just how a Santa should be all nice and chubby lol.
ReplyDeleteThese are both gorgeous cards Kate
hugs Mandy xx
Gorgeous cards, Kate! I love the shading and the non traditional Christmas colors!
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards! Love the original non-sketch one and the non traditional Santa colors on the other one are crafty!
ReplyDeleteLovely Christmas card and fab layout, lovely colour combo! Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Sentiments this week and hope you join us again! Jo xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! Thanks for joining in the stamp man challenge x Janet
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