YNS Sketch/Colour Challenge # 51 (A Gift from Cuddles)

Hello and welcome to another week of the Your Next Stamp sketch/colour challenge #51.

Every two weeks, there is a new challenge that features a sketch and colour inspiration. Pick the one that inspires you most, or try both for an added challenge. The best part of these challenges is you could win a gift certificate to the YNS store!

When using the colour inspiration, you must use at least 3 colours. You may also add neutrals

Now that Thanksgiving and Halloween are behind us, I can now turn full focus to this years Christmas cards.

For this challenge I used the Sketch and Colour for inspiration. I coloured up A Gift from Cuddles. I just love colouring the fur on this image. It's one of my favourites and I love to use my Warm Greys.

A few changes I have made in the creation of my cards more recently, is cutting down on matting each of my layers. I know my this will help a little with keeping the cost of postage down this year.

For the sketch/colour challenge # 51, you will have until Thursday November 10th (midnight EST) to play along. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog for more inspiration and to link up your creation.

One random participant will win a $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature YNS products (it must be the main focus of your project), you will receive an additional $5. When you use a YNS stamp/die, there is a chance of being selected as the YNS top pick. The winner and top pick are announced on the YNS blog, the Sunday after the close of the challenge.

If you use YNS products on your project, you can also take part in the YNS Social Media challenge. Simply showcase your YNS sketch/colour challenge #51 project on Instagram, Splitcoast Stampers or Facebook. Check out the currently challenge post at the YNS blog for more details on the social media challenge.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Supplies Used
Stamp: A Gift From Cuddles
Dies: Scallop Heart Edge
Paper: We R Memory Keepers Silver & Gold
Ink: Black Olive, Mocha (YNS), Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Little Red Wagon #270 - It's Another Happy New Year!

I am  hosting this week's challenge at LITTLE RED WAGON. We are getting ready to say good-bye to 2014 and my challenge for today is called ANOTHER HAPPY NEW YEAR! Create a project that celebrates New Year's!

I created a punny card using a cute image from Whimsie Doodles called New Year's Lush. I am happy to finally use this image which I have had since last new year's.

Inside the card I used an image and sentiment from Your Next Stamp called Clink.

I hope you have a crafty resolution to play along with our challenges at LITTLE RED WAGON. Head over to the Little Red Wagon blog to link up your projects. For more inspiration check out what my fabulous crafty Girlfriends have created for you.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!

Tracy

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday - Grace

Happy Wednesday Krafty friends, it's again time for this week's WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY  challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Our Wonderful Wednesday challenges are always ANYTHING GOES, so there is really no reason for you not to play along. We do love when you show off your Kraftin' Kimmie images, however we also love for everyone to join our fun challenge, so please ink up whatever stamp you are inspired to use.

Create a NEW card, layout or altered item and share with us over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog. You can play along each Wednesday. At the end of the month a random winner will be drawn from all of the participants. Remember if you do use a Kraftin' Kimmie image you will double your chance of winning.

For my card I used the sweet Moonlight Whispers image called GRACE.

This image is perfect for a Christmas card and went so well with the lovely paper from We R Memory Keeper Silver and Gold. The baking embellishments and flowers are from Michaels. The flowers were all white and I used my R24 refill to paint some of the flowers red.

Here is a look at the inside of my card. I love to re-stamp my image from the front of a card in a coordinating colour on the inside and then decorate with some of the paper used on the card. It's a great way to use scraps.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my card featuring the darling GRACE from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I hope that you will play along with this week's Wonderful Wednesday challenge.

Have a Krafty Day!

Tracy