Three Kings

      I've done a really simple card for the letter "K" at Beccy's Place 30 Days of Holidays challenges which are running every day in November.  I chose the 3 Kings image from Beccy's Place and put it onto a card front made with Kraft CS.

     The images are pre-colored and merged together to make a single image.  The sentiment was added before printing.  I cut the image piece with a die from Cottage Cuts.  The 'strip' of glittered CS across the middle of the card is actually scrap bits from the basket of Christmas papers but I layered them on so that the empty space between them is covered by the image piece.

     Challenges:

12 Months Christmas

Christmas Kickstart

Crafts Galore

Do Al(l) Kreatives

Incy Wincy

Kerst Christmas

Mirtillamente

Morgan's ArtWorld

     See you again tomorrow, I hope.  This respiratory infection or virus, whatever it is, is really wearing me out!  The fatigue factor is definitely in charge.  :-D

   

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Birthday Card for a Leopard Lover

      Something a little bit different today, after a week of Halloween and Thanksgiving; a birthday card for a granddaughter who loves leopards!   No, not my granddaughter, but she is my grand-niece, she's my sis-in-law's granddaughter.  

     This is a pre-colored, clip art image, printed lighter and with the color saturation subdued by 40%.  It's amazing what can be accomplished with a little editing before printing.

     While I haven't yet convinced my SIL to get into the card making side of digital images, I did make her choose the shape of the card, the background dp (DCWV), and the ribbon (Place  & Time.)  We decided the birthday sentiment could go on the inside.  Image cut with Spellbinders die.  While I put the whole card together, the one part I chose on my own was the tiny, double layer, die cut flower which I layered on right where the ribbon ends meet.  I chose that instead of a bow.

     

     Challenges:

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

Outlawz Thurs (Jungle Book)

Pattie's Creations

Penny's P-C

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Picnic at the Beach

      It's time for the next challenge at FarmQuest and this time our theme is "Picnic Things."  Don't forget the underlying 'farm or country' element which is always required.

     My mind went to childhood days of picnics at the seashore and cooking things on a grill or in a pot.  I'm a great collector of  recipes and I knew I had one for a shrimp boil with a fabulous picture of a beach picnic with shrimp and lobster, clams and corn.

     I wish I could take full credit for the coloring on this one, but it's a pre-colored image and all I did was edit the color saturation on it before printing.  Isn't it marvelous?  What a perfect rendition of a Carolina coast or even something along the Gulf Coast in Bayou Country.  The 'country' element certainly comes through even if it's a beach instead of  "mid-west farm" country.

     Challenges:

Crafty Calendar

Creative Fingers

Creative Knockouts

Creative Moments

Digi Choosday

Lil Patch of ...

Pammie's I P

     I hope you're going to come and play with us for our "Picnic Things" challenge.  We love seeing what you create so let your imagination go and be as wild as you like with the idea of a country picnic.  :-D

   

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Sweet Peas

      Another flower image from Beccy's Place, but this time it's Sweet Peas and I used the pre-colored image for a fast-to-assemble card.  I've done a lot of  Easter cards in the past 2 weeks, sold most of them at the craft fair, including ones like this which were quick and easy to make.  Thanks, Beccy, for the lovey coloring.

     I fussy cut this image and cut the sentiment (also from Beccy's Place) with a Tonic Studios die.  The purple CS came from a pack by Recollections.

     Challenges:

Classic Design

Crafts Galore ...

Friendship

Happy...Stampers

Incy Wincy

Morgan's ArtWorld

Rabisco

Your Scrapbook Place

     Easter is only 2 days away now, and I'm running out of time to post all the cards I made.  Oh, well, I guess some can wait until next year.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Happy Mouse

       It's Thursday and that means it's time for another challenge at Creative Knockouts.  This week, we're sponsored by Fabrika Fantasy and the theme is "Anything Goes."  They supplied images for the team to use and I used the pre-colored, bonus image from the Happy Mouse set.  I needed the shortcut of a pre-colored image at the time I was making this card; I was still in the midst of my COVID recovery.  :-D

Pre-Colored image

Card front embossed w "Linen" EF

Butterflies cut w Press Cut die

Sentiment cut w Memory Box die

Satin & sheer ribbon by Crafty Ribbons

Hand-tied bow

     Challenges:

Crafty Sentiments

Creative Inspirations

Digi Choosday

Dream Valley

Get Creative

Ike's World

Lemon Shortbread

Outlawz Greetings

TTCRD

Word Art Weds.

     Be sure to visit the Creative Knockouts blog t see what all the other designers created this week and than come and play with us!  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie