Monday is here and with it comes a brand new Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge!
We are also excited to welcome our Featured Designer for November, Linda Callahan!
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Linda is a dear friend of mine. She is on my Freshly Made Sketches Design Team and she designs for Pals Paper Arts! Not only a talented designer, Linda is a retired school teacher (34 years) and a proud grandma! I am so happy to have her with us this month! Welcome, Linda.
This week we have a colour combo with a twist!
We are looking for a Christmas card
with Red, Aqua, White and Circles!!!
I decided to play along with the current Freshly Made Sketch, designed by Rita and the "critter" theme from Jaydee at the Paper Players! This was just the inspiration I needed for my new Purple Onion Designs stamps I wanted to ink up!
I used my Stampin' Up circle punches to create some "homes" for my little animals. I had so much fun colouring them with my Copics. I used a little heart, to stamp the sentiment and accent it with a small wooden snowflake.
I used the Purple Onion Designs stamps called Icicle, Snowy and Filbert.
You can find them HERE.
{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Purple Onion Designs
Inks: Memento Black and Copics
Papers: MME, Kraft, Real Red, White and Pool Party
Extras: Twine, Wood Snowflake, Heart Dies
How to play with the Merry Monday Christmas Card Club:
1. Each week there will be a brand new challenge posted on Monday at 5am (PST).
2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.
3. Each participant is encouraged to comment on 3 cards in the Gallery. (Who doesn't love comments!)
4. Have fun!
5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.
2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.
3. Each participant is encouraged to comment on 3 cards in the Gallery. (Who doesn't love comments!)
4. Have fun!
5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.
Welcome to our Guest Designer this week, Susan!! She won our challenge a couple of weeks ago! Would you like to be a Guest Designer? Be sure to play along, as our weekly winner is our next Guest Designer! Let's see what the team has created for the challenge!
Linda Callahan
Oh Lesley, I love your sweet card. The images are so adorable. Great way to combine the challenges also.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards by the designers.
Awww! Lesley, your card has got to be the cutest with the perfectly colored animals and the neat sketch you used! Love the colors this week! :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is as cute as can be! And when I grow up I hope to be able to color like you! Thanks for inviting me to join this terrific group this month!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I love all the cards on the design team! Lesley your card is adorable and my cart is filling up over at the Purple Onion! Love those cute little guys you have framed in the circles.
ReplyDeleteOh Leslie you card with the little animals is beyond CUTE!! That is just adorable!! Popped in to see what was up for Merry Monday this morning. Hoping to find time to play along this week. Love what the design team has done!!
ReplyDeleteA favourite colour combination of mine Lesley and what a lot of gorgeous inspiration from the DT! I like the layout of your sweet card with those cute little animals in their winter woollies!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card, Lesley! Those little penguins are just adorable!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Lesley! Wow! I love those little critters! Great colouring!!! The scalloped heart is perfect! Just warms my heart!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice!! Linda is a doll and does great work. Love the insp. pic. Hoping to get some time to play along.
ReplyDeleteLesley, this is the cutest ever!!!!
ReplyDeleteseriously. cutest card ever Lesley!
ReplyDeleteLove all the DT's cards!
I really love the red-and-blue colour combination instead of the traditional red-and-green. It looks more refreshing and modern too. And great copic work!
ReplyDeleteThis card is just too cute, Lesley! Love your little animals in their little homes! Wonderful job of adding color to them with your Copics too! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteLove those adorable animals, Lesley - and the way you incorporated the colours into their hats. Thanks so much for having me as a Guest Designer this week - it was quite an honour!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely one gorgeous card, Lesley. Those little critters are just way too cute. Great job combining challenges too!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are always so classy Lesley. You have used these cute images so beautifully in the design of this card and you have coloured them to perfection.
ReplyDeleteLesley, your card is adorable, and the other ladies on the DT did a wonderful job, too. Great inspiration, and I love the colour combo.
ReplyDeleteThese are all the cutest cards, I love these colours together!
ReplyDeleteLesley, your critters are adorable and I love your card. These are super colors together. All the DT cards are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI loved the challenge this week so much!! My very fave holiday color combo!!
ReplyDelete:)) The DT cards are all amazing!!! I'll be CASE-ing a ton of them for this upcoming season!!
Great inspiration, ladies!!! Xo
Lesley, your card is so sweet!! Love those adorable images and the design of your card. Thanks for doing these Merry Monday challenges. Even though I don't always get to play along, I love them!!
ReplyDeleteSuch adorable creatures and love how you added them as a trio!
ReplyDeleteYay, I'm so glad you joined us this week Lesley! This is an uber-adorable card. Love those critters and your coloring is fantastic. The baker's twine is fabulous--the black really pops. It's all just too cute! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteFabulous challenge! I love the colors and the extra challenge of the circles thrown in! It's great to have Linda as FS! Your card is just adorable, Lesley, and the whole DT outdid themselves!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteLesley, so glad to see playing along with us at The Paper Players! This card is cute, cute, cute! Love the adorable images, and what a superb job combining the challenges. Hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLove these bright happy colors together! Thanks for always putting together such fun challenges. Lesley, your card tickles!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards from all the designers!
This is such and adorable card Lesley, the images are so cute and I love this layout.
ReplyDeleteLove your little creature critters Lesley, such a cute card!
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