Green Llama -- Wild Animals at International Art & Soul

Our theme this fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge is Wild Animals. I had so much making my first card, I had to make another using the same sketch.

The llama and succulents & pots are from two Recollections die/embossing sets. This time, I cut the llama from a green mirri paper (which looks great IRL but is very difficult to photograph!), and used a Marvy WetLooks marker to color the raised embossing portions before cutting/embossing, and heat-embossing it with red glitter powder. The santa hat & xmas lights are stickers from my stash. I heat-embossed the sentiment (a favorite stamp) in red onto the pot. The black & white patterned paper is by jubilee/MME; I hand-colored the red & green stripe.

I also decorated the inside:

Inspiration/Challenges:
Creatalicious Challenges #150: Anything Goes + Option: Embossing - Wet or Dry (both)
My Time to Craft #383: Sketch (2nd entry)



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Santa Llama -- Wild Animals at International Art & Soul

Our theme this fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge is Wild Animals.

The llama and succulents & pots are from two Recollections die/embossing sets. The patterned paper is a double-sided sheet from Authentique. The lights are stickers, and the llama border is a Washi tape.

I also decorated the inside:

Inspiration/Challenges:
My Time to Craft #383: Sketch (rotated 90° counter-clockwise)
Papercraft Business Challenge #12: Anything Goes + option of Christmas Animal


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Rattle & Shake -- Special Event / Celebration at Crafting with Dragonflies

Our challenge this fortnight at Crafting with Dragonflies is Special Event / Celebration. I made this trifold card for my Mom's friend's granddaughter, who just had a baby. She also gave me some of her maternity clothes!

The base is a double-sided KaiserCraft paper. The rattle-shaped shaker is from Queen & Co., which Mom treated me to at the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in Mesa, Arizona, in September.

First fold open:

Open completely (message written in the middle panel):

View of the back:

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Love is a Four-legged Word -- Pilin' On the Pets

The theme this month at Pile It On is Pets. The only really rule is to be inspired by more than one papercrafting challenge. We're sponsored by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps, and I used their hilarious Walkies digi stamp.

You may remember that I used this image back in 2016; I had so much fun making that card, I just had to use it again! I cut the frames with stitched-square dies. The pawprint ribbon is from my stash. I made the sentiment myself, and drew the stitching on the outer frame by hand.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Createful Heart Digis & Design Challenges (P15, E3, hand colored family friendly images, must follow blog): Add a Sentiment
Kreativeinkauf-challenge (P15): Ribbon
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Sketch-Tanten [Sketch Aunts] #49 (P15, must use stamp/digi or 3D pattern): Anything Goes + optional Sketch
Sunny Day Crafting (P15): Always add an Animal

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Autumn Colors at International Art & Soul

Our theme this fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge is Autumn Colors.

I used the "Tree Pop-Up" die set from Karen Burniston/Riley & Company for the inside. Tying the tiny swing & tire onto the tree wasn't easy, but so worth it! The sentiment is a freebie from Paper Makeup that I downloaded way back in 2011. I used a shaker box kit from Creative Imaginations, but covered it with my own DP. It's filled with metallic sequins. The die-cut embellishments were cut with a Tim Holtz die. The papers are from Adornit & Upsdaisy. The small trees on the inside are from the "House Pivot Panels" die set from Karen Burniston/Riley & Company.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas: Autumn/Halloween + die
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: Outdoors/Nature


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