Card Design: Lady Anne's Progressive Christmas Challenge #3-First Card

Once again, it is time to submit my cards for the Lady Anne's Progressive Christmas Challenge.  This will be one of two posts.  I'd love to combine them but all the linkies are so particular and won't let you submit two images from the one post.  All the preamble will be here and the next post will simply be card details.

So here we go... 

Each month Lady Anne hosts a progressive Christmas Challenge where we get two images to play with.  As long as we submit a card with at least one of them, we are eligible to receive two more the next month.  Quite the deal isn't it?  She is trying it out for six months to see how it goes.  I hope it is a success, because this is certainly one incentive to help me stay ahead of the Christmas card panic!  So far I have six cards in the pot.  Of course I'm giving away half of them as a present to my momma so she can send them out next year but three is still farther ahead than I was at the beginning of December last year.

This month the sponsor is Anji's Antics.  

Here is the front of my card...

Here is the inside...

General Notes:

• It is kind of funny that I end up having to create a card with this particular image.  For any of you who follow me regularly, you might remember a Saturday Showcase back in December where I actually showcased this free image from Anji as my free digital image choice.  It is my favourite of all of Anji's images.  If you are new and interested in that showcase you can check it out HERE. Pssst....actually if you head to that post and click on the post name of Anji's where I originally saw this free image, you can still get it for free. Just sayin'....
• Woo, hoo.  I finally got me some chalks as part of my birthday present.  Let's see how much I can create using them.  For starters I'm using them for backgrounds in these two Christmas cards. 

 Digital Image:

• Copic markers used--Moose: E31, E33, E39 (fur); R20, R22, R24 (inside ears); B32, B34, R20, R22, Y11, Y13, G02 (string of lights). Ground: BG70, BG72 (using the palette transfer method) and the colourless blender (CB). Sky: medium blue pastel (chalk) from Faber-Castell.

Digital Sentiment:

• May your day be merry and bright (inside):  This is a sentiment that I created for one of my holiday handouts back in December.  If you missed it and would like a copy of it you can click HERE to go to the original post.  Be sure to read the terms and note that this particular image is for PUO since it was created using another artist's image.  
• This sentiment was just the perfect choice.  You'd almost think the image was created to match the rest of the card.  I was lucky that the lights were a great match to the lights on the antlers and the fact that I still had a strip of DP with the words merry and bright on it.  Serendipity working in a card.

Paper Products:

• Card Base and shadow for inside sentiment: Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, red.  I finally got me some red cardstock.  Yee haw!  Perfect for the backdrop of many Christmas cards.
• Designer Papers:  Striped paper (front & inside)--Recollections Bright Christmas Cardstock Paper.  The red strip at the bottom on the front with the text was cut from a paper within this pad as well.

Embellishments:

• None.  I've decided to keep this card clean and simple because I might be sending it to a charity that sends cards to sick children.  Stay tuned--you'll be learning more about this charity very soon.

Challenges I hope to enter:

• Lady Anne's Challenges -- Progressive Christmas Card Challenge #3
• Stamp 'n Doodle -- Anything Goes
• Crafter's Digital Art Centre --  Anything Goes 
• Word Art Wednesday -- Challenge #76:  Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create -- Anything Goes/Optional Sketch
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge 2 -- Anything Goes
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge -- Humourous Christmas

I may add to this list throughout the week and or month.

Now, I'm headed to post number two.  See you again in a few minutes!