Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Card Design: 12MoC Ch. #12 Midway + DT Call

http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.ca/

I can't believe that I haven't posted a card for The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up since July!  I swear I'm doing less but apparently not!  The midway was posted last night and now I'm going to show you the Christmas card I made for my Poppa.  Unfortunately a medical appt. took up quite a bit of time yesterday so I didn't get the chance to post it then.  Sometimes, it is a good thing to be the boss. 

Before I start I wanted to let you all know that we have a DT Call going on right now.  Would you be a good fit with The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up?  Joining the team would allow you to get a great start working on your Christmas card stash for 2016 and if you like playing with digital papers you can add a minimum of six to your collection each month you are with us, plus at least one digi image each month from our fabulous sponsors.  At the end of a six month term you'd amass a minimum of 36 digi papers and six + images.  Stay a year and you earn double that--72 Christmas themed digi papers and 12 + images.  How's that for incentive?!   If you are interested, please click HERE for all the details.

As far as the challenge goes, don't forget that this link up is basically two-fold.  First of all, you have the opportunity to link up any number of Christmas and December holiday themed cards throughout the month with an anything goes theme. At the end of each month, every person who has linked up a MINIMUM of two (2) Christmas or holiday themed cards will be eligible to receive a specially designed Christmas themed digital paper created by moi. That means that if you submit two cards each month, by the time that the year is done, you will have received 12 free digital papers, all for the low cost of linking up cards you need to create anyway. You do not need to use the digital paper you receive each month in your cards in order to get the next paper. They are strictly meant as incentive to participate.


While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called Santa Claus is Coming to Town, based on the theme for this challenge. Check out the preview...


Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of December will earn ONE of the digital papers from this set.  The specific paper up for grabs will be shown during the winner announcement post.  If you would like to have a say in determining which paper will be offered, you can answer the poll we've set up in the sidebar on the top right hand side of The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up blog.

The second part of the challenge provides even more incentive to play. Each month there will be an OPTIONAL theme to follow. This month the optional theme is Santa Claus is Coming to Town.  In order to have a chance to win the prize from our wonderful guest sponsor this month,  we want to see a Santa image somewhere on your card. Now we are looking to see the big old jolly guy himself, no Santa substitutes please (i.e. no Santa frogs, Santa mice, Santa children, etc).  Whether it is part of your image, part of your paper or just an embellishment, it is up to you.  You can find more details over on the Challenge #12 post. You can find that post and the link up by clicking HERE. 

Also, be sure to check out all the rules and details on the Challenge Details Page. We have provided examples of a few different scenarios to help explain things and make them a bit clearer, in case there is any confusion. 

This month our wonderful guest sponsor is
Rick St. dennis...


Check out the great image I got to work with this month for the midway of the challenge...

Cocoa and Cookies Santa

Click on the watermark above to find this image in the RFDS store.

This latest card makes...
Christmas Cards to date for 2015:  30
...and here it is...

General Info:
 
  • This card has been created digitally and then printed.  The embellishments were added and then it was assembled.

FRONT
Digital Image Details: 
  • Cocoa and Cookies SantaDetails and link above.  The image was coloured in and grounded with Copic Markers. The ground itself was added with coloured pencils.
 
Embellishments: 
  • The little red snowflakes are Crafts brand and were purchased at Dollarama.  
 
INSIDE
Digital Sentiment Details: 
  • The top sentiment was created by Paulette from Create with TLC.  You can purchase it in the "Naughty or Nice, Too Late?" Christmas Word Art Set.  I've linked the watermark below to go to its location in the store.  For great freebies and inspiration be sure to click HERE to go to Paulette's blog and for more awesome sets for purchase, click HERE to go to the home page of the store.
Naughty or Nice, Too Late? Christmas Word Art

  • The sentiment on the bottom is from the Snowman with Tree Hat set created by Kris.  Click on the watermark below to find it in the Imagine That...Digis by Kris store.
http://www.imaginethatdigistamp.com/store/p695/Snowman_with_Tree_Hat.html

OVERALL 
Paper Products:
 
  • Card base: Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.

Digital Paper Products: 
  • I used one of the papers from the set shown above plus one from last month's set, Glitteratti Set 1. If anyone is interested in purchasing either of these sets, just let me know and I'll add them to the store.

Digital Embellishments:
  • The shapes used for matting in behind the image, paper, and sentiment are simple shapes created in Photoshop Elements and paper pieced with the paper from the Glitteratti Set 1.
  • The shadows to give each element some depth were created with a layer style from Sheila Reid, with Pixel Scrapper.
 
Challenges I am hoping to enter...
So what are you waiting for? It is time to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for December.  Whether you choose to link up two Anything Goes themed cards simply to earn your free paper this month, or you choose to also follow the theme to have a chance at the sponsor's prize, it is completely up to you!  Cards for this challenge will be accepted from 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hrs), December 1st - 11:55 p.m. (23:55 hrs), December 31st, 2015.  You can find out all the details for this challenge including the link up by heading HERE.  Monica, I and the design team hope to see you there! 

Until next time!


16 comments:

Shirley-Anne said...

Wonderful Santa image coloured beautifully . Thanks for sharing your make with us at Christmas Card Challenges

Dee's Craft Room said...

Fabulous Christmas card, great fun image and lovely papers. Thank you for sharing your Christmas project with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Dionne

Lori m said...

Beautiful card and paper set, I will post your DT search info on my blog tomorrow, hugs, Lori m

Lori m said...

Beautiful digi papers and digi card, love your Santa, Lisa I tried contacting you but the emails bounced back to me?

Hugs, Lori m

JoAnn said...

Love your adorable Santa. The background paper is perfect with the image. Great card. Thanks so much for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges.

Creating with Susan said...

Santa looks so jolly! Thanks for playing along with us at Christmas Card Challenges.

Mari K. said...

What a cute Santa Card! Thanks so much for joining the challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week! Happy Holiday!
-Mari K.
Incy Wincy DT

Colette said...

Hi Lisa, this is a great card. I'm a fan of Rick St. Dennis too! Thank you for playing along with Incy Wincy this week - good luck! Colette DT

Karen Letchworth said...

Hi Lisa! I'm always SO delighted to see your wonderful cards linked to our challenges at Word Art Wednesday, and really can't thank you enough for playing along with us. It's a real treat, and I thank you. I want to also invite you to stop by and play along with us at CropStop - always Anything Goes and it would be such a treat to have you share your cards with us there as well. I hope you'll stop by to check it out.
Blessings to you,
Karen Letchworth

Here's the link:
http://www.cropstop.com/blog/uncategorized/linky-party-11-anything-goes/

Gail said...

This is an awesome card. The image is great and your coloring is superb. The Santa hat paper is the most perfect paper I've ever see for Christmas. It is absolutely awesome paired up with this image. Fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. Hugs, Gail

Marilyn said...

Fabulous card and a great image. Love that pretty paper too.
Thanks for joining us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' and I hope you'll be back again.
Have a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2016!
Marilyn

Ginny Maxam said...

Such a cutie card!! and thanks for all the links!! Thank you for joining Word Art Wednesday' 214th Challenge! Ginny DT, WAW

Cara said...

Wonderful Christmas card Liza! I just love your cards. They are always so fun and creative!
Thanks for sharing!
(Hugs) Cara
My Creative Chaos {My Personal Blog}

Hazel said...

Thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges with your lovely crafting - hope to see you again soon. x

Lisa - Dreamtime Craft Supplies said...

Lisa this design is absolutely adorable. I love how you have coloured Santa & the patterned paper suits the design perfectly! Fantastic job. Thanks so much for sharing.

Btw, I have some blog candy if you are interested :)
I hope you have a happy & safe Christmas.

Hugz, Lisa
http://www.dreamtimecraftsupplies.com.au

Deborah Frings said...

I adore this jolly Santa - he's having fun! Great background paper! Thanks so much for playing along with our Christmas challenge at The Male Room. Hope to see you again next year.