Ring Those Bells!

Ring Those Bells!

Color Me Creative  is having a new challenge for all of you Copic and Promarker lovers!   The challenge is to create a card just using white, gold and cream!   Doesn't that sound festive?   

For this Challenge we have LOTS OF PRIZES!!

AND A WAY TO DONATE TO A WONDERFUL CHARITY!!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN:

• 1 person will win a NEW Provocraft CRICUT MINI machine
• 1 person will win a NEW KINDLE E-READE
• 1 person will win a $50 Gift Cert. to SCACD
• 1 person will win a $25 Gift Cert. to the Paper Temptress
• 1 person will win 5 digis from Tiffany Doodles and a $15 Gift Cert to 7 Kids College Fund and a Gilli Gift Bag

HOW TO PLAY:

4 different ways to enter

• Enter up to (2) TWO projects into the link system below by Jan. 5th
• Enter (1) one project into the BookEndz Challenge
• Donate a $3-5 donation to the Charity below for 1 entry
• Donate anything over $10 to the Charity and get 2 entries   The link to the charity that Suzanne Dean selected can be found HERE

In addition, all the entries for the entire month will have an opportunity to win a $50.00 gift certificate from Ozark in the random drawing.   

                                               

For my Design Team card,  I selected a beautiful stamp by Stampin Up called Bell's & Boughs.  The challenge was to use white, gold and cream.   

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• I Copic Challenge # 60 - Holiday/Winter Theme
• Make It Monday - Anything goes!
• 2 Sisters challenge Blog - Christmas
• Crafting Journey _ Christmas!
• I will not enter this card in the Color Me Creative challenge since I am a DT Member but don't hesitate to enter this wonderful challenge!

Techniques:

Copic alcohol in markers

Copic Watercolor Background Effect

On paper Blending

Tip to Tip Inking

Paper Quilling

Measurements:

Finished card:  4.25" x 5.5"

Base card: 11" x 4.25" Score at 5.5"

Base layer: 4" x 5.25"

Top layer:  3.5" x 5 in (I cut this slightly smaller than I usually do in order to allow more of the gorgeous gold color to show.  

Image:

Bells & Boughs (Stampin Up)

Paper:

Cryogen for focal image (Curious Metallic, Inc.)

Pure Luxury White (GKD)

Gold Precious Metals (Recollections)

White card stock (Recollections)

Ink:

Copic Alcohol Ink Markers (.too, Inc.)

Memento Black Tuxedo ink (Tsukeniko)

Tools:

Acrylic stamping block

Paper trimmer

Scoring tool

Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

Holly Ribbon Cuttlebug  Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)

Adhesive 

Scissors

Glue

Adhesive pearls (Recollections)

Micro Rose - open (Stamping Scrapping)

Quilling tool

Atyou Spica pen -gold (.too, Inc)

Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cindy Lou Cricut cartridge (Provo Craft)

Copic alcohol ink markers:

Bells and holly (Light yellow)  Y00, Y11, Y15, YR24, YR28

Ribbon and trim on bells (Dark cream) E40, E41, E42. E43

Copic watercolor effect for background: Y000, E40

This is a close up of the quilled bells.

The top layer was embossed and I highlighted areas with the Atyou Spica pen and adhered the layers.   I cut flourishes with my Cricut machine using  the Cindy Lou cartridge.

Click image to enlarge view

I hope you are enjoying our holiday season.  I have a few days off and look forward to working in my little santa shop and get into the holiday season.  I have 150 candy cane reindeer to do tomorrow for the children in our county services.  I plan to start on their treat projects when I finish the reindeer.   

Remember, there is plenty of time to join us in our CMC challenge!  I hope to see you there!