Vintage Red and Bouncing Reindeer: A July Christmas Project

Here's another project for our July Kerst Christmas Challenge! 

This time I created an interactive card featuring the adorable Winnie Wonderland – North Pole image from our wonderful sponsor, Polkadoodles.

The reindeer are full of charm all by themselves, but I couldn't resist adding a couple of action wobblers to give them even more personality. They make me smile every time they bounce!

I have a feeling you'll be seeing more wobbler cards from me...especially since I may have gotten a little carried away buying action wobblers!

For the background, I used Bonnie's beautiful Vintage Red digital paper, which ties everything together perfectly.

Penguin Fun

You know I absolutely love designing for the Kerst Christmas Challenge! I always try my best to follow the theme, even though it often pushes me right out of my comfort zone and forces me to explore completely new styles. Generally, I find myself scrambling at the last minute (just like today!), but the creative process is always so much fun.

For my last sample for the 'charm' theme, I kept coming back to the adorable freebie I just had to use. I digitally colored the All Dressed Up (Penguin Fun) image so I can print and reuse it anytime. The background features Glitter Orbs—a fantastic, textured paper freebie by Bonnie Kohane. I topped it off with one of Bonnie's charms, but opted to leave off any sentiment.

Trying Out the Cut-Inlay Technique

I’ve been wanting to try the Cut-Inlay technique for a while, and I finally sat down with a design from Monica's Creative Room to make it happen!

This technique is basically like paper piecing, where you cut an image, then cut the same image with a design on top to give dimension. I went with Bonnie Kohane’s Circle Half Scene and I’m obsessed with how it turned out. It adds such a high-end, textured look to the card.

Why I loved this project:

• Layered Look: It offers serious depth, which you can see in the side view below
• Versatility: You can use any design you already own.

If you haven’t tried this yet, you definitely should!

Cozy Woodland Card

I’m absolutely thrilled with how this project came together! I used the gorgeous Woodland Crib digital stamp from our sponsor, Lili of the Valley, to create a delicate, whimsical accent.

However, the real star of the show is this week’s adorable freebie: the Holly Wreath Deer by Bonnie! I’ve even tucked in a little "sneak peek" for next week’s release... can you spot it?

Christmas Carol Bunnies - Fairy Christmas

For this month's Anything Goes Challenge at Kerst Christmas Challenge.

10th Anniversary at Kerst Christmas Challenge

Bonnie Kohane is doing some exceptionally creative work for our 10th Anniversary at Kerst Christmas Challenge - so be sure to watch for her fabulous creations that you can download each week. Here's a sneak peak...using Red Peppermint Candy, along with Elvis Wesley Christmas Moose from our sponsor, Polkadoodles.

Santa, Stop Here

“Santa Stop Here” from Polkadoodles was colored digitally, along with the beaded circle and bow design from Love SVG.

Girl Boss Hustle

A card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge using Colin Xmas from our sponsor, Mirtillamente Craft Shop.

Peace, Love, and Joy

Christmas Mouse from our sponsor, Last-Minute Manda.

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Winter Fun

This card was created with Penguin Trio from our sponsor, Lily Valley.

Time to Give

I love PolkaDoodle pre-colored images - mostly 'cause I don't have to work so hard to make a fun card.   They are a great way to put together lots of Christmas cards quickly.  Today I'm using Time to Give.

This month's Kerst Christmas Challenge is themed "Use Green."  I added just a couple green accents - allowing me to use scrap papers in my stash.  Come join the challenge at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060810930603477.

Kerst Christmas Challenge - September, 2024

One of my favorite images to color - Present for Robin  by Lili of the Valley, our Kerst Christmas Challenge sponsor. 

A Deer Christmas and Floral Christmas

 Using a Christmas Deer and Floral Christmas from our sponsor, last-Minute Manda.

A Deer Christmas

 A Deer Christmas from our sponsor, Last-Minute Manda

Majestic Deer

Took a little siesta from posting while I planned this year's vacation to the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  We had a wonderful trip....and home life is getting back to normal.  So hope to be posting more regularly.

For my card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge, I used Majestic Reindeer from our sponsor, Fairy Hugs.

Majestic Deer

Majestic Deer from this month's sponsor at Kerst Christmas Challenge, Fairy Hugs.

Kerst Christmas Challenge - March

I made this card for the March Kerst Christmas  Challenge.  You had to use colors other than red and green...guess what my favorite Christmas color is.  With the paper already in my stash, choosing colors wasn't too difficult!  The image is Carols Singing from our sponsor, Lili of the Valley.  If you want to participate, too, you have another couple weeks to upload your entry!

Another Card for Kerst Christmas

 I had so much fun making this one.

I used Winter Walk from our sponsor The Paper Shelter.

Christmas Deer

This is the card I created for the Snowglobe Challenge at Kerst Christmas Challenge.  I used Christmas Deer from our sponsor, Jan's Digital Stamps.

Kerst Christmas Challenge

Today I have a card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge.  The challenge was using a snow globe.  I used a couple snowmen from Shabby Chic Snowmen from our sponsor Last-Minute Manda. Thanks for this fun challenge!  Loved It!