Oddball Art: CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) -challenge reminder

What a happy theme at Oddball this month:

CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) 

so if you haven't put your Christmas stuff away yet,

do link up and show us your Christmas creations.

I've used super cute Fred the Christmas bear in my card...

hmmmm, maybe he's a polar bear, LOL

I'd like to enter to some challenges with my last Christmas card at 2016...

Creative Craft Cottage - AG

Brown Sugar - Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's  - Use a Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - AG

Creative Knockout - AG 

C.R.A.F.T. - AG

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - celebration at LCD

Things are still very festive at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

 as there is celebration of the season throughout December.  

Want to join the celebration?  Enter your rubber stamped Christmas 

or Winter themed projects in LCPtC Xmas Linky Party

 at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 

2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks 

to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores! 

There is some RULES for the party challenge, 

so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win! 

For the inspiration post I made this cute Kitty card:

using Carmen's Veranda Angel Cat, design papers, 

die cut and some pearls and "blings" .

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Show us your pussies - Krimbo Kats

Pile it on - Celebrations

Crafty Creations - Any Holiday

Brown Sugar - Christmas

Creative Knockout - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - AG

Crafty Gals -  AG

STAMPlorations - Stencil Sunday

It's Sunday time (last Sunday before X-mas),

and that means some stencil inspiration at 

STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday

I needed to wrap some presents, and wanted to make

paperbags looks more festive ... so out came

Holly Background, Plaid Maker, Square City stencils 

and Poinsettia - Large Stamp with golden embossing powder 

and DI ink pads.

A wee reminder, that there is still some time to play at

For a change to win:

$15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

I'd like to enter to some challenges with my Chrismassy pags:

The Corrosive - Gold or Silver Christmas

Fab n Funky - Glitter n Sparkle

Craftyhazelnuts - AG as long as it's Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Come and Get it - Christmas

Simon Says Wednesday - Gift it

Oddball Art: CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) CHALLENGE

Yesterday started a new challenge at Oddball's,

very easy for this time of year:

CHRISTMAS TIME (IS HERE AGAIN) CHALLENGE

so make the link and let us see you Chrismassy makes.

I used Copics to color this cute Santa's little helper,

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - AG

Crafty Gals - AG

Creative Knockouts - Winter Wonderland / Festive Fun

C.R.A.F.T.- Christmas

Through The Purple Haze - AG

Brown Sugar - AG

Dame ATC

When I was going through my box of scraps to make

my winter ATC, I found 3 lovely pieces of paper that

I totally wanted to use too ...

Wicked Wednesday has a Sneak Peek page and I saw

that this weeks theme was: 

Things That Start With the Letter D

I found this lovely lady ready stamped in my stash,

and colored her with Chalks, some distressing and DI 

and there it was, very soft, vintage looking ATC 

for the Wicked Wednesday challenge

X-mas Wreath with Whimsical Sylvie

Totally love the Whimsical Birds from the 

Lost Coast Desings, I found the very

"useful" in every season, LOL

Here's the Whimsical Sylvie (colored with Prisma Colors) 

together with a sentiment from Party Words -set.

Wreath is made using 2 different bunches and some droplets.

I'd like to enter to some challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - AG

Pile it on - Any Holiday / Celebration

Not Just Cards - AG

Glitter n Sparkle - AG

HLS December Christmas - Wreath

P.S. If you'll find time to stamp and create, please do link

to LCD December challenge: Party Critters, as you can use any

stamped image that goes with the theme.

STAMPlorations Mixed Media challenge for December

It's time for a new Mixed Media challenge at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card 

and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project.

Prizes: $15 gift certificate OR choice of any 

2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner

and choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

So do join the challenge, we love to see your art.

For this challenge I created two fun tags, inspired by

northern lights and house of the Moomins. I used

ARTplorations: Oh my Stars! -stencil

STAMPlorations: Snowman - Large and Houses stamp sets

some Gelatos and structure paste, 

Inktense pens for the coloring of the images.

The sentiment die cuts are in Finnish and it says "Merry Christmas".

I'd like to enter some challenges, with my night sky tags:

QKR - Christmas Tags

Morgan's Art - Create a Tag

Crafty Hazelnut's - Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Night Scene

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Come and Get it - Christmas

613 Avenue - Holiday Hapiness