Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge- anything but a card

Happy Sunday! Today it's another Kenny K Krafty Krew Challenge and today's challenge is "anything but a card"! Kenny has a brand new release full of fab Christmasy images. We've been lucky enough to have a play so make sure you get over the blog to check out the new designs!

I'm using Stud Santa! I decided to make a Christmas tag. I coloured Stud Santa with copics and added some highlights with white lyra pencil. The tag itself is made with Die-namics Rounded Banner Stax. I used a Whimsy stamp and die to make the sentiment and the holly is cut using a Papertrey Ink die. Papers are Echo Park Seasons Greetings.

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Crafty stash used: Stamp (Kenny K, Whimsy); Papers (Echo Park); Copics; Lyra pencils; Dies- Rounded Banner Stax Die-namics; Papertrey Ink holly; Whimsy Postage Stamp; Assorted cardstock; Ribbon (recycled); Eyelet (Papermania); Button (PTI)

Anything Goes Challenge- Anything Goes!

Happy Tuesday to you! Well I'm on a roll with my Christmas cards (kind of!) so I decided to do another one for today's challenge over at Anything Goes which is Anything Goes!!! Why not come over and join us and take the opportunity to make a Christmas card like me?

I love this cute image by Nellie Snellen called Hokey Pokey purchased from The Craft Den. I coloured her with mainly copics and some watercolour pencils here and there. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps (as is the matching die) and is my first time of using since I got it in my Christmas stash. These beautiful papers are called Wonder by Authentique. The holly die was also in my Christmas stash!

I'm really pleased with the colouring on this. I tried out some new techniques like the dotty background effect which I've seen around in blogland and using a white pencil (without blending) to add highlights . I used that technique on my Lulu Love Poppies card the other week but forgot to tell you! I think it works really well against strong dark colours. What do you think?

Crafty stash used: Stamps (Nellie Snellen, Whimsy Stamps); Copics; Watercolour pencils; Papers (Authentique); Assorted cardstock; Holly die (Memory Box); Postage stamp die (Whimsy); Gold Stickles; Nailheads (Josy Rose)

Come on over and join us. The DT's designs are awesome this week! x