Non-traditional Christmas

So is everyone out there scrambling to get Christmas cards done??

I always tell myself I'm gonna start making them in July so I don't feel so rushed in

December, but what happens to me EVERY year?  I feel rushed!!  But it's

okay, somehow it'll all come together in the end.  Even if I have to buy

a few store bought ones! LOL!

  Well I absolutely love non traditional Christmas colors so

today I have "Winter Marci" from La-La Land Crafts in a gorgeous

purple hue.  I love purple and blues together so I thought I would try

this combo out on a winter card.

The papers and the seam binding ribbon are from my stash.  I really like

the multicolored chevron paper.  It has a Missoni look to it and feels like it

should be on a sweater.  Hehe.The crochet lace is Melissa Frances and I just love it!! 

I ended up buying it in all the pastel colors she had.  The cute

 little purple clip holding the sentiment and the snowflake brad are

from Michaels.  The charm was purchased off Etsy.

Other products I used:

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

MS: pine punch

Flowers: WOC and Prima
 sentiment: LOTV

This is another one of those images that I colored over a year
ago when I was first learning to use my copics but is
just now being used on a project.  I know the purples were colored
with V91, V93, V95, and V99.  The rest of colors I didn't write down.

Challenges I would like to enter:

yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.com: ribbon or lace

karensdoodlesnetherlandschallenge.blogspot.com: non traditional Christmas colors

craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com: ribbon or trim

delightfulsketches.blogspot.com: festively floral

craftdoormagazine.com: anything goes
scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup: non traditional Christmas colors
uniquecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com: Christmas
crafts4eternity.blogspot.com: Christmas chaos
fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com: #3 or 3 of something
abcchallenges.blogspot.com: anything goes

Balloon Wishes for St. Jude Children's Research!

Good morning everyone!  This adorable digi from Saturated Canary is

called "Balloon Wishes".  She comes with several cute balloons

you can change out as desired.  I chose to just fill her balloon space 

with a cute flair button I bought on Etsy.

Isn't she the cutest??  I followed a sketch for a challenge and I think it worked 

very well for her.  The cute papers are from Echo Park called Sweet Day.

I used Spellbinders around the image and the frame of the card was made

with Martha Stewarts Flourish Lace punch around the page.  I think it's

a new product because I've never seen this particular set before.  But of course
 I had to have it!  Hehe.  I wanted it because I knew it would look just 
gorgeous with some ribbon woven through it.  

A close-up of the weaving:

Thanks for visiting!!

Challenges she will enter:

toptiptuesday.blogspot.com: kids and teens

saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.com: sketch challenge

cutedaisymay.blogspot.com: use a digi

glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.com: ribbon or lace

crazy4challenges.blogspot.com: put a bow on it

sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com: anything goes 4 kids
polkadoodle.blogspot.com: any die will do
pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com: anything but a Christmas card
uniquecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com: sugar & spice
deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com: pastel colors