Joyce's Creative Crafts...and a little more...: December 2014

Friday, December 12, 2014

It's Funday Friday Again!

Wow...less than two weeks before Christmas! Is everyone ready? I know I'm not. We do a Secret Santa with all the adults in my family and I still have to order my Secret Gift. But at least I have my two younger nieces done. They are at the age where it's cash and gift cards. So gift cards are purchased and now to come up with a clever way to wrap them. And the house is almost decorated.

As always, you'll want to make sure to play along this week for a great prize, especially since this is our last Funday Friday of 2014. But we'll be back as soon as ole' Father Time rings in the new year with 2015.
Our sponsor this week Bugaboo and our theme is Happy Holidays!

And even more exciting new this week, jump over to meet our guest designer, Kitty at http://ktdesigns2013.blogspot.com/. I think you'll definitely like what you see. I love the kitty Christmas card she made a few days ago.

Starts: Friday, December 12th 12:00 AM (eastern time)

Ends: Friday, December 19th 6:00 PM (eastern time)

Here is what I created for this week's challenge.
I know my teddy bear isn't colored yet but I realized I don't have the COPICS colors I want to use to color hiim in (E41, E43, E44). I have my COPICS club meeting tomorrow so I'll be purchasing them then so I can finish this little cutie :) I figured better to wait a day than to color it in and be unhappy with it forever....

My goal was to create a Christmas package look to the outside of the card. I cut my patterned paper and then used my metal ruler and exacto knife to slice the X across it. And the best part, you get enough to make two cards with it.

The inside is very simple, but heartfelt.

Please make sure to stop by my DT sister's blogs to
check out what they made for this challenge, it's all adorable!

Jo's Scrap Shack

Tina's Scrap Corner

A Little Bit of Kellie

Crafts by Amanda

And Our Guest Designer Kitty

Now my friends, it is YOUR turn to show us

what you can do for this challenge!

Just link up using our link up tool at the bottom of this post for your chance to win top 3 and get entered into our monthly prize drawing.

What do you need to do to enter? The rules are simple…

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your card/project post that includes your
challenge, using the linky tool below.

2. Be sure to include a link back to our challenge

3. Three (3) entries per person and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. All entries must be NEW and created for the current challenge.

5. You may combine with other challenges as long as
you link back to us in your post.

* All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements will not be eligible for
the top 3 or random/monthly wins.

The monthly prize drawings will only be mailed within the US and Canada only

You have until December 19th at 6:00 PM (eastern) time to link up. All winners will be announced on Monday, December 22nd.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Happy Holidays with Funday Friday

I can't believe it's Friday already - is week has really flown by for me. I think I have recovered from all the turkey and stuffing...although I'm not sure I could ever have enough stuffing...lol!

As always, you'll want to make sure to play along this week for a great prize.
Our sponsor this week Bugaboo and our theme is a sketch!

Starts: Friday, December 5th 12:00 AM (eastern time)

Ends: Friday, December 12th 6:00 PM (eastern time)

Here is our sketch:

Here is what I created for this week's challenge:

It was a tough decision for me...did I want to create my own washi tape look or use washi tape??? Well, in the end I couldn't find the template I made for creating my own washi tape :( So I had to use my washi tape. Even the sentiment is washi tape. The digi embellishments are from Bugaboo. Wait till you see the layout I have planned for a larger version of this bell! That's for another post :) One of the great things about digis is you can make them any size you want.