Max' Christmas!

Thank you for your visit today!

Today I want to show you my very first Christmas card. Some people already know my dog Max, a charming retriever, one of my favorite drawings . Well, here's Max, in a forest, giving gifts to his friends. I used the Sketch of Friday Sketchers, which seemed to me very useful, because it allows many combination. I put a beautiful Christmas ribbon and added many, many stitches I made in my sewing machine. I will also enter this card on other Challenges.

Card supplies:
Image© of EdithDesigns (me!), Bazzill dark green cardstock, K&Co Specialty Paper, miscellaneous designer paper, Caran D’Ache watercolors, Ecoline inks, Inkadinkado golden embossing powder, Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circle, Fiskars circle punch paper, Christmas organza ribbon, silk golden thread and my sewing machine.

Challenges:
Friday Sketchers : Sketch
Lexis Creations: Traditional Christmas Colors
Delightful Sketches: Baby it is cold outside
GingerSnap Creations: Stitching
Creative Inspirations Wednesdays: Winter Wood Land
Anything Challenge: Let it snow
One Stitch at a Time: Christmas
The Crafty Pad: Red and Green
Creative Inspiration Challenge : Anything Christmas/Winter
Mark's Finest Papers: A circle in a card

Today I drew no Max or Maxine...

I drew their kids and a friend, the Santa "Lazy" Cat...

I made this card with a sketch of EdithDesigns© (that is me!). It seemed nice to me to add to my little family' dog the four puppies and the cat, who brings them gifts. I printed the Image several times for a 3D effect. The Christmas tree has snow and a rhinestone star on the top. I also added a dry embossed background to which a applied the technique of sand paper to highlight the image.

In the inside I sew a pocket, dry embossed, and added a tag, which can be replace with a gift card.

Colors are not typical Christmas colors, but I think they combine very well.

In this card I used:

Image and sentiment from EdithDesigns©, bronze metallic cardstock, Bazzill cardstock, Bohemia Collection paper from My Mind's Eye, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle, Christmas Cuttlebug embossing folder, Caran D'Ache watercolors, acrylic metallic paints, organza ribbon, translucid dew drops, silk thread in bronze and golden colors and my sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Our Creative Corner: Holiday Theme
One Stop Craft Challenge: Christmas Love
Cafe Mojo Challenges: Wishes for the Holidays

Here is Santa Max, again...!

I cannot leave him! LOL!!!

I made this card with a hand sketch called "Santa Max" of EdithDesigns© (that is me!). There is cardstock with glitter, ribbons and opaque dew drops. I love the combination of colors, burgundy, dark turquoise and the beautiful designer paper.

I like to decorate both sides of the inside of my cards, to give them a fine finish, strong and heavy. On the right side there is a blank space to write your own good wishes and on the left side I sew a pocket, decorated with the delicate touch of the beautiful EK Success paper punch (I love it!). A tag is included to be used for a sentiment, but the pocket also handle a gift card. I am sure it will make the recipient very happy!

There are several layers of cardstock, both on the outside and the inside, which I sew with silk burgundy thread on my sewing machine.

Card supplies:
Image and sentiment from EdithDesigns©, Bazzill cardstock, miscellaneous printer paper, Caran D'Ache watercolors, acrylic metallic paints, Tulip dimensional puffy paint, EK Success Paper Shapers Scallop Dotted, burgundy and golden ribbons, dew drops, burgundy silk thread, scissors, sewing machine.

I will enter this card on:
Truly Scrumptious Challenges: sketch
Cafe Mojo Challenges: Wishes for the holidays
One Stop Craft Challenge: Christmas love
Our Creative Corner: Holiday Theme

Snowman, A gift for my friend...

Today I gave Max a break:)

I made a card with this cute Snowman and his friend, the little mouse. I spent much time and many stitches in this card. As always, I used a sketch of EdithDesigns (that is me!). The image was printed multiple times for a 3D effect and I painted it with watercolors and metallic acrylics. I also used dimensional paint with glitter.

Inside, besides the blank space to write good wishes, in the left side I sew a pocket and added a tag. This pocket can also be used to insert a gift card.In this card I used:

Image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, K&Company Designer Paper, miscellaneous printed paper, Caran D'Ache watercolors, metallic acrylics paints, Tulip dimensional puffy paint, Fiskars Christmas punch, silver metallic ribbon, metallic silver thread, scissors, sewing machine.

I will enter this card in:
Mojo Monday 166 Contest
Creative Card Crew Challenge: Gold or silver
Caardvarks Challenge: Digital element

Another Santa Max....

Here is Max with gifts again! You can see him bringing gifts for his friends. I made this card with a drawing of EdithDesigns (that is me!). It has the classic Christmas colors, red green and gold. I printed the image several times to give it a 3D effect.


The inside is dry embossed, highlighted with golden metallic paint. I also sewed some "pockets" made with the beautiful glittered cardstock from K&Co. I made two tags to put inside the pockets, to write many, many good wishes.

Card supplies:

Image from EdithDesigns, Bazzill cardstock, K & Company Specialty Christmas glittered paper, gold metallic cardstock, Gold fancy ribbon, Caran d'Ache watercolors, Metallic Acrylic paints, Spellbinders Nestabilities Scallop Squares, Cuttlebug Christmas Embossing Folders, Golden Silk Thread, Scissors, Sewing Machine.

I will enter this card on:
365 Cards Challenge: Red and white stripes
DareU2Digistamp Challenge 27
Stamp for the Weekend challenge: Red, green and gold
Creative Card Crew Challenge: Christmas

A kitten for Christmas

This is my kitten-gift for Christmas. Surely someone would be very happy to receive it! As usual, it was made with a drawing of EdithDesigns© (that is me!). The image was "popped" for a 3D effect. I painted it with Caran d'Ache watercolors and La Plume pens. The red ribbon was painted with red glitter paint and I used metallic paint in the box. There are several layers of Bazzill cardstock and miscellaneous Christmas paper and K&Company Specialty Christmas paper. I dry embossed the paper with a2 Lace Tree Cuttlebug Provo Craft with my Cuttlebug Machine and then I used the sand technique. I sew all layers using silk thread with my sewing machine. There is a golden ribbon with a bow and some green crystals.

I will enter this card in:
Mojo Monday Week 114
Papertake Weekly
Charisma Cardz

Dare to you Digi Stamp