** Please click on the pic for a clearer view 🙂 **
At Craft Your Passion the challenges are Always Anything Goes!We have the fabulous A Day For Daisies as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job.
How adorable is Candy Elf C by A Day For Daisies?Totally!And what’s more this cutie is calorie and sugar free 😀 All coloured up with Copic Ciao Markers and 3D Crystal Lacquer on the sweetie for that cellophane wrapped feel…
Here’s a closer look.Please excuse that the reds look more pink on this one.Think it’s because I had to hold my craft lamp nearer to capture the shine.That’s what I’m really trying to show…
I also used a Graph’It Shake Marker in Gold to make the little dangly things on his hat jingle bell like,but I suppose they could be anything you want then to be depending what you added 😉
I placed him on this beautiful backing paper and layered with coordinating green card.Around this is wrapped a length of baker’s twine.The wooden candy cane is painted with Gesso.Once dry I lightly ran a red Stardust pen over the top,allowing the ink to flow so as not to clog the nib.Next (as I couldn’t find my clear Stardust pen) I coated the white stripes with Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium.It’s quite sparkly IRL but the camera failed to pick it up ,and not my lack of photography skills as you’d assume 😉 After stringing the bells onto a shorter piece of twine they were tied on,finishing in a bow.A tiny dab of dries clear PVA stops the cut ends from fraying 🙂 The greeting has been embossed with a magazine freebie border folder.
Supplies :
Image : Candy Elf C by A Day For Daisies
Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,3D Crystal Lacquer,Gold Graph’It Shake Marker,Maimeri White Gesso,Red Star Sakura Stardust Gel Pen,Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium
Papers & Card : DP Past Magazine Freebie Kaisercraft Pad,Green card from Papermania Christmas Collection,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank
Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Classic Rectangles Large & Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large,Past Magazine Freebie Christmas Border Embossing Folder,Big Shot
To Embellish : Dovecraft Back To Basics Traditional Twine,Helz Cuppleditch Santa’s Workshop Wooden Elements,Artemio Golden Bells
Some challenges I would like to enter :
A Gem of a Challenge : Christmas Anything Goes
Allsorts : Clean and Simple
Crafty Friends Challenge : Christmas
Di’s Digis Designs : Winter Holidays
Hiding in my Craft Room : Christmas Colors
2 Creative Chicks : Anything Goes
Card Mania : Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round : Keep it Simple
Connie Can Crop : Candy Cane
Copic Spain Challenge : Christmas
Crafter’s Cafe : Die Cuts and/or Punches
Crafts Galore Encore : Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra : Anything goes as long as it is Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper : Anything goes with Patterned Paper
Crafty Time : Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges : Merry Christmas
Creative Craft Cottages Challenges : Christmas
Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations : Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge : Christmas
Digistamps 4 Joy : Anything Goes (Optional Twist = add 3)
Just Keep On Crafting : Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Christmas
Sparkles Forum Christmas : Die Cuts for Christmas
The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes
Brown Sugar : Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic : Christmas Cheer
Creative Fingers : Always Anything Goes
Fairy Tale : Something Metal
Fussy and Fancy : Words
Jo’s Scrap Shack : Christmas Joy
Just Add Ink : Just add C (Christmas,Candy Cane,Copic colouring,Crystal Lacquer and…Candy Elf C…LOL)
Pattie’s Creations : Any Christmas Creation with an image
Polkadoodles : Traditional Christmas
That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Season’s Greetings
Craft Rocket Challenges : Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday : Festive Colours
Scrap & Craft Challenges : Anything Christmas
Thanks for looking
Lisa x
Adventures in Cardland 
Dec 07, 2015 @ 17:46:13
So beautiful!! I love all the details you put into it and your coloring is lovely! Thank you so much for taking part in our Art by MiRan Challenge ♥
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Dec 07, 2015 @ 18:45:37
What a cute holiday creation! Great coloring! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘CHRISTMAS’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!
Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
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Dec 07, 2015 @ 19:27:06
Beautiful card, the image is very cute and I just love the candy cane with the bells (that gave you so much trouble). Thanks for joining us at Crafty Friends.
Dec 07, 2015 @ 20:30:17
Every child is looking for a candy that big Cute card TFS Craft Rocket Challenges Lis DT
Dec 07, 2015 @ 21:17:58
Great job on your coloring and the details…Thanks for sharing it with us over at Brown Sugar Challenge~
Dec 07, 2015 @ 21:44:19
Love the little elf and the candy! Your coloring is top notch! Thanks for linking up with us over at Just Us Girls this week, we really appreciate it!
Dec 07, 2015 @ 22:01:30
He looks like a naughty Elf! Thanks for sharing with us this fortnight. Lisa DT Creative Craft cottage
Dec 07, 2015 @ 22:04:24
Back for another look at this naughty elf! Thanks for joining in with us this fortnight, Lisa DT CCC Digi Creations
Dec 07, 2015 @ 22:20:04
Great card. Thanks for joining us at Brown Sugar this week for our “Anything Goes” challenge.
Dec 07, 2015 @ 23:47:45
Thanks for playing in our “Christmas cards, tags, anything Christmas with an Image” Challenge #117!
Sandi ♥
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Dec 08, 2015 @ 02:20:53
Beautiful card. Thanks for linking up over at 2 Creative Chicks
Have a creative day.
Nana
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Dec 08, 2015 @ 05:36:53
It’s an awesome sugarfree candy christmas card 🙂 I like the christmas border embossing folder. Everything fits perfectly together on your card.
Thanks for playing along with our Crafty Time Challenge for Dezember and good luck!
Doris *DT*
Dec 08, 2015 @ 09:19:45
Beautiful card. Love your embossed edge. Thank you for joining us this month over at Craft for the Craic.
Eithne
Dec 08, 2015 @ 09:59:56
Super Cute! Thank you for joining in with the Sisters of Craft challenge, good luck in the voting and we hope to see you again. Crafty Blessings. Tracy SOC DT x We now also have a Sisters of Craft Facebook Group where you share your makes, find inspiration and take part in mini challenges.
Dec 08, 2015 @ 10:56:57
I love the little elf and the background paper is amazing! I’m so glad you decided to play along with us at Dies R Us for our ‘Christmas’ challenge!
Dec 08, 2015 @ 14:55:20
Your coloring is amazing! (Reds are soooo hard to color!) What a fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!
Dec 08, 2015 @ 17:37:12
Thank you for sharing this ADORABLE card with us at Fussy and Fancy “Words” challenge! Good luck and hope to see you again next challenge!
Take care,
Beth
Dec 08, 2015 @ 21:04:00
Great image and fabulous colouring.
Thank you for joining in our CAS challenge this week at Allsorts.
Kath x
Dec 08, 2015 @ 22:34:13
This is gorgeous. Thank you for joining the challenge of Creative Craft Cottage.
Have a nice day.
Greetings Anneke
Dec 08, 2015 @ 23:55:27
Love the image and coloring. Thanks for sharing your talent with us at Brown Sugar Challenge. We look forward to seeing you again.
Hugs
Berni,DT
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Dec 09, 2015 @ 01:25:12
Awesome Christmas card Lisa. Love the cute elf. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatalicious in our “Merry Christmas Challenge” and we hope you will join us again real soon. Hugs, Gale DT
Dec 09, 2015 @ 07:44:24
Such a cute image. Lovely card.
Thank you for joining our challenge at
Creative Craft Cottage this week and good luck.. Ursula Uphof DT
Dec 09, 2015 @ 16:49:32
Lovely card.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts, it’s cas theme this week;-))m
Dec 09, 2015 @ 17:56:33
This is perfect for our current challenge “Christmas Creation with Image” at Pattie’s Creations. What a cute image too! Thanks for joining us!
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Pattie ♥
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Dec 10, 2015 @ 04:10:29
Fantastic coloring! Thanks for playing with us at The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog!
Dec 10, 2015 @ 07:49:41
What a beautiful Card with fantastic Colors! Thanks for showing it for the fairytale-challenge. I love the bells.
happy Holidays
mamapia
Dec 10, 2015 @ 22:16:56
Your card is very beautiful !
Thank you for joining us at Creative craft cottage!
Good Luck and hope to see you again.
>^.^<
Dec 11, 2015 @ 01:06:49
I never would have thought that sophisticated would pair with your whimsical image, but you pulled it off perfectly. Such vibrant colors and we sure to like that candy cane! Thank you so much for joining us at Connie Can Crop’s monthly challenge,”Candy Cane”
Dec 11, 2015 @ 04:46:35
Your card is beautiful! That elf is simply adorable and I love the embossing on the side! Thanks for joining us at Connie Can Crafts monthly challenge!
Angela ~ DT
Dec 11, 2015 @ 07:13:03
This is adorable… love the image and the colouring!
Thank you for joining us at Brown Sugar!
Anna Dt
Dec 11, 2015 @ 22:39:55
OOOH, this is gorgeous! love the striking image and colours you have used… Thanks for sharing your “Christmas” creativity with us this week, at Patties Creations… Vic, DT x
Dec 12, 2015 @ 09:34:47
Lovely card – that little elf is soo sweet. Thanks for joining the fun at Natalie and Amy’s this month, hugs Sheryl DT member xx
Dec 12, 2015 @ 13:05:47
wow—that is great! Sorry for being tardy on commenting, but thanks you for joining us over on the HIMCR blog!
Dec 13, 2015 @ 03:25:22
This is such a charming little image – very cute card. Thanks so much for joining us this time month at the Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned paper Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
Dec 13, 2015 @ 10:57:07
Wow, great work, well done and good luck!
Hugs, Jackie
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Dec 13, 2015 @ 16:41:24
Cute card and I love your colouring!
Thank you for joining in with the ‘Traditional Christmas’ challenge at Polkadoodles Mia – GDT Member xx
Dec 14, 2015 @ 11:13:36
Adorable card!!!! I love that image and your coloring is beautiful! Thank you for playing in our Funday Friday challenge!
Hugs,
Jo
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Dec 14, 2015 @ 20:49:51
Adorable Elf. so cute. Thanks for sharing it with us at Connie can crop “Candy Lane Challenge”. Good luc
Dec 14, 2015 @ 20:53:01
The elf is so cute. Thanks for sharing it with us at Connie can crop “Candy Lane Challenge”. Good luc
Dec 15, 2015 @ 14:48:06
The main image is so cute, so bright and happy. Thanks so much for sharing your card at Anything goes December link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx
Dec 17, 2015 @ 15:25:15
What a lovely creation. The metal part really looks very stunning and christmas like. Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge. Bianca XX
Dec 18, 2015 @ 17:46:46
Fab make. Thanks for joining us in our Traditional Christmas challenge at Polkadoodles
Anjie (DT)
Dec 18, 2015 @ 18:43:42
So gorgeous .. Thanks for playing along with us at Di’s Digi Designs Challenge this fortnight.
Wendy xx
Dec 20, 2015 @ 13:45:36
A great Christmas card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “Merry Christmas” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
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Dec 25, 2015 @ 17:47:58
Lisa this is beautiful
Thanks for join us at
{Digistamps4Joy DT Member}
Hope to see you again and goodluck
Karin
Dec 29, 2015 @ 15:47:28
So cute. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Sparkles Christmas challenges
Helen P (DT) x
Jan 03, 2016 @ 20:31:07
Fab image and love your colouring!
Thank you for sharing with Creative Fingers!
Susan
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