Monday, December 7, 2015

Drummer Boy

How are those Christmas cards coming?  Not done, yet?  Well, we have the perfect challenge for you on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas.  How easy is that?!  Our three sponsors are:


Kith & Kin Stamp Co.

I was given this fabulous image from Kith & Kin Stamp Co.  This is one of those images that just really comes to life when you color it up.  Isn't he adorable?
Here's a free tip for you: If you don't have metal embellishments to match your color scheme, spray paint them.  I really wanted to use the star brads that I had, but they were a matte silver color which didn't fit with the gold accents on my image.  So I spray painted them with gold paint and now they are perfect!  Also, the gold mat behind image is actually recycled wrapping paper.  It's got a really great texture to it.
Head on over to the LTSCB and check out what the rest of the DT created for this challenge.  Then come back and play, I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Challenges:
Come And Get It--anything goes Christmas
Christmas Card Challenge #1--Inspiration photo (I was inspired by the color scheme)

Mark's Finest Papers #291--red
Hiding in my Craft Room #338--Christmas colors
A Gem of a Challenge #159--anything goes Christmas
Creative Fingers #99--anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #175--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #402--Festive Colours
Little Miss Muffet #126--anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #62--anything goes
Crafty Gals #48--anything goes
Penny's Paper #256--anything goes
Inky Impressions #278--traditional Christmas colors
Addicted To Stamps #173--holiday
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2--sketch

Crafting By designs--anything goes
Unicorn Challenge #4--winter
Card Mania #375--Christmas
Patties Creations #117--Christmas
Cards Galore--anything goes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #59--die cuts for Christmas
Craftin' Desert Divas--Christmas

Supplies:
Stamps: Kith & Kin Stamp Co. drummer boy digi stamp; Hero Arts musical score background stamp; Verve "Ornamental Christmas"
Dies: MFT corner bracket and "Blueprints 13" sentiment strip

32 comments:

Robin said...

Oh so very sweet! The music background and flourished corners are so perfect for this. Hugs, Robin

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

Heather,you did a beautiful job with this. The background is awesome.
Hugs

Ann Chuang Crafts said...

Heather,you did a beautiful job with this. The background is awesome.
Hugs

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

This is a wonderful vintage Christmas card! You did a fabulous job :o)

Stampsnob. said...

Heather your drummer boy is lovely the music paper is perfect TFS Craft Rocket Challenges Lis DT

anne said...

Fabulous image and your papers and embellishments are perfect with it. Thanks for joining us this week.
Anne SSW2-DT

Wendy Ann Batchen said...

Beautiful card, thanks for sharing with us at Inspiration Destination and good luck. Wendy DT x

Heide said...

just the cutest little drummer boy. Love all the gold touches. Thanks for joining us this week. Hugs, Heide SSW2-DT

Bunny said...

He's a cute little drummer boy. Thanks for the tip on spraying the metal embellishments. Also, I love the corner dies you used. Nice card.

Thanks for joining us at Come And Get It challenge. Bunny DT

Judy V said...

Love this Drummer Boy card! Great design! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner!

Vickie Y said...

Adorable image and card. Thank you for sharing with us at MFP Speedy Fox & Friends.

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at HIMCR, good luck!!! Amy DT

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Brown Sugar, good luck!!! Amy DT

Lillian A said...

Nice drummer boy and the background paper and stars go perfectly with this!

Creating with Susan said...

Beautiful card! Great tips for creating coordinating embellishments. Thanks for sharing with us at Christmas Card Challenges.

Joanna M. said...

Great ideas for coloring the metal embellishments. I always use my lack of the perfect accent as a reason to go shop ... not good! Such a pretty card too. Thanks so much for joining in the sketch fun this week.
~Jo, SSW2-DT

Lilian said...

Gorgeous card! Very elegant!
Thank you for joining us at ATSM! And check out the new CAS challenge!
Lilian
The Leaf Studio

Lisa J said...

Great card. I love the background paper you chose, it all goes so well together. Thanks for sharing with us. Lisa DT Unicorn Challenge

laurie said...

What a fun card, Heather!Great idea to paint embellishments,too.Thanks for playing along at The Christmas Card Challenge this week!

Sharla said...

Great tip with the spray paint! Love the card and I haven't even really started on Christmas cards other than DT work... ACK! Love your card and thank you for sharing with us at Little Miss Muffet Stamps! :)

Lisa B said...

Okay I love this card! Love, love music paper!! And That is the best inspirational photo ever!
Thanks for playing along with our Christmas challenge over at Craftin' Desert Divas.
Hugs,
Lisa
CDD DT Member

La Papera Gialla said...

Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges this week!
Monica - CCC DT

Unknown said...

So elegant and awesome! I really love all the elements in this card! Thanks for playing with us at Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party!
Giorgia DTM

Anonymous said...

Spectacular! I love your coloring! The layout and embellies make a gorgeous card!

Leslie said...

Love, love, love this! What a sweet image that you've colored beautifully, and your design is just gorgeous!

Irena Stefanova said...

This is so cute. Love the image and the gold embelishments.
hugs
Irena

M DelValle said...

Love your card and great colors! Thank you for joining us at Inky Impressions. Maria

Hazel said...

Hi Heather, I've emailed you a couple of times and haven't got any reply - wonder whether you have changed email? Would like to know whether you are staying with CHNC challenge extra for another six months from January? Hope so. x

Judy McKay said...
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Judy McKay said...

Lovely card. Thank you for joining us at Patti's Creations this month. Hope to see you back here again in 2016. Happy Holidays. Judy DT

kenli said...

Beautiful card!!! She is so very pretty!!! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at Card Mania Challendges! Have a great Holidays!

Babs said...

Gorgeous card, I love the little drummer boy..thank you for sharing your creation with us this month, to see you next
Hugs Babs Sparkles Christmas DT Member x