A Lost Day

The Guild Hall seems to have slipped through a sort of time distortion, propelling us through the future. As such, the Guardian of Glitter and I seemed to have missed an entire day! This could only be the work of one of those mischievous holly fairies that show up this time of year. Nikki and I cast a locating spell to find the winged trouble maker before it could mess up the flow of time any further.

This week the theme at Wicked Wednesday is “Happy Holidays.” Make an ATC that goes with this theme for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, A Day for Daisies!

I started this ATC by colouring the A Day for Daisies image using Prismacolor pencils. I then stamped the holly image using the Lawn Fawn “Winter Gifts” set and coloured them with Prismacolor pencils as well. The sentiment was stamped using the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set.

The background was painted using some suuuuper shiny gold airbrushing paint. I also used my Wink of Stella pen on her wings to make em sparkly, earning me +80 bonus shiny XP points.

This ATC will “holly” up and enter the following challenges:

ABC Challenges Y is for Yuletide
CHNC Challenge Extra For December

Completely Christmas Challenge #41: Anything Goes and Add Some Holly

The Corrosive Challenge #214: Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #92: Anything Christmas BUT a Card (ATC)

Crafty Sentiments Designs Christmas Challenge

A Gem of a Challenge #134: Anything Goes Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday Challenge

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #130: Winter or Christmas Theme

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Bling It On

The locating spell worked perfectly, and we were able to capture the small fairy and place a magic suppressing Silence spell on her. Now the only question that remains is what did we miss on Wednesday?!

~ Guild Master Crystal

A Hoof is a Hoof

Today the Guardian of Glitter and I travelled north to the snow covered region of Arctic Flurries. We had received a message from Mr. Claus asking if we would be able to locate a replacement reindeer for his team this year. Apparently one of the deer had sustained an injury and was not expected to make a full recovery in time for the upcoming Winter Festival. Nikki and I searched Arctic Flurries, using locating spells and fire potions to keep warm, and were unable to locate any reindeer. We did happen upon a rather amicable moose though. 

I started this card by stamping the moose and his hat using the Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Arctic” set. They were water coloured with Distress Markers and my Hydrabrush of +90 wetness and then die cut using the coordinating die set. The birch trees were stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Joy to the Woods” set and also water coloured. I die cut some snowflakes using the Lawn Fawn “Stitched Snowflakes” die set, earning me +777 die cutting XP, allowing me to level up!

As you can see, the center portion of this card is clear, obtained from packaging I had saved: -50 hoarder XP points! The sentiment was stamped using the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set. 

This card moose be entered into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #118: Anything Goes

Catch the Bug November Anything Goes Challenge

CHNC Challenge Extra for November

Crafty Catz Challenge #253: Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge #108: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Divas By Design: Anything Goes

Jingle Belles: Not a Creature Was Stirring

Kraftin’ Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday

Lacy Sunshine Challenge #45: Include a Hat

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday

One Crazy Stamper November Anything Goes Challenge

Penny’s Challenge #201: Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge #43: Create a Scene

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

I wondered how picky the fat man was of the hoofed animals pulling his sleigh. The moose we met seemed rather eager to at least audition for the task. The Guardian of Glitter and I, already cold and tired from our long search, decided to give it a try and lead the friendly moose towards the North Pole to meet with Mr. Claus.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

An Up-Cycled Strike

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I went to Fuzzy Frost Forest to hunt for nullwork demons. We had received word from the teddy clan living in the forest of a recent infestation of the dangerous creatures. The teddys are a peaceful people, making their home in the woods which are enchanted with a perpetual winter. They are defenseless though, and turned to the Crafters Guild for assistance. Being that the nullworks are so large, it was very easy to track them down. We took out the sentries that were guarding the entrance to a massive cave with a couple well aimed arrows and headed in.

These tags were made by reusing an old Christmas card I received. I cut out the cute bears using the Lawn Fawn “Tag, You’re It” die set. Here is what the Christmas card looked like after:

I stamped the fronts with the Lawn Fawn “Winter Gifts” set, framing the images and then stamped some sentiments on them. I attached some twine to the small tag and some pretty red ribbon to the larger one.

On the backs I stamped the outline again with the “Winter Gifts” set. On the top one I only had enough room for a “to and from” because it was small, but the bottom one I managed to fit a sentiment and a little sprig of holly, earning me +39 earth elemental exp points. This was super easy to do, and you can bet I will be making a TON of tags using old Christmas cards throughout the year. 

These tags will cuddle up in the following challenges:

All Sorts Challenge #240: Free and Easy

Brown Sugar Challenge #75: Use Ribbon or Twine

Catch the Bug January Anything Goes Challenge

The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #77: Use Some Ribbon

CHNC Challenge Extra For January

Christmas Cards All Year ‘Round January Anything Goes Challenge

Creative Craft Challenges2 #26: Anything Goes

Fairytale Challenge #84: Recycling

Milk Coffee Celebrations Challenge

One Crazy Stamper January “Anything Goes” Challenge

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #194: Anything Goes

Parade Your Crafts Challenge #11: Christmas/Winter

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #188: Make It New

Simply Create Too Challenge #52: Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Teddy Bears

MFP SpeedyTV Inspiration Challenge #44

Although the nullworks are large and dangerous, they also have a very low intelligence rating. It was easy to infiltrate their rudimentary hideout and slaughter the remainder of them. It is still unclear as to who released the nullworks into this dimension, as they are not native to the realm and don't have the power to get here on their own. My sister and I headed back to the Guild Hall to begin our investigation.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Picture Perfect Christmas

Salutations, crafty traveller. Thank you for stopping by the Guild Hall. In a mere fortnight, we shall be celebrating the great Winter Festival. With another fresh blanket of snow, the smallfolk of the village are getting more excited for the big day. All the holly the Lady Commander of Copics and I collected from Holly’s Gulch has now been transformed into Christmas decorations and hung around the village. 

This card was designed for the Creative Card Crew “Poinsettia or Holly” challenge that is happening now. This fortnight we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles. Play along to win some delicious digis!

I started this card by printing the Delicious Doodles “On a Winter’s Day” image three times. I then stamped out three polaroid images using the Lawn Fawn “Say Cheese” set. Because the Delicious Doodles image isn’t square, I chose three different squares of the image to use in each picture (for example the one I lined up on the left, one I lined up on the right and the last one I cut the square right from the middle). That way it looks kind of like someone was just snapping a bunch of different pics of the same scene in front of them and the birds are actually flying rather than in the same spot in three different shots.

I distressed the edges of the photos using Antique Linen Distress Ink, earning me +183 vintagey exp points. I used the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge to cut out the holly on some shiiiiiiiiny paper and the sentiment I stamped using the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set.

On the inside I cut the shape out using the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped the two sentiments using the “Say Cheese” set and the Echo Park “Holly Jolly Christmas" set.

This holly jolly card will develop in the following challenges:

Card Crafter’s Circle Challenge #104: Celebrations

Challenges For Everybody #35: Anything Goes

The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #75: Signs of Christmas

CHNC Challenge Extra For December

The Corrosive Challenge #189: Anything Goes

Craftitude Challenge #54: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passions Challenge #192: Let It Snow

Delicious Doodles Challenge #65: Christmas/New Year

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #190: Holiday Cards

A Gem of a Challenge #109: Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs: Let It Snow

Jingle Belles 2013 Wrap Up

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #82: Anything Christmas

One Crazy Stamper December Winter/Holiday Challenge

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #193: Seeing Red

Parade Your Crafts Challenge #10: Christmas Projects

Pile It On Challenge #48: P is for...polaroids

There is still much to be done before the big day - crafts to make, gifts to wrap, decorations to hang. I may need a few more stamina potions to get through these next couple weeks.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Sing For Your Supper

Today I was hunting in the Forest of Woe with my direwolf, Lycan when we heard some singing come from the depths of the forest. Curious and over confident with my familiar by my side, I headed deeper into the woods to investigate. As I neared the source, I could hear that the song was a popular Winter Festival carol. Lycan started to growl deep in his throat, apparently not a fan of the tune. I shushed him and crept closer. In a small clearing I spotted a choir of bears, singing away. 

This card was created for the Creative Card Crew “Teddy Bear Picnic” challenge that is happening now. Stamp Fairy is sponsoring the challenge, so come join in the fuzzy fun for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to their store!

 

I started this card by colouring the Stamp Fairy image using Prismacolors. I cut out the window and used some tulle and thread to fashion some curtains. It looked a little odd with no rod, so I cut a chopstick in half using a butcher knife as my sister cowered in fear, ready to call 911 should I injure myself, to make a little curtain rod. I stamped the banner using the Lawn Fawn “Bannerific” set and then stamped the sentiment with the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set. For the background I used some gold coloured music note paper that I’ve been saving for a couple years. I don’t know what it is with me and saving music note paper. I love it and keep buying it, but love it so much I never want to cut it...go figure…

On the inside I stamped the sentiment using The Greeting Farm “Holiday Blessings” set. I added some music notes with the Lawn Fawn “Winter Sparrow” set.

Those same music notes also got stamped on the envelope, tying this musical symphony together and earning me +300 musical exp points and leveling up my bard class skills.

These bears will sing their way into the following challenges:

Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long Challenge #39: Patterns

Stamping For Pleasure October Rudolph Day

CHNC Challenge #148: Music

CHNC Challenge Extra for October

Tammy’s Scrapin Corner Challenge #86: Anything Goes

Jingle Belles: Not a Creature Was Stirring...

I crouched by a tall pine tree, my boots covered in snow, listening to the bear choir. They were actually quite good. Their festive music imbued me with the Great Winter Festival spirit, and I abandoned my hunt, much to Lycan’s dismay, rushing back to the Guild Hall and my crafting chambers to create some holiday cards.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Holly Crop!

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I spent the day scouting the outer borders of Hollyston, as we had received a raven from the inhabitants informing us that Cragle demons had been spotted. Hollyston is a peaceful place, their economy based solely on planting and harvesting holly for the great Winter Festival. Should the Cragles attack the village and ruin the crop, it would be devastating to Hollyston’s income, sending the people into poverty. It wasn’t long before we caught the trail of the Cragles and tracked them to their lair.

I started this itty-bitty card by cutting the white shape at 2 ¾” using the Storybook cartridge. I then inked up The Greeting Farm’s Holiday Anya using Archival ink and stamped her onto the shape. 

She was then coloured using my Prismacolor pencils and given a little sparkle with some ice Stickles and a tiny gem. I stamped the sentiment on the side using the Bug Bites “Mistletoe” set.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment using the My Pink Stamper “Christmas Wishes” set. The holly came from the Tim Holtz “Christmas Memories” set which I “inked” using Distress Markers so I could get two different colours, earning me a cool +271 two tone exp points.

I used this same stamp and technique on the mini envelope I made for the wee little card. Not really sure what to do with this now as it’s too small to mail and too cute to waste on adding to someone’s gift who won’t appreciate it...hmmm...I have a feeling this will remain in my card box awhile before the perfect situation comes along to use it.

This mini ‘lil note card will sparkle in the following challenges:

The Greeting Farm’s FFF Challenge: ANYA-licious

Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long Challenge #31: Mini Cards

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #68: Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #28: Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge #13: Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper September Christmas Challenge

CHNC Challenge Extra for September

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamping All-Stars (Archival black ink - couldn’t craft without it!)

Upon defeating the Cragle demons that had taken up residence near the village, we returned to Hollyston to assure them they (and their holly crop) were safe. Hollinda, the village leader was immensely grateful and bestowed upon us a batch of poisoned holly arrowheads their R&D team had just created. Ummm...aweeeeeeeesome…

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Owl Miss You, Buddy

Today I went to the rookery to collect the post and was surprised by the intense quiet that permeated the room. Usually it was bustling with birds coming and going, squawking and cawing, but today it was eerily silent. Much to my dismay, I soon discovered the source of the somber atmosphere. Smokester, our oldest post owl, had died last night. All the owls stood silently around his body whilst the ravens sat quietly in the rafters. Smokester had been been a post owl at the Guild Hall since the Lady Commander of Copics and I had rescued him from an enraged Ravenger many many years ago. He had become our most trustworthy owl, surviving through numerous attacks to get important messages delivered. We always suspected he may have had a little magic protecting him. I decided I needed some craft therapy in his honour.

I started this CAS card by paper piecing the branch using the My Little Shoebox “Home Tweet Home” set. The stamp actually has leaves, but I cut them off since this was supposed to be a winter card. I then stamped the owl from the Lawn Fawn “Winter Owl” set and paper pieced him using different scraps of patterned paper I had on my desk (this is precisely why I hoard keep these scraps). I then cut a hole in the card using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn “Winter Fox” set. This card earned me +943 whitespace exp points.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment using the BugBites “Mistletoe” set and the “My Pink Stamper “Christmas Wishes” set. To be honest, I kinda regretted the sentiment combination, because they don't really match. Ah well... I then added some pine tree branches on the side using the Dylusions “Christmas Accessories” set.

I stamped those same pine branches on the envelope to make it “woodsy”.

This little bird will be a hoot in the following challenges:
Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long Challenge #4: Clean & Simple
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #257: Simplify
Milk Coffee Make It Cute Challenge
CHNC Challenge Extra: February
Spark Your Creativity Now! Challenge #6: Anything Goes
Love to Create Challenge #54: Wrap It Up
Paper Playtime Challenge #4: Sentiment Stamps
Tammy’s Scrapin’ Corner Challenge #51: Paper Piecing

Smokester’s presence in the rookery will be missed. It’s always hard when we lose a member of our crafty family.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~