The Snowmen Mobilize

Once the snowflake army had arisen, some of them merged together to create even more monstrous soldiers - snowmen warriors. I was worried how these newly formed snowmen were going to fit on the sleds and still leave room for the elves we were rescuing, due to their massive breadth. They took care of that issue themselves though, creating motorized vehicles to ride in. Their high intelligence level and ability to create incredibly complex machines was beginning to worry me.

I started this card by stamping the “Snow Mobile” image by Whipper Snapper Designs onto watercolour paper and colouring him with Distress Markers and the Hydra Brush. This earned me +392 exp points in wielding the Distress Markers, allowing me to level up that skill. I stamped the tag from the Tim Holtz “Odds and Ends” set and inked and distressed the edges. I used a cheapo Recollections brand set to stamp the snowflakes and snowmen in the background.

I used that same set to stamp more snowflakes on the inside and added the sentiment from the Tim Holtz “Christmas Memories” set.

I stamped the envelope to match the background paper on the card.

I shall be mobilizing this card into the following challenges:
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge: Nontraditional Colors Christmas Creation
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Merry Christmas
Card Crafter’s Circle Challenge #54: It’s Christmas
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #51: December Celebrations
Paper Playtime Challenge #91: Winter Fun
CHNC Challenge #104: Anything Goes for Christmas
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #107: Merry Christmas
Creative Craft Challenges2: Non-Traditional Christmas
Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge #29: Snowmen
Crafts and Me Challenges: Winter Wonderland
 
Hopefully we can get through the elf rescue mission tonight without any of these snowmen going rogue. I fear we will have to destroy them after the mission has been completed, lest they form together and rampage.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Return of the Skinny Armed Snowman

You may remember the young lass from the village who had charged the Guild Hall with a quest to slay a skinny armed snowman and transfer his likeness onto a card. It was some dark magic indeed to complete that task, but it went over so well, that she wanted another one. The Crafters Guild is not an organization to turn away crafty requests from young ladies in need - especially during the holidays.

I started by cutting out a shape from the Art Philosophy cartridge then stamping the snowman image by Whipper Snapper Designs on it. This time I coloured him using Prismacolors as I didn’t want this card to look too similar to the previous one I had made her. I inked the edges with Distress Inks and added some glitter to his hat. Let’s tilt the card to see the sparkliness better.

Ooooo....ahhhhh....This earned me +130 glitter exp points, which I flaunted in front of the Guardian of Glitter. The sentiment came from the s.w.a.l.k. “Let It Snow” set. It was already in the perfect arc to go over the shape I'd cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I added some silver snowflakes that are really “table confetti” that I’d saved from ages ago.

The inside sentiment was from a cheap Recollections set. I also used the Cuttlebug to emboss that circular snowflake.

I stamped some snowflakes on the envelope to complete this snowy card.

This holiday creation will be entered into the following challenges:
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #50: Snow
Cardz TV DT Challenge #21: I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #138: Snow
Jingle Belles: December to Remember
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #9: Anything Goes
CHNC Challenge #103: Anything Goes for Christmas
Love to Create Challenge #46: Winter Fun
Tammy’s Scrapin Corner Challenge #41: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Merry Christmas
Paper Playtime Challenge #91: Winter Fun
Hooked on Craft Challenge #27: Christmas
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #59: Anything Goes With Christmas
Spark Your Creativity Now! Challenge #4: Anything Goes
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #107: Merry Christmas
Crafts and Me Challenges: Winter Wonderland

With another skinny armed snowman slain, it was another quest complete. With less than a week left until the big day, I’m curious as to how many more requests the Guild Hall will receive.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

A Skinny Armed Snowman

Greetings traveller. With the ground covered in a fresh blanket of white snow everyone’s minds have jumped ahead to the coming Christmas holiday. As such we have seen an influx of holiday quest requests coming through the Guild Hall. Today I completed one such quest for a young lass from the village who wanted a skinny armed snowman slain. I could see why she'd want the adorable snowman's image transferred onto a Christmas card, but I still felt a little bad felling the chap. 

I stamped the snowman image by Whipper Snapper Designs on watercolour paper and coloured him using Distress Markers and the fabled Hydra Brush I was finally able to procure after many quests. I earned +300 exp points for colouring another project with Distress Markers which, according to my stats sheet, allowed me to level up that skill! The sentiment was stamped from the My Pink Stamper “Christmas Wishes“ set. I cut the snowflake using the Art Philosophy cartridge and ran it and that background strip through the Cuttlebug. I then used a sanding block to distress the embossing part and make it “white” so it stands out better.

The inside sentiment came from the My Pink Stamper “Biggie Christmas Sentiments” set. That snowflake was cut out from the Art Philosophy cartridge as well (I actually cut that one first for the front of the card and decided it was too small, so used it for the inside – teehee).

I stamped the star do-dad from the Tim Holtz “Christmas Memories” set on the envelope to make it all matchy and stuff.

I will be entering this chilly card into the following challenges:
Divas By Design Challenge #59: Feeling Festive?
One Crazy Stamper November Challenge: Anything Goes
Card Crafter’s Circle Challenge #47: Patterned Paper
Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long Challenge #35: Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #43: Cooking Up a Recipe!
Creative Craft Challenges2: Special Occasion – Not Birthday
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #25: Stripes
Hooked On Craft Challenge #26: Christmas – No Red/Green
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #22: Contemporary Colour Combo
52 Christmas Card Throwdown November Sketch Challenge

 
With that quest done, it’s on to the next one. The ravens and owls have not stopped bringing in the requests and the house gnomes are having trouble gathering all the post from the rookery. It certainly IS the most wonderful time of the year *sigh*.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Oh Deer Me

Thank you for stopping by the Guild Hall today. There has been little time for craft questing this week as we've been busy preparing for winter here at the Guild Hall. Autumn tends to be a rather short season in these parts and there is much to do to prepare for the harsh weather that is rapidly approaching. I have already spotted the winter reindeer starting to emerge from the forest, grazing on the snow grasses. These majestic creatures have inspired my next creation.

This started by stamping the "For Me?" image by Whipper Snapper Designs. I coloured it (horribly I may add) using Distress Markers. After I was done, I instantly regretted using those markers and wished I had used Prismacolors instead. Oh well. No time for regrets, I needed to press on. The sentiment was also a Whipper Snapper Design stamp which I stamped using Forest Moss Distress Ink. I folded the corner of the paper and hot glued a button to hold it down. The front finished, I moved on to the inside.

I used the Echo Park "Holly Jolly Christmas" stamp set to decorate the inside of the card.

Stamped some of the same snowflakes on the envelope to bring it all together. 

Overall, I wasn't super happy with this card (mostly because of the terrible colouring), but decided to enter it into the following challenges anyways:
Stamping For Pleasure: Rudolph Day 
Jingle Belles: Holiday Creature Feature 
Christmas Crafting Challenge #15: Buttons and Twine
ABC Christmas Challenge: U for Up To You
Penny Black & More October Challenge: Animal Magic
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 53C: Christmas Critters
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #74: Out of a Jar or Use a Jar (green button came out of a jar)


Well, snow has started falling again and there is still much to be done. Hopefully this week I find more time to embark on a new crafting quest with my guildies.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~ 

Christmas In July Challenge

Today I'm here to show you my recent creation after visiting the alchemists cave and dabbling in some new techniques.

I coloured the stamped image by Whipper Snapper Designs with my Tim Holtz Distress markers. This was the first time I tried them out and am still not used to blending with them. I think I will need to work on leveling up that skill. Checking my stats page, it seems I need about 287 exp points to reach the next level. The background was embossed with my Cuttlebug and inked with Distress Ink. The snowflakes on the side were cut using the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge.

Overall I like how this card turned out and can't wait to create more next Saturday at the Crafters Guild Christmas Card Crop! 

I created this card for the "Christmas in July" challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas.

Thanks for stopping by the Guild Hall. I'm off to attempt my next crafting quest!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~