Sleepy Bear by All Dressed Up Stamps for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #267 on the 7th of December, 2025

Hi All!

I have been travelling for work - just back from two weeks in Perth, I was trying to finish this post while I was over there, but too much work!

Anyway, welcome to my post about my card for challenge #267, the 7th of December 2025 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

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I chose Sleepy Bear, which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics markers:

• bears - N0, N1, N3, R00
• scarves - BG10, BG72, B02
• sled - C0, C1, C3, E33, E35, E37
• sky - Y000, YR000, B60, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, white gel pen
• snow - Y000, YR000, BV20, BV23, BV25
• frame - BV25

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring before I did the background:

Then with the frame:

Then after I completed the background and coloured the snow with white gel pen:

I adhered the frame and coloured image to a Kraft card from Envelope Solutions.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 21st of December, 2025. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 7th of December, 2025 to find out the winners of Challenge #266.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

    Classic Design Challenge #11-2025 Nov/Dec - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Hug in a Mug

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #12-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #80 - Anything Goes + optional CAS

The Creative Crafters Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #313 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Vintage Feel for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #226 on the 5th of December, 2025

I'm a little late as I have been travelling for work - just back from two weeks in Perth, I was trying to finish this post while I was over there, but too much work!
Anyway, for this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

Vintage Feel

I straight away thought of making the third card from Day 2 of the La-La Land Crafts Virtual Christmas Cards Class from 2025! 

So, here is my card:

All of the products used on this card are actually already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Christmas Eve Paper Pack
• Deer Friend Clear Stamp Set - sentiment
• Glass Dome Die
• Deer Family Die
• Long Pine Needles Die
• Layered Poinsettia Die
• Berry Branch Die
• Tabs and Label Die - this is an old one, but I used the new one!
• Colour-Me Enamel Dots

I followed Irina's instructions for making the card.

Here is a photo of the inside of the card:

Here is another photo of the card:

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

 Classic Design Challenge #11-2025 Nov/Dec - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Hug in a Mug

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #12-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #80 - Anything Goes + optional CAS

The Creative Crafters Challenge #94 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #313 - Anything Goes

   

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!