For God So Loved the World...

So honored to be a guest designer for WORD ART WEDNESDAY!!

(I apologize for this being late, as I thought I had it ready to publish, and totally forgot to check yesterday as I had a lot of things going on, So sorry)

Here's the Bible verse I used on my card. (It was created by Word Art Wednesday, and it's FREE!)

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Sharing my project with:

~Crafter's Cafe-monochromatic

~Farm Quest-things found in a barn (manger, hay)

~Farm Quest General Store-anything farm/country

~Craft-Alnica-Christmas/New Year

~Alphabet Challenge-S is for "silent night"

~Aloha Friday Challenge-Christmas/Winter

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Creative Moments-anything goes

~Dream Valley-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Have a Blessed Christmas and a Bountiful New Year

What a sweetie!! He would like to send you wishes for a great remainder of 2024 and also for 2025!!

The red hearts and diecuts for added LOVE!!!

Sharing my project with:

~Creatalicious-Christmas and New Year

~Creative Crafting Uncles-Christmas and New Year

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~FarmQuest General Store-anything farm/country

~Hearts Quest-red and/or green hearts(I used red heart diecuts, and look at the deer's ears!!! Red earrings!! haha!)

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Cardz 4 Guyz-holiday card

~Crafty Gals Corner-make it merry

~Fab N Funky-Christmas animal

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Joy to the World

The challenge this week at CRAFTING HAPPINESS is "manger", and here is my card.

The card depicts sweet baby Jesus in a manger in a barn.

Sharing my project with:

~Farm Quest-things found in a barn (manger, hay)

~Farm Quest General Store-anything farm/country

~A Place To Start-option (Happy Holidays)

~Christmas With the Cuties-Christmas and cute

~Cutie Pie-cute and Christmas

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Christmas

~CRAFT-Christmas

~Alphabet Challenge-S is for "silent night"

~52 Christmas Card Throwdown-pick a previous color challenge

(I chose Oct 2024)

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

All is Calm

The new challenge at CUT IT UP is "use more than one die". 

Here's my card. I used three different dies and the star is cut with my Cricut. I made the snow by tearing the paper.

Sharing my project with:

~Sparkles Christmas-Christmas song/carol

~Alphabet Challenge-S is for "silent night"

~A Cut Above-anything goes with a diecut

~Aud Sentiment-non-traditional Christmas colors and sentiment

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Christmas

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~CRAFT-Christmas

~Krafty Chicks-Christmas

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Christmas Will Always Be As Long As We Stand...

Heart to Heart and Hand in Hand.

-Dr. Seuss

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas

~FarmQuest-found in the woods

~FarmQuest General Store-anything farm/country

~Cupcake Inspirations-add ribbon/bow

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Cardz 4 Guyz-holiday card

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Christmas

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~Love Those Pretty Papers-anything with pattern paper

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Sweet Holiday Wishes

Well, isn't he cute!!! I have added some glitter to the sparkly lights in the background and the gingerbread man's hat and the white cuff on the stocking. I also added a polymer clay candy cane to the bow.

Sharing my project with:

~Day of the Month Card Club-celebrating National Sock Day (used a stocking on my card)

~Farm Quest Grocery Game-all aisles (I used gingerbread man cookie-baked goods and candy cane-candies)

~~TOP 3~~

~Farm Quest Homestyle Kitchen-food (gingerbread cookie and candy cane)

~4 Season Challenge-sweet Christmas

~Christmas With the Cuties-Christmas and cute

~Cupcake Inspirations-add ribbon/bow

~Cutie Pie-cute and Christmas

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration (inspired by the gingerbread man, candy cane  and Christmas lights)

~My Time to Craft Christmas-Christmas and lights

~Love Those Pretty Papers-anything with pattern paper

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Christmas Blessings

The new challenge at STAR STAMPZ is "anything goes or optional-Christmas".

On my card I used a digi called Christmas Tangle.

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas

~Christmas With the Cuties-Christmas and cute

~Cutie Pie-cute and Christmas

~Passion for Markers-markers (Copics) and anything goes

~Creative Knockouts-time to be merry

~Sweet Stampin'-Christmas

~Aloha Friday Challenge-Christmas/Winter

~My Time to Craft Christmas-Christmas and lights

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~SheepSki Designs-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Are You YETI for Christmas?

Well, are you? I'm getting there!!! Putting up decorations and the tree today!

This cutie has Glossy Accent on his eyes and nose, as well as the globe on the snowglobe. There's also glitter on the holly leaves and berries on his hat.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Friday-Yeti

~12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas

~Dream Factory-Christmas

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-use pattern paper

~A Place To Start-option-Happy Holidays

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~Creative Knockouts-time to be merry
~Festive Friday-Christmas

~My Time to Craft Christmas-Christmas and lights

~Hearts Quest Fantasy Challenge-anything fantasy

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Holiday Wishes & Snowflake Kisses

There's lots of glitter and Glossy accents on this cute card!! (glitter on the big snowflake and his nose, and Glossy Accent on his buttons and the candy cane)

I noticed, too that he has his mitt off. I guess he's getting ready to grab that delicious hot drink!!

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas

~4 Season Challenge-sweet Christmas

~Caffeinated Christmas-Christmas card with hot drink and snowman

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Craft-Alnica-Christmas/Winter

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~As You Like It-gold, silver or glitter? I tend to go with glitter!!! Glitter makes everything  great!!

~Aloha Friday Challenge-Christmas/Winter

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~Love To Craft-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Winter

December's challenge is posted at FARMQUEST COUNTRY CHRISTMAS and it's "always anything goes with a Christmas country theme". I created a winter scene with snow, birch trees and a cardinal.

My Happy Winter card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~FarmQuest-found in the woods

~FarmQuest General Store-anything farm/country

~A Cut Above-anything goes with a diecut

~Aud Sentiment-Winter and sentiment

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~Aloha Friday Challenge-Christmas/Winter

~Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday-anything goes

~Love To Scrap-anything goes

~Mix It Up-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Light It Up!

The new challenge at ANYTHING GOES IN A CARD FREE ZONE is "light up the holidays or anything goes" and I made the perfect project for this, a t-shirt!!

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Factory-Christmas

~A Place To Start-option (Happy Holidays)

~Try It On Tuesday-traditional Christmas

~Craft-Alnica-Christmas/Winter

~Creative Knockouts-time to be merry

~My Time to Craft Christmas-Christmas and lights

~Festive Friday-Christmas

~A Perfect Time to Craft-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

May the Sparkle and Joy of Christmas Fill Your Heart

The new challenge at GIRLZ MAKES GUYZ CARDS is "anything goes for a male".

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything Christmas

~Dream Factory-Christmas

~Aud Sentiment-non-traditional Christmas colors and sentiment

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Craft-Alnica-Christmas/Winter

~The Male Room-anything goes for a male

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-let it snow

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-Holiday card for kids

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Ye Are the Light of the World

So glad to say that I'm the guest designer at WORD ART WEDNESDAY this month!!

The challenge is always anything uplifting or encouraging. There's also a free Bible verse for you to use on the challenge post, if you like! I used it on my card. A beautiful verse, don't you think!

Sharing my project with:

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~A Perfect Time to Craft-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Love To Scrap-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy New Year 2025

The new challenge at HALLOWEEN AND OTHER OCCASIONS CRAFTS is posted!

For DECEMBER, the occasions are ALWAYS Halloween, ALWAYS Birthday, Christmas and other Winter Holidays!!

Here's my project for another Winter holiday. I created a card for New Year's.

Sharing my project with:

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~Girlz Creative Crafts-Winter/snow, not Christmas

~Aud Sentiment-Winter and sentiment

~Shopping Our Stash-Winter, but not Christmas

~Krafty Chicks-all occasions

~Creative Friday-animal

~Do Al(l) Creatives-anything goes

~Sisterhood of Crafters-anything goes

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes

~Love To Scrap-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~