Antipodean Christmas

Hello peeps, hope you are well.

Today I have my first Design Collective card for November.

I have a cousin who lives in New Zealand with her family and they sometimes get to spend Christmas at the seaside, because of course it's summer over there in December (OK, I'm a teensy bit jealous). 

With that in mind I usually send Christmas cards with parcels etc. on rather than snow scenes. 

When the Lili of the Valley Calendar Fairies were launched in the summer I thought that 'August' would make a great Christmas fairy for my cousin's card. So here she is, with her festive red bathing suit.

 I found some ideal Christmas papers in my stash as they have hints of gold and aqua in them to match the sand and sea (they're from Dovecraft, about 3 years old). I also added a turquoise paper from the Beach Bliss 8x8 paper pad (LOTV).

I've coloured August in with my Graph'It markers

Sea: 7210

Sand: Ivory Promarker & 1210

Bathing Costume: 5210, 5220,5245, 9500

Hair: 3210, 3255

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4170

Shell: 9401, 9304, Budding Rose Promarker

Star: 1210, 1230

Snorkel glass: 7105

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

World of lacy Sunshine Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge  256: things with wings
 Craft your passion  #289 Anything Goes
 Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Glitter it up)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #255 Use something from your craft stash (papers, button)
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - AG
Quirky Crafts Challenges #24 It's Nearly Quirky Christmas!
 Crafty Boots - Spots or Dots & GDT
 Graph It Colour Challenge #47 Christmas
Crafting With Friends #11 - Anything Goes
Simply Papercrafts #18 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Christmas - Stars
Whimsy Stamp Challenge #88 Anything Goes - Holidays
SSS Work it Wednesday - a holiday card
 

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Purplicious

Morning Peeps. Hope you are well.

My third card with the lovely 'December' Calendar Fairy. 

She's being released on 31st July here at Lili of the Valley.  Five more sleeps to go  :D

I have used :-

Snow Princess 8x8 paper pad

Purple sinamay from local craft shop

Ribbon/twine from Lidl 

Skeleton leaf

Snowflake dies from All Occasions & magazine freebie.

Flowers by Petaloo/Papermania/Prima

Adhesive pearls and gems

Buttons from stash

Graph'Its and Promarkers

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

Incy Wincy Designs - Things with Wings

Crafty Sentiments Designs -Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Build It Up

Passion for Promarkers - Flowers

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Christmas in July

Creative Inspirations - Flowers

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes (with ribbon )

Deep Ocean - Christmas in July

Graph It Colour Challenge - 2 Colour Tones

The Cutie Pie - AS CUTE AS A BUTTON

Please leave me a comment if you stop by, I appreciate every single one of them.

Katrina x