Diane's Country Cards & Crafts

Ragamuffin Girl

This is a pre-colored image by Mo's digital Pencil. I used a paper strip piecing for the background paper.

This is one of my favorite Christmas images. I looked for it for years. I finally found it and was so unhappy with how it stamped I never colored it. I finally found a stamp pad that stamped it well. As you can see the lines still are a little heavy. With the usual inks the lines just seemed to smear. The image is colored with Copics.

The above two cards were made with images from NitWit Collections. Easy Peasy!

Portrait Type Images

This image is by Mariola Budek. It's available on Etsy. I am using copic markers to color this. I decided to make the horse a palomino. I remember being a little girl and watching the parades through town. I always waited with anticipation to see the gorgeous palominos.

This image is by Emanuelle Colin. She has many coloring books available on a heavy duty paper. I believe it can even be good for watercolors. If I EVER learn to watercolor I may try one. I started this image about six months ago. True to my usual I put it away for six months and took it back out. I should have finished both flowers at the same time. They are not very uniform.

Glittery Christmas

This image is from Isabella's Sketchbook. They are no longer in existence. I have used this one several times. It's one of my favorites. I colored the image with Copic markers. I used corrugated glitter card
stock for the background.

I an entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

The Holly and the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Christmas

12 Months of Christmas - Anything Christmas

Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas

Simple Christmas Cards

This image is from Lily of the Valley. I colored it with Copic markers. The paper is from Stampin' Up.

I once again can't find the image artist. I know I have used it before so maybe I can look back through my blog. It is colored with Copic markers.

A Couple Quickie Thanksgiving Cards

I did this card using a Spellbinder's stamp set. I used Copic markers to color the image.

I have had this image for quite a while. I don't recall where I got it. I colored the image with Copic markers. The paper is from my stash. I need to write where I pulled the image from when I print it. I have over 25,000 digital images so finding one is by no means easy, unless I know that artist's work well.

Pretty Papers

ll three of these cards were made with Stampin' Up Christmas papers from previous years. I thought it was about time I started using them.

Christmas 97 & 98

Here are cards 97 to 98 out of my goal of 100. The top card is from Whimsy, I believe. I still need to double check the manufacturer. I colored it with pencils. The next is a die set from Silhouette. I am pretty pleased with how this one turned out.

Four More Christmas Cards to Reach 100, WhooHoo!!!!

I got this B&W image on Etsy. I colored it with Copic markers. Something I didn't notice before I purchased and colored the image was that his left eye had, what looked like to me, a metal eyeglass frame around his left eye. There is no frame around his right eye. I colored the frame in with a dark gray and fortunately you can hardly see the frame anymore.

This image is from Lily of the Valley. It is colored with Copic markers and pencils for the smaller details. Stickles were added to the snowflakes and tree ornament..

Mitten Mouse

I have had this image in my "to be colored" file for about two years. I finally decided to do it today. I still have not learned the lesson to pick my paper first, then colors. Fortunately, I did have a purple Christmas paper. It was the only one and it's by Stampin' Up.The image was colored with Copic markers. I originally colored the bell silver. The more I looked at it, the more I felt it needed something. Coloring over the silver bell with golds did the trick! Stickles were added to the pompoms. The image is by Mariola Budek and is available on Etsy.

This is #91 of my Christmas stash. I was going to stop at 90, but hey, I absolutely love making Christmas cards!

I am entering tis card in the following challenges

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - H is for Holidays

Paper Funday - Cute

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas

Try it on Tuesday - Animals Real or Imaginary

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Animals

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Girlz Creative Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Halloween Cards 2025 for Grandkids

Lucas

This card uses Tim Holtz Halloween dies. The paper is from my stash.

Aidan

This card uses an image from Silhouette and paper from Stampin' Up.

Logan

This card uses a Silhouette image and the paper is one I printed off. I'm trying to find the manufacturer. I have hundreds of designer digital paper packs I can print off. Finding a particular one is difficult, especially when I printed them off years ago. The Boo! id from Silhouette.

Ethan

These dies are from Tim Holtz The paper is from my stash.

Ari

This is another image from Silhouette. The paper is from my stash.

Christmas Pageant

I love this Christmas Pageant design. It's by Lily of the Valley (digital). I really prefer digital images to actual stamped images. First of all they are so much easier to store. Secondly, I don't make a mess with them. I am dangerous with a stamp pad in my hand I could have ink all over my desk top. The image is colored with Copic markers. The paper is from Stampin' Up.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy - Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

The Twelve Months of Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas - Christmas

The Manger

This image is from Whimsy Stamps (digital). The paper is from Stampin' Up. I colored this with Copics, pencils and chalks.

Santa Moon

I have had this image forever. It was in a file on my computer labeled Christmas Freebies. I have no idea who the maker of this image was. I colored him with Copic markers and used Stickles on his hat brim and the star. The paper is from Stampin' Up. A nice simple card!

Big Love in Blue

This is my personal favorite of the two cards I made with this image. You can see the rose image below. That's my husband's favorite. This image is called Big Love. It's by Mariola Budek and it's available on Etsy. I colored her with Copic markers and Polychromos pencils. The papers are from Stampin' Up.