First one ....

.... of 2013, and it's a last-minuter!!

This is my DT sample for PaperPlay - sadly it's our last challenge for a while.  Sandie has decided to close the challenge blog for a while, to hopefully reopen some time.  This week's challenge, ironically, is called "Celebration".  I had to make a card for a teacher at school who has just moved into a new home, after a difficult few years, so it's certainly a move to celebrate.  Here's what I made:

I used the sketch from this week's Deconstructed Sketch, and I'm also entering the following challenges: My Time to Craft ("All about the new"),Stampin' for the Weekend and Papertake Weekly ("Anything Goes"), Simon Says Stamp ("New Something") and Cute Card Thursday ("Something New").

I used some very old papers from Cosmo Cricket called "Mr. Campy" - I love that line, but have only scraps left at this stage.  I made the little scene using a couple of different Hero Arts stamps and cutting a little grassy knoll!  Here's a closer look:

 

Recipe:

Papers: Cosmo Cricket "Mr. Campy"

Stamps: Hero Arts "Design Block Clouds Background" and "From our House to Yours"

Colouring Medium: Sky - Hero Arts Hues, house and trees Prismacolor pencils

Font: computer generated

Other: buttons from stash, hairy string, glossy accents

 

 

Thanks for looking - and a very happy 2013 to everyone!