Mary Poppin's Wanna Be

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 359 - Looking Back, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 369, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - Basically Limeade Parade and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired by Belleek Pottery.
My digi image is so old I can not remember where I got it sorry but it is colored with copics then stickles added to the flower centers and cheeks.
So here are my WT - Looking Back Challenges:
WT308 - Hearts
WT312 - Polka Dots
WT316 - Flowers
WT317 - Decorative Scissors
WT319 - Ovals
WT321 - Sweet Treats
WT323 - Fine Tune
WT325 - Die Cuts
WT326 - Piercing
WT328 - No White CS
WT347 - Exta, Extra Read All About It
WT351 - Friend or Faux
WT352 - Stencil
WT354 - Digi
WT355 - Bead it
Now off to work I go. Happy Thursday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: digi?
Paper: vanilla, basic black, lucky limeade, poppy parade
Ink: certainly celery
Accessories: ribbon, twine, beads, Fiskars Heart Border Punch, dimensionals. glue dots, Polka Dot EF, Script EF, Nesties Label 10
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, Dry Emboss, 3D

Valentine Greeting Card Kid

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 369 , Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - A Basically Limeade Parade and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired Belleek Pottery.
I inked my Victorian cuttlebug embossing folder negative side with pink pirouette then embossed on white cs. I punched my poppy parade border with Fiskars heart border then added a layer of ribbon. I cut the angled panel from lucky limeade and layered with some black ribbon then added some hearts from the border punch outs. I also used the hearts for the upper right corner detail as well.
My image was stamped in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics and matted on lucky limeade, poppy parade and basic black cs and popped up on dimensionals. I added some stickles to the heart. The sentiment is from Three Little Words and is stamped in poppy parade.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Three Little Words
Paper: white, basic black, poppy parade, lucky limeade
Ink: momento tuxedo black, poppy parade, pink pirouette
Accessories: ribbon, Fiskars heart border, stickles, Victoria EF, Cuttlebug
Techniques: dry emboss, 3D, Cuttlebug-the negative effect

Randy's Flower

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - Limeade Parade - Basically with a dessert of using at least 2 embossing folders.  This is also for Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 225. What a fun layout so I went with a fun image. I used this darling digi image from The Greeting Farm that I have had laying around just waiting for my copics to add some color.

After coloring I cut using "OUT OF THE BOX" technique". 
I embossed the limeade panel with stylized flowers and the dp panels with swiss dots embossing folders.
Stamps: Randy With Flower - TGF
Paper: white, lucky limeade, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Basic Gray - June Bug
Accessories: copics, Stylized Flower EF, Swiss Dot EF
Techniques: out of the box

Congrats on Retirement

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired Belleek Pottery and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 154 - Color Challenge using pink, celery, & white.
I used cuttlebug BIRDS & SWIRLS embossing folder inked with river rock on the negative side. I cut and embossed the flourish frame in pretty in pink then cut the inside out and sponged the raised portion of the embossed folder with pretty in pink and certainly celery inks. The frame is popped up on dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped in certainly celery and sponged with pretty in pink and popped up as well.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Congrats
Paper: white, river rock, pretty in pink
Ink: pretty in pink, certainly celery
Accessories: Birds & Swirls EF, Nesties Labels & Flourish Frames
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect

Fancy Valen-TWINED Remake

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 100 - Have A Heart or Two and today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 96 - lisalara who is a sweetheart as well as a fabulous inspiration on this website. I chose to CASE Lisa's LOVE KNOTS. I made 2 knots at the top of my heart using twine which is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine It Up.
I did some faux stitching for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 358 - Sew Beautiful.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 368 and my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 358 - Pretty Pink Rose with a dessert option of Valentine.
OK so I was not in love with my last creation on Wednesday so I took it apart and did a "do-over" on it. I like it much better now I think. Not sure the white heart in the center of the big scalloped heart will stay, not really growing on me right now. What do you think?
I used some valentine dp for the 2 panels and matted them, I also sponged and matted the sentiment panel and cut the cornes.
I sponged the heart border panel as well. I threaded white twine in loops rather than straight around and like that much better. So give me your opinion please.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: white, rose red, pink pirouette, pretty in pink, valentine dp
Ink: rose red, pretty in pink
Accessories: twine, dimensionals, Fiskars Heart border punch, MS Heart Punch, Maurvy Scalloped Heart, corner punch
Techniques: faux stitching, sponging, 3d

Fancy Valen-TWINED

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 368.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 358 - Pretty Pink Roses with a dessert option of Valentine.
I punched my Fiskars scalloped heart in rose red cs then punched holes around the edge with my crop-a-dile and threaded twine in and out with a bow ending up at the top for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine It Up.
I inked my Hearts embossing folder with rose red the embossed the pink pirouette cs for the 2 panels on the top and the one across is pretty in pink punched with Fiskars Heart Border punch. The 2 hearts on the sentiment panel are from the punched border. I stamped the sentiment in rose red on pink pirouette.
Happy Hump day all.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: pink pirouette, pretty in pink, rose red
Ink: rose red
Accessories: Cuttlebug Hearts EF, Fiskars Heart Border, Maurvy Scallop Heart, twine, crop-a-dile
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, Twine It Up,

Sweet Talkin' Hearts

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE #

69 - Pretty Pink Roses with a dessert option of Valentine.  I used my Nesties Hearts & Scalloped Hearts in rose red, pink pirouette and pretty in pink cs alternating layers. Each layer is popped up on dimensionals.

My layout is from last Wednesday's FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES # 17.  I love this simple layout.  I used some valentine dp and a strip of rose red topped with pink ribbons.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Sweet Talk - SU

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Valentine dp

Accessories: Nesties Hearts & Scalloped Hearts, dimensionals, ribbon

Technique: 3D

Southwest Cowboy Birthday Braids

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine IT Up. I hope what I did is OK, I ran one piece across the hat and braided one strand and attached it with a brad.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 153 - Sketch by loll. I used reverse masking for my 3 color blocks. I started by punching out the 3 different sizes of deckled punches on paper then began at the bottom with certainly celery, middle with crumb cake and top with bashful blue. I then stamped the cactus in lucky limeade, the cowboy in choc chip and the sentiment in bashful blue. I bought this set just for that hunk-a cowboy, wowzer.
Happy Monday to all my fellow cyber challenge junkies. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Southwest Cowboy - MFP
Paper: vanilla, brown
Ink: Bashful blue, certainly celery, lucky limade, crumb cake, choc chip
Accessories: twine, hardware, glue dots, stacked deckled punches, sponges
Techniques: sponging, color blocking, reverse masking, braiding

Thoughts of Love All Week

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 258 - Holstein. Congrats girl, glad to see you in the spotlight. I chose to CASE Linda's AUTUMN CARD. I was so inspired by her chaulking that I had to dust mine off and use them on stylized flowers embossing folder.
I also found this darling OMBRE SEQUIN MINI DRESS from Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 319 - Polyvore. Love the colors in that dress.
I used a sympathy stamp set and made a valentine card with it for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 99 - Fickle Valentines.
My pink and red hearts are stickers for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 357 - Stuck On Me.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 -Best of 2011 fun challenge to pick any TLC from 2011 and for this one I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 322 - Stampin' in the Die. I cut and embossed white cs using Nesties Reverse Wonky Rectangles then inked up my image from "THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS" using SU color coordinating markers, huffed and stamped with the die still in place. I then stamped the sentiment from "THREE LITTLE WORDS" in baja breeze. After stamping I sponged some blusing bride before removing the die.
I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Three Little Words
Paper: white, baja breeze
Ink: baja breeze, blushing bride, riding hood red
Accessories: cord, buttons, chaulks, stickers, dimensionals, Nesties Revers Wonky Rectangles
Techniques: Stampin' In The Die, Dry embossing, chaulking, huffing

Fickled Kitty Love

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 99 - Fickled Valentine and man I hope I did this right.
I CASED Judy's IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAL for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 95 - jaydekay. I just got this Small Madison Window die from PoppyStamps and could not wait to use it. I love the way Judy sponged her window for an antique look. I used baja breeze on mine. I added some white liquid applique to the window for faux snow effect. My kitty image is a digital image colored with copics.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367 .
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011. Today I choose to go back in time to Toy's fun challenge TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 341 - Altered Designer Paper. I ran my sheet of valentine dp through the cuttlebug using the "HEARTS" embossing folder. I also embossed some blushing bride cs for panel 2.
I hope you like it. I will be giving this to one of my grands next month.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: riding hood red, blushing bride, baja breeze, valentine dp
Ink: baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, dimensionals, stickles, copics, Madison Small Window die, Cuttlebug - Hearts EF, white liquid applique
Techniques: altered dp, sponging, copic coloring, painting with stickles

The Gift Of Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - The Best of 2011 was to choose a TLC from last year. This time I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 325 - Paper Buttons which was an absolute blast to do then and still. I punched 10 hearts using my Martha Stewart Heart punch glued 5 together and ended up with 2 heart stacks. I used my crop-a-dile to punch my button holes then tied some white hemp in a bow through the holes then ran some white hemp across the width of my card.
I embossed the blushing bride panel with cuttlebugs Heart embossing folder. The dp I used is so old I have no idea what the name of it is but I got it at Michaels. My sentiment is from a set from Close To My Heart called THE GIFT OF LOVE and it is stamped in baja breeze.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: The Gift Of Love - CTMH
Paper: white, blushing bride, riding hood red, baja breeze, dp?
Ink: baja breeze
Accessories: hemp, CB Hearts, MS Heart Punch, crop-a-dile,
Techniques: dry emboss, 3d, paper buttons

No Stampin' Friendship

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes  .I also made this for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011 where I again chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stampin' . I used some vellum with sentiments on it for my focal image.
I am also including Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 152 - Die Cuts. I used my brand new Nestie Label 15. My base is blushing bride 4x4 with all 4 corners rounded the same as the 4 center squares. My layout comes from CARD POSITIONING SKETCH CHALLENGE # 250 a fun layout.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: blushing bride, riding hood red, whtie, vellum sentiment
Ink: none
Accessories: vellum, corner punch, Nesties Label 15

No Stamping Birthdays

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011where we were to pick one of the past TLC's from 2011. I chose to repeat TECHNIQUE LOVER CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stamping Allowedas I had so much fun with that one. I used a sheet of DCWV Text Print DP on the top and blushing bride below seamed with some ribbon. I used a brand new punch given to me by a co-worker for Christmas and punch these darling cupcake dies in poppy parade for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 152 - Die Cuts.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: blushing bride, poppy parade, DCWV dp
Ink: none
Accessories: ribbon, Cupcake die punch

It's Your Birthday

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 98 - Potpourri and today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 94 - WendyBell. I chose to CASE Wendy's THOUGHTFUL BIRTHDAY.
I had to be a work early Thursday so I missed out on the challenge. I hate missing out so I am including Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 365 - It's My Birthday. Happy Birthday today Michelle. This is for you.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 366 and my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 356 - Lucky Island Basics. My dp is from DCWV Mediterranean stack and is has a glossy (wet look finish) for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 358 - Let's Get Wet.Whey, I think that is all of them.
I just got this Lacey Border Die cut from Sweet N Sassy and could not wait to use it. I threaded some ribbon through it then popped up some punched flowers and glued a gem in the center of each one. My basic gray and lucky limeade cs panels were embossed with cuttlebugs Victorian EF. My sentiment was stamped in island indigo.
Happy Friday all and have a fabulous weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamps: It's Your Birthday
Paper: vanilla, island indigo, lucky limade, DCWV - Mediterranean
Ink: island indigo
Accessories: SNS Lacey Die Cut, SU Flower Punch, ribbon, gems, Victorian EF, dimensionals
Techniques: dry emboss, die cuts

All Holidays are for Friends

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 366.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 356 - Lucky Island Basics. My DCWV Mediterranean dp with the glossy finish is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 358 - Let's Get Wet.
I started with a white cs base and it just all came together so easily for me despite my *gasp* when I saw the sketch for today. I am NOT all about layers not to mention that me and angles just do not get along but I LOVE how this turned out and hope you do too. I inked my fav sentiment (which was, by the way, why I bought this set) with stampin up cooridanting markers then huffed and stamped on white. I matted with lucky limade then island indigo.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holidays
Paper: whtie, island indigo, lucky limeade, DCWV Mediterranean dp
Ink: island indigo, lucky limeade, basic gray
Accessories: Fiskars Button Border punch
Techniques: huffing

All Wet Holidays

I was just tooo tooo excited when Betty asked if I would like to be guest host this month with the Tuesday Color Challenge.  UM YES!! I shouted.  So  this is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 356 - Lucky Island Basics.  For my layout I used MOJO MONDAY CHALLENGE # 222.

My DCWV Mediterranean dp has glossy effects on for a wet look & I used clear dew drops so this is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 358 - Let's Get Wet. My sentitment is stamped in island indigo then doodled with lucky limeade. Each layer of my flower is up on dimensionals and a brad secures them together
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holiday
Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties Rose die, dimensionals, brad, dew drops

All Year Cheers To You in 2012

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 358 - Let's Get Wet, and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 239 - Beverages.
For my layout I used CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM CHALLENGE # 249 which was perfect to combine with the other 2.
I stamped the toasting glasses in momento tuxedo black on the upper portion of my white cs base then colored the drink section with copics and covered with glossy effects.
I stamped the sentiment in marina mist then punched the corners of the sentiment and bashful blue matt and punched slots to run my snowflake ribbon through. The ribbon is secured under the sentiment. I love how this turned out. I am sure out of all the folks I work with someone got an engagement ring for Christmas.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer, Cheers To You
Paper: white, bashful blue
Ink: marina mist, momento tuxedo black
Accessories: ticket corner punch, ribbon slot punch, copic E50, ribbon, crystal effects
Techniques: copic coloring, ribbon slider

Small Scripts of Gratitude

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 355 - Just Bead It.
I used Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 365 for my layout.
I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 355 - A Little Bashbul Blue.
My sentiment from Small Script is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 357 - Boxing Day where we were to make a wintery "Thank You" card for someone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: small script
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue
Ink: night of navy
Accessories: Martha Stewart Icicle Border Punch, Bead, ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflake EF
Techniques: dry embossing

Wonderful Words of Thank You

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 365.
I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 355 - A Little Bashful Blue for my color combo and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 357 - Boxing Day for my Thank You Theme.
Not really happy with my end result as it is NOT what was in my head but then my head is full of congestion, cold medicine and spider webs left over from halloween, scary right? LOL.
My dp is from Basic Gray's Marrakech stack.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wonderful Words
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue, BG-Marrakech
Ink: whispering white craft ink
Accessories: Fiskars Button Border punch

Curvy Verses

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 355 - A Little Bashful Blue with glitter as a dessert, love me some glitter and dessert so I played along.
I used the MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 221 for my layout.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 357 - Boxing Day. I was ready to get the gloves on and take it to the mattress until I read on. LOL.
I stamped my sentiment from curvy verses in whispering white craft ink on night of navy cs.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Curvy Verses
Paper: bashful blue, night of navy, WM Snowflake dp
Ink: whispering white craft ink
Accessories: Martha Stewart Icicle Border Punch, MS Snowflake punch, stickles

Country Morning

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 354 - Lucky Calypso Wonder.
I used MOnday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 220 for my layout.
I colored with copics and added some white dots with my white jel pen.
Sorry so short but still not well and off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Country Morning
Paper: white, lucky lemonade, wisteeria wonder, dp Lilac
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: ribbon, white jel pen, copics, dimensionals, circle and scallop circle punches

Snowlglobe Gift Card

I have been MIA for a couple of days sick with a winter cold. GGRRRR.  Friday and most of Saturday was spent between the recliner, couch, and bed. On top of that I had put myself down to work ICU Sat night since they needed help. I did this long before I was sick so when the day approached I was really praying they would NOT need me but as luck would have it I was needed.  The night was quiet thank goodness. Suday was sunday school, church, lunch followed by a short nap and then to church to watch 5 of the grands in a Christmas play. Not much sleep for me until after midnight thanks to my cough.  I will be so thankful when this is out of my system. 

I did find the energy to go to the cave this morning so this is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 356 - Snowglobe and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 149 - Sketch Inspired and last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 353 - Cobbler Cake Always.  I stamped the globe on white then folded and cut the gift card in the shape of the image leaving the bottom on the fold. I stamped the snowman, colored with copics, added some white liquid applique then heated it from the back to make it puff up. I needed a gift tag so I stamped the to: from: out of the All Year Cheer II sentiments in cherry cobbler. Hope you like it. Bad as I feel it was fun to make and now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snowglobe, All Year Cheer II
Paper: white
Ink: momento black, cherry cobbler
Accessories: copics, white liq applique
Techniques: CAS, gift card

My Favorite Pennant Tree

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 353 - Use It or Loose It] where we were to find inspiration from one of our gallery of Favorites. I did not have to look far when I found Kim's darling HOLY NIGHT WITH PENNANTS. I loved how she used the pennant punch to make a tree so that is what I did as well. I used My Minds Eye "Wonderful Winter" dp for the smooth layer and always artichoke for the scalloped layer then popped it up on dimensionals. My sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Many Merry Messages and stamped in always artichoke on vanilla. I have sponged all layers in always artichoke.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 363 and my color combo is Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 353 - Cobble Cake Always.
Hope you like it and now it is time for work. Happy Thursday all my cyber crafty friends.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Many Merry Messages - SU
Paper: vanilla, always artichoke, crumb cake, cherry cobbler, MME Wonderful Winter dp
Ink: always artichoke
Accessories: SU Pennant Punch, sponges
Techniques: sponge distressing, 3D

Many Merry Messages

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 363 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 353 - Cobbler Cake Always.
I stamped my sentiment in cherry cobbler on vanilla then cut and embossed with Nesties Rectangle. I cut a cherry cobbler matt then popped the focal panel up on dimensionals.
my dp is from K&Company double sided and I was able to use both sides as they compliment each other, or at least I think they do. Not too good at mixing dp's.
Now it is almost 4am and I have to be up at 5 to got to work. Sleep where art thou?
RECIPE:
Stamps: Many Merry Messages
Paper: vanilla, cherry cobbler, K&Company dp
Ink: cherry cobbler
Accessories: gold cording, Nesties Rectangle
Techniques: dry emboss, 3D

Poinsetta Gift Bag

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 353 - Cobbler Cake Always.
I made another TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 355 - Decorative Bags to help with gifts for next week **eeek** I can not believe it is just around the corner.

I cut embossed vanilla cs with the poinsetta dies and then sponged the inside with always artichoke.

I did 2 leaves in always artichoke then sponged them as well. I cut and embossed Nesties Label 15 in crumb cake cs. The Nesties Grommet Tag was cut and embossed and secured to the crumb cake panel with red brads. The sentiment is from Michaels dolllar bin from yrs ago.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Michaels dollar bin
Paper: vanilla, crumb cake, always artichoke
Ink: always artichoke

Accessories: Nesties Label 15, Nestie Poinsetta, brad

Techniques: Gift Bag

A Snowman Gift Bag

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 355 - Decorative Bags.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 148 - "Chill Out" Theme. My first thought was "snowmen & snowflakes".
I missed out on honoring last weeks star so this is also for Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER # 253 - Pegmac71 finding my inspiration in Peggy's HOLIDAY HUGS. I changed from a card to a gift bag, I used some dp with snowmen on it and changed the colors. I just did not want to miss out on Peggy's special honor. Congrats to you girl.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: WalMart Holiday dp
Ink: none
Accessories: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, gift bag
Techniques: Decorative Gift Bag

Have A Cheeky Christmas

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE - Girlie and what could be more girlie than this darling Greeting Farm Image? I have not colored with copics in so long I almost forgot how on this *GASP*
This is also in honor of today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 90 - Nancy Littrel where I loved the striped dp she used in so many of her creations and especially this one where there were multiple colors in herWATERCOLOR WASH NATURE.
I cut, embossed and sponged the inside of the Nesties Ornament for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 352 - Stencil Love.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 362.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 362 - Very Real & Wild and the button on the end of her Santa hat is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 354 - Button Art.
I stamped the image in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics after me memory of "how to" slowly started returning. LOL
After coloring I cut the image out and popped it up on dimensionals beside the popped up ornament.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheeky Christmas - TGF
Paper: vanilla, real red, wild wasabi, Recollections dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, real red
Accessories: twine, button, stickles, dimensionals, Nesties Ornament,
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, Stenciling, button art

A Cardinal Poinsetta Christmas

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 352 - Stencil Love; Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 362; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 352 - Very Real & Wild; and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 354 - Button Art.
I used my "just received" Nesties Poinsetta and Label 18 for the stencil and a button for the center. I cut the middle size flower in vanilla then sponged the veins and edges with real red ink. The red flowers were also sponged with real red ink as was the Label 18 cut in wild wasabi. Each flower is popped up on a dimensional and the focal panel is popped up also.
My dp is from K&Company. My sentiment is stamped in wild wasabi on vanilla base.
RECIPE:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas
Paper: vanilla, real red, wild wasabi, K&Company
Ink: real red, wild wasabi
Accessories: Nesties Poinsetta, Nesties Label 18, red & white bakers twine
Techniques: Stencilling, 3D,

Big On Christmas

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 362.
I used the colors from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 352 - Very Real & Wild.
I substituted a button for the ornament on the "O" for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 354 - Button Art.
I am not sure if I have ever used this set or not but it worked for me today. I love that I found the exact size button in the color I wanted. Whoo Hoo. I used copics to color the letters and my 3 different dp's are all from Recollections Happy Holidays stack. Have I mentioned how much I love Recollections dp?
Now off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Big On Christmas
Paper: vanilla, Real Red, Recollections Happy Holidays
Ink: momento Lady Bug Red
Accessories: dimensionals, copics
Techniques: Button Art, 3D, copic coloring

A Buttony Christmas Tree

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 352 - Very Real & Wild.
This is also for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 147 - Ways To Use Twine where I have used my red & white bakers twine as garland around my tree.
I saw soo many fabulous and creative creations from Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 354 - Button Art that I had to do another. I did manage to find enough buttons but not all in the same color so I had to mix it up a bit. I think it gives the tree more pizzaz, what do you think? LOL
Anyway after adhering all of those buttons to some wild wasabi cs I decided to trim around the tree rather than a square panel so I did the same with some real red cs for a matt.
My dp is from Happy Holidays pack from Recollections. Man do they know some dp. I love me some Recollections.
That is it for now, see ya tomorrow for another day in the life of a challenge junkie ;)
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: wild wasabi, real red, recollections - Happy Holidays dp
Ink: none
Accessories: red & white bakers twine, buttons, more buttons
Techniques: button art