Snow Much Fun! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Snow Much Fun" which just means she wants to see snow on your projects....but we could still hold off a week or two for the real thing - agreed?

This is what I did....

I think I've hit my quota with all the snow on there.  I used another image from that Close To My Heart garage sale find....it probably actually has a name....brb.....ah, Snow Friends. I adore these darling lil snowguys. Maybe I'll actually end up stamping the whole set?!? That'd be a first.  I'm sure most of you will recognize the sentiment tag from LOTV.  Love those too.

Had a happy little "accident" when I made this.  Take a look at his hat.  See, originally I was going to paper piece his hat but it just didn't look right, and also when I was getting the card together, the scalloped circle was a piece of textured cardstock, not that glitter fun foam on there now.  When I  decided to colour his hat instead, because it was such a small piece to colour, I just grabbed my pencil and went at it.  So, it was kinda like a rubbing then with the texture of the cardstock showing through.  I'm loving the look it gave to his hat.  Definitely gonna try to remember that for another time.

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

Cardz 4 Guys:  icy cold
Crafty Sentiments:  snowmen
Unicorn Challenge:  Christmas/winter
Christmas With the Cuties:  show us your Santa hats
Double Trouble:  bring on the glitz + snowmen
Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas/winter
Crafty Friends:  Christmas
ABC Christmas:  fauX - faux stitching
Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas
The Holly & the Ivy:  anything Christmas goes
The Cat's Pajamas:  holidays
Simon Says: anything goes
The Male Room:  inspired by ugly sweater

Cupcake Inspirations:  snowmen

Just Us Girls:  inspirational photo

You Say It's Your Birthday @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "You Say It's Your Birthday" (duh nah nah nah nah nah nah)....and I don't think I need to tell you what that means. (:

This is what I did.....

I used another find from that "garage" sale I went to back a bit. It's from a Close To My Heart set. I'm impressed with how well their stamps stamp. I know all of you probably already know their quality but I'm an almost exclusive digi user.....and part of the reason why I am is because when I first started my foray into cardmaking I would buy cheapie stamps, so I quickly became disillusioned with the whole inking up a physical stamp process. Who knows, if I hadn't been so reluctant to spend some money I might own an entire mountain of clear/rubber stamps that would slowly be taking over the house.....okay, maybe it's better that I'm into digis.

Gack, I don't know why every card I've made lately has turned into such a time consuming, labour intensive romp. It's like my mojo is still here, and all well and good, but has become ridiculously indecisive. This was basically the layout I had in my head, save the trees. They went through a colour change, size change, became clouds for a bit, then had to finagle the trunks as the die cuts weren't long enough (obviously)....but at least I got there in the end. I got there at 1:12am last night, but I got there nonetheless. (It's times like these when I wish I liked coffee!)

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

The Cutie Pie:  add an animal + cute
613 Avenue Create:  scrap your stash - Trees and ground were made from scraps.
Crafty Catz:  birthday
QKR Stampede:  anything goes
Southern Girls:  anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday:  masculine
Dream Valley:  favourite colour combo - I love blue & green together.

Don't Be Shy! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's yours truly's turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Don't Be Shy!" which just means that I want to see projects with more than two words on them. Lots of ways you can do that...say something more wordy than a simple "happy birthday" or "Merry Christmas" (like "warm birthday wishes" or "Merry Christmas to you"), use a quote instead of a sentiment, use a background word stamp or stencil or you can even use text patterned paper! I'm thinking I'm going super easy on you!

This is what I did.....

As you can see, I wasn't shy at all!  I've got some text paper on there as well as a three word + one number sentiment.

This one was a bit of a comedy of errors, it was, it was.  Lots of changing of this and that, wasn't going to do a sentiment at all (and just let the text paper do the talking) as I couldn't figure out how to make it work, then when I thought of the vellum idea I had to disassemble the card to bend it around the edges which I did super crookedly....so I had to take it apart again.  I'm surprised my dog didn't gasp and cover her ears from the language that was colouring the air.  (My cat was in the vicinity as well but, as we all well know, cats think all the swears regularly so she wasn't nonplussed at all about the cursing...she was probably rolling her eyes at my subpar expletive combinations compared with her creativity.)

No stamps were harmed in the making of this card....sentiment is computer generated and the hearts are die cut glitter fun foam.  As much as I love that stuff, it is dollar store quality so it flakes off fairly easily and I end up wearing it for a good day or two after I work with it.  Not that it's a big deal....I'm just not really the glitter wearing type.  At least not at the end of my nose, or in my eyebrow, or (somehow) on my tooth, or......

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

A Place To Start:  colour challenge
Dream Valley:  all that glitters
The Library Challenge:  The Sewing Machine - I was inspired by the colours and I used faux stitching
Fab 'n' Funky:  add some sparkle
Watercooler Wednesday:  all about occasions
Die Cutting Divas:  anniversary

Let's Talk Turkey! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying "Let's Talk Turkey" which just means that she want to see you use speech bubbles on your projects. How fun!

This is what I did.....

I apologize for this blech photo.  Problem lately is that it's just starting to get light when I leave for work in the morning and pretty much dark when I get home.  I took this as I was basically racing out the door so I didn't have time to find two other matching sheets of cardstock for the background that weren't white.  Oh well, I think you get the idea even if the photo is off.

While I was making this there were a few flakes floating around in the air.  Not quite ready for that yet....beginning of November is definitely too early even if these wee Close To My Heart snowman say otherwise.  Though, if there is no snow they can't make any new snowfriends so I guess I won't harp on them wishing for it.

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up.  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Unicorn Challenge:  Christmas/winter
The Cat's Pajamas:  winter holidays
AAA Cards:  maximum white space
Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas/winter
Crafty Catz:  snow
Aud Sentiments:  anything goes + sentiment
The Sisterhood of Crafters:  cas
Shopping Our Stash:  here comes Suzy Snowflake
The Holly & the Ivy:  anything Christmas goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  Christmas

Gift Tag Goodness! @ Tiddly Inks

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the challenge is to make a *grumble* gift tag. *sigh* *whimper* *and sigh again* I know I say it every time but.....I hate making tags because I normally suck at it. It usually takes three or four tries for me to make something usable. And, unfortunately, I just don't have that kind of time these days.

That said, although this did end up with a couple versions in the circular file, I think I got it done in the end....

Now, I seem to have some sort of mental block when it comes to using Tiddly Inks images that are actually available.....numerous times I've used a retired image or one that wasn't quite released yet....and I've done that yet again as this was a past freebie.  *another sigh*  But, this digi is very similar to the snowman in the Inky Critters set so if you like him you can grab his twin brother there (along with three of his friends).

Why not grab a Tiddly Inks image, and join us for the challenge?  And be sure to  check out the fabulousness the DT has come up with.

Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas
Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas/winter
Cardz 4 Guyz:  all wrapped up
Shopping Our Stash:  here comes Suzy Snowflake
The Holly & the Ivy:  anything Christmas goes
Unicorn Challenge:  Christmas/winter
Winter Wonderland:  holly
Aud Sentiment:  anything goes + sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge:  winter
Christmas at Sweet Stampin':  Christmas