Boy Inside the Man @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm continuing on with the theme of some of my favourite songs by Canadian artists with this week being, "Boy Inside the Man" which means I'd like to see those projects for or about men and/or boys.  

This is what I did.....

I made a birthday card for my grandbaby's birthday in a couple of months.  Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Now, a bit about the song....."Boy Inside the Man" is a 1986 song from Tom Cochrane & Red Rider.  It's about the rite of passage that covers the ages from 17 to 31 .  I've linked to a "revisited" version on YouTube as there is no music video for the song and the sound quality of the older videos are pretty atrocious.  This version stays fairly true to the original song.  If you're not Canadian, you may have heard of Tom Cochrane's (he went solo in 1991) global hit "Life is a Highway".  That song reached number 1 in Canada, number 6 on the Billboard Top 100 in the US and reached the top 2 in both New Zealand in Australia.  Can't say I'm that big of a fan of "Life is a Highway".....and that's mostly Rascal Flatts' fault.  They covered the song for the movie Cars, which was a favourite of my middlest and he went through a period where he watched it everyday for, I dunno, felt like a year. Definitely not a fan of Rascal Flatts and one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is when country singers cover rock songs.  If you're interested in checking out other songs by Tom Cochrane, I highly recommend "Big League", "Victory Day" and "Stonecutter's Arms".  Afaik Rascal Flatts kept their grubby and unnecessarily twangy mitts off those songs.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Shopping Our Stash:  I'm counting on you

Simon Says:  make it cute

Pick 3:  embellishments, bright colours, colouring

Piece (And Long Life)! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm saying, "Piece (And Long Life)!" which means I want to see those makes that use paper piecing, (one of my favourite techniques) whether it's with a stamp or with a die.

This is what I did....

I've used a digi from Mo's Digital Pencil and paper pieced the bow and dress.  I was trying to do the star on the tree too, but I just could seem to get it right, so I coloured it instead.  I would like to take this opportunity to, once again, yell about how RED AND PINK GO TOGETHER.  You'll never convince me otherwise.

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Love Those Pretty Papers:  anything goes with patterned paper

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

ABC Christmas:  A is for anything Christmas

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  3-2-1 - warm & cuddly

Make My Monday:  your favourite 2024 challenge - #231 - colouring mediums

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  anything goes

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

Christmas Bingo:  B - Christmas, green, digital image

Merry Christmas! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Merry Christmas!" which means she wants to see those winter holiday creations.

This is what I did.....

This absolutely adorable digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  Not the first time I've used it, and definitely won't be the last.

Welp, I guess that's all from me for 2024.  Wishing everyone a wonderful and happy holiday season, filled with love, laughter and food.  See you in 2025!

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Love Those Pretty Papers:  Christmas

Sweet Stampin':  Christmas creations

613 Avenue Create:  winter holiday

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Catz:  Christmas presents

Jingle Belles:  2024 wrap up

As You Like It:  anything Christmassy

CRAFT:  Christmas

Krafty Chicks:  Christmas

Moving Along With the Times:  Christmas characters

Fab 'n' Funky:  anything but square

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner:  make it merry

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

A Place to Start:  happy holidays

Christmas With the Cuties:  cute & Christmassy

Cutie Pie:  cute Christmas

Double Trouble:  it's up to you 

Dream Valley:  anything goes

{PIN}spirational:  anything goes

Something You Love! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's my turn to choose the challenge and I'm gonna go easy on you.  The challenge is "Something You Love!" so it could be that you used your favourite colours, a technique you love doing, supplies you love, an occasion you love, a make for someone you love......it's pretty wide open really!

This is what I did....

Let's see....what do I love on there....digis to start, and colouring them with Prismacolor pencils, bright/bold colours, whimsical images, patterned paper....yep, looks like I got the love part covered.  Oh, wait.  There is one more thing.  I love that this card reminds me of a clip from the show Community, that I've always loved because it make me chuckle everytime....

Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas in July

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Calendar:  add a sentiment

Krafty Chicks:  stamps

Addicted to Stamps:  Christmas

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  O - free, rectangle, digital image

Layers! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Layered!" which means she wants to see those stacked projects.

This is what I did....

Counting from the red and white striped patterned paper up to the enamel dots on the wooden snowflakes, it's seven layers.  I know, I know, if you wanna get real picky about it, none of those enamel dots are over the piece of green patterned paper, so technically, one could argue that it's really only five layers.  But, since this is my blog, I automatically win all arguments, so 😝.

Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.   

Why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

As You Like It:  with or without words - I prefer with words, especially punny ones like this.  I think a card look naked without a sentiment.  (:

CRAFT:  Christmas

Moving Along With the Times:  early Christmas

ABC Christmas:  M is for music - sentiment is a pun on "Dashing through the snow" from Jingle Bells

Simon Says:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  make your mark

Cards 4 Guyz:  anything masculine goes

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  for the guys

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Catz:  make it masculine

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

My Time to Craft:  winter

My Time to Craft Christmas:  music - sentiment is a pun on "Dashing through the snow" from Jingle Bells 

Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes

52 Christmas Card Throwdown:  colour an image

Yesterday! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing on with her Beatles theme and she's saying, "Yesterday!" which just means that she wants to see those creations that have a vintage feel or include vintage elements.  

Ah, yesterday.  At the time of writing this post, yesterday was Oct. 31st, which was Halloween.  And, as everybody knows, those little chocolate bars and small bags of chips do not contain any calories if eaten on Halloween.  So, I, of course, tried to eat as many of them as I could, you know, because going by the logic in the previous sentence, they are much healthier for you when consumed on Halloween.  Admittedly, that's not to say I haven't eaten any leftover Halloween treats today, because, I, of course, have.  The difference being is that I feel slightly more guilty indulging today, than I did yesterday.  Hence the beginning of this sentence, 'Ah yesterday'.  

But, you didn't come here to see me wax poetic about yesterday, you came to see my vintage project.  Though, I will say now, that if I had realized that this card would be posted just after Halloween, I might have went with something else because.....

.....having that sentiment staring at you as you unwrap a mini Coffee Crisp just kinda hits differently, ya know?

Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

A Place To Start:  squares & circles

Cupcake Inspirations:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  something, anything + Cupcake Inspirations

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Can You Handle the Pressure:  use an embossing folder

Colour Crazy:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Make It With Ribbon! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Make It With Ribbon!" which means she'd like to see those projects that have ribbon.  

I used to use ribbon aaaaaaallllllllll the time.  And I used to fuss and frimp and fuss some more about tying the bow just right, having the tension just so....and trying to make it look perfect.  But, I've discovered, ribbon does not want to look perfect.  Ribbon just wants to look how it wants to look.

Lately, I don't use ribbon all that much.  My style has shifted to what refer to as 'clean & layered'.  So, ribbon isn't something I reach for very often.  I contemplated doing something fun and/or different for incorporating ribbon into a project.....but I just ended up doing my same ol', same ol'.

And here it is......

Huh.  There appears to be a bit of yellow cast on the right side of the image.  I hope you don't mind just ignoring it, please and thank you.  (That's lazy-person speak for "I don't want to take another picture, re-edit and re-upload".  (: )  Now, despite what I was saying above, I got this ribbon tied perfectly on the very first try.  So much so, that I actually started fiddling with it, as I couldn't believe that actually happened, before I made myself snatch my hands away.  Maybe this is a sign I should use ribbon more often!

Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

A Place To Start:  squares

TTCRD:  anything goes

Shopping Our Stash:  I only have EYES for you

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  ribbon

Colour Crazy:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  gems

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  anything goes

Simon Says:  anything goes

Birthdays! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's going easy on everyone....she wants to see those Birthday! projects.

This is what I did.....

This went in the mail for my uncle's 80th, so I decided not to use any embellishments.  While it did make it through the Canada Post mail is-it-to-thick? measuring tool despite having some bulky layers, it did require extra postage for the weight.  I'm thinking the additional 40¢ is a small price to pay in order to avoid undue stress....which I would totally feel if I forced myself to make a card without layers or *gasp* without pop dots.

Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  It's pretty much the perfect digi for.....*ahem*.....seasoned recipients.  Oh, but I don't mean seasoned like liberally sprinkled with salt, pepper, oregano and/or your chosen herb and spices.  Just, you know, the old.  ((((:

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Craft Rocket:  dots and/or stripes

Simon Says:  anything goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  let's punch it out

Allsorts:  spots and/or stripes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  birthday

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

The Male Room:  song title - Happy Birthday to You by Weird Al Yankovic - Honestly, with the expression on the birthday boy's face, I think he's actually listening to this song. 

It's Hot! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "It's Hot!" which just means that she wants to see those projects using warm colours....like reds, oranges, yellows etc.

Very fitting challenge for the state of the world right now.  Anyone who can still claim climate change is a hoax after the extreme temperatures experienced by so many countries this summer....well, I think we all know how those people are regarded by the rest of us.  But, you didn't come here to discuss the climate crisis or politics (which is good coz I'm not very knowledgeable about either topic), you came here to see what I made for the challenge.  And, here it is....

I used another favourite Christmas digi.  This one is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I just love this sweet wee boy.  I used a star die cut from gold glitter fun foam in place of the star that's part of the stamp.  I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out how to paper piece the fun foam on the stamped star....coz there's no way glitter fun foam would feed through a printer, and even if it could, I doubt it could actually be printed on....before I said, "Omg, DUH!" and just die cut a star slightly bigger than the digi's.

Almost had a big boo-boo with this too.  Got the sentiment on there, thought it didn't look quite right, sang the carol in my head a couple of times.....puzzled 'til my puzzler was sore (bonus points to me for the Christmas show reference (: )....and then realized that the sentiment read hang a shining star highest bough and the upon the strip had disappeared.  Found the missing piece and got everything switched up.  A little less urgent this way.....though, if I left it the other way, I could just picture it being barked out by the stereotypical 'Mean Girl rich PTA stay-at-home mom' antagonist to the 'just moved back from the big city slightly struggling single mom' who is spending her one evening off that month volunteering at her kids' school to transform the gym into a Frozen-esque wonderland for the Winter Dance and is, of course, adorably clumsy and after hearing the aforementioned Mean Girl mom demand, "Hang a shining star - highest bough - now!" complete with vicious, stabby pointing, single mom blushes ever so beautifully when the absolutely gorgeous single dad (whose wife left him, not the other way around so we will know what an amazing guy he is) who everyone has a crush on, most in particular the (again aforementioned) Mean Girl mom, comes over to help her untangle herself from the string of Christmas lights that could, really, only get that wrapped around a person if they, somehow, threw themselves into a human-sized box filled with Christmas lights and spun around like a top, and, for some reason, the lights are actually plugged into a socket so they're on (to complete the aesthetic).....which I believe is probably basically the plot of every Hallmark Christmas movie ever made.  Whoops.  I probably should have shouted SPOILERS! at the beginning of the paragraph.  

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Addicted To Stamps:  Christmas

Simon Says:  anything goes

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

Christmas With the Cuties:  anything cute & Christmas goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Time For Ice Cream! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "It's Time For Ice Cream!" which just means she wants to see those ice cream treats on your project.

Ah, ice cream.  I LOVE ice cream.  But, I'm kinda fussy about my ice cream.  It think it stems from years of painstaking research to develop a discerning palate.  I'm aware that there will be few of you, Dear Readers, who will have the experience I do with ice cream.  So, allow me to educate.

The best ice cream is soft serve.  Now, before you quizzically look at your cone from McDonalds or Dairy Queen, it's not just any soft serve.  The best soft serve comes from Erie Drive-In in Stratford, Ontario.  And, yes, I am aware that their ice cream is probably not proprietary, and is most likely a purchased mix which they add to their machines, and could possibly be the same mix available at other soft serve serving restaurants, but, believe me, it's the best.  And it's the best to the point that I will not eat a soft serve ice cream cone from anywhere else because of the crushing disappointment I feel when it doesn't taste like the ice cream from Erie Drive-In.  [Full disclosure, I have eaten soft serve ice cream from Dairy Queen, in the form of a Blizzard, and I've made a Wendy's chocolate Frosty do from time to time as it's a 45 minute drive from my house to Stratford, and Erie Drive-In is open from April - (Canadian) Thanksgiving long weekend only.]

Before I continue, I feel like I need to verify my ice cream tasting credentials for you.  One Saturday, a number of years ago, when my middlest was in a ball tournament in Stratford, all I ate was ice cream cones.  I had five of them.  That's my record.  I've achieved three at tournaments before and after that, and two is basically a given if I'm going to be in Stratford for any length of time.  And, it's always the same order.....a Zebra Cone.

Now, if you're wondering what the frick a Zebra Cone is, you're probably not alone.  Heck, if you Google 'Zebra Cone' you won't even find out what I'm meaning, especially since this....

...is one of the first images that appears (which is completely awesome, but not relevant to this narrative).  Erie Drive-In is the only place I've ever heard it called a Zebra Cone.  It's more commonly referred to as a Swirl or Twist Cone.  You know, one of the ones where the ice cream is half vanilla and half chocolate... and all delicious.

Getting your cone dipped is not only an option, but an encouraged option (though I do allow myself only one dipped cone per day....which does seem to be a ridiculous limit to impose on someone who has no problem gobbling up multiple cones in a 24 hour time span).  Erie Drive-In has all manner of dipping options including the standard chocolate and butterscotch, to the more adventurous cotton candy or birthday cake to the one I always get....wait for it.....

Peanut Butter. 

And it is glorious.  Especially since the peanut butter dip isn't too thick, coz it's needs to allow soft ice cream to dip into it after all, so it's all the peanut butter taste, with none of the stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth texture.  Also, since the dip is warm it makes the ice cream a little more melty and that much creamier.  I'm telling you, My Friends, it doesn't get much better than that. 

Now, you're probably wondering with all this talk of ice cream, did I have time to make something that included ice cream?  I sure did.....

As you can see, I did not make this lil one's ice cream a Peanut Butter Dipped Zebra Cone.  It is hard ice cream, after all, not soft serve.  But, I did cover it in Stickles so it looks all glittery and delicious though.  Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

Classic Design Challenge:  anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore:  anything goes

Mix It Up:  anything goes

QKR Stampede:  anything goes

Creative Crafters:  anything goes

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  inspirational image

Colour Crazy:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

Cutie Pie:  little cuties

Corrosive:  anything goes

We Love Stamping:  hot sunny colours

As You Like It:  warm or cool colours - I like 'em both but I think I prefer warm colours.  They seem to pop more.

Aud Sentiments:  anything goes

Craft Rocket:  summertime

Simon Says:  for a child

Fab 'n' Funky:  anything goes

Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion

Make It Count! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Make It Count!" which just means that she would like to see numbers on your project.

This is what I did.....

Yeah, so mine is number instead of numbers.  I had every intention of adding some patterned paper with numbers on it to my card but I just couldn't make it work.  I'm hoping my prominent 2 will make up for the fact that there's just the one number.  I really wish I had the time (and patience!) to have printed my computer-generated sentiment right on the card front instead of a piece of cardstock.  But, seeing as it was late last night that I was making this, I took the easy way out.  Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Critter Crazy:  anything goes + critter

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Inkspiration:  use a digital element - Image is a digi stamp.

Alphabet Challenge:  F is for friendship

Aud Sentiments:  summer + sentiment

Fan 'n' Funky:  summer colours

Simon Says:  clean & simple 

TTCRD:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  add a sentiment

Make My Monday:  any colouring medium - Prismacolor pencils

Use You Stuff:  triangles

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Feature Fun Folds @ Little Red Wagon

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the challenge is "Feature Fun Folds!" and when I saw that I immediately groaned and thought to myself, "Who picked this dumb challenge?"  And then I realized it was me.

Bah.  Remind me to never pick this one again.  At least I'm not making the folds having to be too much fun.  All that's need is more than one fold.  The time I had trying to make something DT hosting worthy for this challenge!  I did make one card....but there were a number of things I didn't like about it so I didn't want to use it for this challenge.  (You'll definitely see it in future for a LRW challenge, just not a week I'm hosting.)  Then, after three failed attempts in which I kept scoring the paper wrong, I managed a little treat box.  I when I say little, I mean little.  I decided it was much too inconsequential to be used as a DT post, much less a DT hosting post.  (Though, if I'm running late, and don't get anything made for a challenge and the box will fit it, you know I'm gonna end up posting it.) 

I was fast running out of time, so I decided to stop trying to set THE BEST DT EXAMPLE EVER and just make something that would do, that I wasn't going to retch at when I posted it.  And, this is what that was....

I thought I was being all clever, having the image panel be able to tuck under the sentiment, therefore, having the card lay flat.  As you can see, that just made the left side pop up.  blarg

Here's a shot of the fact that it does indeed have more than one fold.  It has a whole two folds.  *tiny sarcastic yay*

I do love this image though.  That bear does look like he's feeling under the weather.  Not only does he have a hankie, he's wearing his bunny slippers too.  But, no pants.  That's okay though.  Pretty sure bears would have a difficult time finding comfy pants, and no one wants to not be able to just snuggle up all cozy when they're sick.  Bears included.  Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil and the sentiment is from Create With TLC.

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.  

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Allsorts:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  anything goes

Cardz 4 Guyz:  D is for... dots

TTCRD:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  4 legged friends

Critter Crazy:  anything with a critter goes

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie:  inspirational photo

Let's Hear It For the Boy! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Kate's turn to choose the challenge, and if you've been keeping an eye on her choices this year you'll know that her themes are all based on 80's music, and this challenge is no exception - it's "Let's Hear It For the Boy!" which just means that she would like to see cards for or about boys/men.  Oh, woah, woah woah!

This is what I did....

I absolutely adore this digi from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I think I've used it for at least one Christmas card every year since I bought it.  Really wish I was a better glitterer, so I could make the star sparkly but any time I've tried to make something that large sparkle, it's ended in disaster, so I just left the shining part to the imagination.

This boy so reminds me of my oldest....when he was this age he had blonde hair, though his was curly.  He was so sweet about Christmas....when he was about 2 years old, we were leaving my husband's parents' place on Christmas Eve, and when we walked outside he spotted a red flashing light on a communication tower off in the distance, and got very excited and said "Look, Mommy, Santa is coming soon!  I see Rudolph's nose!"  I thought that was adorable....and I didn't hesitate to use the fact that "Rudolph" (and Santa) were so close to get him to go to bed without any fuss.  (:

Why not give our challenge at go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas

Stamping Sensations:  Christmas

Corrosive Challenge:  anything goes

We Love Stamping:  Christmas

Alphabet Challenge:  patterned paper

Winter Wonderland:  for a child

Aud Sentiments:  Christmas + sentiment

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes

Cutie Pie Challenge:  anything cute

Allsorts:  for boys to men

Sweet Stampin':  use red

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up:  Christmas + red & white

Washi Any Way You Can @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Washi Any Way You Can", which just means that she would like to see you use washi tape on your project.

This is what I did....

Look, it's another digi from Mo's Digital Pencil!  I love this whimsical Christmas tree.  And, in case it's not obvious, those stripes of trees behind it are all washi tape.  Now, this is dollar store washi tape that's a couple of years old so I had to make sure to secure it on the black side of the panel it's on or else it wouldn't be sticking.  That's okay, the challenge doesn't say the tape has to be sticky.  (:

Why not give our challenge at go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

My Time to Craft Christmas:  inspirational photo - I took inspiration from the tree cookie shape and the colours.

As You Like It:  round corners or straight edges - I prefer straight edges, I find it easier to design a square or rectangle card than a round one....besides. I'm fairly "square" myself.  (:

Through the Purple Haze:  anything goes

ABC Christmas:  T is for two - 2 different patterned papers, 2 pairs of washi tape lines

Addicted To Stamps:  any occasion

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  flora or fauna

Simon Says:  lots of layers

Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

A Place To Start:  patterned paper

Christmas With the Cuties:  Oh Christmas Tree + cute

Dream Valley:  make it digital

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

All About Chocolate! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "All About Chocolate!" which means she wants to celebrate one of my favourite words, all.  Afterall, (see what I did there), the word all is the root of lots of different fantastic words like, tall, (a word that could describe all my babies & sub-babies) ball (which I'm hoping to play next year after a two years of pandemic cancelled seasons),  fall (the season, not the action, which we're all about to slide into here in the northern hemisphere), whatchamacallit (it's way more fun that saying, "that thing") and so many more....

Hahahahahahaha.  Of course, I'm being ridiculous.  My favourite word in this week's theme is definitely chocolate.  Anything from Lindt to Mint Smoothies from Rhéo Thompson (if you don't know Rhéo Thompson chocolate, you definitely should....even though it's just a candy store/factory located in Stratford, Ontario) to cheap $2.00 solid Easter bunnies.  I love 'em all.

But, did I use actual chocolates on my make this week?  Uh uh.  Can't trust myself around paper chocolates....good chance I'd try to eat them.  I went with the colour of chocolate instead....

But I made sure to make it sweet too.  (:  Digi is from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Why not give our challenge at go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Stamping Sensations:  stamp of the moment - I'm loving anything from Mo's Digital Pencil right now.

Corrosive:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Creations: anything goes

Creative Moments:  anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  cute & simple

Crafty Sentiments:  anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  make it digital

Incy Wincy:  spots, stripes and/or checks

Use Your Stuff:  anything goes