K is for Keep It Simple @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's continuing to take us through the alphabet with "K is for Keep It Simple" which means she wants to see those cas makes.

This is what I did....

Yeppers, it's another tag.  Actually, it's another tag on a tag on a tag but who's counting?  The dove stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas which has sadly closed.  The sentiment stamp, the "olive branch" (which I cut from a fuzzy sheet of....felt?....let's say felt, I got from the dollar store ages ago) die and the small tag were all picked up at a crafty garage sale.  Larger tags are from Your Next Stamp, which has also sadly closed.

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:

Christmas Cards All Year Round:  B is for bird

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

Moving Along With the Times:  dies

Triple B:  bird

Christmas [or not] Bingo:  O - stitching, twine, patterned paper

A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Aud Sentiments:  anything goes + sentiment

Make My Monday:  use paper with pattern

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Stamping Sensations:  B is for bird

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

As You Like It:  favourite occasion - My favourite occasion is Christmas because the whole family gets together for good food....and it also comes with time off work.  (:

CRAFT:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Garden Party:  anything goes with something found in a garden

ABC Christmas:  A is for anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  spots & dots

Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion

J for Just One Word @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and she's on her last letter for this year - J - and she's saying, "J for Just One Word" so brevity is theme for this week.  (-;

This is what I did.....

....it's a tag!  I KNOW! (That last screamed sentence is for those who have seen my failed attempts and grumblings about past tags/tag challenges, and here I went and made a tag even though I didn't have to specifically make a tag.....what?!?!?!?!?!?!)  Tag dies are from the now closed Your Next Stamp and the other dies are from Recollections (via Michaels).

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:

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Jingle Belles:  wrapping up

CRAFT:  Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner:  tis the season

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  anything Christmas

613 Avenue Create:  sparkle (Not showing that great in the photo but the 'peace' is cut from glitter fun foam.)

Simon Says:  sparkle

Dragonfly Dreams:  tags

Peace on Earth:  inspirational photo

Crafty Calendar:  Christmas

Critter Crazy:  anything goes with a featured critter

Die Cut Divas:  Christmas

A Cut Above:  anything goes with a die cut

A Place to Start:  winter things

Neglected Stuff:  anything goes with neglected stash - tag dies

E is for Embossing! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Imke's turn to choose the challenge and we're continuing our way through the alphabet and this week it's "E is for Embossing!" which means she wants to see - you guessed it - embossing on your project.

This is what I did....

I think my dry embossing is pretty evident, but I'd like to put out there that I also used embossing powder on the sentiment so I could be A Good DT Member, though it's not very visible.  But, if you look closely, you can see the lil dots of embossing powder around the sentiment that I always seem to get, despite religiously using an Embossing Buddy.

Sentiment stamp is from Your Next Stamp (closed) and snowman die is from Paper Smooches (also closed).  I still absolutely kick myself for not buying the Swanky Snowdudes stamp set way back when.  So much so that when I get reminded of it, I'll do a search to see if someone happens to be selling a used set that I could snap up.  Which is what I did before I started typing the second sentence of this paragraph.....

Ummmm....thanks anyway Walmart USA.  I don't think I need them that badly.

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:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round:  Frosty the Snowman

As You Like It:  add a sentiment or not - I prefer to add a sentiment.  Sometimes I think a card looks naked without one.  (:

CRAFT:  cute

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

Addicted To Stamps:  die cuts

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

A Cute Above:  anything with a die cut goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

The Neglected Stuff:  anything thing goes with old stash - I've had the snowman die for yeeeeeeaaaars and I think this is only the second time I've used it.

Can You Handle the Pressure:  anything goes using an embossing folder

Crafty Calendar:  add a sentiment

613 Avenue Create:  for the guys

Peace On Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Alphabet Challenge:  E is for embossing

Crafty Catz:  use hot colours

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Cut It Up:  masculine + die cut

Jingle Belles Rock:  a carolling we will go

Craft Rocket:  no designer paper

Tags! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's telling us she wants to see tags!  Tags can be my archnemesis at times, I usually have a lot of trouble making tags.  But, I found if I.....

....put the tags on a card, I can come up with something postable.  Digi is from Graciellie Designs and the tag die is from Your Next Stamp (which has closed ): ).

Grrrrr....I see there's a hair on my card.  I actually thought it was on my screen and tried to brush it off.  I think I know how it got there....

....probably when Ollie was "helping" me take the picture.

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:  any winter holiday

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Crafty Catz:  blue Christmas

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Jingle Belles:  inspirational photo - I was inspired by the poinsettias. 

Crafty Chicks:  all occasions

Crafty Gals Corner:  use 3+ layers

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  anything goes

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

Merry Little Christmas:  anything Christmas goes

{PIN}spirational:  anything goes

Triple B:  blooms

Christmas Bingo:  B - dots, hand coloured image, free

A Place To Start:  any holiday

Aud Sentiments:  non-traditional Christmas colours + sentiment

Double Trouble:  it's up to you + twine + linking with Jingle Belles

Dream Valley:  anything goes

Allsorts:  winter flowers

Simon Says:  winter blues

Flower Power! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Chrissy's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Flower Power!" which means that she wants to see flowers on your project.

I don't know why I always have a hard time with flower challenges.  There's lots of times I've used flowers on a card.....and in all kinds of different ways too.  For some reason though, when I haaaaaave to make something featuring flowers, it's a struggle.  Buuuuut, I think this time, I might've got there in the end.....

Not what I originally set out to do, but I think I've got the flower theme covered.  

When I went spelunking in my Christmas stamps & dies drawer I came across a set of dies from Honey Bee Stamps.  I believe they were purchased some time ago with a gift certificate I had won.  I couldn't believe I had never used them before....that is until I cut out that very skinny Christmas.  It looks great but it is quite fiddly.  Flower die is from Your Next Stamp.

Remember when tulle was (briefly) popular for cards?  I still do love it.....mostly because it ties a perfect bow every time.  The problem with tulle though is you ain't getting it inside an envelope.  I once bought some lovely clear card boxes for the express purpose of being able to mail cards such as these.  I only mailed one.  It cost almost $20!!  I could have drove to the place the card was going for less than that.  (To note, that was about four years ago.  You know, back when gas prices weren't outrageous.)  Yeah, so keep your tulle limited for those hand delivered makes.

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:

Krafty Chicks:  Christmas

As You Like It:  favourite non-traditional Christmas colour combo - It's gotta be pink and blue.  It's unexpected and so feminine!

Craft Rocket:  Christmas

Moving Along With the Times:  bright on dark

ABC Christmas:  X for X-tra Special - If you need to hand deliver, you're definitely giving it to someone special (:

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

A Place to Start:  anything goes

Dream Valley:  anything goes

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams:  Christmas

International Art & Soul:  Christmas card

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Allsorts:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Let It Snow! @ Little Red Wagon

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not only am I late posting, I'm also this week's host, and I'm saying, "Let It Snow!" which means I want to see those snowy creations.  Fitting, really, since we've had an unusual amount of snow this November (though it's raining today so it's almost all gone).

This is what I did....

As you can see, I've made my card all snow!  I added some pop dots in the middle of my scene panel, and glued down the sides, so it looks a little more snow hill-like.  Die is from Your Next Stamp, and the sentiment was computer-generated.

Not the easiest card to get a photo of.  I maybe should have went with a background that wasn't white.  Oh well....I'm gonna pretend the white background is just to add even more snow effect.  (:

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

Dragonfly Dreams:  winter/Christmas

International Art & Soul:  winter

Peace on Earth:  anything Christmas

CAS on Friday:  winter

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Creative Moments:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday:  baby, it's cold outside

Fab 'n' Funky:  Christmas

Simon Says:  Christmas

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  something musical - Sentiment is a line from the song Walking in a Winter Wonderland

The Holly & Ivy:  anything Christmas goes

Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes

Try It On Tuesday:  winter wonderland

Dream Valley:  Christmas