Today I went to the Sterling Inc. Holiday warehouse sale ... you know the kind of place ... imagine a huge warehouse filled with ornaments, Santas and snowmen with holiday music blasting on the overhead speakers. It was like a winter wonderland dream! I was truly in the holiday spirit after being in there for 2 hours. And once I got home, I spent some much needed crafty time in my new craft room. What a way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
I thought it would be fun to tackle a couple of challenges I found on the Cupcakes Craft Challenges and Diecuts R Us blogs (DCRU). I've only recently discovered their blogs and let me tell you ... I'm hooked! Here are the two challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge 64 - Sketch -- Update: Awarded Top 3 Badge
BTW ... I love, love, LOVE this sketch!!!!
DCRU Challenge 14 - Nest Something
Here's what I came up with:
Ingredients:
Paper: Basic Grey (Figgy Pudding); Archivers (Sky); CTMH (Chocolate, Colonial White)
Die-Cuts: Nestibilities
Stamps: Penny Black (Warm & Cold); Paper Studio (Let it Snow from Snowflakes)
Ink: Stazon Black
Embellishment: CTMH (Heartfelt Wonder Die-cuts)
Other: Prisma Pencils and Gamsol
On the nestibilities challenge, notice I used 3 die-cuts and turned them different directions to create a different look. Also, this is the first time I ever really experimented with the Gamsol and Prisma pencils and I simply had a blast! I was actually surprised as by the end of the project I used 21 colors on this card!
What a fun Saturday afternoon project ... creating a card for my favorite season with my favorite colors, blue and brown.
Happy crafting!
I thought it would be fun to tackle a couple of challenges I found on the Cupcakes Craft Challenges and Diecuts R Us blogs (DCRU). I've only recently discovered their blogs and let me tell you ... I'm hooked! Here are the two challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge 64 - Sketch -- Update: Awarded Top 3 Badge
BTW ... I love, love, LOVE this sketch!!!!
DCRU Challenge 14 - Nest Something
Here's what I came up with:
Ingredients:
Paper: Basic Grey (Figgy Pudding); Archivers (Sky); CTMH (Chocolate, Colonial White)
Die-Cuts: Nestibilities
Stamps: Penny Black (Warm & Cold); Paper Studio (Let it Snow from Snowflakes)
Ink: Stazon Black
Embellishment: CTMH (Heartfelt Wonder Die-cuts)
Other: Prisma Pencils and Gamsol
On the nestibilities challenge, notice I used 3 die-cuts and turned them different directions to create a different look. Also, this is the first time I ever really experimented with the Gamsol and Prisma pencils and I simply had a blast! I was actually surprised as by the end of the project I used 21 colors on this card!
What a fun Saturday afternoon project ... creating a card for my favorite season with my favorite colors, blue and brown.
Happy crafting!
