FTTC200 Ornament

One more week until Christmas! Are you ready yet?  I just have a couple stocking stuffers to buy this week, wrap everything, clean the house on Saturday, and then the family get-togethers begin on Sunday.  I'm getting excited!

Today's Timeless Tuesday challenge is from Maki. She's challenging us to make 3D projects or ornaments that would go on a Christmas tree.  Here's what I came up with...

The stamped "peace" sentiment is from Trimmed with Love, the stars were die-cut with Spellbinders dies and each one is separated with a layer of foam tape, the edges of the stars were sponged with white craft ink and the largest star was trimmed with clear shard glass glitter (glued down with Diamond Glaze), papers are This and That by Echo Park, and it's finished off with a button, some red ribbon from the Rejoice 1-2-3 Create Kit, and some kraft jute.

Be sure to stop by the Timeless Tuesday blog for all the details of the challenge and, of course, you can find even more inspiration by hopping around to see what the rest of the FTTC girls have created for you....

Allison (off this week)   ***   Amanda   ***
Broni     ***     Cindy   ***   Maki

and our December Guest Designer, Katie Sims!

We're all taking off for Christmas so there won't be a challenge next Tuesday, but we'll be back on January 1st with a challenge from Amanda.

Have a VERY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!

CTD Merry Christmas

So today is 12-12-12...pretty cool date!  It's Color Throwdown time and Broni has some really cool colors for us this week. I just love this photo she picked!  Check it out...

Here's my card using some new toys from Papertrey...

Be sure to check out all the inspiration on the Color Throwdown Blog or by clicking through the individual blogs of all the CTD girls.  The links are here...

Bar   ***   Broni   ***   Joan

Kerri   ***   Lori   ***   Lynn

Tammy   ***   Wanda

and our December Guest Designer, Miriam Napier!

FTTC199 - Non-traditional Christmas Colors

Hi there. How was your weekend?  Ours was good.  I went to the gym on Saturday morning with a girlfriend, went shopping with Mom and Kara on Saturday night (to Charming Charlie's...my first time there....SUCH a cute store!), and then on Sunday morning I went out for coffee and bagels with another girlfriend. We were going to go on a holiday hayride through lights on Sunday night, but the rain messed with those plans.

It's Timeless Tuesday time and Ally is our hostess this week. She's challenging us to make a Christmas card or project using non-traditional Christmas colors...so no red or green this week.  Here's my card:

I went with purple and cream using papers from Mitten Weather. The stamp is from Trimmed With Love.  The circle sentiment is up on foam tape and so is the large snowflake embossed panel. The layout is Fall-to Layout #220 from the Clean & Simple blog.

Be sure to stop by the Timeless Tuesday blog for all the details of the challenge and, of course, you can find even more inspiration by hopping around to see what the rest of the FTTC girls have created for you....

Allison   ***   Amanda   ***
Broni     ***     Cindy   ***   Maki

and our December Guest Designer, Katie Sims!

Color Throwdown #221

Hi everyone!  So we put up our Christmas tree on Sunday, got the inside of the house all decorated with lights and decorations, and hubby outlined the outside of the house in white lights. I just love sitting in the room with only the Christmas tree lit up. So romantic!

It's Wednesday and that means it's time for this week's Color Throwdown challenge.  Barbara has some true traditional Christmas colors for us this week. Check it out...

Here's what I came up with using stamps from Flourishes' Poinsettia and Pine:

The berry and pine image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Classic Ivory CS, colored with Copics, hand cut out with scissors, and popped up on foam tape.  The sentiment was stamped onto kraft CS and then I ran it through the Cuttlebug with my snowflakes embossing folder.  Papers are "This and That Christmas" by Echo Park.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration on the Color Throwdown Blog or by clicking through the individual blogs of all the CTD girls.  The links are here...

Bar   ***   Broni   ***   Joan

Kerri   ***   Lori   ***   Lynn

Tammy   ***   Wanda

and our December Guest Designer, Miriam Napier!

FTTC Altered Christmas

Hi there! How's your week so far?  So far so good here. Hoping the week speeds right by and the weekend gets here quick.

It's Timeless Tuesday time and Amanda is our hostess this week. She's challenging us to make an altered Christmas project (a gift, a treat item, a decoration, a banner, etc.).  I decided to make a gift tag:

I stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment from Trimmed With Love onto kraft CS with Versafine onyx black ink and then sponged some white craft ink around it (something I saw my friend Dawn Easton do and I just had to try it...makes it look snowy, huh?).  The moss green seam binding, kraft jute string, classic ivory CS (scallop border and snowflake) and the Echo Park This and That DP are all from the Flourishes store.

Be sure to stop by the Timeless Tuesday blog for all the details of the challenge and, of course, you can find even more inspiration by hopping around to see what the rest of the FTTC girls have created for you....

Allison   ***   Amanda   ***
Broni     ***     Cindy   ***

and our December Guest Designer, Katie Sims!