Treats and Sparkles

The current Power Poppy Challenge is entitled 12 Days of Christmas. Am entering this Gingerbread encircled treat holder into the Day 7 Challenge- Altered Container.  Used an empty frosting container and the adorable digi set from Power Poppy.  I love printing them off on kraft brown paper and adding a bit of color with alcohol markers, the finishing the treats with white "frosting" with a white gel pen. Yummy!

Entered into: 

Power Poppy- 12 Days of Christmas-Day  7    (powerpoppy.blogspot.com/2017/12/power-spark-with-twelve-days-of.html)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #363 Anything Goes  (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

                               

I enjoy trying to come up with ways to "extend" my stamps and digis, using them in unusual ways or to follow a theme. This is an example that. On my card, Eureka's "celebrating kitty" stamp is jumping for joy while enjoying a gingerbread cookie. Another little gingerbread guy is trying to hide. I guess that he doesn't want his head bit off!  I'm entering the card into a few challenges including a  Christmas challenge, one at QKR (that sells Eureka stamps),  Pixie's Snippets because I used odds and ends of papers to make the card (a scrap of vellum and holly scrapbook paper, a corn from a red plaid napkin, and small pieces of kraft paper on which I drew and colored the little ginger guys), and Di's Digi Stamps because the theme is Holiday gifts… and I think that Gingerbread is one of the yummiest parts of Christmas. I often package them up to give as gifts. (Will be using the Power Poppy Gingerbread Family digi set to make treat containers like the one featured above!)
The sentiment is from a Beccy's Place digi set named Candy Shoppe. 

Entered into: 

QKR Stampede- #276 Anything Goes       (qkrstampede.blogspot.com)

Di’s Digi Stamps- Holiday Gifts                 (disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)

Pixie's Snippets-  Week 311&312                (pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com) (note want prize in comment)            

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge2- Extra for Dec      (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.com)

Am having fun making cards that Sparkle for the current challenge at AAA Cards. The sentiment is from a digi set called "Medley of Greetings 1" from tlcCreations (now on sale for $1.80 at http://icraftgifts.com/k/medley-of-greetings) Created a sparkly butterfly with some gems from my stash plus added a bit more bling with two small rhinestones and silver corner mounts. Lots of deep maroon backdrop makes the card a CAS plus helps the sparkles pop.

Entered into: 

AAA Card Challenges- Sparkle   (Add logo)                       (aaacards.blogspot.com/)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes         (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes             (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)

                             

This beautiful digi, named Lizzy, from Whimsy Stamps was offered as a freebie on the "Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration" FB page in mid-September. I finally had some time to color it. Mounted the sweet image on some tissue wrapping  paper that I found when looking for sparkly things to use on cards for the AAA challenge (in the process discovered that I have enough glitter and glittery things to last a lifetime!) Finished the card off with aqua photo mounts that I've had in my stash forever and a freebie sentiment from desertdiva (desertdiva-hannelie.blogspot.com)

Entered into:

Whimsy Inspirations- Anything Goes                   (whimsyinspires.blogspot.com)

Cute Card Thursday- #509- Anything Goes        (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com)