Sweet as Sugar

The CASology challenge this week uses the cue word 'sugar'. I must say I was really challenged with this one and almost didn't upload my card. I had some peppermint sticks and some gingerbread but they just didn't want to work. I found this digi image I have had for a long time. Being a lover of snowmen, I just decided to use it. So, this is my sugary, snow cone. I do think he is a cutie. With this sentiment, I can just send it to my 2 yr. old granddaughter as those words fit her perfectly. :-)

I colored only the cone and buttons on my snow cone, leaving the snowman white.

Recipe:
Stamps-Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More-Snow Cone, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps-Tweet That (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Copics, twine from The Twinery/Blossom

Twas the Night

It's time for another Tuesday Throwdown challenge and the theme is Celebrate the Season. I'm using an image from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More...one I just love. It reminds me of Christmas Eve when I was little and expecting Santa to come down the chimney. The image is called Twas the Night Before Christmas.
I used Flower Soft Polar White for the snow, negatives from punches for the snowflakes (Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflakes) and holly (MS holly edge punch), and the embossing folder is Basic Grey Sizzix Textured Impressions-Christmas and Thin Ice (2 pk. set).  I colored with Copics and the paper is PTI white cardstock and Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler. I also used SU Cherry Cobbler ribbon.

Challenges entered:
The Ribbon Reel-#16-Anything Goes-Be sure to use ribbon
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #18-Christmas card
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #42-Any Winter Holiday Sentiment
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog-It's all About Snow..snowflakes, snow people, snow,.....you get the idea...snow something
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Ewe Make Me Smile

Good Morning...well, it has gone from me sitting at a ballgame in the steaming 95 degree heat on Saturday to a very chilly today. It is supposed to be a high of 65 today. All this came after many inches of rain from Tropical Depression Lee hitting my area this past weekend. I was so thankful to get the rain as we have been very dry.

This week the Tuesday Throwdown team was supplied with some wonderful digis from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamp & More. The challenge #65  is 3 patterned papers, 2 buttons, and one ribbon.  I love sheep so I immediately chose this cutie called Love Ewe.

I used some nestabilities to frame my sheep and made my clouds by using a circle scallop nestabilitie I cut in half and sponged around the edge of the scallop for the clouds. Of course, if you have a punch that is scalloped, you can do the same. Colored the image with Copics,  punched a little butterfly in a third dp, popped up my panel and that finished it. I love that smile. :-)

Hope you'll come along and join us this week.

Recipe:
Stamps: Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More-Love Ewe
Ink: For clouds-Memento Sea Breeze
Paper: The butterfly is from s.e.i dsp and the other is unknown, SU  Real Red cardstock
Accessories: grosgrain ribbon by Celebrate It!, Spellbinder circle scallop for clouds, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch, Spellbinders nested pennants for sentiment, misc. green buttons , computer generated sentiment, Spellbinders circle scallops for frame