"Totally" Mad For Tea

Happy "almost" New Year!!!!

 

 

This morning "early" I happened to see a very fun challenge at Simon Says

to create something for a "mad tea party"

sounds like fun??? I think so....

 

 

for my "tea party"...I made a tea box......it stores lots and lots of tea packets....

I had some Graphic 45 Halloween Alice In wonderland paper

and made it work for me....

 

 

 

I colored in the mad hatters hat and covered the Halloween piece with some hearts...

creative...eh???

 

 

The box lid fits down inside the box, so to keep it from slipping inside

and to make a "handle" of sorts, I made a mad hatters hat.....

it took me a few hours to complete, but was well worth it......

here is the challenge at Simon Says if you want to join in!!!!

 

The cardstock I used was Stampin Up and the DS paper is My Minds Eye 

the box top and bottom is a Spellbinders die

Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Finished

These are my last six cards for the 12 Days of Christmas challenge at Frosted Designs

 

First up is my Day 2 card ....use 2 stamps

I have had this cute little "jungle set" for a few years

and have never inked it...the sentiment is popped up as well as the flower!!

Day 3 is to use 3 mists~paints or inks.....

I have to admit out of all 12, this one had me for awhile...lol

I ended up cutting a star die out of a paper that has a white

shiney stuff on it that you can mist or use inks...

I can;t for the life of me think of the name of it...

but I used 3 different products on those stars....

TH Distress Stain Spun Sugar~Adirondack paint dabber Raspberry

and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Gold....

 

 

Day 4 is to use 4 different patterned papers....

I used 4 different scrap papers for my flower...

 

 

Day 5 is use 5 gold things...

I decided to make a smaller and super fast card with 5 gold hearts...

 

Day 6 is to use 6 Washi Tape strips....

I have just started "collecting" washi tapes...so this was fun...

 and last to finish was Day 7...7 sparkley snowflakes...

i might be hard to tell unless you click on the picture

but the paper has green glitter on it

 

that's it for the 12 days...I want to thank "Pink Designs" for a fun time!!!

Pink and Lacey

Hello all.....

Have I mentioned that I am a die "freak".....

I love them and my plan for 2013 is to have them all...lol

don't I wish...well a girl can "dream" right??

 

I ordered this Cheery Lynn Designs die right before Christmas

 

 

called "Sophies Heart"......

not only did the intricate design appeal to me, but

I just so happen to have a granddaughter named "Sophie"

 

I am entering this in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog #60 to use "lace"

and

the challenge at Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day 8...to use 8 brands....

here are my eight

1.  Cheery Lynn Designs die Sophies Heart

2.  Prima...flower

3.  Stampin Up..cardstock

4. Bo Bunny..designer paper

5.  Hobbylobby...flower leaves

6.  Joanns Fabrics...lace bow

7.  Studio G...gems

8.. Martha Stewart..butterfly punch

there you have it....

Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas

I am participating in the 12 Days of Christmas challenges

at "Frosted Designs"

On this post I am showing 3 of my cards I have done

and you can go to the post below to see "Day One"....

 

Day 12 is "brads~brads~brads...use 12 brads....

these challenges are great, as I get to use up some of my

well "overstocked" products...

I made this cute little wreath card with 12 flowers with 12 brads in the center...

 

 

Day 11 is "11 flag banners"

I love how this card folds over at the top and is tied with twine... 

 

Day 10 is "10 buttons".....

isn't it cute with all those pretty circles and buttons??

 

 

That's it until I get the others done...

I had better hurry, as the challenge ends soon!!

Think Spring

It was hard to put all my wonderful Christmas stamps and dies away....

I actually finished my Christmas cards the day before Christmas Eve....

I have put them away for next year.....

 

 

To start the "after Christmas" void I think we all feel

I decided to do a somewhat "Spring" card.....

 

I saw a challenge on the "Glitz" blog and actually had to run to Hobbylobby

Christmas Eve morning to purchase some "Glitz" paper for the challenge!!

 

I used a couple of TH Alterations dies for the background paper

and for the flowers.....

the doily is a "Cheery Lynn" die French Pastry...

 

this is being entered in the following challenges"

 "Show us your Glitz"

and

Frosted Designs "On The First Day of Christmas...use a bird"
and
Simon Says "Anything Goes"

"Cheers"

I have been busy~busy after the Holiday creating for relaxation.....

 

I made this cute  Holiday Cheers CAS card for these challenges:

Simply Less Is More ~ Recipe "Drinks".....

 

CAS-ual Fridays the 10 minute craft dash

 

and

 

Ten Minute Crash Dash Holiday Theme  this card took less then 5 minutes
to make including drying the Crystal Effects!!

Merry Christmas From My Family To "Yours"

Merry Christmas everyone...see you on the 26th