Cup of Cocoa

I'm behind on my Christmas cards and I had this guy all coloured up and ready to go. 

I had forgotten about the cute little tag until my stampin buddy used it on her card, thanks Glenda!

I thought the swirl background worked perfectly with the image.

I've entered this into:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: glittery
Jingle Belles: Embossing around the Christmas Tree
Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge: favourite holiday
CropStop challenge: Emboss it
Meljens Designs: anything goes
ABC Christmas Challenge: I is for icy
My Mum's Craft Shop challenge: embossing
Scrapbook Sisters: Gems and glitter

Stamps: Meljens Penguin cocoa, stampin up sentiment
Paper: tempting turquoise, whisper white
Ink: tempting turquoise
Other: prisma markers, diamond stickles, rhinestones, ribbon,

Peacock Birdie

This is the first time I've used this image and I was unsure of my colour choices until I added the stickles and background. Then it just popped and wow, I love it! I made the colour choices because Doodle Pantry is sponsoring Craft Your Passion this week and their challenge was a photo inspiration, which is basically fall colours. Hop on over and take the challenge!

I've also entered this into:

Digi Designs Challenge Blog: fall colours

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle: embossing (I used both wet and dry)

Fairy Fun Fridays: Anything Fall

Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge: all about the birds

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog: sketch

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Peacock Birdie, Stampin Up weathered background

Paper: early espresso, tangerine tango, summer sun, whisper white

Ink: morning marigold, tangerine tango, craft chocolate chip

Other: prisma markers, spellbinders scallop ovals and inverted squares, stampin up classic/scallop oval punches,ribbon and petals a plenty embossing folder, yellow stickles, rhinestones

Huge Pumpkins

This card is huge, I mean gigantic! It's 4 inches wide by 9 inches high, huge! When I saw the pumpkin topiary I knew a regular card wouldn't do it justice so....lol. I made this card for the challenge over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog that Doodle Pantry is sponsoring and the theme is flourishes, anyway, anyhow. I chose a paper flourish... finally. I first had a rhinestone flourish, didn't like it, then a couple of different paper ones and finally settled on this one with the help of my stamping buddy Glenda. Thank you so much Glenda! I've entered this into:

Designed 2 Delight Saturday's Designer's Challenge: pumpkins

One Stop Craft Challenge: no sentiment

Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge: harvest time

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Savannah colours

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Topiary Seasons, Rubbernecker Fern background

Paper: cajun craze, handsome hunter, whisper white, pumpkin pie, garden green

Ink: bashful blue, craft really rust

Other: prisma markers, clear embossing powder, tim holtz flourish, ribbon, rhinestone dragonflies