Howdy Hey There!!! Guess what??? It's time for the INAUGURAL (that means very first) challenge over at
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges (CCCC for short)!!
For those of you who have never heard of CCCC, it's a brandy new card-making challenge site that you'll WANT to become a part of!
This week's challenge theme was "Celebrate", hosted by Bugaboo Stamps. When I think of "Celebrating" I ALWAYS think of chocolate. I mean, come on...CHOCOLATE = CELEBRATION. They're synonymous in my book. So, of COURSE I had to have chocolate featured on my project. Had to.
The image that chose me (yes, IT chose ME) was this cutie patootie mug set called "Coffee Time - Perfect Blend" (I say they're cocoa, though technically they're coffee--so I added mini marshmallows and VOILA...cocoa). My card didn't start out life as an easel card, but when I had it all put together I thought, "Dang, this sure LOOKS like it SHOULD be an easel card"...so I ripped it all apart and made it into an easel card.
Card Closed
Card Open
I colored the whole shebang with my trusty Prismacolor colored pencils and used the paper tole technique to really add dimension to the image.
Closeup of Paper Toling
I'd also like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cardabilities - Sketch #44
Craft Your Passion - #86 Tis the Season
Glitter Fairies - Challenge #5 Easel Card
Some Odd Girl - Show Us Your Easels
Stampavie and More - Challenge #157 Easel Card
Stamp and Create - November Challenge Easel or Center Step Card
Craft Your Passion - #86 Tis the Season
Glitter Fairies - Challenge #5 Easel Card
Some Odd Girl - Show Us Your Easels
Stampavie and More - Challenge #157 Easel Card
Stamp and Create - November Challenge Easel or Center Step Card
Ingredients:
Digital image - Bugaboo Stamps (Coffee Time - Perfect Blend)
Nestability die - Spellbinders (Labels 10)
Loopy border punch - EK Success for Martha Stewart
gingham ribbon - Creative Impressions
Designer paper - K&Co, MME, Frances Meyer
Prismacolor colored pencils
frosted gems - Darice
stamping ink - Colorbox
cardstock
foam spacers
Wow! So awesome! I love your pencil coloring! The layers on this make it all really POP! Super!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and the colouring is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHello there. Wow, this is fabulous. Such a wonderful design. Love your fun image, great colouring. It is a fabulous bright and happy creation.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at The Glitter Fairies and good luck. Happy crafting.
Love Sandra xx
What a fantastic card and congrats on the DT spot. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
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Shannin
Wow gorgeous card,love the design.Thanks for sharing this with us at Craft your Passion this week,hope we see you next week.xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet card. And love the sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion 'Tis the Season Challenge this week.
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Cathy Lee
This is a stunning card! I just love it! Thanks for joining us at Glitter Fairies this week!
ReplyDeleteTammy DTxxx
This is REALLY gorgeous - LOVE your coloring the layers you've popped and those sweet little marshmallows! Really gorgeous - thanks for joining us at Some Odd Girl!
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M
Your card is just gorgeously cute!! love you take on the sketch and those dimensions and layers are just amazingly stunning! Thanks for joining us at Cardabilities.
ReplyDeleteWOW I just love this!! It´s gorgeous!! Thanks for joining us at Some Odd Girl!
ReplyDeleteAw, I love this! Such a cute card and love the unique shape. Thank you for playing along with us at Some Odd Girl. :)
ReplyDeleteI so love your card! I saw this at the Chocolate, Coffee & Cardstock blog and had to stop by.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. I saw your card on the CCCC blog and thought, "Wow, that is so cool and soooo over the top!" Now it makes perfect sense since you commented on my blog that you are from TX, too. Everything is bigger in TX, right? Even cards!
ReplyDeletewonderful creation thanks for joining is at glitter fairies this time
ReplyDeleteJacki xx
WOW!!!! I love your card.... it's made me smile!!! Thanks a lot for joining us at Stampavie & More.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Giò
A really wonderful card!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our "Easel card" challenge at Stampavie and More :)
Hugs, Nina.