Crafty Catz Spots and Stripes Challenge

I have to sadly tell you that today is the final day I will have the fun and honor of serving as a Guest Designer at

Crafty Catz.


However, that also means that I will be able to participate in the challenges over there again. They have some super sponsors and I look forward to being able to trying to win some of those yummy prizes.

This week, for example, the sponsor is:

Crimson Cloud
and the prize will be 3 packs of diecuts.  Very nice!

The theme for this week's challenge is:
Spots & Stripes

When I heard what the theme was, I knew right away I wanted to use Christmas Boo from Lacy Sunshine.  Her little sleeper is covered with polka dots and that great patchwork hat is full of stripes....perfect!  Here's a quick peek:

I've added her into the Scrolled Holiday Snowglobe also from Lacy Sunshine.  This pic really shows the embossing I did on the top and bottom of the globe.  I used a Versamark marker to fill in the areas I wanted the embossing powder.   Then, I set it with my heat gun and repeated those steps 2 more times to really give it some dimension.

This is the first time I attempted to do wood grain with my ProMarkers.  I'm pretty pleased with the result.  It was just a matter of playing with the different shades of browns and lots of layering.  The Ultra-fine Nib tips are an absolute must for me...they made the grain lines so much easier.  If you use ProMarkers, I highly recommend getting some of the Nibs!

You can see that, after I fussy cut the snowglobe, I used some mounting tape to make it pop just a bit off of the green mat that I dry embossed.

This final photo shows Boo in all her Christmas glory.  I've added very few embellishments to the card because the papers are so very busy. 

The ingredients of this card are:

Papers: Papertrey Ink and Recollections

Red Lace: The Paper Studio

Embossing powder: Recollections Opaque Bling

Baker's twine: Etsy

Taffeta and gold ribbons: my stash

Little gold bells: my Mom (Thanks!)

You can find this card in the following challenges:

Timeless Tuesday -- Fussy cutting

Fat-tastic Tuesday -- Anything goes with ribbon
Party Time Tuesday -- Glitter
Passion for ProMarkers -- P is for....polka dots
Sparkle & Sprinkle -- Anything goes with embossing powder
Addicted to Stamps -- Christmas is coming
Crafting When We Can -- Make it sparkle

I would like to, once again, thank the lovely ladies at

Crafty Catz

for the fun I've had this past month!

It's been a pleasure to help provide inspiration pieces for your challenges.

 I always appreciate time that people spend visiting my blog.

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