BLOGGERS CHALLENGE SKETCH & CHRISTMAS COLLAGE

Hello! Happy Friday! Today, we are heading out to see the Musical "School House Rock" put on by the Christian Youth Theater. We are very excited to be going... okay... maybe I am more excited. I bought the dvds of School House Rock and truthfully, my kids thought they were lame. They didn't have anything to do with Star Wars, so what good are they? LOL When they are in the 7th grade they will appreciate the I'm just a Bill and other songs about government... Besides, what could be MORE fun to learning than having a SONG to go with the lesson? Ahhh the beauty of home schooling! I love it!


My husband bought me a new camera and oh my... I LOVE IT. The picture quality is fabulous! I can take the first shot and not have to alter it too much. MARVELOUS. Such a huge time saver. For those of you wondering what kind he bought me it is a Canon Power Shot SX130IS. I do not know a lot about electronics, so what is nice is I can point and shoot. LOL


Todays challenge was a Bloggers Challenge - SKETCH! To see more creations from the Blogger Challenge participants - click on the link on my side bar!

Todays card uses I Brake For Stamps new release Christmas Collage. Gorgeous set with so much versatility!!! One note... if you are a Technique Junkie, in the next issue there is a technique that is PERFECT with Collage type sets, so now would be a great time to get a few of these fabulous sets for this technique. And... for those of you who are NOT a Technique Junkie, what are you waiting for? 


My card uses the latest cd available here (on the side bar) or soon will be available at I Brake For Stamps. This cd is WONDERFUL! This CD contains 60 tutorials in step-by-step pictorial format -- all printable to 8-1/2" x 11" paper. Perfect dimensions, great examples -- it is a must have! I have many different projects using this featured on my blog the past few weeks, so scroll down and check them out! I just created this card using the Side Step Card from the Technique Junkies Fancy Folds and Motion Cd! 


I used the  creamy, shimmery paints from Creative Inspirations. The colors I used for shading are Garnet, Burgundy, Gold, Antique Gold, denim, Evergreen and Royal Blue. The Creative Inspirations Team even hosts challenges on Sunday at the blog, so be sure to check them out. These paints are affordable AND fun and versatile! You can see lots of tutorials too HERE.


Here are a few more details:
Stamp Sets: I Brake For Stamps new release Christmas Collage, Joy Postage


Best of all you can SAVE 10% at  I Brake For Stamps by using the coupon code SAVE10CHRIS


Cardstock: Navy, Cherry Cobbler, White, Gold
Paint: Creative Inspirations
Accessories: Technique Junkies Fancy Folds and Motion Cd, Martha Stewart Score Tool, Aqua painter, Paper Snips, Tear Drops, Gold Ribbon, Viva Gold Pearl Pen, Gold Zig Painty, Mini Glue Dots

Challenges I participated in are: 

Pile It On - Christmas or Winter with Animals

Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes 

Charisma Cardz - For Christmas with Love
Raise the Bar- Curves (circles, scallops)
Stampin B's - Animal in a Die Cut
Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes 
Tip Top Tuesday- image and a sentiment
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday- glitter
 Paper Romance-  Everything but the kitchen sink - This is a neat theme.  It means to do alot of something. 
 For Fun - Metal - my Metal is the Viva Pearl Pen - more of a metal look.
Crafty Calendar  - winter
One Stitch At A Time - winter wonderlandAllsorts - Christmas
Ellephantastic   - blue
 Craft Your Passion - double anything- red and blue colors
Stamp Insanity - Punches
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
Passionately Artistic - Linky Party 
Thoughtful Thursdays - J is for...Jewels - Dew Drops
Totally Stampalicious - I've Got The Blues
 Little Red Wagon - Something in 3's  2 groups of threes in Tear Drops
Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle

Crazy Challenge - Things with Wings
Iris's Spot - Challenge #9 Anything Goes
Anything Challenge - 'B' is for bow and blue

Thank you so much for taking a look! Have a great day!