La La Lands Beach Bash Blog Hop!

As you may remember I was a guest for a couple of months at La La Lands Crafts and I was super excited when they asked me to join in their Anniversary blog hop!
It is a week long event and the theme of today's game is "What Toys Did LaLa take to the Beach?"
You need to follow through the hop until you find LaLa at the beach and then follow the instructions on that blog to submit your answer!
We have lots of fun cards for you to see along the way so be sure to check out all the fabulous creations.

If you came to me from Paul Ford's blog then you are on the right track, if not then hop back to La La Lands blog to start at the beginning.
Be sure to hop to ALL the blogs taking part and leave a little love as there will be a special prize drawing at the end of the week from the comments left. So the more blogs you visit and comment on the better your chance of winning!

Now on to the card, it has a few challenges added to it as usual:

Sweet Stampin - Sketch
Friends Having Fun - Sunset, Sea and Palm color combo
Incy Wincy - Summer Fun
Crafty Calendar - Summer
Crafty Ann's - Lazy Hazy Days of Summer
Getting Creative with Ann - Are You Thirsty?
My Time To Craft - Cake or Drink
Paper Sundaes - Stitching
Creative Craft - Animal Antics
Stampin B's - Use a Dog image



Card Recipe:
Image - Summer Lucky
Paper - Where the Heart Is My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Bo Bunny
Border and Corner Punch - Martha Stewart





Something else that is super exciting is a brand new member of the LaLa Lands family! Irina has put up a new digi image for release and it's very special as it's her very own image. She'll only be available as a digi during the bash so go get your hands on her and be sure to keep on the lookout for new stamps featuring the super sweet Marci!



Now you've seen my card and had a little it's time to head on over to Kim's blog and keep on the lookout for LaLa at the beach with her toys!
Have fun and good luck with the drawing.

Thanks A Bunch! - A Christmas Lala, or is she?

Happy Saturday,
I like to buy stamps that I can use for more than one card/occasion but for a lot of the Holiday stamps it is very difficult. It's hard to make a Bunny with an egg anything but Easter and Santa really won't work for the 4th of July, hee hee!
But some of them can be used with a little "tweak" and I think this one will make you look at your stamps with different eyes.

Of course there are challenges too:

Artful Inkables - 3 Buttons, 2 Ribbons and a Circle
365 Cards Day 74 - Buttons and Bows
Creative Card Crew - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Round and Round
Creative Craft - Blue and Brown
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Blue, Brown and White
Colour Create - Khaki, Aqua, Brown and Cream
Paperplay - Brown and ...
Alphabet Challenge - C is For Chocolate colors
Aud's Sentiments - Thanks A Bunch
Lala Lands - Anything Goes (with a Lala Lands Stamp)
Papertake - Sparkly, Shiny and Special
Paper Makeup - 3 Flowers



Card Recipe:
Paper - K & Co Pads Margo and Bailey
Medium - Copic Markers
Image - Ornament Lala
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Rhinestones - Queen and Co
Sentiment - Printed in Harrington font
Die Cut - Spellbinders





I colored over the ornament on the image in the same color as her dress so that when I added the flowers you couldn't see it underneath, a great way to use a Holiday stamp for other occasions.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Katie

It's Time for my favorite technique - Paper Piecing of course!

Happy Saturday Everyone!
It's one of those "Just Because" cards and this one sure is a sweet one!
When I started scrapbooking almost 12 years ago there weren't very many products to be found and so it really was a technique driven hobby.
I met a scrapping buddy and through her I learnt how to paper piece. Soon I was cutting smaller and smaller pieces, glueing them and then pen stitching all around them. There was barely a page that didn't have a hand created character on it.
Then things changed, products were available everywhere, premade pages, 3D accents, all the things I'd spent hours making before were available to just "peel and stick". The art of the tiny scissors went the way of the wind.
Then I started cardmaking about a year and a half ago and I realized that the stampers were quietly keeping this technique going like a little secret society:)
It was a revelation to me and a joy!
Now I try and do a little cutting at least once a week and this is one of those weeks :)

It helped that one of my favorite blogs had this as a challenge this week amongst the others on this card:

La La Lands want Paper Piecing
Creative Cottage want Pretty Pink
Stamp Something want Pink Something
Jacksonbelle had a 123 recipe of 1 Black item, 2 Punched items and 3 Circles
Try It Out Tuesday had a Sketch
The Cuttlebug Spot want Pink and Green



Card Recipe:
Image - Sweet Lala
Paper - Imaginisce Fairest of Them All
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Studio G
Pearls - Queen & Co
Border Punches - Martha Stewart





I hope you can see the paper piecing on Lala's dress.
She sure is sweet with her big blue eyes and I'm sending a wave over to all the Lala Girls!
Katie

By The Cute and Girly Challenge - Spring is in the Air

Another month has gone by and a new challenge is up at By The Cute and Girly.
There are big changes around there so keep checking in!

The challenge this time was set by Brenda and she wanted us to forget Winter and think about Spring!
I made a couple of items this time.

I made an Easter decoration with the following challenges

Flourishes want Flowers
Jacksonbelle want Flowers too!
Creatalicious wanted you to Create a Little Something
Flutterby had an Open Week as long as it had a Butterfly, Fairy or Angel on it
Crafty Catz want a Fancy Edge and Ribbon
Clearly Delightful wanted Ducks!



Recipe

Wooden word - Hobby Lobby
Paint - Krylon
Images - Spring Things digital stamps by Pollycraft
Ribbon - American Crafts
Felt flowers and eggs and chipboard butterflies- American Crafts
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Making Memories





And a card with challenges too

Gingersnaps want a Birthday Card
Peachy Keen had a recipe of Yellow and Green, a 3D embellishment and must be Stamped
La La Lands had a sketch
Bildy Blog wanted you to Bling It, mine has shiny Dewdrops and the dp is glittered so I hope that counts!
Paper Garden wanted to say Farewell to Winter
Copic Creations wanted your coloring with Green


Recipe



Image - Mimosa with Umbrella
Paper - DCWV The Citrus Stack
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Dewdrops - Robins Nest
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing folders - Swiss Dots by Cuttlebug and Daisy by Crafts Too
Die Cuts - Spellbinders





This is such a sweet image and with the bright Spring colors it makes me almost wish for the showers to come! LOL
So brighten up your day a little, get creating for Spring and shows us all you've got over at By The Cute and Girly.
Katie

Freebie Friday At Digital Delights! and Lovesick Nesbitt too!

Happy Friday!
It's time for another Freebie and you are not going to want to miss this one!
You can see it being used at the Freebie Friday page.



He would be perfect peeping over the top of a photo on a scrapbook page, gracing the top of a treat bag or holding a cute sentiment on the front of a card.


Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!

Also if you didn't make it to the Digi Day fun last night remember that it's not too late to grab the freebie from there and join in the challenge! You'll find all the details on the SNR Card Universe Group
I didn't make it to the fun last night but I have played with the image and you can see him at the bottom of the post.

I did find a challenge or two for the Peeking Bear!

Charisma wanted you to Think Male (this is for my son)
Craft want Digital Coloring. Now if you are Digital Delights fan then be sure to enter this challenge as Wendy is sponsoring so you could win some more images to go with your Freebie!
Other Lovelies wanted a Digtial Stamp




I couldn't help playing with him and he looked perfect to Paper Piece! So I printed him on 3 colors and paper pieced him. Then I added a few highlights with Copic's.
He's peeping over a wooden "block calendar" that I bought from Hobby Lobby and decorated.
Both blocks were painted and then matted numbers added to them. The month blocks were papered and then the month added.



I couldn't resist adding a little bow tie to this cute guy!



This will stand on my 3 year olds dresser (he's smiling in the blog banner above) and we will change the date together.
I hope you'll go along and grab this freebie, he's so useful for all sorts of projects.

Now on to Lovesick Nesbitt.

AI Factory wanted Lots of Hearts
Daring Cardmakers wanted you to Have a Heart
Other Lovelies wanted a Digtial Stamp
CCEE Stampers wanted photo inspiration and I chose this photo from Imagekind even though Nesbitt is not a Dalmation
Pixie Dust wanted Red/Pink , Black and White
Cupcake Crafts wanted Red and White all Over , I hope they don't mind a little black too :)
Incy Wincy want Pink or Red and Black
Little Paper Shop want Red, Black and White
Creative Inspirations Challenge want Valentines with Black and Red
Cute Card Thursday were "In the Name of Love" and what does a doggy love more than his bone?
LaLa Lands wanted no Designer Paper
Lil Red Wagon wanted Red With Bling
Inky Impressions wanted a Charm or two
Midnight Madness had your choice of fancy or simple sketch, I turned it on it's side
Stamping Vacation had their Pick 3 and I chose; Match the base cardstock with the ink (both black), Image with eyes, Use black and white cardstock and another color (black, white and red)
Dare U 2 Digi wanted Punches with your digi image
Stamp Something wanted Something Cute
Digital Tuesday had "It's All About the Animals" theme



I colored Nesbitt with Copic's.
I used the Hearts "Punch Around the Page" set for the big mat and then the Valentines Lace border for the bottom border both by Martha Stewart.
The white roses are Wild Orchid Crafts and the red ones from the bridal dept.





And remember the challenge started on Digi Days at the SNR Card Universe Group is still going on and you have until next Thursday, the 18th, to enter with the drawing being on the 20th.
So if you've never tried one of Wendy's fabulous designs now is the time to grab a freebie and get creating! Remember there's a new one available every Friday and the Digital Delights store has many more available for purchase with Instant Download!
Have a great and creative weekend and be sure to drop by tomorrow for a new Pixie Cottage card.
Katie

Freebie Friday At Digital Delights!

Happy Friday!
(if you are looking for my Tilda winner be sure to go to the post below)
It's time for another Freebie and you are not going to want to miss this one!
You can see it being used at the Freebie Friday page.




Just a reminder that you can now find the freebies at our groups at Papercraft Planet and SNR Card Universe All you have to do is join one or both of our groups and the image is yours. You can find it under the subject Freebie Friday in the discussions area!!) Be sure to become a follower of the groups of your choice so you can be sure to keep up to date with our fun happenings!!

There is no way I could miss playing with this cutie and I used a few challenge to help me.

LaLa Lands wanted Hearts
Fussy and Fancy wanted Hearts
The Secret Crafter wanted Hearts
365 Cards Day 340 had a Shape Up day and the shape was a Heart
Diedrich Dare had a great sketch by Jack
Creative Inspirations had a color combo of Pink and Cream
The Pink Elephant was All About Pink
ABC was at N for New and Cupid is brand new today!
Crafty Creations want Wings
Flutterby want a Fairy, Butterfly or an Angel
My Time To Craft had a Fairy Folk theme
Quixotic wanted Fairies too (I know it's a stretch to say Cupid is a fairy but he does have wings!)
Pollycraft had a Things With Wings theme
Your Next Stamp wanted Charms
Inky Impressions wanted Charms too
CCEE wanted Hearts and Charms
Tellens Place wanted you to play Tic Tac Toe and I chose Charms, Punches and Stitching
Fab N Funky wanted Embossing
Doodle Palace wanted you to "Show Me Some Texture"
Sophisticats wanted to see a little Love
Gingersnaps wanted Romance
Bee Crafty wanted Romance
Papertake had a "Love Actually" theme
Stampin For The Weekend wanted Valentines
Stamp Something had a Love Something theme
Crafty Calendar" wanted Love/Friendship with an option of Hearts
ABC Designs had an "I Love You Sweetheart" theme



I colored this cutie with Copic's, the list is below the bottom photo.
The dp is from my stash. The border punch is Martha Stewart, the love charm from the Bridal department and the doilies are from Hobby Lobby.
The sentiment is P.etc




The inside is more dp and a message mat.



The colors I used were:
Face R00, R01, E93
Hair Y21, Y26, Y28, E35
Wings R0000, R11, R20
Heart R39, R59
Bow E37, E29
Cloud R0000, R81, Colorless Blender

I really hope you run over and join one of the groups so you can grab this cutie, he was so much fun to color and I just love the expression on his face.
Be sure to come back on Sunday for another new card.
Katie

2 Cards for you to enjoy!

Happy Wednesday!
I may no longer be on the team at LaLa Lands but these new images were so cute that I wanted to join in with one last card :)
I used the fabulous sketch at Just Us Girls and Incy Wincy wanted you to Bling It Up!

I colored Maya with Copic's and I thnk she may have been out in the sun too much but at least she's in the Valentines "Moo"d!
The papers are Basic Grey from the Infuse Collection.



There are fabulous new Valentines images on their way to the La La Lands store and you won't want to miss them!
To celebrate these new images the team are having a Blog Hop and you can catch all the fun over there.

I also have news on my own challenge blog Cooking It Up With Katie. Last year we did challenges on Thursdays but I've taken on a new DT position and left another and it now works so much better to have the challenges on Wednesdays.
So this week is the 1st challenge on the new day.

The new recipe is:
Not Your Usual Valentine image
Try a technique you've not done before
Add a color challenge from another blog

And of course I'm using some more challenges with this card too!
365 Cards Day 309 had a super sketch
and Day 308 had a great challenge of stamping on ribbon
Rosie Dees had a Free Choice week
The Pink Elephant had a recipe of 2 Designer papers, 3 Buttons and Snowflakes
A Spoon Full of Sugar wanted to see Hearts
Colour Q had a color combo of Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss and White
Creative Card Crew wanted to see Distrssing
Digital Tuesday wanted a Valentines card for a loved one

This fantastic image is Blessed Snow Angel and comes from this challenges sponsor, Faith of Designed to Delight. I colored him/her with Copic's.
I used Basic Grey Sultry and Lollipop Shoppe dp.
I used green grosgrain ribbon and Stamps by Judiths stamps and Memento ink.

Inside is more dp and a message mat.

Here is a close up of the image out of the pocket.

I hope you can join in my challenge atCooking It Up With Katie.
Katie

Happy Happy Birthday!!!!

Hello to Everybody! It’s very unusual for us to post on Saturday… But today is a very special day; today is Irina’s Birthday! You all know that Irina is not only a very talented crafter, but also a very wonderful person! Of course we couldn't’t miss her Day and decided to throw a little on-line party for her. We were keeping it a secret and prepared a surprise Birthday Blog Hop. So come along with us do the hop, hop to celebrate Irina’s Birthday.



Each of us created a card with Birthday wishes for our special Birthday Girl. So your first hop should have been at Kim’s blog.
If for some reason you didn't get to me through the hop then start there at the beginning so you don't miss a thing!

After me you need to hop along to Karin

Of course it wouldn't be me if I didn't use a few challenges along the way!
Colour Q had the combo of Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise and Chocolate Chip
Lord Have Mercy had a wonderful sketch



I used a selection of papers from The Paper Studio, Peppermint Forest and DCWV.
The cake is a chipboard accent from K&Co and the sentiment is from Joann.


If by some reason you loose track on your journey through the hopping spots, here is a list of all of us:



Kim

Kathy

Lisa

Katie

Karin

Sue

Jane

Moon

Maureen

Kristine

Cheryl

Elena

Have fun and thank you for stopping by!
Katie

La La Lands Guest DT - How Charming

Happy Wednesday!
I can't believe my 2 months "guesting" at LaLa Lands is over already!
This is my last challenge with them and I've enjoyed every single second of it, I hope you've enjoyed all my LaLa projects too.

For this challenge the team were asked to use charms somewhere on their projects.
I have collected quite a few over the years but I always seem to forget to use them so it was good to be "made" to use one!

Although many challenges are on a Christmas Break I did find a few to work with this.

Sweet Sunday Sketch gave me the sketch
Colour Create had the combo of Pink, Burgundy and Ivory
Whimsy Stamps wanted a "Chip Off The Old Block"



For this card I used Sweet Lala and she wants to give you a Valentines hug! I colored her with Copic's and cut and matted her with a Label Nestie.
The dp are K&Co and My Minds Eye.
The chipboard sentiment is from Colorbok.
The border punch is Valentines Lace by Martha Stewart.
The charm is from my stash, I'm not sure where it came from.
The flowers are from Brides.
Ribbon is from Michaels.

Inside is more dp and ribbon topped message mat.

Here's Lala again sending you Love!
If you have some charms in your stash then grab them and add them to a card and join in the challenge!
Come back on Friday for more new cards and projects, just remember the Tylenol for the New Years Eve hangover! LOL
Katie

La La Lands Guest DT - Anything But a Card

Happy Wednesday!
Are you almost ready for the big day?
Tomorrow it's Christmas Eve but there's still time for a new creation from LaLa Lands.
This week to team was required to make "Anything But A Card" and that is so much fun for me.
I've always been an "altering" kind of gal and so these are never "challenges" for me, more like time to have some fun!
A couple of weeks ago I found this cute wooden Christmas Tree at Hobby Lobby and imagined it with someone standing next to it. But I didn't think I'd get time to make it this year but then I got the super cute LaLa with Ornament and this challenge came up and I knew I had the perfect combination.
So I ended up with a new Christmas decoration and you ended up with a new project to see!

I also found a few challenges to help me along the way.

Trimmies had a Free week
365 Cards Day 292 had a AD for inspiration
Paper Make Up had a Christmas theme with Red, Green and White
Frosted Design had a Paper Piecing theme and I paper pieced the tree.
Allsorts also wanted Anything But A Card
Alphabet Challenge were at J for Jewels
Corrosive wanted to see Bling!
Hand Full Of Stamps wanted to see Red (a little or a lot)
Stamp Something had a theme of "Holiday Somethings"



I traced the tree and paper pieced the tree, star and trunk. I painted the base and added Puffy Paint and Glitter to make snow.
I stamped LaLa with Ornament twice and colored her with Copic's. I cut her out and popped one up on Pop Dots.
I added Christmas trim and rhinestones for the ornaments on the tree.
Finally I made a gift and added it under the tree.

Here's a close up of cute Lala!
You can see all the other wonderful team work on their blogs
Elena
Jane
Kathy
Kim
Kristine
Lisa
Maureen
If you have time in your busy Holiday schedule maybe you can enter the challenge to at LaLa Lands!
Have a wonderful Christmas!
Katie

La La Lands Guest DT - We're going on a Blog Hop!!!!

Happy Wednesday,
There's a new face in town and she's Princess Rosie!
To celebrate her release all the Design Team at LaLa Lands got to make a card with the fabulous new image.
Also to help make it even more fun we're having a Blog Hop with fun and prizes along the way!

Here are all the fun facts you need to know!
Welcome to La-La Land Crafts' Fairy Tale Release Blog Hop. To celebrate the release of our new Princess Rosie stamp, we are giving her the royal treatment that she deserves. Every member of our Design Team and the Guest Designers have made their cards with Princess Rosie which they are now showing on their blogs. To make the Blog Hop even more fun, along with the cards you will find some clues (a secret word or two) on every blog. When you follow the order of the Blog Hop and get to the end, you will have collected all of the words and will be able to put them together into a sentence. When you are done, you will need to come back to La-La Land Crafts Blog and leave your entry into the Blog Candy with Mr Linky.

What's in it for you???

Besides seeing all the gorgeous cards from our Design Team? The winner of the Blog Hop will receive the newly released Princess Rosie stamp along with super goodies that you can see here!

- Art Warehouse BORDERS Clear Stamp Set
- Hero Arts FROGGY Clear Stamp Set
- two spools of Sweet & Sassy RIBBON
- twelve large Prima FLOWERS
What's even more? While on your treasure hunt for secret words, you might even find some more treats offered by our designers!!! And!! Best of all, I have some great news for you!! Princess Rosie stamp is already available for purchase in our online store!!!

What do you have to do to join our Blog Hop????

* Start your Blog Hop at the La-La Land Crafts' blog

* Each DT Member will guide you to the next Blog during the Blog Hop

* Collect all of the secret words and put them together into a sentence

* Final stop is back at La-La Land Crafts Blog where you have to leave your entry in the comments under the main post. IMPORTANT!!! Do not reveal your answer in your comment!! We will contact the winner for the answer. If the answer is incorrect we will draw the winning number again..

One entry per person please. We will draw the winning number from all the entries next Wednesday, December 23rd, around 10 am PST. Everyone is welcome to participate. We will ship internationally!!

We would really appreciate it if you could help spread the word about our Blog Hop on your blog or just by the word of mouth if you don't have a blog :-)

Now if you started at La La Lands and got to me from Kim's blog then you're on the right track, if not please go back to the start so you don't miss a thing!

I'm making you look at my card first before giving the secret word!
And of course there are more challenges in this card!

Paper Play had a "Movies and Books" theme and my card was inspired the movie "Snow White"
Saturday Spotlight had a "Music in your Soul" theme and "Some Day My Prince Will Come" is the song Snow White sings in the movie
Friday Sketchers gave me the fabulous sketch
Daring Cardmakers wanted to see Polka Dots and No Christmas
Basic Grey had a color combo of Cream, Pink and Blue and their product
Allsorts wanted "Pearls and Swirls", you can see the pearls and the dp has swirls on it and the font was swirly too.
Kraftin Kimmie want you to "Sparkle Baby"
Totally Gorjuss had a free week as long as the image was Cute and Rosie sure is Cute!



Princess Rosie is colored with Copics and I added tiny gold pearls to her crown.
The dp is Basic Grey from the Blush Collection.
The pink and gold embossed paper is from The Paper Company.
The flowers are Prima with Martha Stewart pearl brads in their centers.
I printed the sentiment myself.



Inside is more of the wonderful dp.



After me you need to hop along to Maureens blog for the next clue!

My clue is "HAVE".
Remember to gather them all for a chance to win.
Have fun!
Katie

La La Lands Guest DT - Pink and Green for Christmas

Happy Wednesday and my 2 post of the day!
It's time for another challenge over at LaLa Lands and this week the theme is "Pink and Green for Christmas".
It has been a great color combo amongst the paper companies for this Holiday Season so you should have no trouble joining in.
Actually I didn't use any Christmas dp on this card, I found some from a Summer stack that I loved and thought worked great for this theme.

I have a few other challenges with this card too:
Cute Card Thursday had a theme of Swirly Girly
Frosted Designs wanted to see Scallops
Saturday Spotlight wanted to see Christmas Flowers
All That Scraps wanted a Christmas Card
Corrosive Challenges had a great sketch




As I said earlier, these are Summer papers from My Minds Eye but I still hop it has a Holiday feel.
I stamped Sitting Lala and colored her with Copics and then cut her out. I made a big present for her to sit on and she looks like she's guarding it with her life, maybe it has Zhu Zhu pets in it! LOL
I used a Martha Stewart punch for the scalloped border and added gold faux stitching to the pink panel and to the swirlies.
The flowers are Prima and the sentiment is from Walmart from last year.

Inside is a message mat with more faux stitching.

I think LaLa is very lucky to have such a big present, I wonder if she can wait until Christmas to peek inside? :)
Have a great rest of your week!
Katie

La La Lands Guest DT - Buttons, Buttons, Buttons!

Here's todays 2nd post!
The challenge over at La La Lands this week is to use Buttons! If you are anything like me then you have lots floating around in your room/supply so you have no excuse not to join in this week!
I've kept with the Christmas theme but you can chose whatever theme you like and you could be a lucky winner!

I added a few other challenges along the way.

Truly Scrumptious gave me the sketch with an option of a "Sparkly Flourish"
Paper Cutz had an "Anything Goes" theme
Handfull of Stamps wanted "No Plain Jane Ribbon"
Paper Maniac wanted you to use a fancy cardstock so I chose the metallicas by American Crafts
Allsorts wanted to see Buttons and so did Anns Creative Nook
Crazy 4 Challenges want to see you get "Punch Happy"
Saturday Spotlight want to see Hats!
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle had an open Christmas theme as did Creative Card Crew and Practical Scrappers too.
Corrosive wanted a Red and Green Christmas card
365 Cards Day 275 wanted Red and Green too and so did Cupcake Craft


I chose to use Winter LaLa this week and to make her extra Festive I added a pom pom to her hat!
I colored her with Copic's and added Prismacolor gold pen for her buttons.
I used Jess James mini button to edge the scalloped oval Nestie that she is popped up on.
I used American Crafts foil cardstock for her mat and the side panel, I love this cardstock and think it adds so much to a Holiday card.
The dp is from the Peppermint Forest Stack from Joanns.
The border punch is Deco Fan by Martha Stewart.
I made the rosette from ribbon from Michaels "Celebrate It" ribbon from this years selection. The sentiment is from this years "Christmas Crafts" selection at Hobby Lobby.

The inside is a decorated message mat.

Here I hope you can see I cut out Lala after coloring her and popped her up for dimension. I love how these stamps are designed to have enough design to make them fun and interesting to color but they are easy to cut out giving you more options for your card.

So please go and grab and a button or 5 and join in this weeks challenge at La La Lands
Katie