Happy Holidays!

Hi everyone!! Happy Wednesday!!

Here is a card I created for this week's challenge on the There She Goes Blog, TSG80! The challenge was brought to us by the Trendsetter of the Week, the amazing Angela, and her challenge is to create a scene!!

There She Goes stamps really lend themselves to scene making, but I kept my scene really simple! I started by stamping the snowman and puppy from the newly released (and totally ADORABLE) Snowy Days and then masked it. I stamped the largest tree from Penguin Love three times behind the snowman and puppy, thus, creating a sweet winter scene!

I colored the entire scene with Copic Markers and then cut it out and embossed it using Square Nestabilities. I added some Rock Candy Distress Stickles to certain parts of the trees, the snowman and the "ground" for some sparkle. I love these Stickles because they aren't super shiny when it dries and it really has a cool look!

The layout is last week's Sketch Challenge on SCS, SC305. The patterned paper is all from Everybody Loves Christmas by Echo Park Papers and I sewed each layer on my sewing machine. The Classic Red panel was stamped repeatedly with one of the snowflakes from Snowy Days using Real Red Ink.

The border was created with the Die-Namics Open Scallop Die and the sentiment, which is normally horizontal, was stamped so that the words stacked on top of each other (does that even make any sense?) and then cut and embossed with Circle Nestabilities and layered with Scalloped Circle Nestabilities. I sponged the edges of the sentiment panel, as well as the focal panel, with Soft Sky ink.

A bow of red grosgrain, created with the Bow Easy, and some white brads in the top left corner finish this card off! This was SO fun to make!!

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that uses the provided sketch then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (11-15-10). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG80 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Snowy Days and Penguin Love from There She Goes
Paper: Classic Red, Garden Green, X Press It Blending Card & Everybody Loves Christmas from Echo Park Papers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red and Soft Sky
Acessories: Copic Markers, Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Square Nestabilities, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, White Brads, Sewing Machine, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Die-Namics Open Scallop Die and Foam Tape

Jodi