More winners!

So, I'm back to share some more of my contest winners with you. This was one of my winners back in January 2010. It was for the contest Card to Crop. Now, I had never actually won this contest ever before, but I managed to win it this month. Very cute story goes along with this entry. I'm not a big picture person, so this contest is always a stretch for me to find pictures to go with. Well, I was creating entries in late December after the holidays and ws very pressed for time to get them done and in the mail. So, I was frantically trying to find a picture to use for this contest category. Well, I remembered all those beautiful pictures I received in my Christmas cards and ran out to my kitchen where I hang all the Christmas pictures we receive and grabbed this picture off the wall. Now, before you think I used a picture of some unsuspecting friend or relative, rest assured, I called and checked with this certain friend/relative that it was ok to use their picture. So, now you know the answer to your question--this picture is NOT me or my family. Most of my blog readers (the few of you there are) will know who they are. ;0) The idea for the contest is to create a card and a coordinating scrapbook page to go with it. I used TAC's Amelia paper line(SWIC and cardstock), my fav Decorative Corners stamp set and the coordinating Amelia tags and ribbon. I also used one of TAC's very own sketches located in the front of their current catalog to design the project. Of course a sanding block was used around the pictures to "blend" the edges and make it coordinate better. The white ink I used was the Brilliance moonlight white. The card was done the same way, but used TAC's Thank U set instead of where the picture went on the scrapbook page.This little guy was the winner of the creatively colored creations category. He was supposed to be pictured filled with Bubble bath accessories (lotion, bath salts, etc), but they didn't make it to the picture. Oh well, he's just as cute empty. This is a little basket/box that I've been making quite regularly around here lately. I got the idea for one of my parties. We put scalloped circle punches on the front and back. I think you can find the template online as a nestabilities box or something like that. Well, I loved making the box so much, I adapted it for the holidays. I put a smaller scalloped circle on the front and back so the box stands on it's own and used the little bear set from TAC (the one pictured below) to create a scene of a bear drinking cocoa. Then I filled the basket/box with hot cocoa fixings and gave them as gifts for the holidays. I'll have to find a picture of one of them if I still have one floating around. (this idea is the one I built off of to create my "mug" that I shared with you last time). So the little bear (which I LOVE to make a polar bear by just shading around him with gray marker or colored pencil is taking a bath. How cute it that? A polar bear taking a hot bath. LOL!!! Then I used liquid applique and my heat gun to create cool 3D bubbles for his bath. I also used versamagic ink and my embossing powder to make the swirls in the background a little 3D as well. I had a lot of fun creating this guy. I was very excited when I won.

I had another entry that was going to be a winner, but the rules are that you can only win 2 contests per month. I believe that's a very good and fair rule. Anyway, I don't have a picture of that entry because my camera was out that day and I didn't get pictures of my entries. I remember it was a cute skiing penguin on one of TAC's clear coasters with a pewter frame at the bottom of the card. I believe it used the Reece SWIC /Cardstock and coordinating ribbon and hardware. It was a very CUTE card and I apologize that I can't share it with you.

That's it for today. I'll be back again to share some creations.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!