Joan's Gardens Challenge

WOW am I tired!  I've been working in my cave ALL DAY trying to get caught up on projects I need for the November Craft Show ... but since I missed last week's challenge at Joan's Gardens, I decided to steer away from my craft show stuff for a little while and create a card for this week's challenge.

This week's challenge requirements are:

• Create a card showing your favorite winter pastime (i.e. making a snowman, going for a sleigh ride, going skiing, etc.)
• Use black embossing
• Use a frame
• Create something that is dimensional

I don't know that this was my FAVORITE winter pastime, but I do remember fondly going out on our back acreage to where my Dad had planted a grove of pine trees to pick out our favorite tree that would be used for Christmas.  My sisters and I would bundle up ... because of course it was December in the 1950s and there was a LOT MORE SNOW back then!  LOL!  We would put on our boots, hats & gloves then follow Dad down over the hill and back up the other side to where the pines were.  OH GOSH! How would we ever pick the perfect tree ... they ALL looked so perfect (Dad had quite a green thumb!). 

Anyways ... my card depicts that memory of cutting & dragging that PERFECT tree back home and wait in anticipation for the time to decorate it beautifully for all to see on Christmas morning!

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  Burgundy cs, white cs

Stamp:  Stampendous

Ink:  Versafine black

Accessories:  Detail Clear EP, ZIG 2-way Glue, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Cheery Lynn Designs B186 Merry Christmas Die Set, Memory Box Frostyville Border die, QuicKutz Frame EF, Quickie Glue, Pop Dot, Spellbinder Create-a-Flake Three Shapeabilities

(Items in red were purchased from Joan's Gardens)

Other qualifying challenges:

ABC Challenge - New To You (My new items are the dies identified in BOLD RED above)

 Lady Anne's - Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Designs - Texture

The Crafty Blogger Challenge - Anything Goes

Critter Sketch Challenge - Embossing (this card has both wet & dry embossing)

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Emboss It

Ooh La La Challenge - Christmas Sentiment

Stamp & Create - Winter Wonderland

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes

Pile It On - Holidays

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Peace and Calm

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - No Rules

Crafty Hazel's Challenge - Black & White + one other color if you like

Hiding In My Craftroom - Die Cuts

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge  - Black & White + one other color

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Christmas

Oozak Challenge - Die Cuts

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Traditional

4 Crafty Chicks - Dry Embossing

ABC Christmas - U Up to You (Anything Goes)

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and for any comment you may leave ... I truly appreciate you taking the time!  Enjoy your week and hope to see you back here soon!