challenge: noun

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

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Over at the Faber Castell blog you can enter the December challenge with Mou Saha for Christmas Greetings. She wrote about doing creative challenges to experiment with new techniques so you can learn new things. THAT'S why I love challenges!! So in the spirit of creating something I've never done before I took out my metallic gelato and rubbed it over the embossing plate before running through the machine.

( note to self: Gelato's stick to and show up very well on the black rubber with my embossing plates! )

 

 I looooovvveee how it came out too! I added some stickles to the center of the snowflakes and followed the sketch from over at Mojo Monday - 270.

 

I took my drip punch from Martha Stewart and trimmed off the drips to sharper points to create icicles, and then covered the strip with stickles.

 

Perfect Sentiments Challenge: Let it Snow

 

Faber Castell Metallic Gelato

Fiskar Embossing Plate - snowflakes

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Reminisce white pen

Pebbles- Glitter Candy Dots

Martha Stewart Drip Punch

Ranger's stickles - Frosted lace

snowflakes..stash, but where did I get them? lol

sentiment - from an old Christmas card
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Today, it's Melissa turn to show a hand made goodie that's close to my heart...errr....stomach and expanding waistline!!! Chocolate Banana French Toast!!!

If you are in need of some fabulous ideas to hand make something for a little boy, Heather has some great ideas over on her blog, hope you go check them out!

And for all you home schooling moms, Chrissy has a cute idea on her blog to get them into the swing of the holiday without them even knowing they are learning something too!