It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.....at Scrapbook Boutique!

Hello,

 It's time for a Scrapbook Boutique December Blog Hop and Inspirational Challenge, hope you'll join us for both.  

The Hop starts and ends at the Scrapbook Boutique Blog.  If you're following along you should have arrived from Sue's blog and when you leave me you hop over to Therese's Blog.

The hop is open for one week, closing at midday Monday 17th December. 

To be eligible to win the prize, leave a comment on each of the blogs, with the SB blog being the last one.  The random winner will be drawn from the  SB blog and announced on Tuesday18th.

Unfortunately the blog hop prize (and the inspiration challenge) are only open to anyone with an Australian mailing address.

One lucky person will receive the following prize from  My Favorite Things,

SEASONAL SENTIMENTS

Why not play along with our regular monthly inspirational challenge.

   Make a project using the following picture as your inspiration.  

You could be the winner of a $30 gift voucher for Scrapbook Boutique.

(Link your project on the SB Blog before 31/12/12) 

Here's my card using Christmas Friends from Penny Black.  I love each of the cute little images in this set, how sweet is this little ginger kitty?

Here's how for those who like to know:

1.  Trim, score and fold smooth white card to make a 5" square side fold card.

2.  Cut some red card to 1/8" smaller all around.

3.   Lay red/white striped DP  followed by a strip of green polka dot DP down and wrap ribbon around approx. 1/2" in from the left side of the green DP. Secure at the back with tape, then loop a second strip of ribbon around the secured piece and tie a bow.  This can then be slipped up or down to position correctly.

4.  Stamp the image to X-Press it blending card, stamping a second time to have another set of paws as well as the back section (feet and tail).

5.  Colour both stamped images using Copic markers. I use Prisma pencils for some light shading too.

6. Cut out the second set of front paws and the bottom section. Run a dark pencil around all the cut edges.

7.  From red card and using a Spellbinder labels 9 die cut a frame by using the the largest two dies together.  Run this through the Grand Calibur a second time to emboss with a Swiss dots e.f.

8.  To cut the main image, use the smaller of the two steel dies as a template. Draw a fine pencil line around the outside of the die  and hand cut the main  image out. Run some glue around the red frame and adhere over the stamped image.

9.  Using Helma Scrap Dots, pop up the front paws and the bottom of the kitty so his tail sits over the frame.

10. Stamp the sentiment to a scrap of white card and trip before adhering to the card front tucking the end under the ribbon.

11. Add four flourish with a bling pearls to the card front before adhering the completed card front to the base card.

We're all a bit sad at Scrapbook Boutique as Sue K has decided to step down at the end of December.  Make sure you leave her some special love this hop..........I'm sure you agree we'll all miss her beautiful work here.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check the store for all your last minute gift giving but be quick...........The store will be closed on Friday 21/12/12 until Wednesday 2/1/13.

Now on with the Hop.

SBB White Smooth Cardstock 12x12	X-Press It Blending Card A4 - 10 sheets	SBB Textured nCardstock Pack - Christmas Colours 12 x 12 (30)	SBB - Simple Stories 6 x 6 paper pad Snap Colour Vibe
SBB - Penny Black - Christmas Friends Clear stamps	SBB - Rangers Distress ink - Barn Door	SBB-Memento Tuxedo Black ink	SBB - Copic Markers - Ciao 36C
Prismacolour Premier Colour Pencils - Tin 72 Colour Set	uttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder	SBB - Spellbinders Labels 9 dies	Flourish With A Bling - Adhesive Pearls - white
SBB - Fiskars Compact Stamp Press	SBB - ScorPal Score Board 12"x12" Imperial	SBB -Grand Calibur	SBB-Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
SBB-X-Press It Double sided High Tac Tape	SBB - Beacon Zip Dry Paper Glue

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