Join the Christmas Challenge at DoubleClick Skittles

Welcome to a brand new challenge at DoubleClick Skittles!

Challenge #36 - Christmas or Blue/White

I'm a Rudolph fanatic, I'll admit it.  Every year, I create Rudolph themed projects.  My Christmas tree is decorated entirely of Rudolph and Misfit plush's and ornaments.  I recently got my hands on a Rudolph/Misfit themed paper pad from Echo Park and it knew which Skittles would go perfectly, for the newest edition for this year's tag collection.

I'm using Skittles from the Believe in Magic Disney-themed release and Meadow Skittles.

Aren't they just so awesome?  I love how Skittles are the perfect size for stamped facial features, such as eyes and noses.  This is an old Rudolph stamp that I've had for years.  I stamped and embossed him on Vellum, then colored him him and added some chalk ink as well.  I adhered my Skittles with clear glue on Rudolph, and used glitter glue on the others.

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Guess what?  Carri is working on a new Christmas release of Skittles so get ready for some awesome new colors!  There's a surprise too but you'll have to wait.......I'm not spilling the beans!  Look for that soon.

Join the Christmas challenge and be entered for a fun prize that includes free Skittles, but be sure and read the rules, as backlinking is not allowed.  Skittles are not required to play so come on... link up and come and play with us!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Additional Supplies:

Echo Park Paper The Story of Christmas and Washi tape

Tombow adhesives

mini sequins

Ribbons from The Ribbon Resource/May Arts Ribbon

(burlap string, plaid trim, fuzzy pom poms, faux burlap)

Ranger distress ink

Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk Ink

Circle punch

White gel pen

Hero Arts clear embossing powder

Ranger black archival ink

Tombow Dual brush pens

Fastenator/staples

Bazzill vellum

Knock Out border punch

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Rudolph's Blizzard Mix: Christmas baking with kids

I am so excited to be participating in this fun, creative event with Laura Kelly Designs.  Spending quality time with our kids should be the most important part of each and every day.  I'm thankful that my son loves, and I do mean, LOVES to cook.  He can whip up a mean batch of sweet and sour chicken, bake cookies....you name it.  He's almost 13 and it didn't take any convincing to join me in the kitchen to bake my own recipe, aptly named Rudolph's Blizzard Mix.  It's a fun holiday snack mix that the kids (and adults) will love making and, most importantly, eating!

Recipe:

1 box Crispix cereal (12 oz)

2 cups stick pretzels (Rold Gold)

1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. McCormick pure vanilla extract

1 cup red M&M candies (separated from red/green)

1 cup White chocolate mint M&M candies

1 to 2 cups mini Kraft jet puffed marshmallows

1/2 cup Domino confectioner sugar

 *optional - 1 bar of BAKER'S premium baking white chocolate

                     3/4 tsp of McCormick pure Peppermint extract

1.  Let the child separate the red candies.  Always a fun job.  Give them permission to munch on the green ones.  Or save for your candy dish when guests come over.

2.  Melt your butter and brown sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Add vanilla extract and stir.  While it's melting, gently mix pretzels and cereal in large bowl, being careful not to crush cereal.  Pour melted mixture over cereal mix and fold in, coating well.  Spray or butter large baking pan and add mixture.  Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees, stirring after 15 minutes.  Spread on foil or parchment paper and cool.

3.  Melt baking bar in microwave oven or with double boiler on stove.  Add peppermint extract and stir briskly.  Drizzle over cooled snack mix.  We realized the heat vent in our kitchen was blowing warm air directly over our mix and the white chocolate wasn't hardening.  If your kitchen is too warm, just throw it all in the freezer for a few minutes.

4.  Break up your clumps of mix (if you opted to add the melted white chocolate) and place in large bowl.  Add candies and marshmallows, and stir gently.  

5.  Now for the blizzard!  You can sift your powdered sugar over the mix in your large bowl and/or, you can add an extra dusting just before serving.  The kids will have a blast adding the blizzard to Rudolph's mix.  Enjoy!

*Baking cups by Wilton 24 pc set

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Rudolph, crafty tips & Bella Crafts Quarterly

I submitted this project for the Bella Crafts Quarterly blog and got word that they published it today.  It's a nice tutorial on crafty time saver tips plus watercolor stamping. 

Check out all the photos and article here: 

http://bellacraftsquarterly.com/time-saving-tips-crafting

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*Rudolph Studio G stamp by Hampton Arts

Over-sized Shaker Card with Rudolph

You know that moment when you start to toss something and then......oh, wait.

That's what I did with the packaging from an embossing folder.  I've had this idea for awhile and finally decided to give it a try.  Let me tell you, shaker cards are not my thing.  Some crafters can pull it off and make it look effortless.  I am NOT one of those crafters!

This card required lots of measurements and even then, I had to trim the top of the kraft card so it was proportional. 

Rudolph was stamped, watercolored with Colorbox archival ink, then fussy cut and adhered to the vellum paper.  That's extra fine red glitter glued to his nose.  Most of the products used are from Pretty Little Studio:  the starry vellum paper, the starry sequins, the speech bubble and wording as well.  Under the vellum is a section of scrapbook paper that was cut from a Martha Stewart Christmas stack and features Santa in his sleigh. 

So there you go.  

Hope you have fun finding joy in re-purposing those almost tossed items too.  

Merry Christmas!

Supplies: Repurposed plastic packaging, Tombow Aqua Mono glue, Martha Stewart designer paper, Extra fine red glitter, Pretty Little Studio starry vellum, Christmas words, Starry night confetti, and speech bubble, The Paper Studio kraft card and white textured cardstock, Colorbox archival ink in Saddle, Marvy Le pen extra fine point black,, white gelly roll pen, Studio g kids rudolph stamp

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas

Here's to a very Merry Christmas to you and your family.  May you have the best year ever in 2014.  God bless!