The JiFFy Girls are eeking in the November challenge at the last second, what with this being the final day of November and all. (I must be rubbing off on them.) Can you believe the holiday season has officially begun? And even more exciting: my Christmas cards are in the mail!!!
Don't hate me. If you read this blog with any regularity, you know that this sort of early-bird behavior is highly unusual. In fact, for the past two years, I completely dropped the ball on getting out my Christmas photo of the boys and family newsletter. We have a large mailing list which makes the whole process exceptionally laborious, and I've spent big chunks of the past two Decembers out of town (2007 at EuroPeds, and then last December in St. Louis while Carter was recovering from surgery). Prior to this egregious lapse, every year since Sean and I married, I faithfully sent out a holiday newsletter; once the kids were born, it was accompanied by a photo. I have been plagued with guilt by allowing this tradition to fall off, so this year I decided to make it the first thing I did to prepare for Christmas. I have to say, it's a HUGE relief to have it done already as it's something I really tend to dread. (I wonder if this is how organized people feel on a regular basis? Would one of you let me know?)
Okay. Enough patting myself on the back... let's get back to those fabulous JiFFy Girls, shall we?
I had planned to rejoin our Just For Fun challenge after the New Year, but when I saw the ADORABLE image that Michele had selected -- Snow Day from My Favorite Things' precious new Pure Innocence line -- well, I had to make my comeback a little early! Once Michele had selected the image (but before she revealed it), Lori sent out the paper: Cinnamon from Cosmo Cricket's Nutmeg line. Gorgeous!
Because I spent most of the weekend on the aforementioned Christmas cards, and because you KNOW I waited until the last minute to work on my challenge project, I wanted to put something together that was quick and easy but still cute. I've been seeing so many sweet gift tags on the blogs of late, so I thought I'd try my hand at one:
I used Bonnie Sharp's Scalloped Tag Tutorial to create a tag with a tiny bit of flair at the top. I colored the image with Copics, and paper pieced her coat and hat. The snow was made sparkly with a light coat of Frosted Lace Stickles.
Be sure to visit the other JiFFy Girls to see what they came up with -- I know without a doubt they have made this sweet snowy gal shine!
Michele Boyer Lori Craig Julie Campbell Alli Miles Kim Hughes
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Snow Day by Pure Innocence from MFT
Paper: Neenah Natural White, Cosmo Cricket 'Cinnamon' from the Nutmeg line
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, ColorBox Old Rose Pigment Brush Pad (for edging)
Accessories: Copic markers, Frosted Lace Stickles, Nestabilities (Large Rectangles and Labels 4), Jody's Foam Boosters, satin ribbon, sponge



























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