Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Happy Holidays - Toothpick Challenge


I hope you are doing well. Life is a little busy right now (I just got home from a meeting at school), but I wanted to particpate in the toothpick challenge over on the Everything but the Kitchen Sink blog. I haven't designed our annual Christmas card yet. Yikes, I'm in trouble!

I've haven't participated in their challenges yet, but I thought this would be a fun one. We had to use at least 1 toothpick. A while back I used a toothpick on this card, but this time I used several! Actual bought a box today to replenish our kitchen supply. I saw what the team (Kelley, Winter, Kelly, Lynnette, & Courtney) produced for their samples and then I was intimidated. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to create. I had to think about it for a few days. I love my Silhouette, so I downloaded these new ornament designs and cut them out on some BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses paper (Thanks, Sarah!). I used Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue to adhere each toothpick to the backs of the ornaments. I never get tired of kraft cardstock, so I used it here. I used a paper piercer and went around the perimeter of the cardstock.

My style is clean and simple, so I like what I created. Thanks for stopping by! Kelley, I'm thinking about you...

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Holiday Button Bits
Paper: Kraft & Certainly Celery (SU!), Eskimo Kisses (BasicGrey)
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Tools: Silhouette, paper piercer, Modern Label Punch (SU!)
Other: linen thread (SU!), decorative pearls (Joy Crafts), foam tape, toothpicks, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

14 comments:

  1. Wow, those ornaments are amazing. Great job!

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  2. okay this is incredibly creative and all I gotta say is:

    winner..winner..chicken dinner.

    You totally rocked that challenge!

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  3. UM WOW! That's all I can say. I'm so impressed. So creative... this rocks!

    Thanks so much for playing with us!

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  4. I saw this late last night and wanted to scream "WHOA" in my bed! But, I restrained myself and remembered to comment today! Love the textured background pattern you created on the ornaments!

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  5. Toothpick ornaments, how clever! Your card looks fantabulous, Anthonette!!

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  6. Anthonette your creativity blows me away! You are one talented gal!

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  7. Are you serious!?!?! You're amazing girl!!!

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  8. WOWZA! This is gorgeous! Just beautiful! I love it!

    Thank you so much for playing along with us at EbtKS! :)

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  9. What a beautiful card! I LOVE it! Thanks for playing with us in the challenge Anthonette! :)

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  10. Wow! How fantastic is this!! I love the ornaments with the scrolly tops! I didn't even realize they were toothpicks, amazing!

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  11. What an awesome way to use the toothpicks!! The ornaments are fabulous! Great job with the EBTKS challenge!

    ♥Lea

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  12. Congrats on your win. Love your card.

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  13. what a FABULOUS card love the cutting!

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Thanks for the kind words!