Meljen's Designs November DT Inspiration.

Good morning everyone! I think I feel a little bit better today. I haven't decided yet LOL  I hate being sick! Today is my son's birthday... so Kevin is out with my youngest doing some shipping for cake and stuff. That's my day! Hoping to feel a bit better.

So, today is my inspiration post at Meljen's Designs. I have been wanting to try this creation for a while now and when I decided which image I was going to use this month I decided that this was the image to use for this:








So, I think they are classifying this as a card, but I'm going with a Christmas Decoration LOL!! I didn't add a sentiment and the gifts are all glued down, so there is really no way to fold this up and put it in an envelope. For that... I think it justifies calling it a Christmas Decoration! I'm trying to decide if I should keep it and put it out at Christmas or if I should give it as a gift... to my mother or something! I'm just not sure! Anyway!!  I used Christmas Tree which you can find at the Meljen's Designs Shop. I LOVE this image! I think I use it every year LOL I just LOVE to decoupage it!!  It is perfect! I decoupaged each layer of the tree and then the gifts. I have inked everything in Tea Dye ink. I used a bunch of random Christmas paper scraps from last year to create this. I used ribbon around each gift. I layered the snowflake dies.. those are Sizzlits. I also added a small snowflake corner.. I believe that is Memory Box, but I'm not 100% sure. I also added a Holly corner that is sort of hidden behind the square gift at the bottom. There are also two snowflake border die cuts.. I know that those are Memory Box. I added white pearls to the large layered snowflake centers. I added small gems on some parts of the snowflake corner and border dies. The star on the tree and the ornaments have some Stickles on them and the lights have some Diamond Glaze on them. Hard to see that in the photos. I distressed the layers of paper on the bottom and inked the dies and the paper around the image. The image is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol  And I think that is about it! It took me 2 days to make this... well... that isn't counting the coloring and decoupaging.. with that I would say 3 days. It was really fun to make though! I doubt I will do another though!!

Challenges:

• November: Anything Goes @ Crafting By Designs.
• Challenge #144: Anything Christmas @ DL Dot Art.
• Challenge #127: Pairs or Two of a Kind (3 pairs of snowflakes, 2 pairs of gifts, 2 snowflake borders) @ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenges.
• November: Christmas/Holiday with Ribbon @ 3 Girl Jam.
• Week #239: Techniques (card type, decoupage, distressing) @ City Crafter Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #14: Christmas @ Dies R Us Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #77: Anything Goes @ LiaStampz Challenge.
• November: Christmas @ Kit and Clowder.
• Layers - 6 Minimum @ Sketches For All / Angela's Challenge.
• Challenge #1: Anything Goes @ A Crafty Mess.
• Challenge #9: Anything Geos @ Aurora Wings Challenge Blog.
• Any Winter Holiday @ Oddball Art Stamp Co. Challenge Blog.
• November Challenge #23: Special Card @ Scrapbook Cardmaking Bastel-Traum.
• Get Ready For Christmas @ Crafting By Designs.
• Let Is Snow (snowflakes) @ Divas By Designs.
• Challenge #159: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #264: Layer It Up @ Little Red Wagon*
• Challenge #204: Anything Goes @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #91: Anything Goes @ The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog*
• IIC #186: Anything Goes w/Pearls @ Inky Impressions Challenges.
• Challenge #80: Homemade Embellishments @ It's All About The Vintage*
• Lots of Embellishments @ MilkCoffee Challenge.
• Challenge #225: Anything Goes @ Stampavie and More.
• You're Favorite Colors at Christmas Time @ The Outlawz / Twisted Thursday*
• Challenge #121: Use 2 or More Colors @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #114: Bling It On! @ QKR Stampede*
• Anything Goes @ Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.
• Favorite Layout (I love all the layers.. love the way this card looks; just takes too long LOL) @ Creative Corner Challenges.
• Challenge #204: Getting Ready For Christmas @ Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge.
• HIMCR #175: Any Holiday @ Crazy 4 Challenges.
• Challenge #268: Photo Inspiration @ Just Us Girls Challenge.
• Challenge #147: Oh Christmas Tree @ My Sheri Crafts*
• Challenge #263: Sparkly/Bling/Glittery @ Totally Gorjuss.
• Challenge #99: Anything Goes w/Optional Subway Art @ 613 Avenue Create.
• Challenge #92: Lots of Layers @ Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
• Challenge #239: Use A Digi @ Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #32: Anything Goes @ Scribble and Scrap Blog & Challenge*
• Anything Goes @ That Craft Place Ltd Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #52: Inspiration Photo @ Weekly Christmas Card Challenges.
• Challenge #170: Christmas @ Ooh La La Creations Challenges.
• Challenge #23: Anything Goes @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges.
• TPE278: Anything Goes @ The Pink Elephant.
• Anything Goes @ Whoopsidaisy Challenge.
• Christmas Decorations - No Cards @ Craft Room Challenge.
• Use Die Cuts @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.
• Week #47: Xmas Celebrations @ Digi Choosday*
• Nov 25-Dec 1: Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door.