Loving these challenges!

Here we go with some more challenges from...

http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/2012/11/24/hard-core-holiday-crop-master-list/

Next stop...

http://10-4livingoutloud.typepad.com/leica_forrest/2012/11/welcome-to-the-2nd-hard-core-crop-we-are-bringing-in-the-holiday-season-with-challenges-designed-to-get-you-inspired-to.html

The challenge...

...make a fabulous gift bag for any occasion...

I chose Christmas!

I had the negative left over from the card...

So I decided to use it instead of recycling it!

Someone will enjoy receiving this "coffee" bag filled with goodies!

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Ok, now we step into a layout challenge!

http://imlivinonscraps.blogspot.ca/2012/11/welcome-to-2nd-hard-core-crop-holiday.html

This challenge had plenty of guidelines...

I'd like you to create a scrapbook page featuring these 4 prominent ingredients of a classic "chocolate chip cookie":

BROWN SUGAR - Page must contain some type of Core'dinations Kraft or Kraft Core (Tim Holtz collection) cardstock, OR you may use any color of Brown Core'dinations cardstock that you may have on hand!
SUGAR - Page must contain some type of Glitter, Embossing powder or Bling.

CHOCOLATE CHIPS - Page must contain Polka Dot embossing, (either Tillie or Jillian Spotted Core or Core cardstock that is embossed with a dotted folder).

CHOPPED WALNUTS - Page must contain some "distressing technique".
 

Here's my interpretation...

My 'brown sugar' = red & black Kraft Core cardstock courtesy of Sir T!m!!

Sugar = black embossed snowflakes & silver mirror 'good kids'

[Thickers were used for most... except the double o's... a snowflake punch and a circle punch came to my rescue!]

Chocolate Chips = a gorgeous new Sizzix diagonal dotty embossing folder!!!

[Just picked that up on the lm when visiting a couple weekends ago!!]

Chopped Walnuts = "distressing" = sanding, crumpling, inking, tearing

I managed to get it all on there!

Yes, those are all my kiddos...Christmas 2011...

ages from 2x 2 1/2 years old on up to 16.

Thanks for stoppin' in!

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Pages done in 2012 = 54