Christmas Leftovers for the New Year

     I know most of us think about turkey, dressing, or pecan pie when we hear the word "leftovers" a day or two after Christmas, but sometimes the leftovers are hanging on the tree or can be found in the Ball jar which was filled with candy.

     This darling little fox image from the Progressive Challenge at LeAnn's World 101 made me think about leftover candy canes since the card didn't get made until halfway to the New Year.  Mind you, I can't guarantee that foxes love candy canes but I have one cat who loves popcorn and another who thinks cauliflower is a treat so who knows?

Colored with pencils and mounted on Pop Dots
Fussy cut with scissors
Paper is a Christmas wrap 'leftover'
Snowflake is a button with glitter added
Card base is made from leftover CS

     Challenges:
A Bit More Time ...
Allsorts
Christmas w/ the Cuties
Crafty Hazelnut's
Creatalicious
Double Trouble (striped candy cane)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Prika Crafts
World Wide DT

     Wishing you all a Happy New Year in just a few more days!   Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Courting Froggy

     Today I've scheduled a post with one of the silliest, most delightful frogs ever seen.  The image is from My Stitch Back in Twine and is available as a freebie for the challenge at Aussie Digital Artists challenge.

     The expression on his face is so sublime and the gift he offers so typical of a suitor that I just had to add that sentiment.  Do any of you remember a song from the early 50s by that title?  My dad used to play the guitar and sing it which is probably why I remember it.  :-D

     The image and sentiment are printed directly onto the front of the card, then colored with ProMarkers.  I found a leftover outside piece from a die cut I used for another project (Amy Designs die) from which I had already cut and used a corner.   Rather than trash the rest of it, I layered it around the image on this card.  The open corner looked a bit odd so I took out my ProMarker and a ruler, and inked around the entire thing, making it look like a completely separate piece had been put on the card front.  Amazing!

     The teal paper was embossed for the other project before cutting it so I had some unplanned but great texture on this card.  Happy circumstance.

     Challenges:
Addicted to CAS
A Gem of a Challenge
Crafty Calendar
Crafty Friends
Hiding in My Craft Room
Jo's Scrap Shack
Outlawz PAM
Scrapper's Delights

     That's all for today.  See you when I get back.  Oh, wait, there's another post scheduled for tomorrow and we'll hope it posts as set.  Come by and see it - it's another of my fun DT posts for QKR Stampede.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie