Sweet Stamps- Alter it

 This week at the Sweet Stamps Challenge we are Altering an item.........  I had to make a card to go with my altered item..... I was having so much fun with the cute snowman image.....: )

 I found this jar at Target- and purchased it (a year ago to alter......  hehehe) ....  The project was inspired by the chilly weather here.......  I think this year, I will be making this for gifts for the Holidays- what's better than Hot chocolate???

 I stamped the images on Glossy paper with Tuxedo Memento ink. The larger image is actually a flower...but I thought it passed beautifully as a snowflake too.....  I dauber on Ranger Blue inks one at a time. The image is also on Glossy and colored with Ranger Distress Inks.  

I simply measured around the jar, and ended up making two 11" strips for the center of the jar. The darker blue shimmer accents are made using a UFO from my Technique Junkies box of backgrounds.   The really bad part about not labeling this- I cannot figure out how to make more- it is so pretty and shimmery IRL! 

 I cut out a snowflake using a Cheery Lynn die and added it to the ribbon.  I used more of the blue 'UFO technique' and cut out a Cheery Lynn die for the lid as well:

Then I decided to make a Rosette with some of the 'UFO' too. There is a piece of glossy CS on the bottom with the lighter blue daubered on......  The flower on top is dimensional- three images stamped and cut apart, then layered. I painted the flower with Azure and SIlver Smoosh paints.

I had so much fun with the snowman image, I decided to make a card as well.

 The card needed something, so I added the dot background and added highlights to the embossed area with Creative inspirations Fairy Dust paint.

My husband wants to know if we get to keep the Hot Chocolate mix....hahahaha Maybe I'll make him one of these for one of his Christmas gifts : )

Here are the Sweet Stamps products I used on my jar and on my card:
Images:
Small Snowflake HERE 
Fancy Flowers Set #1 HERE
Stitched Button Snowman HERE
Sentiment HERE
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink HERE
Ranger Distress Inks  all Blues- HERE
Italian Flourish Doily Die HERE
Snowflake 3 Die HERE
Coved Rectangle Stackers HERE
Spots Embossing Folder HERE
Smoosh HERE
Creative Inspirations paint HERE
Score Tape HERE

*******New release this week*** Stop by the Sweet Stamps blog on Thursday to see the new images being released!***************************************************************


I hope you will join in the challenge!  Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at  Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! Please note- there is a limit of 10 challenges for each entry.The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

 Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenge or click on the links below.

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  *  Calypso *
 * Dawn B  *   Jacki   *  Joni 

                                     *  Kendra  *  Linda                                             

                                          *  Shelly  (you are here)  *  Tamara  * 

Challenges:
Anything but a card- Shiney, sparkly, blingy
Pan Pastel- Altered Item
Sentimental Sundays- Anything Goes- plus a sentiment- (the card)
Make it Monday- Anything Goes
Frosted Designs- Doilies
Craft Room Challenge- alter it
Incy Wincy- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly