Cupcake's Creations: Kelleigh Ratzlaff templates

Hi Everyone! I will be well on my journey to the far East when some of you may be reading this :) My dear sister will be camping out at my home while I am gone to take care of my dogs & other pets we have. My trip really inspired me to ink up one of my new favorite Waltzingmouse Stamp sets: Asian Gardens.

Several of you guessed the correct destination spot that my hubby & I will be spending the next few weeks - China :) Many of our friends have asked if we had adopted a baby! My babies are 22 & 2o, 14 & 13 and 2 fur babies 4 !!! I think that is quite enough for me to handle :) For sketch inspiration, I played along with this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #4.

Up close you can get a good look at the darling blossoms & the sweet bird cage :) The Asian Gardens stamp set is full of so many images - I was able to stamp this entire gift ensemble & not one piece of patterned DP was used! Now that is some serious stamping :) Scott, my DH thinks I am crazy for sneaking in this project right before slipping out of town! NO stamps, ink, paper on this trip - he will surely push me over The Great Wall! :0

I pulled out the favorite "Take Out" template designed by Kelleigh Ratzlaff.

Perfect 'lil gift set for my sweet sister Tina :) If you visit here often, you know how much I LOVE tags.

I didn't get real fancy with the box because I thought this tag was enough all by itself - what do you think?

That's all for now - I am hoping for high speed internet connection while away. I am traveling with Mr. Technology so I will be well equipped to stay connected with all of you :)

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend & hopefully, I will be in touch :) Be Sweet!

Supplies Used: Spellbinders™ S5-019 Labels Eight, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles LG, S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles SM, S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-116 Standard Circle SM, W-001 The Wizard™, Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Asian Gardens Paper: SU, PTI Ink: Memento, SU, PTI Other: brads & ribbon from stash

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Hi Girls! I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday celebration :) Thanks to all of you who had the opportunity to play along with last week's color challenge! There were some pretty awesome creations out there to look at! This week, Dana is our lovely Hostess for the Just Us Girls 13 3-D / Template Challenge with the option to use the color BLUE & this week's challenge is sponsored by the very creative & talented Kelleigh Ratzlaff.

There will also be blog candy for ONE lucky winner & a special discount available for all participants at the Digi Chick shop. For complete details, please hop over to the Just Us Girls

site!

Here is my sample of Kelleigh's fun Take - Out Box template:

The base color of my Take - Out Box is made from Bazzill Guacamole cs. For all 4 sides, I cut panels using SU Chocolate Chip & BoBunny DP then I inked the edges a tad using Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Photo ink. After adhering all layers together, I stitched them on the main box.

To incorporate the color BLUE with my project, I made a few accent flowers using various size EK Success punches & Cuttlebug scalloped flower dies. To add some texture I ran all the flowers through the die cutting machine & then dabbed on a bit of distressing ink.

I made a tag to accompany the easy to make & versatile Take - Out Box template using the Spellbinders Labels 4 dies. I love flourishes!!!! So I inked up a flourish image from the SU Priceless set with SU Wild Wasabi ink & stamped it on the tag. I distressed the edges a bit & "popped" in an XL eyelet using the Crop A Dile II Big Bite.

I hope you can join along with Just Us Girls this week :) For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls & Kelleigh's blog to see how they created their project! Thank you Kelleigh for providing Just Us Girls with fantastic templates to play with & Hugs Dana for securing this challenge sponsorship with Kelleigh :) Thanks for looking! We look forward to seeing a variety of wonderfully decorated templates & don't forget to try to use the color BLUE!

Once you have your creation photographed, be sure to go to the Just Us Girls website and post a direct link to your project on our Mr. Linky. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Digi Chick Take - Out Box Template

Stamps: SU Priceless Paper: BoBunny DP, Bazzill Guacamole, SU Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Taken With Teal Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Photo, SU Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi Sprinkles: EK Success flower punches, Spellbinders Labels 4 dies, We R On The Net eyelets, Making Memories brads, Offray ribbon, Cuttlebug Textile EF & Scalloped flower dies