I started with this beautiful new paper called Crawling Vines from the Blooming with Elegance collection. It pairs perfectly with SU's Tempting Turquoise. I used the turquoise for the front, back and handles, and the dp for the sides and decorative panels. I added silver brads to the decorative pieces on the handle and a pretty turquoise brad for the closure.
The label on the front was colored in GIMP and cut with the new Be Dazzled cut file. I used Lauren's technique for using digis and cut files. You can see her very helpful tutorial on that technique here. The label, sentiment, and butterflies are all part of the Be Dazzled digital stamp set. I added some silver pearls in each corner to sort of "tack" it down.
Here's a picture of the contents. I purchased some glittery lip gloss for my dazzling niece, Maria. She's going through a little rough patch right now with her parents' divorce, so I thought I'd give this to her to cheer her up a bit.
The entire MTME design team also has previews for you. You can go to their blogs to see all their beautiful creations. Here are links to their blogs.
Thanks for stopping by today! Tomorrow is release day at MTME, so we'll have more to show you! Please stop by again!
Anyway, today is a color challenge at 
These colors were taken from the 
I started with the new digital stamp set 
This week over at 
I did the technique as Gina illustrates using More Mustard cardstock, however I used Adirondack's Snow Cap white pigment ink and a cheap $1 chocolate brown dye based ink pad. (I didn't want to ruin a good brown ink pad!) While I chose to use a brown ink pad, some of the girls chose different colors, like blue, to get a white washed wood feel. The image is from SU's retired 
I loved this card when I made and I still do! The colors are so vivid...this is SU's Pacific Point papers that I remember drooling over when I first got them. The adorable image is from the 
I just love this set! I chose this pitcher because it just looked so refreshing, and what better way to spend a summer afternoon sipping lemonade (maybe mixed with some other libation!). I colored it with copics and then added crystal stickles to make it look more refreshing and icy! The paper is Lemonade from Basic Grey (appropriately chosen!). I added a pretty yellow ribbon and the sentiment on a flag. There are dew drops in the corner for more color.
And I chose a cute, simple little MTME template called 
I printed two sheets of paper using the 
And speaking of flowers....I have a very bright and flowery card using this sketch!
I went through a bevvy of stamps trying to decide what to use for this sketch. Then I found these extra flowers from the 
I cut the template base out of soft suede cardstock to coordinate with this pattern from the new 
I just went to the dollar store and picked up this domino set and basketball peg game. They fit perfectly side-by-side with a little wiggle room. This is such a simple temple to put together too! So you don't have to use it to package up a CD or DVD. There are a variety of items that would fit in this box because of the two different sizes! And at only $5 for two templates...what a bargain!
I followed the tutorial almost exactly, except I left off the pom-pom. I printed out a small version of the 
And this gift card was actually a gift given to me this past Christmas from my best friend, Maria. It's a great spa...so serene and pretty too!