Happy Monday! What a weekend around here. Lazy and lifeless! Hehehe. I finally got the Christmas decorations down out of the attic, and started decorating late yesterday. One small tree is up and decorated and the larger tree is up, but only the lights are on. The upside, is that everything is down (which is the hard part) and sitting in the garage waiting for me to bring it in. I’m a little late getting started this year – normally Mallory and I decorate over the Thanksgiving Holiday. But since she is away at school things are a little different. Hopefully, I’ll be done by the week’s end!

I have a number of chores and errands I must get done today (because I did sit around here all weekend in a lifeless state), and was up early and ready to stamp. When the Try a New Technique Challenge on Splitcoast was posted this morning, I couldn’t wait to get started. The challenge today is all about stamping on tiles. Well, I don’t have any tiles – but I do have four Holiday coasters that I have been saving for a few years now, waiting to do something with.

I have a plate rack on my Dining Room wall that holds four decorative little plates or coasters. I haven’t been able to find any holiday plates in this area, and bought these little coasters and stamped these horrible gold images in the middle just to have something to hang up. Well, I reached for one today, looked at it, scraped off the existing image, used some acrylic paint and distress ink to cover where I scraped, and went to work. I have been meaning to make something new for the plate rack and this is my perfect motivation.

The image of the three was stamped in Adirondack Espresso and then colored with Copic Marker. Red Stickles were placed randomly on the tree just because I wanted. I found this great red twill in my stash, and wrapped it around the coaster and tied in a bow. The little sign was also colored with Copic Markers, cut out and then mounted on red cardstock. I had so much fun making this and can’t wait to complete the other three.

Stamps: Christmas in the City by Lizzie Anne Designs

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, SU Real Red

Ink: Adirondack Espresso, Tim Holtz Ranger Weathered Wood Distress Ink

Accessories: Copic Markers, Black Spica Marker, Ranger Red Stickles, Coaster, Off White Acrylic Paint