Calendar Girls Premier

What is a Calendar Girl? We are a group of ten women, online friends, who have formed a blog group. You've probably already noticed the blog list in my blog's lefthand sidebar which each of their names (followed by a Miss February, March, etc.) Isn't that fun? We almost feel like stamping pinup girls... only with clothes on! ;)

One of the elements of our blog group is a monthly challenge, which we've agreed to post to our blogs on the 28th of each month. This month, Miss January (me!) is the one who chose the theme for the challenge. Tee Hee! I was very challenging to my Calendar Girls!

These were our instructions:

1. Create a card (or anything but a card, if you choose) that reflects your month. In my case, because I'm Miss January, my card needed to reflect the month of January in some way.

2. Use your favorite embellishment on your creation.

3. Use your newest papercrafting tool/toy in making your creation, but it cannot be something you purchased specifically for this challenge.

Oh this is going to be soooooooo much fun!

Here's my card:

It definitely reflects January here in northern Illinois... chilly and snowy! Brrrrrrr!!!

Ribbon and brads are my go-to embellishments, and I'm becoming increasingly fond of rhinestones, too, so I used all three of those embellishments on my card.

The new toy I used is the Stampin' UP! Northern Flurry embossing folder. I actually purchased it a few months ago, but had not used it yet. Shame on me!

Here's a closeup of the darling image - it's a Whipper Snapper called Chilly Snowman :

Here's a flat view so you can see some of the dimension/layering:

Now it's time to go check out the other Calendar Girls' posts! Be sure to leave them some love on their blogs!

I ♥ Kelly (Miss February)

I ♥ April (Miss March)

I ♥ Terry (Miss April)

I ♥ Barb (Miss May)

I ♥ Carol (Miss June)

I ♥ Michelle (Miss July)

I ♥ Debbie (Miss August)

I ♥ Paola (Miss September)

I ♥ Tami (Miss October)

Oh, and don't forget to come back on February 28th, when Kelly (Miss February) will challenge the Calendar Girls to get inky!

Image: Whipper Snapper Chilly Snowman
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic markers
Cardstock: Stampin' UP! Bashful Blue, Pale Plum, and Perfect Plum
Designer Paper: Target Glitter Paper and scraps from my scrap file
Special Tool: Stampin' UP! Northern Flurry Embossing Folder
Embellishments: Recollections Rhinestones, Stickles Glitter Glue, Target Holiday Ribbon, and brads (vendor unknown)