Andele! Andele! Arriba! Arriba!

Doesn't this cute guy remind you of  Speedy Gonzalez ? I loved that cartoon. This is actually Speedy's distant cousin... Chili Chihuahua from Meljen's Designs.
Instead of giving my girls sweeties this Halloween, I thought I would make them a Take-Away in a Box, and since Mexican food is one of their favs... that's what I went with.

The box came from my daughter's b/f  ( he got a birthday present in it ). I think he was a bit bemused when there was almost a punch up to see who got the box that he was just about to throw in the bin!!!
I filled it with some Tortillas, Guacamole, Salsa, Sour Cream, Enchilada Sauce, Cheese and even managed to squeeze some vegetables in there! All they will need to add is the meat.

I would like to enter for the following challenges...
Colour Create - 'Purple, Aqua and White'
The Wild Flower Patch - 'Twine'
Meljen's Designs - 'Anything Goes'
Stamp Something - 'Digi Day'
Craftalicious - 'Anything Goes'

 To decorate the lid of the box I used Papermania Capsule Collection, Aqua, design paper. The cute Chihuahua is by Meljen at Whimsy Stamps , and was coloured with Copics and stickles glitter.
The stars were cut on my Slice machine ( Fa La La Design Card ).  'Handmade' stamp is by Catslife Press.
Twine and buttons from my stash and I made the 'Mexican Take-Away' text on my comp.

Here's a close up of the twine and the 'Handmade' Stamp. Can you believe I actually practiced writing 'Mum' before I added it to this stamp? My writing is terrible!

Colour Create Challenge

It's my first time over at the Colour Create Challenge blog,

and I love the way they get inspiration for the challenge,
from the things around us.

This week the theme is

Lilac and Blue,
inspired by a beautiful, japanese, fighting fish.

As an extra option you can use ribbons and swirls on your project.

Check out the lovely work of the design team.

Here's my lilac and blue card.
I managed to add the ribbon, but not the swirls.
I sooo want one of those swirls dies, for my bigshot.
They do look good on cards and I'm sure I would use it a lot.

That's what I am trying to convince my hubby anyway!!

The stamp is from the Penny Black Bubbly set,
coloured with whispers pens.
The design paper is Forever Friends, Just For Him,
with ribbon and blooms from my stash.

xxx