The Reason

Hi and welcome to October!!  It's time for another challenge from Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.  You have all month long to play along and you can create anything you want as long as it is Christmas related.  Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and the winner will receive 7 images of their choice.  Here is my inspiration card for you:

After seeing this image, my oldest daughter said she now knows what grinning from ear to ear means.  And then she said she thought Mary probably was grinning like this when she held the baby Jesus; she's so smart!
I hope you will get a chance to play along with us, we're definitely getting closer to Christmas now!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "AKV Nativity-Mother and Child" digi; Verve "Richly Blessed" sentiments
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; PTI "Fancy Flakes"; Verve "Classy Labels mini" and "Flag It!"

Challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--shabby chic and/or monochromatic (mine is monochromatic with blues)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper
Holly Jolly--embossing, stitching or piercing OR paper piecing (I used a stitched die)
Little Miss Muffet #147--anything goes
Fussy & Fancy Challenges #173--My favorite things (ribbon, rhinestones and BLUE)
Hiding in My Craft Room #268--any holiday
Dis Digis--ribbon, lace, or twine
Craft Your Passion #33--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #72--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #250--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Fab n Funky #320--Christmas
ABC Christmas--T is for Two (two people)
Sugar Pea Designs #17--sketch

Penny's Challenge #297--winter/Christmas
Inspiration Destination--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes
Crafty Ribbons #169--ribbon or lace
Aud Sentiments #165--anything goes
Winter Wonderland--tic tac toe (I used the snowflake, blue, ribbon column)
Brown Sugar #218--anything goes
Creative Fingers #117--anything goes