Oh Christmas Tree!

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thursday!

2 posts from me in one day! Woot! Woot!
If you are here to see my Craftwork Cards DT post for today, please scroll down one post. 

I was able to get into my room and create a cute little card today that I will be entering into 3 different challenges.

They are:

Cardz TV: Tis The Season (Christmas card using the card feature on any cartridge)

&

Die Cuttin Divas: Holiday Spirit

&

'ABC' Challenges: Holiday Cards with Bling

Here is the card that I was able to whip up:

I cut my card out of the Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge using the card feature on page 37 at 4.5"

I backed the opening with some real red cardstock.

I then added some faux stitching and a little bling to each of the four corners.

There is also dazzling diamonds glitter on the snow caps and glossy accents highlighting bits of the trees. 

The picture does not do the card justice. It is much for sparkly in person. 

I added a little hemp bow to the middle tree and Voila!

Quick and easy card that looks fabulous!

(or at least I think so haha)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Winter Woodland

Card Stock: Brown & Kraft (Recollections), Real Red (SU!)

Patterned Paper: Festive (Authentique)

Misc.: Dazling Diamonds (SU!), White Gel Pen (Marvy), Hemp Cord (Crafters Square), Bling (Studio G)

Merry Christmas with CANDi

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thursday!

Only one more day until the weekend! Woot Woot!

Today I get to share another project with you that uses that awesome 

CANDi! 

I love this stuff! It is so versatile and light weight!

For my project, I decided to make a card.

By simply adhering the CANDi turned over and layering them, you can create these amazing flowers!

Here is a close up:

I got my idea for my flowers from watching this video from Julie Hickey of Craftwork Cards. 

Click here to go to the You Tube Video

For my project, I used the reds out of the School Days collection:

There are so many great patterns and colors in the CANDi line! 

You should definitely check them out :)

For the UK store, click HERE

You can also find CANDi in the US at various online stores including:

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Castle Shoppe

Don't forget to check out the Craftwork Cards CANDi USA blog, 

there is daily inspiration for your CANDi needs :)

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Real Red & Pear Pizzazz (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific)

Patterned Paper: Festive (Authentique)

CANDi: School Days

Cricut Cartridge: Flower Shoppe (leaves cut out at 1.25")

Stamp: Oh Christmas Puns (Joy's Life)

Ink: Real Red & Pear Pizzazz (SU!)

Punches/Dies: Sunburst border punch (Fiskars), Labels Four (Spellbinders), Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers)

Cuttlebug: Paper Lace II Companion Folder

Misc.: Foam Adhesive, Ribbon (Offray), Bling, Glossy Accents

Snowman Soup

Happy Wednesday!

All this week, the Joy's Life Design Team is showing you projects that not only incorporate Joy's amazing stamps but food as well :) 

I decided to make some fun little gifts for my daughter and her roomies:

For my snowman soup, I filled 2 little bags with some Vanilla Hot Cocoa and Mini Marshmallows.

I then put those in a bigger clear bag and added some Kisses and Mini Candy Canes.

For my topper, I used a label from the Labels 4 die from Spellbinders and folded it in half. 

I then ran it through my snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder.

I stamped my sentiment and my snowman and then hand cut them out and attached them to my topper.

I added a little bow and Voila!

Isn't that Snowman Soup sentiment and Snowman adorable??

You can find both of those in the NEW stamp set by Joy's Life titled

Oh Christmas Puns!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

You can find daily inspiration on the Joy's Life Design Team blog, new projects posted daily!

To see all of Joy's products, click HERE

Have a great crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team*

Supplies:

Card Stock: Blue (Recollections) & White (Georgia Pacific)

Stamp: Oh Christmas Puns (Joy's Life)

Ink: Jet Black (Archival Ink)

Cuttlebug: Snowflakes

Die: Labels Four (Spellbinders)

Misc.: Ribbon (Offray), Sharpie Markers & Crayola Colored Pencils

Paper Playtime #90: Christmas Colors

For my Happy Holiday's Blog Hop Post, Click HERE

Paper Playtime starts a brand new challenge today!! 

For Ch # 90
Theme: Christmas Colors
Starts: Monday, Dec 3rd 12:00 am EST

Ends: Thursday, Dec 13th Noon EST

Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced: Thursday, Dec 13th late afternoon

Our sponsor this challenge is...

The Robin's Nest

One winner chosen by random.org will receive a $15 Gift Certificate to their store!

Here is my project for this challenge:

I decided to alter one of those $1 picture frames into a cute Christmas decor item for my home. 

I adhered my paper by added some glue onto my wooden frame (I used a glue stick) and then laying the front of my frame onto the back side of my patterned paper. 

Then I just used an exacto knife, to trim up the outer edges as well as the inside opening. I took a sanding block and lightly sanded around my frame to get any small bits of paper that I may have missed cutting.  I cut my Christmas Tree out of the Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge at 4". After I adhered all the layers, I popped my tree up with some foam adhesive and I added some TSQ's Royal Jewels for my ornaments. I also added some  TSQ's Royal Jewels to two corners of my frame. You can see all of  The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Jewels at her store by clicking HERE.

My font for my 2012 came from the Cricut Alphabet cartridge (pre loaded on the E2). I cut my numbers out at 1" each. I added a little red bow onto the "1".

I am so happy with how this turned out! I just need a good family picture from this year to put into it! Keeping my fingers crossed that that happens, I hate getting my picture taken lol! 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you will stop by Paper Playtime and look at the fabulous creations that my DT sisters came up with for the challenge as well entering yourself. I would love to see what you create!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Come play with us!
...

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Create A Critter 2 & Cricut Alphabet

Card Stock: Recollections except for white which is Georgia Pacific

Patterned Paper: DCWV

Misc: TSQ Royal Jewels, White Gel Pen (Marvy), Yellow Stickles, Foam Adhesive, Ribbon (Offray)

Happy Holiday's Blog Hop with Joy's Life Stamps

Happy Sunday!

I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend so far :)

I'm so happy you decided to join us for the Happy Holidays Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from Joy's Blog, then you are in the right spot.

If you just happened to stumble across the hop today on my blog,

and would like to start at the beginning, then just hop on over and see Joy :)

For my project, I decided to make a little gift.

I took a plain white bag that was bought from the store and embellished it to make it pretty :)

My gray layer was run through my cuttlebug with the snowflakes embossing folder.

I then cut my snowflake and mat out of the Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge at 3" and popped it up off the bag with some foam adhesive.

I added a little bling to the snowflake for some extra sparkle.

I then stamped my sentiment using a stamp from Joy's new stamp set titled

Oh Christmas Puns!

Inside the bag there is a special little surprise:

An ornament!

I took a clear glass ornament and poured a little liquid glue on the inside.

I poured out the excess and then poured some glitter into the inside.

I rolled that all around to make sure I got nice coverage and then poured out the excess.

I then cut a snowflake from the Winter Woodland Cartridge, also at 3", out of some gray vinyl and adhered that to the front of my ornament.

I finished it off with some bling and a silver bow.

Here is a picture of the bag and ornament together:

I think it came out so pretty! 

Now onto the blog candy :)

I am going to be giving away this project!

One lucky winner will win this pretty little gift bag and ornament.

All you have to do to be eligible is:

1. Be a follower of my blog

&

2. Leave me a comment on this post.

That's it! Easy Peasy!

I will have random.org pick a winner from all the comments on 

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012

so make sure you check back on that date to see if you are the winner.

Thanks so much for hopping with us!

Your next stop is:

Jennie

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Winter Woodland

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Gray (Recollections), Magenta (DCWV)

Stamp: Oh Christmas Puns (Joys Life)

Ink: London Fog (Memento)

Cuttlebug: Snowflakes

Misc.: Xtra Large Photo Corners Punch (SU!), Ribbon (Holiday Time), Bling, Foam Adhesive, Glitter