Three Kings

I hope that you enjoyed your holidays.  We had a wonderful Christmas with our friends and family. It seems that so much time is spent on getting ready for Christmas and then it's over in a flash.  Our family leaves up our Christmas decor until after Jan 6th so we can celebrate Epiphany.

This is my DT project for the Merry Christmas Challenge blog.  The theme is always Anything Christmas but we do have an optional theme of The Nativity for this challenge.  I chose to use this stamp from Magnolia to make another ornament for my Christmas tree that features the Nativity.

Project Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps Nativity collection

Copics

Spellbinders dies

Gina Marie Dies

Extreme glitter paint

Mickey and Minnie Gift Tags

I made a super simple set of gift tags for the gifts for my daycare kids.  I found Mickey and Minnie Mouse wrapping paper so made the tags to match.  I kept it simple because I know the kids are really more interested in the gift and not the wrapping.

The tags were made using the Mickey Font Cricut cartridge.

Christmas Gift Card Tag

I've been busy baking cookies, attending parties, wrapping and making all the gift tags.  

This is a pocket tag that is sized perfectly for a gift card.  Seems like we give more and more gift cards each year.

My husband and I are both crafters. I made all of the Christmas cards, tags, and baked goodies and he is busy making a stained glass project for each member of our family.

Project Details:

Pocket tag: Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cartridge cut at 7.25 inches

Truck: Just Because Cricut cartridge

Tree: Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge

Sentiment stamp

Spellbinders scalloped die

Gina Marie stitched circle die

Winter Card

This is my DT project for Simply Magnolia.  The theme this month is to create a winter project. I used Tilda with Little Snowy for my card.

If you already have your cards ready for this year, go ahead and get started on next year's cards or make gift tags or even thank you notes.  

Happy Holidays!!

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Mittens die from Cottage cutz

Snowflake border die

Spellbinders dies

Copics

White embossing enamel

Dreaming Of A White Christmas

 

This is my last DT card for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Challenge Extra for 2017. You still have time to join in our last challenge of the year. I kept this card flat and free of bulky embellishments so that I could mail it more easily.

The image is from Conie Fong and I had fun coloring her in winter colors. I don't know about you but I like snow but not for Christmas. I think the snow can wait until after all of the holiday traveling.

Card Details:

Image from Conie Fong

Copics

Cottage Cutz icicle border die

Holly Jolly Nesting Frame die from Yvonne Creations

Spellbinders card creator border die

Christmas Tag

My Christmas cards are done so it's time to get the tags finished. I had fun creating this tag with one of the stamps from the winter kit from Magnolia Stamps.

This is my DT project for The Merry Christmas Challenge.  The theme is always anything goes but there is an optional challenge to make it sparkle.  I am not sure it shows in the picture but the pattern paper I used is sparkly and I added extreme glitter paint to the star and used my red spica pen for the garland on  Tilda's dress.  I also used shabby chic embossing enamel for some extra sparkle.

I hope you join us in the challenge.  Can't wait to see what you make.

Card Details:

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps

Tag die from Magnolia Doo Hickey

Star and heart dies Magnolia Doo Hickey dies

Tag shape Spellbinders die

Copics

Christmas Nutcracker

I had some fun playing with my new Magnolia stamps. I combined a couple from 2 different sets to make this card. Tilda as the nutcracker is from the stamp club kit.  I added Swan Lake Tilda from the Magnolia Day kit to make my card.  I was hoping to create a card for the Nutcracker ballet.

This is my DT card for Addicted To Stamps.  Our challenge is to created a Seasons Greetings card.  If you still have cards to make for the holidays, please join us in the challenge.

Card Details:

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Gina Marie designs dies

Martha Stewart border punch

Drum from The Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge

Entered in following challenges:

Color Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland: Anything Christmas goes

Have A Magical Crhristmas

I wanted to make a Christmas card with a non Christmas image.  I saw this Unicorn from Bugaboo Stamps and decided it could make a great Christmas card.  What do you think?

After coloring with copics, I painted the unicorn with extreme glitter paint and added stickles to the mane and tail.  The sentiment I created in Microsoft word.

This is my DT project for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always anything Christmas goes and our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps.

Snowmen Melt Your Heart

I just love this sweet digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.  The challenge at Aud sentiments is to create a project using a Christmas Sentiment.  I haven't decided yet if I will mail this as a Christmas card or use as a thank you card after the holidays.  I kept the card design simple so it can be mailed easily and a little cheaper.  I hope you join  us at Aud Sentiments in our last challenge of 2017. We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

Card Details:

Image: Bugaboo Stamps

Sentiment: Bugaboo Stamps

Heart doily: magnolia doohickey die

Copics

Christmas Tags

I made this set of Christmas tags as a gift.  They were all cut using my Cricut. The tags on the right and left are gift card holders.  I love hanging these tags on the tree and letting people look for their gifts.

I made these for the Merry Christmas Challenge. Our theme is always Anything Christmas but we do have an optional theme this week of tags.  I hope you join us for the challenge. 

Project Details:

Tag holders: Tags Bags Boxes And More Cricut cartridge cut at 7.25 inches

Ornament tag: Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge cut at 4 inches

Christmas tree: Spellbinders dies

Various sentiment stamps

Wedding Card

The new challenge at Aud Sentiments is Anything Goes.  It's our most popular challenge theme. I chose to make a wedding card as my DT project.  

Card Details:

Sizzix die

Lable die

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Love from Home Accents Cricut cartridge

Christmas Ornament

I don't know about you, but I love to decorate for the holidays.  I usually put up 4-5 large trees. Last year I shocked everyone and didn't put up any of my Christmas trees. It was a very busy time of year with our Oldest son graduating from college two weeks before Christmas and our youngest son turned 21 the day before Christmas.  Needless to say I was focused on other parties and events.  I did decorate the house, just not the trees. 

 Each of my trees is decorated with a different theme.  This year I have decided to put up only one tree and make new ornaments for the tree.  I am hoping I get them done in time.  The theme for this tree will be The Nativity.  Each ornament I make will have some element from the nativity story.  This is the first ornament I have made so far.  I decided my color scheme would be white, tan, gold, blue and rose.  I found some Christmas balls at Hobby Lobby in those colors to add to my tree.

This is also my DT project for Simply Magnolia.  Our theme for this month is CAS or FULLY LOADED.  Somehow I think my card has a CAS look even though I intended it to be Fully loaded. I can't wait to see what you make for this challenge.

Project Details:

Star Shape: George Cricut cartridge

Gina Marie Design die

Magnolia Stamps Angel of Love

Corner dies 

Copics

Extreme Glitter paint

Christmas Card

This penguin just makes me smile. 

This is my DT card for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra Challenge.  You still have time to enter in the challenge for November. The theme is always Anything Christmas goes.  Can't wait to see what you create

Card Details:

Image: 

Copics

Spellbinders dies

White embossing enamel for snow

Gingerbread Christmas Card

This is my DT card for The Merry Christmas Challenge.  The theme is always Anything Christmas Goes.

For my card I used this adorable Gingerbread girl from Polkadoodles.  The sentiment stamps are from Peachy Keen Stamps.

Inside of card:

Christmas Card

Are you ready for the holidays?  I am getting excited since my Christmas cards are almost done.

I created this card for Addicted to Stamps. Our theme for this challenge is to use two different stamps.  I used two stamps from Magnolia stamps to create this card.  I wanted it to look like Edwin was out cutting down his own tree so I added an additional tree in background and snow with white embossing enamel and also some snow tex to the trees.

I can't wait to see what you create for the challenge.

Card Details:

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps

Reindeer die: Cottage Cutz

Holly die: Magnolia Doohickey die

Tag: Sizzix

Heart: magnolia Doohickey die

Copics

White embossing enamel

Snow tex on the tree

Card shape: Quick kutz die

Snowmen Melt Your Heart

It's time for a new challenge at Aud Sentiments.  We are sponsored by Inspired by Stamping.  The theme for the challenge is Bingo + A Sentiment.

For my card, I chose to use a stamp from Magnolia Stamps.  I used distress inks to color (I'm still learning how to use them)

I used pink, stamped image and die cuts

               

Christmas Card

The deadline to mail Christmas cards is fast approaching.  Are you ready?  I am just about finished with my cards.  Of course, there are always a few people I decide to add to my list each year so I may not be as close to done as I hope.

This is November 1st so that means a new challenge at Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always anything goes and we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.

  

Christmas Wishes

I'm super excited to announce that I am now a design team member for The Merry Christmas Challenge blog.  If you follow my blog, then you know Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make and I make them all year long so I am prepared for the holidays.

This little penguin is from Whimsy Stamps.  Isn't he adorable?

I hope that you hop on over to the challenge blog and join us in the new challenge. It's always Anything Christmas goes.

Card Details:

Image: Penguin Thinking of You from Whimsy Stamps

Copics

White embossing enamel

Quick  Kutz die for card shape

Cottage Cutz Mittens die

Cottage Cutz Woodland Pine Trees die

Gina Marie Designs die

Entered in following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise: Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge: Anything  Christmas Goes

Color Inspiration Monday: Anything goes with hand colored image

Masculine Birthday Card

I made this card for my dad's birthday.  I colored it up in the neutral blue and browns.  My mom had a good laugh when she saw the card because my dad was dressed in the same colors and had his reading glasses on the end of his nose just like in this image. 

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Gina Marie design dies

La La land bannder die

Happy Birthday die from Die versions

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge: Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Create: Anything Goes with option of masculine

Color Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges: birthdays

Happy Pumpkin Day!

Today starts a new challenge for Aud Sentiments.  The theme is Use A Halloween Sentiment.

We are sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls and I chose to use this adorable stamp, Ellie with Pumpkins for my project.  

Card Details:
Image: Ellie with Pumpkins from Paper Nest Dolls
Copics
Gina Marie Designs dies
Spellbinders oval dies for pumpkin
Leaf die from Magnolia Doo Hickey dies
Corner Leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge
Martha Stewart branch punch
Sentiment computer generated by me

Christmas card

                         

 One more Christmas card to add to my stash.  I have just a handful of cards left to make for this year.  Of course it's never too early to start cards for 2018! 

I kept this card free of bulky embellishments so that it will be easy to mail.  I love the soft colors of this pattern paper so I colored the digi in soft colors too.  After coloring with copics I used extreme glitter paint to add a little sparkle to the angel wings, stars, ornaments and package ribbon. I used diamond dust stickles on the snowflake and flower.

Her is the inside of the card:

Card Details:

Image: Polka Doodles Stamps

Copics

Gina Marie Designs circle die

Rocking horse from Magnolia Doo hickey dies

Spellbinders snowflake dies

flower from Magnolia Doo Hickey dies

Spellbinders die for card shape

Sentiment stamp from Magnolia stamps

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations: Die Cuts

Christmas Card Challenge: option of color challenge of purple and silver ornaments.  I just did silver

Floral Birthday Card

This is my DT card for Addicted To Stamps. The challenge theme is Anything With Flowers. I couldn't resist using one of the Magnolia Stamps I recently purchased. I went on a little spending spree and bought several that I have had my eye on.

This color combo is new to me also.  Yellow is my favorite color and I rarely use it in my crafting. I paired it up with purple since they are complementary colors.

Inside of the card:

Card Details:

Stamp: Tilda with fantasy flowers from Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Spellbinders die for card shape

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Magnolia doohickey heart tag

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Gina Marie Designs die

Entered in following challenges:

Trick or Treat

This is my DT card for the Simply Magnolia October challenge.  The theme is Autumn.  I decided to make a Halloween card using this adorable Tilda stamp.

I dug around in my stash and found a few items that hadn't been used in awhile.  I used a Martha Stewart border and corner punch for the background and I found these great gem swirls that were at the bottom of my embellishment drawer.

Inside of card:

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Martha Stewart corner and border punch

Gina Marie Circle die

Deck The Halls

Another Christmas card completed.  I kept this one simple and free of embellishments so that it will be easier to mail.  I think it turned out kinda cute.

This is my DT project for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always Anything Christmas Goes so it's a great way to get your holiday cards done in time to be mailed.

Card Details:

Image: From Christmas bundle from Polkadoodles

Copics

Rubber stamps for sentiment

Entered in following challenges:

Christmas Card

I'm getting closer to having all of my Christmas cards done. My plan is to have them ready to be mailed by the beginning of December.  

I created this card using Winnie and Penguin from the big Winnie White Christmas bundle.  The pattern paper is even from the bundle.  

After coloring the image with copics, I painted the wings with extreme glitter paint and then used tinsel glitter on her hat trim. The glitter was a gift I received several years ago.  I love using it for hat trims and this purple worked perfectly with the paper and copics I used.

Card Details:

Image: Winnie with Penguin from Polkadoodles

Copics

Magnolia Doohickey dies

Spellbinders die for card shape

Gina Marie Designs die

Tinsel glitter

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Stampin Christmas: Anything Goes

Crafty Creations: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge: Anything Goes

Oops! I Shot a Bunny!

When I saw this image from The Stamping Chef, I knew just how I was going to use it.  My grandmother used to put her hand over her mouth and  say "Oops, I shot a bunny!" whenever she passed gas!  It always made us kids giggle.

This card will be for my brother's birthday.  I am sure he will get a chuckle with this funny memory of our grandmother.

Image: Fairy Dust from The STamping Chef

Bunny: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Sketch: Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
Crafting  With An Attitude: Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze: Anything Goes

Birthday Wishes

The new challenge at Aud Sentiments is to use a die cut and a sentiment.  Pretty easy peasy.  This is my DT project for the challenge.  I used Vintage Tea Cups from The Paper Shelter for my card.

After coloring with copics, I painted the butterfly and pink hearts with extreme glitter paint

Card Details:

Spellbinders die for card shape

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Gina Marie Designs square die

Copics

Extreme glitter paint

Spellbinders lacy circle die

Stamp: Vintage Tea Cups from The Paper Shelter

Christmas Wishes

I am getting excited. Christmas is almost here!  And, my Christmas cards are almost done.  I need to work on my Christmas tags.  

This is my DT card for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always Anything Christmas goes. 

Card Details:

Image: Bugaboo Stamps

Copics

Gina Marie designs dies

cottage cutz dies 

Football Jersey Card

My nephew just celebrated his 12th birthday.  He is a Kansas City Chiefs fan so I made him this card for him.

I used a template to create the jersey. I used my cricut to cut the number 12 and the football for the front of the card.

For the inside of the card I made the chiefs arrowhead using my cricut.  The player who wears the number 12 jersey for the Chiefs is the wide receiver, Albert Wilson.  I incorporated the position he plays into the sentiment of the card.

Back of the card:

I hope he likes the card. I think it turned out great.

Card Details:

Letters and numbers cut from the Base Camp Cricut cartridge

Football cut from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge

Arrowhead cut from the Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cartridge

Entered in the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge: Fall (fall is football season!)

Bitten by The Bug: Autumn (fall means football!)

CAS on Friday: Use a diecut

Simply Paper Craft: Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenge: Something that begins with F (Football jersey, football)