Christmas Tags

I have a confession.  I am gift wrapping challenged.  You would think a paper crafter would be better at wrapping gifts but it's just not my thing.  

All these gifts are for my son's girlfriend.  No I didn't go overboard...hmmm well maybe a little.  It's so much fun for a mom of two boys to shop for a GIRL!

To try to make up for my lack of wrapping skills, I made this set of gift tags for her gifts. 

Project Details:

Magnolia Stamps: Tilda with little snowy, Lingonberry Tilda, Edwin the day before Christmas

Copics:

Spellbinders dies

La La Land stitched circle die

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons: Anything But A Card

Midweek Magnolias: Anything Festive

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge: Christmas but not a card

Christmas Card

This is the card I made for the dog groomer.  Izzy goes to the groomer more frequently than I go to the hair dresser...lol!

I decided to go with non Christmas paper and I think it turned out cute.

Card Details:

Image: Bugaboo Stamps

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Sketch: Sweet Sunday Sketch

Spellbinders lacy circle die

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch: Sketch

Elf Wall Art

I found this collage picture frame at Michael's and decided to use it would be perfect for Christmas decorating.  I am sure most people use them for actual pictures of friends and families but I am sure all my paper crafting friends will understand...lol! The frame holds 8 4x6 pictures so each area is perfect size to show off these odorable elves from Mo's Digital Pencil.

(supplies: Magnolia Doo Hickey stocking, Spellbinders poinsettia, Martha Stewart branch punch, corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge, NOEL from Base Camp Cricut cartridge)

(Supplies used: Magnolia Doo Hickey trees, Sizzix ornament die, Cottage Cutz reindeer, Merry from Cricut cartridge)

(supplies used: Sizzix ornament die, Magnolia Doo Hickey Santa die, Jingle from Base camp cricut cartridge)

(Supplies used: Joy from base camp cricut cartridge, embossing folder from Simply cards magazine)

Project Details:

Elves from Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Elf Finn, Little Elf Kit, Little Elf Mim and Little Elf Pipa

Copics: E00, E04m E11, E13, E21, R20, E35, E55, E53, R59, R48, R27, R24, BG99, BG97, BG95, BG93, E87, E84, E81, T1, T4

After coloring with copics, I painted the ornaments with extreme glitter paint

I used the old rag technique to get texture on the hat and other trim

Entered in following challenges:

Holly Jolly Christmas: Anything Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge: Y is for youngsters

Crafting for all seasons: Anything but a card for Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes

Fairy Christmas

Oh my the count down has begun.  There are only 19 days until Christmas.  Are you done with your Christmas cards?  Mine are going in the mail today.  Whew!  It did help to make a card a week with the 52 CCT.  Of course there were several weeks that I made 2 or 3 cards.  I like making and sending Christmas card.  I think the post office likes me too...I keep them in business.

The final challenge for 2015 is to create a card using any of our previous themes from 2015.  I chose to use the August sketch.

This card is for my son's girlfriend. 

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E13, E21, R20, R59, R46, R27, Bg95, BG93, T1, T4

Magnolia Doo Hickey die

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting with Dragonflies: Christmas

Hiding In My Craft Room: Christmas colors

Craft Mania: Christmas

Crafty Hazel Nut Christmas: Christmas

Createalicious Challenge; Christmas

Mo's Digital Challenge: Anything Goes

50th Birthday Card

Yesterday was my sister's 50th birthday.  I decided to make her a card that was a little bit feminine, cute and had an element of fun.  I liked the 50 Rocks sentiment but didn't want to send her 50 actual rocks in the mail so I found this package of pop rocks to use instead.

Card Details:

Magnolia Tilda Stamp

Sentiment on front: Stampin Up

50 Rocks sentiment: Computer generated by me

Sentiment on inside: clear sentiment stamp

Martha Stewart butterfly punches

Cottage cutz candly dies

Martha Stewart branch punch

Spellbinders circle and lacy circle dies

La La Land heart banner die

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E13, E21, R20, B000, B00, 

Entered in following challenges:

Come And Get It: Anything Goes with a sentiment

Paper Take Weekly: Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Christmas Scene

The theme this week at 52 CCT is to use sponging or brayering on your card.  This is the first time I have created a scene using my inks and sponges.  I love the way the snowy scene turned out.  So much so that I included a new set of sponge daubers on my Christmas list.  I did add some white embossing powder for falling snow.

4 A Dear Friend

The challenge this week at 52 CCT is to make a card for family or friends.  I just couldn't resist using an image with man's best friend on it.

 Inside of card:

Card Details:

Image: From Bugaboo Stamps

Present: Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge

Ornament: Sizzix die

4 A Dear Friend: created using Base Camp Cricut cartridge

White embossing enamel

Copics:

Entered in following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: Tis the season

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Crafting With Shapes: St Nick

Simply Paper Craft: Anything Goes

Christmas card Challenge: Anything Goes

Tis The Season To Be Fabulous

I decided to use some nontraditional colors for this Christmas card.  It's always fun to create a Christmas card using other colors and patterns.  This is my DT card for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments.  This week we are sponsored by Lacy Sunshine Stamps and the theme is Anything Goes with a Sentiment.

I colored her with copics and then used the old rag technique for the fur trim on her hat

 Inside of my card:

Card Details:

Image: Sugi Sugar Plum Urchin from Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Copics:

Sizzix ornament die

Martha Stewart branch paper punch

Joycrafts snowflake border die

Sentiment stamps: Recollections

Sketch: Everybody Art Challenge

Entered in following challenges:

Everybody art Challenge: Sketch

Craft Rocket Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Girls: Anything goes

Southern Girls Challenge: Pattern Paper Mix up

Sister Hood of Crafters: It's Beginning to look like Christmas