Jingle All The Way

Hello crafty friends! I was able to do another Christmas card while the kiddos were in school. I think I have enough for all of the teachers and helpers finally:-) This card was inspired by Just Add Ink's sketch. I'm not sure if it qualifies because the only "ink" I used was Wink of Stella on the snowflake dies, but I thought I would give it a go anyway. I'm also linking the card up to CAS-ual Fridays, My Time To Craft, and CAS on Friday challenge blogs. The dies and patterned card are from Reverse Confetti.

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Picture Inspiration

Welcome fellow crafters! Today I made a quick and easy card inspired by two challenges. The layout is from the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps and the color and images came from Inspired by all the little things challenge. I used a Theresa Collins set I purchased when I lived in Australia. I really like the whimsical look to the trees. The snowflake die was from a new set from Reverse Confetti.

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Warmest Wishes

Yes, definitely a warm 85 degree November day here in North Texas! To cool things down, I decided to make this card using these adorable snowflake stamps from Iron Gate Stamps and some of the new dies from Reverse Confetti for the Freshly Made Sketches and Merry Monday challenges. The patterned card is from The Little Yellow Bicycle's Winterings stack.

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Another sketch challenge

I was able to disappear to my craft room for a short time today in order to make a quick challenge card. This one is for another fun sketch challenge I found at Pals Paper Arts.

I used one of my favorite stamps from Iron Gate Stamps Snowflake set along with some patterned card stock from Fancy Pants Winterland. I embossed the brown card stock with the Darice Snowflake folder. AND I used some Crystal Stickles!! I know you are so surprised;-)

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More Snowflakes:-)

Oh, I am so happy to have a somewhat free day to make some cards! This one is for the Come and Get It Challenge Blog and the Sketchy Colors Blog challenges. My trick to getting several cards done without too much fussing is using these fabulous card layouts and color combos that other bloggers have already put together. Cuts my designing time down more than half!:-)

I used one of my favorite IGS sets, "Snowflakes" to create this quick card. I cut out a scalloped hex at shape at 1 1/4" using my Cricut and the Winter Woodland cartridge. I stamped the snowflakes with S/U Brocade Blue and used Diamond Stickles in the centers. I popped them up on 1.5" squares of purple PP. I cut two 5/8" strips of white CS and used the IGS Snowflake border stamp. The sentiment is also from the IGS Snowflake set. All of the what edges were inked with S/U Brocade Blue and the purple squares were inked with S/U white craft.

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Pink Snowflake Mittens

I have been having so much fun making Valentines for my Etsy store that I totally lost track of time and realized I haven't been doing any challenges this week. I came across Trendy Twine's challenge on their blog yesterday and knew I could get this one done.

I used the Holiday Cakes Cricut cart and pink BoBunny cardstock to cut out the mittens. I stamped them with Iron Gate Stamps' Sweater background stamp and embossed the cuff with Sizzix Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I tied the pink buttons with some Valentine Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine and stamped the sentiment from Iron Gate Stamps' Snowflake set. The base layer is embossed with Cuttlebug's Snowflake folder. I inked the edges of the mitten and cuff with Tea Dye Distress Ink to help give it definition. I know... no Stickles:-( I thought about it, though:-)

Challenges

Trendy Twine - mittens

Bitten By The Bug 2 - snowflakes

My Craft Spot - Frosty Days

The Perfect Sentiment - winter

Simply Create Too - Let It Snow

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White Christmas

Tonight was my daughter's high school Christmas program. What beautiful music. I am always amazed at how much talent there is in the high schools. Since I was home earlier than I thought, I decided post the card I made today. We are expecting our first snow tonight so I thought this was appropriate:-)

I used one of my new favorite carts, Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons. This snowflake has four layers. Each layer having more intricate detailing. I only used white and pearled white cardstocks to fit in with a few challenges this week. The top three layers are adhered to the fourth layer with foam adhesive then the entire snowflake is "popped" up with foam adhesive on the embossed layer. The embossed layer was done with Cuttlebug's Snowflakes folder. In order to see the contrasting layers, I inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I liked the softer look of the pearlized CS so I used White Opal liquid pearls instead of Stickles.

Challenges

Craft Your Passion - snow

Cupcake Craft - all white

Celebrate The Occasion - Christmas (no red or green)

Creative Craft Challenges2 - white on white

Twisted Tuesday - white with snowflakes

Moxie Fab World - photo inspiration

Tuesday Throwdown - white Christmas

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Merry Christmas Snowflake

I seem to be getting a lot of Christmas cards make this week:-) I just love the variety of papers, stamps, and die cuts that can be used. Here is one I made for some challenges this week.

I used the large snowflake stamp from Iron Gate Stamps Snowflake set. The DCS is Authentique's Festive (yes, I have a lot of this card stock - gotta use it up:-). I "antiqued" the red, white, and green baker's twine with some Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Winter Wishes set. Did you spot it? Yes, Candy Cane Stickles!

Challenges

Try Stampin on Tuesday - sketch

The Stamping Boutique - holiday cards

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Snowflakes

So glad you stopped by today! I want to share another card I made using my friend's new Snowflake and stamp set and the Knitting background stamp. I used the sketch from Mojo Monday to create this seasonal card. I embossed half of the cream background with the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder before I adhered some Authentique DCS and a strip of the stamped Knitting stamp. The diecut snowflakes are from Stampin' Up and  EK Success. The stamped snowflakes are from Iron Gate Stamps Snowflake set. Oh yes, a little bit of Xmas Red Stickles;-)

Challenges

Mojo Monday #270

The Sisterhood of Crafters - embossing

Simon Says Stamp - anything

7 Kids College Fund - anything

Cute Card Thursday - snowflakes

Inspire Me Fridays - anything

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Warmest Wishes

This week's challenge at FCCB is all about that cold, fluffy stuff - SNOW! I printed and cut this cute snowman from the Imagine cartridge, Enjoy The Seasons. The layers were cut out separately so I could pop them up with foam adhesive for a more dimensional image. The embossed snowflakes are from Iron Gate Stamps. After stamping the snowflakes with white craft ink, I heat embossed them with Stampin' Up's Iridescent Ice. I added a few punched snowflakes with additional Stickles and some of my hand-dyed ribbon.

Please make sure you stop over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog to see the other Design Team's inspirations. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Winter Thank You

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. In fact, "Thank Yous" are what most of the challenges are today. I incorporated Sweet Sketch Wed sketch to make this 5.5 square Thank You card. I layered coordinating patterned cardstock from a Christmas scrapbook package I purchased last year. The center green card is a punched tag that I stamped and heat embossed a beautiful snowflake from Iron Gate Stamps. The ribbon is hand dyed and can be purchased through my Etsy store.

Challenges

Pause Dream Enjoy

Lollipop Crafts

Scrappy Frogs

My Craft Spot

Cute Card Thursday

Craft Us Crazy

Celebrate The Occasion

Die Cuttin' Divas

Tuesday Throwdown 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

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