Merry Christmas

Welcome back. 

It's May 1 and time for the next Merry Little Christmas challenge. 

I would love to see your Christmas creation entered in the challenge. The challenge runs May 1 - June 15 so, you have plenty of time to send your project in. I'd love to see it.

Poinsettias are a holiday favorite, I think. So with that in mind, I decided to make a card highlighting the beloved poinsettia.

I used the poinsettia stamp and die set and the Holly Berry Spray stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations.

I started with a card base of red (5" X 7"). Next I used a green layer of CS a quarter of an inch smaller. Before attaching I used a corner punch on the top left and bottom right. I then attached the green CS layer.  Lastly I took a white CS piece and placed a tick mark at the center of each of the 4 sides. Next I cut from the top tick mark to the tick mark on the left side. Then I cut from the tick mark on the right side to the bottom tick mark. I discarded the triangles I had just cut off and I used the white piece that was left. 

I positioned that white layer and attached it. I then positioned the poinsettias and the holly berry sprays added some glitter. I also used gold flat backed pearls in the center of the poinsettias.  

My sentiment is from an old clear stamp set from docrafts. (I believe it came in a magazine.)

Here is my project

Products used:

CS - White, Green, Red

Stamps and Dies - Holly Berry Spray, Small Festive Poinsettia - Heartfelt Creations (They are no longer in business)

Ink - Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, Northern Pine

Corner Punch-  Kreaxions #914Holly punch

Sentiment - Docrafts (old) 

Gold zigzag border - 

Well that is it for this card. I hope you enjoyed this one

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

Birthday Wishes

Hello Everyone

Hope you are doing well. Since we are at the beginning of May, it's time for the start of the next challenge over at Love To Scrap. Boy the months are flying by aren't they!!!

The Love To Scrap challenge runs from May 1 - June15. So you have plenty of time to create a project and enter it. I'd love to see what your project looks like. Love to Scrap is a scrapping challenge blog welcoming all types of scrapped projects - cards, scrapbook layouts, ATCs, mixed media, altered items, 3-D projects, etc. - using bits of leftover items in your stash or new stuff!

Let me share with you the project I made for this challenge. 

I used a few scraps on this card. You don't have to use scraps, but since its really hard for me to ditch paper, my scrap drawers are filled to the brims. hahaha.(Bet yours are too)

My card is 5"X7" (the size I usually use)

I cut a heart out on the front of the card. I positioned the heart on its side for a different look. (Saved the hear for another project)

Next I used white glossy CS and applied alcohol ink covering the whole glossy sheet. (4 3/4"X 6 1/4"). I added silver mixative to add some additional interest. I attached the colored glossy sheet on the inside of the card front. The heart shape now shows that alcohol inked shape

Next I used some flowers - Hollyhock dies were used. I lightly dabbed ink onto the flowers. Next I cut and colored a leafy Branch die . The fence is Picket Fence from Poppy Stamps. I used the grass die from the Outdoor Edges to make the grass.

I glued the leaves and the flowers to the front of the card by the point of the heart.

Next I positioned the fence over the flowers and put 1 flower sprig in front of the fence. The fence is nestled between 2 slayers of grass. 

Adding the sentiment finished the card. 

Products used:

Heart Die - Sizzix 

CS - White, CS and White Glossy CS

Stamps -Sentiment - Forever in Time Birthday Wishes

Dies - Heart Die - Sizzix, HollyHock  - Impression Obsession (Out of business), Leaves - Leafy Branch, Grass from the Outdoor Edges die set - Elizabeth Crafts, Picket Fence - Poppy Stamps

Ink - Memento - Rhubarb Stalk

Alcohol Inks- Ranger - Blending Solution, Gold Mixative, 2 medium & light blue alcohol ink colors

Gold Glitter

This card was a fun one to put together and love the heart shape positioned on its side. Just gives the card a unique look. 

Hope this gives you some inspiration and hope you will try this one out. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

Thinking of You

Do you believe it!!! It's March 1 and you know that means its time for the latest challenge over at 

Love To Scrap challenge.

Hope you can join in the fun and submit one of you creative makes. We'd love to see your project.

 

When I was deciding on what to design for this card, (I guess I was in a pink mood. LOL),

and since I have a lot of scraps. I went to my pink drawer and found lots of pink scraps that worked together. 

I cut strips 1/4" wide and started to lay them down on a white card layer. Since my card is 5X7, my top layer is 4 3/4" X 6 3/4"

I also had a die cut out on my desk that worked with the card and the strips

 so I added that to the card front. 

The flowers were made using pink CS (what else LOL) and a hand punch. The leaves also were made using a few punches as well.

Pink reminds me of spring and this card can fit that bill. Pink, flowers and leaves. 

Yep and spring is right around the corner. 

Well that is it for this card. I love how it turned out. 

CHALLENGES ENTERED

• Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge M, 1st Sat, 3E, MUST use patterned (designer) paper as the focus,  March - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper + optional theme: Rainbow or Rainbow Colors
• Polkadoodles 4W, C10 - #3 - Anything Goes (W4 of 4)
• Crafter's Cafe (M, P15, E8, C10) - #316 - Anything Goes + option: Spots and/or Stripes
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1) - Always Anything Goes
• Ally's Angels (M, P10, E3) - Always Anything Goes
• Beautiful Blossoms (M, P15, E8) - #26 - Anything Flowers Goes + optional Mood Board *see below

Hope this gives you some inspiration and hope you will try this one out. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

 

Merry Christmas

Welcome back. It's March 1 and time for the next Merry Little Christmas challenge. 

I decided to make a card design that was introduced to me many many, many moons ago. It's an envelope box card.  Fun to make and really makes a statement to the recipient

This is a card that would be difficult to mail but you could add it to a gift bag to WOW the recipient along with their gift.

The card is really a box with about a 1/4" thick. 
The flap that you normally close to mail stays upright so it looks like its an open envie. 

I added some clear wrapping paper and some tulle in the opening of the box as a filler.

 (Hope you can see it in the pic below.)

Next I made flowers using Heartfelt poinsettias stamps and dies. 

You can see that it is attached to a clear plastic strip.

In order to have the flowers and the holly that you see, stand upright, I attached them to plastic I save from packaging. 

I save the packaging and cut strips to hold the flowers, leaves or whatever I want to appear to be standing. Since the plastic packaging strips are clear, they disappear into the design. 

After attaching the flowers and the holly to the clear plastic strips I slide them in front of the tulle and the clear gift wrap. 

The holly I used is actually a ribbon from May Arts wrapped around those plastic strips that I cut. In the pic below you can see some of the tulle. 

I also added some glitter to a few of the plastic strips for added pizzaz

Again, here is the finished card. Hope you enjoyed this cool creation

Products used:

Clear wrapping paper and Tulle - Michael's
Holly Ribbon - May Arts (EX45) and its still available on their website.

CS - White, Green, DP

Stamps and Dies - Heartfelt Creations (They are no longer in business)

Ink - Memento - Rhubarb Stalk

Gold Glitter

Hot Glue Gun - Ryobi - Home Depot

Well that is it for this card. I love how it turned out. 

CHALLENGES ENTERED

The 12 Months of Christmas - Open, Must be Christmas or theme, RW - (#120) 

Hope this gives you some inspiration and hope you will try this one out. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

 

A Gift Tag

Happy New Year!!!

WOW!! Do you believe it!!! it's 2025. The past year has flown by hasn't it!!!

I am so happy that you stopped in today. 

Let me share my first 2025 make for the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog 

I want to share the Christmas tag I made that was a hit with a lot of my friends.

OK this tag is really all about that tree. 

I have seen the tree on Pinterest so I just had to make one. And after I made the tree as shown on line, it looked kinda thin for my project. I wanted it to be more dimensional. So I made more and layered them.

So I started out with a 2 1/2" square and this turned out to the right size for my tag (this tag is about an A-2 size). And the paper I used was plain ole copy paper. I wanted to use the copy paper since it was able to be manipulated better than CS. I used 6 squares to make the tree. You can use more or less but I felt this was perfect for my design.

Next I colored these with a green ink and I was not very precise in my coloring. I did add color on both sides. On the opposite side I just ran the color down the diagonal center. No you don't need to do this.

Next I folded that square down the diagonal center. Make sure to have the colored side on the outside of the fold.

After the dimensional fold, you will start the cuts. I made 7 cuts. but you can use 6 if you prefer.  Do not snip to the fold. Leave a little room. 

As you can see I made 7 cuts, do not cut thru all the way thru the fold, just up to, with a small area not cut into. . 

Now its time to make the tree shape. Open the square and you will work vertically from bottom to top up the diagonal fold. Add glue to the bottom right strip on the edge and bend it down to the center just over the crease  that is going down the center of the square.

Glue the tip of the left piece and place it on the center over 1st strip you just placed.

Keep placing the cut strips down the center, alternating between the right and the left til you get to the last strip. I just added glue to the tip of these strips I trimmed the top to be more in line with the size of the tree shape.

With all 6 squares finished, add glue down the center of the bottom of what will be the tree (the first tree piece), fold the next piece you will use, down the center, and place it over that line of glue. 

Below is a pic of the tree with 2 glued together

Continue on adding the other pieces, gluing and layering one on top of the next til you get all the layers placed. 

Looks like its done. I think this is full and looks like a tree (3D of course)

I added a brown piece on the bottom to look like the tree stump and the tree was attached to the tag.

This is a cute tree and I had a great time making this. And its easy and really looks great!!! 

I belong to a stamping/craft club that meets 1X a month, and each year for our December meeting we are to bring a tag for each of the members as well as 1 card. This is the tag that I gave everyone this year. 

Hope you enjoyed this project and were able to follow the directions to try to make one of you own.

Items I used to make the tag

Tag shape - Accu-Cut tag shape

White copy paper 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" square

White CS 

Dk Green CS

Die -Sizzix Tim Holts Die - Tree line

Embossing Folder -Spellbinders -  Pinecones and Berries released  July 2024

Memento Inks - Northern Pine, Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug

May Arts Ribbon

I hope this project has inspired you and here's hoping that you have a wonderful and prosperous and crafty new year.

I will be back soon

Jolly Holiday

Happy New Year, welcome to 2025 and thanks for visiting my blog!!!

Time flies doesn't it. Well looks like it's time for the next challenge over at the Love To Scrap Challenge blog. I know that Christmas is over, however, I know that some of you all enter Christmas challenges throughout the year so I thought I'd make my card with a Christmas theme. And since the challenge mentions the word scrap, I try to use scraps on my project. (And boy do I have a lot of scraps. LOL)

This card came about because I saw a stamp that I really liked but since I couldn't get it in time for Christmas, I decided to make a freehand rendition of the stamped image. 

I used scraps of various DP's from my stash to create the tree. I like to think of it as a paper pieced tree. 

I cut the pieces to look like the stamp that I saw online and mounted the DP pieces onto black CS and trimmed the black CS in the shape of the tree (triangle). 

Next I layered the tree onto gold DP CS and trimmed that as well. 

Next I used a stencil to add some interest on the right side of the white CS layer. 

I attached the tree to the white card layer and then added the white card layer to the red card base. 

I added a stump and the gold star at the top.

I had a few holly leaves sitting on my desk and thought they would look great on the left of the tree. I added 3 flat back red pearls to accent the holly leaves. 

Next, I stamped the sentiment onto white CS, fussy cut  that, and layered that onto the green CS and attached the sentiment to the card top area. 

Well that is it for this card. I love how it turned out. I will be making this card for my 2025 Christmas cards that I send out.

Hope this gives you some inspiration and hope you will try this one out. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.