Be Merry Snowman

Wow! What a productive day!  It's been raining here and my household chores are done so I've had some fun in my craftroom.  Here's the third card for today.  This one for the Merry Monday Warm and Cozy challenge which I haven't played along with in the past few weeks.  I need to count but I think this is Christmas card number 31 for me - woohoo!

Card recipe

Papers Graphic 45 and Anna Collins

Cricut - Winter Frolic for the snowman

Metal tree and star brad

Cuttlebug Snowflake folder

Walnut distress and Versafine black ink

And here is the Sketch from Merry Monday



Thanks for dropping by and I hope you're making progress on your Christmas cards too!



Caroling in May

I do realize that Mother's Day will soon be upon us but the weather is cool so I'm continuing to make Christmas cards.  This one is for Jingle Belles and Repeat Impressions challenges. 

The sketch from Repeat Impressions is as follows

For Jingle Belles, we were encouraged to add embossing..."dry embossing, heat embossing, or even textured or embossed papers ... whatever you can do to add a little texture to your holiday project."

Here's what I created

Card recipe:

The black stamped images - Versafine with clear embossing powder then heated

Cuddlebug Snowflake embossing folder for the large white frame, added Glimmer mist

Cuddlebug Polka Dot folder for the blue caroler's coat

Cricut - Winter Frolic for carolers, Ornamental Iron 2 for red and white frames

Embellishments Skittles and pearls, chalk for cheeks, Peachy Keen for faces

Thanks for stopping by!  I love to hear your comments.



Challenges:
Jingle Belles JB10-12 - Embossing around the Tree
Repeat Impressions M212

I Spy Sketches Challenge

May is here and we'll be opening the cottage on the weekend.  We just can't wait as it is a magical place for us - we just leave the work and stress behind us and enjoy this wonderful retreat in the woods on a beautiful lake! 

I've been spending some time looking around different blogs and tutorials and came across the I Spy Sketches.  This week's challenge looked like fun and I like the simplicity of the shapes.

 

I created 2 cards using this sketch and I'm quite pleased with them.

Card Recipe:

Patterned Paper Simple Stories

Gingerbread Man - Cricut Winter Frolic

Old button and ribbon from stash

Card Recipe

Papers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Portobello Road

Oval Frame hand cut from My Mind's Eye

Cowboy - Cricut A Child's Year

"D A D" lettering - Cricut Songbird

Worn buttons from stash

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A New Year - Welcome 2012!

Happy New Year!  Hope you had a wonderful Christmas season and are now enjoying 2012.  I've been back to since Monday while my children enjoy an extended break until the 9th.

Looking back on 2011, I really enjoyed expanding my hobby.  What started out with a few Christmas tags, boxes and cards in December 2010 became a real hobby - I will do a full count but I think I made over 100 cards. 

I have the perfect area to craft, thanks to my wonderful husband.  I've researched and bought a variety of tools, paper and other supplies.  I've just sorted through and I must say that everything is being used.  I don't plan on buying much in 2012 other than tape and glue.  I might invest in a better paper trimmer but we'll see. (I will be updating the tools section soon!)

I've been thinking about setting some crafting goals for 2012.  I will share them with you next week.

To sign off for today, here's one of the Christmas cards that I made.  We are enjoying the winter now even the cold and the snow.

Images Cricut Winter Frolic

Embellishments: Puff paint for the snowballs,snowflake brad

Paper DCWV scraps - not sure of the collection

Cardstock base Recollections

Have a great day!

Christmas Carollers

Only 11 days 'til Christmas...the preparations are well underway.  We'll be decorating our real balsam tree this evening.  Nothing like the smell of a fresh Christmas tree!

One of my favourite Christmas cards this year are the carollers.  Such a fun card to make!  I have so many Christmas songs that I enjoy.  I'm especially fond of the Canadian Tenors The Perfect Gift album.  An old time favourite is Kenny Rogers' Christmas Everyday.

Carollers - Cricut Winter Frolic, House - Joys of the Season

Face - Peachy Keen Stamps, pink chalk for cheeks

Hero Arts Noel Stamp

Brads and glitter for embellishments

Cardstock - DCWV Shimmer stack in brown and Recollections Sugar Plum for the green plaid

What is your favourite Christmas song?