Merry Christmas to all of my papercrafting friends. I wanted to share my religious Christmas card. I'm so thankful that today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. Christmas blessings to you all!
This is a window card. I hid the outer layer of the cut in my Gypsy. The second sheet is attached with a thin line of adhesive. It is patterned on one side and white on the other and makes it perfect for writing inside the card. Here is a picture of what I'm talking about. Diane at Capadia Designs does a great job with this. She has an awesome step by step photo tutorial on how to do this. You should definitely check it out.
Items Used:
Inspired Heart Cricut Lite Cartridge
Gypsy
Patterned Paper - Provo Craft (donated by a sweet neighbor)
Hello everyone, welcome to day 2 of our 2 day Holly Jolly Blog Hop. If you got here from Stephanie's blog than you are moving in the right direction. If not head on back so that you don't miss out on any of these amazing projects.
Today's project is a little Minnie gingerbread ornament that matches the decorated candle (this could also be used as a gift tag).
BLOG CANDY: Here is what I'm offering for blog candy. 6 total yards of twine in 3 different colors (lemondrop, caribbean, pink sorbet all from the Twinery), 5 Action Wobbles and a Cuttlebug square die cut set (pictured below). This blog candy is available to anyone residing in the US or Canada (due to shipping costs). Please leave me a comment to be entered for the blog candy. You do not have to be a follower of my blog, but I would love it if you were. I will randomly pick a winner on Monday, December 13th, 2010.
Also remember that for the grand prize which is a bunch of scrapping goodies donated by Scrapadabadoo make sure to leave a comment on each project along the hop. Here is a complete list of the blog hop order. Click on the name to go to their blog.
Once again your next stop is the wonderful Carri of Double Click Connections. Thanks so much for hopping along :).
Items Used:
Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge
George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge
Gypsy
Cricut Expression Peachy Keen Stamps -Simple Sallies
Deco Art Snow Paint Writer
Red and White Divine Twine
Cappuchino (Brown and White) Twinery twine
Chalk for the edges and cheeks
Red Rhinestones
I have been making my Christmas cards in sets of two. It doesn't take much longer to make two that are similar than it does to make one. How about any of you?
One of my latest creations comes from a cute Disney Christmas ornament I have. It is a Mickey Mouse shaped sucker. Thanks to my awesome Gypsy I was able to recreate it in card form.
So, they turned out fairly similar but not exactly the same. I also used Action Wobbles on both of them but I did them both differently. The first card has an Action Wobble only on the biggest middle part of the sucker (a double layer). The second card has the Action Wobble on the back of the whole sucker. I made a quick video demonstration.
Let me know which one you like the best. I can't decide for sure. Thanks for looking.
Also, one more reminder about the Jolly Holly 2 day blog hop. Please come and join in the fun, starting Friday, December 10th at 7:30 PM EST. I hope to 'see' you there :). If you click on this badge below it will take you to the beginning of the blog hop on Friday.
Items Used:
Paisely Cricut Cartridge
George and Basic Shapes
Stampendous for the sentiment
Red/White twine from the Twinery
Red Mickey Mouse Christmas ribbon (from the Disney Store a couple of years ago)
Hot Off the Press patterned paper
I've had this ornament designed for a couple of years now and never got around to cutting it out. I originally designed it in the Cricut Design Studio and later converted the file for my wonderful Gypsy. It is very simple but I love how it turned out. I used Core'dinations Couture Cardstock and it is GORGEOUS. Unfortunately the photos do not do this paper justice. Anyway, here is my card.
I also wanted to remind everyone about the Holly Jolly 2 day Blog Hop. I am so excited this is my first time participating in a blog hop and I hope you will join us. It starts of Friday, December 10th, 2010 at 7:30 PM EST.
This is Christmas card that I made for the dearest couple that live in France. I met them while I was living in Melun France (a suburb of Paris) and they have become a very special part of my life. They are about the same age as my parents and sweet as can be. We quickly 'adopted' each other. En tout cas, voici ma carte de Noel...
I wanted to submit this for the Fantabulous Cricut weekly challenge.
Items Used:
*Gypsy Font
*Gypsy Wanderings for the background shape
*Gypsy
*Sakura White Gelly Roll for doodling
*DCWV patterned paper
*Ribbon
Peachy Keen Stamps is having their regular Tuesday challenge and it is a sketch. I started doodling the sketch on a piece of paper for inspiration and while I was drawing it ideas popped into my head. Things like, that looks like a fireplace with a Christmas village on top, a Christmas tree would look cute there, oh and how about a rocking horse that really rocks back and forth (with the assistance of an amazing Action Wobble) over here. I started designing my creation in my Gypsy and then when I got around to cutting it out and putting it together this is what I ended up with.
It is a 12 x 12 wall hanging. I'm either going to put it in a frame sans glass or a shadowbox and use it for a Christmas decoration. There is actually a LOT of dimension to this project, it is just hard to catch in a picture. The tree and presents are popdotted and with the Action Wobble on the rocking horse it sticks out even further than the tree and the presents.
Here is a little video showing the rocking horse rocking back and forth. Because the Action Wobble had to be placed in the horses middle area it doesn't wobble like crazy, but just enough for a nice rocking motion. I love experimenting with these fun little Action Wobbles.
*Please note that any videos recommended at the end of this are not endorsed by me.
Items Used:
*Gypsy
*Christmas Solutions Cartridge for most of the images
*George and Basic Shapes, Christmas Solutions and Create a Critter for the fire and fireplace
*Action Wobble for the rocking horse
*Peachy Keen Stamps Simple Sallies for the dolls face
*Peachy Keen Stamps Funshine Faces Side Views for the rocking horses eye
*Adhesive rhinestones
*Pop dots for the tree and presents to give added dimension
*White Sakura Gellyroll pen
*Black Ultrathin Bic Writer
*Versamarker
Full Disclosure: I was given the Action Wobbles at no cost to me to review on this blog. However, if I didn't believe in it, I wouldn't be talking it up!
I saw the saying "Merry Christ-mouse" and an idea came to mind. I had to get it designed and put together. It was fun. I hope you like it (even if Christmas is over 4 1/2 months away :)). It never hurts to get a head start on Christmas cards right? I might actually get some sent out this year if I start making them now.
I saw the saying Merry Christ-mouse in a line of stamps by Sarah Pink Cricut. The mouse is from Animal Kingdom, the santa hat is from Paperdoll Dress-Up, the scarf is from Everyday Paper Dolls, and the candy cane is from Christmas Cheer. The face is stamped on with Peachy Keen Stamps - they have the BEST stamps EVER. They just make everything so much cuter! I cut the Santa hat 3 times and cut the pieces apart so I could fun flock and layer the pieces, I also used fun flock for the scarf. This card was lots of fun to make.
