Christmas Shaped Card

For the Challenge over at Pile It On! we needed to create a shaped card. 

With a lack of resources on hand, I decided to try something a bit different. 

The back the card is a square, the front is a triangle. 

I created a Christmas card in a 6 x 6 size. 

The cardstock layers, I kept simple, but did add some cute stamping with our 

December Candy Cane Alphabet stamp set. 

This stamp set is the Stamp of the Month for December for only $5 with a $50 Purchase. 

The only embellishment for this card is the Red Shimmer Trim. 

I also entered the card into the following challenges:

Creative Moments-#157 Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs- Get Ready For Christmas 

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Blog-#198 Fails All About Holidays

Countdown to Christmas!

It's one of my favorite Holidays of the year... and my favorite time of the year!
I love Christmas, always have.

We don't get much snow in the south, but still love snowmen too!
Snowmen always remind me of Christmas!
 About a week ago, we actually some some snow here in western Georgia, I was so excited!

I used the Snowman at the window image from Crafty Sentiments Designs for my main focal point:

On this card I used several layers of cardstock from Close to my Heart.

 The sentiment inside is from the Joyful Tidings Stamp set from the Workshop Your Way Kit from Close to my Heart as well.

 I used Pacifica Exclusive Ink to distress the edges of the sentiment piece inside. 

I entered this weeks card into a few challenges as well:

Pile It On Challenge Blog- Non Traditional Holiday Colors/Snowmen

Classic Design Team - anything goes

Colour Crazy - anything goes

Crafting By Design - December  anything goes

Crafting From the Heart - anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes

Love to Craft - anything goes

Love to Scrap - winter

A Cute Christmas Thank You Card...

Am I the only person who sends Christmas cards out and thank you cards for the gifts I receive? 

Here is one of the many thank you cards I will create over the next few weeks, to send out right after Christmas.

The adorable reindeer is from the digital image set 

Jingle Jolly by Pickled Potpourri Designs.

All of the paper is from Close to my Heart. 

I used the Cranberry cardstock, Sweet Leaf cardstock, and gold foil paper.

The "Thanks" sentiment is from the Close to my Heart 

"Feel So Blessed" stamp set.

I also used  the Sweet Leaf Ink pad to distress the edges.

I entered the card in a few challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - anything goes

Colour Crazy - anything goes

Craftaholics R Us - thank you

Creates and Makes - anything goes

Dragonfly Journeys - gratitude

Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes 

Love to Scrap - anything goes
Pile It On Challenge Blog-Large Sentiments & Pickled Potpourri Designs

Christmas Is Only 155 Days Away...

That's right, 155 days or 22 weeks away. 

It will be here before you know it. Im usually pretty good about shopping for gifts throughout the year, but Christmas cards... that's a different story. 

So every year I start in July, and I still don't always finish in time.

 In my defense however, we don't receive many cards, and I usually end up sending folks cards, that never send us one, so I at least start with the ones that do send us one first. 

So for this card, I kept things rather simple. 

I started with a white card base, which I rarely do, but for this I decided to go with white. 

I cut 1/2 inch strips of several pieces of Fundamentals Papers. 

There's probably at least 1 pattern from each color family. 

The larger red strip in the middle, was cut at 1 inch. 

I adhered each strip, then trimmed down the edges. 

The sentiment "Happy Holidays" is from the current stamp set "Short & Sweet" Sentiments. 

The outline is a stamp from our older retired "Cute Koalas" stamp set, in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. 

After stamping the sentiment with my Cranberry Mini Pigment Pad, I also sponged the edges, after fussy cutting it out.

I cut a 1 1/2 inch circle out of the yellow patterned paper from the Prickly Pear Paper Pack. I cut it in half so that each side peeks out from behind the sentiment. 

Then I adhered two small Rhinestone Clear Sparkles for a little extra pizzazz. 

Lastly, I sponged the inside of the card with my Cranberry Mini Pigment Ink Pad. 

I will add this card to my collection of Christmas cards that are ready to go the day after Thanksgiving. 

I also chose to submit this card to a few challenges:

Cards TV Card Crazy Crafters Anything Goes Challenge #6

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

Christmas Cards All Year Round Anything Goes

C. R. A. F. T. Challenge #425 Christmas

Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #17

Merry Monday 2nd Annual Christmas In Summer Link Up

ABC Christmas Challenge N is for New & O is for Old 

Christmas in July

When you have a large family and plenty of friends, you have to start your Christmas card making early...  

So this evening I sat down and started making a few Christmas cards.

I utilized the Jack Paper Packet from Close to my Heart, for the red and green patterned paper. 

The sentiment is a simple, "Just for You" which is perfect for a gift card inside or a card attached to a gift.  This versatile stamp is part of the Petite Perks "Just For You" stamp set. This cute little set has 4 different sentiments. 

As an incentive from me, any order placed in the month of July on my personal website or with me, for $20 or more, will receive a free Petite Perks "Just For You" stamp set. 

How fun is that? A FREE stamp set! 

Once your order is placed, I will ship you the set absolutely free! If you do not already have a 2 x 2 acrylic block or larger, you may wish to add that to your order. It is the recommended block for this FREE stamp set.

I kept the embellishments simple for this one, and only added two Rhinestones, and added a bit of ink sponged around the edges. 

I also added this card to a few Challenges:

Cardz TV: Christmas in July Challenge #1

CraftyHazelnut's: Christmas Challenge Extra for July 

Christmas Cards All Year Round: July Challenge Anything Goes

Jo's Scrapshack: Fun Friday Challenge #196 Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: #158 Lots of Layers