Spellbinders Advent Calendar

 

I am having so much fun creating with the 2024

Spellbinders Advent calendar.  It is filled with dies,

sentiments, stamps, sequins and all are fabulous (yes I

opened them all right away)  In the above image I

used Day 8-vase and flower dies,  Day 4 sentiment,

Day 5, the fabulous squiggle embellishment and the

orangish strip is embossed with Day 15 bookmark size

embossing die.  White oval is from Quick Cutz and

papers are from my stash.   

 

I will be back this Saturdaywith another post.

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts Challenge 811 12/20 

A Cut Above-December 12/30

Beautiful Blooms #24  1/14

Can You Handle the Pressure-optional Poinsettias 12/26

Love Those Pretty Papers- December 1/1

Word Art Wednesday 679-680 1/1

Candy Tins

 

 

 

 

 I decorated these Hershey Nuggets and Peanut Butter Cups and the tin for some

friends.  Tuesday, the 10th is my mom's first heavenly birthday and her and

I always went shopping and out to lunch on her birthday.  Some mutual

friends and I are continuing the tradition on mom's birthday. I thought this 

would be a nice little Christmas gift for them. Tags were in a pack

of patterned paper and paper is retired from The Angel Company.

A few fun challenges:

Top card: Christmas Wishes:

Allsorts Challenge 810  12/15

Aud Sentiments #320 Nontraditional Christmas Colors 1/1

Love Those Pretty Papers: December  1/1

MTTC #548  Anything but a card 12/12

Word Art Wednesday Week 677-678 12/18

Teachers Christmas

 

This is a catch up post on some things I have been making.  I make

cards and gift tags for the grand kids teachers.   This year 8 were needed

as their preschool has a lot of fabulous teachers.  No two are alike. The penguin

tags are made from an old Angel Company set Perky Penguins, the

scarfs are paper pieced and fussy cut, and glitter glue on the scarf and pom pom.

 I have posted one of the hot cocoa

prior but I changed up the pattern for these, such a great stamp set

by Momenta that I got on clearance a couple years ago.  I hope you

are enjoying your Christmas crafting as much as I am!

A few fun challenges:

Penguin Tag 3:

Alphabet Challenge: Q is for quick and easy   11/27

Aud Sentiments #319-Glitter/Christmas/Sentiment  11/30

Allsorts Challenge week 808: Ribbon or twine

Cocoa card 2:

Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge 12/1

Die Cut Diva's: November-any holiday 12/3

Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes 12/4

Rudolf Days November 12/1

A Cut Above: Warm It Up  11/30

Thinking of you

 

I had several backgrounds similar to this one and decided to use them.  The 

turtles were already colored  (except the flower) and the sentiments in my sentiment 

binder.  I embossed the background, die cut the circles and the

green piece behind the sentiment and was ready to assemble.  My snippets

were, the white for the sentiment and behind the turtle, and the

embossed background as it had been around for

quite while.  It'salways nice to have a few any occasion card to send out.

Other ones:

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts  11/28 

Snippets Playground #493 11/23

Can You Handle the Pressure (option coffee, cocoa, warm drinks) 11/22

Word Art Wednesday #673-674 11/20

Cup of chocolate

 

 

 Playing around with Christmas cards for the grand kids teachers, this is one of my

cards today.  I used up a lot of snippets for this one and a die cut set that

has been in my stash for awhile from Momenta that I got on

clearance at Hobby Lobby years ago.   My one granddaughter likes

to make cards when she comes over and my grandson played at my

table with me on their last visit. So much fun!

A few fun challenges:

Snippets Playground #492  11/9

2024 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop  11/9

Shopping Our Stash: Time for a hot drink  11/18

Stamping Get Together

 I had a great time a couple of weeks ago visiting a good friend, 

crafting, chatting and eating!  Grab a cup of coffee and see

all the cards we made:

Shirley's beautiful designs that I made:

 

My designs:

So much fun and both of our cards for each project came out

different (papers, colors etc)  I wish I had taken pictures of 

both, next time I will.

A few fun challenges:

Christmas with the Cuties #86 Christmas Pinks  10/21

My Time to Craft Christmas #98 11/11

The Diva's That Cut Paper  October 11/2

 Simon Says Stencil It (Monday) 11/7

Crazy is our fame: STENCILS October  11/5

 

 Beautiful Blossoms #22 11/12

Birds, Blooms and Butterflies October  11/2

Creative Creases #94  11/8

Word Art Wednesday Week 671-672 11/6

 

 

 

Fall Swap Cards

 

 

 

I got my fall swap cards yesterday and could not be happier, thought I

would share with you.

Fall Card Swap

 

I recently participated in a fall card swap. I made an easel card. 

Colored with Copics.  Stamp set: Hello Harvest, never been

inked before and about a year old.  I am trying to use items

that have not been used yet and making several cards with

them.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone cards.

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts  Week 801 - Falling leaves10/11

Creative Creases  10/10

Top Pick:

NBUS Challenge # 67 11/1

 

Tic  Tac Toe #257  10/11

 

Try It On Tuesday - Autumn Magic 10/14

Word Art Wednesday Week 667-668

Fun Fold Inside

 

 

Open: 

Two of the grand kids are celebrating their birthdays together so I made 

cards using clip art of their favorite characters.  Minions and Actonots,

I used free clip art from online. Die cuts used on the Minions,

Scan N Cut for the Actonots. Die cuts used for numbers and

round base.

 

I like this cute fun fold inside so used it for both of them.  You cut

a 6" square of white card stock, score in half each direction and also

once diagonally. Fold and scor well.  Patterned paper is a2 3 3/4" squares

cut in half diagonally.  Notches made with an envelope board.  Aren't 

these cute?

A few fun challenges:

Minion-2nd birthday:

Die Cut Diva's: World Card Making Day  11/1 

Seize the Birthday #292 - Celebrate  10/10

Actonot-5th birthday:

Gem of a Challenge Wk 18  10/12

Love Those Pretty Papers  October  11/1

Addicted to Stamps and More #478 10/15

 

Fun Fold Birthday Card

 

 

I made this Double Decker Pop out card for a friends birthday.  It was not

difficult, you just had to think a bit.  I used a Beautifully Happy set 

from Stampin Up, I've had it and this was my first time using it, I don't

do real well with stamping the color on the image but I am happy

with how it turned out. Papers are Magnolia Lane, it is hard to 

tell but the striped panels are embossed with a linen

embossing folder.

A few fun challenges:

Creative Creases  10/10 

Can You Handle the Pressure: Twist: Add a sentiment 10/10

Seize the Birthday  10/10 

Beautiful Blossoms #21 10/12

NBUS Challenge #67  11/1

Word Art Wednesday Weeks 667-668  10/9

 

Washi Tape Book Marks

 Joined the craft group at our local community center, we meet once a month and

this month we made Washi Tape book marks.  This would be a great way to

use up some of my stash.  The leader had a fabulous collection of Washi

tapes for us to choose from.

 

 

 

They look like they are laminated but she had us use clear

packing tape and then trip the edges, great idea and easy.

 

I just got back from vacation and am ready to get going on some crafting

and hope to post more often.  Have a wonderful day!

 

 A few fun challenges:

Book mark 1-Fall/Thanksgiving

Gem of a Challenge Week 18: ATG  9/27 

Aud Sentiments #317 (Holiday and sentiment) 10/1

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - September  10/1

 

 

Cars on highway

  I know I have not posted or commented for awhile,  I have had very 

little crafting time with mom dying 8 weeks after dad.  Things are 

slowing down now, and I hope to be back to crafting.

I did get this card made for my grandson's second birthday.  He likes

cars, trucks and all things that move.  I used all his favorite colors

on this card.  It is a new die set by Inlovearts Car on the Highway

cutting dies.  I thought it turned out cute and he liked it.

Hope you are all doing well and I hope to catch up on your

creations soon!

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above: Anything Goes/ Option monochromatic  9/30

Creative Crafting Uncles #56: ATG  9/15

The Paper Shelter #609: Dies  9/18

Try it on Tuesday: Make it Colorful 9/18

Tri-Fold Accordian Card

This is my second post today:

 

 

 

I made my first Tri-Fold Accordian card today and thought it turned out

nice.  All supplies from Stampin Up: Spotlight On Nature stamp set

and dies.  Colored with Artists Concepts alcohol markers - got a set

of  42 for $10!  I thought they would be perfect for the group at

Church to use for that price and I was very  impressed with them.

Hope you are all having a good week!

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog 793/794  8/24

Creative Creases #89 9/1 

Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge - August 9/1

Triple B - August  9/1

Sunday Stamp 342 9/1