Christmas Gift Tags

 This is one of two posts today:

I made tags for Christmas this year using the new Spellbinders

Postage Stamps cutting dies and 3D embossing folder.  I had 

planned to stamp my images but these cute tags came in the

mail and they were the perfect size!  Ribbons by Really

Reasonable Ribbons, unfortunately I just found out they

are closing-sale going on now.

 

A few more:

 Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and New Year!

 

A few fun challenges using the top tag-Joy&Reindeer:

Can You Handle the Pressure: twist-any holiday  1/2 

Cardz for Galz  #265 12/23

NBUS Challenge Dec  1/2 

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Christmas/Happy Holidays 12/29

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Wrap it up - Tags

Word Art Wednesday weeks 730-731 1/2 

New Baby

 Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts. Liz  has chosen:

 New Baby/Home etc. and anything goes is always an option.

 

I went with expecting a new baby:

 

 

 

 

I used "Tweet News" by Your Next Stamps, it also has sentiments

for birthday and others.  Clouds were made using a cloud 

stencil by A Colorful Life. 

 Another view:

 

Join the challenge at Allsorts for a chance to win and to

see the lovely cards by the Design Team: 

 

Two prizes, A4 and A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create 

 A few fun challenges:  

Crazy is our fame-Stencils is our game: December, stencil fun  1/26

Let's Get Sentimental

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts, this challenge is Let's Get Sentimental,

sentiment as your focal point or anything goes. 

 

I

 I found this background sitting in a pile on my craft table and

thought it would be perfect for a focal sentiment.  The background stamp 

is from former Repeat Impressions and the hello die from Pinkfresh

Studio's.  A few gems (a favorite way to embellish as they add

a little something extra) and this card was done in a flash.

 

Join the fun at Allsorts Challenge.  Prizes this time:

 

Sweet Poppy stamp A5 stamp set and sentiment stencil (photos not to scale)

 (plus an extra prize)

 

A few fun challenges:

As You Like it Challenge: Favorite embellishment & why  11/27

 Time Out Challenge #302 - pick 2: nature and emboss  12/3

 

Word Power November  12/1 

Word Art Wednesday week 726-727  12/3 

Christmas Cards

 Time for another bi-weekly challenge at  Allsorts. Christine has chose

Christmas cards for our theme, anything goes is always an option too.

 I was in the mood for a fun fold, not sure what the name of this fold is, 

I found the pattern by Lynn Dunn on Pintrest. 

 

 

 

 

I pulled out papers I inherited from my mom, (almost all my

Christmas cards this year will be with mom's supplies in her 

memory.)  The Gleaming Bells die is by Memory Box, sentiment and

Papers are Stampin Up.  Front white panel is embossed with Stampin

Up linen embossing folder and then spritz with gold glitter spray. 

 

Hop on over to Allsorts challenge to see the design teams lovely cards

and  for a chance to win some some of the goodies pictured below: 

   

 

 

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above: November 12/1 

Can You Handle the Pressure  11/20

Creative Creases #109 12/4

Die Cut Diva's  12/1

Merry Little Christmas #65  12/1 

Paper Funday November #82 -twist Merry & Bright 

Peace on Earth #99  Christmas  11/14

We Love Stamping: November-Christmas 

 

Hot Cocoa

Time to be starting on Christmas card. I started with cards for the

grandchildren.  This one used a lot of snippets:

I used set by Momenta, it does not have a name on it but contains

 all the pieces above.  Merry Christmas is from an older Angel Company

set. Ar Perfect Arches and Tags die by Spellbinders. 

Another view:

 

 

A few fun challenges:

Snippets Playground # 518 11/8 

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything goes  11/5  

The Diva's That Cut Paper  11/1 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge-11/1 

 

Autumn

 Hello! A new challenge has started at Allsorts with the theme of

Autumn Colors or Anything Goes.

 

 

I went with a fall themed fun fold, some pretty fall patterned

paper and a simple sentiment from Stampin Up and some gems.

 

Check out my teammates lovely cards at Allsorts challenge. 

 

Two prizes from Stamp Addicts, two stamps and a further stamp and stencil (no photo)

 

 and 

 

 

 A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above  October Use Dies 10/28 

Die Cut Diva's October ATG   11/1 

Creative Creases # 108  Fun Fold  11/7 

Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday October Challenge  11/2 

The Paper Funday Challenge #81 ATG, option: cute or creepy 

Word Art Wednesday #722-723 11/7 

The Card Concept #220 -inspired by the colors and leaves  11/10

 

Try It On Tuesday: Autumn Colors  11/28 

Traditional Christmas Colors

 Time to be starting on those Christmas cards if you haven't yet. Allsorts

Challenge for two weeks is traditional Christmas colors to get you

going, also ATG's is always an option. 

 

 My card:

 

I started with a Sizziz poinsettia embossing folder, I swiped the

poinsettia's with a white pigment ink and then embossed with

a Stampendous PearLuster embossing powder. I then die

cut a Momenta Merry Christmas die set out and layered it, adding

a few gems to the poinsettia center.  This was a set I got

years ago on clearance at Hobby Lobby, nice to finally use it!

 

 For a chance to win the following and to see the teams

lovely designs for inspiration, visit Allsorts. 

 

 Two prizes, Tim Holtz Festive Foliage stamp set from Buddly Crafts 

and store voucher for digital products. Also a top 7 and Guest Design invites.

 

 

A few fun challenges:

CYHTP -Anything goes with twist of  fall  10/24

Die Cut Diva's-October challenge 11/1 

NBUS challenge # 79  11/1

Paper Funday October #81 11/1 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #64: Anything Christmas 10/15 

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #127-option of snowfall 11/1 

Peace on Earth Christmas#97 10/16 

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  10/17

Word Art Wednesday #720-721 10/22