Christmas Gift Card Envelopes

Merry Christmas!!  I can not believe that Christmas is tomorrow!  Hope you all have a great Christmas & get to enjoy the time with your family & friends during the holidays!  The project that I have to share is gift certificates holders.  I am sorry, but I can not take the credit for this idea, as I saw it on a blog but can not remember which one, so if it was yours....this is an AWESOME project & I thank you for sharing!! 

Snowflake Gift Card Envelope

Snowflake Gift Card Envelope - the tag is the perfect size for the gift card & the sentiment

Santa Gift Card Envelope

Recipe for this project:
Snowflake Gift Card Envelope

- Snowflake layers from Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge cut at 3.25

- Paper Reflections Creative Tags - 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 

- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos
- Versafine Stamp Ink in Onyx Black
- American Crafts Premium Ribbon - Navy

- Doodle Design Inc - Doodle Twine  - Christmas Assortment

Santa Gift Card Envelope
- Santa from Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge cut at 2.5

- Paper Reflections Creative Tags - 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 

- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos
- Versafine Stamp Ink in Red
- Stickles in Crystal on Santa

- Metal Stickers Nailheads in Red for Santa's nose

- Small google eyes for Santa

- American Crafts Premium Ribbon - Red

- Doodle Design Inc - Doodle Twine  - Christmas Assortment

Santa Bingo

The project that I have to share is the 3rd and final design that I used for Christmas cards this year.  Last year I got the Santa Bingo Sizzix Embossing folder, after using it to design a Christmas card in a workshop with one of my best friends at Archiver's, and this is the first time I have used it in a project since buying it.  When thinking about the cards this year, I wanted to use it and thought it would be cute with the Santa from the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartrdige.  I am happy with my 3 card designs, excited that my Christmas cards are finished and ready to start working on a different project. Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

(Close up of my Santa.  I love this cute little guy!!!)

Recipe for this project:
- Santa from Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge cut at 2.5
- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos
- Versafine Stamp Ink in Onyx Black
- Versafine Stamp Ink in Red, to rub over the embossed Bingo sheet

- Sizzix Santa Bingo folder used with Sizzix Texture Boutique

- Stickles in Crystal on Santa

- Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

- Pop Dots on Snowflake

- Metal Stickers Nailheads in Red for Santa's nose

- Small google eyes for Santa

Winter Snow Bird

The project that I have to share is the 2nd of the 3 designs that I made for Christmas cards this year.  My husband love the 'Brrrr' card that I made for a challenge, so I used it but used different colors, and I also had snow to the back of the card to make my Birdie actually want to say "Brrrr".  I used the same paper with this card but flipped the paper over on half of them since I couldn't decide on which side I liked better.  I think the pink make them stand out more, but the Christmas sayings were really cute as well. Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

(Winter Bird with the 2 sided paper showing the words)

(Winter Bird with the 2 sided paper showing the pink circles)

Recipe for this project:
- Winter Bird from 3 Birds on Parade Cricut Cartridge cut at 3

- Brrrr from Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge cut at 1.5

- Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches, small & large

- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos

- Versafine Stamp Ink in Onyx Black

- Pop Dots on Winter Bird & Snowflakes

- Stickles in Crystal on the snow background

- Stickles in Yellow on the Winter Bird

- iRock Pearl gem on the small Snowflakes

Baby, it's COLD outside

The project that I have to share is one of 3 designs that I am using for Christmas cards this year.  With not being able to decided on one design this year & having almost 40 cards to make, I figured that I would just make all 3 designs.  I used a variety of looks with each design to give each of them a different look.  I am very happy with how the Christmas cards turned out this year!!  Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

(I simply stamped 'Merry Christmas' on the inside of each card)

(A couple different looks of the same design.  On some of the twine I hide the ends, some I tied bows, some I used the velvet ribbon along with flipping the 2 sided paper that has dots on one side & plaid on the other side)

Recipe for this project:
- Penguin from Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge cut at 3
- "Baby, it's COLD outside" from 3 Birds on Parage Cricut Cartridge cut at 2.5
- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos

- Versafine Stamp Ink in Onyx Black

- American Crafts Premium Ribbon - White Velvet

- Doodle Design Inc - Doodle Twine  - Christmas Assortment

- Sizzix Snowflake folder used with Sizzix Texture Boutique

- Stickles on the Penguin's cheeks

- Pop Dots on Penguin

Snowflake - My Craft Spot Challenge #37

The project that I have to share is a Christmas card I made for the challenge going on over at My Craft Spot, where the theme this week is "Christmas shaped cards (Make a Christmas card that is any shape but square or rectangle)".  I have a list of Christmas cards that I need to make for some of my family members and thought this would be a great chance to make one of the cards on the list along with entering it into the challenge.  I really like how simple the card is but yet the stickled snowflake adds a nice bling touch.  Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:
- Snowflake from Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge cut at 3.5, using 2 snowflake shadows & welded them together to form the card with my Gypsy

- Snowflake layers from Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge cut at 3.25

- Tis the Season (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos

- Versafine Stamp Ink in Onyx Black

- Stickles on the snowflake

Brrrr!! - Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #43

The project that I have to share is a Christmas card I made for the challenge going on over at Celebrate the Occasion, where the theme this week is "Christmas (no red)".  I love using the colors blue, white & silver together for Christmas, so when I saw the challenge, I wanted to make a card for it.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:

- Winter Bird from 3 Birds on Parade Cricut Cartridge cut at 3

- Brrrr from Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge cut at 1.5

- Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches, small & large

- Merry Christmas (stamped inside) Archiver's Exclusive Snag'em Stamp Duos

- Pop Dots on Winter Bird & Snowflakes

- Black Gelly pen to do the faux stitching

- Glossy Accents on Bird

- Stickles in Rock Candy on Snowflakes

- iRock Pearl gems on the small Snowflakes

Bridal & Bachelorette Shower Book

The project that I have to share is one of my favorite projects I have created for a couple reasons, it was part of a gift for one of my best friends to use as a keepsake from her Bridal & Bachelorette Shower for bridal cards & pictures of the event & the other reason being that this is the first project I was able to use my new The Cinch Binding Tool, which is one of my newest & favorite tools! I see several projects in my future using The Cinch!  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!

(A close up of the book cover)

(I used eyelets along with thick sheet protectors to make the book stronger) 

(I used different colored & textured paper through out the book to give her different options)

Recipe for this project:

- The Cinch Binding Tool - Version 2

- The Cinch Bookboard Covers - 8.5 x 11

- The Cinch Binding Wires - Silver at .75

- Crop-A-Dial II Big Bite

- We R Memory Eyelets - Lime Green & Chocolate Brown

- Folk Art Paint - Chocolate Brown on the Bookboard Covers (before covering the front book cover with paper)

- Collage 'Pauge - Instant Decoupage Matte Finish, to seal the book covers

- We R Memory Keepers - Page Protectors 12 x 12 - cut down to 8 x 10.5

- 'My Bridal & Bachelorette Shower' from Designer's Calendar Cricut Cartridge cut at 3

- Umbrella's from Forever Young Cricut Cartridge cut at 1.5, I used my Gypsy to flip one of the umbrella's

- Crystal Stickers Elements Gems - Green, around the swirls on the front cover

- American Craft Premium Ribbon - Leaf

- American Craft Premium Ribbon - Chestnut

- American Craft Premium Ribbon - Rocky Road

Bridal Shower Card

The project that I have to share is a card that I made for one of my best friends for her Bridal Shower.  While planning the shower, I had asked if she would mind if I used the same colors that she is using for the reception and was excited when she gave me the ok to use them.  I loved using the colors (chocolate brown, deep aqua & lime green) as they look so nice together!  I kept the color theme through out the invites, the shower favors, the cake, the cake tableware, as well as my card I gave her with her shower gift.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:

- Card & Envelope from Sweetheart Cricut Cartridge cut at 4.5

- Bride & Headpiece from Sweetheart Cricut Cartridge cut at 4

- American Craft Premium Ribbon - Rocky Road

- iRock Pearl gems on the Wedding Dress & Headpiece

Bridal & Bachelorette Shower Ice Breaker Prize

The project that I have to share is a prize that was made for a Bridal/Bachelorette Shower for one of my really good friends.  During the shower, we played What's in Your Purse as an ice breaker game, where the guests were given a list of random items that they would get points for different random items that they may carry in their purse, ranging from hair bands to pictures of the bride-to-be.  As a little prize to the guest who had the most points for the game, I made this little bucket that was filled with some very useful items that might be carried in a purse.  Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:

- Palm Tree's from Summer Vacation Cricut Cartridge cut at 2
- Clear handled bucket from Target, with a lid opener, which I attached with the longer Leaf ribbon
- QuikKutz Revolution Tool with medium sized circle scallop, used to cut out a decorative circle for on the top of the lid
- American Craft Premium Ribbons - Rocky Road, Chestnut, Leaf, Mulit Colored Stripe & Twine

Bridal & Bachelorette Shower Goodie Bags

The project that I have to share is the first of a couple projects I will be posting in the next few days that I completed for one of my best friends Bridal/Bachelorette Shower.  I watched a how to over at My Pink Stamper's blog a while back, when they made some for a baby shower.  I thought they were so cute and such a great idea that I thought they would be a nice little shower favors as a thank you for the guests that attend the shower.  Thanks for stopping by & taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:

- Palm Tree from Summer Vacation Cricut Cartridge cut at 2
- 6" x 7 7/8" clear bag with no flap from http://www.clearbags.com/
- Bag Topper cut at 6" x 6", then folded in the middle
- Thank You sentiment (from a stamp set that I can not locate the original package)

- American Craft Premium Ribbon - Rocky Road

- Hershey Nugget Candies, with paper cut at 1" x 3"

An Anniversary Toast

The project that I have to share today is a card that I made for my parents who will be celebrating their Wedding Anniversary later this month.  I have seen these multi panel type of cards on other blogs and have always wanted to make one.  A special thanks to Heather, for showing me how to make one of these cards during a scrap get-together yesterday. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!

Recipe for this project:

- Champagne Glasses from Stretch your Imagination Cricut Cartridge cut at 3

- iRock Pearl gems for the Champagne bubbles

- iRock Ruby Red gems for the bows