Thursday, December 8, 2011

Antique Ornament

Hi all. I thought I would show you what I am sending my Grandparents for a Christmas card this year. My grandpa is 90 and my grandma is 91. They still live in their own apartment and do pretty well on their own. My parents go and play cards with them every afternoon. That must be wierd having your retired son and daughter-in-law come for the afternoon. They all just crack me up! If you feel old some days just think about that. They are both so cute! The set I used for their card is from Clear Dollar Stamps called Antique Ornaments. They don't set up a tree anymore so they will enjoy this ornament.
These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:
Crazy Challenges - Anything
My Time to Craft - Vintage Christmas
Crafty Creations - Card with sentiment
Little Red Wagon - Vintage Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything
Pals Paper Arts - Putin' on the Ritz
Southern Girls - Ribbon madness
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Inchies Treat Holder

Hi everyone! I have a totally adorable idea to show you today. First of all, I saw this idea at Dawn's Stamping Studio. But, she is a Stampin' Up Lady and I don't have the punches she used so I had to improvise. I will let you know farther down the dimentions I used. But, if you are interested in the project check her blog out first to see basically how it is put together.
Above are the closed boxes. Now keep in mind that the "Jesus" square on top of the box is a 1inch square. So these things are tiny. The stamp set I used on this project is from Clear Dollar Stamps. The set is called Christmas Inch Stamps.This next picture shows them in their stages of opening. You lift the ribbon and out pops a Starburst treat.



Now above is me holding the box open. These are my dimentions - For the box I used a strip 1 1/4 inch by 5 3/8 inches. I scored at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 3/4, then 5. The bottom and top (this is where she used one of the punches I didn't have) is a 2 1/4 inch square. I then took that square and scored 1/2 inch on all four sides. I cut the corners to make that piece foldable. Also, I didn't have any of the Window Sheet she was talking about. You will need a hard piece of plastic, I cut apart one of my Spellbinders plastic containers. I also do not have any of the other punches she used to decorate the box. I just used the stamp set and cut around the frame, for the inside circle my punch was a 1 inch circle. I say just use whatever you have in your room and have a great time! If you have any questions, you can email me and I will try to help.

These are the challenges I am submitting this fun project into:

Daisy Doodle - Something sweet

Crafty Cardmakers - Heat emboss

Creative Card Crew - 'Tis the Season


Party Time Tuesday - Holiday Greetings

Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the Season

Scor-Pal - Last minute Christmas ideas that use your Scor-Pal.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderfully creative week!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

1st Day of Christmas

I do have to say I am glad we don't celebrate 12 days of Christmas. I don't think I could afford what they say these 12 days cost. I heard someone talking about it the other day on the radio. =) But, we can all afford the 12 Days of Christmas over at Doodle Pantry. This set has so many possibilities! The 12 Days of Christmas set also comes in color with digital papers to match.. I have used the black and white set three times and my three cards are totally different. The layout from this card is from Card Positioning Systems. Over at All Sorts they wanted a circle project so this worked out fun.
I made it an easel card to fit into the Glitter Fairies challenge. At Come and Get It they wanted to see any kind of Christmas project. Finally over at Paper Sundaes we could pick what toppings we wanted to use and I choose Red, Stripes, and Die Cuts. Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy the week and the countdown till Christmas.

I'm doing a hand stand for joy!

Ok you got me this isn't a self-portrait. If I could do a hand stand I would. But --- well, that just wouldn't be wise. So I am sitting in my chair doing a happy stamp dance! =) I am rejoining the Digital Delights Design Team. WooHoo! I'm really excited about that. So to celebrate I colored "Hand Stand Coco the Clown". He can do all the crazy tricks to help me celebrate.
The layout for this card came from Dutch Dare Challenge. Thanks so much for stopping by and helping me celebrate! Have a happy day! =)

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Windowbox Christmas Wishes

Well, we are getting our first snow for this winter season today in Iowa. How is the weather in your neck of the woods? It is a good day to stay inside so I made a card using the Windowbox Wishes set from Clear Dollar Stamps. This snowman's face just cracks me up. He looks scared of that little birdie. =)
These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:
CCEE - Snowflakes and bling
Stampin' for the Weekend - Friends (well the look on his face I'm not too sure they are friends)
Crafty Catz - Colors of Christmas and sparkle
Pattie's Creations - Christmas
Raise the Bar - Christmas
Bah Humbug - Cute Christmas Critters
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Christmas
One Stop Craft Challenge - Let it snow
Sweet Stampin' - Snow
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
2 Sisters - Punch or dies
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the weekend! Stay safe if you are getting bad weather!

Winter Fun for the Kids

Happy December 3rd everyone! Wow, December!! This is our only challenge this month for Send A Smile 4 Kids. We are celebrating Winter Fun for Kids this time. My image is from one of our sponsors, Sassy Cheryl. The image is called Sledding Snowman. He just made me smile! =)
Sassy Cheryl is giving a $5.00 Gift Certificate, Stamp Fairy is giving a $9.00 Gift Certificate and Whimsy Stamps is giving away 5 free image. So you gotta come on over and play with us at Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge. We all want to see you Winter Fun for kids creations!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

12 Drumming Drummers

I can't believe it's December 1st! Wow, are you as shocked as I am? For my card today I used the digital stamps set "12 Days of Christmas" from Doodle Pantry. The layout for this card is from Creative Sketches.
These are the other challenges I am submitting this card into:
CRAFT - Christmas Present (only if they take it home with them!)
Cute Card Thursday - Number on the card
Pals Paper Arts - Burgundy, Olive and Cream
Charisma Cardz - Spots
Thanks for stopping by and slow down and enjoy the 1st of December!