"Simply Sweet" Christmas Inspiration Hop with Friends and Prizes!

Welcome to the first ever, Simply Sweet Christmas Inspiration Hop! I have realized, since having a baby, just how little time I have to craft! I have been making Christmas cards and mass producing them like crazy this year. That is something I have never really done before! 

I asked my bloggy pals from The Challenge Design Team and my dear pal, Julee Tilman, to join me in an inspiration blog hop focusing on LAST MINUTE SIMPLE YET SWEET Christmas cards or tags! So if you are looking for some inspiration for those last minute Christmas cards, you have come to the right place!

I am absolutely in love with the adorable Verve Set called Jolly Jingles. It was perfect for my simple card idea. I wanted to create a flat, mail-able card that was easy to mass produce. I stamped the sweet deer image in Memento Black ink across the card panel that I cut from white card stock. 

1. The panel measures 2.5" x 5.5" and the Kraft matting behind it measures 2.75" x 5.5". 
2. I coloured the deer with Copic markers, keeping the colours simple.
3. Then I stamped some light gray snowflakes in the background. 
4. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black ink as well.

These cards took about an hour to make from start to finish. I made 6 of them...so 10 minutes per card I guess! That must be a record for me! And I must share that I was struggling with my glue gun!!! So I think they would have take much less time for me. I could have shaved off at least 10-15 minutes in total.

Jolly Jingles

But maybe colouring isn't your thing and you need something even more simple and easy to mass produce!? Well I completely understand!!! So I also created a set of three simple cards using some older Christmas paper and some glitter washi tape. I combined it with some pretty Verve sentiments too!

Designer paper- 3" x 5.5"
Card Size-A2 4.25" x 5.5"

So please hop along and be sure to visit each blog. 

There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

Lesley Croghan (You are Here)

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater

Julee Tilman

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

Would you like to win these three cards with three envelopes? 

I would love to send them to someone!

Please read the instructions below.

In order to qualify to win please...

1. Visit each blog in the hop and leave them a comment.

2. Leave a comment on my blog telling me about your "Christmas Cards"...how many do you make and what style do you usually use?

The Giveaway Contest closes on Saturday, December 2nd.

The Challenge #94 {Inspirations}

Hello and Welcome to The Challenge! Each week we have a fun challenge for you to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh! This week we have an Inspiration Challenge for you!

You can be inspired by the colours, the theme, the cupcakes, the arrows on the sign, camping (or in this case, glamping)...and so on...as long as you can explain how you were inspired.

My card is going to be late! I haven't been able to photograph it with looking after the baby! But I am hoping to get that done tomorrow. I was inspired by the colours!

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! Come and join us! We also have a special guest with us! Welcome, Kerin!



Kerin Sylvester
(Guest Designer)

Anita Madden

Claire Broadwater

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lee Ann Barret

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

(off this week)

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

A few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Use the challenge to create a NEW card.

2. Please add the challenge graphic to your blog post (copy and paste).

3. Have fun and comment on the submissions of others.

4. Anything that is offensive to myself or to my viewers will be removed.

5. You are welcome to link with other challenges.

The Challenge #93 {Keyword Challenge}

Hello and Welcome to The Challenge! Each week we have a fun challenge for you to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh! This week we have a Keyword Challenge for you!

You are welcome to use any many of the words 
in the banner as you would like! 

How will the words inspire you?

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! 

Come and join us! 

Anita Madden

Claire Broadwater

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lee Ann Barrett

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

(coming soon)

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

A few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Use the challenge to create a NEW card.

2. Please add the challenge graphic to your blog post (copy and paste).

3. Have fun and comment on the submissions of others.

4. Anything that is offensive to myself or to my viewers will be removed.

5. You are welcome to link with other challenges.

The Challenge #92 {Colours}

Hello and Welcome to The Challenge! 

Each week we have a fun challenge for you to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh! 

This week we have a Colour Challenge for you!

Black, White and ONE other colour of your choice!

For my card, I decided to create a single layer card using a floral set from Concord & 9th and a moving sentiment from Verve.

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! Come and join us! 


Anita Madden

Claire Broadwater

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lee Ann Barrett

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

A few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Use the challenge to create a NEW card.

2. Please add the challenge graphic to your blog post (copy and paste).

3. Have fun and comment on the submissions of others.

4. Anything that is offensive to myself or to my viewers will be removed.

5. You are welcome to link with other challenges.

The Challenge #91 {A Sketch Challenge}

Hello and Welcome to The Challenge! Each week we have a fun challenge for you to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh! This week we have a Sketch Challenge for you!

 

For my card, I decided to ink up some cute foxes from the SugarPea Designs Fall Fox stamp set! I made a simple birthday card and did some dry embossing to add some dimension and interest to my card.

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! 

Come and join us! 


Anita Madden

Claire Broadwater

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

A few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Use the challenge to create a NEW card.

2. Please add the challenge graphic to your blog post (copy and paste).

3. Have fun and comment on the submissions of others.

4. Anything that is offensive to myself or to my viewers will be removed.

5. You are welcome to link with other challenges.