25 Days of Christmas - Horseshoe Gift Tag

For today's Christmas project I created a gift tag for my father and his wife.  They have a number of horses and it coordinates well with the gift my husband and I got them.

The tag is cut from the "Winter Woodland" cartridge.  It can be found on page 80 of the handbook.  I sized it in Cricut Craft Room, since it is more square than I wanted.  It is 4.792"x3.667" (shadow); 4.597"x3.486" (regular).  The horseshoe and holly were also sized in Cricut Craft Room to fit the tag.  The horseshoe is from "Create a Critter," page  59 (the accessory feature).  It was cut at 3.333"x3.042."  The holly is from "A Quilted Christmas."  It is on page 73, layer 2 (both regular and shift).  I cut the holly at 2" (real size).  I covered the berries in red glitter and glossy accents.

The tag was stamped with a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps, from the "A Holiday to Remember" set.  I then embossed the tag with a Cuttlebug embossing folder by Anna Griffin, called Dancing Holly.  I adhered everything together.  I finished it off with a bow tied from baker's twine in the color maraschino, by The Twinery.

Perfect Sentiments: "Anything Goes with Christmas"

Who's ready for another Perfect Sentiments challenge?  I hope you are, because I know I am!  Here are the details of this week's challenge.

The challenge: include a Christmas sentiment on your project

The twist: create anything you want as long as it has a Christmas theme and sentiment

Here is what I created for this week's challenge:

I got a gold charger plate at work and decided to dress it up.  I used some white, red holographic, and green holographic vinyl to create the sentiment and images on the plate.  The sentiment is from the Phrases cartridge, cut at 3."  The holly are from A Quilted Christmas and cut at 2."  It is really pretty simple, but I absolutely love the look of that holographic vinyl.

Now it is your turn!  Head on over to The Perfect Sentiment, check out what everyone else has created for even more inspiration and link up your creation.  I can't wait to see what you create!

Perfect Sentiments: "Piece it Together"

Time for another challenge at The Perfect Sentiment!

The challenge this week is "Piece it Together"

The challenge: create a card with a sentiment for an occasion of your choice

The twist: use your stash of scraps & pieces to create the background of your card

Here is the card I created for the challenge:

My card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I used white cardstock for the base of the card.  I then dug through my stash and picked out 6 pieces of Christmas prints.  I then cut them into strips and pieced them together in a chevron pattern.  I cut that whole piece to the size of 5 1/4"x4."  I used A Quilted Christmas to cut my Santa.  He is cut at 4."  I added some champange Stickles to his belt buckle and adhered him to my card.  My sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps and I hand cut the banner, adhering it to the card behind Santa.  Not really difficult, but I love the look of my pieced background.

I finished the inside of the card as well.  I trimmed some dark green cardstock to 5 1/4"x4" and then some dark red cardstock at 5"x3 3/4."  I stamped my sentiments on some white cardstock, which is cut at 4 3/4"x3 1/2."  The "ho ho ho" sentiment is from My Pink Stamper and the "merry christmas" is from Fiskars.

Now it is your turn to use of some of those scraps and pieces you have in your stash.  Be sure to stop on by The Perfect Sentiment to see what my fellow designers has come up with and then link up your card.  I can't wait to see what you create!

Winter Horse

Here is my final card featuring A Quilted Christmas:

The card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4." I used a dark blue cardstock for the card base, then trimmed some blue snowflake cardstock to 4 1/4"x6." The horse is cut at 4." I flocked the black hair and added glossy accents to the cut-out portions of the horse. I cut the plain saddle, rather than the one with the snowflake in it. I then covered it in midnight blue Stickles and added a snowflake button. The stamped sentiment is from Fiskars.

I plan on giving this to my sister-in-law for Christmas. She has a horse and it has this sort of coloring and I think she will love it! Hope you enjoy!

Snowflake

Here is #4 in my A Quilted Christmas series:

I used the card feature to cut out the snowflake card. I then also cut out the regular snowflake cut and placed it over the cut part of the card. I wanted a little more detail than just the card cut provided. I cut the card at 5 1/2" and it makes it a 5 1/2"x4 1/4" card. The patterned cardstock I used was from DCWV. I added burgandy and star dust Stickles to the red and white parts of the snowflake. My sentiment is stamped on the card, I then traced over it with a shimmery dark blue gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from Close to My Heart.

Welcome Santa

Here is the third card I have made for my Christmas in July using A Quilted Christmas.

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used a brick patterend cardstock from the Downtown Loft Stack by DCWV. I used the Christmas cartridge to cut out the window, then I cut a hole in the center of my card so you could see through my window. The window was cut at 3 1/2." I used a Spellbinders Shapeabilites die to cut and emboss the banner. I then chalked around the edges of the banner for more dimension. I stamped my sentiment to the banner. The stamp is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. I then added the banner to the front of the card with some pop-dots. The holly is part of a sticker that I peeled off because it was the perfect size. The stocking is a button and I added x-mas red Stickles to the center of it. The lights are also buttons. All the buttons are from Favorite Findings. Santa was cut from A Quilted Christmas at 3 1/2." I covered the light red layer of his robe in candy apple glitter by Martha Stewart. The white parts of his robe are covered in white flock and his mittens are covered in glossy accents. I also gave him a Peachy Keen face. I covered the inside of the card with some dark red patterned paper to look like wallpaper, but I added a white mat at the bottom to write on. I chalked around its edges as well so that it would stand out against the white card base. I then stamped the sentiment with another Scrappy Moms stamp.

I made this for the following challenges:

• BBTB2: window
• Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch
• Peachy Keen: cards and chalk

Christmas in July #2

I am continuing to play with A Quilted Christmas. I just love the cuts on here, they are so pretty! Mary, over at Cardz TV has a Christmas in July challenge going on right now and it is perfect for my continuation of my Quilted Christmas card series. Here is the card I made:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used a dark blue snowflake patterned cardstock for the base. I cut some white cardstock at 5"x3 3/4" and some blue patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than that. My polar bear is cut at 3 1/4" from A Quilted Christmas. I added some midnight Stickles to the dark blue part of his saddle and glossy accents to the light blue part and also to his eyes, ear, and nose. I used foam tape to adhere him to the card. I finished off the front of the card with some light blue gems in the corners.

I also finished the inside of the card. I cut some dark blue patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than the card base, then trimmed some white cardstock to 4 1/2"x3 1/4." I used a stamp from Scrappy Moms for my sentiment. Enjoy some more Christmas in July!

Christmas in July

All right, you are now going to see some Christmas in July! I just got the Quilted Christmas cartridge and really wanted to play with that one, so for my next featured cartridge I am using that one, which means Christmas in July. Here is my first card using A Quilted Christmas:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used a glittery red card base, it was a premade card by DCWV. I cut some white cardstock 1/8" smaller, then the green snowflake patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than the white. The reindeer is cut at 3 3/4" using the silhouette feature. This cartridge has some intricate cuts and it tells you the ideal size to cut. This one tells you to cut it at 5," but you can see that 3 3/4" is just fine. Just remember to have a good blade in your machine and slow the speed down. I used a stamp by Scrappy Moms for my sentiment and then trimmed the paper into a banner. I matted the banner with some glittery green cardstock and shimmery red cardstock, then ran some diamond Stickles around the the white portion of the banner. I used pop-dots to adhere the reindeer, then added diamond Stickles to the white cut-out portions and covered it with glossy accents. It doesn't show up too well in the pictures, but the glossy accents on the shimmery red cardstock I used looks really cool! I finished off the card with some red gems in opposite corners. Not a bad one to get my Christmas card stash started!