25 Days of Christmas - Another Christmas Tag

Today I have another tag, this one is complete with a present.

I used "Winter Woodland" for the tag shape.  It can be found on page 78 and I cut it at 2 1/2."  The bird wreath is from the "Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art" cartridge.  It can be found on page 43 and I cut it at 1 3/4."  I covered the bow with flocking powder and covered the birds in red glitter and glossy accents.

I used stamps from My Craft Spot for the back of the tag.  The "to" and "from" are both from the "Merry Christmas" set.  "Happy Christmas" is from the "Mistletoe" set. 

I made this for the current challenge at Die Cuttin' Diavs, which is to create a tag.

Glittery Snowman

I am going to be SO ready for Christmas this year.  If I can keep making Christmas cards, even once a month I will be all set!  Thank goodness for challenge blogs that feature Christmas challenges year round, too bad I just didn't notice them before.  ;)

This card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and is made from brown cardstock.  I cut some baby blue cardstock at 5 1/4"x4" and some white cardstock at 5"x 3 3/4" for my mats.  I embossed the white cardstock with a Darice snowflakes embossing folder.  I cut a brown strip of cardstock at 2 3/8"x4" and some blue polka dotted cardstock at 2 1/4"x4."  I adhered the strip to the card and added some clear gems to the embossed circles on the card (you can no longer see them since I coverd them up).  I also put some icicle Stickles in the middle of all the snowflakes. 



I used Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art to cut the circles and the snowman.  The brown circle is cut at 3 1/2" and the blue polka dotted circle is cut at 3 1/4."  The snowman is cut at 3."  I covered the snowman in crystal fine glitter by Martha Stewart.  I adhered the snowman to the card with foam tape.  The sentiment was stamped using jumbo java ink by Tsukineko and the snowflake sticker is from my stash (I have absolutely no idea where I got it).

For the inside of this card I cut more of the blue polka dotted cardstock, which I should mention is from the Arctic Wishes Stack by DCWV, at 5 1/4"x4."  I cut some brown cardstock at 4 3/4"x3 1/2" to mat a piece of 4 5/8"x3 3/8" white cardstock.  I used a light blue ink from ColorBox to stamp a snowflake, which is from Fiskars.  I used another stamp for the sentiment; it is stamped using rich cocoa ink by Tsukineko.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: snowflake cupcakes; colors - pool, white, chocolate
• My Sheri Crafts: snowman (or woman)
• Christmas Card Challenges: sketch
• 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown: patterned paper, glitter and decorate the inside
• My Craft Spot: bling, glitter, or anything shiny
  

The Last Wedding Album Pages

I did it!! I am finally done with the wedding album for my friends! :) These are my last pages. Well, one of them is the last pages, the other is a redo of a set of pages. Now all that is left is to do the journaling, but that is the easy part.

These are the last pages I created. They will come just before the "Happily Ever After" page, which you can see here. This one is a clean and simple layout, but I really, really like this one. I was going to add more to it, but nothing felt right and I just kept coming back to the simple one. The floral background cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV and the wood cardstock is from the Tahiti Beach Stack by DCWV. The strips of the wood cardstock are cut at 6"x12" and matted with some teal cardstock cut at 6 1/4"x12." The photos are all 3 1/2"x5" and matted with teal cardstock cut 1/8" larger than the photos. I used Type Candy to cut the "so," "in," "with," "you," using Cricut Craft Room the weld them, and Sweethearts for the "love." I covered "love" with tropical tangerine Stickles and finished it off with some dark coral pearls and teal gems.

I redid the "Here Comes the Bride" layout. You can see the original layout here. It wasn't bad, but as I was going through the whole album I just didn't like the look of it and felt it didn't fit in. I kept the title, just cut it in different colors and kept the flowers, I pulled them off the old layout. Here is the new layout I created:

The pearl patterned cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV. All the photos are 3 1/2"x5" except the one on the far right, it is 4"x6." I matted all the vertical photos with teal cardstock cut 1/8" larger. The largest one also has a coral layer that is 4 1/4"x6 1/4." I did not mat either of the horizontal photos. The title is from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art and is covered with glossy accents. I had the title saved in my Gypsy from the old layout, so I was able to cut it easily. I added the flowers from the old layout, which are from Prima and are covered in Tatter Angels Glimmer Mist. I then used Cricut Craft Room and the digital cartridge Sea Shells to cut the two shells. I covered the darker part of the shell in smoky quartz glitter by Martha Stewart and then covered the shells with glossy accents.

Here Comes the Bride

I got another double layout done for my friends' wedding album. Again, both of these are 12"x12" layouts. The background paper is from the Photo Real Stack by DCWV. All the photos are 3 1/2"x5." I used a 12"x5 1/4" strip of striped cardstock from DCWV to mat the three photos on left side of the left page. I matted that strip of cardstock with a piece of turquoise cardstock cut at 12"x5 1/2." The other photo on the left page (which is me, by the way) is matted with the turquoise cardstock. The labels below that photo are cut using the labels 4 die, a Nestabilities die by Spellbinders. I used two chipboard shells from Tattered Angels that I covered in crushed shells Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I then use Life is a Beach to cut the hibiscus flower, which is adhered with pop-dots. I sprayed some Prima flowers with coral reef Glimmer Mist and adhered a brad in the center that is covered with lagoon Stickles, I then adhered them to the spaces between the three photos. On the right page I matted the three top photos with a piece of 12"x5 1/4" piece of turquoise cardstock. I used more Prima flowers in between these three photos as well, two large ones sprayed with turquoise blue Glimmer Mist and two small ones sprayed with coral reef Glimmer Mist and a brad covered in lagoon Stickles. I matted the final photo a second time with glittery orange cardstock. I used my Gypsy to weld letters from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art to create my "Here Comes the Bride" title. I used both the shadow and regular feature. It is adhered using pop-dots and covered with glossy accents. I finished off this page using more chipboard shells that are covered in sand Glimmer Mist. Slowly, but surely finishing this wedding album. I can't wait until my friends see it!

Friday Mashup Challenge #49

It is time for another Friday Mashup challenge. This week is challenge #49 and here it is:

1. Make a project using the colors green & yellow

2. Or make a 3D project that is a basket or treat pouch

3. Or "Mash it up" and create a treat basket/pouch using the colors green & yellow

I decided to "mash it up" and I created an Easter treat basket using green and yellow as my main colors. My basket is actually a wooden box that I found in my craft room when I was trying to decide what Cricut cartridge to use to cut my basket. Weird how things work like that huh? I covered it with some green and yellow patterned papers, all of which come from the Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV. The handle was created by cutting a strip of light-weight chipboard and covering it with some plaid ribbon. I used Holiday Cakes to cut the sentiment at 2 3/4." I then covered it with lime green Stickles. The flowers around it are from K&Company. I used A Child's Year for the boy and girl silhouettes. They are cut at 4 1/2" and I drew around the edges of them with yellow Stickles. The bunny medallion on the back is from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art and it is cut at 4 1/2." I filled the basket with Easter grass and added my treats. They look good don't they? Actually, I created my treats as well! The eggs are wooden and I painted them with brown paints to make them look like chocolate, both milk and dark. I then "drizzled" them with white chocolate, which is actually white dimensional paint. I think they turned out quite well. I hope you enjoyed my project and I also hope you decide to join in the challenge at The Friday Mashup!

Christmas Boxes

I had to wait to post these since they are gifts for my mom and brother. My mom checks my blog almost daily and didn't want to ruin the surprise. I used my Gypsy to size everything and all the patterned paper is from the Merry Christmas Stack by DCWV. The solid papers came from my stash.

These are three gift boxes I made for some small gifts that I gave to my mom and my brother. The pillow box is for a coffee gift card for my mom, as is the armadillo tree box. Inside, there is a small carved armadillo that I got her when I went to Belize, hence the armadillo on the front. The pillow box was cut from Wrap It Up at 6." I created a band to go around the box using a border from the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge. It is cut at 1 1/4" and then wrapped around the box. My mug is cut from Everday Pop Up Cards at 3 1/2." The snowflake on the mug is from Winter Lace, cut at 1 1/4." I added some star dust Stickles on the steam and some lime green Stickles to the snowflake.

For the armadillo box I used the tree-shaped box on Tags, Bags, Boxes & More. The armadillo is from Birthday Bash, cut at 2." His eyes and nose are black pearls and I used a candy cane sticker to give him a little Christmas treat. I finished off the box with a shimmery red bow.

This little box is a gift for my brother. I got him a carved turtle when I was in Belize and this is the box I created for it. The box is from Wrap It Up. I cut the turtle at 2" from Four Legged Friends and his Santa hat is from Pooh and Friends, cut at 1."

Two More Christmas Cards

I made a couple more Christmas today, not for any particular reason...just felt like it. Both of them are very simple and both are made using pre-made cards from DCWV.

This first card is 4 1/2"x5 1/4" and I used a pre-made card by DCWV. I cut the "J" and "Y" from Storybook at 2." I used Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art for the snowflake, it is also cut at 2." I used a shimmery dark blue cardstock and a glittery white cardstock for the cuts. I pop-dotted the snowflake and finished it off with some white pearls.
This second card is also 4 1/4"x5 1/2" and also uses a pre-made card by DCWV. This card actually has a large snowflake on the lower left, which I covered up with the ornament. All the ornaments are stickers, called "Dazzles." I picked them up at a local Ben Franklin when it was going out of business and this is the first time I have used them. I put them on shimmery dark blue cardstock, then cut them out. I mounted them on the card with some silver thread to "hang" them. I finished it off with a stamped sentiment.