Christmas Tree Collage Card

Hello, everyone!  This is my second post today!  I'm back to share a collage-style card.  I went through my Christmas stash and found some fun elements to layer together. The acetate die-cut did not photograph well due to the bright sun but it's transparent in real life.

I started with a kraft card base and stamped the music background in gray. I added strips of washi tape along the top and bottom and stamped "No peeking" at the top. Next I layered a journal card and then a Christmas tree die-cut. The acetate sentiment and snowflake die-cuts were adhered next, along with some thin strips I trimmed from a sticker. The cute snowman stocking contains a shaker so I thought it added a bit of fun and dimension. The die-cut kitties were next, and lastly I added some sequins and star sequins to finish it off.

Here are the products used:

• Die-cut packs:  K and Company (tree, word, snowflake), Deja Views (journal card)
• Dies: Impression Obsession Cats
• Stamps: SugarPea Designs Sweet Treats Christmas (sentiment), Heidi Swapp Music Notes (background)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Going Grey
• Ribbon:  Won from Little Scrap Pieces (thank you, Karen!)
• Other:  Sequins, star sequins, snowman shaker, and washi tape from my Dollarama stash

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 8/8; Allsorts AG Christmas 2/3; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG No Digis 1/2; Brown Sugar AG 1/2; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; Crafting by Designs Getting Ready for Christmas 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Add a Sentiment UE; Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra November AG UE; Crafty Ribbons Christmas with Ribbon 1/5; Creatalicious AG Optional Christmas Colours 1/3; Creative Moments AG 2/3; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; Double D Traditional Christmas Colours 2/3; Dragonfly Journeys Christmas Critters UE; Hiding in My Craftroom Any Holiday 2/3; Holly Jolly Christmas Card or Anything But a Card 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Robyn's Fetish Stripes or Dots 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday O Christmas Tree 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas to Die For 2/5; Sparkles Monthly Christmas is Coming 1/3; SugarPea Designs Mix it Up Challenge #24 (I was inspired by the Christmas theme); SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas Comes Early 3/3; The Outlawz Festive Fridays 25 More Days 'til Christmas 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk 258 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Naughty or Nice

Hello, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Christina Hor - thank you for joining me!

On today's card I used the November challenge image from Gerda Steiner Designs called Naughty Puppy. I received this image for free because I participated in the October challenge. Thank you, Gerda!

• Digital stamp:  Gerda Steiner Designs Naughty Puppy
• Colouring medium: Prismacolor pencils
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Simon Says Stamp/Clearly Besotted Winter Friends)
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Die: Scalloped border (Spellbinders Scalloped Borders Two), heart border (unmarked die from China)
• Patterned paper: DCWV The Kidlet Stack 12x12, The Foiled Elegance Stack 6x6
• Kraft cardstock:  DCWV Text - Photo Solids and Overlays Stack 12x12
• Other: Snow Writer applied to hat; poinsettia from my Dollarama stash

I was inspired by the DCWV November Stack-a-holic Challenge card sketch:



I would also like to support the following challenges:

1. Allsorts AG Christmas 1/3
2. Hiding in My Craftroom Any Holiday 1/3
3. Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E
4. Pile it On Two Patterns UE
5. Pixie's Snippet Playground Patterned papers are leftover snippets and die-cuts made from snippets 1E
6. Rudolph Days November AG Christmas 1E C10
7. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas to Die For 1/5
8. Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 3/3

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Some Things Just Fill Your Heart Without Trying

Hi, everyone! This is my second post today!  I am back to share a thank-you card featuring a sweet little fawn! He's a layering stamp so I didn't do any colouring. The inky background was created with spray inks.

• Clear stamps: Fawn (Paperbabe Stamps Reindeer Fusions), Sentiments (Paperbabe Stamps Whimsical Woodlands Stamps - Fox and Bunny), Background (Heidi Swapp Woodgrain)
• Ink pads: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Toffee Crunch, Desert Sand, Your Next Stamp - Mocha
• Spray inks: Dylusions Dirty Martini, Distress Fossilized Amber
• Dies: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles, Lawn Fawn Grassy Border
• Other:  Flower-shaped sequins from my stash

I was inspired by the sketch at Paperbabe Stamps:



I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 7/8; Aud Sentiments AG w Sentiment 1/5; CAS-ual Fridays CFC161 Be Thankful; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; Creative Craft Cottage AG 1/3; Creative Moments AG 1/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #22 AG (Distress Spray Ink found at Crop Stop here) 3/5; Cupcake Inspirations Thanks 2/3; Die-Cut Diva's Be Thankful 2/4; Die Cuttin Divas AG 1/3; Digi Designs Thank You 1/3; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Orange Green Brown Alt Thank you 1/3; Dragonfly Journeys A Thankful Heart UE; Glitter n Sparkle Thanks/Thankfulness 1/3; Hiding in my Craftroom Show Thanks 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Kitty Bee Thanks 1/2; Love to Scrap AG 3/5; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Pile it On Thankful/Thank You UE; Simon Says Stamp Monday Trio-Tasic (three sequins) 2/5; The Cutie Pie Cute and No Designer Papers 1/3; The Outlawz Saturday PAM Giving Thanks 1E; The Paper Girls Grateful 2/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk258 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Snowflake Thank You Cards

Hello, everybody!  To all my U.S. friends, I wish you many blessings as you enjoy your holiday with family and friends!  To everyone else, Happy Thursday and I wish you many blessings as well!

Today I'm sharing a set of snowflake thank-you cards! I like to have some of these on hand this time of year as there are so many kind people to thank!  To make my cards, I heat-embossed the snowflakes in gold and used the same basic design for all three, just varying it a bit by adding some gold washi tape along one or both edges.

• Clear stamps: Snowflakes (Newton's Nook), sentiment (Pink and Main Snow Sweet - retired)
• Dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps Scalloped Stitched Rectangles
• Embossing powder: The Artful Stamper Gold Tinsel
• Other:  Washi tape and sequins from my stash

I would like to support these three challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations Thanks 1/3
Pink and Main Thankful/Gratitude 1/3 C3

The Paper Girls Grateful 1/3

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

Sweater Kitty

Hi,everybody!  This is my second post today!  I'm back to share another kitty card!  This little kitty is happy to be enjoying the first snowfall of the season!

I was inspired by Poppystamps Plaid is Rad challenge and Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge's inspiration board (see graphic below).  I chose Scene, Use Dimension, and Texture. For dimension, I used foam tape to pop up the sentiment panel, as well as the kitty, and for texture I went with embossing.

You will notice I used left-over plaid paper from my previous card so I am also joining Pixie's Snippet Playground. The die-cut snow landscape and embossed panel are also snippets/leftovers from previous projects.

Here are the products used:

• Stamps:  Poppystamps Purrfect Holidays
• Dies: Poppystamps Let it Snow Channel, Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes, Poppystamps Purrfect Holidays Die Set
• Embossing folder: Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow 
• Patterned paper:  Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6
• Other:  Diamond Stickles on stamped snowflakes, clear Wink of Stella on sweater

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 6/8; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG No Digis 2/2 CRAFT Christmas 3/5; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Cute or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra November UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November UE; Cute Card Thursday Christmas/Holidays UE; Fashionable Stamping Tis the Season 2/3; Inky Chicks Winter Wonderland UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Love to Scrap AG 2/5; Not Just Cards November AG UE; One Crazy Stamper Fall/Winter Fun 2/4; Penny Black and More AG Christmas 2/3; Quick Creations AG 2/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids AG 4 Kids 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas Critters 4/5; SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE; Sweet Stampers Christmas 3/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday Winter is on the Way 1E; Winter Wonderland Snow is Falling 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 3/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Mistletoe Kitty

Hi, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Khushboo Gandhi - thank you for joining me!  If you would like to leave a link to your blog in the comments, I will hop over and follow you too!

Today I'm sharing another kitty card!  I fell in love with this mistletoe kitty from Ike's Art and couldn't wait to get him coloured and onto a card!

• Digital stamp: Ike's Art - Ai Haz Mizzeltowz from Fleaz Navidad set (thank you, Ike!)
• Clear stamp:  Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Happiness (sentiment)
• Dies: My Favorite Things Basic Stitch Lines, Pierced Wavy Border (unmarked die from China)
• Patterned paper:  Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6
• Glitter cardstock:  DCWV
• Other:  Ranger white embossing powder, sequins from my stash

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 5/8; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 4/5; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; CRAFT Christmas 2/5; Crafting by Designs Little Animals 3/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Cute or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra November UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November UE; Cute Card Thursday Christmas/Holidays UE; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Love to Scrap AG 1/5; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Penny's Paper-crafty Christmas 3/3; Quick Creations AG 1/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids AG 4 Kids 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Trio-Tasic (three sequins) 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas Critters 3/5; Sparkle N Sprinkle AG w Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder or Flocking UE; SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE; Sweet Stampers Christmas 2/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas Magic 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Kitty Gift Stack and Pumpkin Kitties (2 cards)

Hello, everybody!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Cards Cart - thank you for joining me! Today I'm sharing two kitty cards!

Card 1
My first kitty card is all about presents!

• Stamps: Kitty (The Cat's Pajamas The New Nice), sentiment (Whimsy Stamps)
• Dies: Waltzingmouse Stamps Scalloped Stitched Rectangles, window (unmarked die from China)
• Colouring medium: Markers, white gel pen
• Patterned paper:  Lawn Fawn
• Other: Star sequins, sparkly gifts, sparkly washi tape - all from my Dollarama stash

Challenges
I would like to support the following challenges with Card 1: 613 Avenue Create AG 4/8; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 3/5; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG No Digis 1/2; Craft Your Passion Always AG 2/3; CRAFT Christmas 1/5; Crafting by Designs Little Animals 2/3; Crafty Gals Corner Any Holiday 2/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Cute or AG Christmas UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra November UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November UE; Cute Card Thursday Christmas/Holidays UE; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; Double D Traditional Christmas Colours 1/3; Fabrika Fantasy Christmas is Coming 3/3; Fashionable Stamping Tis the Season 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Not Just Cards November AG UE; One Crazy Stamper Fall/Winter Fun 1/4; Open-Minded Crafting Fun Christmas 3/3; Penny Black and More AG Christmas 1/3; Penny's Paper-crafty Christmas 2/3; Scrap and Craft Christmas Time 3/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids AG 4 Kids 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas Critters 2/5; SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE; Sweet Stampers Christmas 1/3; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 3/3; The Cat's Pajamas Stars UE; The Cat's Pajamas Winter Blog Hop UE; The Crafter's Cafe Christmas Comes Early 2/3; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Christmas Magic 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 1/5

Card 2
The second card is a fall kitty card!

• Digital image: Imagine That...Digis by Kris Pumpkin Kitties (precoloured version)
• Patterned paper: Doodlebug Friendly Forest 
• Other: WRMK Corner Chomper, Sequins from my stash

Challenges
I would like to support the following challenges with Card 2: Connie Can Crop Pumpkin Spice 2/2; Crafty Calendar Autumn Colours 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE 

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

My Tips for Making Quick Cards

Hello, everyone! Today I'm sharing some quick cards!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome three new followers - Wynn Walton and Miranda (on Google Friend Connect) and Barbara (on Bloglovin') - thank you for joining me!

Yesterday I wanted to make a lot of cards but didn't have a lot of time. I like to support charities, especially this time of year, so I wanted to make a bunch of cards and get them into the mail. I surprised myself and made 13 cards! I've never made that many cards in one day before! They're quick but I still wanted them to be cute!

With Christmas coming and everyone short on time, I thought it might be helpful if I shared some of my tips for making quick cards.

Tip #1 - Recycling/Upcycling

I like to save old Christmas cards and tags received in previous years so I can upcycle them. This chilly penguin was the front of a tag in its former life, and I thought it was such a fun image! Note: When making cards for children, it's best not to use many embellishments. If you do add them, ensure you use permanent adhesive so they won't come off.

• Embossing folder: Taylored Expressions Snowfall (sanded to reveal white core of cardstock)
• Die:  Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes
• Stamp: Sentiment (Poppystamps You Melt My Heart)
• Other: Snowflake sequin, upcycled image from old tag

Tip #2 - Use Stickers

I have a ton of stickers in my Dollarama stash and I've been wanting to use them up! 3-D and puffy stickers are great for quick cards! Some of these snowman stickers are shakers - so fun!

• Stamps:  Snowfall (Stampin' Up Itty Bitty Backgrounds), sentiments (Poppystamps You Melt My Heart, Kolette Hall Joy)
• Ink: Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue, Avery Elle Pure White, Versafine Onyx Black
• Dies:  Memory Box Curved Happy Holidays, Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes, Scalloped Stitched Window (unmarked brand from China)
• Embossing folder:  Taylored Expressions Winter Flurry
• Other:  Dollarama stickers

Tip #3 - Use Tags

You can get a lot of tags in a package for a dollar, or better yet, buy them after Christmas at 50 to 75 percent off, which is what I do. I tend to go for the shaped tags as they are already pre-cut, so no fussy-cutting is required! This little penguin's scarf is already a velvet-like texture and I simply added Diamond Stickles to his hat and popped him up on foam tape. Note there is usually a small hole in tags to tie them onto gifts. Most of the time the bit is still in place in the hole, so I like to tape the back of the tag so it will not fall out.

• Stamp: Sentiment (Poppystamps You Melt My Heart)
• Ink:  Your Next Stamp Holly Berry Red
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Christmas Set
• Other: Holly leaves and penguin tag from dollar store, Diamond Stickles

Tip #4 - Keep it Clean and Simple

When I am pressed for time, I like to make a clean and simple card. Embossing folders can add texture and interest.

• Sentiment (Poppystamps You Melt My Heart)
• Ink: Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise
• Embossing folder: Darice Snowflake Background
• Other: Image (tag from dollar store), Nuvo Crystal Drops - Caribbean Ocean (won these in a Simon card kit - thank you, Deedee!)

Tip #5 - Make Multiples

I already had my supplies out and card design planned, so I made multiples. Sometimes I vary the embossing folder and embellishments.

There are a number of worthwhile organizations collecting handmade cards right now, and here are a few that I like to support (click the links for all the details):

• Hug a Heart for children who will be spending their holiday in the intensive care and inpatient wings at Nationwide Children's Hospital Heart Center (U.S.)
• Send a Smile for Kids for children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals (U.S. and Canada)
• Caring Hearts Card Drive for the elderly who live in nursing homes (U.S., Canada, and U.K.)

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 3/8; Allsorts Feature a Creature 3/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG No Digis 1/2; Cardz TV AG 3/3; Clique Kits AG 3/3; Craft Your Passion Always AG 1/3; CRAFT Winter 2/5; Crafter's Cafe Christmas Comes Early 1/3; Crafting by Designs Little Animals 1/3; Crafty Catz AG 3/3; Crafty Creations Animals 3/3; Crafty Friends For Someone Special 3/3; Crafty Gals Corner Any Holiday 1/2; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra November UE; Creative Fingers AG 3/3; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; Fabrika Fantasy Christmas is Coming 2/3; Glitter N Sparkle AG 3/3; Imagine That Creative Playground Christmas is Coming 3/3; Inky Chicks Winter Wonderland UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Open-Minded Crafting Fun Christmas 2/3; Paper Creator's Crafts AG 3/3; Penny's Paper-crafty Christmas 1/3; Scrap and Craft Christmas Time 2/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Happy Holidays 4 Kids 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas Critters 1/5; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 2/3; The Outlawz Saturday PAM Baby It's Cold Outside 1E; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 3/5

Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!

Guest Designer - UnstampaBelles Challenges

Hello, everybody! This is my second post today! I'm excited to announce that I'm a Guest Designer at UnstampaBelles Challenges this month! Thank you to Susan for inviting me! Our theme is Resistance.  The Twist is to use a resistance technique and explain it on your blog, so that's what I'll be sharing today! Please note that no stamping is permitted at UnstampaBelles.  This is always a challenge for me, but I accomplished it!  Here is a link to the challenge rules. There is a great prize to be won again this month, so I hope you'll head over and join the fun - please tell them that Kitty sent you! Here's a direct link to the November challenge.

For my project, I created a matching gift bag, card, and tag, all using an emboss-resist technique. The falling snow was embossed through a stencil using Versamark and embossing powder and then Distress Inks were applied to create a snowy sky background. Here are the products used:

• Stencil:  Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow
• Ink:  Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers),Versamark
• Embossing powder:  Ranger White

To create the backgrounds of all three pieces, I followed the same technique.  Using a finger dauber I applied Versamark through the stencil onto white cardstock.  I suggest taping down the stencil so it doesn't move. Next I heat-embossed each one in white. Using a mini ink blending tool, I applied three colours of Distress Ink until blended. I decided to use the darkest colour at the top, so I started with Peacock Feathers, then Evergreen Bough, and finally Tumbled Glass.

Card

• Image: Collage Sheet freebie from Gecko Galz Annual Blog Hop (enlarged and fussy-cut, popped up on foam tape)
• Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Frantic Stamper Mountain Edger, Paper Smooches Christmas Words, Impression Obsession Birch Trees (Cardinal only)
• Stencil:  Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow
• Ink:  Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers),Versamark
• Embossing powder:  Ranger White
• Other:  Snow Writer applied to mountains, Winter word sticker from Dollarama, snowflake sequins from my stash

Gift Bag

• Image: Collage Sheet freebie from Gecko Galz Annual Blog Hop (enlarged and fussy-cut, popped up on foam tape)
• Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Frantic Stamper Mountain Edger, Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes
• Stencil: Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow
• Ink: Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers),Versamark
• Embossing powder: Ranger White
• Patterned paper border: Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love 6x6 pad
• Other: Snow Writer applied to mountains, sentiment sticker from Dollarama, sequin bow from my stash

Tag

• Image: Collage Sheet freebie from Gecko Galz Annual Blog Hop (enlarged and fussy-cut,popped up on foam tape)
• Dies: My Favorite Things Stitched Traditional Tag Stax, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Frantic Stamper Mountain Edger, Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes
• Stencil: Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow
• Ink: Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers),Versamark
• Embossing powder: Ranger White
• Patterned paper border: Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love 6x6 pad
• Other: Snow Writer applied to mountains, WRMK Crop-a-Dile and eyelet, sequin and eyelash ribbon from my stash
• Inspiration: My tag was inspired by Tracey McNeely's tag on Day 9 of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags - I love the little snowy mountain scene Tracey created on her tag!

Thank you to UnstampaBelles Challenges for having me as your Guest Designer!  I had fun! Here's one more look at my project:

I would like to support the following challenges: 25 Days of Christmas Tags UE (tag only); 613 Avenue Create AG 1/8; A Snowflake's Promise Seasons 1/3; Allsorts Feature a Creature 1/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 1/5; Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards UE; Brown Sugar AG 1/2; Card Mania Tag You're It 1/3; Cardz TV AG 1/3; Clique Kits AG 1/3; Come and Get It Ribbon or Twine 1/3; CRAFT Winter 1/5; Crafting by Designs AG 3/3; Crafty Catz AG 1/3; Crafty Creations Animals 1/2; Crafty Friends For Someone Special 1/3; Crafty Girls Creations AG 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra November UE; Creative Fingers AG 1/3; Creative Inspirations AG Option Sketch UE; Creative Ladybirds AG 1/3; Creative Moments AG Optional Thank You 1/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #22 AG (Distress Inks found at Crop Stop here) 1/5; Cute Card Thursday Add Something Metallic (sentiment stickers, sequins) UE; Cuttlebug Mania Tic Tac Toe (animal, die-cuts, sentiment) 3/3; Deep Ocean Die-cuts or Punches UE; DL.ART November Linky AG UE 1/day; Fabrika Fantasy Christmas is Coming 1/3; Fussy and Fancy Ice/Snow with Texture and Sparkle UE; Gecko Galz Deck the Halls UE; Gecko Galz Facebook Group Winter Holiday UE; Glitter N Sparkle AG 1/3; Hiding in My Craftroom Super Scraps Saturday (scraps used for all die-cuts, also patterned paper scraps) 1/3; Imagine That Creative Playground Christmas is Coming 1/3; Inky Chicks Winter Wonderland UE; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Joy Clair Colour/Photo Inspiration UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Let's Craft and Create Winter 1/3; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 1/3; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Not Just Cards November AG UE; Open-Minded Crafting Fun Christmas 1/3; Paper Creator's Crafts AG 1/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 2/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground Week 255 (snippets used for all die-cuts, also patterned paper snippets) 1E; Scrap and Craft Christmas Time 1/3; Scrapy Land AG w Dies sold at Scrapy Land 1/3; Send a Smile 4 Kids Happy Holidays 4 Kids 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Shine Bright Like a Diamond 1/5; Simply Papercraft AG 1/3; SUYP Cats Only Furry-thing Goes UE; Sweet Stampin' Christmas AG 1/3; The Crafty Addicts AG Winter Blues 1/3; The Outlawz Tuesday Colour Challenge 1E; The Paper Girls Tag You're It 1/3; The Paper Shelter Christmas is Coming 1E; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Unicorn Snow/Snowflakes 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 1/5

Thank you for looking at my creations!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Squirrel-themed Pocket Letter with Thank-you Tag

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a pocket letter with thank-you tag! My theme is all about squirrels, but I did sneak in a hedgie and bunny!  I made some of these ATCs last month but this is the first chance I've had to share them. Two of my ATCs are shakers! An ATC measures 2.5" x 3.5", and nine of them are needed for a pocket letter. I like to add a tag to my pocket letters as well! To read more about making pocket letters, see here and here. I'll share each ATC separately, along with details.

ATCs 1 and 2
This card measures 3.5" x 5" and occupies two pockets.

• Digital images:  Squirrel (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Treasure - precoloured), pumpkins (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Hall - precoloured)
• Clear stamps:  Sentiment, leaves, and acorn (Your Next Stamp Sandy Squirrel Autumn Greetings - coloured with Prismacolor pencils)
• Dies:  Gina Marie Designs Tree Frame, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Your Next Stamp Sandy Squirrel Autumn Greetings Die Set
• Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two 6x6
• Distress Ink background:  Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin 

ATC 3

• Digital image:  Gerda Steiner Designs - coloured with Prismacolor pencils
• Clear stamps:  Leaf (Your Next Stamp Sandy Squirrel Autumn Greetings - coloured with Prismacolor pencils), Sentiment (Lawn Fawn Hedgehugs)
• Dies:  Gina Marie Designs Tree Frame, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn Grassy Border, Your Next Stamp Sandy Squirrel Autumn Greetings Die Set
• Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two 6x6
• Distress Ink background:  Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin

ATC 4 (shaker)

• Digital image: Squirrel (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Treasure - precoloured)
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Poppystamps Falling for You)
• Die: Gina Marie Designs Dot Studs Circles
• Patterned paper: Doodlebug Friendly Forest 6x6 
• Other: Craftin Desert Divas Pumpkin Spice Sequin Mix

ATC 5

• Digital image: Squirrel (Dearie Dolls - precoloured)
• Clear stamp: Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties)
• Distress Ink background: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin 
• Other:  Sequins from my stash

ATC 6 (shaker)

• Digital image: Bunny and squirrel (Imagine That... Digis by Kris Facebook Group freebie - coloured with Prismacolor pencils)
• Rubber stamp: Sentiment (Whimsy Stamps Everyday Moments)
• Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles, Tag from Lala Land Stitched Elements
• Patterned paper: Doodlebug Friendly Forest 6x6 pad
• Other: Twine (American Crafts), sequins from my stash

ATC 7

• Digital images: Pumpkin (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Hall - precoloured), squirrel (Pixel Scrapper freebie)
• Digital sentiment:  Create with TLC freebie
• Patterned paper: Doodlebug Friendly Forest 6x6 pad

ATC 8

• Digital images:  Background and squirrel (Gecko Galz Fall Into Nature Collage Sheet)
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Your Next Stamp Sandy Squirrel Autumn Greetings)

ATC 9

• Digital images:  Squirrel and leaves (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Treasure - precoloured), bird (Craftin Desert Divas Fall Hall - precoloured)
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Newton's Nook Wagon of Wishes)
• Dies: Memory Box Pinpoint Rectangle Layers
• Distress Ink background: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin 

Tag

• Dies:  Squirrel (Memory Box Secret Squirrel - Retired), Tag Layers (My Creative Time)
• Clear stamp:  Sentiment (Memory Box Bunny Tea Time)
• Patterned paper: Doodlebug Friendly Forest 6x6, Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two 6x6
• Other: Chipboard die-cuts from Simple Stories; leaf sequins and eyelash ribbon from my Dollarama stash

I would like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG 128; A Snowflake's Promise Seasons 2/3; Allsorts Feature a Creature 2/3; Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 2/5; Brown Sugar AG 2/2; Card Mania Tag You're It 2/3; Cardz TV AG 2/3; Clique Kits AG 2/3; Come and Get It Ribbon or Twine 2/3; Connie Can Crop Pumpkin Spice 1/2; Crafty Calendar Autumn Colours 1/3; Crafty Catz AG 2/3; Crafty Creations Animals 2/2; Crafty Friends For Someone Special 2/3; Crafty Girls Creations AG 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November UE; Creative Corner Thank You 1/3; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; Creative Inspirations AG Option Sketch UE; Creative Ladybirds AG 2/3; Creative Moments AG Optional Thank You 2/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #22 AG (Distress Inks found at Crop Stop here) 1/5; Cute Card Thursday Add Something Metallic (sequins) UE; Deep Ocean Die-cuts or Punches UE; Die-Cut Diva's Be Thankful 1/4; Die-Cuttin Divas Fall Harvest 1/3; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Thanksgiving Alt. Thank You 1/3; Double D Harvest Blessings Give Thanks 1/3; Dragonfly Journeys A Thankful Heart UE; Glitter N Sparkle AG 2/3; Great Impressions AG 1E; Hiding in My Craftroom Super Scraps Saturday (lots of scaps used for ATCs) 2/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep on Creating November Linky AG UE; Kitty Bee Fall Colours 1/2; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Mod Squad Thankful 1/3; Not Just Cards November AG UE; One Stitch at a Time Fall Colours UE; Outside the Box Giving Thanks 1E; Paper Creator's Crafts AG 2/3; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 3/3; Pile it On Thankful UE; Scrapy Land AG w Dies sold at Scrapy Land 2/3; Scribbles Designs Fabulous Fall 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Thanks 1/5; Simply Papercraft AG 2/3; The Corrosive Fall/Autumn 1/3; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC119 ~ Being Thankful UE; The Paper Girls Tag You're It 2/3; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Tuesday Throwdown All About the Words (Card 7) 1/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 2/5; Your Next Stamp Sketch and Colour Challenge #52 (see below)

Thank you for looking at my project! Wishing you a joyful day!