Oh Christmas Tree

I am super excited today that I have been given the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for My Sheri Crafts. The challenge this week is #147 Oh Christmas Tree and you are to make a card for Christmas which must include a tree on it. This is what I made.

Here is a side view...you can see the dimension I added by putting a second layer on top with foam squares.

This is the inside...I kept it plain and simple with "Merry Christmas"

I used these items to create my card:

• A Child's Year Cricut cartridge - children with tree image
• Bright Pink Recollections cardstock
• White Recollections cardstock
• KI Memories - Joyful Twinkle background paper
• 3 Snowflake brads
• 3 Rhinestones from Stampin' Up - added to the snowflake brads for a little extra sparkle
• Foam squares - added to the image for some dimension
• Merry Christmas clear stamp
• Green ink from Color Box Petal Point

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

• BBTB2 - Anything Goes Challenge
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #237 Embellish Me - Use 3 Embellishments
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #144 - Anything Christmas
• Cardz TV - Challenge #5 - Color My Christmas - Make a Christmas card using ONLY Red, Green, White and Pink

This was such fun being chosen a Guest Designer for My Sheri Crafts, I hope to get to do it again another time. I hope you enjoyed my little Christmas card and I thank you for visiting,

Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray



 

 

Today I bring to you my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray!  I was inspired to do this project when I saw something similar on scrapbook.com.  This was such a fun project to do. 

 

I used these items to make this project:

• 9 x 13 Cookie tray from The Dollar Store
• Design Studio
• Jolly Hollidays Cricut Lite Cartridge for the house and Santa
• Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge for the snowman
• Everyday Paper Dolls for the snow drifts
• Designer's Calendar for the numbers
• clear yellow folder divder for the windows
• red Stickles for the reindeer's nose
• Glossy Accents for Santa's belt and boots
• Iridescent Glitter on the snow
• Double stick foam tape and magnet on the back of Santa
• Ribbon so it can be hung

I will be entering my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray in the following challenges:

• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #99 -Tis the Season - create a card/project that represents the holiday that you celebrate during this time - open til 12/7
• DL ART - December Holidays - create a project that represents December Holidays - open til 12/8
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #140 - Snow - create a snow project - open til 12/9
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Christmas Bingo Challenge -
  

I choose snow, reindeer and glitter! - open til 12/9

• Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Christmas Time - create a Christmas card/project - open til 12/10
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #39 - Holiday of Choice - create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a Holiday Party of your Choice!! Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS SEASON'S FESTIVITIES with table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!! :)
• Go Fish Challenge #30 - create a Christmas themed project - open til 12/14
• Cricut Fanatics Crafty Challenge #4 - Christmas Decoration - create a Christmas decoration - open til 12/26

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray.

Santa in a Chimney Pocket card + a BONUS

Today I give you my 1st Christmas card of this year!!!  It seems everyone is doing something for Christmas in July so I just had to join in.

I created this pocket card with these items:

• Design Studio - welded the shadow of the chimney to create pocket
• Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge - Santa and Chimney
• Martha Stewart glitter - the snow
• Recollections flock - Santa's beard, hat trim and ball
• Glossy Accents - Santa's nose, belt and boots
• google eyes
• misc. clear Merry Christmas stamp
• ribbon

Now for the BONUS...

...they are BOTH ornaments!!!

Here is the a close up of both pieces:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Exploring Cricut - Christmas in July - open til 7/21
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #74 - Christmas in July - open til 7/23
• More than Favors - Wacky- Wednesday #74 - Pocket Card/Layout - open til 7/24
• DL Art - Thankful Thursday Challenge - Christmas in July - open til 7/28
• Go Fish Challenge #21 - Christmas in July - open til 7/31

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Santa in a Chimney Pocket card.

Christmas Jammies layout

I created this very simple layout as a gift for my mom for Christmas.  The two pictures are of us wearing our Pink Christmas jammies.  The picture on the left was taken Christmas Eve 2008 with just me, my Mom and my oldest daughter Kaitlyn.  The picture on the right was taken Christmas Day 2010 with me, my Mom, Kaitlyn and my youngest daughter Jaidyn. 

I used these items to create this layout:

• Design Studio
• Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge - for the font
• Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge - for the jammies
• Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge - for the kitties
• metal snowflake brads
• Martha Stewart glitter
• misc. Christmas ribbon

Here are just a couple close ups:

I am entering this layout in a challenge over at Scrappin Chics Challenge - December Challenge - the challenge is Home for the Holidays.  Anything goes as long as it goes with Christmas or a holiday you celebrate in December.

Merry Christmas!!!

The Ho Ho man came and boy weren't my girls surprised with all their gifts! I also wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has become a follower of mine.  It really does mean so much to have others give you positive feedback.  Thank you again and I hope you keep coming back!  May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!!!

I am linking up over at Just B Creative Crazy - Wrap it Up - Link-Up-Party

O Christmas Tree

Just wanted to share a quick pic of our tree.  Each year we choose a different color scheme and this year we chose snow white and blue.  I'm not totally satisfied with the ribbon but it doesn't matter our 2 year old has been rearranging all of the ornaments anyhow! 

I am linking this up to Docerela Creations - Christmas Tree Link Up Party

So this is it, I hope you like it and I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Family Christmas Project

The other day while at Michael's I picked up some of the un-finished wood and decided we would have a family craft night.  So the other night we each had a un-finished wood ornament to paint.

This is my 2 year old Jaidyn painting her ornament:

This is my 9 year old Kaitlyn painting her ornament:

More pics of the kids and my husband working on their ornaments:

This is mine before it was finished:

Here is my finished project. 

I used a really pretty ice blue and silver sparkle craft paint.  I cut the snowflake from Cricut cartrdige Wrap-it-Up at 5 3/4 and then stickled it.  Lastly I attached ribbon to the back that says, "Let it Snow."

These are my husband's and my oldest daughter Kaitlyn's projects.

They used red, green, blue, and silver sparkle craft paint.  They also added some really chunky glitter and stickle.  Kaitlyn also attached a Dilly Bean stamp - Snow Family that I printed out on cardstock and colored with Stampin' Up chalks.  Both were finished off with some red ribbon.

Now this one was made by my 2 year old daughter Jaidyn...she had a blast painting her project and loved using all the colors.  I finished it off for her by adding some bright pink ribbon.

Here they all are togther hanging from our living room window.

I am entering our projects in Getting Cricky - Simply Sunday Challenge - create a holiday decoration

and at Anything Challenge #56 - Anything but a Card

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed our family Christmas projects. 

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Magical Dust

A couple years ago my mom introduced our family to the "Magical Dust."  As the card reads, "On Christmas Eve sprinkle magical dust on your lawn.  The glitter will sparkle in the moonlight, and help Santa find your house.  The smell of the oats will guide the reindeer."  So every year since we have practiced this tradition, now we are passing this tradition on to my daughter's 4th grade class.  I know 9 and 10 year olds might not have the belief in Santa like they once had but maybe they could pass this on to a sibling or other younger child.  So this Tuesday is Kaitlyn's last day before Winter break and along with the Magical Dust we will be sending her in with the Rudolph Treat Bags/Ornament/Gift Card Holder.   I hope the kids like everything...I had such a blast making all of it!

Here are BOTH my daughters Jaidyn (2) and Kaitlyn (9) helping make all 30+ bags of Magical Dust.

Here are ALL of the completed bags:

I used these items to create this project:

• Snack size Ziploc bags
• Qatmeal - 1/3 cup
• Buffalo Snow Flakes - 3 or 4 Tablespoons ** you can use regular glitter but the Buffalo Snow Flakes was more cost effective **
• Red and white cardstock
• Computer printer - to print out saying
• Misc. Christmas stamps - for the Santa and Reindeer
• Red and brown ink -  for the Santa and Reindeer

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed my Magical Dust!