Hot Chocolate Weather Card

I had fun rainy day crafting and did one more for the Not 2 Shabby Monthly Color Challenge.  It has definitely been hot chocolate weather in our area the last few week!  I used the Not 2 Shabby Drink Happy Thoughts stamp sets for the cup/sentiment image.  

Not 2 Shabby Monthly Color Challenge

Thanks for dropping by....and have a cup of hot chocolate!

 

Snowflake Gnome Card

Rainy days call for creating time in my craft room.  Not 2 Shabby has a monthly color challenge and I wanted to join the January one.  I used their Drink Happy Thoughts stamp set for the image and sentiment.

Not 2 Shabby Monthy Challenge/January 2024

Jingle Belles (Something Old/I used my old Stampin'Up cardstock and Something New/I used a new Silhouette Cameo snowflake swirl die cut pattern)

ABC Christmas (A Is For Anything Christmas)

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your rainy days!

 

Birthday Cards

I have a couple of friends (male and female) who have birthdays in January.  The first card uses a stamp set by AALL & Create (Birthday Dee).  I used a new and never before die to trim the stamped image (Pinkfresh Studio Rounded and Braided Die Set).  The patterned striped paper is by Pink & Main.  This one has been mailed and received by my sweet friend.  I am linking it up at these fun challenges:

Sisterhood of Snarky Stamper (Something New On Your Project)

Diecut Divas (NBUS -- the Pinkfresh Studio die is new)

Make My Monday (Happy Birthday)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Let's Have Some Fun)

Creations In Pink (Anything Goes With Lots of Pink)

My second card is for a young male friend and I struggled coming up with something for him.  Everything I picked up in my stash seemed too feminine.  I finally settled on this large sentiment stamp by Darkroom Door (Eat More Cake) which I heat embossed with orange powder on yellow cardstock.  

I'm showing the inside of the card which carried out the "birthday cake" theme more.  I hope my young friend likes his card to be mailed soon.  I'm linking this card up at a brand new challenge (yay for new challenges to help us create).  The new challenge is:

Word Power (#1 -- Anything Goes As Long As The Sentiment is the Main Focus)

Thanks for dropping by.  We have been snowed and iced in since Monday night.  Luckily we had lots of groceries and our power has stayed on!  It has been nice having the family home and we have crafted, worked on jigsaw puzzles, read good books, and watched lots of Hulu and Netflix.   We've also baked cookies and been in the kitchen way too much...wink.   The sun is out today though so I think everyone will be back to work tomorrow.  

 

Gift Wrap Cardinal Card

I got to spend a rainy morning in my craft room.  Crazy weather with thunderstorms going through and then temperatures expected to drop way down tonight.  But no matter how crazy, it makes for nice crafting time!  Jingle Belles has a challenge of making a card with wrapping paper saved from this past Christmas.  One of my husband's friends had his present wrapped in a pretty sentiment gift wrap. However when the present was opened the cardinals and birch tree design was on the under side of the paper.  I immediately knew I wanted to save it for making a card!  I used a die cut pattern from the Silhouette Design store for the cardinal and tree branch.  A stamped sentiment at the top plus musical washi tape and I am on my way to being ready for Christmas mailings in 2024.  Yay!  I'm linking these cardinals up at:

Jingle Belles (Wrap It Up)

ABC Christmas (A For Anything Christmas/B for Berries)

Simon Says Stamp  Wednesday Challenge (Cute Critters)

Thanks for dropping by.  Remember to stay warm and dry...hide out in your craft room.