Joy Java Merry Christmas Card

Are you as busy as I am this week?  Lots of holiday things to do but making the top of my list is "get ornaments on my trees!"  ;)  I know, I know....been saying it for days!  ;)  BUT if it is going to happen, this has to be a quick post.  I have a word die by Winnie & Walter which was begging to be cut out of red fun foam (blame Amy).  With the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop going on everything takes on a whole new light.  Suddenly the "y" looked like a cup shelf to me!  (Snicker.)  The image and sentiment are by Pink and Main and can be found here.

This card will be spreading "joy" at:

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

Crafting By Designs (Holiday Anything Goes)

The Holly and The Ivy Challenge (Anything Goes)

Tuesday Throwdown (Anything Goes)

Winter Magic Gift Card Tag

I made one more tag today before I quit....I know I should be decorating Christmas trees but.....:)  I was glad to see Nicole Baez's tag at Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags. It gave me inspiration to create a "gift card tag."  I have a Starbucks gift card which I want to give my daughter (ssshhhh, don't tell her) and this just fit the bill.  Die cut two tags, trim one as shown and adhere creating a pocket.  Makes for a fast and simple gift card holder and the possibilities are endless if you have as many stamps as I do.  :)  I'll be linking this cocoa drinking (or maybe coffee) gal up at:

Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Christmas Tags With A Feminine Twist (Add some sparkle....I used a sparkle Spectrum Noir pen....which is not showing up in my photo but does in person.)

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Wrap It Up)

Make My Monday (Non-traditional Christmas Colors)

Merry Christmas Car Tag

Well, you know me....instead of decorating my Christmas trees, I'm in my craft room making tags.  ;)  I am going to decorate trees this afternoon though....maybe.  Course I might head back to my craft room.  Wink! This is day five of Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Tags With A Feminine Twist.  I have to confess I am in love with both of today's tags.  Therese Calvird and Nicole Baez created some awesome inspiration.  I loved Therese's cute tag with the trees and car.  I remember I had a Tim Holtz die with a car and trees so I got to work.  I used Distress Oxide ink to color a white cardstock tag.  I cut the trees out of green, pink and white cardstocks.  I found a gift stamp image in my stash which I could put in the trunk of the car die cut.  I used a white chalk marker to dot my tag and trees for "snow."  Then for the last step, I added Stickles glitter glue for added sparkle.  I had fun making this one so thank you Therese for the inspiration.  I'm linking this classic card up at:

Ellen Hutson's 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist (Create A Tag With Extra Sparkle)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

Addicted To Stamps and More (Anything Goes)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Wrap It Up)

Make My Monday Challenge (Non-traditional Christmas Colors)

Fa La La Coffee Flamingo Card

Having fun in my craft room this morning making Christmas cards.  I'm getting down to the last few and all are coffee themed.  Wonder why?  The Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on that's why!  :)  Lots of inspiration and fabulous prizes so check it out!  This very pink flamingo is going to be skating by at:

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge  (Anything Christmas)

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges (Feminine Anything Goes)

Tuesday Throwdown (Anything Goes)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Anything With An Animal)

Cup O' Joe Holiday Card

The Coffee Lover's Winter Blog Hop is inspiring me to hide out in my craft room.  Who wants to decorate, wrap, or cook for Christmas when you can be making coffee cards?  :)  (Course my bunch would vote for decorating, wrapping and cooking....snicker).  Don't worry family, it will get done.....eventually. (Wink.)  One of my favorite color combos is black, white and red.  I'm creating for fun (and necessity cause I still need more Christmas cards).  This stamp image by Technique Junkies (Christmas Kitty) cracks me up each time I use it since it looks like my cat (except my cat doesn't usually wear a Santa hat).  ;)    This playful kitty will be linking up at:

Coffee Lover's Winter Blog Hop 

Time Out Challenges (Black and White + 1 Other Color)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

Merry and Bright Ornament Tag/Card

The challenge for day four at Ellen's 12 Days of Tags With A Feminine Twist is embossing.  I used a Neat & Tangled image (Merry and Bright) and heat embossed it with silver.  I was inspired by Justine Hovey's tags.  I loved her pink color scheme plus the silver embossing.

Since I am still working on Christmas cards, I put the tag on a card after finishing it.  

I'm linking this merry and bright ornament tag/card up at:

Ellen's 12 Days of Tags With A Feminine Twist (Embossing)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

The Paper Players (Theme Challenge)

Silver Glitter Merry Tag/Card

After a long and busy Monday, I couldn't wait to get in my craft room and "chill" for a little while.  I was eager to do a tag for day three of Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Tags With A Feminine Twist.  Day three is all about sparkle.  I used glittered fun foam for the first time.  I love how it sparkles like glitter but without all the actual mess of using real glitter.  If I ever use glitter, I am sparkling for years....wink.  Since I still need a few more Christmas cards before I start mailing them, I put this tag on a card.  Thanks for stopping by.  

This tag/card will be sparkling at:

Ellen Hutson's 12 Days of Tags With A Feminine Twist (Sparkle)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas)

Simon Says Monday Challenge (B is For.....On my card, it is for Bling.)