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.

 

Snowy Background Joy Card

One more for the Not 2 Shabby December Challenge.  I was happy to craft this afternoon and didn't even feel guilty about it.  I had put all the Christmas decorations away plus cleaned!  I used an image from the Not 2 Shabby set called Drink Happy Thoughts.

Not 2 Shabby Monthy Challenge (December 2023)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Let It Snow)

Thanks for dropping by and Christmas is over....get in that craft room...wink!

 

Joyful Gnome Cup Card

What do you do after putting all the Christmas decorations away?  You happily spend time in your craft room which has not seen much of you the past few busy weeks.  Here is another card for the Not 2 Shabby December Challenge.  I used the Not 2 Shabby Drink Happy Thoughts stamp set.

Not 2 Shabby Monthly Challenge (December 2023)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Let It Snow)

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope your day is going well and get those Christmas decorations put away....then you can craft!  :)

 

Drink Happy Thoughts Card

I'm happy to say all the Christmas decorations are put away and the house is clean!   This definitely called for a celebration and by celebration I mean crafty time.  I wanted to join in on the fun at the Not 2 Shabby December Challenge (see photo below).  I used the Not 2 Shabby stamp set called Drink Happy Thoughts.

Not 2 Shabby Monthly Challenge (December 2023)!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Let It Snow)

Thanks for dropping by.  Remember to stay crafty!

 

Simple Joys Christmas Card

Ink Paws Challenge #213

Are you getting ready for the big day?  It is almost here!  I spent the morning in the kitchen working on dishes for our feast which we will have on Christmas Eve.  I had colored the cute image from Newton's Nook yesterday while watching a Christmas movie.  I wanted to join in on the fun at the Inky Paws Challenge which is a sketch challenge.  I managed to slip away a few minutes and put this card together.  I'm getting it done in the nick of time!  The stamp set is Christmas Nap by Newton's Nook.  For my card I turned the sketch sideways.  Thanks for stopping by....I better get back in the kitchen!  That food doesn't fix itself!  Happy Holidays!

 

Joy Snowman Jar Card

With all the Christmas preparations under way, I needed a few minutes to myself and some "craft therapy."  With that in mind, I also wanted to join in on the fun at several fun challenges.  Recently I spent a morning stenciling backgrounds with glitter paste for future backgrounds.  I chose one of them for this card plus green glitter cardstock by Altenew (Forest Canopy Glitter).  The stencil I used is by Newton's Nook (Snowfall Stencil).  The stamp images are by Woodware Crafts (Snow Jar) except for the polka dot cup image.  I finished it off with a word die in the top left corner cut from blue glitter fun foam.  This snowman is going to be joining these challenges:

Time Out Challenges (Sparkly)

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (#24 Snowman)

Christmas Kickstart Challenge (If It's Christmassy)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Use Craft Dies)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Use Dies)

Crazy Is Our Fame -- Stencils Are Our Game (Anything Goes/Optional Christmas)

Thanks for stopping by.  My craft therapy session is over so I better get back to work on Christmas!  :)

 

Joys of the Season Card

I am scrambling around doing my many "elf" duties before Christmas.  Did baking and wrapping today but I also managed to slip into my craft room to relax and make a card....shhh, don't tell Santa.  Wink!  I wanted to join the color challenge at Newton's Nook plus a couple of other fun challenges.  The green snowflake background was done with a Newton's Nook snowflake stencil and white texture paste.  I die cut it with an older die from my stash.  I used a new stamp set from Newton's Nook called Holiday Haul.  It was a lot of fun to color with alcohol markers.  I'm going to link this one up at:

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #212

Crazy Is Our Fame -- Stencils Are Our Game (Anything Goes/Option of Christmas)

Christmas Kickstart (#81 Christmassy)

That's it for me today.  I better get back to my "elf" duties or I won't be ready for the big day!