Christmas Sled

I'm in the homestretch on finishing holiday cards. For this card, I suddenly thought about the driveways in our neighborhoods. While it's about 70 degrees in GA today, my friends in the north are talking about their snowy yards. What would be in a snowy front yard.... snow, snowmen, sled.... I stuck with the "S" theme... 

I tore the snow from white card stock and embossed it with a swirl folder. The snowman was cut using the Snow Friends Cricut Cartridge, and the sled from the Joys of the Season Cartridge. A `simple sentiment finished the card. 

Challenges Entered: 

Pumpkin Spice: Anything Holiday

Crafty Hands: Winter Theme

Exploring Cricut: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. 

Paper Playtime: Winter Fun

Christmas Vintage Santa

Crafting with vintage elements usually stretches my creativity, especially with color choices. The patterned paper on this card is cut from one sheet of 12 x 12 glittered patterned paper by My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found Christmas). 

I wanted to get both of the images in, so I cut them into different sizes. The red, cream, and brown provided a challenge for adding elements, I wanted to keep away from too much green, but also have some brightness, so I used white mats and a deep blue glittered base. When I added the bird die cut, I used a soft blue glitter paper and added the pop of green in the tree die cut. All of the red on the top layer is glittered. Both cuts were made from Cricut's Joys of the Season cartridge, a new favorite of mine. A little "Noel" pop sticker finished out the card. 

Challenges Entered: 

Happy Campers: Christmas

Cards Galore: Christmas 

Crafter's Cafe Challenge: Sparkle

The Male Room: Celebration

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Christmas Sparkle

Papertake Weekly: Last Christmas

'tis the season

Finishing up Christmas cards, and found this fantastic Penny Black stamp set (The Touch of Love), and decided to use it as the base of this card. Luckily, I have a few more friends from the dog show world that needed some special handmade cards. Once I stamped the image, I immediately wanted grass on their feet. Using the Cricut Cartridge, Artbooking (CTMH), I cut the grass the length of the card. I adhered it slightly over the dogs feet. After that, I knew the card needed to be a CAS (clean and simple). I added the layered sun for some brightness and a small sentiment sticker.

Challenges Entered: 

Clean & Simple: Sketch. 

Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards: Happy Holidays. 

Creative Corner: Clean and Simple. 

Cut it Up: Christmas, use a die cut. 

Cute Card Thursday: Celebrations. 

Southern Girls Challenge: Christmas Wishes. 

Through the Purple Haze: Here Comes Christmas.

Happy Birthday Friend

December is coming to a rapid close, and I still have more cards to make. My good friend's birthday is just two days before Christmas, so I had to make sure her birthday card didn't look anything like her Christmas card.

I let myself be inspired by using the sketch from Mojo Monday. The banner element was exciting to do with my new Cricut Creative Memories Holiday Frames and Tags. I added the glitter paper to the banner to give the card some pop. All other elements came from DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack: Birthday.

Challenges Entered:
Mojo Monday: Sketch
Crafty Girls Challenges: Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas: Holidays and Celebrations
Emergency Crafters: Anything But Christmas
Crafty Sentiments Design: Birthday
Everybody-Art-Challenge: No Christmas Card

Christmas Dog

Here it is... finally... my Christmas card for one of my BEST friends. The main inspiration for this card was using this cute Christmas dog from the Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge. Since she and I have dogs that compete in various sports, it felt especially important to have a Christmas dog on the card. I hope she likes it!!!

Challenges Entered:
2 Creative Chicks: Christmas
Die Cut Divas: Let's Celebrate
Feeling Crafty Challenge: Christmas
Exploring Cricut: Christmas
Always Playing with Paper: Christmas with an animal

Challenge #5: Anything Goes

Challenge #5: Anything Goes
Want to be a guest designer, put GDT next to your name in your entry.

But first, the WINNER of Challenge #4 Christmas Thank You is: Asha from Sunny Summer Crafts. Please email me at scrapbookerphd@gmail.com for your prize. 

Challenge #5: Anything GoesSponsors:

3 Girl Jam

Eureka Stamps

Remember you can create any paper craft - card, layout, tag, etc.

Codes: 2W, 3E, C5.

Review Challenge Rules for this blog.

Review Challenge Helpful Tips.

Mutiple Ways to Win: 

•   The Top 3 Picks will be listed with links to their blogs. The Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate from 3 Girl Jam.

•   If we have 15 or more entries, there will be a Random Prize winner. You will receive 5 digital stamps from Eureka Stamps. 

To claim your prize, email scrapbookerphd@gmail.com. 

Need inspiration: 

Christmas Holly Color Splash

Talk about a color splash!

I wanted to capture the bight colorful lights and decorations of Christmas in this card.
I started with the Holly stamp from Eureka Stamps, and used my Copic markers and glitter pens to color the holly image. Once those colors were established, it was easy to work my way backwards adding patterned paper. When I add that many bold colors, a good pop of black separating sections makes a dramatic difference.

Challenges Entered:

Mojo Monday: Sketch.
Through the Purple Haze: Christmas.
Created with Love: Christmas.
Party Time Tuesday: Merry Christmas.

Challenge #4: Christmas Thank You (with a die cut)

It's time for Challenge #4, Christmas Thank You (with a die cut). But first... 

Challenge #3 Top Three for Christmas Without Green or Red:

Leona

Holly

Sandy

Challenge #3 Design Team Pick: Winner and Random Winner for Christmas Without Green or Red. (Email us at scrapbookerphd@gmail.com to claim your prize.)

Design Team Choice: Winner

Shery Russ

Random Choice: Winner:
Julie Reed

Thank you to everyone who participated. This was a very successful challenge, and I am looking forward to see what you come up with for the next round. 

Challenge #4

Christmas Thank You (with a due cut). 
Want to be a guest designer, put GDT next to your name in your entry.

Sponsors:

Eureka Stamps

The Paper Nest

Remember you can create any paper craft - card, layout, tag, etc.

Codes: 2W, 3E, C5.

Review Challenge Rules for this blog.

Review Challenge Helpful Tips.

Mutiple Ways to Win: 

•   The Top 3 Picks will be listed with links to their blogs. The Winner will receive 5 digital stamps from Eureka Stamps. 

•   If we have 15 or more entries, there will be a Random Prize winner. You will receive 5 digital stamps from The Paper Nest. 

To claim your prize, email scrapbookerphd@gmail.com. 

Need inspiration: 

Christmas, Many Thanks. 

Cricut Cartridges: Elegant Edges, Artbooking. 

Christmas Vintage Thank You

Cricut Cartridge: Artbooking

Christmas Many Thanks

How many Christmas cards have you made so far? How many more do you think you need to make? It's a good thing we have challenges that stretch our imaginations. This Christmas thank you card was created as an inspirational example for ScrapbookerPhD's Challenge #4, Christmas Thank You.

Thanks to my Cricut Cartridges Elegant Edges and Artbooking, this card came together fast. I used traditional papers and a little bit of bling. Presto.

Challenges Entered:

Exploring Cricut: Christmas Cards.
Party Time Tuesday: Christmas Projects.

Christmas Vintage Thank You

Are you running out of red and green card stock and patterned papers? It's a good thing we have challenges that stretch our imaginations for color combinations. This Christmas thank you card was created as an inspirational example for ScrapbookerPhD's Challenge #4, Christmas Thank You. I knew I wanted to go black and white and vintage thanks the the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Christmas Beyond Red and Green. My Cricut Craft Room saved the day here since I was able to size everything to perfectly fit the card in one try!

Cricut Cartridge: Artbooking.

Challenges Entered:

Exploring Cricut: Christmas Card Challenge
Creative Moments: Anything Goes Vintage

Christmas Pixie

If you haven't already purchased the Copic Skin Tones set, you really should. It takes the guessing out of which colors to use. Another great set from Copic are their glitter pens. I used these pens to highlight everything on my Christmas Pixie.

The bow on the bottom corner is actually a child's hair ribbon. I love to use these. They are cheap, and they are perfectly tied.

Challenges Entered:

Through the Purple Haze: Christmas.
Mojo Monday: Sketch.
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes.
Created with Love Challenges: Christmas.