Cookie Card Challenge - A Partridge in a Christmas Tree

Hi Crafters & Bakers! Today is the cookie card challenge! I'm allowed to borrow one of my cousins cookie designs and use it to make a card. She also uses one of my card designs to make cookies! :) I saw these ADORABLE partridge cookies and knew I had to make it.  You can find her post HERE.  I also saw the red ornaments so decided to make a Christmas tree instead of a pear tree w/ these on them. 

Here is the card...

My bird originally had legs & a spiky feather at the top of her head.  I cut them both off and added a swirl to the top of my bird.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to LilaLoa to check out what she made!  Have a FABULOUS CHRISTMAS!!!

SUPPLIES:
Partridge Cut -  Found on the Silhouette store HERE. 
Ornament - Found on Miss Kate's Cuttables HERE.
Christmas Tree - I got it from SVG Cuts but I can't seem to find it on their site.
Polka Dot & D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Stickles
White Gel Pen
PTI Cardstock.

Merry Christmas to You!

Merry Christmas! I wanted to share the two Christmas cards that I made recently. This first one I made for my vet & my puppies groomer. I LOVE this one. I'm thinking about making another one to frame and put it out as one of my Christmas decorations.

It's hard to see but I put Diamond Stickles on the bottom snow to make it sparkle like fresh snow.

This next one was super simple but turned out cute.  It was my Christmas card I made for my boss.

 That one is also great for mailing out because it has no bulky layers.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a Wonderful Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Puppy Card SUPPLIES:
Santa Paws SVG Cut - Bought it HERE
Stickles
Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder
Diamond Stickles on the bottom for snow
PTI - Limeade Ice, Pure Poppy & White cardstock

Merry Christmas SUPPLIES:
Merry Christmas Tree SVG Cut - Bought it HERE
Stickles - Xmas Red & Yellow
PTI - Pure Poppy, White & New Leaf

Have a Beary Merry Christmas!

Hi Crafters! I hope that you have a Beary Merry Christmas! :) Today Glora & I are doing our Cricut Cut Challenge. Glora chose this adorable Bear/Reindeer cut from the Teddy Bear on Parade cartridge. He is so cute! Here is my take on the cut:

 Be sure to head on over to Glora's blog, Glora's Crafts, to see what she did with her cut.  I can't wait to see myself!  I hope everyone will have a Wonderful Christmas holiday!

SUPPLIES:
Teddy Bear on Parade Cricut Cartridge - Reindeer Cut 3.9"
Stickles - Xmas Red, Green, Lime Green, Diamond
Black Marker
White Gel Pen
Sizzix Christmas Ornament Embossing Folder
PTI - Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, White, New Leaf, Fresh Linen cardstock
SU! - Soft Suede cardstock
The Twinery - Maraschino Striped Twine

Noel Card

Hi Crafters & Bakers! Today Georganne and I are doing our Cookie Card Challenge. I make one of her cookie designs into a card and she makes one of my card designs into a cookie.  One of my favorite days of the month.  :)  I was needing a quick Christmas card and saw this cookie and thought it would be perfect.  I changed the colors a bit to use traditional Christmas colors.  Here is her cookie, you can see her post HERE.

Here is my take on the card:

The only thing I'm not a fan of is that I wished I made it into a square shaped card.  I think it would have been more balanced looking, like her cookie.

To make the stripes I cut 1/2" strips and laid them on the base cut and glued them down then trimmed around the base cut and it matches the cut easily!  :)  I added some Diamond stickles on the stripes and the letters to give it more pizazz. 

Be sure to check out Georgannes blog, LilaLoa, to see what she made off of one of my designs!  I can't wait myself.  :)  Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES:
Silhouette
PTI - Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, and White cardstock
Diamond Stickles
White Gel Pen
SU! True Red Marker

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Hi Crafters and Bakers! It's the first Friday of the month which means it's time for the Cookie and Card Challenge with Georganne and I.  I Love Love Love this one.  I make a paper project from the design of one of my cousins cookies and she makes a cookie off of one of my cards.  Fun!  Here is the cookies that I chose for my project:

 

Pink Christmas Trees!!!  They are so cute!  :)  Here is my take on them:

Here is how I made the sparkly snow on the first Trees:  I used White Liquid Applique by Marvy; it comes out as a white liquid.  Heat it up w/ a heat gun and it puffs up and looks like snow.  I then added Diamond Stickles on top of it to make it sparkly.

To make the circles on the light pink tree I used my 1/4" & 1/8" circle punches. 

Please go over and check out Georganne's blog, LilaLoa.  You'll be amazed by 2 things - 1) Her creative cookies and cakes.  They are AMAZING.  2) Her writing.  She is SO clever.  I love reading her posts.  They really make me laugh.  :)

SUPPLIES:

Winter Frolic - Trees (1st & 3rd Tree) - 3.75"; (2nd & 4th Tree) - 4.15"

PTI - Raspberry Fizz and White Cardstock

SU! - Pretty in Pink cardstock

DCWV - Metallic Cardstock; silver

Stickles - Silver, Thistle, and Diamond

Marvey - White Liquid Applique

Michael's Celebrate It! Ribbon

Fiskars - 1/4" & 1/8" circle punches

Thanks for stopping by!

Simply Crafts Challenge - Reindeer Christmas

Hi Crafters! Today is the first Wednesday of the month so it is time for the Simply Crafts with Glora & Pam! I love this challenge because it gets me crafting. :) It seems lately I haven't had much time for it but this "forces" me in a great way to get the creative juices going. The cut for this challenge is the reindeer cut on the Doodlecharms cartridge. I LOVE this cartridge. It has some adorable, fun, and cute cuts! :) Here is my project:

The embossing folder I used is from Sizzix and it is an ornament design that was perfect for the background of this card.  The shiney ribbon I got from Michaels.  I love the silver web design ribbon, so fun!

Of course the PKS stamp is perfect for the face.  I used a stamp that just had eyes then hand drew the mouth.  After my pictures were taken I added red blingy stickles to the nose and glossy accents to the eyes.  It looks better but it's almost midnight and I didn't want to retake the pics so just take my word for it.  :)

To participate in the challenge head on over to our challenge blog - Simply Crafts.  Also head on over to Glora's blog to check out her project and other projects she has made, she seriously is amazing!

SUPPLIES & Sizes
Doodlecharms - Reindeer - 4.4"
PTI - Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, White cardstock
Tan and dark brown cardstock
PKS - Critter Faces Set A Size X-Large
Michaels Celebrate It Ribbon
Sizzix Ornaments Embossing Folder
White Gel Pen
Pebbles Chalk
(Not Pictured) - Red Stickles & Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by!

Stylist Christmas Card

I wanted to give a card to my hair stylist.  I've been with her for years so just a little card to say thanks.  These cuts came from the Girl's Makeup Party Project Cricut cartridge.  Thought that they are perfect for the reason.  To make it Christmasy I used Christmas colors.  I have to say I am in love w/ the gold paper.  It's from the DCWV The Christmas Combo stack.  I wish I could get a ton of this gold paper but alas I only get 2 pages of it.  :(

I hope that everyone has a safe and fabulous Christmas w/ your family.

Card Recipe:
Girl's Makeup Party Project Cricut cartridge - Curling Iron 3.75"; Hair Dryer 4.9"
DCWV The Christmas Stack paper
Sizzix Merry Christmas Embossing folder
PTI - Pure Poppy and white cardstock
PTI - Pinefeather cardstock and satin ribbon

Family Christmas Card

Hi Crafters!  I wanted to share the card I made for my family and some friends.  This is my "family" card.  I made it with the Cricut Craft room.  Using the Cricut Craft Room makes things SO much easier.  I'll be filming sometime in the next week or two on how to do the layering w/ CCR.  For this card I made my Christmas tree, then my Paper Doll (me) and the two dogs.  I then dragged them on the background paper and printed.  I didn't cut.  I just used my paper trimmer to cut out the image to the size I needed.  Since it was just a rectangle.  :)

This is what my CCR screen looked like:

I then stamped a Peachy Keen Princess Faces stamp for my girl and added glitter pretty much all over.  :)

I have one last Christmas card to share on Friday.  It's the card I made for my hair lady.  She is so fabulous.

Card Recipe:
Cricut Craft Room
Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge - Tree 3.5",  Merry Christmas .8"
Animal Kingdom - Dogs 1"
Everyday Paper Doll - all but hair 3"
Paper Doll dress Up - Hair 3"
Bubblegum Stripes Imagine cartridge - Green polka dot paper
Snow Angel Imagine cartridge - Snowflake designer paper
Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Faces stamp set
PTI - Simply Chartreuse cardstock
Diamond, Gold, Candy Cane, Magenta, Yellow, Teal stickles

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Puppy Christmas

Happy Monday Crafters and Friends!  I wanted to make a Christmas card for my WONDERFUL vet and my WONDERFUL dog groomer.  They are both so fabulous and treat my dogs w/ such care I totally love them.  :)  So I just wanted to send them a little card to wish them Merry Christmas and thank them for all they do for me and my dogs.

Today also starts off a new challenge over at Paper Playtime.  The challenge theme is anything goes, you just need to include a sentiment on the front.  Super simple and there is a giveaway involved.

There is also just two days left to submit your project for the Simply Crafts Challenge blog.  Go HERE to submit your project w/ a stocking on it.  Fabulous giveaway to be had.

Card Recipe:
Jolly Holiday Lite Cartridge - Elf Hat 1.4"
Create a Critter Cartridge - Dog 3"
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Go Lucky Dog Faces 1 1/8"
My Pink Stampers Christmas Wishes stamp set
White Gel Pen
Lime Green, Gold and Diamond Stickles
Echo Park Christmas Dots & Stripes 6x6 paper pad
PTI - White & Simply Chartreuse cardstock

Episode 102: Make Your Own Gift Bags

Before we get to the gift bag project I just wanted to remind you of the challenge that Glora and I have going on over at Simply Crafts.  You have a week left to create a project that has an image of a stocking on it.  There is a fabulous giveaway w/ this challenge.  We only have one submission so far so you have a high chance of winning the giveaway if you submit!  :)

For my Creative Critterz Imaginations blog design team post I am sharing a couple of gift bags that I made w/ the Imagine.  It's super simple and everything coordinates when you use the Imagine for it.  :)  I used designer paper, an icon and an image from the Snow Angel Imagine cartridge for this project.  You can make this w/o the Imagine.  Enjoy!

I made two different sizes.  Here is the taller one scored w/ 2" (more details in the video).

Here is the smaller one scored w/ 3".

Here is a couple of pics w/ both of them in it so you can see the differences:

Project Recipe:

Snow Angel Imagine cartridge

Ribbon

Eyelets

We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper 1/2"

We R Memory Keepers Crop a Dile
White Cardstock

~ Thanks for Watching!

Episode 101: Christmas Stocking

Hi Crafters!  It's the first Wednesday of the month which means it's time for the Simply Crafts Challenge!  This month I chose the cut which is the Stocking cut on the Jolly Holiday Lite Cricut Cartridge.  If you don't have that cartridge any stocking cut will do.  We are having a giveaway with this challenge.  To see more information on this challenge head on over to the Simply Crafts challenge blog.

My sentiment is from the My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set.  I've stamped on the  bottom part of the inside of my card.

The challenge ends on December 20th so you have until then to submit a project for our giveaway.  I hope you participate!

Card Project:
Jolly Holiday Cricut cartridge
Best Friends Imagine cartridge
Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cartridge
Very Merry Tags Cricut cartridge
Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge
My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set.
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug embossing folder
Golden Rod stickles
White Gel Pen
Cotton Ball White Fun Flock
Glossy Accents
PTI - Green Leaf and Hibiscus Burst cardstock

~ Thanks for Watching!

Episode 100: Seasons Greeting!

Happy Tuesday!  Yep, this is my official 100th video.  YAY!  :)

For today's Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post I am made a simple card.  I loved the colors that Edna used on Sunday (See HERE) so I wanted to incorporate them in my card today.  Thanks for the inspiration Edna!  :)  I used the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge for the pattern paper and the colors for the solid paper.  I used the Snow Angel Imagine cartridge for the mittens cut and flood filled it with colors from the Mr. Frosty cartridge.  Enjoy!

I used the My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set for my sentiment.  It's stamped on the inside of my card:

Card Recipe:

Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge

Snow Angel Imagine cartridge

My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set

SU! Taken with Teal cardstock

Diamond Stickles

SU! Scallop Border punch

Pebbles Inc white ribbon

~ Thanks for Watching!

Winter Friends

Happy Tuesday!  This week over at Creative Critterz Imagination we are welcoming winter w/ our design team projects.  I made a card using the Snow Angel cartridge.  It has some adorable images on there.  I decided to go w/ the ornament that has the two little snowmen inside it.  I enlarged the ornament so the main snowmen image would be the center piece of my card.  The ornament and layers are sized at 8.8".  The blue snowflake paper in the background is also from this cartridge.  It is such a gorgeous blue.  The picture doesn't do it justice.

I added diamond stickles in each of the white loops around the image.  I also added a small row of diamond stickles all around the edge of the white part of the card to highlight it.  I like it, it's something new.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  

Simply-Pam

Card Recipe:

Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge

PTI - Pure Poppy cardstock & satin ribbon

PTI - White cardstock

Xmas Red & Diamond Stickles

Episode 98: PSA & PPC Blog Hop

If you are here for my giveaway click HERE.  You have until tomorrow night to sign up.

Welcome to the Paper Playtime and PSA Essentials blog hop!  If you are here from Pause Dream Enjoy with Janis you are in the right place.  If not go HERE to start at the beginning.

For my card I am showcasing the PSA Essentials North Pole stamp set.  Below is an image of the whole stamp set:

I love it because it has fun and classy images in it.  Very versatile.  Here is the card I made with the stamps:

Upclose of the stamp:

Inside:

Your next stop is Maria the Joyful Stamper.  You can still join in on the Paper Playtime challenge.  The theme is use an image and stamped sentiment.  That's it.  :)  You have two weeks to participate in the challenge.  You'll also find more details on the giveaway that PSA Essentials is giving for this blog hop.  Fabulous company and stamps!

Card Recipe:
PSA Essentials North Pole Stamp Set with Red & Hunter ink
Trim the Tree Cricut Cartridge
Cricut Craft Room
PTI - Pure Poppy & Simply Chartreuse cardstock
Sew Easy Fancy Fiber gold thread
SU! Real Red marker
White Cardstock

~ Thanks for Watching!

Christmas Oyster Crackers

These are the goodies that we gave our neighbors this year.  They are oyster crackers that have been seasoned.  They are good on a salad, in soup, and to just munch on.  I've listed the recipe below as well.  The box I got from Target at last years after Christmas sale.  They were only $1.  I also made a 3 1/2 x 5" nativity card to attach to the box.

Recipe:
Nabisco Oyster Crackers - 24 oz.  This comes out to be about 2 1/2 bags
1 cup Wesson Oil
1 tsp dill weed
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 pkg Hidden Valley Buttermilk style ranch dressing (dry powder)

Mix oil with dry ingredients and pour over crackers, tossing as you pour.  Toss gently 4-5 times in the next 30 minutes.

I double my recipe and put in 5 packages of crackers in a very large salad bowl when I make them.  I did this 4 times and it made 10 of these boxes.  I put the crackers in a gallon ziploc bag.

There are cheaper crackers but we have found that they do not absorb the ingredients as well so we buy the Nabisco crackers.  Little more expensive but worth it.

**Disclosure.  I am not a fan of these crackers because I do not like Ranch dressing BUT everyone we give them to and everyone else in my family LOVES them.**  ;)

~ Thanks for looking!