Snow Much Fun! ~ Double D Challenges

Hello friends ~ Double D Challenges is closing out the year of 2025 with a new challenge, with the theme of "Santa and / or Snowman".

 

I have four cards to share with you, because I couldn't just stop at one.  I hope you don't mind.

 

I purchased the Simple Vintage Holly Jolly collection from Simple Stories after the holiday, last year.

 

There are so many cute snowman images and ephemera in this set, it's easy to come up with many designs.

 

I have lots of bits and bobs left over in this collection, so you can be sure to see more on my blog in the future.

But for now, I hope you'll stop by Double D Challenges to see more amazing designs from the talented team members and join in on the fun.

 

Here's the inspiration tile:

 

And here's what you could win when you play along:
 

 This is also my last post designing with DD Challenges.  I've made the big decision to step down from the team as life is getting busier and busier for me and I just don't spend the time in my craft room like I used to.

Darlene and Diane have been fantastic design team leaders!  My hope is that I'll stop by and play along with their challenges as time permits.  

Thanks to the entire team of designers for allowing me to be part of your amazing group this past 5 years.

 

ETA:  I'll be popping one of these cards into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Annual Christmas Blog Hop 

 

May your Christmas season be blessed beyond measure.

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Wrappings ~ Double D Challenges

Christmas is just around the corner and the gals at Double D Challenges are here to inspire you with a new challenge, with the theme of Christmas Wrappings.  So pull out your Christmas bows, ribbons, tags, packages and designer paper, and have some fun!

 

I made up some fun tags using dies from Spellbinders.  I made a set in blue.....

 

and a set in pink.

 

The snowmen are just too much fun!

 Come check out the new challenge at Double D Challenges and see what our design team has come up with.  

 

Here's the inspiration tile:

 

And here's what you could win when you play along: 

Thanks for stopping by!

Easy Wintry Gift Tags ~ CCS

Hello friends.  It's my turn to post over at the CutCardStock blog.

 

I've got some cute, easy to make tags for gift giving this year.

I hope you'll stop by the CutCardStock blog to see how these came together.

Thanks for stopping by!

Frida Loves Frosty ~ Double D Challenge

February is celebrated as the LOVE month.  I LOVE February because my daughter was born on Valentine's day, 31 years ago!  Double D is starting a new challenge using the theme of "HEARTS", so this challenge came super easy to me.

I pulled out an older Stampingbella stamp called Frida Loves Frosty.  I've always adored this sweet Tiny Townie image. 

I colored the image with the lightest Copic colors I could find in my marker bucket.  The stenciled hearts on my card are a little more subtle, but definitely visible.

Nothing like a CAS card to start the year off.

I do hope you'll play along with Double D Challenge.

Here is the inspiration board to help you get started:

 

 My inspiration comes from the bottom left panel.

And here is the prize that's being offered to the challenge winner by random draw.

 

Enjoy your February!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Year In Review ~ 2024 Favorites

Hello friends!  As we say goodbye to 2024 and prepare to welcome in the new year, I thought it would be fun to join in on the challenge at A Cut Above with "A Year In Review".

 

I'll jump right in with some of my favorite projects from each month, beginning with "A Little Retro Valentine Fun" in January.

 

 

 Original post found here.

Also for January (it was a tie), a Valentine Ornament Box ~ original post found here.

 

 

 There's no question that I love making these ornament boxes.

February ~ Original post found here

March ~ Original post found here

April ~ Original post found here

 

 

May ~  Original post found here

 

 

June ~ Original post found here

 

 

July ~  Original post found here

 

 

August ~ Original post found here

 

September ~  Original post found here

 

 

October ~ Original post found here

 

 

November ~ Original post found here

 

 

December ~    Original post found here 

 

Upon looking back on my favorite posts, I realize I am more than a card maker.  I love making lots of different things using paper.  Which is your favorite, and why??

 

I'll be linking this post up to A Cut Above ~ "Looking Back" 

I wish you all a safe, healthy and prosperous new year!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Get Ready for Winter ~ Double D

The girls from Double D Challenge are getting ready for winter with this new challenge:

 

 

 

 This little fella from Poppystamps looks like he's ready for winter.

 

 I do hope you'll stop by the Double D Challenge blog to see more fun winter inspiration from the talented design team and then join in on the fun!

Here is the prize you could win when you play along:

 

Penny Black "Across The Miles" cardstock prints

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Craft ~ Something Different

Good morning my friends!  Christmas is fast approaching and I've made some fun crafts in my crafty space this past year that I've never gotten around to sharing.

Let's turn back the calendar to 2023 and I'll show you how I repurposed an old Little Golden Book of Frosty The Snowman. 

 

 

 I cut cute Frosty out of the front cover with some heavy duty scissors and created a box using the back cover of the book to create the box.  I covered the box with wintery snowflake paper, adding the title page to the front of the box.

 Next, I cut some of the images from the pages of the book to make into greeting cards.  I cut word slips from the pages to add sentiment to the cards.

 

I picked up these wood slices last year at the Dollar Tree and mod-podged some of the leftover images from the book pages onto each side of the wood slices to make ornaments.

 

They turned out so cute!

I put some paper shred from the Dollar Tree into the bottom of the box, added the ornaments and tucked the cards and envelopes into the back and packaged everything up to sell at a local apple orchard this year.   They stay open until Christmas selling Christmas trees, apple cider and home made baked goodies.  Hubby and I buy our Christmas tree from them every year and I've always loved browsing through their little shop with all the hand made goodies.  I'm glad to have a part in it this year.

 

I'll be adding this project to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge ~ Christmas Present

Polkadoodles Card Making and Craft Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Love To Craft Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Let It Snow! ~ Poppystamps

Hi friends!  I've got a cute CAS snowman card up over on the Poppystamps blog today.

I hope you'll stop by for a peek!

Thanks for stopping in!