Christmas Joy ~ Double D

Hello ~ Happy December 1st!  Double "D" Challenge is starting a new challenge and the theme is Christmas Joy.  

I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Joy die, cutting it out of gold mirror cardstock and adding the warm Christmas plaid from Tim Holtz Christmas inside the letters.

I added gold stickles to the centers of the flowers.

Here's the mood board to help inspire you:

Here's what you could win when you play along:

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I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas

Hello everyone~  I'm popping in with a card I made for the new challenge starting up over at The Sisterhood of Crafters.  The new theme is "Music". 

I don't have much in the line of "musical" supplies, but I did find this Christmas verse stamp from Marianne Designs.  The papers are all scraps from my scrap box.  The coffee and sweets was an image I found online that I printed and cut using my Brother Scan N' Cut machine.  No more fussy cutting for me.... Yay!  

Please stop by The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge blog to join in on the fun!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving season my friends.

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Built On Dreams w/ Marcia

Hello everyone!  I'm sharing a few cards that I made using "Built on Dreams" stencils and die set from PinkFresh Studio.  Marcia and I spent the weekend a couple weeks ago, participating in their Create & Connect event and boy was it ever fun!  Not only was it educational but we added quite a few beautiful new supplies to our craft room "stash".  Our favorite set was the "Built on Dreams" sets, so we decided to create more projects and share them with you, together on our blogs today.  

One of the first things I wanted to try, was to use Christmassy colors to create a Christmas card. Using the stencils, border stamp and die cut, I made this cute house shaped card.  The banner is preprinted and came from a collection of die cut ephemera.  

This next card came out more beautiful than it looks in the photo.  I used a stencil and Glitz Glitter Gel to create the leafy background.  While that was drying, I used soft pastels to do the floral stenciling.  I skipped stamping the house border and simply cut it out using the coordinating house die.  I added a vellum heart underneath the preprinted sentiment that came in our weekend kit from PinkFresh Studio.  The heart and sentiment are popped up using foam so there's added dimension there that you can't see.  Plus the background adds a beautiful shimmer to this card.  This is my favorite.  

This next tag could be used for someone who just bought a new home.  There's not much to explain here but I love the fresh colors.  This stencil set with all its coordinating goodies is absolutely delightful!

So, there you have it!  Three projects using the Built On Dreams sets from PinkFresh Studios. I know Marcia is going to knock our socks off with her creations so click HERE to hop over to her blog and see them for yourself.  

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Spellbinders Invitation ~ Fluted Classics ~ Circles

Hello~  I'm back today with another card using the Spellbinders Fluted Classics series from Becca Feeken.

 Fluted Classics series come in basic shapes,  (circle, square, oval and rectangle) with a ticking design inspired by the blanket stitch on its edges.  

I've used Fluted Classics Circles Etched Dies for today's card and this adorable Lion, OH My!  I just discovered that this darling lion has been discontinued but Spellbinder's has hundreds of amazing dies to choose from that will meet all of your crafting needs.  The sentiment is from Sending Floral Wishes

Here's a list of products I used that can be found at Spellbinders:

Fluted Classics Circles Etched Dies
Lion, OH MY! 
Sending Floral Wishes
Spellbinders Fluted Classics Series

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Mintay Sweet Christmas Tree ~ Double D

Good morning friends~  There's a new challenge starting up at Double D Challenges and the theme is "TREES".  

I was inspired by the Fir trees in the top, right corner because it gavee me the opportunity to make a Christmas card using beautiful papers from Mintay, Sweetest Christmas.

This card came together is a snap and it's just a sweet as can be!

Here's the prize that's up for grabs when you join in on the fun over at Double D Challenges.

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