Christmas 2012

 

Last month I won the complete collection of American Crafts Kringle and Co.  I was amazed at how much product they sent me and I am determined to use all of it up!!  I have made several Christmas cards and tags with it, but this is my first layout.  This picture is of Adam and the boys in their home enjoying their Christmas tree earlier this month.  I love that Cole is wearing his bath robe!!

 

I used this awesome sketch from Boys Rule:

 

 

I am also entering it over at Frosted Designs 5th Day of Christmas which was to use 5 gold (or yellow) things on a project.  I used gold glitter Thickers for the date (four number) and a gold glitter star on the top of my Christmas tree embellishment.

 

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Christmas Cheer

I had so much fun doing the 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge on a card that I decided to see how quickly I could make this tag.  It only took me 6 minutes and 3 seconds.  The snow flake embossed white card stock was actually a left over scrap from another tag and the snowman was a rubber charm.  I picked up a package of four of them at Dollar Tree last weekend when I stopped in there for gift boxes. I had never been in a Dollar Tree before and I found some decent stuff for $1.

 

I am entering this tag in the 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge and also linking it up to Paper Issues current challenge.  They both are offering awesome prizes so you should check them out.

 

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'Tis the Season

 

Cas-ual Fridays teamed up with the 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge this week and challenge us to make a clean and simple card in under ten minutes.  I gathered my supplies and cranked this card out in 7:34 (seven minutes, thirty four seconds)....not bad huh?  I used an embossed piece of blue cardstock and a die cut frame from my stash, snowflakes and rhinestones also from my stash.  The sentiment is from SRM stickers....how easy is that? 

 

I am entering this at:

CAS-ual Fridays 10 Minute Dash

10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge 

and

Frosted Designs 9th Day of Christmas Challenge

(use 9 sparkles -- I have a clear rhinestone in the center of each snowflake including the embossed ones.)

 

Today is the 1st day of our Christmas break and it feels great to have some time off.  I hope to relax, do some fun stuff with the hubs and get creative.

Christmas Shadow Box

I found this small little shadow box in an antique shop in downtown Deland, Florida several years ago and knew I wanted to make a Christmas themed shadow box with it.  I collected items for a couple of years and finally put it all together this year.  Many of the items I make, I give away but this little baby I am keeping for ME!

 

I am entering it in Craft Us Crazy's 3D Challenge.

 

Can you believe Christmas is only 5 days away?????????

White Elegance

 

Sometimes, less is more as with this card.  I just love the elegant simplicity of white on white with minimal embellishments.  I used a die cut frame over snowflake embossed white card.  I accented the snowflakes with a couple  of stamped flakes and a few rhinestones along with a tiny sentiment.  The stamps are from Stampin' Up.

 

I am entering this card in Cut It Up Challenges White Elegance challenge.

 

One week until Christmas....are you ready?

Find the Joy

 

I love the color scheme of this week's challenge at The Play Date Cafe and decided to play along by creating this card:

 

I used this sketch from Cas(e) This Sketch as well:

 

Thanks for checking out my blog!!



 

Amy's Gift Bag

Boy, I have been working hard on all my Christmas projects...plus I think I am battling a stomach bug.  I slept most of the day after doing some morning shopping.  It's really frustrating to not be feeling well this time of year as I have so much to do yet.  I have shipped out two of my biggest packages of gifts that had to go the farthest and I still have to ship a couple more next week.

 

This cute gift bag has already been shipped out to my DIL in the midwest.  I used a bunch of things from my favorite companies on this gift bag and they all work together well.  The snowflake background paper is from Echo Park, the Santa sticker from October Afternoon, The stamp from Paper Smooches and the washi tape is from My Mind's Eye.

 

I am entering this gift bag in two challenges:

 

My Craft Spot --Wrap it Up challenge

 

and

 

Go Fish -- Anything Goes challenge