More Simple and Quick Christmas Cards

Okay, another very quick post, and as I said, I have been busy making Christmas cards for the past few days.  My dining room looks like Hobby Lobby, Michael's and other craft stores barfed all over the place!  Oh my!  I am sure none of you have this problem!  LOL So these cards were made using some scraps or just made really quick.  I loved putting out quick cards and there was not much to do to them.  Sometimes the paper design is all you need.  Simple yet elegant!  Love it!  Okay, well that is it for now!

 

I used:

Spellbinders Heirloom Dies

JustRite Stamps

Stampin' Up! Stamps

Corner Rounder Punch

Tag Punch

Ribbon From my stash

 

Thanks for making a quick stop

and I hope you have a day filled with many blessings!

 

 

Wintery Warm Wishes Christmas Cards

Hello, again!  Here are a few cards that involve snowflakes.  Weather they are stamped or cut out on my Cricut, they are there and shimmery just like they are in real life!  I love the snow, especially when it sparkles like diamonds!  So breath taking and peaceful as it falls from the sky!  What is even more amazing is that there are no two alike.  We have an amazing creator and designer, in snowflakes and even people!  Here in Ohio, it is bitter cold for us.  The highest it got today was around 18*!  Baby that is cold!  LOL  lots of layers at this time of year.  Anyways, here is just a few more of my card creations!   Again, Enjoy!

I used:
Stampin Up! Warm Winter Wishes Snowflake stamps
Christmas Cricut Cartridge for the Snowflake cuts
Kate's ABCs Cricut Cartridge for the BG cut
White/Silver Shimmery Cardstock
Blue Cardstock
Silver gems
Silver Stickles
Ribbon from my stash

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and try to stay warm!

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Silver Bells/Gold Bells Christmas Cards

Hello, I have been very busy as usual, but this time I have been very busy making Christmas cards!  Woohoo!  Finally!  The business continues and I must keep plugging along, so this is a quick little post just to share my cards with you all!  Enjoy!

I used:
Christmas Cricut Cartridge for the Jingle bell and bow cuts
Christmas Cards Cricut Cartridge for the frame cuts
Silver/Gold cardstock for the bells
Burgundy/Dark Green Cardstock for the BG Paper
Stamp Sentiment from Michael's
 

Thanks so much for stopping in! 

Have a wonderful day!

 

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2013 Christmas Bulletin Boards and Decorations

Hello!  I hope you all are about ready for Christmas!  I am so far behind this Christmas season.  I have had my tree up for at least a week but it only has a few ornaments on it from Thanksgiving.  I do have my outside lights up and some other decorations.  Plus, I did take a few days and go to our church and put up the decorations and tree up and also do the 3 bulletin boards, for Christmas/winter.  That all took a very long time, just because there is a lot more detail and decorating to do at the Christmas season.  I sure did enjoy doing it all, but boy was I tired when it was all finished.  Either way, I thought I would share with you all what I have been doing.  So take a look!

 

This is just one of the bulletin boards I did!

 

 

Here is the Sanctuary all decorated up!

 



A close up of the Communion table!

I love Christmas time, and to me it should all sparkle!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and seeing the many "hats"

 I wear and I love doing it all!

 

I hope you have a great day!

 

2013 Thanksgiving/Christmas Craft Reveal

Hello there!  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!  Ours was very busy as usual, traveling from one family gathering to another...lots of food, too!  But overall we had a great time seeing family and just spending with time with them.  Well here is, as promised, the "big" reveal of my annual "Thanksgiving craft" that I shared with my family this year.  A duel holiday decoration!  I am very pleased with how they turned out!  The pictures just do not do them justice.  Plus, this is just a sample of the 4 different designed paper backgrounds that were available to choose from.  A lot of work and hours put into making 30 of theses.  Do you know what happens when you procrastinate and wait till the last minute...lots of hours put into making it at the last minute!  I was truly blessed because I was able to get my kids involved in making these and they did a really great job.  They helped a lot with the painting part and even asked if they could help with the final steps, but unfortunately I just could not give up those last detailed parts.  Can you say, "Control Freak"!  Yes, that is me sometimes!  Oh well, they all were completed the day before Thanksgiving and then I moved onto my baking and then onto making some Christmas cards.  Unfortunately, I did not have time to take pictures of all of the cards.  Now I have been spending time resting and recouping only to get behind on other things.  I haven't even got any Christmas decorations up yet, and that is really rare, for me.  I will do it this week for sure!   

"Front Side"

 "Back Side"

"Front Side"

"Back Side"

 

Thanks you so much for stopping in and seeing what I have been doing lately! 

I hope you have a day filled with many blessings!

 

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Triple Time, Pop Up, Birthday

Hello again, I am still very busy getting my Thanksgiving craft done and trying to maintain doing other things such as taking care of my home and family and doing school...but I still have to finish my craft plus get a bunch of Christmas cards done too.  Whew, that makes me a bit stressed out thinking about all of this.  Just one thing at a time...priorities. Anyways, my "middle" sister just had her birthday this week, so as you could guess, I made her a card!  LOL  She is a great lady, she has been through a lot in the past few years and is still going through things but has come through this all shining for the Lord.  I hope that through this journey that she has been going through, that she will continue to grow closer to God, and continue to shine for Him.  I am so proud of her!

 Okay, onto the card,  I did this simple triple time stamping card, then got a little bit "fancy" inside and did the pop up of presents.  The inside is fairly easy to do.  Not a lot of time invested into that part at all, and yet it looks like I did! 

I used:
White and Dark Blue Cardstock for the front
Me & My Big Ideas Specialty Cardstock for the inside BG paper
Just Rite Original Grandma's Doilies Stamp Set
Ribbons From My Stash
HB Stamped Sentiment from Hobby Lobby
Ranger Liquid Pearls:  White Opal

Well, thanks for stopping by! 

I hope you have a fantastic day!

 

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2013 Can You Guess What I Am Making This Year???

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all doing well.  It has finally gotten cold here and we have even had a little bit of snow already!  Woohoo!  I LOVE snow and the beauty it brings to the somewhat darker/drab time of year.  Especially with the days/daylight being a lot shorter, a little bit of extra light is wonderful.  My favorite thing is seeing the snow sparkle in the sunlight/moonlight and the snow laying on the trees.  It is soooo beautiful!  Well, with the snow and the cooler temps., it puts me more into the "Holiday" mood, for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.  I love this time of year, because it is the time when I get to really craft and play with paper and listen to Christmas music without getting yelled at by my family! 

So, as I told you all, in my last post, I would be sharing a sneak peak,(Picture), of my annual "Thanksgiving Day craft", that I will be sharing with my family, (Aunts and Cousins...).  I have to make a grand total of about 30.  Scary thing is, I think I waited till the last minute with this one.  I am blessed to have the help of my kids this year though.  So that is another clue for you all, as to what I am doing...that even kids, (which mine are not so little anymore) can help with it. 

So any guesses as to what I am making?

  Does anyone what to give it a try?  :-) 

Well, good luck and I hope you have a great day!

 

Mustache Birthday

Hello everyone!  I know I have been posting a lot here lately, but starting in September, we have a lot of Anniversaries and lots of birthdays.  Plus, you throw in Christmas cards too.  Oh and I have begun my "Thanksgiving craft"!  Pictures/clues and the trivia of that will be coming soon!  Anyways, my wonderful hubby just had his birthday.  So naturally I had to make him a card, right?  Masculine cards seem so hard to come up with...plus doing a card while trying to juggle homeschooling three kids and trying to get a card done before the hubby comes home, so that he doesn't see it, is kinda hard.  So something quick and simple is important.  Plus, he is a guy that doesn't want all the fancy stuff, no glitter and such...but did you see I was able to sneak a little of something shiny into it?  LOL The paper has a bit of "shine" and then also the I-rock gems!  Simple with a little sparkle...Perfect!  Well he enjoyed it and his birthday too!

I used:
Sentimental's Cricut Cartridge for the background cut
Mustache's and Glasses Cricut Cartridge for all the mustache cuts
Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Scrapbook Kit for the blue background mustache paper
Red Textured Cardstock
I-rock Gems
Twine string from my stash
HB Stamped Sentiment from Hobby Lobby

Thanks for stopping in again! 

 I hope you have a fan-tasche-tic day!

 

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Saw it Before?

I know, I know, what you all are thinking, "I have seen this card before!"  And you are kind of correct.  I did make a card almost just like this, but it was all white, with just a few less pearls and different ribbon and flowers.  That is the few differences!  This is a birthday card for my very special neighbor!  She is always ready and willing to take care of our outside kitty when we go out of town and such.  She is such a blessing to us!  I have some of the most wonderful neighbors!  Anyways, I just loved the white card and how dimensional it is and it is just plain pretty.  But with all of the many layers and dimensions, it is not really "mail-able" unless you put it in a special envelope and put extra postage on it.  So since she is my neighbor, I get to hand it straight to her!  Anyways, I hope she likes it!

I used:
Core'dinations Cardmaker Series Pearls cardstock
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Parisian Motifs Dies for the background cuts
Cricut Craft Room Basics and Craft Room for all the heart cuts
Adhesive Pearls
Satin Ribbon Flowers from my stash
Satin Ribbon from my stash
Dimensional Tape and Dots

Thank you so much for stopping in!

I hope you have a day filled with many blessings!

 

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Happy Birthday Mr.

Hello again!  I hope you all are enjoying your fall!  I know I am!  They are forecasting a chance of SNOW for us by the end of next week!  Yahoo!  Wouldn't that be pretty, with a blanket of snow then  pretty fall leaves laying on top?  Oh how gorgeous!  But I do have to admit, I am not relishing in the idea of putting on the bulky winter coats and such...but I do love sweaters! 
Anyways, this week is my BIL birthday!  Masculine cards are sometimes so hard to come up with!  He and my SIL, are the ones with my niece who has been the hospital and has been diagnosed with a serious case of Crohn's disease. They have a very long road ahead of them, and some major decisions to make.  They all still need a lot of prayers.  Anyways, I hope he likes this card...the funny part is, that my BIL, does not have glasses, a mustache nor does he wear bow ties!  But I just love the look of this "guy" card!  I just hope that it brings a little bit of a smile to his face!

I used: 
Sentimental's Cricut Cartridge for the Postage Back Ground cut
Mustache's and Glasses Cricut Cartridge for the mustache and glasses
Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge for the Hat cut
Country Life Cricut Cartridge for the Triangular shapes for the bow tie
Cricut Craft Room Basics Cricut Cartridge for the rounded square cut in
the center of the bow tie
DCWV The Natural Stack
Core'dinations Core Impressions: Timeless Collection
Black Cardstock
Peachy Keen Stamp set for the eyes
Happy Birthday Stamped Sentiment is from a Hobby Lobby set

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the card! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

 

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