Gift Tin

Here it is: the middle of December, so here I am with some mid-month inspiration for Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.  You still have a few days to get some Christmas crafting done.  The challenge is Anything Christmas Goes and it lasts for the whole month.  I decided to alter a gift card holder tin.  I don't know why I've never thought of this before, but it's perfect!  It's one of those gift card holders that you can buy at Walmart or someplace like that; someone gave it to me a few years ago.  I adhered some ribbon around the top edge of the tin and then decorated the top.  I love how it came out; it really makes the tin extra special.  And it's even perfect for the recipient to regift.

 And here's a shot of the inside with the gift card already in it.

Now it's your turn to get crafty and play along.  We love seeing what you create.

Challenges:
V's Sweet Idea #29--Holiday Theme
Holly Jolly--anything goes (2nd project)
Word Art Wednesday #162--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
The Stamping Chef #59--anything goes
Fab n' Funky #241--Christmas
The Paper Girls #69--small gifts
DRS Designs #152--sing it to me (use music)
Winter Wonderland--Christmas Presents
Crafty Catz #259--last minute Christmas
Di's Digi Designs--Christmas
YNS #4--sketch


Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment; Hero Arts music stamp
Dies: Spellbinders "Layered Poinsettias"; MFT "Designer Labels 4 STAX"

Snow Globe

 Here I am again.  It's getting down to crunch time--Christmas is only a week and a half away!  Yikes!!  I made this cute little tag for my oldest daughter.  I'm going to attach it to one of her presents, and then it can also be used as an ornament.  It's quite good sized; I think the globe measured around 3.5 inches tall.  I made it into a shaker and added some diamond dust glitter from SU!  I just love shaker elements.  So fun!

Challenges:
Love to Scrap Challenge #43--Shape Shift (shaped projects)
Cutie Pie Challenge #82--Lots of cute on anything BUT a card
Die Cuttin' Divas #195--non-traditional Christmas colors
ABC Christmas--"Y" is for Your Family
Delightful Challenge--bundle up (my snowman has a scarf on)
Milk Coffee Challenge--non-traditional Christmas colors
Creative Knockouts #67--Tis the Season
Tuesday Throwdown #224--Family Christmas

Supplies:
Stamps: Gina K. Designs "Winter Wishes"; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Dies: PTI "Shaker Shapes: Snow Globe" and "Fancy Flakes"
SU! Diamond Dust Glitter

Holiday Cheer

Hello, all!  Thanks for stopping by.  In case you don't know, there is a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop going on right now.

For the full details and a list of all the fabulous sponsors go to Amy Tsuruta's blog.  She's the mastermind behind the whole thing.  Now, I don't drink coffee, but I am surrounded by people that do.  I think non-coffee drinkers are in the very small minority, at least around here in Southern New England.  So, I created this cute little gift card holder that will hold either a Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks gift card (it will actually hold any kind of gift card, but this is a Coffee Lovers Blog Hop)

  The holder is made out of an A2 sized envelop.  Then just decorate it to your heart's content.

 Don't you just love those paper pieced coffee cups?  I do!!  Here's a picture of the inside:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a Merry Christmas!!

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes as long as it is covered with patterned paper

Art Impressions #149--Feeling Frosty

Suzy Bees Bloomin' Challenge #48--spots or Dots

Lacy Sunshine #48--Holiday joy

Eureka #118--Let it snow

The Paper Girls #69--small gifts

{Pin}spirational Challenge #130--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the red and brown in the photo and the Christmas theme)

Cuttlebug Mania--anything Christmas

Loves Rubber #130--winter or Christmas

Holly Jolly--Anything goes for Christmas (1st project)

Sugar Pea Designs #17--sketch

Crafter's Cafe #94--Christmas

Crafty Creations #298--something to die for (use dies)

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI "Heart to Heart #2" coffee cups; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment and "Merry & Bright" snowflake and inside sentiment

Dies: PTI "Heart to Heart #2" cups and "Fancy Flakes" snowflake; Spellbinders "Scalloped Tags"

Look on the bright side

No matter had bad things seem, they could usually be worse.  That's the encouraging message of this cute card.  Isn't this little nurse the cutest?!  Though I have to admit that she looks a little gruff.  I'm sure she's taking good care of poor teddy.

Challenges:
The Paper Nest Dolls #23--anything goes
Shopping Our Stash #179--free is good (the sentiment was a freebie with an order and two of the buttons were recycled from old clothes.  And the banner was almost a freebie as it is leftover from a banner I used on another project.  I just couldn't throw it away.)
Word Art Wednesday #168--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
The Stamping Chef #57--anything goes
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2--sketch with a twist: buttons and/or bows

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Delightful Challenge--it's a kids world
Meljen's Designs #238--tags
Sister Act Card Challenge #85--anything goes
Crafty Catz--anything goes
Dis Digis--creations for OR with kids (I took this to mean a creation with a kid on it.  I hope that's what it meant)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge--anything goes as long as it is covered with patterned paper

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve freebie with purchase sentiment; Just Inklined "Nurse-Daisy" part of a fundraising pack a couple years ago
Dies:Spellbinders "Scalloped Tags"

Last Call

Here it is: December!  Now the Christmas card rush is on.  Unless you have been playing along with us all year long at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra where it is Anything Goes (as long as it is Christmas related) all month long.  Today begins our last challenge of the year and here is my card using one of the adorable images from Bugaboo Stamps, our sponsor for the month:

I've said it many time before this is my favorite Bugaboo image and since it was already printed out and sitting on my desk, I just had to color him up.  Since it was such a small size and I've had snow globes on the brain lately, it was a perfect match.  I even managed to use up some scraps: the white circle for the main panel and the snowflake.  I have a HUGE bits and pieces pile and I am going to have to work on using it up in the coming year.  I started this year, but the last couple months I've been adding to it instead of using it up.

Challenges:

Sugar Pea Designs #11--winter wishes

Crafty Ribbons #107--Christmas Animals

Lacy Sunshine--North Pole

Cuttlebug Mania--There's Snow place like home (use a snowflake and a sentiment)

Creative Inspirations #291--Season's Greetings

Paper Pretties #338--Snow Much Fun

Fab n' Funky #239--die cuts

Sister Act Card Challenge #85--anything goes

Crafty Catz--anything goes

Fussy & Fancy #128--Happy Holidays

Viva La Verve November week 4--sketch

Sentimental Sundays #235--Lots of Layers

Christmas Challenge #53--anything goes

Craftin' Desert Divas #45--Christmas

Raisin Boat #29--Christmas/Holidays

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps "Plush Reindeer" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment; Your Next Stamp "Holiday Snow Globe"

Dies: PTI "Fancy Flakes" and the negative (main focal circle) from "Shaker Shapes: Snow Globe"; Spellbinders classic scalloped circles, large; Verve "Flag it" small banner

Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving (a couple days late)!  I hope you all had a fabulous day with family and friends and lots of yummy food!  Last year I started my own tradition of making little favors to put at everyone's place.  These are the little cuties I made:

I found the turkey idea on Pinterest (where else, right?).  They were really pretty easy, but here's a tip: if you can find double stuffed oreos (might have to go with the traditional cookie) it would be a whole lot easier to put the stick in there!  Of course, I had to pull out my papercrafting supplies:   I die cut a tag and stamped it with a sentiment and a cute little turkey which you will be able to see better in the next photo.  Then I tied it on with a bit of twine and finished it off with two ribbons.

Challenges:

One Stitch at a Time #224--giving thanks

Paper Nest Dolls #23--anything goes

Through the Purple Haze #69--anything goes

Shopping Our Stash #179--Free is Good (the orange ribbon is something my mom had left over from her crafting days.  I have yards of it.  Free will be good for a looooong time)

Word Art Wednesday #168--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Fab n Funky #239--die cuts

Meljen's Designs #238--tags

Southern Girls--celebration (celebrating Thanksgiving)

Brown Sugar #122--anything goes

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Tall Oaks" sentiment; PTI "Places, Please" turkey

Dies: Spellbinders "Charmed, I'm Sure!"

Happy Thanksgiving

I don't make to many Thanksgiving cards; I've just never gotten into the habit.  But the last couple of years I have been sending one to my Grandmother, because grandmothers are special (right?) and as I live 3 1/2 hours away from her I don't usually get to see her on Thanksgiving.  So, here's my card for her:

The Make it Monday Challenge from Papertrey Ink this week is to make your own plaid patterned paper.  This is the first time I had given it a try and I think I like how it came out.  The lighter "brown" stripes are actually supposed to be orange and I think I would have liked that color combo a bit better, but I only have the one orange ink and it looks brown, so what are you going to do?  The sentiment was also stamped in the same orange (that still looks brown).  Anyway, I think I will definitely try this technique again.

Challenges:
Love to Scrap Challenge #41--say it in color (sentiment must be in a color other than black)
Cuttin' & Stampin' #1--Thanksgiving
Word Art Wednesday #159--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Paper Pretties #357--thanksgiving/be thankful
The Stamping Chef #56--anything goes
MFT #203--sketch

CRAFT #286--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the green, orange, brown and white colors)

Time Out Challenge #19--embossing with sparkle (I hope sequins count as sparkle)
Frosted Designs--"thanks" with a twist: ribbon/trim, twine or washi tape
Brown Sugar #121--use 2 or more colors
Sister Act Card Challenge #83--anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday--anything goes
Treasured Times #29--anything goes
Sentimental Sundays #234--heartfelt thanks
One Stitch at a Time #224--giving thanks
Make it Monday #190--stamping a plaid background

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Distressed Stripes"; Verve "Tall Oaks"
Darice Woodgrain embossing folder