Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

Hello!  Today I am super excited to participate in a month long Winter Wonderland Blog Hop with the DCWV and Eileen Hull design teams.   I worked with the most gorgeous papers from the new DCWV Cranberry Christmas Stack available at Michaels. This stack is so pretty with all of the foil papers it contains.  I purchased these fun mason jars and altered them for a fun gift idea.

I wrapped the holiday papers around the center of the mason jar and adhered the back closed. Several die cut snowflakes were attached to the front as a decorative element.  Using Eileen Hull's Twist & Style Tool I took some cotton cording from Blue Moon Beads and twisted it creating a decorative trim for the top of my mason jar.  I wove in a couple of jingle bells and added a few die cut branches.

The tags are also from the same stack, I trimmed them with some scissors into a gift tag shape, punched a hole and added some more twisted cording to each of the tags.  A die cut snowflake was added to the corner of each tag.

Don't forget to check out the amazing projects by all of the designers and leave a comment for a chance to win this gorgeous stack!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day!

DCWV Gift Set

Hello! I have a gift set to share today over on the DCWV blog which was created with the DCWV Gift Decor - DIY Project Stack from Michaels.  This stack is pure elegance and makes DIY projects super quick to put together.

The gift boxes can quickly be popped out of the pre-cut page, scoring the edges and with a bit of adhesive the gift boxes are complete.  I added some sparkly May Arts Ribbon by punching some holes at the top.  The embellishments and tags for the bags also came from the same stack.

I created a couple of mini 3x3 cards from white card stock and decorated the front with a bit of left over paper from the punched out page.  An ornament tag from the same stack was layered on top to complete my mini cards. A bit of bling and some Totally White Trendy Twine were the finishing touches.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out this fun and easy project.  Have a fabulous day!

Trendy Twine - Coffee

Happy Monday!  I have a fun card to share over on the Trendy Twine blog today featuring some gorgeous Spiced Pumpkin Trendy Twine and a Mini Envelope.  I created a tag to fit inside of the envelope which is the perfect size for tucking in a gift card.  The coffee themed planner clip was the perfect accent to the tag.

The papers are from the DCWV Natural Mat Stack and coordinated perfectly with the mini envelope. The sentiment from the APB Need Coffee stamp set was the focal point for my card.  The tiny coffee cup is also from the same stamp set.  I cut out another coffee cup from the Kadoodle Bug Designs Cutesy Breakfast Foods cutting file and adhered it to the front of the envelop.  A few bling stickers were the finishing touch on my card.

You can check out all of these crafty products over in the store.  Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

DCWV November Stack-a-holic Challenge

Hello!  It's the beginning of the month and that means it's time for another Stack-a-holic Challenge over at DCWV.  I created this Christmas card inspired by the card sketch using the new Christmas Plaid stack available at Joanns.  All of the papers are from the same stack, however, I added a gold fringe border cut from a Recollections sheet.

I used my Martha Stewart Branch punch to add the gold branches layered on top of the hand cut flag. A few bling stickers were also added as an embellishment.

Here is the card sketch for this month's challenge:

Here is the layout sketch:

Head on over to DCWV to check out the design team projects and for the details on how to enter this month's challenge for a chance to win a DCWV stack.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Give Thanks!

Hello! Today I am sharing this Fall themed card over on the KaDoodle Bug Designs Blog.  I used the Woodland Foxes cutting file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  I just love this adorable fox so I simply used the printable jpeg file to create this quick card.

The papers are from the DCWV Sweater Weather stack.  I stamped the sentiment from the APB Happy Thanksgiving stamp set on a scalloped circle and accented it with a bit of Orange Truffle Trendy Twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Challenge:

Pink and Main

Craftwell - Gratitude Journal

Hello!  This is my second post for the day on my blog and my first post on the Craftwell blog. My project focuses on "mom life".   I think it is extremely important to focus on the positive in my life.  Being a working mom with tons of daily obligations, I like to take the time to focus on the best part of my day.  One of the ways to do this is to keep a gratitude journal and with Thanksgiving right around the corner I thought it was the perfect time to create one.

My project started with a simple journal I had in my stash and I selected some fall papers from the DCWV Autumn Leaves stack for the cover.  I used my electronic cutting machine to cut out some leaves, the "grateful" title and a scalloped circle.  The Teresa Collins Herringbone embossing folder was used to emboss the scalloped circle for some added texture.  A strip of coordinating washi tape and some tulle were the perfect embellishments for the cover.

Once the cover was finished, I decided to cut a few decorative elements to add to some of the pages. The die cut pieces are from the Teresa Collins Thankful Pocket Dies, they were absolutely perfect for my journal.

All of the die cuts were transformed with my eBrush which adds so much depth and dimension.  The eBrushed leaves are so colorful and unique based upon the color of the Sharpie pens used on each leaf.  I added a few leaves to the inside of my journal too.  I plan to use the tag as a bookmark so I embellished it with a matching paper clip, button and some Totally Navy Trendy Twine.

The die cuts were adhered to a few pages leaving most of them free for journaling. I think this will be a fun way not only to document the positive in my life but also to have the family contribute during the Thanksgiving holiday.  The journal can be a great tool for memory keeping and even adding pictures.  The little kids in the family can even draw pictures. The finished journal would make such a great gift for the grandparents.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!  I thought I would share a fun and festive tag I created using many of my favorite products!  The base of my card was cut from the DCWV Halloween Night and Spooky Night stacks. I added the Witchy Ghost from KaDoodle Bug Designs and stamped the face with the Peachy Keen Variety Face Assortment Stamps.  Some Stickles were added to the hat for a sparkly effect.

The sentiment is from the APB Happy Halloween stamp set and was stamped on a hand cut flag. Some coordinating Trendy Twine in Orange Licorice was the finishing touch on my tag.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!

DCWV and Pink & Main Fun Fall Blog Hop

Happy Friday!  I am super excited to be part of the fun Fall Blog Hop with DCWV and Pink & Main. You will see some amazing projects from the 2 design teams and even a couple of giveaways.  You should have come over to my blog from Monique's blog.

For my project, I created a hostess gift bag with the 12x12 DCWV Autumn Leaves stack.  I used my Cricut Explore and a SVG file shared in one of the Cricut groups to cut out my gift bag.

The gift bag was embellished with a few coordinating bling stickers and a small tag tied with some May Arts ribbon.  I embellished the tag with a couple of feathers from the Pink & Main Wild About You stamp set.  The matching Pink & Main die set made it so easy to cut out the feathers.

For my card I used both the 6x6 and 12x12 Autumn Leaves stacks.   A few more feathers were added to the front of the card along with the sweet fox (also from the Pink & Main Wild About You stamp set) which was colored with my Chameleon Pens. The finishing touch was a sentiment from the Pink & Main Thankful stamp set.

Next on the hop is Stacey, so head on over to check out her amazing project.  Don't forget to head over to the DCWV and Pink & Main blogs to check out all of the amazing projects and comment to be entered into the giveaways!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fantastic day!

Special Delivery

Hello, I have a fun shaker card to share today created with the new Ornament Face Assortment Peachy Keen Stamps.  I used the Nested Ornament Star dies from Cottage Cutz to create the shaker ornament, stamped the face inside and added a few sequins.

A small twine bow in Totally Red Trendy Twine was the perfect embellishment for the ornament.  I punched out a few smaller stars and added them to my card.  A sentiment from the new APB Merry & Bright stamp set was the finishing touch on my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Trendy Twine - Love Layout

Happy Monday!  I have a single page layout to share over on the Trendy Twine blog today featuring some gorgeous Grape Limeade Trendy Twine.  As I was trying to figure out my layout using the lime and purple colors I really wanted to think outside the box and try to create a project that wasn't necessarily Halloween themed.  I found the perfect coordinating papers in the DCWV Violet Leaf and Halloween Night Stacks.  The colors and patterns in these two paper stacks complimented the twine perfectly.

I used the twine on my layout to break up the patterned paper and created a couple flourishes with the twine.  Several paper flowers were clustered as an embellishment drawing the colors from the twine and papers.  As a finishing touch, I adhered a doily under the photo mat from the DCWV Paper Lace stack.

Check out the twine used on my layout and all of the other colors available for Halloween along with many other crafty products in the store. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!