lump of coal

I made a little something for all the guys I work with. I found some chocolates that are wrapped in black foil to look like coal. I used an old SU! stamp I had, colored it with Copics, used some stickles and some clear lacquer on Rudolf's nose. 

I used SU's Top Note Die, some small clear bags and a little ribbon from Hobby Lobby. Pretty easy and fast! I think they will enjoy them :)

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Crafty Ribbons- Anything Goes

Sassy Studio- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge- Your favorite film/Inspired by a movie/TV/song. (Mine would be, this time of year, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.)

Celebrate

It was suppose to snow today. Instead, it rained...A great day to have off and play in my Craft Closet! I love making things for Christmas. That's when I can get out all my glittery stuff that I don't use much during the year.

I used the digi Mother Mary by Delicious Doodles and colored it with Copics.

Rich Razzleberry & Marina Mist cardstock, "Celebrate" stamp, flower colored with Rich Razzleberry marker and silver brads by SU!

Doily- Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs

Ribbon and silver wire-edged ribbon and a sprig of snowed-sprayed greenery- that I just got from Hobby Lobby

Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Sketch- Sketch N Stash #125 (also, tell what is your new and neglected stash)

This will be one of the cards that my Mom will be sending to friends and family. I cut out all the pieces and then she puts them together!

I would like to enter:

Sketch n Stash- Challenge #125

Crafty Ribbon Challenge- Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog- Tic Tac Toe ( Patterned Paper, Digi, Sentiment)

One Crazy Stamper- Christmas

 

 



Magic Reindeer Food

Magic Reindeer Food has been around for several years. For some reason I was never interested in making any until I saw this post @ Make it From Scratch. Read the Warning at the end of her blog post HERE. How cute!

I printed off labels from razzel dazzle recipes HERE but you can find lots of different printable labels out there if you Search : Magic Reindeer Food labels on the Internet.
I used SU! paper bags, but you can use clear Baggies, lunch sacks or...I even have seen where people have used those large "test tubes" that you can get at most Craft Stores.
I added some twine ( that my sister had thrown away the other day & I dug out of the trash. :)
And a jingle bell. What a neat idea! I wish I had done this sooner. I think my Grandkids will love it!
Thanks for stopping!

Red, White, Blue and/or Christmas too?

I am Hosting the Challenge @ Designed2Delight this week! My first time hosting. :} Hope all goes well. The theme is Red, White, Blue and/or Christmas too! It is almost The 4th of July, and this is also our monthly Christmas/Winter Challenge. Use the color combo or the Christmas/Winter theme OR Both! It's up to you! Come & play along with us! It'll be fun!
For my first card, I used Star Spangled Snowman by Designed2Delight. My second card, I used Snowman Love, also by Designed2Delight. I think that red, white & blue makes for great Christmas/Winter colors! Give it a try. Come & join us for our Saturday Challenge @ Designed2Delight & be sure to visit the D2D Blog for more inspiration from our crafty DT crew!
Thanks for stopping!    b.
I am entering my card @
Designed2Delight - Red, White & Blue AND/ORChristmas too!
Paperplay Challenges - Stars & Stripes

Purple Christmas!

I have been working a little, here & there, on my Christmas/Winter cards. Here is one using a sketch from C.R.A.F.T. Challenge.
digi : Star Spangled Snowman by D2D
stamps : Bells & Boughs, The more the Merrier by SU!
Copics
paper : Moxxie
punches : Snowflake by SU! & The Paper Studio
embossing folder :  SU!
I am entering my card @
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge : a sketch
DYSU? : # 18 Purple (2nd entry)
Thanks for stopping! Please be sure to stop back tomorrow for a fun surprise!  b.

Angel Ornament

This is Angel Caroline. Isn't she adorable! If you played along last week, you received her in your email. If not, you can purchase her @ Designed2Delight Digital Stamps. I am entering my project @ Designed2Delight and Card Ideas. The challenge @ Card Ideas is called "ABC", anything but a card. It is also their Christmas/Winter Challenge. Go HERE for more details.
I am also entering the "Layers" challenge @ "Do You Stack Up?"
For my project, I made an Altered Coaster Ornament. I like to give credit for any ideas I use, but I honestly can't remember whose wonderful idea this was. It is also a Gift Card/ money holder. Would make a great keepsake!

Card Ideas- Shape It Up Christmas/Winter

The challenge @ Card Ideas is to make a Christmas/Winter card in an unusual shape. I decided to make a Flower Pot Card. The Poinsettia is by Designed2Delight. If you would like to make your own Flower Pot Card, go HERE. Thanks for stopping!

Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! I thought that was the perfect sentiment, since it appears that Santa is headed to bed after a long night of flying around the world delivering presents. Thanks Anni. Now I am all caught up with my scrapbooking. Whew!
For instructions on how to punch this Santa, go to THIS post. Have a great day!

Must see Video

To See "Hallelujah" Video go HERE.

snowman bag

(Top 3 Winner!)
The challenge @ Stampin' Celebration this week, is to use red, brown & white to make your project. I LOVE those colors. I took a SU! scalloped paper bag, ran a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock through my Big Shot with the Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder & tied a piece of Dark Brown & white ribbon around it. I used the "More The Merrier" stamp set on white cardstock & mounted it on a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock. I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter & used my SU! markers. Inside the bag is a couple of chocolate mint candy canes & some Chex Cereal Mix that I made.
8 cups Chex cereal
1 cup cashews
1 bag Holiday M&M's
1 pkg vanilla almond bark melted
Mix well to coat. Spread out on waxed paper to cool. Break into bite size chunks. Store in air-tight container.

Santa card

This is a card I made for the Sketch Challenge @ The Pixie Cottage. I can't remember where I got the Santa Digital Image, it was a freebie I picked up somewhere. Great artist whoever it is! I colored Santa with my SU! markers, punched the holly leaves, added a "fork bow", a brad, 3 berries in the corner & some glitter. It was lots of fun. I usually don't use that many layers.

Scrapbook Santa

I finished my Grandson's Santa scrapbook page. Isn't he cute? :) The ornaments to the right are made with the Ornament punch, 2-1/2" circle punch, Round Tab punch, 2-Step Bird punch (leaves) & Itty Bitty Punch Pack (berries). Santa's face is made with the following SU! punches: 2-3/8" Circle (beard), Curly Label (mustache), 1/2" Circle (nose), 1-3/4"Circle (head), 1-3/8" circle cut in half (hat), 1/2" circle (pom-pom). The eyes I stamped with Peachy Keen's "Everyday Character Face Parts".

Oh Christmas Tree!

(Top 3 Winner!)
This is the inspiration for Stampin' Celebration's Challenge this week. Isn't it beautiful? That is what I would love for my house to look like at Christmas.
- Easel Card -
Cardstock- 12"x 4", score @ 4,6 & 8 in Very Vanilla.
cut 2- Cardstock- 3-1/2" x 3-1/2", run through Big Shot with
Vintage Embossing Folder, in Pink Pirouette
cut 2- SU! "Cottage Wall" Designer Paper- 3-1/4 x 3-1/4"
cut 1- Scallop Circles #2 Die, run through Big Shot with
Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Scallop oval punch in Very Vanilla.
Large Oval punch in Certainly Celery
Old Olive Ribbon
4 Gold Brads, 5 Pink Brads & a piece of gold string.
Star Punch & gold glitter glue
Inked edges in Crumb Cake
Sentiment from SU! "Holiday Best" stamp set
Tree:
15 hearts punched from the Heart To Heart SU! punch
Cut a strip of brown for the trunk

I need your help!

I am almost finished with this page for my Granddaughter's scrapbook. But, I think it needs some writing, a sentiment or something, at the bottom. I could really use your suggestions.

Santa punch-
head- 1-3/4" circle
nose- 1/2" circle
beard- 1-3/8 scallop circle then, punch over the hole with a 2-3/8" scallop circle.
mustache- curly label punched 2x's
body (long underwear)- 2-1/2" circle punch with the bottom trimmed straight across.
& 1- modern label punch, cut in 1/2
slippers- small oval cut in 1/2
hands- Boho Blossoms punch, trimmed.
face- Peachy Keen face stamp
Teddy Bear- ?
-used 2 small buttons on his long underwear & inked the edges in Crumb Cake
a dimensional behind nose & a "fork Bow" (to make a fork bow: see "How to" on right sidebar under "labels")
I was inspired to make this Santa, when I saw the Santa @ Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds.

Thanks for stopping.

Singing Doves

This is December's Challenge @ Delightful Inspiration. The poinsettia is a freebie. Go HERE & get it & play along. It's lots of fun!
I used my 2-Step Bird punch for the doves.
The poinsettia is colored with Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive & Creamy Caramel
Stampin'Up! markers. I cut it out & added a couple brads.
The background paper is SU!'s Deck The Halls... music notes, the word PEACE & greenery.
Be sure & check my "Tis the Season for Giving" post. I have a blog candy there.

Christmas Tea Bag "Matchbook" Holder

I went on Designed2Delights Blog Hop yesterday. Soo many great little gift ideas! I made these tea holders today, for my Mom to give to her friends at Bridge. They are super fast & easy to make. I got the idea from Katie at "Both Sides Of The Paper".

Cut a piece of cardstock @ 6-3/4" x 2-3/4"

Score it @ 2-3/4" & 6", fold

Cut a piece of designer paper @ 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"

Now, go to CARDZ TV & watch how to put it all together.

Mary makes a larger holder to hold a Hot Chocolate Mix pack.

My dimensions will make a smaller one, to fit a bag of tea.

So that the bag can be easily removed without taking things apart,

I simply attached the tea bag with a small glue dot on the back of the package.

Thanks for stopping! Hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving.

Christmas Cocoa Carrier

This is the last free digital stamp from Designed2Delight for November. It's called "Christmas Cocoa". The sentiment is from their "Love A Latte" stamp set. Go HERE & check out all the other cards & projects made with this cute mug.

Here is an altered Frappuccino carton & bottles.

I colored the stamp with my SU! markers in Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & white.

I covered the carton with SU! JOLLY HOLIDAY Designer paper. I punched a scallop border in Old Olive around the top edge. I used my BIG SHOT & cut out 4 SCALLOP CIRCLES from the #2 Die, then hand punched a SCALLOP CIRCLE in the middle to look like a wreaths & glued them on all 4 corners on the box. I punched little scallop circles from the ITTY BITTY punch pack to make the berries. The bottle caps are layered with a colored Holly Berry stamp, punched out with a 1" CIRCLE punch. Then, a 1-1/4" CIRCLE punched in red. Last, a SCALLOP CIRCLE hand punched in JOLLY HOLLY paper. I used the DESIGNER LABEL punch for the labels & added the Holly Berry stamp to them. I Added a little ribbon around each bottle & to the handle of the box &(whew!) I was done. There are 2 with homemade hot chocolate in them, 1 has chocolate mint candy canes & 1 with marshmallows.

Snowman Soup

I got this idea from Lisa Young, a very talented SU! Demonstrator. I loved it so much, that I have started mass producing them! I like to give a small gift to my neighbors, the mail man etc... I also, try to keep a little something around in case the need arises.
You can go to Angie's Web Site & pick up the Snowman Poem. Click HERE. It's toward the end of the post.

Bigz Fancy Favor Box Die - white
Handle- 1" x 8" - red, ink edges in white
Ear Muffs- 1-3/4" circle punch- red, ink edges in white
Cheeks- 1" circle punch- white, ink edges in pink
Eyes- 1/2" circle punch- black, dot with white gel pen
Nose- 5 Petal Flower- orange
Mouth- draw on with black marker
Scarf- your favorite ribbon
Snowman Soup Poem- glue on back of box

Box Contents-
I mixed up some Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix, added a small bag of marshmallows & a candy cane.

Christmas Planner

You can never be too prepared for Christmas. So, here's a little project to help you get organized.

--Cut a piece of cardstock 8 x 5-1/2".
--Score @ 2-5/8" & 2-7/8"
--Cut 2 pieces of designer paper: 2-1/2 x 5" & 2-1/2 x 3" & glue to front side of cardstock.
--Cut a piece of coordinating designer paper: 2-1/2" x 3/4" & glue on top of seam between
the 2 long pieces of designer paper.
--Decorate top (the 2-1/2 x 3" piece)
I punched a wreath: 2-3/8" scallop circle, a regular scallop circle.
Then, I punched a 3/4" circle in the middle of each. I glued them together & punched
2 small holes in bottom of wreath. I strung a piece of ribbon through the holes & tied a knot.
I used a paper piercer & made 9 holes for red brads. The brads look like the berries.
--On the bottom half I printed off the words "Christmas Planner" from my PrintShop
Program & punched the words out with a "Round Tab" punch. Then, I punched another
one in another color & glued them together so, that you can see just a little of
the back one.
--Then, I took the circles that were punched out of the wreath, stamped a snowflake on them & glued them at the bottom.
--I had our Office Supply Store cut some Jr. Legal Pads of paper (they do it for free)
@ 2-1/2 x 8 ".
--Cover the top of the pad (the part with the advertisement on it) with designer paper. --Glue or use double stick tape, one of these pads to the inside.
--THEN...I bought pens that are see-through. Pull out ink cartridge, wrap a narrow piece of
designer paper around ink cartridge & insert back into pen. Now you have a matching pen!
How cool is that?
I made myself one & a couple more for gifts. I put them in cellophane bags & tied a ribbon
around it.
-----I have to thank Debbie @ "The Paper Garden" for this idea.