Hello friends and welcome back for Day 11 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards.

Today's card features Anna's wreath dies.

I love the color combination of silver, beige and light blue. The result is so delicate. I really enjoyed creating this card. Creating with the wreath dies has been one of my most favorite sets to work. There are so many ways to use this set since it's so versatile.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 8

Hello friends! Thanks for joining me for Day 8 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards!

Today's cars features some fun rosettes that I turned into Christmas ornaments.

Paper and embellishments by Anna Griffin.

Have a creative day!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 7

Hello friends! Thanks for coming back for Day 7 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards!! Today's card features Stamps from My Favorite Things. 

I love creating Holiday cards in non-traditional colors! This one is teal and magenta! Isn't it fabulous? I embossed the stamp image in some sparkly embossing powder from Sprinkle and Sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a creative day!

{S}

25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 4

Hello friends! Welcome back for Day 5 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards.

Today's card features Deco Foil, Easy Cut Adhesive and 3D Foam Squares by Therm-O-Web as well as dies from my Favorite Things.

My cozy cuppa love was inspired by this technique video from Jennifer McGuire.

I chose to foil one of my hearts using DECO FOIL™ TRANSFER SHEETS • SPRING GREEN and DECO FOIL™ TRANSFER SHEETS • OPAL along with  ICRAFT EASY CUT ADHESIVE™ SHEETS • LG.

I did make a gift card holder card as well that I'll be sharing later.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a creative day!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 16

Hello friends and thanks f.or joining me for Day 16 of my 25 Days of Holiday cards. Today's card features some of the goodies included in my Simon Says Stamp limited edition Holiday Card kit.

Season's Greetings

I love the softness of the color turquoise and paired with gold, it's a fantastic combination! I added a
glitter snowflake I had and used two punched vellum snowflakes that came in the envelope of a holiday card from my sweet friend Aimee Maddern. Nothing like recycling right?

Thanks so much for stopping by for Day 16!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 15

Hello friends and thanks for stopping by for Day 15 of my 25 days of Holiday Cards. I can hardly believe Christmas is 10 days away. Do you have all your shopping done? I certainly do not. I'm definitely not ready for the feeling of Christmas to be over in 10 days!

I finally got to break open my December card kit from Simon Says Stamp. It features an adorable Holiday themed stamp set and Maryanne snowflake stencil that was perfect for my first attempt at creating with the Bokah trend. 

How did I do?

I used Grey ink and the mask to create a background on white cardstock. Then I stamped my sentiment in black ink. I punched various colors of vellum with a hole punch to make my confetti and added a little sparkle with some Stickles.

It was fun and easy to create. My only issue was having the vellum confetti curl when I used the liquid glue to adhere to the card. Perhaps the mini glue dots would have been a better choice.

That's it for Day Fifteen. Thank you for stopping by!

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12 Days of Craftmas & Day 14!

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog for Day5 of  the 12 Days of Craftmas! I've created a fun little 3 dimensional card using some of Anna Griffin's beautiful products.

This card features several layers of Anna Griffin's Christmas Kitsch and a fabulous Martha Stewart punch! It really was a snap to create. Simple cut the blue foil cardstock, adhere border punch to bottom and adhere with pop dots. Then layer the banner and add a few 3D stickers. Finish with twine!

 

Now for the Giveaway! 

  

I'm offering up a mini card making kit featuring products from Anna Griffin's Christmas Kitsch collection. You'll get 12 sheets of 6x6 patterned paper, 4 sheets of vellum quotes, 2 1/2 sheets of 3D stickers and 2 Sentiment garlands! 

All you have to do to be entered is leave a comment telling me what your favorite holiday tradition is.

Good luck everyone! Remember to check out the rest of the hop over the next 10 days! You will want to be sure that you really keep checking each participant's blog for the next giveaway. Be sure and leave a comment to be entered to win!

Here's the list:

Day 1: http://www.ohsnaplizzie.com

Day 2: http://momscraftycloset.blogspot.com/

Day 3: http://www.atstudiod.blogspot.com/

Day 4: http://ladyguineveresinkyfaeries.blogspot.com/

Day 5: http://shemainesmith.blogspot.com/

Day 6: http://kelliewinnell.typepad.com/

Day 7: http://karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/

Day 8: http://insidethecraftersstudio.com/

Day 9: http://normajean8105.blogspot.com

Day 10: www.blog.iheartpapers.com

Day 11: http://www.theoddgirl.com/

Day 12: http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com

 There will be some really amazing prizes coming up! My winner will be announced Monday December 23rd! Check back then to see if you're the winner.

Thanks for stopping by!

 {S}

25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 13

Hello friends. Oh how I love silver and gold together. Especially at Christmas time. So you can kind of take the hint that today's card is all about just that...

Season's Greetings

I am all for fancy schmancy...I love elegance and high style. Who else makes such products than Anna Griffin herself. Everything about her products says CLASS, STYLE and ELEGANCE. That's why I personally love creating with her collections each year.

This card was quick. Layer the patterned cardstock with foam squares, adhere border strip with punched edges and add glitter 3D embellies. Let's not forget that sassy silver bow! Yep...this one is perfect for someone I know. Now I am off to mail it!

Thanks for stopping by and supporting my 25 Days of Holiday Cards. I hope you are enjoying the inspiration!

Have a great day!

{S}

25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 11

Hello Friends! I am so thrilled to be back with Day 11 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards! I can finally tell you that I have been serving on a Jury for the past 17 days. While it was an interesting experience, it was mentally exhausting. I really missed my crafting time. I won't go into much detail but it was a serious case and it did weigh very heavily on my mind. I am very lucky to live in the community that I do where violence is not an everyday thing. I have a great deal more empathy for people who are not as lucky as I am.

OK... so onto Day 11! A beautiful card I created using the new Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland cartridge.

 

Supplies Anna Griffin patterned paper, embossing folder, sentiment and Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge

I also added some Stickles to the snowflakes that aren't easy to notice but they do make them shine.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 8

It's Day 8 already! I have another fabulous card to share that I created with Anna Griffin's Holiday Decoupage kit!. Layering embellishments always creates a beautiful card. Creating a window for the layered Decoupage embellishments takes it to a whole other level don't you think?

This card really pops! Maybe it's because I did use an obscene amount of POP dots to make the decoupage flowers really stand out.

That's it for Day 8. 

Thanks so much for your support and for taking the time to stop by!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 7

Hello friends! Welcome to Day 7. Today's card pairs dies and elegant papers to create a beautiful card that is perfect for that classy and elegant person on your Christmas list.

I love silver and gold during the holidays! This card is all about gold and elegance with a rosette in the center of the greeting and a beautiful snowflake die in ivory paper to compliment the gold.

I'm having a blast at my son's Winterposium Fundraiser today. We're creating cards to raise funds for the Marching and Concert Bands. Here's a snap of my table.

 

OK, back to crafting! Thanks for stopping by today!

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25 Days of Holiday Cards Day 3

Hello and thanks for stopping by for Day 3 of my 25 Days of Holiday Cards. I hope you are enjoying my holiday card inspiration so far. If this is your first visit then please check out the Day 1 post here. I am always so late getting my Holiday cards out. You'd think I would have learned by now when to have them all done by but that would be way to organized for me. I like to live in creative chaos. I honestly think I do my best work there...lol. So tell me, when do you mail out your Holiday cards?

Alright, let's get to the crafty stuff! Today I am sharing a fun and easy to make card using embossing folders and stamped images.

Happy Holidays

I used kraft as my cardstock and then cut a piece of white cardstock at 4x51/3 and embossed it with a stitched embossing folder by Provocraft. Then I stamped the flower image in a quilted look using 2 different colors of ink. The sentiment and mini holly die are from Lil Inker. I loved this Sentiment kit as soon as I saw it. I finished the card with some ribbon and accented the red stamped images with Perfect pearls.

Thanks for stopping by to have a look at today's card!

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25 days of Holiday Cards Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of this year's 25 Days of Holiday Cards. We all love Anna Griffin's designs and this years Holiday Trimming Card kit available at HSN is loaded with so many beautiful ways to dress up your Holiday Cards! Here's a card I created using this fantastic box of card making goodness.

Merry Christmas 

The Holiday Trimmings Card kit makes creating your holiday cards quick and easy. With so many beautiful coordinating embellishments and patterned paper options, you'll be able to several cards in a very short amount of time.

Last year at my weekly coffee group we had a blast creating some cards from last year's set. 

Here's a few photos

Anna always says "it's a party in a box" and it's true. What a great idea for hosting a Holiday Party...kids included!

Thanks for stopping by for Day 2. Thank you for your sweet comments. i really do enjoy reading them..

See you tomorrow with Day 3

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Sometime just saying Thank You isn't enough

Hello friends! Hope you are having a great weekend so far. Since Thanksgiving is fast approaching, I've been seeing so many thankful posts on Facebook and it got me thinking about how we say Thank You today. Most people do say the words, "Thank You" in their daily lives. I know telling someone Thank You is the easiest way to show appreciation but I must admit, I really enjoy receiving Thank You cards.
Then I started thinking to myself, how many Thank You cards do I send? Not nearly enough. I also realized I really hadn't imposed that practice on my kids either. Kinda silly since I am after all, a crafty Mom.
So thank you to all the people posting what they are Thankful for on Facebook! I am making a point to teach my kids to make their own Thank You cards more often.
We started today in fact with a card for Lily's Nana, who gave her an adorable Halloween themed Barbie a few weeks ago. (better late than never right?)

Here's a look at the {little hands} Thank You card by Unity Stamp Company.

 And my little crafter hard at work.

 And her finished Thank You card!

I love that this stamp is easy to adapt to any occasion! Right now this stamp and others from the collection are 50% off! To see more of the {little hands} collection, visit the Unity Stamp Company website!

Have a creative day!

{S}

Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland Cricut Cartridge Creations

Hello friends and thanks for stopping by! I wanted to share my Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland Cricut creations and share some tips I learned while working with this beautiful new cartridge.

First, I loved creating with this cartridge and found the images easy to cut out and assemble. I loved all the layers and the designs.  

For gluing the pieces together, I found that using a liquid glue pen was best.

Adding some Crystal Stickles to the Poinsettia was a great way to make this card sparkle.

Layering the same images over one another with foam dots really helped this Mistletoe come off the card.

I used silver Stickles on random parts of this deer to make him stand out.

Cutting patterned paper in the same colors helped these snowflakes be the focal point of the card.

The 3D Christmas tree was easier than you think. Cut 3 trees out and score 2 if them. Match two of the folds up in the middle and them adhere that piece over the remaining tree die and adhere to the card.

I hope these tips were helpful. Make sure you share your Winter Wonderland creations on Anna's Facebook wall. We love to see what you are creating with her beautiful products. Make sure you visit Anna's blog as well, she has had some amazing giveaways before her shows on HSN. You don't want to miss out!

I love to see what you are creating too, so feel free to link up your work so I can come by and visit!

Have a creative day!

{S}

Unity Thursday

Hello friends and thanks for stopping by for today's Unity Thursday! Make sure are starting your blog tour at the Unity blog to find out all the Unity Thursday news. This week, just in time for your Holiday card making, itty bittys are on sale!! Whoop Whoop!

Today I am sharing some inspiration with the new Kit of the Month

Oh Christmas Tree

When I saw this kit, I immediately wanted to create with the snowflake ornament. I thought it would be fun to stamp the images on vellum paper. I didn't use any special ink except for regular die ink (I use Versafine black onyx) and just let it dry for about 15 mins.

The fun part of using vellum paper is that you can put pattern paper behind it for nice backgrounds. I added some Stickles and ribbon to dress up the image.

For the next card I wanted to keep it CAS. I used kraft paper and a Spellbinder die to cut a window for the image stamped on vellum paper. I added some Stickles to make the pine cones sparkle.

The Sentiment from a past Jillibean Soup set paired with the twine and bow finished the card nicely.

Give stamping on vellum a try, I think you'll really enjoy the results! Now I am sending you onto Thienly's blog where I am sure you are in for a fantastic treat!