Birthday!

Happy New Year...almost!  Every year I set the same resolution, I'm going to get birthday cards made and MAILED on time!  UGH!  I never make it!  But, to help Cut It Up has started the Year with a challenge to keep us on track! 

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Birthday!  The idea is to get a head start early in the year for the upcoming birthdays!  Be sure to include a die cut in your project for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor!  And...what better sponsor than Hetty Clare; she has so many whimsical characters just waiting to celebrate with you!  From cute little girls to cheeky horses, there is something for everyone on your list!

Material List

Presents Digi from Hetty Clare

 Copic Markers

CTMH Papers, Inks, and Stamps

Embroidery Floss

Laced Die Cut from CTMH Art Philosophy

Cricut Access:  Pink Doily is called Seahorse - Doily #M4D297

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges!    

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  Use Some of Your Favorites (Used my fav embossing folder, paper, and I love using embroidery floss!  Also, love Hetty Clare images!)

WWODT:  AG

Creative Crafters:  AG

Sweet Stampers:  AG

Creative Knockouts:  AG

Krafty Chicks:  AG

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.   

Santa Gnome is Free at Kit and Clowder!!

Wow, it's almost Christmas and here's a fun, new image from Conie Fong!  Now, here's the best part...it's free over at Kit and Clowder Advent Calendar of Giveaways on Facebook!  

Head over and check out all the fun!!  Then be sure to see all the other festive images!   I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

 Material List:

Digi: Santa Gnome with Gift from Conie Fong

Papers:  CTMH

Copic Markers

Tuille

Jingle Bells

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Tag Cuts from CTMH Artiste
Cricut Maker

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Be Someone's Santa!

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to consider how you help or give to others during the holiday season...or anytime for that matter!

I want to share a couple of card groups where I recently donated several cards.  I realize it's too late to donate Christmas cards for this year; but as we turn the calendar into 2022, we soon see Valentine's Day!  Maybe we could show some love by making some cards for that holiday!  

We can also set a goal to make a couple of extra Christmas cards a month to send out 20 or so cards to an organization next September/October for Christmas 2022!  That will be one of my goals for the new year!  I can be a card Santa! 

  Send A Smile 4 Kids

Bring Smiles to Seniors

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   We'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity.  Come share them with us!  

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive!  The theme is always optional.  

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Material List

Digi:  Santa from All Dressed Up 

Copic Markers

Papers from CTMH, Stash, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, We Are 3

Burlap

Gold Sequins CTMH

Adhesives

Cricut Access:  Dec 25 #M3BF1E; Tree #M8015BF1; 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Double Trouble:  Any Dec Holiday, Use a Number, Join in at Paper Funday

Paper Funday:  AG opt twist ~Holidays

International Art & Soul:  Use Dies or Punches

Classic Design:  AG

Crafts Galore Ecore:  AG

All Dressed Up:  Let's Celebrate

12 Months of Christmas: AG Christmas Card

River of Creativity:  Celebrate

Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored

Bitten by the Bug 2:  Any Holiday!

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsor this month:

and 

 Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channe

Gift Giving!

  Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Holiday Gift Giving!  Be sure to include a die cut in your project for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, The Cutting Cafe!  

Right now there is tissue paper in that little box, but there will be something yummy put in there for a little gift very soon!  I also made the little tag/decor piece from another Cutting Cafe SVG!  They have so many fun holiday/winter/Christmas cuts; be sure to pay them a visit!

Material List

 Christmas Greetings Pillow Box Set  from The Cutting Cafe

Snowflake and round sentiment:  Fun with Snowflakes The Cutting Cafe

Dura-Lar Clear for window

Ribbon from Stash

Glitter

Cricut Access 

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges!    

stamps & fun = CREATIVITY:  Candy Packaging

A Place to Start:  AG opt twist:  A Blue Christmas

Creative Fingers:  AG

Clever Dexter:  Everything Holiday

Creative Crafting Uncles:  Christmas or Happy New Year

Die Cut Divas:  Winter/ Christmas

Happy Little Stampers:  AG with Dies

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.   

Snow is Coming!!

Snow is coming and so is Santa!  

 It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Snowflakes/Water Droplets.  

    Material List 

Woodland Santa Scribbles Designs

Copic Markers

Welcome to the North Pole Snowfall Paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Shimmer Tape from CTMH

Cricut Access:  Font for Sentiment

Vintage Photo Ink from Ranger

Cricut Design Space:  Offset feature and Print and Cut   

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

Santa is off to the following challenges:  

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas Card

Peace on Earth Challenge:  AG Christmas with Opt Mood Board

Crafty Calendar:  Christmas AG

Try It On Tuesday:  Snowflakes

Colour Crazy:  AG Hand Coloured
Challenge Up Your Life:  Magical Christmas

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Getting Closer!

 As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to color some amazing digital stamps!  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

This is another digi I've had my eye on and was just waiting for the holidays!  I think he is so festive and colored up in some browns/deep reds/greens, he is perfect for a package at my house!  I've embellished this tag with a bow tied up with a Jingle Bell!  I LOVE jingle bells during the holidays!  It drives some of my family crazy, but for me it just rings out Christmas!!

Material List:

Digi:  Snowman and Birdie Friends from Conie Fong

Background papers CTMH

Copic Markers

To/From:  CTMH Artbooking

Tag cut from CTMH Artiste Ticket

Jingle Bell

Ribbon

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Ranger Vintage Photo Ink

CTMH Distress Tool

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access
Cricut Maker

I'm sending my tag off to the following challenges:

As You Like It:  Fav Christmas Embellishment (Jingle Bell)

Corrosive Challenge: AG

Shopping Our Stash: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Dragonfly Dreams: AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: AG

Winter Wonderland: AG Christmas

Creative Knockouts: Time to be Merry

Krafty Chicks: Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky: Anything Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters: Tags

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Christmas Kitty PJ's!

 Having some fun at the sewing and Cricut machines making PJ's for the grand girls!  I'm sure they'll enjoy lounging in these at Christmas!  

Material List: 

Pre-mage Red Youth T-Shirt Gildan

Cricut Iron On Vinyl Glitter and Holographic Iron On Vinyl

Cricut Maker

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

 Cricut Access: Snowflakes #M30101; Cat (and Dog) Santa Hats #M274228DA

(I "sliced" out the dog and stars that are in the image.) 

Cricut Design Space 

Iron and ironing board

Husqvarna 500 Sewing Machine (long retired!  an oldie, but goodie!)

PJ bottoms: Pattern McCalls M6831

 Flannel Fabric from JoAnn's: Christmas Cats in Sweaters Super Snuggle

 Thread and elastic from Stash

5 stars

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Love to Craft:  AG

River of Creativity:  Celebrate

Friendship Friday:  Just sharing some fun!

Critter Crazy:  AG with a Featured Critter

My Time to Craft: Stitching Real or Faux  (Real; haha!)

Friendship Challenge:  Christmas

Country View:  Christmas AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Crafting Happiness:  AG

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

 Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Giving

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to consider how you help or give to others during the holiday season...or anytime for that matter!

I decided it would be fun to send a gift card to my grand-girl's Kindergarten teacher.  I come from a lineage of teachers; their hours are much longer than we know and they spend their own resources to keep classrooms running smoothly!  I'm sure this will be a fun surprise for her and help her out a bit!

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   We'd like to hear your ideas at Path of Positivity.  Come share them with us!  

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive!  The theme is always optional.  

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Material List

Digi: Christmas Hair Do from All Dressed Up 

Copic Markers

White Gel Pen

Studio G Glitter Glue

Cardstocks from Stash

CTMH Snow Embossing folder 

Cricut Access:  Treat for You #M38540; Gift Card Holder #M40D0A

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges:  

Creatalicious:  AG w/opt Christmas

Crafter's Cafe:  AG

All Dressed Up:  Use ADU Image

CRAFT:  Christmas Present

Love to Scrap: Christmas BINGO Use at least 3 in any column

B Column- Red/Die Cut/Green &/or N-Die Cut/Blue/Snowflake

Make My Monday:  Gift Card Holder

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB, or Digital source

WWODT:  AG

Dare 2B Artzy:  CAS

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our optional twist!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsor this month:

and 

 Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

O Christmas Tree!

 As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I get to share this woodsy holiday digi.  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

This digi has been on my coloring wish list for a long time!  I think she is adorable and I found her so fun to color up for this card!  

 

Material List:

Digi:  Sally and Little Squirrel Revised from Conie Fong

Sentiment:  Cricut #M7EAD857

Background:  Touched by a Butterfly Music (Retired)

Copic Markers

Embroidery Floss from Stash

Snowflake from Stash

Embossing Folders from Stash

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

CTMH Inks

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access:  Tree Mandala #M19458948; Label #M89CE2CA; Oval
Cricut Maker

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

12 Months of Christmas: AG Christmas Card

Merry Little Christmas: AG Christmas

Love to Scrap: Christmas BINGO Use at least 3 in any column

(G- Red/Emboss/Charm/Green)

Do-Al (l) Creative: It Smells a Lot Like Christmas (Cutting a tree!)

Die Cut Divas:  Winter/Christmas 
Creative Knockouts: Winter Wonderland

Colour Crazy: AG Hand Colored

Aud Sentiments: Christmas/Winter/New Year + a Sentiment

Krafty Chicks: Stamp Act

Tic, Tac, Toe: Board Below

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.

Wonder

 Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Christmas Card!  Be sure to include a die cut in your project for a chance to win a prize from our sponsor, Oddball Art Co!  I also used a stamp called Stars and Bubbles, but I chose to make the bubbles into gold Christmas Balls/Baubles!  

Material List

Digi:  Rudolph Cute Reindeer from Oddball Art Co

IMG343 Stars and Bubbles from Oddball Art Co

Paper:  Embossed Metallic Christmas Pine Boughs from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

Copic Markers

Studio G Glitter Glue

White Gel Pen

Ribbon

Cricut Access:  Label (modified) #M469E2; Christmas with Tree #M2BC77C3E

Cricut Print and Cut

Cricut offset

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This is off to the following challenges!    

Critter Crazy:  AG only animals as focus

Creative Fingers:  AG

A Bit More Time to Craft: AG

Arty Divas:  AG

12 Months of Christmas:  AG Christmas

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.   

All About the Words!

It's time for a new challenge over at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  Center Stage, Star of the Show~ Make your sentiment the focus!  I thought this digi was a great way to use several sentiments for the holidays as the focal point on this tag!

    Material List 

Reindeer Subway Art Scribbles Designs

CTMH Inks

CTMH Cardstocks

Button

Reindeer Ribbon

Cricut Access:  Tags #M30A79   

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade
Cricut Maker

This tag is off to these challenges:  

Crafting Challenge:  Add a Sentiment  (This image is the sentiment!  hahaha)

Sweet Stampers:  Christmas use a stamp or digi

Love to Scrap:  BINGO use at least 3 items in any column (B- Red/Die cut/Green/Button)

Bastel-Traum:  Gifts (Tag for a gift)

Critter Crazy:  AG only animals as focus

Die Cut Divas:  Winter/Christmas 

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a CD, USB or digi

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.