Out with the Old, In with the New!

We are ending the year over at Cut It Up with a fun challenge to use some of your old stuff and break in any of your new goodies and crafting toys you might have received over the holidays!  The idea is to use something old and something new along with a die cut, of course!

I have used a new image, Masquerade Mary,  from our sponsor Digital Delights.  I also used a "new to me" technique of scoring the shapes on my card to make them look a bit dimensional.  My diamonds dies and font are from CTMH Artiste an older CTMH Cartridge,  and the papers are all older, also.  

Thanks for coming by today!  Be sure to check out the fun cuts the DT found/designed for this challenge over at Cut It Up.   Feel free to check out other pages/posts, leave me comments or questions, or check out my YouTube Videos!

Boxing it Up!

PPinkyDolls Cold Days

Thursday and that means time for a Twisted Thursday Challenge over at The Outlawz!  This week our optional twist is Anything Goes; so, I chose to make a tiny little gift box!  This would be perfect for a piece of jewelry, small candies, or a gift card.  

I printed the box in design space and cut it.  I then colored this cute image, Cold Days from PPinky Dolls, with Copics.  

Thanks for dropping by today.  It's always great to have company!  Please feel free to peruse other pages/posts or view some of my videos at my YouTube Channel.  

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has designed!  Our twist is Anything Goes, so be sure to share with us whatever is in your workspace. We'd love to see it!

The Manger

Merry Christmas!

Material List:

Teresa Collins Cuts

CTMH paper/cardstock

CTMH Stamp

My card is off to:
Bitten by the Bug 2:  Nativity and Menorah

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas today and peace throughout the new year.

Winter Valentine

Thursday and that means time for a Twisted Thursday Challenge over at The Outlawz!  This week our optional twist is Winter Card.  I decided to take a quick break from Christmas and let these wintery girls deliver some valentines!  My Valentine card is printed with an image from PPinky called Lily and Snowsisters.

Thanks for dropping by today.  It's always great to have company!  Please feel free to peruse other pages/posts or view some of my videos at my YouTube Channel.  

Be sure to check out the Winter Frun from the rest of the team!  Our twist is always optional, so be sure to share with us whatever is in your workspace. We'd love to see it!

Christmas Blessings

My apologies on this initial blog post!  I published without finishing----oops!  So, let me finish and hope some of you will see it in its completed form!

We are at mid-month over at Path of Positivity and our theme this month is Blessings!  For those of us who celebrate Christmas, we are reminded of the greatest blessing of all and celebrate the birth of the Christ Child.  As I re-read that story, worship, and pray I am reminded that I have the responsibility to share those blessings.  Remember, the simplest of acts can be a blessing to someone:  a smile, a warm greeting, asking someone to dinner/party, giving your spot in line to one who looks frazzled, gesturing on another driver to go first, etc.  

My card images are Elegant Ornaments from Imagine That! Digi Stamp.  They have some beautiful designs there.

We are so blessed by our sponsors this month:  Decosses Dynamite Doodles and Imagine That! Digi Stamp.  

More prizes are sponsored by:  Creative Bug Digis.

Thanks for dropping by.  Now it's time to check out the inspiring art created by the team.  Head on over to PoP and see what they have to offer and then share your thoughts, art, poetry, story, card, scrapbook layout, etc with us. We can't wait to see how you interpret this challenge theme!

Blog Hop Box/Card Video on YouTube!

No, you are not experiencing Deja Vu!  hahaha  I did post this project earlier in the month HERE.  I had a question about how I made this box; that question inspired a video!  

Curious how this card was made?  Grab a hot cup of cocoa/coffee/tea and check out the video available on YouTube or you can watch below!  

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!  Hope your holiday preparations are going well and you are staying  peaceful through the chaos!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch more videos on my YouTube Channel.

Cocoa in the Sock!

Verve Stamps has a fun challenge using the picture to the right as inspiration.  I thought it was so pretty, I had to play along! You'll never guess what is inside this sock........Arctic White Cocoa!  I love this creamy white chocolate drink!!  You can see it peeking out of the top of the sock.  

My sock is cut from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge in Cricut Design Space.  I embossed the Cotton Candy cardstock with a snowflake embossing folder and then attached the heel and toe.  This paper is old and from my stash....not sure what it is.  The white cuff was run through a Cuttlebug folder.  The Darice lace was attached with glue under the cuff.  

I glued the back of the sock onto the front around the edges attaching some green grosgrain ribbon.  

My tag was made from the "gifted" Verve stamp set available HERE through December 30, 2016.  This is a great set and you will want to visit Verve and download that free gift while it is available!  Thanks to Julee for this fun digi stamp set!

You'll notice I cut it twice printing the sentiment onto the back piece.  I colored the front with Copics and added some Studio G Glitter Glue.  

I attached the tag and a couple of jingle bells with twine and glued a "frufy" bow over the top!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.

Country Snowman

A very quick post today to share this sweet snowman from Sandi's Samples; it is a free digi image if you play in the Progressive Challenge over at The Outlawz!  Thanks to Sandi for this cute snowman!

I chose to give him sort of a country look by distressing the edges, coloring my ribbon with a marker, and backing it with Kraft paper.  This image is so versatile, it could go many different directions!  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.

Shaping up the Holidays!

Time for a challenge over at Cut It Up and our challenge this time is to make a shaped card!  How fun is that for Christmas/New Years, birthdays, or other winter holidays?



My shaped card is the manger and the barn cut is from Cricut Old West.  I will try to get a tutorial on my YouTube soon!

Picture of the card closed.  Paper is from CTMH Rustic Home Fundamentals.  The doors open up from the outside of the card to reveal the manger scene from Art Impressions.  I colored that lovely scene with Copics.

Finally, the card opens traditionally and is stamped with a sentiment from CTMH Hymns of Praise.

My card is off to:
613 Avenue Create:  Holiday Happiness
TTCRD:  AG
Sweet Stampers:  AG
Pile It On:  Any Holiday/Celebration

We are excited to have you join us for this challenge for a chance to win a wonderful prize! It's a gift card from Michael's Craft Store! 

Thanks for coming by today!  Be sure to check out the fun cuts the DT found/designed for this challenge over at Cut It Up.   Feel free to check out other pages/posts, leave me comments or questions, or check out my YouTube Videos!

Snow Sisters

Thursday and that means time for a Twisted Thursday Challenge over at The Outlawz!  This week our optional twist is Snowman.  My tag is a cut from CTMH Artistry Cartridge printed with an image from PPinky called Lily and Snowsisters.  

I glittered up the stars by adding a little CTMH Glitz Glitter Gel on a tag and gluing that tag to my printed tag once it was colored with Copics.  

Thanks for dropping by today.  It's always great to have company!  Please feel free to peruse other pages/posts or view some of my videos at my YouTube Channel.  

Be sure to check out the Snowmen from the rest of the team!  Our twist is always optional, so be sure to share with us whatever is in your workspace. We'd love to see it!

Sleigh Full of Coffee!

Thank you to Stamplorations for this cute coffee sleigh image!  I love it and it made the perfect gift tag for my nephew who is a serious coffee drinker!  He'd have to be to pull the hours he does over at Rose Hulman!  Have I mentioned lately just how proud I am of my nephew?.......well, I am!

Anyway, just had to share this quick tag I made for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog-Hop!  

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!  Hope your holiday preparations are going well and you are staying caffeinated; I'm drinking a cup as I type!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.

...and the winner is......

I want to thank everyone for visiting and leaving such lovely comments on my Joy of Giving Blog-Hop project!  The blog candy will be mailed out to the  winner;  and the winner is..................

Scrapper69

Congrats, Theresa!  Contact me with your address and I'll be sending the goodies above out to you!  

Java Fox Gift Bag

Coffee Lovers Blog-Hop is still in full swing and this little guy is drinking a Vanilla Mocha!  Is he not the cutest little guy adorning this tag for the gift bag?  Gift bag cuts are from CTMH Art Philosophy and the front panel embossed with the Snowflake embossing folder from CTMH.  

Now, as for this little foxy guy....he's a free gift from Craftin' Desert Divas!  You can find him HERE!

He's also heading over to share at the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut:  Christmas

TTCRD:  AG

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!  Hope your holiday preparations are going well and you are staying caffeinated!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.

Really, I can explain!

Today, I have a coffee card for one of my fellow coffee lovers!  I loved this cup and sentiment, which just happens to be a free holiday gift from Verve Stamps!   They are one of the many generous sponsors over at The Winter Coffee Lovers Blog-Hop!  If you've not been over there, go!  You need to see all the wonderful inspiration, play along, and check out the sponsors.  

I was not familiar with Verve Stamps, so I went over to take a look around and was so excited to see their Faith collection.  As many of you know, I have really taken to Faith Journaling and I've been looking for some stamps, papers, etc.  They have some beautiful stamps and dies perfect for that!!  Oh, the wish list grows!

Off to get a hot cup of coffee...thanks for stopping by today!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.

Riding the Coffee Wave! ; )

Yum, yum, yum!  It's time for the Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  I love these hops where I can check out the latest Coffee/Cocoa/Tea papers, stamps, embellishments, etc!  What could be more fun!?  Unless, of course, it's a Ornamental Newton tipping over coffee so he can ride the coffee wave on a Christmas Ball!  hee hee

I love working in my Faith Journal and this was a very fun/whimsical layout inspired by the joy of Christmas, Psalm 23:5, that commerical with the cats wrecking the Christmas decorations, and Coffee.....which does bring me joy!  ; )

That sweet kitty stamp is Ornamental Newton from Newton's Nook.  The cups are from Cricut:  A Child's Year Cartridge.  The coffee beans are from a CTMH stamp set (retired).  The Chunky glitter is Recollections Copper Brown.  Cup papers are all CTMH retired Christmas papers.  

My kitty is floating off to the following challenges:

Pile It On:  Any Holiday/Celebration

613 Avenue Create:  Holiday Happiness

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge:  Christmas

Sweet Stampers Challenge:  AG

Thanks for stopping by today!  Feel free to leave me a comment/question, peruse other pages/posts, pop over to my Pinterest, or watch some videos on my YouTube Channel.