Christmas - Santa box card

Christmas Santa box card from svgcuts.com (paired with a cute cup Starbucks gift card)

Christmas Goodies

Forgot to post these during Christmas.  I made little Elf & Santa fry boxes for friends this year.  I have to say this is one of easiest projects I have ever done.  They were so quick and easy I was able to do quite a few in a short amount of time.  If your in a rush these would make perfect goodie boxes for birthdays or any fun occasion.  From www.svgcuttingfiles.com fun files at great prices! One of my favorite sites for svgs.

Sleigh SVG - Merry Christmas

I bought a Christmas SVG file from SVGCUTS and made these cute sleighs for the office ladies at our school.  They fit Santa and his presents perfectly.  I used chocolate nuggets and wrapped them with the All Wrapped Up Stamp Set from Stampin Up.

Christmas Revisited!

I was looking back through my projects and found this picture of a gift card I made using Button Buddies from Stampin Up.  I borrowed this idea from a card I saw on Splitcoast Stampers website.

I used some ribbon pieces for his scarf, and rhinestones for his buttons.

Christmas Past Part 2

Before Christmas break we decided to try a 3D card.  I was at a loss for ideas and a good friend of mine Jean came up with this wonderful idea. I know it's a little past the season but what a great idea to get a head start on Christmas 2012.  It will be here before we know it. :)

She used what is called the Tea Bag fold.  Simple and easy but elegant.

Christmas Card For A Friend

Here's a fun Christmas card made with red sparkle border greeting stickers and a Stampin Up Hedgehog.

Christmas Past

For our last Christmas class of the year the kids at school made these really easy & fun stick horses.  I found the idea online.  I heard if you use the Stampin Up stocking punch and turn it upside down you can make it look like a horse.  So I couldn't wait to try this, I cheated though and found an svg file, used my SCAL program and wala !  Instant horse complete with a pixie stick to make it that much more sweeter! :)

Christmas Reindeer

I'm running late on Christmas cards this year.  But surfing the web I found an easy cute card on Dawn's website.  I changed mine a bit.  I used the Stampin Up Owl Punch & eyes, snowflake stamp & brad, along with mitten ribbon.  I also bought red glitter buttons (they sparkle and look like candy) for his nose.  Happy Holidays to all! :)

http://www.dawnsstampingthoughts.net/2010/11/-reindeer-christmas-card-.html

I found some photos left over from December.  I work at a school and were always looking for projects to turn into gifts for parents.  I remember when I was little this project and I had some left over tile and wala instant coffee holder/ hotplate!  All you need is - 1 kitchen tile, finger paint, glitter paint pen, and sticky foam for the back of the tile (sold at most Michael's stores)  This was quick and easy and the kids had fun making them.

Oldies but goodies!

Two different versions of a using a Stamping Up bee rolling wheel stamp with old Close To My Heart bee keeper image.  I love to merge stamped images to come up with new cards.  Chalk was used on both of these cards to give a more softer feel to them.

Christmas cards I made this year - Christmas tree made out of the Stampin Up scallop punch. (as seen on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, she has a wonderful site and walkthrough videos are great!) Also a penguin card I made with stickers and my new cute Sizzix texture Boutique machine. (So cute in the shape of a purse!!! :)

http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/

Click on pics for a closer look, its hard to see but I used the Sizzix to get the snowflake texture and swirls.  The penguin is a 3-D sticker.

And last but not least a few cards I made last year with my Cricut.

Little treats filled with Holiday Cheer

I love to spread cheer this time of year. There is one easy way to get a big smile out of someone - Chocolate! Who doesn't love it? Even if you don't, the pretty shiny wrappers they come in are enough to warm any heart. I feel this time of year were always pressed for time so I made these little gift bags for the gals I work with. They were quick, easy and fun! I used a package of Martha Stewart treat bags, painted metal embellishments on the ribbon, and stamped Happy Holidays along with 3-D holiday stickers on the inside back of bags. Add a little chocolate and you’re done!

Winter Fun

I realize winter is over but alas I have another cute picture I didn't want to loose. :) I made these for the gals at my work at Christmas time. The cute little buckets I got - you guessed it on clearance at Target. They were in the wedding section, I added foam circles and carrot nose, along with rub on snowflakes for cheeks from Michael's. The Snowman Soup poem was borrowed from a creative person on the web, and so was the cup template. These were also a big hit at our school to help raise funds at our annual Santa Workshop. I used gold and blue ink with a swirl acrylic stamp from Michael's.




Here are 2 card samples I made using my early Christmas Present the wow, mouth dropping, eyes popping out of my head CRICUT MACHINE. Not just any Cricut machine the new fancy bells and whistles Expression machine. I was totally caught of guard and wanted this bad! My wish list to Santa must have went express North Pole mail as I never in my dreams thought I would get this as a gift! I am one happy and blessed gal.