I've added some new items to my Shop. I've been working on getting some seasonal things in there and diligently working on some Christmas and Winter items also. Stay tuned for those!!
I would love some feedback on my shop items. If you have any ideas, or you are looking for something specific that you haven't been able to find anywhere else, please let me know. I would love to find out what YOU want!!
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Ok, here is another card I made for the Studio Calico Sunday Sketch Challenge. This time I really wanted to use the big red ribbon from my Cuppa Kit (which happens to be from May Arts). The best type of card I could come up with to use it on was a Christmas card (yeah for another Christmas card). Anywho, the kit also came with a Prima Chalk Edger so I decided to use this on my blue card base to give the illusion of frost or cold. What do you think? Did it work?
I stamped the sentiment (from Stampin' Up!) in gold and then layered it with a gold glittered cardstock. I like the way it turned out. Simple and pretty I think! Thanks for stopping by!
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Welcome to Part II of the Advent Calendar DIY. If you missed the Advent Calendar DIY Part I you can check it out. Today we are going to focus on the finished product and what activities and ideas you can put inside your calendar. I wanted to do a mix of both activities and actually items, so I started by making a list of what I wanted to include (you can see the list below). Some activities needed to be done on certain days (like visiting Santa) so I mapped those days out first, then filled in the rest of the days with a mixture of items and activities.
Here are some Ideas for activities to include:
-Make Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows
-Take a drive to look at the lights
-Make cookies
-Read Twas the Night Before Christmas
-Watch Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
-Sing Christmas Songs
-Visit Santa
-Write a letter to Santa and mail it
-Make a Christmas ornament
-Make a gingerbread house
-Attend a Christmas Parade
-Go Ice Skating
-Make a Snow Globe
-Decorate gingerbread men
-Make handmade cards to send to family out of town
-Make a wreath
-Have a park day
-Have cinnamon rolls/donuts for breakfast
-Go to Columbia and watch the Candy Canes get made (then buy candy!)
-Go Sledding
-Plant a tree
Here are some ideas for treats to include:
-Candy Canes
-Hot Chocolate Packages (with marshmallows)
-Chocolate Santas
-Bag of Popcorn (for movie night)
-Hotwheels cars
-A special ornament for the tree
-A Christmas CD
-A favorite Christmas DVD/Blu-ray
-Measuring Spoons (for cookie-making day)
-A book (Christmas or not)
There are many more items and activities you could include in your advent calendar. How about a picture a day? Or maybe making a homemade gift each day during advent? I hope you have fun making your calendar and remember to enjoy the time spent with your family!!
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I am in a Christmas funk this year. I just can't seem to get my Christmas mojo flowing when it comes to crafting. I am having a heck of time making cards and tags. So, I went blog hoping to see if I could spark some inspiration. I ended up on Dawn McVey's blog and saw her congrats card. I instantly loved the color scheme and layout. So, I cased her card and ended up with this one:
It is a non-traditional color scheme, but I really like how it turned out. I also used some items from my Cuppa Kit from Studio Calico. Don't know what that is? Studio Calico has monthly kits that you can sign up for; Scrapbooking, Card, or Project Life. I have been getting the card kit for a couple of months now and I absolutely, positively, head-over-heels love it!! If you want to check it and decide to sign up, use my referral link please. I get points, yo!! Anyways, I am also going to be getting the Project Life kit starting in January (I think!). More on that to come!! Thanks for looking, stopping by, and have a great day!
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I love doing advent calendars for my kids. It is such a fun thing to do each day leading up to Christmas. It really helps us to connect everyday during such a busy time of year. You can do an advent of how ever many days you want. I typically do 1 through 24. But, you could start on the 10th, or even the 15th and have a smaller countdown. Here is a DIY of how I'm doing my calendar this year.
1. Gather up your supplies: muslin bags, fabric paint, number stencils, foam brush available at any craft store, piece of cardboard to put inside the bags. 2. Slide your piece of cardboard into your bag so when you apply the paint it doesn't leak through. Line up your stencil on your bag. 3. Using your foam brush, stipple and dab the paint onto the stencil. Try not to get too much paint on your brush and it will bleed through the stencil and distort your numbers. 4. Let dry for 1 hour.
That's it.... This is how I made my bags for our calendar this year. I made bags 1-24. I don't make a bag for the 25th because, well, that is Christmas day. Have fun with your calendars and I will be back with part two of this DIY.
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It's time for this week's sketch challenge at Chic Challenges. I absolutely love being a designer and resident sketch creator for Chic Challenges. It has encouraged me to create on a regular basis and try new things, even if I wouldn't normally create that way. Here is my take on the sketch this week. I hope you will head over to the Chic Challenges Site and participate in our challenge this week. We would love to have you!!
I used some retiring DSP as the main background on my card this time. Would you like to see what is retiring? Head on over to my Stampin' Up! Store to view the entire retiring list.
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The More Amore DSP from the Spring Catalog is really, really cool. I love the colors and the designs in it. If I had to describe it with three words I would say: freestyle, fun, and playful. So, I loved this particular print, and was going to use it for a different purpose, when I pulled the full sheet out of the packaging and low and behold there was a beautiful Charles Dickens quote on the bottom. I quickly came up for a different use and decided to use the paper in lieu of a sentiment stamp. What do you think? Do you ever use paper words instead of stamped words??
Supplies:
More Amore DSP
Very Vanilla Cardstock
Basic Black Ink
In Color Dahlias
Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set
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Like I said in my video, this Honeycomb Embossing Folder is my favorite item from the Spring Catalog. I. LOVE. IT.!! It is so awesome.... and I had a blast working with the Creped Filter Paper also. It's strong than you think!! I was worried about the ink bleeding when you stamped on it, but not a chance. The ink stays in place. It's awesome!!
Supplies:
Whisper White Cardstock
Honeycomb Embossing Folder
Ink: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Primrose Petals
Creped Filter Paper
Heart from Filled with Love Stamp (Retired)
Candy Conversations Stamp (Retired)
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I hope you all have had some wonderful times this holiday season. We spent lots of time together, with family and friends and just relaxing while we readied ourselves for the new year. We walked in a parade, had breakfast with Santa, made Crafts, spent several days with family, used brown paper wrapping, and had a glorious time. Here are some snaps of it (warning...photo heavy):
We had SUCH a good time!!!
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