Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ E, F is for ...

  Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is E, F is for ...

Continuing with my personal challenge, I made two cards. One with E and one with F.

So for my first card ... E is for Elf.

I used the Hero Arts Peeking Elf die to make this very cute Elf.  Although the outcome is super cute, this is one of those dies that you have to run thru your machine several times, using different colour cardstock each time in order to get the look and colours you want.  And then each time you have to cut apart the section you want in that particular colour only to piece it back together again with the other sections.  I must admit that I find it quite annoying, thus the reason I don't have a lot of these dies 😀 I like the dies with lots of pieces, so I can put a suitable size piece of cardstock over each piece and then cut them all at the same time with one or two passes thru my Gemini.  But that's just me! How do you all feel about it?  Maybe leave me your opinion in a comment?

The background pattern paper is from Hunkydory called Christmas Cuties & Colourful Stripes Duo Design Paper Pad.  Love this paper pad, it has the cutest papers with beautiful imagery and colours.

For the inside sentiment, I used a stamp from Great Impression Stamps called Christmas Greetings.  This card measures 5.5"x 5.5".

And for my second card ... F is for a Fireside Christmas.

Doesn't it look so warm and cozy? I'm pretty sure all I would need would be some hot chocolate and a nice Christmas movie on the TV 😀

To create this Easel Card, I used the Layout Square die from Marianne Design, and one of the images from the Fireside Christmas set that I got from Creative Fabrica. 

Card measures 5.5" x 5.5" when closed.  It  fits in a regular 5.75" square envelope so mailing is not a problem.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Hugs,

Gnome Valentine

 Hello friends.  I have the last of the Valentine 2026 cards to share with you today. 

I'm sure you've noticed that most of them have been very simple to put together.  I've used mostly Silhouette files and a few printed images.  This is because I'm still not feeling like my normal self and my crafty oomf is still a bit lagging.  

With this card, however, I followed the instructions from a tutorial by Sam Calcott.  You can follow her tutorial for this Bridge Fold card HERE.

I love the way it came out.  Since my image is pretty sturdy, I did not use any acetate.  The hearts patterned paper is from The Paper Studio.

The sweet little gnome is from a clipart set called Valentine Gnomes with Flowers.  I got it from Creative Fabrica.  I printed it on photo paper and then used the Silhouette to cut it.  The scalloped mat is also from a Silhouette file.

As you can see, this card folds flat for mailing.  Since I was going to hand deliver this card, I made it a 6" x 6" square card.

Well, friends, thanks so much for stopping by.  I'm now going to start working on my Easter cards.  Yes, I know it's still 5 weeks away, but I also have some birthday cards that I have to make in between 😀  I'll be back soon to share some other cards that I made last year but never got a chance to share them with you.

Till then stay healthy and safe!

Valentine Card for Mom

Hello and welcome back. I made this card to send to my mom.  

I used a Silhouette file to cut the base of the card and then added a cute image from the Whimsical Valentine Animals Digi set that I purchased at Creative Fabrica.  I printed the image onto photo paper and used the Silhouette to cut it.  Isn't this bunny adorable? And what a delicious bunch of strawberries! 

The inside is a sentiment from a Silhouette file.  I used the print feature to print it on the inside of my card.  It fit perfectly with the cut out front of the card.

This is a 5" x 7" card with several layers but very little bulk, just perfect to mail overseas 😀  With the various postal strikes overseas, my mom didn't get it in time for Valentine's day, but she has received it now and loves it very much.

That's it for today folks.  One more Valentine project to share with you, so I'll see you tomorrow.

Hugs,

 

Panda Valentine Choo Choo

 Welcome back crafting friends. Today I'd like to share the cute Panda Choo Choo box card I made for my grandson.

I made it using a file from the Silhouette store.  I think that by now, my dies are feeling very neglected since I've been using Silhouette files quite a bit more.

Here is a side view of this cutie.

And a view of the back. I attached a white panel so I could type my sentiment and it is where I wrote my personal message for the little rascal 😀

As you can see, it all folds down flat for mailing. I sized this card so that it fit perfectly in a 6" x 6" envelope.

My grandson loved his train box card, so once again mission accomplished 😀

I still have another couple of Valentine projects to share with you, so I hope you'll come back for another visit.

Till then, stay safe and well.

Hugs,

Teddy Bear Love

Hello everyone.  As promised yesterday, I'm back today to share the Valentine card I made for my granddaughter.

A shopping bag box card with flowers, hearts and a teddy!  What could be more cuter?!

This card was made using a file from Silhouette store.

The patterned paper is from my Scraps Drawers and unfortunately I have no information on it anymore.

Side view of this card.  I added white twine with gold accents to make the handles of the shopping bag.

I used the Silhouette to print and cut the sentiment and adhered it to the back.

I love box cards.  They are always super cute, stand up nicely and fold flat for mailing.  Although this one was hand delivered, it is always a plus in my book 😀

My baby girl loved her card, so mission accomplished!

And of course I also made a Valentine card for my little grandson.  I will be back tomorrow to share it with you.  Till then, stay well and healthy!

Hugs,

Stiletto Birthday card

Hello crafty friends and welcome back.

Today I have a fancy Stiletto birthday card to share with you.

It was all cut using a file from The Dreaming Tree downloaded from Creative Fabrica.

I used my Silhouette to cut all the pieces.  Although made to be a Mother's Day card, Dreaming Tree also included other greetings, one of them the Happy Birthday I used.

I added little rhinestones, from Scrappy Tails, to the decorative cut out sides of the card.

I made a panel to adhere to the back and stamped the greeting on it, using a very old, wood mounted stamp from Hero Arts called Special Birthday.

This is a 5" x 7" card. As you can see it folds flat for mailing but since I added the rhinestones it is a little bulky.  I had to add a little extra postage to send it overseas, but I think it was worth it 😀

Well, that is it for today folks.  I'll be back tomorrow to share the Valentine card I made for granddaughter.

Hugs,

Love Potion #9!

Hello friends.  Here is another Valentine card I made using a file from Silhouette.

Changed a few things here and there to make it look just the way I wanted it.

Love that the little cork can be on or off the bottle 😀

This is a slimline card - I normally make my slimline cards to be 9" x 4".  They fit perfectly into business sized envelopes.

Although you can't really tell from the photo above, this card opens by folding the front of the card down.  There is a score line on the back of the card - where I marked "Here" - that allows you to do that.  So as you can see, on the inside of the card, I duplicated the label from the front and printed the sentiment on it.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will come back soon.

Cuckoo Clock Birthday Card

 Hello everyone.  I'm interrupting my Valentine shares to show you a card I made for my Son-in-Law's birthday.  Most men in my family love cuckoo clocks, so this was easy to come up with 😀

The dies used to create this card are from Spellbinders, called Cuckoo Cottage die set.

The embossing folder for the background is called Dry Stone Wall and it is from Crafter's Companion.

All scrapbook bits and pieces used are from my Scraps drawers.  Although a bit time consuming to piece everything together, it is a great way to use lots of scraps.

Yes, it was his big 40! I used the Happy Birthday w/Shadow die from Kat Scrappiness for the sentiment and the Pin Numbers die from Marianne Designs for the 40, cut out of gold cardstock.

And that was that for this card.  Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow with another Valentine project.

Hugs,

Valentine Card for Hubby

 Hello and welcome back. Hubby loves spicy food, always has and I think he always will 😀  So when I saw this card by Dreaming Tree on the Creative Fabrica website, I just couldn't resist it.

I did change the frame around the card though.  I struggled to cut the very intricate frame that the original card comes with.  This frame is from a Silhouette file.

As you can see, there are lots and lots of layers giving this card beautiful dimension.

On the above pic, you can see how beautifully the words come out.  I used gold mirror cardstock.  It really pops on the burgundy cardstock.

I kept the inside very simple.  Used print and cut feature on the Silhouette to make it.  I wanted a large greeting and all my stamps are rather on the small side.

That was it.  Hubby loved it and has it on display on our home office, so mission accomplished.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  I hope you'll stop by.

Hugs,

Valentine Treat Boxes

 Hello everyone.  Now that Valentine is over I can share some of my makes without ruining anyone's surprises.  So for the next few days, I will be sharing my projects with you.
To start, I would like to show you the treat boxes I made for hubby's work.  These are just small treats to add that lil something special to a regular work day 😀

I used a combination of files from Silhouette to make this box.  The center heart, on the front of the box, is popped up using foam squares. 

This shows the side of the box.  I was able to place 10 different chocolates into this box - mostly mini candy bars and a few Valentine chocolates too.

I placed the same center heart on the back but this one is adhered flat.

And here they are, all 25 of them!  

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll come back tomorrow when I share another Valentine project with you.