April Challenge at CCAYR ~ Snow Buddies

Hello crafting friends, and welcome to April's challenge at
 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round

Our challenge this month is Anything Goes with the option of Snow Buddies!

For this card, I'm using a new Holiday Flip Card set that Santa got me for Christmas.

It was a special edition produced by Art Impressions and sold exclusively by Simon Says Stamps.  Does Santa know where to shop or what? 😀

It comes with a snowman stamp set and a penguin stamp set.  Each have their own matching dies.  For this project, I used the Snow Buddies which is just perfect for our current challenge.

When you flip the card, you see the second greeting and the back of the snowmen.

I used a couple of stamps from Marianne Designs to make the Winterland background.

On this pic, you can see all the shimmer I added to the snowflakes, the snowmen, the snow and the fur trimming on their hats.  It looks so much better in person. I could not capture all the beautiful shine on this card.   I think it came out very merry and festive, don't you?

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project and come play along with us.  You have till the end of April 2020 to link your project to our blog at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round!

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

With Deepest Sympathy

Hello friends. I have a sympathy card to share with you today. I saw Jennifer McGuire use this technique quite a while ago but until now, I hadn't tried it and I must admit that I like the way it came out. I just wish I hadn't had to make a sympathy card. I always feel so sad while making sympathy cards but take comfort in the thought that it may in some small way, bring a small measure of comfort to the recipient.

Materials used:

Brown cardstock - GinaK

Leaf - Stitched Grand Maple Leaf - Simon Says Stamps

Patterned Paper - Scraps from my scraps drawer

Sentiment was computer generated.

So happy you could have stopped by and spend a little time with me.

I'll be back tomorrow with an Easter card :-) for a little inspiration on the Dies R Us blog.

Till then,

Crafty hugs

Valentines for the BIG Kiddos :-)

Hello crafting friends. I'm back today to share with you the Valentine cards I made for the BIG kiddos. I guess when you get to be my age, anyone in their 20's can still be called a Kiddo :-)  So, grab a cuppa and enjoy. I've listed the supplies used under each card.

The card I made for my daughter and her hubby.

They love to play board games, table top games, etc. so when I saw this card in the Silhouette store, I thought it perfect for them.

Crafting Supplies:

Card Design - Silhouette Design # 54929

Cardstocks - GinaK.

Stamp - Dollar bin - Michaels

Here is the card I made for my son.

He loves foxes.  In fact, the last time we got a puppy, we toyed with the idea of getting a fox. They have the cutest domesticated foxes, but in the end we decided on our Basenji instead. I'm just not too sure that foxes are meant to be kept as pets :-)  I added a little surprise to his card.

 

Crafting Supplies:

5.5" x 5.5" card base - Recollections

All other cardstocks - GinaK.

Hearts dies - Entwined Hearts - Elizabeth Crafts

Foxes dies - Cottage Cutz

Gift card holder die - Lawn Fawn

Embossing Folder - Heart Scrolls - Crafters Companion

Stamp - Happy Days - Cardz TV

And lastly, I would like to share the card I made for his girlfriend.

She loves Baby Groot, so that gave me the idea to make this card.

 

Crafting Supplies:

5.5" x 5.5" card base - Recollections

Cardstocks - GinaK.

Baby Groot image - Royalty free - Google

Heart background die - Heart Breeze - Simon Says Stamps

Greeting stamp - Dollar Bin - Michaels

I really wanted those hearts in the background, so I used the die and cut it out several times after positioning the die in the correct spot. When I placed it over the pink cardstock it looked really pretty but extremely busy, so I sat with all my bits and pieces and paper pieced the hearts back into their little cut out holes. It really was a labour of love, but I love the way it came out.  I think the little pink dots coming through are more than plenty to add some colour to the background.  What do you all think?

Thanks for coming by today. I will see you all again soon with another project to share.

Till then,

Crafty hugs,

With Sympathy

I have a card to share with you today that I made a while back for a dear friend and her family.

This was the first time I played with my mini Minc and I have to tell you that I'm loving it.

I think that gold foiling adds an element of elegance to cards. The stamped layering flower is the Lotus Blossom from SU! The stamped sentiment on the front of the card is from a stamp and die set called Prayers from Simon Says Stamps. The sentiment on the inside of the card is computer generated.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Till next time,

Crafty Hugs,