Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

  Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our inspiration song for April's challenge is 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯.  This means that you can use any verse, phrase or word in the song to create your Christmas project.  Here are the lyrics of this song for your inspiration.

~ Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ~

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

At the Christmas party hop

Mistletoe hung where you can see

Every couple tries to stop

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Let the Christmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

Oh, you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear

Voices singing, let's be jolly

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Have a happy holiday

Everyone dancin' merrily

In the new old-fashioned way

So here is my take on the "Voices singing, let's be jolly" 😀

List of crafty ingredients used to make this card:

Hunkydory - Little Square Book - Festive Deco Shimmer

The Paper Studio - Old World Winter 6"x6" paper pad

The Paper Studio - white, red and green cardstocks

Silhouette - card base

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and 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.

Crafty hugs,

Dies R Us #190 ~ Tropical Birthday

  Hello everyone and welcome.  A new challenge begins at Dies R Us, today.

Challenge #190 ~ Flowers/Spring

Our only requirement for you to play along with us, is that you use a die on your project that is sold at the Dies R Us store.  And, of course, that your project complies with our monthly theme 😀

I love flowers, especially tropical flowers, so I decided to make this a tropical birthday card for a very special lady in my life 💓

I  made a Double Step Block card using papers from the Paper Boutique called Tropical Dreams.  If you would like to recreate this card, here is the tutorial by Sam Calcott.  

I cut out a few hibiscus flowers as well as a few of the tropical leaves that come in the die set by Marianne Designs.  When all flowers and leaves were glued down, I thought it needed a little extra something.  I thought the cute little snail  and a few butterflies were just perfect.

This card is pretty easy to make and so much fun to decorate.

Here is a top view of the card.  Since it is going overseas, I did not want to add a lot of bulk to it, so it is within the 1/4" thickness when laid flat.

On the back I made a plain panel so that I could stamp my greeting and write my personal message, but then saw this Happy Birthday die still laying on my desk from a previous project, and decided to use it instead.  Not a lot of space left for my message, but I can write real small when I have to 😉

Another great thing about this card is that it falls flat, making it easy to mail.  Now, I didn't have a large enough envelope on hand, so I decided to make my own, using an envelope punch board that Santa gave me for Christmas.  The finished size of the card is 7.5" x 4".  However, when laid it down flat, it measures 7.5" x 6", so yes, you either have to adjust your measurements to make it a tad smaller or you can use a larger envelope.  To be honest, it was quicker for me to make an envelope then to go thru all the math involved to reduce it in size!  😀

Now for the list of supplies I used. I have linked the dies to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.  

Marianne Designs - Hibiscus & Tropical Leaves (Special Order Event)

Karen Burniston - Happy Birthday

Karen Burniston - Backyard Charms

Lawn Fawn - Mini Butterflies

The Paper Boutique - Tropical Dreams

WRMK - Envelope Punch Board

The Paper Studio - The Basics Paper Pad (for envelope)

Green and mirror silver cardstocks - scraps drawer

I purchased the Marianne Design die during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us have every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE. Scroll down the page and you'll find the sign up box on the left hand bar.

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little of your day with me.  I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month.  There is a prize to be won with every challenge, you could be the lucky winner! If you have a minute, please visit our challenge blog, where my team mates showcase their creations to provide you with some wonderful inspiration.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Pinterest too.  

And don't forget to visit our sister store, Didi Crafts.  It has warehouses in the US and Canada. This means that our Canadian friends no longer have to worry about huge taxes or expensive shipping fees.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies,  and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Crafty hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year ' Round ~ "U" is for Ugly Sweaters

   Hello and welcome to our November challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

 

This month our challenge is to create a project with something beginning with

 the letters U, V or W.

For my DT project, I used the letter "U" for Ugly Sweaters 😀

I had so much fun piecing all the lil pieces together to create the sweaters. Very relaxing :-)

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card:

Cottage Cutz - Ugly but Cute Sweaters

Yvonne Creations - Knitting

Couture Creations - Knitted Embossing Folder

Cardz TV Stamps - Very Merry (greeting on the front)

Great Impressions Stamps - Christmas Greetings (greeting on the inside)

The Paper Studio - Card & Envelope set of 50 (6.5" x 5")

VersaFine Clair Ink - Onyx Black

Various card stock scraps from my stash

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 the month to link your project to our blog at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ "G" is for Gifts!

    Hello and welcome to our April challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

 

This month our challenge is to create a project with something beginning with

 the letters G or H.

For my DT project, I used the letter "G" for Gifts.

When I saw this die set, I just had to have it to make cute cards like this one :-)

Materials I used to make this card:

Die set - Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott

Patterned paper - Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott

Stamped and embossed greeting - Big Holiday Sayings by CardzTV

Sentiment on the inside of the card - Great Impressions Stamps

Red and white cardstocks are from GinaK Designs

Glitter cardstock - The Paper Studio

Images coloured in using Copic Markers

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 the month to link your project to our blog at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

I'm playing along at

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Till next time,

stay safe and well.

The Stockings were hung ...

Hello and welcome to November's challenge at 

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round

November Challenge ~ Stockings or other Winter Clothing

Prize: Please see the CCAYR blog for prize details.

This card was so easy and fun to put together. Since the image is so sweet and festive, I decided to use a fancy frame and not add any more embellishments that would take away from the image.

Here are the crafty ingredients I used to make this sweet Christmas card:

Card base - Recollections - 6.5" x 5" - white

Red and white card stock - The Paper Studio

Embossing folder - Swiss Dots - Cuttlebug

Decorative Frame - Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangles

Image - Hunkydory - Little Book of Snow is Falling

Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Stamped sentiment - Great Impression Stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'd love for you to create a project and join in the fun by linking it to our blog at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round 

You have till the end of the month to link your projects.

Till next time,