Craftin' Desert Divas - Holly Day Punnies "Deer-est Santa"

Hello!

How is everyone's weekend going?

Today, I have the privilege of showcasing one of Tara's

stamps from her Holly Day Punnies set.

This set is filled with some fabulous puns for the

Holiday season!

They are perfect for cards or tags for neighbor gifts/treats!

And Christmas is going to be here before we know it, so

I am glad I have at least one card ready to go :)

Here it is:

I LOVE this stamp!

And it stamps perfectly, as do all of Tara's stamps!

You can purchase any of them HERE.

All my paper comes from American Crafts "Merry Mint" 6x6 pack.

The cute reindeer is from Create A Critter and

the "list" is from Christmas Cheer.

The twine is from We R Memory Keepers.

I used Memento Rich Cocoa ink for the stamp.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

CDD Sneak Peek - Holly Day Punnies "Tree-mendous Traditions"

Are you ready to get the sneak peeks started? I am!!

Welcome to Day 1 of our June stamp release party!!

Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the four new stamp sets.

Then, on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day.

The design team has some amazing creations to start this stamp release party.

Today we are showcasing the Holly Day Punnies stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Tuesday.

We hope you will stop by our store Craftin Desert Divas Shop 

and our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group.

We would love for you to join us and share your creations

with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. 

In this group we show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

The sentiment I used from this set is

"Tree-mendous Traditions"

LOVE this sentiment!

We have so many family traditions they are often

referred to as tremendous,

so this was the PERFECT one to work with.

I used Christmas Cheer to cut the trees,

and Elegant Edges to cut the mat and sentiment tag.

The twine I used for the bow is from American Crafts

and my paper all comes from My Mind's Eye

"Merry Little Christmas" 6x6 pad.

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs!

You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, 

but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!!

Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow.

The winner will be picked from a different blog every day,

so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you also much for joining us today

and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!

FCCB Challenge #194 - We Love Snowmen

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #194 Use a Snowman

Create a Project that uses a snowman!

This Weeks Sponsor

Winner will receive the Conversation Candies stamp set

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

Be sure to visit the FCCB blog to view the other DT members' projects and to join in the challenge.

Here is my project for this week:

I used the snowman from Christmas Cheer and I have a video put together for you to

watch how it all came together!  

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB Holiday Project

 

 

For the next two weeks over at FCCB we will be posting a new Holiday Project for you to get ideas, be inspired, or what have you!  The project I decided on was another Christmas card because I frankly don't have near enough :)  I decided to use the wreath from the Christmas Cheer cartridge - LOVE!!!  My pattern paper comes from Doodlebug Designs "Home for the Holidays", my green mat is embossed with the Paper Studios "Holly" folder, and my bling comes from Michael's Recollections.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts Christmas stamp set and I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp it.  I hope you have found a bit of inspiration from this simple little card.  And be sure to check out FCCB every day for new projects from my DT sisters to look at!

Thanks for checkin' in!

Cut It Up Challenge #34 - Christmas

Cut It Up Challenges 

Challenge #34

 

Challenge starts Dec 13 and ends MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 at noon EST

Must use a die cut!

 

 Our Sponsor

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Prize: $20.00 Coupon Code

 

My Project

I was excited to use the oldie but goodie Christmas Cheer cartridge for this card!  I picked it up this summer at a warehouse clearance sale and am just happy to start using it for my Christmas cards!  I used the scalloped card cut at the back of the handbook and cut it at 7 1/2" so it would fit in an A2 sized envelope.  It has a matching envelope option, but I didn't use it :)  Anyway, the ornament is cut at 3" and I used some silver sparkle paper from DCWV Twinkle Glints stack.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts Holiday stamp set and the embellishments are from Pez-A-Doodle (my DT sister Marti).  My mat papers are from Hobby Lobby open stock 12x12 paper and I rounded the corners with my Hobby Lobby large corner rounder.  I copied the mats for the inside, but cut a white scalloped mat from Elegant Edges at 4" in order to write a message.  Super simple to put together!!!  I have a video to show you how it all came together so I hope you'll watch!  I am also linking this up over at Craftin' Desert Divas and Little Scrap Pieces.  Thanks for checkin' in!!!

 

 

BBTB2 - White on White Christmas

 

I know, I know, we haven't even had Thanksgiving yet, but it will be here before we know it and then Christmas will be upon us, so why not get a head start with some of your cards by joining us this week for our White on White Christmas challenge over at BBTB2?  I have never done a white on white card, so I was excited to figure something out for this.  I bought the Holly embossing folder from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) a while ago and I really wanted to put it to use.  My base card is A2 standard white cardstock, then I have a silvery/gray base mat to set my embossed mat apart.  I cut the Holly cut from Christmas Cheer, but just used the leaves.  I embossed those with Swiss Dots and cut the shadow out of the same silver/gray paper as the base mat.  I popped the three leaves up on some foam tape.  My rhinestones are from Freckled Fawn, and I think they are perfect for this card - just adds that pop of color!  My sentiment is from a Hero Arts Christmas set and I stamped it using some Studio G Silver ink on white cardstock.  The shadow piece behind the sentiment is also the same paper as the mat and shadow pieces and I used The Paper Studio's Cloud scissors to cut around the edges.  It too is popped up on some foam tape.  Head on over to BBTB2 and see all the DT's amazing projects then link yours up so we can see what you created!

What Problem?

It's the start of a new linky party over at Craftin' Desert Divas  -- "Say It With A Sentiment".  We have some AWESOME sponsors too!!! KaDoodle Bug Designs is offering $15 and The Robin's Nest is offering $10, so be sure to get your projects linked up!!!

For my project, I decided to use a stamp set that I have had for almost a year and have never used!!! I bought it specifically for the sentiment "I don't have a problem with Caffeine, I have a problem without Caffeine" - LOVE IT!!! I'm a HUGE Diet Coke lover and this sentiment is perfect!!! And although my card is based on coffee, I don't drink it, but my sister does and I will probably send this to her :) Anyway, I have put together a video for you to show how it all came together...hope you'll watch!!! My image is from the Christmas Cheer cartridge and my paper comes from Basic Grey "Paper Cottage". I used the embossing folders "Curl Ribbon" from The Paper Studio and "Birds and Swirls" from Cuttlebug. I am also linking this up over at Little Scrap Pieces.
Thanks for checking in!!!

 

 

 

It's Still Christmas in July!

 

Lot's of challenges this week are getting us in the Christmas spirit! CardzTV, Exploring Cricut, and My Craft Spot are all on board with Christmas in July!  I'm slowly getting converted!  This is the card I made for the challenges.  I used Christmas Cheer for Santa, Santa's List, and the Christmas Tree on the inside.  My paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Rosy 6x6 pack.  My video goes into more detail of how I put my card together, so I hope you'll take the time to watch it.  I explained in my video that I was going to also enter this in Whimsical Designs' challenge of Clean and Simple, but I am going to enter a different card in that challenge, isn't great that we can change our minds at the last minute in this crafting hobby of ours!?!? Thanks for stoppin' by!

 

Christmas in July

There is a challenge over at Whimsical Designs to create a card or project for Christmas.  It's never too early, right? Well, maybe.  Anyway, I used this opportunity to try out my new We R Memory Keepers SewEasy.  It is going to take me a bit to master, but I think the stitching turned out okay on this card.  It also takes a while to sew, the sewing machine is much faster, but I do like the look of this stitching a little bit better.  Just need to keep practicing.  I was also able to use my new cartridge (new to me) Christmas Cheer, an oldie, but I have always wanted it and since it was retired I haven't been able to find it.  That is until I found a huge blowout of used cartridges at a local craft warehouse and nabbed it for $20.  So this sleigh is cut from that cart and I popped it up with some foam tape.  I cut the tag from Elegant Edges and inked around the edges with Color Box Blue Iris chalk ink.  The paper is from My Mind's Eye Dear Santa stack. Another funny thing about the timing of this challenge, my friend just moved to Washington and she just sent an email with her new address saying to make sure and send Christmas cards, well, she's going to get this next week.