Happy Holidays

I think I've really fallen in love with Jolly Holidays again...isn't this the cutest little snowman? The count down to Christmas has really started. My son's last exam is today...my daughter will be home from university on the 18th. It will be nice to have both kids under my roof again...I sleep better...crazy eh? Anyways...thanks for stopping by...ho ho ho...Lee-Ann :)

Recipe:

• Jolly Holidays cart-snowman cut at 3"
• Elegant Edged cart-pg 55-oblong shift and shadow shift cut at 4"
• BG pearls
• Sizzix embossing folder-starry night
• Bazzill-kraft and chocolate cardstock
• CTMH-chocolate ink
• SU-Word window punch, soft suede and chili markers
• EK Success snowflake and corner punch
• Kraftin Kimmie sentiment
• Recollections black mini brads
• Glamour Dust
• White Signo gel pen
• Carta Bella-Winter Fun 6" paper pad

Warm winter wishes...tweet!

Another quick Christmas card made using Jolly Holidays...I love this cart, it has such sweet little images! Oh Oh...I think I might be stuck on a cartridge again.

Recipe:

1. Bazzill-kraft and chocolate cardstock
2. American Crafts-white cardstock
3. Amy R Winter and Critter Sentiments
4. Signo white uniball gel pen
5. SU-red ribbon
6. Sizzix embossing folders-Snow and Trees and Snow Flurries
7. Cuttlebug tiny bubbles embossing folder
8. MME Winter Wonderland enamel dots, 12 Days of Christmas paper line
9. Elegant edges Cricut cart-pg 49-oblong shift and shadow shift cut at 3.75"
10. Jolly Holidays Cricut cart- bird cut at 3"
11. CTMH-chocolate ink and Peace on Earth Stamp set

Merry and Bright

This is a quick little Christmas card that I came up with...love how it turned out! Thanks for stopping by...Lee-Ann :)

Recipe:

• American Crafts-Merry Mint Paper- silver buttons, red jute, green ribbon, Christmas cardstock pad
• Jolly Holidays Cricut cart-gingerbread man cut at 3.75"
• Sizzix gingerbread man inside
• Glamour Dust
• Amy R Winter Sentiments
• CTMH-chocolate ink
• WRMK green brads

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to one and all. These are my kids...they are 17 and 18 years old. All I ever ask from them for Christmas is for them to get their pic taken on Santa. I love it!! I have a Santa frame where I proudly display my pic and a Santa Scrapbook that I add one page to every year. This is the scrapbook layout I came up with. I'll be taking some time off posting for the next few days to enjoy Christmas with my family. Thanks for stopping by...Lee-Ann :)

Recipe:

1. MME-12 Days of Christmas
2. George cricut cart-circle and silhouettes
3. Jolly Holidays-Cricut Cart
4. CTMH-Reflections layout book pg 28
5. EK Success corner punch
6. Stampin Up border punch
7. CTMH-December word puzzle stamp set, Cotton Candy ink, Spring stamp set-#'s
8. Stampin' Up-border punch
9. CTMH Reflections layout book pg.
10. Diamond Stickles

Christmas tree card #3

This is a variation on yesterday's card. I used the same paper...same everything except I only used one tree and added a present from Jolly Holidays. I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss this one too. Thanks for looking...Lee-Ann :)

Noel

This is a cute little guy...love his little hat with the flaps. Lovin' the pink also...

Recipe:

1. MME-be Merry paper pad
2. Bazzill-craft, orange and cocoa
3. DCWV white
4. hemp
5. SU-buttons
6. EK Success corner punch
7. Winter Frolic cart and Jolly Holidays cart
8. Art Philosophy cart-inside label
9. Sizzix-plaid embossing folder
10. Amy R Winter Sentiments
11. CTMH-cocoa ink

O Christmas tree...

I made this Christmas card using my scraps from this years Christmas cards. It's like those scraps breed in the drawer...I still have lot's to use. I  like this little sentiment, so I went on the hunt through my Cricut images to find a tree I haven't used.This is the one I found... ps...I didn't notice that my Bella bling moved until I posted the pic...it's too cold outside to go out again and take a new pic...too lazy...I did fix the bling though :)

Recipe:

• Echo Park-Everybody loves Christmas paper line
• Diamond Stickles
• Fruit Punch Stickles
• Bella Bling
• Grenadine Bazzill and Whit Swiss Dot Bazzill
• Stampin' Up label punch and green ribbon
• Amy R-Winter Sentiments
• CTMH-black ink
• Martha Stewart border punch
• Christmas tree punch-? brand
• EK Success circle punch, corner punch
• Jolly Holidays Cricut cart

Reindeer Gift tag

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose...and if you didn't know it...you would even say it glows...

This is my last tag in my gift tag series...I ended with a cute one. Love this little reindeer with his scarf.
I hope everyone is enjoying this lead up to Christmas.

Recipe:

1. White Bazzill
2. Echo park scraps
3. brown, black and red scraps
4. CTMH-black ink and Peace on Earth stamp set
5. Amy R Winter Sentiments
6. Jolly Holidays cart
7. Art Philosophy cart

Penguin and umbrella Christmas tag

Rocking around the christmas tree at the christmas party hop...mistletoe hung where you can see, Ev'ry couple tries to stop...

This little guy is too cute to resist. The lite cart Jolly Holidays have so many cute little images...perfect for some Christmas tags. As keeping is fast and easy is my middle name :)

Recipe:

• White Bazzill cardstock
• Echo park scraps
• black and yellow cardstock scraps
• Art Philosophy cart
• Jolly Holidays cart
• EK Success corner rounder
• Amy R Winter Sentiments
• Kraftin' Kimmie Holiday sentiments
• CTMH-black ink

Blackbird Christmas tag

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...Jack Frost nipping at your nose...
Tag number three is this cute little blackbird...love this little guy. Again..fast and easy peasy.

Recipe:

• Bazzill-white carsdtock
• scraps-yellow, black and red
• CTMH-black ink
• Amy R-Winter Sentiments(to)
• Kraftin' Kimmie-Holiday sentiments
• White Uniball gel pen
• Echo park-Everybody Love Christmas patterned scraps
• Jolly Holidays cart
• Art Philosophy cart

Snowman gift tag

Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes santa Claus...right down Santa Claus lane...

This is tag number 2. Again, simple...using scraps...and above all fast. I still think it's cute. I made 2 of this little guy.

Recipe:

• Bazzill-white cardstock
• cardstock scraps-black, red
• Scraps-Echo park- Everbody loves Christmas
• CTMH-black ink, Peace on Earth stamp set
• Amy-R-Winter Sentiments(to and from)
• Art Philosophy cart-tag
• Jolly Holidays(snowman)
• EK Success-corner rounder

The Pink Stamper Challenge # 7

The Pink Stamper's next challenge was to make a layout. This is an 8x8" Christmas layout...no pics yet as this is for a pal. I love how it turned out...I'd love to take the credit, but I think it was due to the great paper line I used.

Recipe:

• Echo Park-Everybody Love Christmas paper line
• black,white pink Bazzill
• Martha Stewart border punch
• Diamond Stickles
• red thread and sewing machine
• Making Memories light teal brads
• Paper Shaper corner punch
• Cricut Cart-Jolly Holidays

Santa layout

Every year I insist that my kid's get their pic taken with Santa. This year was no exception...I know they're teenagers. I tell them it's all I want for Christmas. When they were tweens, it was understood that the mission would be aborted if anyone they knew were in the mall...Lucky 4 me that it never happened. I have an 8x8" scrapbook that I made to keep these pages in. I just love it!! Pic isn't the greatest...but you get the idea.

Recipe:

• Imaginisce-cottage christmas paper line
• matching Bazzill-green, orange & red
• Stampin' Up ribbon
• CTMH- White Daisy ink and date stamp
• Making Memories white metal clip & green little button brads
• silver metal "believe", no idea of brand
• Cricut cart-Jolly Holidays for Noel banner cut