Christmas Tags Gift Set! Jaded Blossom October Release Day 5!

It's Friday! That means it is Day 5 of the October Release for Jaded Blossom and at 4 pm Pacific time this month's release will go live in the store. Yay! It also means we will have a super fun blog hop to show off this month's release one more time that will also begin at 4 pm Pacific Time! I hope you will join us! It will be loads of fun!

This morning, though, we have another sneak peek for you. We are showing you the last set of the release, Holiday Gift Tags, and this month's freebie, Oh Christmas Tree.

I have used Holiday Gift Tags, along with Jaded Blossom's Mini Tag Dies 2, the new Christmas Kindness stamps, and Panel Dies to dress up this fun Christmas Tag Box from SVG Cutting Files. 

The paper I used is from Teresa Collins.

This box of tags makes a perfect early gift for friends and family who love to decorate their packages with homemade tags like you do.

Stop by the Jaded Blossom blog to see more sneak peeks from the rest of the DT.

Hope to see you later today for the hop!

Blessings,

                   

PS. I said on Monday I'd share some personal news this week. Well we bought a house last weekend and we are moving in tomorrow. We are so excited!!!

Santa is Here w/ the Grand Prize!!! - Day 12 of 12 Days of Christmas Tags w/ Treasure Box Designs

It is finally here!!! Day 12 of 12 Days of Christmas Tags with

Treasure Box Designs!!!

A huge thank you to Dina for sponsoring all the prizes this week!!!

I have had a blast making all these fun tags to show off the TBD files and I have enjoyed all your comments. So thankful for all of you stopping in throughout the week and be such a great encouragement to me. I hope you have been watching to see who the winners have been as well. All prizes are to be claimed within 5 days of them being announced.

So yesterday the prize for 2 lucky winners was to receive any file of their choice that I have used so far from Day 1-11 of the 12 Days of Christmas Tags.

Those 2 winners are:
1. Brenda (6)
2. Amanda Jones (9)

You have 5 days to contact me and can do so either through email or by personal message on my Facebook page, M Miranda Creations.

Today's post contains a Grand Prize! More info on this is at the bottom of this post! But first I want to recap the 1st 11 Days and show you my Day 12 project.

Day 1 - Angel Tag

Day 2 - Winter Teddy Tag and Gift Bag Set

Day 3 - Santa Treasure Tag

Day 4 - Santa Belt Ornament Tag w/ Santa Card

Day 5 - Treasure Tag Christmas Dog

Day 6 - Christmas Tree Tag

Day 7 - Treasure Tag Christmas Cat

Day 8 - Country Snowman Tag and Card

Day 9 - Pocket Pals Christmas Tags

Day 10 - Bobble Buddies Christmas Mouse Card/Tag

Day 11 - Winter Penguin Tag

And now for Day 12!!!

For this set, I have used the Bobble Buddies Santa and Up on the Housetop Files:

Santa Claus is carrying the Grand Prize in his Santa sack!!! Keep scrolling down to find out what it is! LOL!!! I do hope that you like the Day 12 Tag and Card Set!!!

The background paper is from Teresa Collin's Christmas Cottage collection. I used Totally Red Trendy Twine and the sentiment is from Jaded Blossom.

DAY 12 GRAND PRIZE

Well if you have made it this far, then you are in for a real Grand Prize treat!!! To win the Grand Prize, you will need to have at least 5 of  the following:

1. Be a Follower of M Miranda Creations Blog using Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin'

2. Be a Follower of Treasure Box Designs Facebook Page

3. Joined the Treasure Box Gems Facebook Group (For all the Freebies)

4. Follow the M Miranda Creations Facebook Page

5. Follow Treasure Box Designs on Pinterest

6. Follow M Miranda Creations on Pinterest

7. Follow M Miranda Creations of Instagram

8. Follow the Treasure Box Designs Blog on Google Friends Connect

~~~~ Once you have followed 5 of the above, leave me a comment on this post to let me know which 5!!! You must let me know which 5 you have followed/liked!!! ~~~~

 To find where to comment on this blog, scroll down to the bottom of this post and click on the word Comments. It is located in the footer and is in a small font. If you came here with a direct link, then just scroll down and you will see a place to leave your comment.

So we haven't even gotten to the best part, the actual GRAND PRIZE!

A lucky winner will receive all the files that I have used this week from Treasure Box Designs. Yes, go back up and look at the photos. You will receive every file you need to make all 12 of these projects. (You will only receive the files used from Treasure Box Designs!!!)

But wait, there is more. If I get 100 comments on this post, I will give away a 2nd Grand Prize set. And then for every 100 comments after that I will add another winner.

All comments must have complied with the rules though. Any comments that do not comply with the rules (see above) will not be counted toward the total # of comments. 

All Winners will be announced on 12/15/2015 here on the M Miranda Creations Blog.
You will have 5 days to contact me through email or PM through FB to claim your prize. 

You have until 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 13, 2015 to comment on this post and here only for your chance to win. Comments on the Facebook pages do not count toward the prize, but they are greatly appreciated!!!

Another Chance to win:

Head to both the M Miranda Creations FB page and the Treasure Box Designs FB page for 2 more chances at winning prizes today!


Here are the files from the store that I used for the Day 12 project.

Bobble Buddies Mr. and Mrs. Claus


Up on the Housetop

Thank you again for joining Treasure Box Designs and M Miranda Creations for

12 Days of Christmas Tags!

It has been a fantastic almost 2 weeks of sharing!!! Be on the watch for another fun series - you never know what is coming next!!!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art December Linky Challenge: Anything Goes

Silhouette Monthly Showcases: #32 Anything Goes

Scrappy Mom's Stamps: Tag It 12/14

Word Art Wednesday: #213 Anything Goes 

Decorate to Celebrate: #115 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: #245 Tic-Tac-Toe 

Holly Favor Bag!

Happy October 21st! Today I have my 21st project to share with you for the month.

This one is Christmas themed. I have a cute bag for you that comes from the Silhouette store.

This is the 3D Holly Favor Bag (#71881). And it is a good sized bag that will hold a fun gift or some treats. I was excited to find it in the Sil store as it will make a great bag to take hostess gifts in for the holiday parties. This bag needed a special paper too. I used paper from Teresa Collin's Christmas Cottage collection. This is just a beautiful set of papers and the quality of the paper is fabulous. I bought lots of this when I found it and I will be very sad when it runs out. I was hoping to add a tag and sentiment before photographing it, but the kiddos arrived home before I finished and I just had to set it aside for homework duty. And I didn't get back to it before the good photographing daylight was coming to a close for the day and I just had to take the picture. I'll still add the sentiment before I use it and maybe will share the update later on.

Thank you for stopping in today. It is always wonderful to have you here!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes 

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes 

Decorate to Celebrate: #111 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Craft Your Passion: #284 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create: #146 Anything 
Word Art Wednesday: #206 Anything Goes

St. Patty's Bear!

I have super fun news! I have joined the Treasure Box Designs DT. This super fun and very easy card is my first DT post. I'm excited about the new adventure!

 

I have used the Fall Bear from the $1.00 section of the store. I just swapped his fall leaf for a shamrock. I also made him to sit down instead of stand up.

 

 

I always start my cards by putting them together in my Cameo DE software first. I like to get an idea of what they will look like before I even start cutting. And if I don't like what I see on the screen, I usually just scrap the idea or fiddle around with it until I do like it. I decided I wanted my bear to sit instead of stand; so when virtually piecing it together, I just changed up the right and left leg so that the feet would point up. I then removed the fall leaf, found a shamrock, and sized it to fit the way I liked it. Once I was happy on the screen, I cut a piece of #110 white cardstock to make a 4 1/2" square base. I added a background paper from Teresa Collin's Christmas Cottage paper collection. I cut my bear and pieced him together and popped him on the card using foam squares. I then tied my Twisted Lime Trendy Twine around the bottom and stamped on my sentiment. I found the sentiment in a dollar bin last year at a LSS store.

 

 

For added dimension on my bear, I used inks, chalks, and my gel pen. The little extras give the piecings a bit more character!

 

I'm so glad you stopped by today! I hope you will leave a comment as I truly appreciate them and enjoy reading them. You can also find my cards and other projects on my Facebook and Pinterest pages.

 

Blessings,

                

 

Challenges:

DL Art: March Anything Goes Linky Party

613 Ave Create: #114 Anything Goes

Crafting by Design: March Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #70 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #95 Anything Goes

Design Team Showcase: #7 Anything Made as a DT Member

Word Art Wednesday: #174 Anything Goes

SOUS: March 6 Die Cut - Lucky Green

Die Cuttin' Divas: #206 Happy St. Patrick's Day

DL Art: Thankful Thursday - Anything Goes

Guest Designing for Jaded Blossom - Elf with Sign Gift Bag

Happy Sunday, friends!!! Today I am Guest Designing with Jaded Blossom. I want to send a huge thank you to Candace and Michelle for the opportunity.

 

I find myself needing gift bags of all types and sizes as Christmas approaches, so I thought I would share one with you. I think it turned out super cute and I hope you like it too.

 

 

 

I decided to start with a file that I go back to time and time again. It is the Dinosaur Handled Bag from SVG Cutting Files. I really like the shape of this bag and it is so super easy to assemble. I used a sheet of patterned paper from the Christmas Cottage collection by Teresa Collins. For the elf, I used a file that I have had for a while from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs called Christmas Elf with Sign. He has been on my list to make for a couple of Christmas's now, so I am glad I finally did. (Unfortunately I could not find him in the store now. Sorry about that.) His face is from the Peachy Keen Christmas in July Face Assortment. Before attaching the little guy to the bag, I wrapped the bag with a piece of crinkle ribbon and tied a bow. I then threaded my button with some Holly Berry Trendy Twine and again tied that into a bow and attached it to the ribbon. I finished it all off with a sentiment from Jaded Blossom. I used a stamp from the Christmas Wishes set. This stamp set is one of my favorites and I go back to it over and over again as well.

Here is a close up of the sentiment.

Well after finishing up the bag, I couldn't help but think that the little guy would also make for a sweet gift card holder too; so back to the crafting table I went!

 

 

 I again used pattern paper from the Christmas Cottage collection and cut out a policy envelope cut file (not sure where I got this one from). The envelope measures 2 1/2"x3 3/4". I decided to change the elf up by reversing the colors and of course finished him off with another sentiment from the Christmas Wishes stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

(Edit to my post: Found my policy envelope - It is from SVG Cutting Files: Decorative Edge Policy Envelope and you can find it here.)

Christmas Wishes Stamp Set

 

 Make sure you stop by the Jaded Blossom blog and leave a comment on my post and all the other Guest Design posts for this month. There are prizes that will be won by someone for doing so!

 

Thank you for dropping by here!

I invite you to follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well.

 

Blessings,

                     

 

I will enter the Elf Gift Bag into the following challenges:

DL Art December Linky Challenge: Anything Goes

Pile It On: #49 Anything Goes Christmas/Holidays

Little Scrap Pieces: Dec 14th Show it Off Linky Party

613 Ave Create: AG w. opt. Gift Packaging

Cardz TV: #6 3D Designers Gift Bags

Decorate to Celebrate: #90 Anything Goes

Stuck on U Sketches: Die Cut - Anything Christmas 12/25

Santa Pants!

It seems I have been creating several Christmas in July projects over the last couple of weeks. But nothing was 3D. Well my fingers said, "No way, that has to be changed." I just had an itch to watch flat pieces of paper form into something fun. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I did putting it together. Thanks to Mary at SVG Cuts for all her fantastic SVG files!
 

 

I used the Happy Holidays SVG Kit from SVG Cuts. Mary's files are always amazingly designed, but all the kits having varying degrees of difficulty in putting them together. This one had a panel that really challenged me, but the end result was worth it! This is a fantastic gift bag! (Great thing about SVG Cuts is the video tutorials for every kit. It makes putting their files together so much easier.)

 

I wish my photo did the colors of the paper more justice, especially the cuff pieces at the bottom! The paper has the prettiest snowflake pattern. I used the Christmas Cottage papers by Teresa Collins that have popped up on my projects several times recently. I bought several sheets from an online store that had it on sale after Christmas last year and I am so glad I did. Not only are the colors and designs beautiful, but the quality and texture of the paper are wonderful to work with.

 

The ornaments on the pant leg are from Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornament pack. These are some of my favorite dies! I stamped the reindeer and sentiment on using the Jaded Blossom Christmas Wishes stamp set. The rumple ribbon was bought at an Etsy store a couple years ago, so I don't remember the name of the store. But there are several great places to get it from if you are interested.

 

The gift bag measures 7.3" wide by 13" high with a diameter of 3.6" according to the SVG Cuts site. It really is a nice sized bag for giving a gift or actually two since it has two leg compartments. It would also make a great focal piece for a mantle or on a table at a Christmas Party/Dinner. I hope you will give this gift bag a try!

 

If you do, I would really enjoy seeing it. You could stop by my FB page, M Miranda Creations, and post a photo with a link to your blog, so I could read up on your adventure about putting it together and hear about how you intend to use it!

 

Supplies Used:

SVG Cuts: Happy Holiday SVG Kit

(The same link will take you to the video tutorial done by SVG Cuts.)

Teresa Collins: Christmas Cottage DP

Spellbinders: 2010 Heirloom Ornaments

Jaded Blossom: Christmas Wishes Stamp Set

Black Cardstock: American Crafts

Black Metallic Cardstock (for buckle piece): Core'dinations 

Rumple Ribbon: In my Stash

 

Blessings,

                      

 

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz: #241 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #44 Anything Goes
The Crafter's Café: #73 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #142 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations: #268 Just for Fun
That Craft Place: Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes w/ opt. use a sentiment

Little Red Wagon: #247 Christmas in July

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Die Cuts or Punches

Crafting for All Seasons: #82 Christmas in July

Papertake Weekly: It's a Jolly Holiday

Die Cuttin' Divas: #175 Christmas in July

DLArt: #137 Christmas in July

Tree-mendous Traditions

Today and tomorrow Craftin' Desert Divas is joining up with Lovebug Creations for Christmas in July FB hop. There is a whole lot of inspiration to be seen over the next two days. I hope you will join us! To participate in the hop and have a chance to win a few prizes, stop by me FB page, M Miranda Creations, for all the details. 

 

 

My card pairs up Craftin' Desert Divas Holly Day Punnies stamp set with Simply Red Rumple Ribbon from Lovebug Creations.

 

I did something a bit different for me this time. My card measures 3 7/8" by 9 1/4". This allowed me to really stretch out the tree that comes from the Christmas Tree set from KaDoodle Bug Designs. I like the unusual shape and size yet simple design.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Craftin' Desert Divas -

Holly Day Punnies Stamp Set

 

Lovebug Creations -

Simply Red Rumple Ribbon

 

KaDoodle Bug Designs:

Christmas Trees

 

Teresa Collins:

Christmas Cottage Paper

 

Papertrey Ink:

Vintage Cream Cardstock for the Base

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Blessings,

                    

 

I will enter this into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday: #141 Anything Goes
CRAFT Challenge: #268 Christmas
Divas by Design: Christmas in July
Crafting by Design: Use a Sentiment
613 Avenue Create: #80 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: July Anything Goes
Curtain Call: Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: #66 Anything Goes

Christmas Bumble Bear

I'm so excited to be a part of the KaDoodle Bug Designs and Peachy Keen Stamps Christmas in July FB hop. Mix these two great companies together and you get a whole lot of cuteness going on!

 

It is a week long hop (Monday - Friday) and we are on Day 4. If you would like to join in on the fun and have a chance to win some fabulous prizes, head on over to my FB page,

M Miranda Creations, for all the details.

 

I want to share my card here on my blog as well to give more details on all the supplies I've used and to enter it into a few challenges.

 

 

I combined the Busy Bee Bears and Christmas Trees sets from KaDoodle Bug Designs with the Peachy Keen Stamps Christmas Greeting Words to make this super sweet Christmas card.

 

 

I think this Bumble Bear is adorable all decked out in Christmas colors. And I like that he is decorating his Christmas tree as this is probably my favorite Christmas tradition each year. I just changed out the heart the bear was carrying for a bulb and used Totally Natural Trendy Twine to attach it.

 

 

For the card base, I found this A2 Tabbed Card with Scalloped Sleeve by Lori Whitlock in the Silhouette store.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my card and are ready to get your Christmas cards going for this season. It will be here quicker than you think!

 

Supplies Used:

KaDoodle Bug Designs -

Busy Bee Bears

Christmas Trees

 

Peachy Keen -

PK 859 Christmas Greeting Words

 

Trendy Twine -

Totally Natural Solid Twist Twine

 

Silhouette Store -

A2 Tabbed Card with Scalloped Sleeve by Lori Whitlock

 

Teresa Collins -

Christmas Cottage

 

Hollo's Paper Warehouse (Local Store)

Cardstock for Card Base

 

Other Cardstock:

Papertrey Ink and American Crafts

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will join us in the hop. You will not be disappointed!

 

Blessings,

                     

 

I will enter my card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: #141 Anything Goes
CRAFT Challenge: #268 Christmas
Divas by Design: Christmas in July
Crafting by Design: Use a Sentiment
613 Avenue Create: #80 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: July Anything Goes
Curtain Call: Anything Goes

Believe!

It is December and you know what that means! Soon Santa Claus and his eight tiny reindeer will be prancing across the roof tops. I love this time of year! There is still a lot of good happening in the midst of all the commercialism. The name of Jesus is still heard by those who have ears to hear. Many will give a helping hand to those in need. It truly is a time to be celebrated as the birth of Jesus changed the world. If you know not my Lord, I pray you will hear his voice calling to you this season! It truly is a wonderful time of the year!

As I believe in Jesus, I also believe in the spirit of giving. The giving of love, of our time and resources, and of gifts to brighten the eyes of children on Christmas morning. I believe that Santa is a  symbol of that giving during this holiday season and I do not believe that including the make believe into my holiday diminishes it in any way; and so we include Santa in our celebrations.

This Santa is an svg file from svgcuts.com and comes from the Santa's Visit kit. The paper is from the Teresa Collins collections called Christmas Cottage. It is a thick cardstock patterned paper and I love working with it. The colored cardstock is American Crafts and another from my stash that I cannot remember the manufacturer. I used both Cuttlebug and Sizzix embossing folders. And of course I used inks to ink all my cuts. The stamp is from Punkin Patch stamps and it came with a free svg cut to outline it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paulaholifieldcrafts: Christmas Cheer (E1:1)

Feeling Crafty Challenge: #23 Christmas (E3:1)

2 Creative Chicks: #9 Christmas

Crafty Catz: #209 Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Santa) (E3:1)

Totally Papercrafts: #195 Ho, Ho Holidays (E3:1)

Creative Fingers: #13 Anything Goes (E3:2)

4 Crafty Chicks: #170 Chrsitmas

Cute Card Thursday: #297 Anything Goes

The Crafter's Café: #39 Anything Goes (E3:3)

Craft Room Challenge: Vintage Christmas

Cards for Men: #24 Anything Goes

Rhedd and Rosie:#20 Christmas is Coming (E3:1)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: All Things Christmas (E3:1)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #153 Light It Up

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Christmas Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: One for the Boys (E2:1)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Pick a Previous Theme

                        (Theme #16 - Santa Claus/Father Christmas)