Merry Christmas, Snow Kisses! PDE Linky Party!

It's Friday and that means another Friday Linky Party has started at 

PDE Linky Party

where the theme is always Anything Goes!!!

And it is not just a card party - this linky party is for anything at all that you have created, so head on over there and show off your Creativity!!!

Because paper is a part of my DNA, I have another card to share with you today!

This sweet guy and his Polaroid frame are old freebies from Treasure Box Designs. You can find the Snowman and a file that includes a Polaroid frame both in the $1 section of the store. 

(Update: The Snowman file is on p.3 of the TBD store and there is a file on p.4 that includes a polaroid frame. I blended a couple of files together to make the card. Go here to find them. Hope this helps those who are trying to find the files to make this cutie!!!)

I just love how my Snowman turned out!!! Snowmen are my fav!!! The card is A2 sized. The background paper, from Doodlebug Design's Sugarplums collection was cut at 4" by 4 1/4". I then took the snowman and the frame and adjusted the pieces to the sizes that would work for my card. The sentiments are from My Craft Spot and were stamped using Weathered Wood Distress Ink. The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch and I finished it off with a red sequin. 

I think he is just cute as can be and I hope you like my Snow Guy too!!! 

Thank for dropping by! And don't forget to link up all your creativeness at the PDE Linky Party this week!

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

Simply Create Too: #99 Snow/Mostly White
DL Art: November Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #31 Anything Goes 
Crafting by Designs: November Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #113 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: #210 Anything Goes

Little Turkey Gift Box!

Sometimes I see something a friend makes and I know I just want to try it as well immediately! That was the case this week when I saw my Beth's turkey box. It is just so cute, so I gave it a whirl as well. If you would like to see Beth's, you will find it here.

Here is my version of the Little Turkey Gift Box using the Bobble Buddies Turkey from Treasure Box Designs.

Like Beth, I started with a 2x2x2 Kraft Box from Annie's Paper Boutique. I covered all the sides with some Bazzill Walnut colored card stock after inking the edges of all my squares. I then cut the pieces for my turkey using various card stocks including more of the Walnut colored Bazzill card stock for the body of the turkey. Once I had him all pieced together, I added his body to the front of the box and his feathers to the back. The feathers were embossed with with my Cuttlebug using a fall embossing folder by Darice.

This could easily become a great idea for a placecard at the Thanksgiving table. All you need to do is add a cut file of a sign to the back of the turkey that shows above the feathers and write the name of all the guests on the signs. It would look super cute!

Thank you for dropping by today. I always enjoy having you stop by.

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

Silhouette Challenge: #31 Anything Goes

DL Art: November Anything Goes

DL Art Thankful Thursday: Thanksgiving

Decorate to Celebrate: #113 Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons: #114 Embossing

PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon: #315 Happy Turkey Day! 

Craft Your Passion: #287 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #209 Anything Goes

Think Christmas Blog Hop Winners!

Winners, Winners, Chicken Dinners!!!

Today is the day to announce the winners of the Think Christmas Blog Hop.

I had two prizes for the hop and I am so excited to give them away!!!

1. File of choice from Treasure Box Designs:

~ StephanieNovember 7, 2015 at 9:27 AMLove your cards. Cute elf and reindeer. ~

2. Four completed Christmas tags using a retired file from Treasure Box Designs:

~ Kati LewisNovember 7, 2015 at 4:48 PM

Oh my gosh that reindeer! Doesn't get any cuter than that! Wonderful cards!! ~

A huge congrats to you both and a big thank you to everyone who hopped along with us!!! I so enjoyed reading every one of your comments!!!

Stephanie and Kati, please contact me for your prizes at mmiranda4291 @ gmail . com(Remove the spaces.)

Thank you to Treasure Box Designs for sponsoring my giveaways!!! I truly appreciate you, Dina!

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!

Blessings,
                     

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

We are so excited that you have joined us for our

Think Christmas Blog Hop!


The hop starts at 12:00 AM ET November 7th and will end at 11:59  PM ET November 8th. 

Want to win a Silhouette Cameo from Santa?

Come see what the talented ladies on this hop have created to inspire you with Winter and Christmas craft ideas! There are 7 stops on this hop and some of the blogs are offering blog candy! 

PLUS a HUGE GRAND PRIZE!

So grab a hot cup of cocoa, pull up a chair, and get ready to be inspired and filled with the Christmas Spirit and Winter Flurries of Fun and Inspiration.

Info for how to witn the Grand Prize:

If we have 200 people join us for the hop, following each blog, and leaving a comment on each blog, Santa will be giving away a Silhouette Cameo to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT! (USA and Canada addresses only for the Grand Prize.) The winner could be any Follower who leaves a COMMENT on any of the blogs in the hop, so be sure to follow and comment on them all!! A complete link list of each of the blogs in the hop is at the end of the post.

Winner's from blogs offering candy will be announced on 
Tuesday, November 10 at 9:00 AM ET. Just check each blog to see if you WON!


Let's get started with this Christmas Party!

For my project, I created two cards:

The first one is made using files from the North Pole Buddies and Night Before Christmas collections from Treasure Box Designs. This elf is a real cutie!!! The patterned papers are from Doodlebug Design's Sugarplums collection. I cut the svg banner from a freebie set from Basic Grey that I altered a bit and it is stamped with a 'Absolutely No Peeking' sentiment from My Craft Spot which unfortunately is no longer available.

The Merry Christmas reindeer card uses the newest Bobble Buddies Reindeer cut file also from Treasure Box Designs and the background paper is also from the Sugarplums collection. With the generic winter background, I could have used about any sentiment I wanted, and, for instance, made it a birthday card, Thinking of You, Just Because, and so on; but I went with the Christmas sentiment to stick with today's theme. The sentiment is also from My Craft Spot and is no longer available.

I had a lot of fun making these cards for you and I hope you are enjoying the hop!!!

For my blog candy, to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT on this post, I am offering:

A free file of your choice from

Treasure Box Designs!!!

I am also giving away this set of four Christmas tags:

These were made using a past freebie from Treasure Box Designs

(no longer available in the TBD store). They are about 5" tall and are stamped with an old set of To and From stamps that I have had forever.

(Updated 11/23/2015 - These tags have been added back to the Treasure Box Designs store. You can find them in the $1 section.)

Here is a close up of the top of the tag:

Two prizes equals two chances to win here on my blog!!! The tags will only be shipped to addresses in the USA. The free file from Treasure Box Designs is open to anyone!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us today! Be sure to tell your friends to hop along too so Santa can do a drawing for the winner of a Silhouette Cameo! Don't forget to FOLLOW this blog, and leave a COMMENT before moving on to the next one so that you have a chance to win.

Merry Christmas!

Next up on the hop is the my very talented friend, Theresa!

Here is the complete Hop Line Up:

Nana

Janis

Jen

Melissa (you are here)

Theresa

Sue

Vicki

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Blessings
                       

Challenges:
Silhouette Challenge: #31 Anything Goes
DL Art: November Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas: Warm and Cozy
PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: #208 Anything Goes 
ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for Very Cute 
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes 

Wicked!

Happy November 1st!!! I hope all of you enjoyed Halloween night! I wanted to post my last card for the Halloween season yesterday, but I just didn't get the chance. We went to a wedding yesterday that was just beautiful and the day was too full of activity to get to the computer.

So I will begin my November by finishing off my October!

I used the Little Gems Wicked and Boo-tiful You files from Treasure Box Designs:

Isn't she just adorable!!!

For the background and some of her outfit, I used some papers from Doodlebug Design. The moon was again made by shading three shades of Memento Inks. I enlarged the spider that hangs from her hat to make a second one to hang from the moon and decided to add googly eyes to him. I like how this one turned out and I so enjoyed all the October projects from last month. I hope that you did too!

Thank you, as always, for stopping in today. I always appreciate your visit!

Blessings,

                      

Challenges:
Silhouette Challenge: #31 Anything Goes
DL Art: November Anything Goes