For the record, I'm not inviting any debates analyzing the lyrics and meaning of this song. It's a fun song to sing with my husband while I play the ukelele, I love this Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel version from Elf, and the phrase pairs well with my card design. That is it. And of course, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Merry Christmas!
The last challenge of 2018 is up on the Southern Girls blog and we want you to use GLITTER! There's plenty of glitter to go around during the Christmas holidays, I get a little on me everywhere I go!
Get your bling on and link up your project HERE before December 31 for your chance to win a prize! I'll look for you in the gallery!
SUPPLIES LIST:
Below you can find a list with all the products used today! Links to multiple online shops are available, just click the store link below each item. Affiliate links used where possible at no extra cost to you.
SSS – Simon Says Stamp; AMZUS – Amazon; SBC – Scrapbook.com; CLB – Club Scrap; JFF – JFF Stamps
My first two cards feature the Cat/Dog Hearts stamp images from the JFF Valentine's Day Holiday/Seasonal collection. I heat embossed with copper embossing powder and added some gems and Stickles for a little sparkle. Both images are colored with Wink of Stella in gold and silver respectively.
I used three colors of Stickles (Burgundy, Magenta and Lime Green) to color the rose on the Postal Hearts image. It's so pretty up close!
Who can resist Cupid's Arrows? Copper embossing powder really makes them stand out! I also added some copper embossing to frame the edges.
Click HERE for more holiday inspiration for the JFF Design Team and join the challenge for a chance to win a gift certificate to shop at JFF Stamps.
I'll look for you in the gallery!
SUPPLIES LIST:
Below you can find a list with all the products used today! Links to multiple online shops are available, just click the store link below each item. Affiliate links used where possible at no extra cost to you.
SSS - Simon Says Stamp; AMZUS - Amazon; SBC - Scrapbook.com; CS - Club Scrap; JFF - JFF Stamps
Christmas will be here in a few weeks and New Year's Eve is right around the corner. Where did 2018 go?! Today starts the last Cupcake Inspirations challenge for 2018 and it will last 3 weeks. That's plenty of time to whip something up during the busy season!
This tri-weekly challenge is a color theme sponsored by Kitty Bee Designsand they will be providing a digital image to our randomly chosen winner.
I'm using the Kitty Bee DesignsCoffee or Tea Please Panda digital imageon my card today. You know the saying, " It's always the quiet ones?" Well, this little guy looks like he's the "quiet type". The quiet ones will surprise you with their hidden talents or strengths that often go unnoticed because they slip under people's radar!
Club Scrap card stock inked with Black Staz On ink for a frame effect.
Who knew this polite bespectacled little panda was a hip hop dancer/barista?! I snagged the quote from the Mrs. Doubtfire movie! I designed the speech bubble in Photoshop Elements and typed the quote using the Love Ya Like a Sister font.
Image colored with green tones of Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers and shaded with Copic Sketch markers. Glossy Accents was added to the glasses for dimension and Xmas Red Stickles for a little shine to the coffee cup design.
Club Scrap Chat hosts a monthly sketch challenge and I used the December 2018 sketch to design the background for my card. I just flipped the sketch vertically. This sketch is perfect for bold patterns and colors!
Click here to see more inspiration from the Design Sweeties and link up your red, green and white creation on the Cupcake Inspirations blog! I'll look for you in the gallery!
SUPPLIES LIST
Below you can find a list with all the products used today! Links to multiple online shops are available, just click the store link below each item. Affiliate links used where possible at no extra cost to you.
Welcome to my stop on The Stockings Were Hung Blog Hop! If you landed here from Nicole's blog you are in the right place, but you can always start at the beginning of the hop here.
To be eligible to win, follow each of the fabulous blogs on this hop and leave a little love on each blog by 10PM Sunday. Winners will be announced Wednesday 12/12/18 on the Connie Can Crop blog.
My first project is a pair of scrapbook layouts. My sisters came to visit for Thanksgiving and they went through my mom's treasure trove of old pictures. This picture was one of our many Sears or J C Penney holiday photos. They are notorious for turning pink and yellow, so I solved that by converting the photo to black and white! Weren't we cute?!
We became a trio in 1980 when my baby sister was born. Fast forward 38 years and we became the "sassy" sisters!
I used elements from Club Scrap's Gnome for the Holidays digital kit and I liked it so much I thought I'd share a kit as one of the prizes. I used Photoshop Elements to create my digital layouts, but you can use any software that works in layers. You can also just print the tags and panel images from the paper collection on 8.5 x 11 inch card stock to use for hybrid cards and scrapbook layouts. Club Scrap's page and card formulas are handy with digital layouts too. Click here to see a Club Scrap digital layout tutorial on my Youtube channel.
Project number 2: I'm always looking for something to keep me organized during the holidays and this little file folder folio was just the thing I needed! Click here for the tutorial on Club Scrap's blog.
I decorated my gift organizer with papers and stamp images from the Gnome for the Holidays paper collection. The paper kit is no longer available (Club Scrap kits are limited edition), but the digital kit offers some of the same backgrounds and images.
Versamark ink and gold embossing powder for a quick frame on the card stock panels and tag.
I found some white velcro dots at Office Depot for the closure.
I got messy with Distress Oxide inks and they stamp beautifully too! I stamped the To/FROM stocking image on some of the Gnome for the Holidays card stock with black Staz On ink. I've never used Staz On ink on coated card stock before and the images are super clean and clear!
The calendar and gift list were designed in Photoshop Elements using the Callove Script and Lemon Tuesday fonts.
Nikki's blog is your next stop, but make sure to visit all the designers that participate in this blog hop and leave them a comment for your chance to win! Here is the full list:
Below you can find a list with all the products used today! Links to multiple online shops are available, just click the store link below each item. Affiliate links used where possible at no extra cost to you.
