There's Snowman Like You

Hello crafty peeps! I hope you are all surviving the pre-holiday madness, as we count down the hours until the big day. I am hand-making a lot of gifts this year, so I have been confined to my craft room pretty much 24/7, but I'm definitely not complaining!

One of my favorite elements to use on my Christmas cards is snowmen. I don't know what it is about them, but I just love the little buggers! This particular card started out being kind of all over the place because I didn't really have a concrete plan in my head, but I think it came together okay in the end....

SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Expression & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Artiste"
PAPER:  My Mind's Eye "Winter Wonderland"
STAMP:  Paper Smooches "Christmas Sampler" set
INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot", CTMH Distressing Inks "Chocolate"
PUNCH:  Martha Stewart "Aspen Snowflake"
OTHER:  My Mind's Eye chipboard snowman & twine, Stickles "Star Dust" & "Black Diamond", CTMH Liquid Glass, Fiskars Paper Edgers, foam tape


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Challenges:

Craftin Desert Diva's -  Linky Party #21, Christmas, entry #2
DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday December Linky Challenge, anything goes, entry #2
Paper Playtime -  Challenge #25, "Winter Fun", entry #2
Die Cuttin' Diva's -  Challenge #146, "Happy Holidays"
Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Linky Party, anything goes
Love To Create -  Challenge #96, anything goes
Every Day Is An Occasion -  Sunday Funday #16, anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #111, anything goes w/sentiment (Isaiah 9:6)
Cute Card Thursday -  Challenge #300, "Celebrations"
Dream Valley -  Challenge #72, Christmas
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge, "Bling It On"
Crafting Musketeers -  Challenge #8, "Layer It Up" 


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Thank you so much for visiting me & have an awesome day!

-Diana ♥ 

Blue Christmas

Hello, my crafty friends! I can't believe it's so close to Christmas already! When I was a kid it used to seem like forever between Christmases, but now it comes unbelievably fast. It has been surprisingly cold here in Northern California. The other night we got down to 22° & we even had a little bit of snow, which was so exciting! I know it's no big deal for you East Coasters, but it is a very big deal here!

Anyway, for this card I used my favorite Christmas colors.... blue & white. This color combo used to be non-traditional, but now it seems pretty mainstream. I've always seen it representing winter or Hanukkah, but now I see it used more & more for Christmas, which works out great for me! I made a set of 10 of these, using the CTMH "Frosted" Paper Packet & some other embellishments....

SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression & Gypsy
CARTRIDGES:  "Folk Art Festival" & "Lacy Labels"
PAPER:  CTMH "Frosted" Paper Packet
STAMPS:  CTMH "Frosted" & Joy's Life "Everyday Occasions"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Twilight"
EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug with Darice "Snowflake Background" folder
OTHER:  Stickles "Star Dust", CTMH Liquid Glass, sparkly snowflakes from my stash, foam tape


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Challenges:

BBTB2 -  "Winter Is On The Way" Challenge
Craftin Desert Diva's -  Linky Party #21, Christmas
Cute Card Thursday -  Challenge #299, Christmas
DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday December Linky Challenge, anything goes
FCCB -  Challenge Me Monday #190, holiday cards
Paper Playtime -  Challenge #25, "Winter Fun"
Simon Says Stamp -  "Let It Snow" Challenge
Color My Heart -  CTMH Color Dare #73, "Frosted Blue" & "Frosted Turquoise"
Jo's Scrap Shack -  Fun-Day Friday Challenge #30, Winter
Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Linky Party, anything goes
All That Stickles -  "Happy Holidays" Linky Party, must use Stickles 


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Thank you so much for stopping by & have a wonderful weekend!!

-Diana ♥