Merry Everything!

Hi folks,

Phew - I was so happy this year that I picked up two of the CTMH Cut Above Merry Everything Card Kits. Twenty Christmas cards that came together in a flash. Perfect for procrastinators like me who are still wondering where the card-making mojo has disappeared!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

September Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hi folks,

Welcome to our September Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring artwork created from products found in the 2017 Holiday Expressions Idea Book. To purchase any of the items seen in our hop today, please contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts as we love to get feedback from our readers.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this IS a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada, then please start at the beginning and join Michelle. If you came from Nicky then you are in the correct place!

If you are a frequent visitor, you know I am a card-maker so the first thing I look at when the new Holiday Expressions Idea Book is released are the ideas for Christmas cards.

I saw the Cut Above Tag Kit - Merry Everything and immediately set about coming up with ways to use the tag kit to make a bunch of this year's Christmas cards.

Here's the kit contents:

and the suggested tags you can make (with a couple of mini stamps)

And here are the TEN cards I made!

The first five feature the papers from the Silver and Gold Collection with a little ruby card stock to add a bit of pop.

These last five feature papers from the Beary Christmas Collection. Again, with some ruby and fern card stock to add a bit of pop.

In case you are wondering about the various embellishments and stamps I've used on these cards, here's a list:

• gold glitter gems
• gold shimmer trim
• silver shimmer trim
• M1184 - Merry Christmas
• M1183 - Merry Everything
• M1182 - Mistletoe Kisses
• M1181 - Ho Ho Ho
• M1176 - Little Saint Nick
• M1175 - Season's Greetings
• G1142 - Joyful Tidings WYW Cardmaking Kit Stamp set
• and, of course, coordinating inks in Ruby, Cranberry, Fern, Charcoal, and Black
• G1141 - Merriest Wishes WYW Cardmaking Kit Stamp set

Oh - and my cards are all 5 x 5 inch square.

Phew! Did you make it to the end of this post? Yay! Now I'll send you along your way to Diana.

If you get lost along the way, just pop over to Michelle S blog as she has the entire list of participants.

'Tis The Season Cut Above Tag Kit

Hi folks,

Do you find yourself searching for a  last minute for a tag to put on your gifts?

Well, CTMH has the perfect solution for you with the 'Tis The Season Cut Above Tag kit.

The kit comes with everything you see above - ready to add some glam to your seasonal gift giving.

The kit makes ten elegant tags (as shown in the upper right corner of the photo).

The suggested mini stamps to use with this kit are Mini Christmas , Happiest Holidays, Mini Joy (all of which are available in English, French, and Spanish) and Merry & Bright. Of course, you can feel free to use any stamps you already have in your collection to finish off these tags. Personally, I think these tags can be used all year round, not just for Christmas.

Since I'm a card maker, I decided to use my tag kit to make some Christmas cards to add to my stash. I thought that these tags would pair really well with the papers in the Oh Deer! collection and came up with these ten cards.

Easy peasy!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

'Tis The Season Cut Above Card Kit

Hi folks,

Have you started making your Christmas cards yet for this year? Need a quick way to get a few ready for mailing? Then be sure to check out the Cut Above 'Tis The Season card kit from CTMH.

The kit comes with everything you see above - ready to make 10 Christmas cards. All you need to supply is your favourite adhesive and stamps and these cards come together in no time at all.

The suggested mini stamps to use with this kit are Mini Christmas , Happiest Holidays, Mini Joy (all of which are available in English, French, and Spanish) and Merry & Bright. Of course, you can feel free to use any stamps you already have in your collection to finish off these cards.

Here's the cards I made with my kit at the crop I attended this past weekend. I switched up the orientation and sentiment on each of the cards so they would all be different but that's just my own preference. No harm in making all of them the same!

I'm thinking of replicating this idea on some more cards - not just for Christmas. A coloured card base, white pigment ink stamping and then a fun plaid in the centre with a flashy sentiment panel. It would be so easy peasy to whip up some thank you cards or birthday cards for the stash!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Cut Above - Deck the Halls

Hi folks,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas. We did our usual visit with spouse's extended family yesterday and are taking it easy today. So I'm going to take some time to share my creations from the last month or so - of course, most of them are going to be Christmas related.

Once again, the Cut Above card kits from Close To My Heart saved me a LOT of time making this year's Christmas cards.

This selection of cards were made using the Deck The Halls kit and a few little extras.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x5.5 inches
• CTMH Deck the Halls Card kit
• stamp sets: Merry Merry (C1591), Holiday Greetings (M1129), Doubly Merry (M1128), Hand-lettered Christmas (M1127), This is Christmas (M1126), White Pines Cardmaking WOTG Stamp Set (D1676), To You and Yours (B1403), Joyful Garland (B1489), Tannenbaum (B1361) - retired
• extras: white shimmer trim, pomegranate card stock
• tools: CTMH Scallop Border Punch

As always, thanks for stopping by! And don't forget - if you want to pick up the Cut Above Deck the Halls kit for NEXT year's Christmas cards, you only have until Dec 31st!