Holly Jolly PML Cards

Hi folks,

Just thought I would pop in to share a couple more cards I made using the Holly Jolly collection and one of the PML cards that I cut in half!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!

Just popping in to share a few more cards I made using the Holly Jolly collection from Close To My Heart.

These four cards were for my sister's four youngest daughters.

The first three feature images I coloured from The Greeting Farm and were for the three youngest.

And this one is for her teenage daughter. The snowman is from the Holly Jolly Sticker sheet and the mat is a PML card!

I hope they like their cards!

As always thanks for stopping by.

November CTMH Holly Jolly Cross Canada Blog

Hi folks!

Welcome to our November Cross Canada Blog Hop featuring the Holly Jolly collection from Close To My Heart. Whether you are a scrap-booker or card-maker, this collection has something for you.

If you've just hopped onto my blog, then 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 at Michelle's blog. If you came from Rosalynd then you are in the right place!

I have four Christmas cards to share this month (surprise!) to show you what you can do with the papers, sticker sheet, and PML cards from this collection.

That's it for me! Up next is Brandi!

Remember - if you get lost you can always head back to Michelle's blog as she has the full list of participants.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we are able to inspire you in some way. If so, please leave us a comment as we love to hear back from the hoppers! We hope you are able to join us again next month. So be sure to mark December 10th on your calendar. And don't forget, you can reach out to your local consultant to purchase any of the items you see on the hop today!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

The last of the 2017 Christmas cards.

Hi folks,

Yes, I still have a few 2017 Christmas cards to share so what the heck - I'll toss them all into this post to wrap up the year.

The images are all from The Greeting Farm while the papers are a mix.

I believe the snowflake paper on this first one is from American Crafts and the red glitter paper is from CTMH.

The silver glitter paper on this one is from CTMH and the patterned paper is from Stampin' Up (Quilted Christmas).

This one also uses papers from the Stampin' Up Quilted Christmas collection.

As does this one - again, the silver glitter paper is CTMH.

Well, that's a wrap for me on my 2017 Christmas cards!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Baubles

Hi folks,

I think I reached the last of my "bulk" makes for Christmas 2017. These use the CTMH Silver and Gold paper collection.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Merriest Wishes

Hi folks,

This year I broke with tradition and actually took the days between Christmas and New Year off from work.

I'm hoping to get in a bit of paper-crafting (for the January birthdays) but for now I am still sharing Christmas cards.

These are my take on the cards you can make using the supplies in the CTMH Merriest Wishes card-making kit.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Joyful Tidings

Hi folks,

I know Christmas is officially over but I do still have cards to share.

These are my cards using the CTMH "Joyful Tidings" card making kit. I like to use different sentiments on my cards so that they are all different, even if the layout is the same.

As always - thanks for stopping by!

Be Merry

Hi folks,

I think this one says it all!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Silvery Snowy Wishes

Hi folks,

Back again today to share more of my cards I made with the CTMH Silver & Gold PML cards.

This time it's the silver version.

These cards were inspired by those shared by the fabulously creative Julie Carriere.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

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!

Silver and Gold Christmas Trio

Hi folks,

Back today to share a few more cards I made at the pajama crop back in November. For these I used the Silver and Gold paper collection from CTMH.

I wasn't thrilled with the grey card on the left so I made another sample with the red card stock. I liked that version a bit more so, in the end, I went with making a few more of that style. I'll share those on another day.


As always, thanks for stopping by!

Even more cards from the PJ Crop

Hi folks,

I'm back today to share even more cards I started at the PJ crop (and finished up the next day at home).

The card bases are from a Stampin' Up Kit - the sentiments are all CTMH. Who says you can't combine products from different companies!

At this time of year I'm a BIG fan of kits for helping me get through the bulk Christmas card makes, especially when my crafty mojo goes off on a walkabout. Well, kind of. I've gotten caught up in some quilting projects of late and the paper-crafting has taken a bit of a back-seat.

I always promise myself that I'm going to make Christmas cards all year long but I invariably fall off the wagon and have to rush through making them in November and December.

Anyways, more to come in the next few days!

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Cards for the PJ Crop Card Exchange

Hi folks!

Every year around this time, there is a crop at Algonquin College here in Ottawa. I've been attending pretty much since the beginning - it's the one crop I make sure to attend every year.

Something new the last couple of years is that attendees can sign up to take part in a Christmas card exchange. We each make 10 cards and the participants swap with each other - so we all come home with 10 different cards! It's always fun!

These are the cards I made this year. Simple (I rushed to make them the night before) but I think pretty.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• paper: CTMH Beary Christmas, cranberry card stock, gold glitter card stock, white card stock
• stamped image: CTMH October Stamp of the Month "Christmas Tunes", details coloured with Shinhan markers
• embellishments: CTMH Gold Glitter Gems

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sending Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Hi folks,

Just popping in today to share the other card style featured in the Joyful Tidings WYW Cardmaking Kit.

I love this fun colour combo! And, once again, while the kit suggests using the scalloped border Thin Cuts, I used my scallop border punch to replicate the look AND I hand cut the banner as I did not yet have the banner Thin Cuts (I do now!).

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi folks,

The Christmas cards continue - but with a different paper collection! This card features the paper collection "Silver and Gold" and is from the "Joyful Tidings" cardmaking WYW.

I quite like this colour combo and that little bit of bling is just right.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year - Take Two!

Hi folks,

I'm back today to share another Beary Christmas card inspired by the same workshop as yesterday's card.

This is another one that is quick and easy to whip up - and is an easy to mail one. No extra postage required!

Once again, I used the Beary Christmas Cardmaking Stamp set and embellished with some red enamel gems from my stash.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hi folks,

Yes - I'm still posting Christmas cards even though it's more than two months away yet! Get started early and there isn't a rush closer to Christmas!

This card is another clean and simple one featuring the CTMH Beary Christmas papers. Again, inspired by the cards in a 10 card workshop that uses only one sheet of patterned paper and one sheet of each of three card stock papers.

The original design for this card did not have a sentiment on the front but I thought it needed it. so, I just added the sentiment from the Beary Christmas Card Making Stamp Set in addition to the wreath on the centre panel.

 As always, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays

Hi folks,

Back again today to share another card inspired by the bonus cards from the Beary Christmas Scrapbooking WYW kit from CTMH.

I switched up the background paper - I used the snowy print instead of the light strings - and used red enamel gems as my embellishments instead of the green Beary Christmas dots as I have a LOT of those in my stash.

It works!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Joy

Hi folks,

Just sharing another Christmas card using the Beary Christmas papers from CTMH.

In case you are wondering, I used the Beary Christmas Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts set to make the wreath and sentiment on this card. This card comes together very quickly. It's based on one of the optional cards you can make with the WYW Beary Christmas Scrapbooking Kit.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Happiest Holidays

Hi folks,

I'm back today to share another of the cards from the CTMH Merriest Wishes Cardmaking Workshop Your Way.

This was a fun one to make because - that tree patterned paper is actually custom-created using the stamps that come in the kit! I love it! I used the three different green inks recommended in the kit along with a red ink and - Voila! My own paper!

As always, thanks for stopping by!