Golden Christmas Wishes

Hi folks,

Just popping in to share some cards I made using the CTMH Silver & Gold PML cards.

These are my gold cards. I paired up the gold PML cards with kraft card stock. I quite liked the look.

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!

Has it been a month already?

Hi folks,

Well, I haven't completely fallen off the crafty map in the last month. I've been busy with a bunch of different things which I hope I can finally get around to sharing before year's end.

Let's see - the last thing I shared was the cards I made for the Christmas card exchange at the annual Pajama Crop at Algonquin College here in Ottawa.

Well, that night I, of course, made more cards!!!

These are cards that I donated to the Ronald McDonald card drive that we also do at the crop every year. For every card you donate, you get an entry for a lovely prize from the crop organizer.  I'm hoping these punny cards make whoever receives them smile.

These are from the Operation Smile Punny Pals promo that CTMH was running earlier this year. I just adapted them to be regular 4.25 x 5.5 cards instead of the 3 x 3 cards from the kit. Did you know that now, in addition to the stamp set there is a perfectly coordinated set of Thin Cuts dies for the critters? Love it!

Here's some close-ups of the four pairs of cards. Click on them to read the punny sentiments.

That's it for me today! 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!).