12 Days of Christmas Cards - Zig Zag Village

Hi! Day 3 already?
I purchased this cut file from the Silhouette store last month.  It's really pretty and quite easy to assemble.  And there is a great video tutorial from the designer Marji Roy

I cut the village out with kraft colored paper and inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink.

I glittered all the roof pieces and trees with Rock Candy dry glitter and then added the wreaths and bows (which I colored with Copic markers)

See, told you it was easy. That's all there is to it really. See you tomorrow💝

12 Days of Christmas Cards - Let Heaven and Nature Sing

Welcome to Day 2
I love the colors on this card, and I love my silhouette machine!
I cut out a birch tree background (5x7) and a deer using cut files I had in my library.
I embossed the trees using Shabby White embossing powder and the deer/frame were embossed with interference green and a little sprinkle of the Shabby White powder.
The background was dry embossed using the older birch trees folder from Tim Holtz, and highlighted with Evergreen Bough distress ink.
The stamped sentiment is an old stamp I had in my stash. (I have so many stamps, you guys.) Most of my wood mounted stamps are retired or unavailable now. 😞

Again, not traditional Christmas colors, but so pretty.  

Thanks for looking! See you soon. 💝

12 Days of Christmas Cards - A Frosty Noel

Happy December! It's my most favorite time of year.  I started working on my Christmas cards back in October. I will be sharing my creations with you.

This first card combined a few techniques.  I printed the window (download file from Alpha Stamps/Laura Carson) and cut out the panes.
I then covered my blue background paper with Sookwang tape and placed the window over top.  The exposed adhesive was now ready for Rock Candy Glitter.
I cut the NOEL out on my Silhouette, the embossed with white powder and a custom mix I made with Shabby white and blue embossing powders.
There's the Tim Holtz' tattered snowflake die/embossing folder and another snowflake cutout over the L
I added some white yarn and some bling to finish off the card.

I like the frosty/shabbiness of this card.  Not your traditional Christmas colors, but more of a wintery shabby chic look.  

Thanks for looking, stay tuned for more cards this week. 💝

It's Turkey Time!

Thanksgiving greetings from Canada. Our Thanksgiving is this weekend and I made a fun "centerpiece" for the table.

SVGCuts.com released the latest kit "Fall Weekend" and it is fabulous. I've made all the projects in the kit, and I'm in love with all them!

I constructed the truck using turquoise paper, but after it was put together, I wanted it to have a glossy finish, so I painted it with Finnibair's blue/pink iridescent paint. (Prima)

We have a party going on in the back of the pickup truck. I've mentioned before that I buy a lot of graphic files from the Hungry jPeg website. This particular one is "It's Turkey Time" that was in the November feast bundle last year. Hahaha, yes I've been waiting all year to use it😄

I also made the geometric pumpkin that is in the kit as well. I used Bo Bunny "Winter Wishes" paper.

It's a very subtle pink on one side, and off white on the other (12"winter wishes icicles item #20901833) 

The leaves were cut at 50% and 75% . Which is cool, because they're still a great size to use with the pumpkin. 

I really love this kit! Thanks Mary! I've said it before, and I will say it again, "you are a paper engineering marvel"

Urban Scrapbook's Monthly Challenge Kits

I have been so delinquent on my blog posts! I am trying to catch up a little bit. It turned out to be a crazy/wonderful summer but here are my pages designed for The Urban Scrapbook from the past 3 months...

July

August

September

A Flamboyance of Flamingos

Hello everyone!
I wanted to share this pretty box card that I made.
The cut file is from Mary's Wildflower Saloon kit over at SVGCuts.com

as you probably know, I purchase a lot of graphic files from thehungryjpeg.com
I printed the flamingos, cut them out and arranged them in the box.
I added a few die cuts (leaves and bamboo) to give it a little more color.

Yeah, I'm keeping this one. I LOVE flamingos and it fits perfectly with the decor of my house!

Thanks for taking a look, see you soon.

Quilted Gift Box

Hello my friends,
Today I'm sharing the quilted gift box from the Wildflower Saloon SVG kit.
I cut out the pieces to this project at 50% scale. I had an idea in mind, so I wanted to create the box in a smaller size so I could play around with it.

The quilted box top was cut out using white cardstock. I sized a flamingo to be in proportion with the finished section. After it was glued together, I came back in and started inking a beachy landscape. I used distress inks for that.

This box is a great size for little odds 'n ends. I will be using it to store/hide things in my art room.

Thanks for looking. See you soon.