Believe Banners

Hope you haven't seen enough Holiday banners, because I have two more for you today! They are both "believe" banners made almost entirely from the Cricut AP cartridge. The first one is more a traditional home made banner. It uses the colors of colonial white, barn red, kraft and new england ivy. I joined the pennants together with the lovely striped chocolate grosgrain ribbon. I kept it very simple.

This believe banner is more playful and has lots of fun ribbons and twine. Most of the pieces were cut using the Cricut AP cartridge except the scallop circles that the letters are adhered to. The color combination is similar to the other except lighter shades of red (cranberry)and green (garden green).

I have it hanging here above my Tai Pan Trading snowmen I picked up last year at the after Christmas clearance sale. They are soooo cute!

My daughter said, "Mom, we have too many believe banners in the house." I told her that one of them might become a gift for someone.... I wonder who might like one?!?!

Make It From Your Heart~ Cards

I submitted two cards to the Make It From Your Heart contest. They are both done in a Holiday theme and use several new goodies from the Autumn/Winter Idea Book.

The first card was submitted for the Elemental papers. I also used a couple new stamps, Bundled Buddies was on my "gotta have it" list right away and December 25th. I also got to use one of the new Journaling Spots and a Foundry Pin Clip. How much do you love that cocoa grosgrain striped ribbon?

This card uses a completely different Holiday color scheme thanks to the new Believe papers. I love how bright and cheery they are! The card design is from the Fancy File template in the Wishes book. I like how you can pull out the tag to reveal a message or perhaps some Christmas cash! For this card I also used the December 25th stamp set and the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

They were not winners, but they are still special to me. I have another two page Level 3 layout to share with you. Look for it soon!

Cricut Cards ~ Die Cut H2H Challenge

They are all about Die Cuts this week on the Heart 2 Heart challenges blog. Now that Close To My Heart has introduced its very own Cricut Cartridge, I've been all about die cutting too! Here are a few cards I've made using the new cartridge. The card bases were even made using the Cricut. I have also incorporated 3 new paper packs: Roxie, Typeset and Believe.

Having the Cricut cut the rose spirals makes these beauties quick and easy! ~

I love that you can just layer the shapes together! ~

Imagine a cute family photo peeking through the window. Wouldn't family and friends adore receiving these for the Holidays! ~

Check out all the other great ideas on the Heart 2 Heart blog.

Believe

This is a christmas card that I made with the intention of using for a card swap. Regardless, I changed my mind and will use a different one now. I still like it though, the colors appeal to me because they are light and pretty! Check back soon as I will reveal all the cards received for my 2008 Christmas Card Swap!