Sparkle & Shine Flip Album

Today is the day! I am so excited!! It's my annual Christmas card exchange. I look forward to this event every year. I like to mix it up and do something different each time. In the past I've done a secret gift exchange or handmade ornament exchange, in addition to swapping cards. This year I've included a cookie exchange! I was busy baking and decorating yesterday and I'm preparing for a major sugar rush today!!

I also like to provide a fun project to make so we can hang out and create for awhile! This year I've decided to create a mini flip album. After a shopping trip to Ikea this summer, I accumulated several of these darling frames. Then with the premier of the Artbooking Cricut cartridge I knew that I wanted to create a mini album. Finally, the Holiday Gift Guide arrived and the Sparkle & Shine papers and embellishments were the final touch!

The assembly will be so simple. All the pages were cut on my Cricut and then I cut the photo mats from the left over pieces of cardstock. We are decorating each page with the coordinating chipboard, zip strips, washi tape, twine and ribbon...that's it....no stamping at all?! {whaaaat?!!}

 

 

Come back soon as I will share all the Christmas cards from the exchange, cookies and other festive surprises that even the ladies don't know about!! ;)



Jar Snow Globes

It's time to decorate for the Holidays! I love re-discovering my Christmas decor projects as I unpack the boxes. I also like to add new projects every year. Perhaps they are current trends or the latest "must-have" products. This year I discovered these ball jar snow globes, thanks to Pinterest!

These were super easy to create. I started with some canning jars and painted the lids white. I found these cute trees in the Christmas section with the little village displays. I hot glued then to the lid, then added some faux snow to the jar.

On the outside of the jar I added some punched snowflakes and a little bling!

Such a festive addition to my Holiday decor! Love them! : )

Mr. Snowman

This Saturday I am hosting a workshop where we will be creating this darling block snowman! His body is made from boxes cut on the Artiste Cricut cartridge. He is embellished with button brads, chipboard stars, red twine and a child's sock for a hat!

The boxes can be left empty and simply used as Holiday decoration....or....fill the boxes with goodies as a fun surprise for your loved ones!

 

Please contact me if you are interested in attending this workshop! 

Inspired Christmas Wall Hangings

I was inspired by some tone on tone wall hangings on Jeanette Lynton's blog. At first I just made one, this one~


Then I decided to make some more in cheerful festive colors. However, I kept them all tone on tone still! The photography is not the best, they are much nicer in person.

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?!?!