Last Minute Christmas Cards & Tags

Hello,

I hope that all my bloggy friends had

a wonder christmas and that you all got

what you asked for :)

My son got me the shelves

for my craft room that I asked for.

I cannot wait until he installs them :)

I have a few last minute

Christmas cards and tags to share with you.

The following cards were made with

SVG Cutting Files

Holiday Antibacterial Soap Holders

I also used Jaded Blossom's

Mini Tag Dies and Merry & Bright stamp set.

Faces of course are Peachy Keen.

Next is the card that I made

for my dog's groomer.  I used the

Floppy Ear Dog with letter file

also from SVG Cutting Files

My puppies eyes are from

Peachy Keen's Erkle & Merkle face stamps.

I also made a treat bag using the

Jaded Blossom Treat Tag Die

and Holiday Treat Tags stamps.

Lastly, these are the tags I made

for my gifts, once again using

Jaded Blossom's Treat Tag die,

Merry & Bright, & Christmas Wishes Stamps

and Peachy Keen Putsen & Jud stamps.

Once last bit of news!!  I am so thrilled to announce

that I have been chosen as the January Guest

Designer for SVG Cutting Files !!!

I am so excited and thanks Annie for the opportunity.

Look for my first project on January 5th!!

I will be entering the following challenges:

Silhouette Challenges - "3D"
DL ART Thankful Thursday December Challenge
Little Scrap Pieces
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/Winter
Sunday Funday Linky Party
Just B Creative Crazy December Linky
Peachy Keen Photo Challenge

SVG Cutting Files 



Holly Jolly Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to Craftin Desert Diva's Holly Jolly Christmas Blog Hop!!

I'm so happy that you could join us today! If this is the first time that you have hopped with us, you won't be disappointed. This is the Craftin Desert Divas design team's first hop and I have to say I am happpy to be part of an amazingly talented group of Ladies!!

This is Day 1 and the start of the Holly Jolly Christmas Blog Hop! You will not only get some inspiration, but you could win GREAT prizes, too!! You must FOLLOW and COMMENT on all of the stops both days to have chance to win.

Here are the wonderful sponsors for this hop...

For this two day hop each blog will be offering a prize from one of the sponsors listed above!!! You must visit each stop both days to be eligible to win.  Winners will be announced on Dec 18. The entire winning list will be posted on  Craftin Desert Diva's website.

 My sponsor for today is..

 

Jaded Blossom has donated one of their

fabulous "GOT CANDY" stamps

Here are the projects that I've created....

The design team was offered free SVG files

from 2 of our other sponsers.  For my first project

I used  the adorable Christmas Elves 

file from Too Cute by Jessica

I used the Peachy Keen "In the Garden"

face stamps for both my elves today!!

I also used some wonderful Jaded Blossom products!!

I used the Merry & Bright stamp set, the

Mini Tag Dies for my tag, and the

2x2x3 Clear Favor Boxes

I filled the box up with some

yummy Reese's Peanut Butter Minatures

decorated with more Jaded Blossom Stamps!!

For my 2nd project, I made a cute tag

using the Christmas Photo Tags

from Kadoodle Bug Designs

The sentiment is also from the

Jaded Blossom Merry & Bright  stamp set.

 I hope you have enjoyed my projects,

next up is the amazing Karen



 Here is the entire lineup in case you get lost:

  Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com

Kathy - https://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com (you are here)

Karen - http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/ (next)

Tracy- http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Migdalia http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/

Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/

Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com

Michelle B. - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.ca/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Now please don't forget that each and every

stop on the hop is giving away a prize!!

You must FOLLOW and COMMENT on all of

 the stops both days to have chance to win.

I will be entering the following challenges:

Jaded Blossom - Anything Christmas
Silhouette Challenges - "3D"
DL ART Thankful Thursday December Challenge
Little Scrap Pieces
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/Winter
Sunday Funday Linky Party
Just B Creative Crazy December Linky



Craft It Up & Link It Up "CHRISTMAS"

Today is my design team post for 

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas!

Every other Monday will mark the beginning

of a new semi-weekly linky party

and you could win fabulous prizes!!

This week's theme is

CHRISTMAS!!

The awesome sponsers

this week are

 KaDoodle Bug Designs - $15 giftcard

Cardz TV - Set of CTV stamps

I created a treat bag for my project.

I started with the Scallop Round Handled Bag file

from SVG Cutting Files.  I used DCWV paper. 

 Next I added this cute Chibi Penguin
also from SVG Cutting Files.
Her adorable face is from Peachy Keen's
PK-754 Medium Critter Faces

 I added a tag from Jaded Blossom's
Mini Tag Dies and the sentiment is from
the Merry & Bright Stamp Set.  I stamped
the sentiment and then heat embossed with
Zing Embossing Powder.

I added some chocolate kisses stamped with
the penguin candy stamps from the
Merry & Bright Stamp Set.
I tied the bag off with some glitter tulle
and added a little bit of twine to my bag.

Thanks for stopping by and I

hope you will join us

at Craftin Desert Divas

 

I will be entering this project
into the following challenges:
Jaded Blossom - Anything Christmas
Silhouette Challenges - "3D"
DL ART Thankful Thursday December Challenge
Paper Playtime - Winter Fun
Little Scrap Pieces
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/Winter
Sunday Funday Linky Party
Just B Creative Crazy December Linky
My Craft Spot - Neighbor Gifts








2 Creative Chicks CH#9 "Christmas/Winter"

It's time for
another Challenge here at

Christmas/Winter
Sunday, December 1
Ends: Tuesday, December 31

Sorry but any entry not following rules will NOT be considered when choosing the Winner or the Top 3 
*See Rules On Side Bar*

Sponsors this month are:

My Crafting Channel
Prize: If we get 300 entries I will use random.org and one lucky winner will receive a
Silhouette Portrait

My Scrap Chick

Prize $10.00 Gift Card

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

$15.00 GC

Here is my project

My Winter Cardinal is a file

from Designs By Cloud 9, I believe

it was a freebie!!

I added a strip of brown paper

on the left side of my card to represent

the tree because the branch looked

funny all by itself!!

I embossed the branch and tree with

the Cuttlebug Woodgrain folder and

the blue paper was embossed with a

snowflake folder.

I added lots of stickles in

Xmas Red to the berries

and Crystal to the snowflakes.

I also added Snowflake Embossing Tinsel

to simulate snow.

My sentiment is from

Jaded Blossoms Christmas Wishes stamp set

and the banner if from the Mini Tag dies.

 

And I hope you noticed that Nana

will be giving away a Silhouette Portrait

if we get to 300 entries, so what are you

waiting for, link up your project!!

 

Tis The Season Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to our

We are on Day 1!

There are only a few stops on this hop each day, and you are going to love the projects you see.

I am the stop #8

Here is the entire list of stops for day 1:

Nana @ My Crafting Channel

Pam @ Scrap N Sew Granny
Lisa @ The Paper Princess
Debbie @ Deb's Paper Palooza
Kim @ Kim's Card Corner
Millie @ Crafting With Creative M
Karon @ Karon's Krafty Korner
Kathy @ 3 Spoiled Dogs and a Cricut
Colleen @ Creations By Colleen
Theresa @ Scrappers Anonymous

 

Here are my projects:

I am sorry that I just could not get a good picture of

this card, the glitter and shimmer paper are hard to photograph!!

The wise men are from Designs on Cloud Nine.

The sentiment and banner are from My Craft Spot.

For this tag I used a tag shape from the

Silhouette Store and the reindeer is from

SVG Cutting Files.  The banner is from

the SIL store, sorry not sure which stamp is

used for the sentiment!!

And of course the cute face is Peachy Keen.

This tag was cut using a Spellbinders die, some punches
and I think the snowman hat is from a Cricut cart,
not sure which one, I had these cut in a drawer!!
And another cute Peachy face.
I scraplifted this idea from tags
my bloggy friend Sherrie
made last year.

Now hop on over and see what the others have for your enjoyment.

Your next stop is

Colleen @ Creations By Colleen

Thank you for hopping with us!!!!

Monsters Inc.

 

Hello and happy Tuesday!!

Today I have a card to share

that I made for my oldest

grandson's 10th birthday.

 

 This super fun file was a freebie from

SVG Cutting Files during the "Trixie Hop"

If you have never done one of their hops

then what are you waiting for??

They almost always have some super fun

freebie files.  This one was part of a file

that included Sully and Mike.

I just wanted Mike so I ungrouped and

deleted the pieces I did not want.

I created a card base by making two offsets

and then welding them. I cut a 3rd offset

for my top layer.

Now I wanted my card to fold at the

top of Mike and not the balloon,

so I only included the balloon on the top layer.

I believe the balloon is from Miss Kates Cuttables.

I added a tag and sentiment

using Jaded Blossoms Mini Tag Dies

and Go Wild Stamp set.

I created an internal offset for this inside of

my card.  The sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts.

I even decorated the envelope using some

more stamps from Crafty Sprouts

and My Creative Time dies.

 

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

SVG Cutting Files Birthday Challenge

 



Craft It Up & Link It Up "Tag You're It"

 Today is my design team post for 

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas!

Every other Monday will mark the beginning

of a new semi-weekly linky party

and you could win fabulous prizes!!

This week's theme is

TAG YOU'RE IT!!

The awesome sponsers

this week are 

Too Cute by Jessica - $20 giftcard

Cardz TV - Set of CTV stamps

Here are the Tags that I created for this challenge:

My tags were cut from Kraft cardstock

using My Creative Time's "Just Tags" dies.

I embossed each with a different embossing

folders from Cuttlebug and Sizzix.

I inked them with Distress Ink.

Next I added some pattern paper

from My Minds Eye and some

American Crafts Glitter Tape.

 The adorable snow couple are from

Peachy Keen's Putsen and Jud stamp set.

I purchased the coordinating SVG files

so I cut them with my Silhouette and then

stamped them onto white Coordinations paper.

Next I paper pieced their hats and

coats with the same MME paper.

 I added a little sparkle with some

Holly and Crystal Stickles.

The banner dies are from

My Craft Spot and the

sentiment's are from the same

Peachy Keen stamp set.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I

hope you will join us

at Craftin Desert Divas

I will be entering this project
into the following challenges:
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes
 DL.Art - November Linky
Sunday Funday - November Linky
Just B Creative Crazy - November Linky
 

Cupcake Birthday

Hello and Happy Sunday

to all my crafty friends.

I have been sitting here

making out my Thanksgiving Menu

and grocery list.  I bought my Turkey

a few days ago, but I forgot several

things, so I have been going over my menu

and making out my list to ensure I don't forget anything!!

We will not celebrate until Friday.  We like

to make it easier for our kids since we are

a "blended family" and on Thanksgiving

our kids have to make several stops,

so whenever we can we celebrate on

a different day.

 

Anyway enough rambling, I have a birthday

card to share with you today that I

made for my friends baby girl.

She had a "Cupcake" birthday party.

I used quite a few different products for my card.

The adorable little girl is the

Cupcake Girl cutting file from

SVG Cutting Files.

The blue mat was cut with a

Martha Stewart border punch and

the next layer is the Journal Die

from My Creative Time.

I embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder.

My girls cute face is from Peachy Keen

and I covered the icing of the cupcake

with Distress Stickles.  The banner

at the top is also from My Creative Time.

For the inside, the blue mat

is a Spellbinders die,

the next layer is once again

the Journal Die from My Creative Time

and the Sentiment is from

My Creative Time as well.

I added some 3 Girl Jam ribbon

and some glitter tulle.

 

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

SVG Cutting Files Birthday Challenge



Peachy Keen Anything Goes Challenge - Soccer Treat Bags

Happy Friday to all my crafty friends!!

I have some fun treat bags to share with you today.

My 4 year old granddaughter Bella

plays on an under 5 soccer team.

Their games are on Friday nights

and it is so much fun to see the little

ones chasing after the ball.

They only have 3 girls on

the team and they are just to

cutest.  Tonight is their last game

so I decided to make them some

fun treat bags.

The cute little soccer girl is from the

Silhouette Store

Design ID #48249

Their cute little faces are from

the Peachy Keen "In the Garden" stamp set

and the moons face is from the "Happy New Year" set

I typed cut each name, sorry I did not

save the file and don't know what font I used!!

I created an offset for the with my cameo.

I added a little doodling and some ribbon

to the handles and they were done.

I filled them with all kinds of fun goodies!!

Here is a picture of my beautiful Bella!!

She is the youngest of my 8 grandchildren.

 

I will be entering this in

the following challenges:

Peachy Keen Anything Goes

An Inky Situation - People

Craft It Up & Link It Up "Thanksgiving Challenge"

 

Today is my design team post for 

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas!

Every other Monday will mark the beginning

of a new semi-weekly linky party

and you could win fabulous prizes!!
This week's theme is
THANKSGIVING!!
The awesome sponsers
this week are

KaDoodle Bug Designs - $15 giftcard

The Scrapbooking Queen- Royal Surprise Pack

For my project this week I created
napkin holders for my
Thanksgiving table.

I used several different SVG files for these

adorable napkin holders.  Each one started

with a 2" Circle Punch.  The hair

for all 4 are from the SVG Cutting Files

Paper Doll Boy and Girl Hair Add On's.

The Pilgram Hats and Indian Headbands

are from the Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons

Thanksgiving Wear Cutting Files

I stamped the faces with the

Peachy Keen Sweet and Innocent Stamp Set.

I added some Distress Stickles in

Fired Brick and Spiced Marmalade

to my Indian headbands.

 

This is what my place setting will look like.

I might still make some place cards or

treat bags to add to the place setting.

My napkin rings were made from
recycled toilet paper rolls!!

Hope you will join us

at Craftin Desert Divas

I will be entering this
into the following challenges:
Peachy Keen November Release Challenge #2
Cardz TV Challenge #39- Thanksgiving

2 Creative Chicks Challenge #8- Thanksgiving

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Linky Party

Cameo Creations Challenge: Fall Y'All

Silhouette Challenges - Anything Holiday