This week I'm thankful for dreary weather because it keeps us at home, rolled up in a cozy blanket with only the twinkle of Christmas lights on. I celebrated my 59th birthday on Monday and the whole family (except my oldest granddaughter) went to dinner at a local restaurant. I was very spoiled at work with cards, presents, gift cards, flowers and even lunch.
My DD and I always laugh that no one really likes me, but apparently they do. LOL
So this week, I'm also thankful for a December birthday.
What are you thankful for? Let me know in the comments.
It was also pretty easy since all I needed to do was cut out the pieces with my Cricut. The card was designed by Sue Maraval in Cricut Design Space. The hardest part was selectin which color cardstock out of all the varieties from CutCardStock has available. I decided to go with Vanilla Bean Brown for the puppy and Wild Salmon for the background. Wild Salmon is quickly becoming my favorite go to color right now.
Other colors used are Pepper Red, Black Licorice, and Cougar Smooth White.
I don't have the writing feature with my Cricut model so I just used a white pen to write "Happy Birthday" and "pull" on the ears & tongue. Although the popping element was hard to capture, I believe you can tell how it pops up and how super cute it is!
Be sure to check out CutCardStock for all your cardstock needs and while you're there, sign up for their newsletter because they are always having sales on their already discounted prices. Great quality - great prices, it doesn't get much better than that!
And if you're looking for paper project inspiration, look no further than the CutCardStock Blog! If you want to see this card on the blog, click HERE.
If you've ever been stuck on how to start a project, sketches are a great way to get yourself moving. I love a good sketch and this one is one of those for sure!
Here's the sketch:
And the winner is:
Donna commented every day and it paid off! Donna, be sure to send me your mailing address so I can get those tags out to you!
Join a fun group of crafty peeps each month as we take on the Iron Crafter Challenge! Each month Anna from @piececraftlove or Tara from @thepapersnob will select a challenge ingredient to use on a layout. This hop goes live on the THIRD FRIDAY of the month. There's a hop on YouTube and Instagram to show how we used the challenge ingredient(s) for the month. The mystery item for the month will be announced on the first of each month.
The mystery challenge ingredient for December is FLAIR. Now, I don't have any FLAIR in my stash, but I had these flat back embellishments for years. In fact, I checked the back and the year is 2013. I'm guessing I had them at least that long. I pulled out a pink frilly paper pack from Authentique and it coordinated beautifully with the fancy pink decor of The Madonna Inn. This is located near Pismo - not sure the exact town. I went full on with a pink & pretty theme for this layout and I love it!
For the YouTube hop, here's the playlist with ALL the videos of the participants:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCfSqErOPJopB5H3UWfkJpFb2xOSbKhwZ
If you want to learn about the mystery item and play along, come over to the Piece Craft Love Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/piececraftloveclubhouse
Here's my YT video:
Be sure to hop along and visit the other channels:
Tara https://www.youtube.com/@thepapersnob
Kristen https://youtube.com/@scrappingonthefly1217
Christine https://youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
Kimberly https://www.youtube.com/c/IdRatherBeScrapbooking
Hollie Www.youtube.com/ivycoelcreations
Instagram:
Brandi Jo: https://instagram.com/scrappy.boymama
Simera https://instagram.com/scrappysimi
Tina www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr
Hi there, I’m showing off these cute and useful gift card holders made from the Christmas Stocking Gift Card Holder D017 cut file. I give a lot of gift cards during the holidays and this cut file is perfect to dress them up! I mean, who doesn’t want to receive one of these festive little things?
The cut file is already set as the perfect size for a gift card so no need to change anything! I decided to make mine using patterned paper so I made sure to find heavier weight patterned paper for them. And because I needed more than one, I made sure to create a couple at a time.
Once the image is scored and cut, I used a bone folder to reinforce the score lines before adhering the sides together.
With all the little tabs, I thought it would be easier to use liquid adhesive to adhere the front and back of the holder together.
And since I had the glue out, I used it for all my adhesive needs. I love the cute patches on these stockings and using a coordinating color really makes them pop.
I used a tag punch that I own to create a To/Fr area to write the recipient's name; tied a bow using some red string and adhered the holly with foam adhesive all in the front of the stocking. It is so cute!
Don’t you agree? I could have easily written the recipient’s name on the stocking cuff which I’ve done in the past, but I love the addition of the little tag.
There is such a great variety of gift cardholders on the Printable Cuttable Creatables website, you’ll never have to give a gift card in a boring envelope again and why not make some extras so they’re ready for future gifting needs?
Be sure to check out this project as well as others on the PCC Blog. You'll surely find something to inspire you!
