Christmas Ornament

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It is the day before Thanksgiving, and all of my cards and decorations are finished. So I took a moment out of my day to create a Christmas card. I went directly to my CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge for this gorgeous ornament. I welded a white base together to create the card, and I set it at 5 inches tall, so that I could fit it into a square envelope. Next, I cut a layer of silver and put the decorate layer of red on top. I inked the red with a little bit of White Daisy ink.

To further create the mood of Christmas winter, I added two leaves in shades of green with White Daisy ink on top for a snowy effect. On the inside of the card, I stayed a sentiment from the Snowhaven stamp set (D1625) and inked the edges with Ponderosa Pine ink. 

One tip that I use when I stamp sentiments is to emboss with clear powder. I do this to even out and and deepen the ink color. I like to use clear in case the powder sticks to the sides around the stamp. 

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Challenges Entered

Crafting for all Seasons: Tis' the Season

Die Cuttin' Divas: Shaped Cards

Try it on Tuesday: Christmas is Coming

Heart 2 Heart Challenges: No Rules

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: Say it in Color

Come and Get it Challenges: Winter

Not a Scaredy Cat; A Scary Cat - BLOG CANDY

Are you getting ready for Halloween? 
Is your local craft store full of Halloween decorations?
Last night when I went to the craft store, there was an entire display of Halloween supplies. 

For this project, I found inspiration in my CTMH stash. 

I had purchased CTMH's Scaredy Cat paper, embellishments, and coordinating stamp sets for my Halloween projects this year. I love the variety of patterns and the bold colors. Notice how the pattern I used could be used for just about any project. It isn't Halloween specific although the colors are often used with Halloween projects. 

I love the metal accents that come in the embellishment pack. I added both the moon, bats and cat from CTMH's Artbooking cartridge. Using Cricut in my designs is my go-to. I love the CTMH cartridges. 

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Challenges Entered

Heart 2 Heart Challenges: Favorite Tool (Cricut)

Squigglefly: Orange, Purple, or Black (all three colors are in the pattern)

The Shabby Tea Room: Colors and Pumpkin (Pumpkin face in metal)

Craft for the Craic: Circles (pattern, pumpkin, moon)

4 Crafty Chicks: Fall

Crafting for All Seasons: Fall

The Male Room: Metal (pumpkin is metal)

Sweet 16

A very close family friend asked me to make a Sweet 16 card for her granddaughter, but she couldn't think of what she would like the card to look like. I asked her what her granddaughter likes, and she said BOYS! I thought that was hilarious, but it wasn't going to help me design a card. She knew what she didn't want: nothing frilly. It's a good thing I had my CTMH Chalk it Up paper and embellishments. 

I absolutely love this teal circle paper. It's so bright, but in a cheerful way, and it is super versatile. I would use this on a summer card to represent water from a beach or pool or the background for spaceship (for my nephews). The possibilities are endless. All of the embellishments are from the CTMH Chalk it Up kit, including the small star stickers. I used handy CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge cut the numbers and basic Cricut circle shapes. 

I'm so pleased with this card because the Chalk it Up kid made it easy to put together.

The question is - will my friend like it!