Winter Frolic - Window Top Card!

Hello my crafty friends!  This is Kimberly from My Craft Spot and I am so happy to be here on Sheila's fun blog to share a Christmas card with you!

The top of the card has a window cut in the shape of the shadow so you can see the Christmas carolers (The carolers are actually in the inside of the card)  The top of the card is a 5.5 inch square cut with the George cartridge.  The shadow was cut at 2.87 inches.

The Christmas carolers, and all of the layers were cut from the Winter Frolic cartridge at 2.87 inches.  I used cuttlebug embossing folders to add texture to their clothing and to the borders.

The face stamps are from Peachy Keen - adds soooo much to these die cuts!  I also chalked the cheeks with Red EK Success chalk and used a white gel pen to color in the eyes and add highlights.

 The borders are from the new Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge (which I love!!)  The top border is a "2 x 11 border" cut at 0.99 inches.  The red underneath is the "1 x 11 border" cut at 0.50 inches.

The Christmas tree border is the "1 x 6 border button" cut at 0.91 inches.  I cut both layers (use the shift key).  The top (cream) and the bottom (red).  Then I cut 4 of the Christmas trees (green) at 0.53 inches.

The stamped sentiment is from my new White Christmas Stamp Set.  I tied the Vintage Green Bakers Twine through the 'window'.

This is the inside of the card.  The "Merry Christmas" sentiment is from my new Merry Christmas Stamp Set.

Here is a video showing how I made this card:

Come join the fun over at My Craft Spot!

Monthly Scrapbook Calendar Pages

Hello everyone! This is Java Jen from Java Jen Creations and I want to, first of all, thank Sheila for having me here today! It is truly an honor!

For my project today, I want to share with you something that I do each month to make it easier to scrapbook my monthly pictures.  As I have taught scrapbooking classes through the years, a common dilemma with my customers and friends has been what to do with those everyday pictures that are not part of a big event or holiday. I say that the everyday happenings in our lives are just as important as the big celebrations so why not recognize that in our albums!? Each month I create a calendar page that hangs on our fridge so that we can write our everyday comings and goings. When the month ends, I put it in our family scrapbook and simply create simple pages with all of the pictures that I took that month. It has been such a great way to remember our everyday moments that might have otherwise gone unnoticed and it makes for wonderful reminiscing when we sit down to review past years! More than once, we have been trying to recall when a particular "something" happened and one of my kids said, "Get the album! It's in there!"  (That made me feel particularly good!)  My, I've been wordy today!! I better get to some pics! Here are some pics of the calendar pages I have made recently - starting with this month's that is currently on our fridge. Under each picture, I have listed the cricut cuts and what cartridge I used for them. I'm not listing specifics, like sizes and papers used on all because this is a project that is so easy to personalize to your tastes and style. Obviously, all the pages are 12x12 and I used a calendar grid from Creative Memories. The Fridge Frame is also a Creative Memories product that I have had for years but sadly, they don't make it anymore. :(  You can simply hang your calendar page up with some strong magnets for the corners. Ok, on to the pics!

"APRIL" - Designer's Calendar

FLOWER and "spring has" and "Sprung" - Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons

All elements used on this page are from the November Club Ruby designers kit. To find out more about this club, check out Club Ruby Designers , a fantastic monthly club full of inspiration!

DECEMBER - Designer's Calendar

ANGELS and TREES - Winter Frolic

K & Co. - background paper

JANUARY - Designer's Calendar

printed background and snowflake paper - Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge

snowflakes - Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons

stickles

printed background paper - Yummy Imagine cartridge

Die cuts - all printed and cut in layers from Yummy cartridge

FEBRUARY - Thickers

stickles

MARCH - Creative Memories sticker letters

all other stickers and accents - DCWV Spring stickers and accents

background paper from Club Ruby kit

Pumpkins from pre-loaded Imagine shapes and printed with Imagine

Sticker letters

AUGUST - Designer's calendar

"Happy Trails" - Going Places cartridge

Clock - Designer's calendar

background paper - DCWV

SEPTEMBER - Designer's calendar

"back to school", "Labor Day" and "school starts" - Designer's calendar

Apple - Makin' the Grade cartridge

"7" - Makin' the Grade cartridge

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to make those everyday moments ones to remember!  Stop by my blog: Java Jen Creations anytime to say Hi!

'All I Want for Christmas' Layout

Happy New Year, this is Kate from Sassy and Scrappy! I'm so excited to be back at She's A Sassy Lady to share my layout with you. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, I know I did! This layout was inspired by my 5 y.o. nephew Micah, every time he opened a gift he exclaimed, "this is what I always wanted!" He's just too sweet...and cute!

Here's a picture of the layout I designed in my Gypsy. Since I've started posting my projects on a blog I realized how much, and how often, I change my mind. But that's my prerogative, right?! I have to apologize in advance for the lack of picture tutorials, apparently my brain stopped working, but I do have all the cut sizes and other info at the bottom of this post.

I hadn't gotten a chance to use my Jolly Holidays cartridge yet, so I pulled it out. I thought the elf pulling his wagon would be perfect for this layout. And then I remembered the tree from Winter Frolic and decided to stretch it out to place on the opposite page.

Here is a picture of the left page.

And the right page.

Here is a close-up of the title and the tree. You also get a close-up of my nephew eating a crepe, he loves nutella and whip cream!

In this picture you can see the additional stitching and the tag I added to journal.

Details:

• Elf -'Jolly Holidays' cut with all his layers at 6-inches

To give the elf a little extra dimension I added Martha Stewart flock in 'swan' to his hat. I applied Scotch liquid glue along the border of the elf's hat and the ball and then generously applied the flocking. I repeated this step 3 times until I got the desired height.

• Gift Boxes-'Christmas Cheer' cut with all layers at 1, 1.5 and 2-inches

I wanted to add a little extra "bling" to the gift boxes so I ran them upside down through my Xyron and added some Martha Stewart glitter. I also attached a couple of Jolee rhinestones.

• Title-'Winter Frolic' cut with layers and shadow at 2.5-inches
• Tree-'Winter Frolic' cut with layers at 7.85-inches, sized on my Gypsy

Instead of using the circular shapes the cricut cut for ornaments I decided it would be fun to use buttons instead. I love buttons! I ran the star through my Xyron to add glitter (also Martha Stewart).

• Border-'Martha Stewart All Occasions Cake Art' cut at 1.5-inches. To create this border I welded pieces together using my Gypsy until the length was 11.28-inches. I ended up cutting them as needed, but certainly you could stretch the border across the width of the page (using your Gypsy of course)

• Tag-Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cut at 4.25 and 4.5-inches

Buttons, ribbon and solid cardstock-Papertrey Ink
Pattern Paper-Fancy Pants (stripes) and My Mind's Eye
Peachy Keen Stamps-Snow Cuties Face Assortment, 1 3/8-inch stamp

Thank you all for stopping by and looking at my layout. I always enjoy reading your comments and want to thank you in advance for the kind words. I'll see you back here soon or over on my blog Sassy and Scrappy!