Big Rig Christmas

I have been absent for a while, life sure has kept me busy these past few months. If I ever get my 500 cross country Amtrak pictures all edited I'm going to have a huge scrapbook to make.

However for now I'm working on Christmas stuff. I made this for my great-nephew, AJ who lives in Michigan. My dad and older brother were both over the road truckers. Sadly we lost both of them before AJ came along. 

The file is from Simply Crafty SVGs and was very easy to assemble. If you ever get stuck on one of their projects Sandy's assembly videos are GREAT!!!

I used my envelope punch board to add a gift card holder and die cut a, "Merry Christmas" for the inside. 

I added some jewels to the wreaths on both sides and wrote a sentiment on the other side of the inside.

Happy Birthday Rachael

My granddaughter's birthday is right around the corner. Of course I'm having a senior moment here, will she be 23 or 24? 

Her favorite colors are coral and teal, I picked up DCWV's Coral Couture stack just for Rachael.

I used my Happy Jig for the wire, "Happy". The stamps are from Fun Stamper's Journey and the butterfly is from Hero Arts.

I am entering card into these challenges:

Use Your Stuff - Butterflies

Always Happy Birthday

My Last DT Day Project

This is my last Design Team project for Connie Can Crop. Our sponsor is:

 

I used my file to make my great-nephew's Christmas card.

 

 

Before printing my digi to color I colored the background and added Austin's name with my photo program then I used chalks to color the image.

 

The card base is a scrap in my stash. I added some jewels and twine and attached the image panel with foam dots.

 

Don't forgot to take part in Connie's last challenge:

 

Connie Can Crop Challenge - 65 - I'm so Fancy



Last 2017 Christmas Card

While working on my previous cactus Christmas card I also stamped a couple using my cactus and die sets so I decided to make a 2nd cactus Christmas card.

 

I used scraps from the last card to create this card. This time I remembered to emboss the red panel.

 

The, "decorations" are some old jewels I wanted to use up. I also added a bit of ribbon, twine and a brad all from my stash.

 



North Pole Blog Hop - Connie Can Crop

 

Welcome to

...

The North Pole

Blog Hop

To the North Pole I'd like to go,
Over fields of ice and snow;
To see Santa dear,

Mrs. Claus and the elves would be
Waiting there for you and me;
Where they make the toys so busily!

  Connie Can Crop  is the beginning of this hop! If you need to start at the beginning head over to Rebecca

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented elves.

We have an awesome sponsor for this month!
 

 

 

One lucky winner will win a gift certificate

Be sure to check out the shop online HERE

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 12/13/17 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

In his wonderful reindeer sleigh,
Santa would whisk us all away;
Flying merrily,

Non stop to the NORTH POLE!!

 

 

I used Craftin' Desert Diva's Christmas Eve digi stamp. These are both pre-colored. I printed them onto 110 lb. paper then did a fussy cut, added some Glazed Dimensions to Santa's Fur and the stockings hanging on the mantle and the fire. Some ribbon, twine and a couple of jewels and the cards were finished, great for last minute cards.

Next head on over to Santa's workshop to visit with Miranda

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.
 

Connie- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Rebecca- http://rebeccaanndesigns.com/

Angela- mermaidsnmonograms.blogspot.com

Kim- http://katydidcards.com

Ashley- http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com/

Holli- http://sunflowerholli.blogspot.com

Veronica- http://vickyscrappingpassion.blogspot.com

Shannon H- http://shannonhdesigns.blogspot.com/

Alicia- http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

Sandy- https://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/

Amanda- https://salnclts76.blogspot.com/

Sue- http://suek86401.blogspot.com/

Miranda- http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

Marji- http://fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
 

Don't forget to join our current challenge

Connie Can Crop Challenge #65
I'm So Fancy (OUR LAST Challenge)
due 11:59 P.M. Saturday, December 30th, 2017
Pacific Time

Connie Can Crop's Last Challenge - I'm So Fancy

This is the last challenge over at Connie Can Crop and it is a fun one, "I'm so Fancy". You need to use either a fancy fold or a 3D card.

Our sponsor this month is Craftin Desert Divas. They have some really great items in their shop.

I choose their, "Christmas Eve" Digi Stamp file to play with, I thought it would work well for a Card in a Box, one of my favorite cards to make.

 

 

 

This file comes with pre-colored images as well as images you can color yourself. Since I needed so many in various sizes I decided to use the pre-colored images. I printed each one a few different times before coming up with the correct sizes.

 

I printed them onto 110 lb. cardstock because it is nice and heavy and it won't curl up like thinner stock will over time. This card is for my granddaughter and she saves every card I send her so I wanted to make sure that it will look as good next Christmas as it does this year.

 

The card base paper is from Craft Smith, you really can't see it very well under the other layers.

 

I added some Glossy Accent to the white of Santa's hat. I used some pearls to give the tree decorations some dimension as well as to the wreath then some jewels on the corners of the other images on the card.

 

This will be Connie's last challenge so let's make it a great one with tons of entries.

 

I am entering this card into this challenge:

 

https://a2zscrapbookingblog.com/2017/12/01/a2z-scrapbooking-december-2017-challenge/



 

Crafting Cutting Crew October Challenge - Simply Crafty SVG Prize

October's challenge over at The Crafty Cutting Crew's Facebook Page was sponsored by Simply Crafty SVG'S. The prize was a Simply Crafty SVG gift card. The challenge was to use one of Simply Crafty SVG'S files to create a Christmas project.

I decided on one of the free files to work with, a swing card.

My cards:

 

I won the challenge and had fun spending my gift card. One of the files I picked was this Christmas Double Fold set.

 

 

I used up some brads that I have had around forever on the closing bands.

 

I wanted to add a splash of color to the ornament card so I put a few jewels here and there. I got the sentiment stamp from Hobby Lobby it was in the clearance pile.



Another Hobby Lobby clearance stamp.

 

I have a few odds and ends jewels to use up because I just ordered a whole bunch more so I used some of the Christmas leftovers on the inside Christmas tree. The sentiment stamp was one of the ones in the grab bag I had ordered from Unity Stamps last week. I just love the font.

 

I managed to use a few scraps but I am afraid that as usual I made more scraps than I used.

 

There are still a few more files I need to play with from this great prize but real life is getting in my way and I need to get a few things done including my Christmas cards and some door drafts to whip up on the Serger if I can remember how to use it.

 

I am entering these cards into this challenges:

 

Cardz TV Anything Goes

 

Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes

 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge Anything Goes

 

 

 

 







Route 66 Christmas Card

In October I signed up to become a Fun Stampers Journey Coach. Since I live a mile from Route 66 and live in a Route 66 tourist town I choose their, " Hit the Road" stamp set for one of my Coach Kit items.

 

Here is the card I made using the truck and one of the Route 66 signs from the stamp set.

 

 

 

The sentiment is from Fun Stampers Journey's, "Holly Jolly" stamp set (I also picked up the matching dies for that set) and the holly die cut is from their, "Medallion Wreath Die Set".

The black squiggly line underneath the truck is Route 66 and I marked our town, Kingman, AZ with a green jewel.

The 2 thin green strips are quilling paper (so much easier than trying to cut it myself).

I used wet embossing on the truck, sentiment and Route 66 sign. Fun Stampers Journey white ink works great!!

Connie Can Crop - Color Challenge

Only 2 more challenges at Connie Can Crop!!!!!! This month we have a color challenge for you.

Our sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps.

The color palate is fall colors:





You need to use the above colors somewhere on your project.

I thought the colors were perfect for Thanksgiving cards.

I used Cricut's Create A Critter cartridge for the turkey. I added some googly eyes because I love googly eyes. I made a few of them to send to family and friends.

A bit of washi tape on the fold edge, computer generated sentiment and a couple of jewels.

Connie Can Crop - Challenge #62 - Anything Goes

It is Anything Goes month over at Connie Can Crop.

This month's sponsor is Treasure Box Designs. They have some really cute SVG's. I choose this skunk gift box to work with.

 

 

 

 

My son had a stuffed skunk when he was young, he didn't go anywhere without his, "Mr. Skunk".

 

The file is a female skunk but I switched a few things around and made it a male skunk.

 

 

I cut out the gift box but cut it, using only the front for this card, I used the entire box for my DT project which will be posted later this month.

 





I added a bit of color to the background with my eBrush then assembled the skunk and added him to the card. I used jewels on his eyes. The sentiment panel was attached with foam pads.

 



 

DT Day With Paper Nest Dolls

Today is my day to share my project made with this month's sponsor image from Paper Nest Doll  at Connie Can Crop. I choose this cute mermaid to work with because I love mermaids and lighthouses.

 

I have had this little cutting board for a few months trying to decide what to do with it. It measures 5 1/2" tall (without the handle) x 4 1/2" wide. I got it at a little place called The Kitchen Collection, it was only a couple of dollars.

 

After I colored the image with colored pencils I fussy cut it then I coated the cutting board with a coat of Mod Podge. When the first coat dried I put a coat on the back of the cutout mermaid and adhered it to the board. After it dried I put another layer of Mod Podge over all of it.

 

I added some jewels and a ribbon.

 

Please come and join in the fun with this month's Watercolors challenge at Connie Can Crop.

 

 



 

Connie Can Crop - It's a Guy Thing Challenge

 

It's time for the, "It's a Guy Thing" challenge over at Connie Can Crop

 

We have a brand new sponsor this month: SasayakiGlitter they have some really CUTE digi stamps.

 

 

 

Since my, "little guy's" birthday is tomorrow I decided to make him a birthday card. I have to send it to Tokyo I have to keep it as thin and light weight as I can to help keep the postage down.



Some of you might recognize this photo from a project I recently made but this is the first picture of the 2 of us and it is my favorite pic of the 2 of us for a couple of reasons. Bottom line: we both made it home from the hospital alive, not a small feat if you know about the complications we both had.

ANYHOW!!!! Back to the project.

The card base measures 6" wide x 5" tall, the doily under the pic is a die from my stash. The sentiment was cut from Cricut's, "Cricut Font and Basic Shapes" cartridge. Before cutting it out I went over the cut using my Cricut ink.

After adding a piece of black and white twine and a few jewels the card was complete.

Come on over and join in this month's fun.

Connie Can Crop Challenge #59

It's A Guy Thing

due 11:59 P.M., Friday, June 30th, 2017

Pacific Time

DT Day With PaperCrafting World

Hi, Sue from Sue's Paper Crafts with you today showing off my newest project made using an SVG file from this month's sponsor PaperCrafting World. 

 



I decided to stick with this month's challenge theme:

 

My card started life as a shopping bag. My son and his wife gave me something in this bag and I held on to in hopes of someday finding the perfect project to make with it.

 

I choose PaperCrafting World's, "Card Circle Cut Out" SVG to work with.

 



 

The only changes I made to my cut file were to ungroup the file and put each layer onto it's own page.

 

I did make a couple of changes to the embellishments, the file comes with a vine and flowers to go on the vine but my, "happy birthday" stamp is too big to use that vine so I added a few jewel flowers instead. I made a belly band and bow with scraps from making the card.

 

Don't forget about this month's challenge at Connie Can Crop please come and join in the FUN!!

Reuse Reduce Recycle

due 11:59 P.M., Sunday, April 30th, 2017

Pacific Time

Connie Can Crop - REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE

This month's challenge over at Connie Can Crop is all about REUSING, REDUCING, RECYCLING.

This month's sponsor is:

 

The winner of the challenge will receive a $20.00 gift certificate.

I started with a very old gift bag that I really have no use for and an empty coffee jar.

 





I cut out the image on the front of the bag along with a strip of the paper (it says, "happy birthday") and the candles on the side of the bag. One of the candles was really crinkled up so I only used 3 of them.

 

For the jar I started out using some Mod Podge to adhere some used foreign postage stamps I had received from a pen pal to use in a project. When I had the stamps on the jar and added, "Japan" I found that I didn't like the result so I took everything off and started over, coming up with this little, "Japan Savings Bank" for my hopefully future trip to Japan to visit my son and his wife.

 

 

As you can see, I have a long ways to go to have enough money for that kind of trip.

 

Here are both projects together.

 

 

And the bank sitting on my kitchen/living room shelf so I can put my pennies into it every time I come home.









The card measures 8" wide x 5.25" tall, I embossed the card with a honeycomb embossing folder and adhered all of the pieces I had cut out with craft glue.

For the jar I used my Cuttlebug alphabet dies to cut the, "Japan" and added some extra jewels from my stash.

Come on over and join in the fun at Connie Can Crop.

Reuse Reduce Recycle

due 11:59 P.M., Sunday, April 30th, 2017

Pacific Time