12 Days of Christmas in July: Day 12

Hello,

Well today is my last day of this series.  I hope you've enjoyed the last 11 days.  Thinking about Christmastime has definitely got me in a cooler state of mind which is needed in this crazy heat.  Anyway let's see what today's project is.

I really loved the color combo I used in Day 2 so I decided to use it again.  I wanted to make a simple, elegant card.  I think the Gingerbread Seasonal cartridge is great for simple Christmas cuts.  Each cut is 2 layers which makes assembly super easy.

This is standard A2 (4.25x5.5") size card using Kraft cardstock as a base.  The olive green and shimmery eggplant cardstock are both from Michael's.  The white layer on the sleigh and background is a shimmery white cardstock from Michael's as well.  I used clear embossing powder to emboss the eggplant cardstock for a tone-on-tone look.  The sleigh is cut at 2.25" and is popped up with pop dots.  I rounded all the corners with my Corner Chomper using the 1/2" size.

Instructions:

Kraft Cardstock Base: A2 (4.25x5.5")

Olive Green Cardstock: 4x5.25"

Eggplant Cardstock: 3.5x4.75"

White Layer: 1x4.75"

Sleigh Image: 2.25"

I hope you enjoyed my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series.  I really enjoyed breaking up the summer with some Christmas cards and scrapbooking layouts.

This is my last project that I am linking up to the Christmas in July challenge at the Bitten by the Bug 2 blog.

I have some more exciting series planned in the coming months so keep on the lookout for those.

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica

12 Days of Christmas in July: Day 11

Hello,

Welcome to Day 11 of my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series.  My project today is a favor box from the Sweet Treats cartridge.  I made one of the present favor boxes which could be easily mass produced for a party.

I cut my base (from page 47) in white cardstock and it is cut at 4.75" This cut fit within a 12x12" paper.   In this picture I've already scored and folded the tabs.

Next I cut two present images at 4.75" in order to put them on my box.  With this you have to remember to flip one set of images to place it correctly on the other side of the box.  I chose to go with a white, blues and silver wintery theme for my favor box.  The light blue and silver are shimmery cardstock that I got from Michael's. 

After gluing my presents together I glued them to my flat box.  It is much easier that way.  The one thing that bothers me about at least this box is that you get a gap on one side about a 1/4" wide.  You can see it better in the next picture.  Anyway I used some red tape to hold my box together.  I also used a couple little pieces of red tape on the bottom to hold it together.  It took me a little while to figure out how to get the bottom to stay together.  The box stands about 4.75" tall, 3" wide and 2.25" deep.

Well every present needs a tag and this one was no different.  This tag is a stamp from Studio G.  I just love the little penguin and he fit in well with my wintery theme.  I simply stamped the image in black ink on white cardstock.  Using my heat embosser I sped along the drying process.  After it was dry I colored in my penguin with a silver metallic marker and Zig Writers in Pure Orange and Blue Jay.  I also added some clear stickles on the penguin's hat.  I used a small hole punch to punch out the hole at the end of the tag.  It fit perfectly.  I strung some Sew Easy Fancy Floss (in Slate) through it.

Here's a close up of the cute little tag.

I used a white twist tie to pull the sides in.  From this view you can also see I popped up the tag with some pop dots.

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas project today.  Come back tomorrow for my last day of my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series.  I will also be linking this to the Christmas in July challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2.

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica



12 Days of Christmas in July: Day 10

Hello,

We're already to day 10...my first series is just flying by.  I have a pretty cute card to show you today.  I absolutely love the reds, greens and pinks as a color theme for Christmas.  I actually have pink, orange, green and blue ornaments for my Christmas tree.  They are just so fun and bright.  Well let's get to today's card.

This card is a standard A2 size card.  I cut the red layer at 4x5.25".  The pink layer is cut at 3.5x2.75".  The green patterned paper is from the Me & My Big Ideas paper pad called Explorer and it is cut at 4.5x2.75".  My image is from the Simply Charmed cartridge on page 62.  The image and its shadow are cut at 3.5".  I followed the color scheme in the handbook.  The silver hanger cut is a shimmery silver cardstock from Michael's and the middle pink glitter cut is a glitter cardstock that I got from Joann's.

I stamped a little "Happy Holidays" on the front of my card in black ink.  The stamp is one of the Studio G stamps.  In this picture you can see the metallic pattern of the green paper.

I used the cheater method to add some black 1/8" satin ribbon and then cut another piece off to make a little bow.  I added some black faux stitching to the pink layer to help it stand out.  I also added some little doodles on my ornament cut to give it some character.  In this photo you can see that I popped up the ornament with pop dots.

Instructions:

White Cardstock Base: A2 (4.25x5.5")

Red Cardstock Layer: 4x5.25"

Pink Cardstock Layer: 3.5x2.75"

Green Cardstock Layer: 4.5x2.75"

Ornament & Shadow Cut (p. 62): 3.5"

1/8" Black Satin Ribbon

Black Ink & "Happy Holidays" stamp

I hope you enjoyed day 10 of my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series.  I am linking this card up to the Christmas in July Challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2 blog.  I'll be back tomorrow with another card.

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica

12 Days of Christmas in July: Day 9

Hello,

I'm back again for day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series.  I have another great card to share with you.  I'm going to be linking this card up to the Christmas in July challenge at Bitten By The Bug 2 Blog.

For today's card I made a Folded Angle card that I saw on Everday Cricut where they have a tutorial on how to cut and fold.  I used Core'dinations Cardstock from their Gemstones Collection that I got at Joann's.  The base for the card is the color Jasper and I chose to have the shiny side up.  This card ends up being a 4x4" card when folded.  My green layer is cut at 3.5x3.5" and the cream layer is 3.25x3.25".  The green is the backside of the Jade Core'dinations cardstock.  The wreath is cut from Celebrate with Flourish Lite cartridge.  I didn't cut the layer with the flourishes because I just wanted a simple wreath.  So the base of the wreath is the Jade Core'dinations cardstock and the bow and holly berries are cut from Ruby Red.  The wreath is cut at 3".  This was a fun card to make and I love the folded angles.

In this picture you can see that only half of the green layer is attached to the top folded angle.

I used a Studio G "Happy Holidays" stamp with dark red ink.  I also cut the green and cream colored layers for the inside the same size as the outside.

Here's another view of the card with just the top folded angle down.

Here's a view from the top of the card.

Instructions:

Base: 4x4" folded (4x12" when flat)

Green Layer: 3.5x3.5" (done twice)

Cream Layer 3.25x3.25" (done twice)

Wreath: 3"

Hope you enjoyed my card for today.  Come back tomorrow for day 10.

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica

12 Days of Christmas in July: Day 8

Hello,

I'm back today with a super cute side step card for Christmas.  I was very excited to learn the Bitten By the Bug 2 Challenge Blog is having a Christmas in July themed challenge this week.  So I'll be linking up my projects from this week of my 12 Days of Christmas in July 2012 series to their challenge.  You can see more information about the Christmas in July challenge here.  Now that I've explained that let's get to today's card.

I found a tutorial on Everday Cricut on how to make an A2 sized side step card.  I decided that I wanted to try making my first ever side step card.  The tutorial is very easy to follow.  I chose to make my base navy to be like the night sky.  After I cut and folded the card I stamped the entire thing in silver ink with a snowflake stamp.  There is a picture of that further down in this post.

For all of my images I used the Create a Critter cartridge and all the images came from page 73.  I used the cute reindeer, a string of lights, the tree accessory and the phrase.



Isn't this just the cutest card?? I had my base cut and folded in navy but I really wanted to add a back piece for my lights and tree to be attached to so I cut a 3.5x3.75" piece of white cardstock.  To add some texture to that piece I ran it through my Cuttlebug using the D'Vine Swirls folder.  The string of lights is cut at 1" and I added some silver gel pen accents to each.  The tree was cut at 2.5".  I didn't cut the layer since you wouldn't be able to see it.  I stamped the green paper with green ink to have a tone-on-tone look.  I also used the same effect on the 0.5x3" piece of green paper in front.  I cut the phrase "JOY" at 2".  I used the same navy cardstock for the bottom layer and silver for the top layer.  The adorable reindeer is cut at 3.5".  I added some red stickles on his nose and popped him up with pop dots.

Here's a picture at a little bit of an angle so you can see the word "JOY" better.

Here's a picture of it more to the side so you can see the steps.

I wanted to show you the silver stamped snowflakes so I took a picture of the back because it was easier to see from that side.

Instructions:

Navy Base: Side Step A2 Card

White Layer: 3.5x3.75"

Reindeer (p. 73): 3.5"

Phrase (p. 73): 2"

Tree Accessory (p. 73): 2.5"

Lights (p. 73): 1"

I hope you enjoyed my card today and come back tomorrow for another Christmas card.

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica



Happy St. Patty's Day

Hello,
I needed to make my St. Patrick's Day cards to send out and the theme fit a few challenges perfectly.  These are the challenges I entered my cards in.

1) Bitten by the Bug 2: Shamrock and Green Challenge - make a project using a shamrock and the color green.
2) Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog: #101 Luck of the Irish - make a project using a shamrock or the color green.
3) Krafty Girls: #2 Feelin' Lucky - St. Patrick's theme project.
4) Whimsical Wednesday Challenge: #45 Going Green - Incorporate the color green in your project.

Now that that is out of the way onto my project.

 First up I cut all my pieces on my Cricut.  I used the Pilgrim hat from Designer's Calendar since I don't have a cartridge that has a leprechaun on it.  The hat is cut at 3".  I also used Designer's Calendar to cut the shamrocks at 1".  I used the Cricut Craft Room Basics to cut the fancy edge labels and its shadow at 3.5".  The green patterned paper was from Me & My Big Ideas "Explorer" Paper Pack.  Since I didn't have enough of all one pattern to make all the cards so I cut 8 in one and 8 in the other.  The green patterned paperis the shadow but after cutting them all out I wish I would made the white paper the shadow.  Oh well...next time.  I chose to make these cards A2 size with a Kraft cardstock base.

 On the inside of the cards I used a Studio G stamp and a dark green Studio G ink square.  I just love the little swirl in the message.

 Here are my completed cards.  I glued the golden yellow paper to the back of the hats and used Studio G gold glitter glue to go over it.  While that was drying I used a polka dot background stamp to stamp a darker green ink onto the little shamrocks.  I am a big fan of polka dots so I love to use them.  I also used my Cuttlebug to emboss the white cutouts with polka dots.  Once everything was dry I glued everything together.  I used a pop dot to pop up the shamrock.

 I also added some faux stitching on the hat.  In these pictures you can see the sparkle from the glitter glue. 

Overall I enjoyed how they turned out.  Hope you enjoyed these.

Recipe:
Card Base: A2 - 4.25 x 5.5"
Fancy Edge Label & Shadow: 3.5" (Cricut Craft Room Basics)
Pilgrim Hat: 3" (Designer's Calendar)
Shamrock: 1" (Designer's Calendar)
Studio G gold glitter glue, stamps, dark green ink

Have a Magical Day!!

Animal Print Monogram Cards

Hello,
These cards are for Bitten by the Bug 2's Any Cartridge Mongram Challenge.  For this challenge you are allowed to use any cartridge to make a monogram card.  I decided to use some fun animal print paper that I got from Michael's.  I also used black satin ribbon and jewels from my stash.  Enjoy the pictures :)

 To make my monogram I used Font 3 on the Cricut American Alphabet cartridge.  I loved the little flourishes that were added to these letters.  I really enjoy the colors since they are so bright and fun.  The solid color paper is the back of the animal print paper so there was no need to worry about finding colors that matched.

 On these individual pictures you can see the embossing I did with my Cuttlebug.  I used 2 folders from the Animal Prints Set.  I used the Cheetah and Zebra print folders.

 The zebra texture wasn't as pronounced as I would have liked but I still love the way it turned out.

Recipe:
Black Card Base: A2-4.25 x 5.5"
Animal Print Layer: 4 x 5.25"
Solid Color Layer: 3 x 4"
Letter from Cricut American Alphabet Font 3: 4"
Letter Embossed with Animal Prints Cuttlebug Folders
Black Satin Ribbon & Jewels from Stash

Have a Magical Day!!

Jessica