Snow Place Like Home - Tiddly Inks Challenge

Hi ya everyone!!
  It's Tuesday - one of my new favorite days of the week - because that means it's Tiddly Tuesday!!!  A new challenge at the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog and new freebies from the amazingly fabulous artist Christy Croll!  This weeks challenge is to "Create a card fit for a blizzard" per Christy! 

So, get out those snowflakes and create a perfectly snowy scene.  I chose three of the sweetest snowmen around; Frosty, Something Warm, and Snowman's Friends.  Each one can be found in Christy's Tiddly Ink store!  I only used a portion of each snowman because I wanted enough room for all of them and the big glittery snowflakes.  I colored each snowman with my Copics (I tried coloring outside the lines this week) and cut them out.

 I then adhered them to this white polka dot paper from my DCWV stack.  I then used my nestable to cut out the circles and adhered them all together.  I cut these snowflakes on my cricut using the Christmas cartridge. Ran them through the Xyron and added this fine crystal glitter.

 I took a piece of Bazzil card stock that has a slight glimmer to is and used the Sizzix snowflake folder and embossed the background.  Lastly, I added glitter to the snowmen and the dots around them and used my new iRock to add some bling to the snowflakes! 

Hope you enjoy this card - There's Snow Place Like Home For The Holidays!  Stop by the Tiddly Inks store pick up a few of your own and join the fun at the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog!
Hugs!

All That Glitters Blog Hop Day 2 - Card Holder

Hi ya everyone,
  Welcome to day 2 of the blog hop.  Now not everyone has a new post - but some made extra projects.  I made one extra thing for the hop. 

This is my card holder which is very simple to make.  I used the Noel from Christmas cartridge cut out the three layers and added glitter to the top (embossing powder) and bottom (MS tinsel glitter) layers using my Xyron and ATG gun. 

I used pop dots for dimension and then strung a shear ribbon between the two cuts.  I then added some glittery snowflakes to the ribbon. 

I hung the holder up and then strung some of my cards along for display!  I love this quick easy project! 

Now, for a chance at my second bit of blog candy ($10 to Tiddly Inks Digital Stamp Store) please leave a comment under this post telling me your favorite Christmas memory.  Remember to scroll down and post a comment on my first blog hop post for a chance at the pictured blog candy!

 

A Place For My Cards

CardDreams by Nana Donna

Cardz TV

The Cricut Couple

The Cricut Diaries

Daily Grace Creations

Gaby Creates 

Love, Laughter, and Creations

MelissaMade - that's a me!

She's A Sassy Lady 

All That Glitters Blog Hop - Candle Wraps

Hi Ya Everyone!
  Today is finally here and I'm so excited to be sharing my project with you.  But first, a few details.  If you didn't know there was a blog hop going on today called All That Glitters - that's ok, it's easy for you to join in!  At the bottom of my post you will see a whole list of the participating bloggers from beginning to end or we have a Next Blog button that you can simply click on to take you to the next blog.  Just keep clicking on this from blog to blog until you come back to my blog!  However, if you find yourself stuck somewhere just refer to the list and get back on track!

  Now, on to my project.  I decided my dining room table needed some sprucing up this Christmas!  I have a number of red and white Christmas dishes and decided to add a centerpiece and some pretty candles.  First, I didn't really craft anything for the glass sconce.  I simply filled it with some pine cones, cinnamon sticks, and ornaments.  Lastly, I added some soft glittery snow.  My candles will stand on either side of my sconce.  The candles looked extremely plain so I decided to make some "wraps" for when the candles are on the table unlit.  I used MiniMonograms to cut out the scalloped squares, but first on my Gypsy I welded a few rectangles to each shadow feature of the scalloped square. 

These are to act as fasteners because I wanted the shape to be somewhat triangle to fit around the candle.  I also wanted them larger then a 12x12 piece so one would have to be adhered separate.  The tabs allowed me to do this as well.  Now, for the fun part, each piece was run through my Xyron upside down.  For the red I used embossing powder that has a sparkle in it.  Why might you ask??  It's SO much cheaper then glitter - and Michaels was all out of RED GLITTER!!! YUP!  But, they turned out AMAZING with this stuff and honestly it was a little less messy. 

My snowflakes were from Christmas cartridge and I chose to cover them in a very fine soft crystal glitter.  Love this stuff because it has such a soft shimmery sparkle.  I layered the shadow feature and the normal cut after running them through the Xyron and placed them on the scalloped square.  Then I popped that square out from the shadow with the Pop Dots.  Finally, I used my MS scoreboard and scored the tabs right in the center and attached the tabs together using my adhesive. 

I love these - but will not use them with lit candles - I'm only demonstrating here and wanted my photos to look nice.  DO NOT USE WITH LIT CANDLES - CANDLES CAN BURN DOWN AND CATCH THE PAPER ON FIRE!!!  These are only for decorative appearance on my table when my candles are NOT lit! 

Now, BLOG CANDY!!! 

You do not have to be a follower to receive my blog candy.  I would however love it if you followed because you enjoyed my project and my blog.  

I would like you to leave a comment and I want

you to tell me what your favorite

Christmas present is and who gave it to you! 

Please feel free to email me if you are making your own and have questions my email is right under my blog title. Now, HOP everyone and have a great time!!!  Some bloggers will have posts each day of the hop and prizes for each of those days!!!!  So have fun and stop by each day to see new things - you have until midnight on the 13th to leave a comment under the posts to be eligible for my blog candy!  Now, head over to Sheila for an awesome, beautiful and fantastic project and tutorial!!!

 

A Place For My Cards

CardDreams by Nana Donna

Cardz TV

The Cricut Couple

The Cricut Diaries

Daily Grace Creations

Gaby Creates 

Love, Laughter, and Creations

MelissaMade - that's a me!

She's A Sassy Lady