Free Downloadable Christmas Tags
Check out HowDoesShe for MANY free downloadable Christmas tags plus a few neat ideas for keeping recipients in suspense (read the comments!)!
Oreo Suckers
How About a Flannelboard??
This is such a terrific idea! See here on Vanilla Joy for instructions (you have to scroll down a bit)!
Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.
1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
Holiday wish list?! I wish!
My mom made me a book for my bday about why she loves me. Awwww!
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
I have albums and brag books to do!!
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
Am I supposed to be able to remember that far back?? Much to my parents dismay, I can't recall anything in particular.
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
They're too young to have wish lists but anything to do with Cars, Treehouse shows or dollies will do!
6. What is your favorite holiday food?
Kleuse, a German potato dumpling.
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
My Christmas cards!
8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
I love Miracle on 34th St (the newer one) and Home Alone 1 and 2! Oh, and the animated Nutcracker Prince.
9. Favorite holiday song?
Probably O Holy Night.
10. Favorite holiday pastime?
German Christmas cookies and advents!
To enter to win all these cool prizes below simply answer the questions in this meme, make sure to post links back to TodaysMama.com and Provo Craft (use this link: http://bit.ly/4ikY3c ) and tag your friends!
1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
Holiday wish list?! I wish!
- I wouldn't mind a new prepaid cell phone. I have a particular one in mind.
- I'm always in the market for more scrapbooking/card-making tools and supplies! My top of the list right now is Spellbinders Nestabilities!
- Martha Stewart Pine Branches punch
- Martha Stewart Circle Cutter
- Time to myself to create!!!!
My mom made me a book for my bday about why she loves me. Awwww!
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
I have albums and brag books to do!!
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
Am I supposed to be able to remember that far back?? Much to my parents dismay, I can't recall anything in particular.
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
They're too young to have wish lists but anything to do with Cars, Treehouse shows or dollies will do!
6. What is your favorite holiday food?
Kleuse, a German potato dumpling.
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
My Christmas cards!
8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
I love Miracle on 34th St (the newer one) and Home Alone 1 and 2! Oh, and the animated Nutcracker Prince.
9. Favorite holiday song?
Probably O Holy Night.
10. Favorite holiday pastime?
German Christmas cookies and advents!
To enter to win all these cool prizes below simply answer the questions in this meme, make sure to post links back to TodaysMama.com and Provo Craft (use this link: http://bit.ly/4ikY3c ) and tag your friends!
Vintage (sort of) Merry Christmas
I'm not sure if one of these pics is better than the other...
I wanted to play with my very first bunch of Core'dinations cardstock. I got the Ebony & Ivory set, which includes Black Magic, Whitewash and Core Essentials paper, as well as Sugar & Spice, which includes Chocolate, Vintage and Core Essentials paper.
I started by embossing some Black Magic with one of the Winter Borders Cuttlebug folders. I sanded it to show the white through, attempting to give it a nighttime winter scene appearance.
I then used some red Core Essentials, ripping one side and embossing it with a different border. Unfortunately, I embossed the wrong side, so I flipped it over and had to re-rip it, taking it quite close to the image. Oh well. It still sanded fine on the opposite side.
I then stamped and embossed the Merry Christmas after rubbing one of those bags that takes away the static. I usually forget to do this but boy, it really makes a difference. I used Detail Black embossing powder from Stampendous and it did an amazing job at keeping the very fine detail of the stamp.
The interior was stamped with Enjoy the Season or Enjoy the Holiday but didn't warrant a picture.
The final touch was the berry branch and pine cone stickers. They're Martha Stewart and were too gorgeous to pass over at Michaels.
YOU CAN REPRODUCE THE BERRY BRANCH STICKER!!
You can use a branch stamp, if you have one, or cut out a branch on the Cricut. Potential cartridges include Winter Woodlands or Home Decor. Then you can either use Stickles to make the berries or use a VersaMark pen and red tinsel embossing powder. The final touch is to use Glossy Accents (liquid glass) or UTEE (see here for a demo) on only a few of the berries.
I wanted to play with my very first bunch of Core'dinations cardstock. I got the Ebony & Ivory set, which includes Black Magic, Whitewash and Core Essentials paper, as well as Sugar & Spice, which includes Chocolate, Vintage and Core Essentials paper.I started by embossing some Black Magic with one of the Winter Borders Cuttlebug folders. I sanded it to show the white through, attempting to give it a nighttime winter scene appearance.
I then used some red Core Essentials, ripping one side and embossing it with a different border. Unfortunately, I embossed the wrong side, so I flipped it over and had to re-rip it, taking it quite close to the image. Oh well. It still sanded fine on the opposite side.
I then stamped and embossed the Merry Christmas after rubbing one of those bags that takes away the static. I usually forget to do this but boy, it really makes a difference. I used Detail Black embossing powder from Stampendous and it did an amazing job at keeping the very fine detail of the stamp.
The interior was stamped with Enjoy the Season or Enjoy the Holiday but didn't warrant a picture.
The final touch was the berry branch and pine cone stickers. They're Martha Stewart and were too gorgeous to pass over at Michaels.
YOU CAN REPRODUCE THE BERRY BRANCH STICKER!!
You can use a branch stamp, if you have one, or cut out a branch on the Cricut. Potential cartridges include Winter Woodlands or Home Decor. Then you can either use Stickles to make the berries or use a VersaMark pen and red tinsel embossing powder. The final touch is to use Glossy Accents (liquid glass) or UTEE (see here for a demo) on only a few of the berries.
