Celebrate the Occasion # 44: Christmas Shape Card

Hello everyone,

I would first like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year. This past year has been very good for my crafting. I served on a few DTs and shared a lot with you all. Thanks to all my followers new and old. Thanks for all the wonderful comments that you leave for me they are always inspiring. The last couple of months have been quite hectic for my and my family but I am slowly getting back into the swing of things so I promise to share more with you soon.

Let get onto this weeks Challenge from Celebrate the Occasion. We are still in a Christmas mood and we would love to see some cute Shape Cards. I thought I would made a snowman shaped card for the Challenge. I found two cute little guys and I couldn't decide between them. They are both cute, let me know what you think.

 

Side by side for comparison

What was used:
Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings
Cricut Winter Frolic
Cricut Gypsy
Heidi Grace Designs HG EG Jolly Cardstock
Cardstock: Recollections, We R Memory Keepers, DCWV Glitter, American Crafts Foil
Inks and Bling from stash
Background paper from DCWV The Homemade Christmas Stack

This project is also my last post as part of the DT for Celebrate the Occasion. I have served with them for a whole year and had a blast! We had a DT call which closes today so I hope you got your entries in. The new DT will be revealed on December 27. Good luck to everyone who submitted.

Happy Holidays and Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion # 42: Christmas and DT Call

Hello everyone,

Its another week of Challenges at CTO and we a Christmas Challenge for you. Make any project with a Christmas theme but NO GREEN allowed!

Before I go into the challenge I must let you know that time is almost up for the old design team and we are looking for new gals and lads to join the new team starting on January 3rd, 2012. We would love for you to submit your projects so please visit Celebrate the Occasion and find out all the details on how to become a DT member.

For my project this week I made a hot chocolate holder and card set. This is a perfect little gift for the holidays for your kids classmates or a small token for your office buddies.

 

 

 

I am also entering my project into these other Challenges:
My Sheri Crafts Challenge: Decorate for Christmas
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #89: Present Time

What was used:
Cricut Winter Frolic
Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder in my Cuttlebug
My Pink Stamper Winter Punnies Stamp Set
The Paper Company Studio Christmas Phrases
DCWV The Winter Wonder Stack
DCWV Cardstock
Chalk Inks
Stickles

Land O Lakes Cocoa Classics (my favorite!)

Please stop by at CTO this week see the other projects the DT have made and show us what you have created with our Challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate The Occasion #40: Thanksgiving

Hello Everyone,

There is a new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. This week our Challenge is to make something for Thanksgiving, but you must use buttons. My family and I are not big turkey lovers so I usually make a chicken for our Thanksgiving dinner so I thought I would 'make' a turkey for this card so at least there will be one turkey done in my house this year.

What was used:
Cricut Create A Critter
DCWV The Ultimate Stack
Cardstock: DCWV and  Recollection
Buttons from my stash
Ribbon from my stash
Stickles
Chalk Ink

I hope you will stop by to see what the DT have created to inspire you and be sure to link up your projects so we can see your creations too.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate The Occasion Challenge #38: Veteran's Day

Hello everyone,

Its time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. Our theme this week is Veteran's Day.

I have often shared that I have three sisters who are serving in the British Army and have had their share of serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were the inspiration for this card which I have made to celebrate all the women serving in the armies around the world.

This does not mean I do not salute all the men, brothers, husbands, fathers serving in the military, because I also have a brother in the military too.

I love the words on this stamp I think it was so appropriate for this card.

What was used:
Cricut Stand and Salute
The Paper Company Studio 'You Go Girl' Stamp Set
Cardstock: Recollections & Bazzil
Recollections Pink Camo (Green Camo in the background)
Ink

Help us show support to the vets. To all vets and families of vets THANKS for your service.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate The Occasion Challenge #36: Fall Theme

Hello Everyone,

My family and I have now moved into temporary housing in California. I am missing my old home and my friends terribly, but I am loving this CA warmth. We won't get our household stuff (and my scrapbook stuff ) until mid November. I am having weird withdrawal symptoms, but I am really excited because the home we will eventually move into will be walking distance to JoAnn's!

This project I made a few weeks ago for our weekly challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. Our theme this week is Fall! I made my first shaker card for this challenge. The idea is you are inside looking out of a window with a oak tree outside and the leaves blowing about.

I used my Gypsy to make the base of the card and used strips of pop-dots to keep the layers apart so that the little leaves can move around when you shake the card.

 

Inside

I found the cutest little poem on line that I printed and put on the inside of the card. I found it here.

Falling Leaves
Little leaves fall softly down
Red and yellow, orange and brown
Whirling, twirling round and round
Falling softly to the ground

Little leaves fall softly down
To make a carpet on the ground.
Then, swish, the wind comes whistling by
And sends them dancing to the sky.

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Christmas Solutions (Window)
Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls (Leaves)
Cricut Paper Dolls Dress Up (Tree)
Transparency
Recollections Basics Light Blue Paper
Cardstock: Recollections, The Paper Company

Please join us at CTO, see what the DT projects and wow us with your brilliance.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #34: Any Occasion (Red, Black and White)

Hello everyone,

There is a new challenge up at Celebrate the Occasion. This week's theme is Any Occasion but your project must be in the colors RED, BLACK and WHITE. As always there you have a chance to be entered into the prize drawing at the end of the month if you participate. Visit CTO to find out what the October's price will be.

I was heavily inspired by the May/June Issue of Papercrafts magazine for this card. I love the simple elegance of the card and I just had to make my own take on it.

What was used:
Me & My Big Ideas Sassy Paper Pack
Recollection Cardstock
Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch
The Paper Company Studio Greetings Stamp Set
Red Satin Ribbon (1 inch)
Recollections Rhinestones

Please join visit CTO see the beautiful projects the team have made to inspire you and wow us with your creativity.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Breast Cancer Awareness Card

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share a card I made for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Celebrate the Occasion has Breast Cancer Awareness for their challenge this week but I also wanted to participate in the Link Up for Pink hosted by Celeste, Gaby and Yolie, I have had their button on my side bar for sometime now.

Click the link and join in too.

I made a tall card and cut the words on my Cricut using my Gypsy.

I am linking this card to:
Celebrate the Occasion: Breast Cancer Awareness
Touched By A Butterfly, Just Yolie and Gaby Creates: First Annual Link Up For Pink 
Create Me Pink: Pink White and Black Challenge

What was used?
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Gypsy Font
Recollections Cardstock
Me & My Big Idea Breast Cancer Paper Pack
E.K. Success Chain Of Hearts Edger Punch
Ribbon from stash
Bling brad
Ink

I wanted to send out my support to all my sisters in the fight or have won their fight and love to the families of those who lost their fight. We should all do all we can to know more about this disease because it can easily be any one of us.

All my love XOXO
Happy Scrapping!
Judy