A Swirly Tree

Hi Everyone!!!

Recently I purchased a European craft magazine and it contained a free small scroll shaped Christmas Tree die. I really couldn't resist that temptation, since I just LOVE dies. So, I designed a card and used the tree as the focal point.

That little tree is really darling and since I used DP that had holly in it, I used my Holly Dies from Heartfelt Creations to fashion a holly sprig. I also used two Spellbinders dies, the oval shape and the Oval Crown. I used a hand punch to punch out those berries and I used a MS twig punch to make the branches for the holly.The CS I used with the Crown Oval die is a very glittery leftover piece after I cut a card for a friend.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge - #107  Sparkles
• Allsorts - #234   Bring on the Bling
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #34: Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar -  November  All things Christmas
• Great Impressions - (November) (4th Week) Holiday Card or Tag
• Inkspirational - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes*
• Little Claire's  -  (Nov/Dec) #39  Christmas
• Scribble and Scrap - Challenge #6 (1st Week) Always Anything Goes

Well hope you had a great Monday. Thanksgiving is going to be here soon and I have to make a side dish and some cookies for Thursday. 

Thanks for stopping n today,I will be back soon. 

Another Christmas Scrapbook Layout

Hi Everyone,

On my last post, I believe I mentioned that the Sparkle N Sprinkle Designers project for December was scrapbook layouts. My last post showed the cute whimsical layout I made using my cats as the subject. This layout utilized pic's of friends on Christmas Eve. I went to Robin's house for Christmas Eve, as I do every year, and she always decorates to the hilt! Her home is always in perfect order. Her trees are always perfectly decorated and I thought that would be my inspiration for this layout, the guests at her party. I took a few pictures of Robin and some of the others at her Christmas Eve get together and that got me started.

In planning this layout,  I picked out a beautiful gold/yellow scrapbook page and decided to make a fir tree stamping a pine sprig to resemble a pine tree.Next I used holly dies to add a border on the right edge. Then  came the poinsettias and the punched border. Lastly I added pictures and letters that I glittered.

Click here for complete directions and a product list.

This was a fun project and I will be doing more layouts, I'm sure.

I am submitting this in the following challenges:

Sparkles Forum Challenge - Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges - Anything Goes #203

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes 

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in, have a great day.