Santa's Beard Countdown/12 Days of Christmas

Today is day six in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. I can't believe we are halfway through the 12 days already! Hope you are enjoying the hop as much as I am. If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from my friend Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

I made a fun countdown calender for my grandkids today. I saw one similar as I was browsing through Pinterest (my second favorite addiction). I cut the Santa out on my Silhouette and the poem is on cardstock that I cut out with Elegant Edges on my Cricut.

You simply add a cotton ball for each day in December until Christmas and you will fill in Santa's Beard! I put one on to get him started.

Here is a close up of the poem:

Supplies used: cardstock - two different greens, red, black, cream, white and white glitter; patterned paper - Snowfall from Tinsel & Twig by The Girls Paperie; rhinestones - Glitz; font - Santa's Sleigh; border punch - EK Success; Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge, Silhouette Studio file; cotton balls.

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Christmas Tree Shirt/12 Days of Christmas

Today is day five in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. I hope you are enjoying the hop! If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from my friend Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

For today I have a darling shirt you can make for any little girl. I saw a t-shirt like this on Pinterest. This is all you need:

For this shirt I bought a little red long sleeve t-shirt at Walmart for $3.88. I simply cut several strips of ribbon in graduating sizes. I looped a piece of brown ribbon and sewed it on to the shirt for the tree trunk. The other pieces I glued on with fabric glue. For the top of the tree I tied the piece into a bow. Viola a cute Christmas top for next to nothing!!

And here is my sweet little granddaughter wearing her shirt.

Supplies used: T-shirt, Fabri-Tac - Walmart; ribbon - my stash

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Santa Silhouette Light Box/12 Days of Christmas

Today is day four in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. I hope you have had a chance to look at the great projects that have been posted the last few days! If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from my friend Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

Today I have another Christmas decor item. I really love these light boxes and I think they are so festive! Really, they are so simple to make and they look fantastic!
For this light box I cut out the image in vinyl with the "A Childs First Year" Cricut cartridge. I used the "fit to length" feature set at 6 1/2". The sentiment is from the same cartridge.

I inserted some battery operated mini lights. I tied 12 6" lengths of Christmas ribbon together, then fanned them out, wrapped some wire ribbon around the light box and tied the ribbon bunch to the top. I did a little trimming until I liked how they looked and inserted a floral pick on top.

I'm happy with the result.

Supplies used: Glass Light Block - Michael's; LED battery operated 30 mini lights string - Walmart; Coarse Brushed Cherry Red Vinyl - Oh My Crafts; ribbon, floral pick - Michael"s; A Childs First Year Cricut cartridge.

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Drink Coasters/12 Days of Christmas

Today is day three in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. I hope you have enjoyed all the wonderful projects everyone has shared the last two days. If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

I chose a super inexpensive and easy project for you today. It would make a wonderful hostess gift to take to a Christmas party!

This is all you need, some 4X4 tiles (I picked up a package of 9 at Home Depot for only $3.97); cork sheets, Modge Podge, cocktail napkins and glue (I used E6000).

Cut your napkin down to fit the top of the tile. Gently seperate the layers so you only have one thin layer of the napkin. Apply a thin layer of modge podge to the front of the tile, lay the napkin on the tile and smooth out the wrinkles. Apply three coats of Modge Podge to the top, letting it dry after each coat. Cut your piece of cork to fit the bottom and glue on.
Pretty cute drink coasters, aren't they?

Tie them up with a pretty ribbon and you have a darling gift!

Supplies used: tiles - Home Depot; napkins - Target; Modge Podge, cork - Michaels.

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Jingle All The Way/12 Days of Christmas

Today is the second day in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. I hope you had a chance to go through the hop yesterday. Wasn't everyone's projects just super? We have lots more wonderful Christmas projects to share with you. If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

For todays project I wanted to share a fun and easy home decor item you can make. It would make a great gift as well. I bought a three pack of shadow boxes at Michael's and several sizes of jingle bells. I simply attached some Christmas scrapbook paper to the back of the box and poured a bunch of different jingle bells inside. The words were cut with the Cuttin' Up Cricut cartridge, the jingle bell was cut with Joys of the season and the bow was cut with Christmas Cheer out of vinyl and attached to the front of the glass. To finish it off I tied some pretty Christmas ribbon around the box.

I think I may have to keep one for myself!

Supplies used: shadow boxes - Michael's; patterned papers - Like A Light Bulb and Boughs of Holly from Christmas by American Crafts, "Awe" in the Wonder collection by Authentique; jingle bells and ribbon - Michael's; vinyl - Coarse Brushed Cherry Red; Cricut Cartridges - Cuttin' Up; Joys of the Season and Christmas Cheer.

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Reindeer Gift Card Holder/12 Days of Christmas

I hope everyone had a fun and yummy Thanksgiving!! I enjoyed my day with my husband and my parents. I'm still full, LOL.

Today is the first day in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. We have lots of wonderful Christmas projects to share with you. If you just popped in to see me you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Sylvia at Bella Scrapbook Designs. If you arrived here from Gaby's blog - Gaby Creates you are on the right track.
Here is the full line up if you get lost:
1. Sylvia - www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra - www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby - www.gabycreates.com
5. Esther- www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
6. Monica - www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita - www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica- www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy - www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina- www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica- www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

For my first project I want to share with you a really cute gift card holder that doubles as a book mark. This project is a file from Silhouette Studio that I cut out with my new Cameo machine!! It's really simple to make and is a fun way to present your gift card or money in!

Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, two shades of brown, red, green, cream; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; Tag - QuicKutz; google eyes - Michael's; button, twine - my stash

I will have a blog prize at the end of this 12 Days of Christmas blog hop. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and to leave a comment. If you leave a comment on each day you will be entered in the drawing one time for each comment, so you can have up to 12 entries in the drawing.

Now you are off to see what Monica at Simply Cricutting has created!!!!

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Happy Thanksgiving To All!!!

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I thought I would share these darling cookies my little grandson Jeff and his Mom made. Jeff had a lot of fun helping his Mom assemble them and put the faces on!

I also wanted to invite you to come back tomorrow and join in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop that I will be participating in. We have lots of wonderful Christmas projects to share with you. I hope you can join us!

Christmas Time is Family Time

Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm sure you are all busy getting ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow!
I'm looking forward to spending it with my parents!!

Today we have a new sketch and "twist" for you over at Twisted Sketches, come on by and check it out. The design team has some great inspiration for you, and we'd love to see your creation.

Here is my take:

Supplies used: Cardstock - green embossed, red; patterned papers - Persuasion Forever die cut by BoBunny and Yearning from Wonder collection by Authentique; border punches - Martha Stewart; ribbon - JoAnn's; ribbon flower - Jolee's Boutique; alphabet stickers - Anna Griffin; Odds & Ends stickers by Cosmo Cricket

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!

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Turkey Treat Bags

It's Tuesday and time for another challenge at Celebrate The Occasion. This week the challenge is Thanksgiving and your project must have a button!
Come on over and join us with your Thanksgiving project!

I just got the new Silhouettte Cameo!!!! Can you imagine how excited I am? These little Turkey Treat Bags are my first project using it!!! I love it already! I think with their little button eyes they are perfect for this weeks challenge. I made them for the neighborhood kids, but they would be a great favor at your table or fun for your children to give to their classmates at school.

Supplies used: cardstock - brown, orange, red, yellow, cream; buttons - my stash; ribbon, google eyes, treat bags - Michaels; Turkey Treat Bag file from Silhouette Studio.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I know that I have much to be thankful for and one thing I am very grateful for is all of you!!!!!

Blessings,
Esther

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Happy Thanksgiving

I don't know how many of you check out Pinterest, but I think I might be more addicted to scrolling through Pinterest than Facebook, LOL!

Well, I found these adorable, free, Thanksgiving printables from Somewhat Simple:

Then I found the perfect card sketch at Got Sketch and I came up with this card:

I'm going to support Team #1 and enter it in the challenge at Celebrate The Occasion, the challenge this week is "Thanksgiving (must use a punch)".

Hop on over to CTO and share your Thanksgiving project with us this week!

So Thankful

I have a card today that I made using the sketch over at Cardabilities.

Here was the sketch:

Supplies used: cardstock - brown, cream; patterned papers from 6X6 Mellow paper pad by Basic Grey; leaves - Prima; stamp from Thankful set by Hero Arts; ink - Gathered Twigs Distress Ink by Tim Holtz; brad - Basic Grey; flower - Mellow die cut shapes by Basic Grey; Pop Dots

Gobble, Gobble!

I am so glad it is Friday and I got a day off too!
I bet you can't guess what I did. Ok, Ok, I'll tell you, I spent time in my craft room.
One of the things I made today was a card for the challenge over at Card Patterns.

Here is this weeks sketch:

Close up of my turkey:

Supplies used: cardstock - brown, cream; patterned papers - Autumn Hollow, Fall Leaves, October Night, Autumn Feast, Night Watch all in Night Fall by American Crafts; button and twine - my stash; stamps - Thankful by Hero Arts; border punch - EK Success; ink - Gathered Twigs Distress Ink by Tim Holtz

Blessings

Today I'd like to share a quote I cutout with my Cricut, in vinyl, and placed above my stove in the kitchen. I used three colors - brown, yellow and burnt umber. I've decided to replce the quote once a month.

Blessings was cut out in yellow. All the letters except for the e and i were cut with Plantin Schoolbook using Tall Ball and set at 4 1/2", the e and i were cut with Printing 101 set at 5".

Thanksgiving was cut with burnt umber. Again everything but the i's were cut with Plantin Schoolbook using Tall Ball and set at 3 1/4", the i's were cut with Printing 101 set at 3 3/4".

The other two lines were cut with brown. The top line was cut, except for e's and i's, with Plantin Schoolbook using Tall Ball set at 1 1/2". The e's and i's were cut with Printing 101 set at 1 3/4". The lower line, except for the e's and i's was cut with Plantin Schoolbook using Tall Ball set at 1". The e's and i's were cut with Printing 101 set at 1 1/4".

Supplies used: vinyl in yellow, brown and burnt umber, transfer sheet.

go, Go, GO!

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch and "twist" for you over at Twisted Sketches!
I hope you will pop over and pick them up so you can play along with us. We would love to see your creations

My layout is of my grandson Jeff on Christmas. He loves cars and was so excited to get a Cozy Coupe. He couldn't wait to get in it, as you can see he wanted to drive it before we got it assembled.

Supplies used: cardstock - blue; patterned paper - Hare from Tortoise and the Hare collection by Piggy Tales and 2 papers from Snips and Snails paper pack by Leaps and Bounds; title cut at 2" from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge; sticker letters from my stash; chipboard elements from The Boyfriend Ready-Set-Chip by Cosmo Cricket

Shadowbox For Dad

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for another challenge over at Celebrate The Occasion. This week we are celebrating Veterans Day.
I would like to share with you a shadowbox I made for my Dad. He went to Army Language School and then was stationed over in Germany. He had saved a lot of things from his time in the service and I put this together for him as a remembrance.

Supplies used: patterned paper by Reminisce; embellishments - K & Company and Reminisce; shadowbox - Michaels; memorabilia - my Father

Hope you will stop by and check out the other DT's creations and post one of your own!!
We'd love to have you play along with us!!!

Thanksgiving Table Blog Hop Winner

Good morning!

I'd like to announce the winner of my blog prize for the Thanksgiving Table Blog Hop. I used random.org to pick the winner and.....

The winner is #23 who is Sherrie K.

Sherrie K. said... 23
Super cute idea-very festive too:)
So glad to be in the hop with you:)
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Congrats Sherrie!! Send me your address and I'll send you your prize.

Thanksgiving Table Blog Hop

Happy Saturday everyone!!!! Welcome to the Thanksgiving Table Blog Hop. If you just happened upon my post you'll want to start at the beginning with Sylvia of Bella Scrapbook Designs if you came from Martha at A Scrapping Time you are on the right track. Here is the line up in case you get lost:

1. Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
2. Sandra- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
3. Sandy- http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
4. Patty- http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/
5. Eva - http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/
6. Laura- http://www.sunflowercreations9530.blogspot.com/
7. Monica http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/
8.Veronica http://mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
9.CallyAnn http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/
10.Julie - http://www.cricutchick.com/
11.Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
12. Kerri- http://crafttimeandcupcakes.blogspot.com/
13.Gaby - http://www.gabycreates.com/
14. Diana - http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/
15. Sherrie http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
16.Elsa http://www.cricutlvr.blogspot.com/
17. Martha www.pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com
18.Esther http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
19.Anita http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Now on to my project. I found this idea at Martha Stewart's site and revised it just slightly. I started out with these materials:

A ceramic pie plate; 5 miniature white pumpkins; white candles; cardstock in fall color pallet; double sided tape; adhesive putty; faux berries; wire cutters; A Childs Year Cricut cartridge.

I cut out about 24 leaves at 4" from "A Childs Year" cartridge, curled them around one of the candles so they would curve and attached them with double sided tape to an overturned pie plate.

I cut holes for the candles out of two of the pumpkins. I attached the pumpkins to the pie plate with adhesive putty and also stacked two pumpkins on top of each other (also with putty). I clipped some berry stems and placed them here and there, added the candles and here is my end result:

I think it turned out to be a cute centerpiece!

I do have a small blog prize that I forgot to take a picture of, so I guess it will be a surprise :). All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and be a follower of my blog to be entered. I will pick a random winner on Sunday evening and announce it on Monday morning.

Thanks for taking a peek and now you are off to Anita at Anita & Bugs the last stop on the hop!

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Break

I just wanted to let all of you know that I have had some family business to take care of and that is the reason I have taken a break from posting this week. I will be back with you on Saturday!!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!