Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2015

Sending A Good Cheer

Christmas season is the season when we can send someone a good cheer. I know for sure that this will bless them and brings joy to them.

Today I am sharing a Christmas card using STAMPlorations stamp set and Paper Smooches.

I created a triangle stencil and coffee cups from a Post It notes and used it to create that tree of cups and hearts from STAMPLorations – Sketchy Coffee Cups stamp set 🙂

First I added the Post It stencil (or mask) on a 3.25″ x 5.5″ White Cardstock, make sure it sits in the middle of the cardstock and then I stamped them using CTMH Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Cotton Candy, Honey, Pear, Lagoon and Gypsy.

I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches – Christmas Sampler stamp set using Pear Exclusive Inks Pad as the tree trunk.

When the images dried completely, I put the tree stencil/mask again and added some sparkle and shine on it using Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush. I generously brushed the glitter all over and look at that sparkle!! 😀

I finished the card by adding some small gold sequins I got from Hobby Lobby and a star wood chip from Frackled Fawn on top of the tree. Then final step is to add the finished panel on the card base where I had some American Crafts Glitter Ribbon on the sides. I used some thin 3D foam tape.

So that is my finished glitter and sparkle tree of cups of good cheer to share with you today.

I link up my card today at these link ups:

And I join these challenges:

Also…. I am giving away a RAK Pack. It is open until Sunday, December 20, at 11:59 pm (EST). Winner will be announced on Monday and I will email the winner, so please make sure you leave your valid email address. You can enter below:

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Thank You for visiting and have a fabulous weekend!!

Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015

Holiday/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop And A Giveaway

Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog is hosting the Holiday/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop that starts today, 12/11/2015, through next Friday, 12/18/2015. This is one festive and fun blog hop with LOTS of Giveaways from amazing sponsors!

This is a link up party and blog hop for coffee, tea and cocoa loving cardmakers, papercrafters and crafters/DIYers. It is when we all can share any projects we create based on the theme provided. And for this time, of course, the theme is Holiday or/and Winter. It means that we are challenges to create our project using either coffee, tea and/or images on it.

The Link Up is live here where you can link up your project(s) and also you can find the details how to enter the giveaways!

Here are some fun dates for you to create projects 🙂
December 13th -> National Cocoa Day
December 15th -> International Tea Day

If you like sharing your project on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc., you can use this hashtag: #holidayclh

During this week, I will share my projects and there is a giveaway, too, from me 🙂 So keep reading to find out how you can enter. And now to my first project. I made a card with giftcard holder.

I used Verve Stamps free digital stamp. I printed them on CTMH Watercolor cardstock, watercolored cup using CTMH Watercolor Pencils and wet it using watercolor brush. Usually I would clear embossed the image, since these images are print out, so I was super careful when I wet the colors.

I think this card a some bling, so I added a gold snowflake with clear gems from a pack I got from Walmart.

There is a gift card holder inside the card for sharing kindness this month with someone 🙂

The papers I used is Sparkle and Shine pack from CTMH (retired). And I stamped the inside card using one of the sentiments from Bright Baubles stamp set from Neat and Tangled with Juniper Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (CTMH).

And There is a giveaway, too! It is open until Sunday, December 20, at 11:59 pm (EST). Winner will be announced on Monday and I will email the winner, so please make sure you leave your valid email address. You can enter below:

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I also link this card at:

Thank You for visiting today and I hope you join us at this fun Holiday/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop this week!

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015

Merry and Bright: Recycled, Glittered Christmas Card

I found a cute sample card on Martha Stewart magazine. I love the cooper leaves border and I thought it can be recycled of throwing it away 😀

I cut a piece of DCWV Glitter Cardstock Matstack that match the border color and glued on top of the commercial in the middle of it.

Then I cut the Merry & Bright from Holiday Sentiments cutting file from JustNick out of Canson watercolor paper, then added some mint color from Pearlescent paint, let it dry and then added on the glitter cardstock. While drying the paint, I accidentally blew the dot for letter i, so I replaced it with a clear gem 😀

Last step is add the finished panel on the card base. And it’s done.

I love how we can be creative by turning a commercial card into a handmade card. It’s a way to recycle.

Today’s card I link up at Virginia’s View Challenge #21 – All About Glitter. This is her last challenge this year and she will take a break. You can read more about it on her blog post. I know many cardmakers love her challenge. I hope you’ll join her last challenge this year and have fun!

Also, I join Muse: ChristmasVisions 31. The Muse this week is from Kimberly Wiener:

Thanks for visiting my blog today 🙂 Have a blessed day!

Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Christmas Spin Card Set

Welcome to our monthly Joyful Stars Blog Hop! This is a monthly blog hop of a group of Close To My Heart Independent Consultants where we share projects we created to share with you.

The blog hop starts at Joyce’s blog where you also can find the full list of participants. You should be arrive from Marie’s blog. But if you are here first, you can continue hopping until you make it back to my blog.

For this month hop, I created a set of Christmas Spin cards:

The White Daisy Spin Card Set is ready to use and decorated as you like. This set of 7″ x 5″ White Spin cards come with envelopes. I love them!

You next hop is Krista’s blog to see what she has created for you this month. I hope you find this card set inspire you more to make handmade cards for your loved ones and friends.

Thank You so much for stopping by today!

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Supplies I used to make these cards are available at my CTMH Store:

White Daisy Circle Spin Cards & Envelope (10 set)
Stamp Sets: Christ Is Born (C1628), Reason For The Season (D1614)
Exclusive Inks Pads: White Daisy (Z2163), Pomegranate (Z2653), Fern (Z2650), Glacier (Z2641), Chocolate (Z2111)
My Acrylix Blocks: 1″x3 1/2″, 2″x3 1/2″, 3″x3″
Paper packet: White Pines (X7200B)
Embellishments: White Pines Complemet (X7200C), Red Enamel Gems (Z3090), Sequins Gold Assortment (Z2012), Sparkles Clead Assortment (Z1752), Fern Thick Twine (Z3093)
Adhesives: 3D Foams, Glue Dots, Permanent Adhesive Runner, Liquid Glass (Z679)
Tool: Spinge Daubers, Non-Stick Scissors, Craft Knife

Posted on Sunday, December 6, 2015

On The 20 Days Before Christmas

Today is 20 days before Christmas and we are doing some fun things as family. I am still working on some Christmas gifts and cards.

My husband found out about a local Craft Fair at Shawnee State Lodge and he took us there to see it. We saw some friends there, had good dinner together and enjoyed some Christmas carols from some groups and choirs.

She is a dear friend and the girls was super excited to see her there with her husband and the group. She was our oldest daughter Sunday School teacher.

One of the music groups who sang there were our friends called East To West.

After we had our dinner, we walked around and the Little Girl saw Santa, she run yo him, hugged him and jumped to sit on his laps for picture! It was her first time seeing Santa and she was super excited! Unlike the Big Girl, she was hiding behind the rocking chair that was behind me when I took some pictures. We talked and tried to comfort her heart but she still said No to Santa… Oh Well… May be next year 🙂

And when we got home, the Big Girl continue with her ornament coloring that she has been working on since the weekend. This was her 5th ornament. We had to stop her for dinner 🙂

This is one of the free printables from 1+1+1=1 website. You can grab them here. While you are there, check her blog and find more about free coloring pages for kids 🙂

I hope you have so much fun with your family in this special month.

What are you doing with your family to celebrate Advent?