A Nutcracker Kisses and Christmas Wishes Card!

A Nutcracker Kisses and Christmas Wishes Card!

Hello everyone! December has arrived and we are so excited. We have been a bit busy but we are ready for the Holidays and spending time with Family and Friends! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue... I am joining the Double Trouble and Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenges. We hope you will check out the challenges and join us! Links to both challenges and a few others I am joining are near the end of this blog post! We won a Pink and Main Instagram giveaway and we got some new stamps, dies and papers from Pink and Main that we both really wanted to try! We loved their new Christmas release! So many cute things! This card used their new Nutcracker Kisses Stamp and Die set!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Pink and Main Nutcracker Kisses Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Graceful Holly Embossing Folder
• Tim Holtz Lumber Jack Plaid Distress Ink
• LaLa Land Double Stitched Arch Dies
• Various colored cardstock, ribbons, and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils (Soucolor) and fine-line markers

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products I used to create this card:

Here is the Try A Sketch on Tuesday Sketch & Double Trouble Recipe:

My Card's recipe: 

3 Colors: Green, Red, and Yellow-Gold

2 Layers: Card base, Embossed layer, and background arches!

1 Image: The Nutcracker & Sentiment

Twisted Sister: Added green ribbon

Also did the sketch

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge: #205 3-2-1 Recipe "Tie One On Day"

Try A Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: Challenge #684

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember®, featuring Simon Says Stamp Products

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember® featuring Simon Says Stamp!

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Dazzling Die Cuts

Pink and Main Monthly Card Challenge: #11 Christmas

We hope you will join us!

 

"A toy is never truly happy until it is loved by a child." - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

A Caroling Mice Christmas Card!

A Caroling Mice Christmas Card!

Hello everyone! December has arrived and we are so excited. We have been a bit busy but we are ready for the Holidays and spending time with Family and Friends! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue... I am joining the Double Trouble and Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenges. We won a few different challenges and we got some new stamps, dies and papers that we both really wanted to try!  We hope you will check out the challenges and join us! Links to both challenges and a few others I am joining are near the end of this blog post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Lawn Fawn Caroling Mice Stamp, Stencil Set
• Lawn Fawn Let it Shine Starry Skies Petite 6x6 Paper Pack
• Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die and Stencil sets
• Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp Ink Pad
• Tim Holtz Prize Ribbon, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain, Candied Apple, Rustic Wilderness, Picked Raspberry and Lost Shadow Distress Inks
• Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products I used to create this card:

Here is the Sketch:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Try A Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: Challenge #684

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember®, featuring Simon Says Stamp Products

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember® featuring Simon Says Stamp!

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Dazzling Die Cuts

We hope you will join us!

 

"If winter helps you curl up and more that makes it one of the best of the seasons." — Murray Pura 

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Flurry of Fun: A Cute Winter Card!

Flurry of Fun: A Cute Winter Card!

Hello everyone! December has arrived and we are so excited. We have been a bit busy but we are ready for the Holidays and spending time with Family and Friends! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue... I am joining the Double Trouble Challenge! We recently just won a Pink and Main Instagram giveaway and we got some new stamps, dies and papers from Pink and Main and Newton's Nook that we both really wanted to try! We loved their new Christmas releases! So many cute things! This card used Pink and Mains new Flurry of Fun Stamp and Die Set and Newton's Nook Snow Flurries Paper Set!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Pink and Main Flurries of Fun Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Snow Flurries 6x6 Paper pack
• Simon Says Stamp and CZ Deigns Modern Scrapbook Stamp and Die Set
• Tim Holtz Speckled Egg Distress ink 
• Clark and Coats Silver Metallic Thread
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils (Soucolor) and fine-line markers

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products I used to create this card:

Here is the Try A Sketch on Tuesday sketch & Double Trouble Recipe:

My Card's recipe: 

3 Colors: Blue, Purple and Pink

2 Layers: Background paper and layer with distress ink behind polaroid's 

1 Image: Penguins, Polar bear & Sentiment

Twisted Sister: Added silver thread behind sentiment

Did not do the Sketch

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge: #205 3-2-1 Recipe "Tie One On Day"

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember®, featuring Simon Says Stamp Products

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember® featuring Simon Says Stamp!

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Dazzling Die Cuts

Pink and Main Monthly Card Challenge: #11 Christmas

Pearly Sparkles Challenge: Challenge 114 - Silver Bells (Include Something Silver) - The silver string!

We hope you will join us!

 

"The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?" — J. B. Priestley 

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Santa's Peeking Helper: A Christmas Card!

Santa's Peeking Helper: A Christmas Card!

Hello everyone! December has arrived and we are so excited. We have been a bit busy but we are ready for the Holidays and spending time with Family and Friends! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! 

My mom is joining the Double Trouble and Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenges. We hope you will check out the challenges and join us! Links to both challenges and a few others my mom is joining are near the end of this blog post! We won a Pink and Main Instagram giveaway and we got some new stamps, dies and papers from Pink and Main that we both really wanted to try! We loved their new Christmas release! So many cute things! This Card used their new Peeking Reindeer and Elf Die Set!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Pink & Main Peeking Reindeer and Elf Die Set
• Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink
• Rainbow Splash Swiss Dots Embossing Folder 
• Nesting Stitched Circles Die set
• Various colored cardstock, paper, ribbon and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products Holly used to create this card:

Here is the Try A Sketch on Tuesday sketch & Double Trouble Recipe:

My mom's Recipe: 

3 Colors: Red, Green and Gold-Yellow

2 Layers: Background Embossed cardstock, Rectangles, & Card Base

1 Image: Elf & Sentiment

Twisted Sister: Red raffia added

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge: #205 3-2-1 Recipe "Tie One On Day"

Try A Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: Challenge #684

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember®, featuring Simon Says Stamp Products

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Challenge: Use Dies in DieCember® featuring Simon Says Stamp!

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Dazzling Die Cuts

Pink and Main Monthly Card Challenge: #11 Christmas

We hope you will join us!

 

“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.” — Andy Rooney

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo