Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!  I pray you enjoy the warmth of love and laughter this day, but most of all that you enjoy His presence for that is what Christmas is really all about.

~Karen

Christmas Wall Art

I have always admired the wall art that included family names and thought I would make my own in a Christmas theme.  The stocking files are from My Vinyl Designer.  I designed it in SCAL 2 and then flipped the design before cutting it from vinyl.  I then adhered it to the glass so the design would be on the inside of the frame and used some scrapbook paper for the background.  I love the way it turned out and it looks great hanging in my foyer.

Only a few more days until Christmas…it’s so hard to believe.

Have a blessed day!

~Karen

Gift Card Holders

I am pretty sure I got this idea from Heather Nichol’s blog.  I used the largest die from the Spellbinders Labels Eight and Curvy Rectangles dies to cut the kraft cardstock.  When you fold them in half, they are the perfect size for gift cards.  I cut about an inch or so of the bottom die and used Scor Tape around the edges to make the pocket.  I die cut an ornament with the vintage ornaments die and added glitter around the edges and some bakers twine to finish it off.  The snowflakes are from Snowflake Serenade.

The snowflakes are from the 2010 Holiday Tags set and are stamped in Stormy Sky distress ink.  As a side note, I think this is a terrific match for Blueberry Sky.   I stamped the tree from Tiny Treats Christmas in Giverny Green Palette ink.  The snowflakes were cut from felt with Spellbinders snowflakes dies.

I stamped the postage mark and reindeer from 2010 Holiday Tags in Chai ink.  The dotted circle is from Take Note and the Mat Stack 1 stamp from Tiny Treats Christmas. 

I used the stamps from 2010 Holiday Tags on this one and all the patterned paper that you see  is from Christmas Prints.  All stamps and paper is from Papertrey Ink.

I have been busy, busy, busy working on Christmas gifts, unfortunately, I can’t share any of them until after Christmas.   I guess I could tell my family not to read my blog until after Christmas, but I don’t really think that will work.  

Thanks for stopping by!

~Karen

Oh So Cute

Isn’t he just adorable?  This is a very easy and inexpensive gift…a great last minute party gift.  I started with a mason jar and filled it with Hershey kisses then wrapped the snowman I had printed around the jar.  You can find this adorable snowman on Laurie Furnell’s blog here.  (This is actually made to wrap around candy bars but I just trimmed it to fit my jar and when printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper the 11 inch length is perfect.)  I printed it onto 32lb. glossy presentation paper so it has this really nice sheen to it.  I made the hat and scarf from fleece.  Just wrap the fleece around the jar lid to determine the size, make sure the wrong sides are together and sew the edge.  Turn it to the right side and roll up the edge to make the hat cuff and place it on the jar.  Tie some ribbon around it to create  the  top then cut strips for the fringe and embellish any way you wish.

This little cutie was even easier.  I just used a ready made die cut that I bought ages ago in a Christmas card kit and adhered it the jar using my tape gun.  I placed a piece of burlap over the lid and screwed on the cap.  I put a foam snowflake sticker on the top and tied some red twill around the cap and embellished it with some bells tied with maraschino baker’s twine from The Twinery.   The  jar is filled with miniature candy canes. 

We went to New Hampshire this past weekend to celebrate my grandfather’s 90th birthday.  It was so nice to see everyone again.  My dad took us to a house that had these amazing Christmas lights.  I love Christmas lights and this place was amazing.  I have never seen anything like it.  There were lights everywhere including a lighted helicopter on the garage roof. I had to take a picture of this light “sign” because this is how I feel about Christmas.  Christmas Rocks!  I love Christmas.

And of course, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if it wasn’t for Jesus.  He is the true meaning of the season. 

Hope you are enjoying this Christmas season.

~Karen

Sock Cupcakes

I have been making the most adorable sock cupcakes.  They are so much fun to make and are wonderful gifts.  I purchased the SVG cupcake wrapper files from the Studiofrog Etsy store and cut them with my Cricut.  They fit perfectly in the treat bags you  find in the baking aisle.  I just tied them with some ribbon,  made a tag and attached it with some baker’s twine.  (I love The Twinery’s bakers twine!)  So easy to make for gifts…or sell.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Karen

More Vinyled Chargers

And a plate

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.  We are taking the kids to the Gingerbread Celebration today.  They are attending the workshop and will get to make gingerbread houses with the chefs.  I love it because there is no mess for me to clean up. :)

Thanks for  stopping by.

~Karen

The Happy Couple

Our family has yet another wedding coming up in the near future.  My oldest son is getting married January 7th.  It has been such a rewarding experience to be a part of their wedding planning and making their dreams come true.

They recently had their bridal shower.  My daughter was the coordinator and she did a fantastic job.  She asked me to make the bridal shower invites.  Here is what I made.  I created it in Photoshop.   I made their wedding invites as well (more on that in a future post.)

Here is the card I made for her shower.

The focal point is a Doodlebat from ScrapnFonts called DB Love Affair.  I die cut it with a Labels Four die.  I cut some silver metallic cardstock with the same die then cut it in half to mat the white.  I added some glitter to the hearts and some bling on the sides. 

I just had to share the card my daughter made as well.  I am so proud of her.

She is quite the card maker.

I know this has been a long post but I thought I would share with you what is happening in my family (and the reason I haven’t been posting as much.)  My posts will probably be less and shorter than usual  until after the wedding.  I  have two flower girl dresses to sew and reception centerpieces to make.   I am still making Christmas gifts, so I hope to posts those. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

~Karen