Day 2 of 25 Days of Christmas-Year ‘Round

Hello crafty friends,

Thank you so much for stopping by. Today I am sharing a card I created with a traditional holiday look. So let’s get started. Here is my finished card.

I created the base of the card by welding the double scallop frame  from the Deco Emblem Set B Cut File Set. I used some festive Die Cuts With A View, DCWV Christmas and Winter Value Stack. I cut the green foliage from some green patterned paper from the Die Cuts With A View Cherry Limeade Stack. I machine stitched the various mats and then created the Word Art sentiment.

Here is a closer view of the pretty poinsettia flower and the foliage. The emblem underneath the foliage is from the Deco Emblem Set A.

I used some foam tape to give a little “lift”from the foliage and the sentiment.

I used the following Products

Pazzles Inspiration	DCWV Christmas and Winter Value Stack	DCWV Cherry Limeade
Deco Emblems Set A	Deco Emblems Set B	Heartfelt Wishes DS
White Opal Liquid Pearls	Chisel Tip Glue Pen	CTMH Foam Tape

I also used the following products

Pearls from Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Green, White and Red Cardstock

Here is today’s freebie

Heartfelt Word Art Digi Stamp

This printable set comes in black, green, gray and red and is in jpg format.

Available free for 24 hours. Please note, the cart will say .99. Simply add it to your cart and check out and it will be FREE during this 24 hour period only…Until 12pm 12-2-13 Eastern Std. Time…USA.

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with me. I hope you are inspired. Please leave a comment and be sure to follow me….(Top left column)…it is always appreciated

Day 1 of 25 Days of Christmas 2013

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to Day 1 of my 25 Days of Christmas and Year ‘Round Crafting. This is the fourth year I have done this event. Each year has been different and this year is no exception. Last year I had over 30 designers help me showcase some wonderful and amazing projects. As with everything in life, there are changes, challenges and growth. This year has been quite a challenging year for me. Both “personally and professionally”. As a result, I did not have the time or “strength” to undertake the task of coordinating a massive event like last year….so….this year….it’s just me. So here is what I can commit to you my fellow crafters.  I will TRY my best to get a post up each and every day. “TRY” being the operative word.  I will post sometime around 12:30pm-1pm eastern time each day. I know that “seems” kind of late, but…there is a reason for this….which leads me to: 

I will do my best to offer you something “free” each day. I can make no promises that this will ABSOLUTELY happen, but I will sincerely try. Last year, I received a lot of emails about “WHY” the freebies are only 24 hours. I also received complaints that changing them out when the posts went live in the morning wouldn’t give those who visit during work hours in other parts of the country and or world a chance to grab them before they were gone. So the posting later helps to maybe give everyone a chance to get them. As to the “why”…quite simply, I need to keep things organized and have a system to give you my readers an opportunity to look forward to something new.  

Each day will be something different. As a crafter I try to use all my tools. So I may showcase a project using SVG cut files, Digital Stamps, Traditional Dies and or My Cricut. So you will have to just make the trip over here each day to see what I have. Because this event is low key this year…I did NOT secure sponsors to give away a bunch of great prizes. I will be giving away a few things along the way, so you will need to be a “Follower” of my blog and you will need to leave a comment. I will pick a random comment for some of the prizes and will check to make sure you are a follower. Asking you to follow me and leave a comment to win something really is small to ask….I think.

So now that I have given you a sense of how this event will work….let’s get to today’s project

Here is my card. Simple and not too flashy. I started with some great DCWV Die Cuts With A View Christmas and Winter Value Stack Paper. I used Kraft as my base and then cut some mats in plain black. I used today’s free cut file and some cut files from the Deco Emblems CF set from PaperCraftingWorld.com. I machine stitched on two of the layers of mats for just a little extra touch.

Here is a closer look at the pretty poinsettia. I cut it out and then inked the edges with some Cranberry Ink. I then used some Burgundy stickles to add some touches of glitter here and there. For the center of the flower and around the points of some of the elements, I used some Champagne Stickles. I really like the look of the Champagne over just regular gold. It has a few extra flakes of iridescent which makes it so much prettier…to me anyway

Here is one last side view. I used some foam tape to give the poinsettia a little lift as well as the sentiment.

Products used to create this card

Pazzles Inspiration	DCWV Christmas & Winter Value Stack	Deco Emblem 1132g
Goodness & Light DS	Cranberry Ink Pad	Chisel Tip Glue Pen
Foam Adhesive	Burgundy Stickles	Champagne Stickles

Additional Products

Red, Black, Kraft Cardstock, Sewing Machine

So now on to the freebies!

Today I have two freebies for you. A cut file and a digi printable.

Deco Emblem 1132g CF

Comes in: AI, DXF, EPS, GSD, KNK, SVG, STUDIO and WPC Formats

Available free for 24 hours. Please note, the cart will say .99. Simply add it to your cart and check out and it will be FREE during this 24 hour period only…Until 12m 12-2-13 Eastern Std. Time…USA.

CLICK HERE

This printable set comes in black and red and is in jpg format.

Available free for 24 hours. Please note, the cart will say .99. Simply add it to your cart and check out and it will be FREE during this 24 hour period only…Until 12pm 12-2-13 Eastern Std. Time…USA.

CLICK HERE

DON'T FORGET to check YESTERDAY's Post for The Pazzles DT Blog Hop. Enter To Win An SVG Download CD AND PICK UP ANOTHER FREEBIE!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with me. I hope you are inspired. Please leave a comment and be sure to follow me….(Top left column)…it is always appreciated 

Pazzles DT Holiday Card Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends,

Welcome to the Pazzles Design Holiday Card Blog Hop. I am so glad you are here!

The Pazzles Design Team has put together a blog hop for you this weekend to give your Christmas card crafting an inspirational boost.  Hop along to each of the Design Team Member's blogs and leave a comment. One lucky blog hop commenter will be chosen to win a Digital CD Download of their choice. Leave a comment on each designer's blog post, including this one, as the prize winner will be chosen randomly from one of the blogs. Comments will close on December 5, 2013 at midnight and the winner will be announced December 6, 2013.

Here is my card. I created this card featuring several files in the Pazzles Craft Room. You can find thousands of files for every kind of paper crafting need.  I used some wonderful paper from the DCWV Christmas and Winter Stack. 

I decided to make my card an Easel Card. Here is a view of the card opened.

I cut the poinsettias and leaves from some Bazzill Red and Green cardstock.  I inked the edges of the Poinsettia with some Cranberry Ink. I used some Topiary Ink on the edges of the leaves.

Here is a close up of the chalkboard art I created. One of the wonderful things about the Pazzles Inspiration is the fabulous Software that goes with the machine. You can create and do so many wonderful things with it. Among the great things is the ability to create your own print n’ cut files.  I created this chalkboard art right in my inspiration studio software. I used some free fonts as well as creating some right in the software. As a little gift to everyone, I am giving this away as a freebie during this hop.

Here is one final look at my completed card. Below is the complete hop line up. You can go to Pazzles.net or see the list if you get lost along the way.

If you get lost along the way, here is the list of participating blogs:

Melin Beltran (You’re Here)

Joanna Wright Next

Michelle Price

Angie Contreras

Marjorie Eades

Tara Brown

Heidi Edwards

I used the following products to complete my project.

	DCWV Christmas & Winter Stack
CTMH Cranberry Ink Pad	CTMH Topiary Ink Pad	CTMH Saddle Ink Pad
Gold Liquid Pearls	CTMH Foam Tape	CTMH Chisel Tip Pen

Additional Products
Kraft, Black, Red, Green and white Bazzill Cardstock
Misc. Green Ribbon

To help kick start your creativity, here is the free chalk art digital stamp set I created.

I created them in two versions. One is darker than the other. You will need to download it during this blog hop for free. Simply click the add to cart button and "check out" you will be able to download it immediately.

Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post as well as the other designer posts for a chance to win one of Pazzles terrific Download CD’s.

If You Like All The Projects You See On This Hop, Then You Will Want To Take Advantage of This Offer And Be Able To Get All The Files To Re-create These Projects!

USE code: PazBlack2013 When Checking Out. 

Now on to the lovely Joanna’s blog to check out the wonderful project she has for you. Thank you for sharing your crafty time with me. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the kick off of my 25 Days of Christmas crafting event.