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Day 16 of 25 Days

Whew…is it day 16 already???? I am soooo sorry I have been MIA. I really had better intentions on keeping up with this, but alas….the best laid plans…. But I am back in the crafty saddle again and here to share a couple of more fun and super easy Christmas cards with you. Today is my day to share for my DT at Scrapyland.com. So here is what I came up with.

Here’s my first card. I printed out the cute little gingerbread girl and then cut her out and then also cut out the title Joy and snowflake. The patterned paper is from Die Cuts With A View DCWV High School Paper Stack. The base of the card is a file I created and cut in my Silhouette Cameo.

Here is a closer look at the joy title. I used some Crystal stickles but the photo doesn’t show it.

Here is my next card. All of the elements are again cut from the Jingle Digital Design Portfolio from Scrapyland.com. The design portfolio comes with hundreds of elements. There are matching cut files, print n’ cut files and “sketch” type files. The cut files allow you to cut from your Cameo and the Print n’ Cut files are pre-colored and ready to be printed out. The “sketch” files are perfect for printing out and then coloring with your copics or other coloring mediums. Scrapyland.com has a few different Design Portfolio CD’s Available. The cute little gingerbread boy was print n’ cut with my cameo and then I used some Lime Stickles to decorate him.

Here is my second card. The wreath is again from the Jingle Digital Design Set. The background paper is from the Die Cuts With A View High School Paper stack and the green plaid is from the Citrus Stack. I used a Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Edge Punch Around The Page Border Punch for the decorative border at the bottom.

Here is a closer look at the wreath. I printed it out in color and then added the dots of Holly Stickles to the various dots and the Gold dot from the Robin’s Nest Beaches. The scalloped circle was a basic cut from my Silhouette Library.

Here is my final card. As with all the others the cute little image was from the Jingle Digital design set as was the paper from the same DCWV High School Stack set.

Here is a closer look at the cute little Gingerbread house. I added some Crystal stickles to the rooftop and some red xmas stickles to the candy canes.

To create these super easy and super fun cards I used my Cameo…..WHAAAA????? You ask…yep that’s right, I used my Cameo and NOT my beloved Pazzles. I am ashamed to say that I have had my Cameo for quite some time and have not used it near as I should be. I am and always will be a Pazzles girl, BUT….my heart is more than big enough for another cutter. So my new friend is my Cameo. I have dusted it off and committed to learning to do more with it. Scrapyland.com has them in stock, so it certainly isn’t too late to help Santa out with an extra special present for yourself or someone else.
To create these cards, I used the Jingle Portfolio CD set that is available at Scrapyland. Within the CD collection, there are hundreds of cut files, print n’ cut images and even some wonderful “sketch” images that you can print out and color in! It is a great value for all you get. I love that there are matching cut files and Print n’ cut files of the same images, so they easily coordinate.

Products Used To Create This Project

Silhouette Cameo	Die Cuts With A View DCWV High School	Jingle Digital Design Portfolio
XMas Red Stickles	Crystal Stickles	Lime Green Stickles
Robin’s Nest Tear Drops	Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Edge Punch Around The Page

Additional Products Used
Misc. Ribbon
Red, White, Green and Black Cardstock

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Day 13 of 25 Days Lacey Ornament Card

Hello crafty friends,

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I hope you have enjoyed the free files and crafty inspiration thus far. Today is special as it is my first time posting for the SOUS Stuck On U Sketches Challenge Blog Die Cut Design Team. I was honored to have been asked to join the team by one of the co-founders, Ms. Nanette. Every other Friday, there will be a new challenge up. I will try to offer a “free svg cut” to help with your inspiration and creativity in the hopes you will join us! So here is what I have for you today.

SOUS Die Cut Challenge

Ornament

This challenge we were asked to create a project with an ornament or ornament themed. I had originally wanted to create one of those 3-D ornaments that have been floating around the paper crafting world. But, the ornament would have been for me to enjoy and I really needed to finish a few more Christmas Cards, so….the ornament went on the back burner and I ended up creating this card instead.

Here is the card I created. I used some pretty foiled paper from the DCWV Die Cuts With A View Evergreen Paper Stack. The ornament cut was from the PaperCraftingWorld.com

Lacey Ornament Cut File set.

Here is a closer view of my colored image. It is from PCW.
I used my Copic markers to color in the image.

Products Used For This Project

Pazzles Inspiration	Ornament Lacey Frame	Season’s Greetings DSb
Recollections Bright Christmas Paper Pad	Tape Runner	Glue Dots
DCWV Evergreen Paper Pad	Fine Tip Glue Pen	Foam Adhesive
MS Border Punch

Additional Products Used

White and cream cardstock

Misc. Red and Gold Ribbon

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Two $10 download Gift Codes from PaperCraftingWorld.com.

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Day 12 of 25 Days of Christmas And Year 'Round Crafting

Hello crafty friends,

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I apologize that I was not able to get a post up yesterday for day 11. I will try to get a post up later this week and back date it. When I do, I will let you know. Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed the free files and crafty inspiration thus far. Today I have another fun project for you, so let’s get right to it!

Here is my card. I used the super cute, Elf on the Shelf Boy Digi stamp from PaperCraftingWorld.com. I used some super cute paper from the Recollections Bright Christmas paper.

I colored my image in with my Copic markers. For the background of the image, I use some pearlescent chalk for the background. I finished off the card with some colorful ribbon and topped that off with a button and some doodlebug twine.