Get Ready For A New Year

This post comes with sad news.  It is time to close the Kraft Journal Challenge.  Yes, it is true.  And as we close, we leave you with New Year wishes.
Using the beautiful Verve digital image and sentiment again, this time I colored it a bit differently and changed the layout. The holly is Doodle Pantry.  The dots are made with a stamp. Base cardstock is Brown Kraft. The challenge may be closing but the Kraft Outlet Store is still open.

Here is the sketch I used, found at Stamplorations:

Not sure what my week will be like.  If I don't get back here, Happy New Year.



Challenges:
Stamplorations theme and sketch
Pile It On - winter
DLArt - anything
Tuesday Morning Sketch - anything
Inspiration Destination - anything
Papertakes Weekly - anything

This Year Is Almost Over

Like so many of you, I can't believe we only have a few more days of 2015.
Here is a card that is a New Year's Wish. 

This is a case of Cornelia's card at Stamplorations - love her added tea bag.

My card is made with a Verve digital image and sentiment.  Copics were used for coloring.

Challenges:
Pile It On - winter
DLArt - anything
Stamploration - case
Tuesday Morning Sketch - anything
Crafty Sentiment - happy new year
Inspiration Destination - anything
Papertakes - anything
Stamping Boutique - anything 

Merry Christmas

"C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S"

"C" is for the Christ Child born upon this day;
"H" for herald angels in the night.
"R" means our Redeemer;
"I" means Israel;
"S" is for the star that shone so bright.
"T" is for the three wise men,
They who travelled far.
"M" is for the manger where He lay.
"A" is for all He stands for;
"S" means shepherds came,
And that's why there's a Christmas Day.

"T" is for the three wise men,
They who travelled far.
"M" is for the manger where He lay.
"A" is for all He stands for;
"S" means shepherds came,
And that's why there's a Christmas Day.

And that's why there's a Christmas Day...

Life Is Full Of Changes

It is always sad to read of challenge blogs, like Papertakes, ending.  But I totally understand.  I gave up all my DT positions this past year because of life changes and a need for less deadlines.
Speaking of deadlines, how are you all doing with the last minute Christmas pressures?
Easy week for me because we already celebrated last weekend so now this week, we are having some of the grands stay one at a time.  They love to have special time and be pampered by Grandpa and Gramma.  I thought maybe I could clean up my craft room but we mess it up each day with a new project.
Here is another Thank You Card with the same cute snowman image by From the Heart which I used on the previously posted card.  This time I used the sketch at Stamplorations.

Sketch:

Coloring done with copics.  The snowflake border is made up of snowflakes by DeeDee.   Sentiment is Stampin Up. I always love using this one for thanks this time of year.

Challenges:
Papertakes - anything goes - Last Challenge
Simon Monday - winter wonderland
Pile It On - anything
Tuesday Morning Sketch - anything
Inspiration Destination - anything
Di's Digis - anything Christmas
DLArt - anything
Stamplorations - theme and sketch

Christmas Thank You

Because we have already had our family Christmas, this is a relaxing week for me.  Not the case for most of you.  But because we have already done the gift-giving and receiving,  it is time for some Thank You cards.

This is one of the cute snowmen at From the Heart cut out with MFT Circle Stax.  The sentiment is stamped (Verve, I think).  Snowflake eyelet.
Sketch is From the Heart

Challenges
DLArt - anything
DLArt Thankful Thursday
Simon Monday - winter wonderland
Crop Stop - cuttlebug machine, memento ink, scorepal
From the Heart Sketch
Pile It On - anything winter
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Tuesday Morning Sketch - anything 
Simon Wednesday - dies

Just a Few More Hours

The presents are made and wrapped, the Chex mix is made, the Julekaga is baking, the vacuuming and dusting are done.  All that is left to do is bake few cookies this morning and then...let the Christmas celebrating begin!  (We start ours this evening through Sunday evening).

This is the last tag I made.  I've been trying to make the tags appropriate to the wrapping or the gift inside.  This tag was inspired by the gift bag.

The background on the tag is some old designer paper.  Snowflakes are Silhouette and Cuttlebug.
Sentiment is Verve.
See you Monday.

Challenges:
DLArt - anything
Pile It On - Christmas
Die Cuttin Divas - anything Christmas
Simon Wednesday - dies
Dies R Us - use snowflakes
Sweet Stampin - Christmas
Little Scrap Pieces 

So Many Presents

This looks like our stash under the tree.  Six children, their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and my mom makes for a lot of presents.

I thought about using this image (From the Heart) for a tag but went with a card using the sketch at From the Heart.

The image is colored with copics.  The Christmas lights are part of a Elizabeth Craft die set for the Holiday House, touched up with Stickles.

Challenges:
From the Heart - sketch
From the Heart - digital stamp of the month
MFT - colors lavender, green, baby blue, white
Simon Wednesday - dies
Die Cuttin Divas - Christmas
Simon Monday - just a pinch of Stickles
Pile It On - Christmas
DLArt - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Crop Stop - anything