Christmas Cheer

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. :) I'm popping in today with a project for Wycinanka. Not only did I play with Christmas chippies (again!), but also one of their sweet kraft boxes. ♥️ This was created to deliver Christmas joy to a heartbroken mother.

This darling box is just under 4-inches square and comes with a card blank to perfectly nestle within. One of my favorite Maja Christmas paper collections is A Gift for You, so I pulled out what little I have left to decorate. How I treasure the rich traditional colors.

The box lid showcases the precious Let it Snow chipboard birdhouse, which you already know how much I adore! ♥️ It is tucked within a gorgeous Wycinanka Wreath, ruffling bows, and velvet jingly bells. The little card is also adorned with a few chippies. Very Merry Baubles hang from festive twine, while a gorgeous Christmas Nostalgy Frame holds my Christmas greeting (from My Craft Spot-no longer in business).

The chippies throughout my project are covered in Crackle Paint. I colored the paint for the wreath with Sea Grass Green (Magicals powder) from Lindy's Stamp Gang. Snow Writer accents my elements, which was sprinkled with Glamour Dust for Christmas sparkle. ♥️

This was a fun project and I'm excited to decorate another. I'm certainly in my happy place playing with Wycinanka goodies and pretty embellishments... especially when its purpose is to deliver joy to a heart in need. :) Most of the embellishments are from Live & Love Crafts. ♥️

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a sparkly day! :)

Christmas Bell

Happy Friday, sweet friends! I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, where the DT has been sharing favorite occasions this week. It's time for more festivity because Christmas is my favorite everything. ♥︎

Showcasing the beautiful church from Pion Design's Christmas in Norway collection, I created a bell for my mom to hang from her Christmas tree or wherever she pleases. The church was cut out with a Spellbinders Standard Circle (small) and layered on a Picot Edge Circle. I paired it with papers from Maja Design's A Gift for You, as the red is such a lovely contrast and I adore the Christmas stars.

A dusting of snow with flecks of gold were added to most of the papers via Shabby White Frantage. A shabby 10mm Jingle Bell was used for the clapper, which is attached with Natural Hemp. A wintry breeze of Shabby Chiffon trim ruffles around the base, centered with Sunflower Pearl trim. The Cheery Lynn Designs poinsettia die is centered with Frosted Berries and surrounded with Flower Sprays and Pomegranate Apples (in Wine Pudding and Vanilla Cupcake). The snowflakes are also from Cheery Lynn.

The back is finished off with snowy trim and sweet Christmas birdies. ♥︎ I hope she enjoys it. :o)

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful weekend. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Pink)
 *Creative Inspirations~ Stars and/or Stripes (Christmas stars!)
 *CropStop~ Anything Goes (Core'dinations, Silhouette, Spellbinders)
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (Cheery Lynn and Spellbinders)
 *The Glory of Christmas~ Anything Goes Christmas (Optional: Green and Gold)

Pion Design - Christmas in Norway 12x12 - Church	Maja Design - A Gift for You 12x12 - Given from the Heart	Maja Design - A Gift for You 12x12 - From Someone Special	Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim (40mm)	LLC Shabby Seam Binding
Natural Hemp	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	12mm Round Pearl Button with Rhinestones	Flower Sprays	Pomegranate Apples
Frosted Berries	10mm Jingle Bells	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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Joy to the World

Happy Friday, sweet friends! I'm on the Live & Love Crafts blog today with my take on Sandy's holiday theme. My heart couldn't resist an opportunity to indulge in Christmas joy. :o) 

This is for a special recipient who has endured far more than anyone should. Although my post is short, the love packed into the card is immeasureable. ♥︎

I used A Gift for You, which is Maja Design's traditional Christmas collection. The base shape is Go Kreate's Large Frame Frilly #10, which is topped with Maja's Given from the Heart pattern. I was drawn to the gorgeous deep red and white Christmas stars. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Joy to the World stamp set (no longer produced), which is cut with an altered Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennant.

Beneath all of the goodies is the lovely Isabelle lace, which I seem to use quite often! The beautiful focal point image is from the Die Cut sheet, which I've encircled in Shabby White Frantage and a tiny pom trim. A blanket of snow rests along the bottom of my card, courtesy of Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim topped with Sunflower Pearl Trim. The Memory Box My Precious Snowflakes in the corner are covered in Glamour Dust and centered with a Sunflower Pearl.

The poinsettias (made with the Cheery Lynn Poinsettia Strip) are sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage for a touch of snow mixed with holiday gold. Their centers are Frosted Berries in Bordeaux, which add the prettiest sparkly dimension. Memory Box Frosted Spruce Trees are made snowy with Polar White Flower Soft. The card's interior is lined with the Underneath the Christmas Tree design.

Thank you for visiting! Have a wonderful day. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Black, White, and Favorite Color)

 *Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards~ Frame It

 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Any Holiday

 *Die Cut Divas~ Your Favorite Holiday

 *Memory Box~ Cool Thoughts for Warm Days (Frosted Spruce Trees and Precious Snowflakes)

 *Moving Along with the Times~ Snow in Summertime

 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (I used Cheery Lynn, Memory Box, and Spellbinders dies)

 *The Glory of Christmas~ Anything Goes (Optional: Silver or Gold)

 *Winter Wonderland~ Christmas Carols/Songs (Joy to the World)

Maja Design - A Gift for You 12x12 - Given from the Heart	Maja Design - A Gift for You 12x12 - Die Cuts Sheet	Maja Design - A Gift for You 12x12 - Underneath the Christmas Tree	Lace "Isabelle" (70mm)	Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim (40mm)
Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Frosted Berries	Round Doilies 4.5"	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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