Use Metal at My Craft Spot!

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you had a wonderful first weekend of November! (Eeeep!) Today begins a new challenge at My Craft Spot and this week it's all about metal (Real or Faux)! I personally love metal accents on cards, so I'm excited to see what everyone links up. :o)

It was a tough week for me health-wise, so I'm thankful I was able to squeeze out this little card on time! I'm feeling much better now and am eager to return to normal crafting. :o) (I'm ready to burst, actually!)

For my simple card, I used a couple of my favorite goodies from Kimberly's newest release. :o) And since I love metal so much, I used three types: metal filigree corners from Wild Orchid Crafts, jingly bells, and a snowflake charm. The jolly sentiment is from the O Holy Night stamp set, which I've nestled inside one of the new Shaker Ornaments SVG files. I love these fun files and so many of Kimberly's festive sentiments fit inside. :o) 

The shaker is filled with colors from the Berry Red and Christmas Candy sequin sets, along with some crystalline microbeads. I accented my ornament (and the snowy flourishes) with crystal and garnet Recollections rhinestones. I put a ring of Star Dust around the sides of the shaker window (inside and out) for extra sparkle. Chocolate twine serves as my ornament hanger.

The snowflake paper was a freebie from a magazine, which my sweetheart surprised me with a few weeks ago. :o) I paired it with gorgeous patterns from the Teresa Collins Christmas Home collection, which I won from my sweet friend Diana. (Thank you!) The Fancy Flourish die cuts are from My Favorite Things and are topped with snowflakes from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Be sure to visit My Craft Spot to check out the beautiful creations from some of my teamies! Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a beautiful day! :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Holiday Thanks)
 *Christmas Card Challenges~ Anything Goes (Optional: No Embellishments)
 *Crafty Catz~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art~ November Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Moving Along with the Times~ Winter is Coming
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Naughty or Nice?

Welcome to Day 1 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase FIVE new stamp sets and several new SVG files! Every day Kimberly is giving away a gift certificate to the My Craft Spot Store, randomly chosen from comments left on her daily blog posts. You'll also be treated to an abundance of inspiration from my teamies! The party will conclude with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed with prizes at every stop! Kimberly's new goodies will also be available for purchase beginning that day. :o)

This release embraces the fun, magic, and beauty of winter and Christmas! Today we are featuring the new Naughty or Nice? stamp set. (Throughout the week we also will be incorporating the new SVG files into our projects.)

I paired two of my favorite sentiments in this set with two of Kimberly's new SVG files. :o)

How stunning is this gift/treat box design?! I'm elated that Kimberly is delving into SVGs because she is a natural with them. I love this Present Box cut file so much that I had to make it for Day 1! The fabulous Shaker Ornament/Tag is from one of her new SVG sets! It's such a delightful combination of whimsy and elegance. :o)

I adore the sentiments throughout this entire release. From Santa is nestled within Christmas Candy sequins. Rather than use dimensionals for the shaker window, I cut 6 or 7 of the thin frames and adhered them together. I like the cleaner look it provides and it also feels more secure.

The Special Delivery sentiment is heat-embossed in gold atop the sweetest vellum! The mingling of tiny dots and hearts made me envision snowing love... I couldn't resist using it for this project. :o)

This bow design is so exquisite that I had to take a picture from above! I extended my pearl detailing to the bow so it looks like tiny snowflakes are falling on the gift. :o) The scalloped pearl in the center is from Wild Orchid Crafts. The foiled green and gold paper is from SEI Holiday Traditions, which I paired with K and Company red and golds. The braid for my ornament tag is from JoAnn's.

Zip on over to My Craft Spot to see the fabulous creations from the team! Leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to her store!

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 2! Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day! :o)

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Candy Treats)

 *Allsorts~ Embossing (Gold sentiment is heat-embossed)

 *Christmas Stampin' All Year Long~ Use Your Imagination

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Scrapbook Blessings Club~ Anything Goes (Optional: Shaker Cards)

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment