A Very Vintage Christmas

Good morning friends!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Are you still full?

I am!

How many of you went out for Black Friday shopping...

or Thanksgiving night shopping?

Did you find all the wonderful things you needed, 

to help Santa out, 

at great bargains?

I have to admit...

as much as I've always ran in the opposite direction on 

Black Friday,

the last couple of years I have been out there!

I grab what I'm looking for,

as fast as I can find it,

and run to the checkout!

Don't like being in that craziness for too long!

Not this year though...
I did a little online shopping and a LOT of relaxing at home!

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Here comes Christmas!

I have been sharing,

during November, 

some of my Christmas cards.....

some of them started out as a little tag.....

today I'm going to share another one.....

This one may be one of my favorites! 

I cut the tag out of a white sheet of card stock,

I used a corner punch for the top corners

and my corner rounder chomper for the bottom.

The star background is a paper from 

Gecko Galz Kitchy Kool paper collection

On top of that I matted that cute little jar

(Gecko Galz Christmas Icons collage sheet)

with shimmery green paper from my scrap stash, 

then added a little bow.

The darling little girl is also from

Gecko Gals...

She is part of the Christmas Cuties collage sheet.

I added liquid glue dots and a coral glitter to her roses,

then I glued the feather behind her

and finished by mounting her with pop dots.

The snowflake trim is a scrap

 and the poinsettia & leaf are from my 

"Geez I've had these forever, I should use them"

stash!

(I know you all have one of these stashes!)

LOL

The red snowflake paper is from the 

Saint Nick paper pk by Fancy Pants Designs.

The inside was stamped with a Christmas sentiment 

and 

I used up the scraps from the background paper on the front, 

for a bit of embellishing.

Below you can see the tag removed from the card.....

I had cut little slits in the two opposite corners to tuck the tag in and keep it removable.

The diecut is another piece from my 

"Geez I've had these forever, I should use them"

stash.....(it's a big stash)!

LOL

I backed it with another piece of the white card stock

and 

stamped with the Joy sentiment.

Another look at the finished card/tag.....

Oh,

 just a reminder...

Don't forget to check out Gecko Galz blog everyday in December!

(Dec 1st - 24th)

We are having our annual

24 Tags of Christmas!

Everyone in the DT has a tag to share and a tutorial on how they put it together!

Gecko Galz Blog

Gecko Galz Etsy

Thank you for visiting me on this wonderful holiday weekend!

Comments are welcome and appreciated

Christmas Boot Card

Good morning everyone! 

Hope you're all keeping warm! 

I want to share a Christmas card I made using an image from a collage sheet by 

Heather Hudson at My Artistic Adventures Etsy.

I also used an image I designed a while ago.

Here is my card...

The background paper is from the 

Saint Nick paper pkg by Fancy Pants Designs.

Pop dotted on top of that is a piece of green textured card stock that I ran through my Cuddlebug with a snowflake embossing folder, 

then I gave the snowflakes some shimmer with some perfect pearls powder.

Next is a doily I cut on my Cameo.

More pop dots to mount the image I designed.

I found the original images at Graphics Fairy.....

you can also find the "Christmas Exhibition" image on our 

Christmas Icons collage sheet over at Gecko Galz!

I altered them in GIMP.

I matted it with a shiny green cardstock.

You can see my image below...

Using more pop dots I took Heather's Boot and added that beside my image.

I used glossy accents on the little box in the boot to highlight the 

"Merry Christmas" sentiment

and 

bisque liquid pearl drops on the buttons.

A close up of the boot is below...

I finished the card with the bow I made with my bow-it-all.

The ribbon was a lucky find at the Dollar Tree!

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(Click on the image above to go directly to the purchase page a My Artistic Adventures)

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Our challenge over at
My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog
 is going on now,
if you haven't had the chance to join us you still have time!
The challenge is...
Christmas/Winter/Thanksgiving
For more info go HERE
The challenge runs until Nov 30th

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I also want to let you know if you go HERE you'll find information on how to win
 a $50 gift certificate to My Artistic Adventures Etsy!

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I've linked up with
Mema's Crafts - November Anything Goes challenge

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Links...

Gecko Galz Etsy
Gecko Galz Blog

My Artistic Adventures Etsy

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog

Heather Hudson's Blog

Graphics Fairy

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Thank you for stopping by!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate!

Pine Cone Cheers...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a quick card to share!

I had this package of Christmas die cuts for a while now. 

I would like to tell you who made them but it seems that after I pulled out what I wanted I put the rest of the bag in that 

"I'll put it over here where it's safe" black hole......

you know the one!

Anyway.....

Every once in a while I pull it out and find one or two pieces that calls to me and that is what happened with these pine cones! 

My goal was a bit of a rustic look,

what do you think?

The background red paper & the striped scallop punch paper is from 

Saint Nick paper pkg by Fancy Pants Designs

The doily was cut on my Cameo.

The little bit of paper under my sticky back ribbon is from 

the Kitchy Kool paper pack at Gecko Galz Etsy

All my papers and the sticky back ribbon had a little 

vintage photo distress ink rubbed on them.

The star is a chip board piece I had laying on my desk for who know's how long!

I added barn door distress ink on it,

I think it matched the background paper wonderfully.

On the pine cone diecut I added some glossy accents to the Cheers tag to make it stand out a little more. 

And finally my bow that I made with my Bow-it-All!

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Links...

Gecko Galz Etsy

Gecko Galz Blog

Gecko Galz Christmas Joy Challenge

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Snowball Babe Christmas card...

Good morning friends!

One more week until Thanksgiving! 

Woohoo, I can't wait to eat all that good food!

Of course I have to cook it first.....

so worth it though! 

Until then.....

I have a Christmas card to show you! 

I'm absolutely loving the 

Snow Babies collage sheet from Gecko Galz! 

I knew when I saw this sheet that I would be making a bunch of my Christmas cards using these little cuties! 

Every one of them has not failed to make me smile!

Here is my card.....

Isn't she adorable?

I used vintage photo distress ink on all my papers.

I started with a card bland and added a piece of paper on top

 from

Gecko Galz Mayflower paper pkg

Using a scrap piece of white cardstock 

and a Martha Stewart border punch,

I added a border to the left side of the card.

I topped that with a little piece of ribbon.

Before adding the little girls image to the card with pop dots,

 I added the ribbon across the front, 

then the little button that I thread with blue & white twine.

and then the blue pearly trim. 

To finish off I added a bunch of little liquid glue dots & white glitter for a snowy look,

 then a pretty bow that I made using my Bow-it-All.

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Please hop over to Gecko Galz 

and join us for our Christmas Joy Challenge!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Girl with Sled Christmas card...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have another one of my Christmas cards to show you!

This is another one of the 5 that I made recently 

starting with a tag that I had made with another idea in mind!

You can see the first one here

and the second here.

Here she is.....

The sweet little girl image is from 

Gecko Galz Snow Babies collage sheets.

I added a little bit of flower trim to her hat

and 

shimmering dots of diamond stickles all over for the snow flakes falling around her!

I wrapped a piece of ribbon around the image, 

added a button and 

pop dotted the image to the tag.

The blue/print background is from the

Saint Nick paper pkg by Fancy Pants Designs.

The green snowflake paper on the tag is from my scrap box.

I used a corner punch on the top corners of the tag.

Below is a peek of the inside.....

I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the scrap strip of the Saint Nick paper. 

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We'd love for you to join our 

Christmas Joy Challenge at Gecko Galz 

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We'd also love to see you join our Design Team but you have to hurry the DT Call ends in a couple of days!

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Gecko Galz Etsy

Gecko Galz Blog

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I will be linking up with

Creative Corner Challenges - Let it sparkle

Thanks for the visit!

Comments always welcome and appreciated!

Challenge # 13 at My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog

Good morning everyone!

Time for a new challenge from 

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog!

With this challenge we are going with 

Thanksgiving/Christmas

Your choice!

Make any tangible project...

card, tag, atc, layout, banner, altered item, etc...

(sorry no digital entries please)

You must use one of the images from Heather's,

My Artistic Adventures,

 digital collage sheets to win the free collage sheet 

and 

Designers Choice (chance to be a guest designer and receive free images)

Now I'd like to show you the inspiration piece from me.....

I made this cute little ornament using this collage sheet set below

(click on the image to go to the Etsy page to purchase this)

I added liquid glue and glitters on the holly leaves & berries

as well as on the frame around the image where the snow is!

On the image of of the girls I added glossy accents

I wanted a glassy/snow globey look.

The red/pink flower was on my desk...I sprayed it ages ago with a shimmery spray.

I added a couple of rose buds and tucked a bow underneath.

Easy Peasy.....

now I have to get my tree up! 

Sigh.....

Must wait til after Thanksgiving!

Here's another look at the finished piece....

I did a little different editing to try to brighten the picture...

not sure if it's better but it's brighter! 

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I hope you will join us for our challenge!

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Please remember you can use other images to play along & win the "Top three badge" 

but in order to win the Random Draw (a free collage sheet) and 

Designer's Choice (chance to Guest Design and receive free images) you must use one of Heather's images. 

For more challenge info.....

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog

And for Heather's digital collage sets....,

My Artistic Adventures Etsy

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Just a reminder

Heather still has a
"$50 Digital collage sheet Giveaway"
details for that are HERE

and

Time is winding down to get your application in to join
My Artistic Adventures Design Team!!!
You have until Nov 30th
For more info about that go HERE


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Stay warm!
Happy Crafting!

Kid's with Basket Christmas card & tag...

Good morning everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card that has a little tag tucked in the cover,

 for hanging on a tree if the recipient desires!

Here it is.....

I started with the tag.....

I cut the tag shape with a plain piece of white card stock.

The checked paper is from the Kitchy Kool paper pkg at Gecko Galz.

I added a bit of modeling paste to 2 opposite corners. 

The postcard that the chipboard deer is on is from 

Gecko Galz Christmas Icons collage sheet.

The deer was inked with vintage photo and topped with 

vintage photo distress powder and I gave him a little Christmas twine scarf.

I tucked a little lace trim under the postcard and under the "Merry Christmas" sentiment that I typed up on my computer.

I used pop dots to add the sweet little girl, her brother, their Christmas tree and basket of Christmas goodies.

For the card...

I started with a card blank &

topped that with a piece of paper,

 from the

Saint Nick by Fancy Pants Designs paper pk,

that I cut a slit in to fit the tag in.

A peek inside.....

And when the tag is removed.....

I cut the doily on my Cameo 

and

 the postcard is one I designed a couple years back.....

I added some platinum stickles to the edges.

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Gecko Galz November Challenge

Christmas Joy! 

One rule.....

You must use at least one Gecko Galz product!

A $25 shopping spree at Gecko Galz is the prize for the winner!

For more info go HERE

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Gecko Galz Etsy

Gecko Galz Blog

I hope you like my card!

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I'm linking up with

Creative Corner Challenge - Let it Sparkle

Mema's Crafts - November Anything Goes Challenge

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Thanks for stopping by 

and 

for your wonderful comments!

Little Red Christmas card...

Hey Friends!

I'm in Christmas card making mode! 

I shocked myself the other day by making 5 fairly quickly!

Don't know if that's ever happened before and

 I'm pretty sure it won't happen again too often! 

LOL

How are you doing in the Christmas card making department?

Are you quick?

Do you make several in one sitting?

Ok, so there's a little secret as to how I was able to make 5 so fast and

 I'll tell you how I did it..... 

I made a few little tags a little while ago 

(not 5 in one day)

I thought some would go on the tree or maybe as package tags but once done I thought.....

 "They might look good on a card!"

I set them on my desk,

collecting them as they were made,

until I was ready to assemble some cards!

The first one I'll show you today is the one I call 

Little Red

because in her cute little red outfit she reminds me of 

Little Red Riding Hood!

Here it is.....

This little cutie is part of the Snow Babies collage set at 

Gecko Galz!

Isn't she cute?

I used platinum stickles around Red's image, 

as well as on the oval diecut and 

on the image itself for a snowflake affect!

The background, polka dot, paper is from 

Saint Nick paper by Fancy Pant's Designs

The holly paper and the shimmery red card stock are from my old scrap box.

I used a corner punch for the white card stock piece of my tag. 

I layered my image, 

with pop dots, 

on top of the oval doily/diecut I did with my Cameo, 

laying that on top of a piece of scrap ribbon.

Once I had my tag on my card I punched a couple of scalloped circles,

 (out of a few pieces of scrap sheets of the Saint Nick papers that I used on another card)

cut them and tucked them under the tag.

Below is a peek at the inside...

Wishing you a quick card making season!

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Don't forget to hop over to Gecko Galz Blog for our 

Christmas Joy Challenge!

All you need to do is use one of Gecko Galz images to enter!

For more Challenge & prize info go HERE

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Oh.....

 if you are looking for a place to join 

a great Design Team

and 

play with an amazing selection of products,

check out the Design Team Call at Gecko Galz!

Go HERE for more info

HURRY though the call will be ending November 20th

Can't wait to see who will be joining us!

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Gecko Galz Blog

Gecko Galz Etsy

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I'm linking up with 

Mema's Crafts - November Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great week!

Thanksgiving place cards...

Hello everyone!

Make sure you read down to the end of this post to find out about the 
New Challenge,
DT Call,
and 
GIVEAWAY!

I want to show you these cute little place cards I made using a couple of images from 

My Artistic Adventures Etsy collage sets.

There are few times that my daughter and I decide to get fancy with our dining room table setting and Thanksgiving is one of those times! 

When I saw these little pumpkins at My Artistic Adventures I knew right away what I was going to do with them!

I added a diecut from my Cameo that I cut in half and stamped with a little pumpkin then added our name with the text boxes.

I glittered the name tags, 

inked everything with vintage photo distress ink 

and added pop dots under the little pumpkins on top.

A little bit of twine that I unwound, for the tag, finished the front.

To make it stand I just took a piece of scrap card stock and folded a bit of it 

then glued it to the back. 

Here's a look at the collage sets I used...

you can click on the images and it will bring you to ...

My Artistic Adventures Etsy Store .

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For those of you who may have missed it 

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog's new challenge is up and running!

This one is 

Anything Thankful Goes!

I hope you will join us and play along!

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I also want to let you know that we are looking for a few 

new Design Team members over at 

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog!

For more info on that go HERE!

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GIVEAWAY!!!

Last but not least

it's giveaway time at 

My Artistic Adventures!

Heather is giving away a $50 gift certificate to her Etsy store!

You'll need to follow her personal blog through email

as well as the challenge blog,

Like her Facebook page

and 

Subscribe to her YouTube channel

For more info go HERE!

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Thank you for stopping by!

As always comments are happily welcome!

Have a great weekend!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous/My Artistic Adventures Blog Hop

Hello Friends!!

Today the 
"My Artistic Adventures Challenge Design Team"
 is Blog Hopping with 
Gloria's Craft Hoarders Design Team!!

Challenge #19 For all that You do, Thank You!

Create a "thank you" gift for this challenge. It can be a Thanksgiving hostess gift or a simple thank you card. It can be a "thanks for helping me out of a jam" present, or a "thanks for being you" scrapbook layout. As long as your project says, "THANKS," enter the challenge! We want to see you de-hoard some of your stash and say thanks to someone! (Your project does not have to be Thanksgiving-themed!)

One Talented Participant that Links up their "Thanks" project to the

Craft Hoarders #19 Thanks Challenge 

will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the

My Artistic Adventures Etsy Shop!!

My inspiration pieces below...

I made this card with a hidden tag

My hoarded pieces are the flowers 

and Tim Holtz seam binding, that has been in my stash for ever!

The background card stock is from my 

leftover paper bits stash.

Most of this card and tag was made using the digi images from two of the

My Artistic Adventures Etsy 

Thanksgiving collage collections

(pictured & linked below)

My next inspiration piece is this altered bottle

(Links to the banner, text boxes and pumpkins are pictured below)

 I colored the inside of the bottle with 

Terra Cotta Alcohol Ink (haven't used that in ages!).

I dripped it in and swirled around. 

I also used my heat gun to try to dry it 

(not easy but it worked eventually).

Here's a close up of the banner, text boxes and pumpkin images...

The other side of the bottle...

I used a tag and sentiment from the collections below.

The jute & crochet flower were made by me.

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I added a link to each collage sheet below so you can simply click on the image and go straight to it's Etsy page.

Here is the link directly to...

My Artistic Adventures Etsy

so you can see all the wonderful digi collage sets for you to play with!

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We will be starting the Hop at the

Craft Hoarders Challenge Blog

You can see her Design Teams Inspiration Pieces there and on

their individual blogs.
Here is a list below.

Amber 

Christy
 Debbie 
Donna 
Glenda 
Gloria

Jan 
Karen 
Kathy
Pam
Wendi

My Artistic Adventures Design Team

Helene

Shawn

Carol (me)

Lisette

Sandi

Candy

Heather

How would you like a SECOND chance to win a 

$25 Gift Certificate to the My Artistic Adventures Etsy Shop?

Hop on over to the 
My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog
to get all the details!!

We'd be so pleased if you would like us on Facebook as well!
My Artistic Adventures Facebook

Thank you for Hopping with Us!!
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