Cozy Christmas

Hope you all had a great Christmas! Here's a LO using the Cozy Christmas papers from Scrap Cake and Manor House Creations flowers...I love the soft colors and the beautiful poinsettia flower...

Title: Christmas Joy

Materials: Patterned papers, diecuts - Scrap Cake; Flowers & Leaves - Manor House Creations; Fanric embellishments - Prima; Metal Embellishments - Imaginisce; Pearl swirl - Pebbles, Inc; Mist - Tattered Angels; Letter Stickers - Crate Paper and Webster's Pages; 

Gingerbread Land

I love Nikki Sivils Gingerbread Land Collection! Very few Christmas collections mix red and pink, so this was perfect for last year's Christmas photos where my girly-girls wore pink dresses...

Title: Celebrate the Season

Materials: Cardstock - American Crafts; Patterned Papers, buttons and stickers - Nikki Sivls; Stamps - Technique Tuesday; Ink - American Crafts; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Pencil Lines Sketch 262

Here's my LO for Sketch 262 made by the fabulous Leah Farquharson!

I used Nikki Sivils' new Gingerbread Land collection for this Christmas family photo from last year.

Title: December 2010

Materials: Patterned paper, die-cuts, buttons, stickers - Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker; Kraft Cardstock - American Crafts; Ink - Clearsnap; Pen - American Crafts; Punches- Martha Stewart; Die-cut machine - Making Memories Slice

Do check out this week's sketch and join our challenge before everything gets too busy for the coming holidays.

Christmas Countdown House

I've been making a Christmas Countdown craft for the last 3 years and decided to make this my tradition. Here's is my 2011 Christmas Countdown featuring Glue Dots adhesive.

Create your own Christmas countdown calendar!

Supplies

• 1" Glue lines
• Mini Glue Dots
• Micro Glue Dots
• wood model bird house kit
• Christmas countdown patterned paper with numbers (I used Imaginisce Cottage Christmas)
• other Christmas papers
• Acrylic paint (I used light blue)
• Border punch, for trim
• small metal L-shaped screw hook
• Cardboard for backing and flag stick
• Letter stickers

Instructions
Birdhouse:

• Trace the different parts of the birdhouse (walls and roof) onto the backs of desired patterned papers, cut out and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.
• Paint other wooden parts in desired color
• Drill a small hole at the top of one of the roofs and insert metal hook.
• Assemble the birdhouse using the Glue Dots lines to connect the edges.
• Optional: Punch trim from patterned paper and adhere around the roof.

Numbers:

• Take the Christmas Countdown paper and cut out all the numbers. If desired, adhere to cardboard to make them sturdier. 
• You may also ink the edges.
• Punch a small hole at the top of each number.

Flag:

• Cut out a 1/4" wide x 4" long piece of cardboard for the stick.
• Cut out a 2"x3" piece of patterned paper for the flag.
• Adhere letter stickers for title.
• Assemble flag and adhere the roof piece with the hook.

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team.

Merry Christmas!

Good Morning everyone! No, I am not awake this early...thank God for scheduled posts! I hope you all are having a Merry Christmas!
Here is my Christmas LO which appeared on the Pebbles blog the yesterday.

Title: Waiting for Midnight


Materials: 

Pebbles Products Used: Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114), Tree House Epoxy Brads (744231), Tree House Bliss (751033), Tree House Trunk (751034), Tree House Fun (751035), Red Spool Ribbon (44029); 

Other Products Used: Cardstock (American Crafts, DCWV), Pen (American Crafts), Punches (EK Success, Martha Stewart), Letter Stickers (Autumn Leaves, Making Memories), Misc - doily lace

Journaling: Here in the Philippines, our kids don't need to wait for Christmas morning to open their presents...they only need to  be awake when the clock strikes at midnight on Christmas Eve.

After an evening mass, we all gather in my mom's house dressed in our Christmas finery to wait for midnight when we eat our Noche Buena...a huge feast when the family gathers together to celebrate Jesus' birth.

The waiting time is one of the best times to take pictures of the kids, as they are at their most cooperative selves. They can't risk anything at this point as it is so close to "opening presents time". 

And when midnight comes, the riot begins as gift wrappers are torn and the kids start squealing with delight.

At around 2AM, we go home loaded with presents, prepare milk and cookies for Santa, and finally go to sleep to wake-up to a full day of more family get-togethers, more eating and lots & lots of presents!

Christmas 2009

Delight

Here's another LO I made using the Tree House line from Pebbles Inc. If you like bright, happy colors, this is one line you need to get your hands on...I can't think of a time of the year when you can't use this line!

I love these photos of Bianca opening her presents. Granted, it took quite a bit of control on my part to take these shots, as I usually "help" her open the presents.

Title: Delight

Pebbles Products Used: Tree House Journal Stickers (732011), Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114), Tree House Metal Brads (744232), Tree House Club (751026), Tree House Melody (751030), Tree House Fun (751035), Red Glitter Candy Dots, Chirpy Glitter ABC Stickers (732008), Chocolate Brown Spool Ribbon (44027)

Other Materials Used: Cardstock (white- American Crafts; red- Bazzill), Pens (American Crafts)

And in case you still have some Thanksgiving fever left, here are some recipe cards and a Thank You card, still using Pebbles Inc products.

Pebbles Materials Used: Bow Wow (751043), Prrrfect Stripe (751047), Sassy Cat (751049), Cat-i-tude (751046), Twitterpated Love You (751007), Kitty Condo (751050), Top Dog (751040); Other Materials Used: Cardstock (Wassau), Pen (American Crafts), Die-Cut Machine (Making Memories Slice)

Pebbles Materials Used: Bow Wow (751043), Prrrfect Stripe (751047), Sassy Cat (751049), Cat-i-tude (751046), Tree House Perforated 3x3 Cards (751024), Twitterpated Love You (751007), Candy Dots White (44202); Other Materials Used: Cardstock (DCWV), Pen (American Crafts), Die-Cut Machine (Making Memories Slice), Ink (Clearsnap)

Happy Holidays everyone!!!