Merry Christmas Eve!!
My Besties pre-colored image
Mojo Monday Sketch #492
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Sketch Week! Card Creations #2
Just a couple more days!
And then HO HO HO
My Besties pre-colored image
Mojo Monday Sketch #491
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Sweet Happy New Year
Hi, friends!
This year is about over, and a new one about to begin.
Ingredients:
Chalked background (so easy and fun)
My Besties pre-colored image
Cardz TV Mini Messages
Stitched dies
Gold Shimmer Ribbon (Amazon)
pattern papers and gems from a pocket letter swap I did (I love the colors!)
I chalked the background. I used to do this all the time, and just forgot about it until today when the white background was begging me to put some chalk on it.
I used pink, green, blue, and lavender.
Thanks for visiting!
STAY WARM and safe this week if traveling.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
:) Janis
Challenges:
Monday, December 21, 2020
Crafting Happiness Challenges #76 - Anything Goes
Ingredients:
Fancy Pants 6x6, Home for Christmas
Cricut Teddy Bear Parade cartridge
Freshly Made Sketches #463
I also used 52 Christmas Card Throwdown's April theme: Forest/Deer,
.
Join in the fun and link up your projects this week at
Merry Christmas!
Hohoho
:) Janis
Challenges:
ABC Christmas (Y-your favorite things - mine is animals)
Friday, December 18, 2020
Dear Santa
Hi! Hope y'all are having a really good December!
This is a cute little cutting file created by Lori Whitlock. I will admit, I'm awful putting together new things without a tutorial. This file is new, and I didn't see a tutorial for it. I had so much extra cut out paper that I have no idea how this thing is suppose to go together. I just winged it and trashed the leftover cuts.
But it's still CUTE!
You can put something in the drawer and a tag, note, or gift card in the snowman envelope holder thingie.
Thanks for visiting with me today and for always leaving me encouraging comments. I love reading your comments! They always make me smile.
We will be working on the house this weekend. More painting, sawing, sanding... It's suppose to get in the 20's tonight. We don't have central air and heat there, just a few gas heaters in a few different rooms. I hope all of our blankets, layered clothing, and sweaters keep us warm, or I may just park out in from the gas heater and not move at all. It's amazing how stiff I am in the cold. Probably a lot to do with age and arthritis. :)
One of our daughters is eloping this weekend and spending their honeymoon at Disney. We are throwing them a big party when they get back. I'm very much looking forward to that event.
Enjoy your weekend! Stay warm!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Crafty Creations
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Santa is Coming to Town
Ingredients:
Kraft card base
Cricut card file from library
This was so easy!
Santa and his stack of gifts is all one base that you build the layers on.
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Hug in a Mug
Ingredients:
Miss Kate Cuttables pattern papers
Cardz TV Stamps, Hug in a Mug
Teddy Bear Parade, Cricut library
Stitched oval dies
Foam Tape
Paper Play Sketches #8
I'm playing along at 52 Christmas Cards Countdown. Their theme is to pick any of their previous challenges.
I chose a challenge they had in October - Winter Sweaters. :)
Thanks for visiting!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Monday, December 14, 2020
Crafting Happiness Challenges #75
Hi, crafters!
Crafting Happiness Challenges
This week's theme:
Ch# 75 - Christmas Trees
Today I have a pocket letter to share with you made of Christmas Tree tags. The recipient can remove the tags and actually use them on gifts this season! :)
Ingredients:
Pocket letter sleeve (baseball card size sleeve)
Jingle Bell
Christmas Tree charm on binding
Gold shimmer ribbon
Lots of gems and pearls
Lawn Fawn, landscape stitched die
Sequins
Foam tape to adhere trees
Simon Says Stamp, Happy Holidays sentiment stamp
Snowflake and tree cut with images from the Cricut library
Come play at Crafting Happiness Challenges this week!
Enjoy your day!
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Merry & Bright
Hi! Can you believe I'm on a streak of daily projects. Woo Hoo!
Ingredients:
Teddy Bear Parade Cricut cartridge
Tag and background cut from Silhouette library
Miss Kate Cuttables snowing pattern paper
Sentiment stamp from stash
Sequins
Foam Dots
Ribbon
HoHoHo!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches #465
Freshly Made Sketches #465
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Gnome Snow Globe Card
Hi, everyone!
I hope y'all are having a wonderful December so far.
This little booger took me a bit to create.
It wasn't hard, just a new fold style.
Lori Whitlock has wonderful tutorial videos.
(Thank you, Lori!)
View from looking down on this 3D Snow Globe card.
And it folds nicely for A2 envelopes!
The base can fold up or down
(down shown here).
Lori's video said down was preferred for
A2 envelope mailing.
Ingredients:
Lori Whitlock Gnome Snow Globe box card
Scrap pattern papers
Foam dots for snowflakes
Tada! I did it! I didn't think I'd be able to figure this out, but thanks to Lori Whitlocks tutorial video, I got it done!
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #487
There is a new challenge starting today over at
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)
My Design Team project:
Digital Delights by Louby Loo pre-colored image
Miss Kate Cuttables pattern papers
Cardz TV Stamps for sentiment
Scalloped scallop border punch
Miss Kate Cuttables pattern papers
Cardz TV Stamps for sentiment
Scalloped scallop border punch
And the sketch...
Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Monday, December 7, 2020
I Come BEARing Gifts
Hi, crafters!
Ingredients:
Cricut, Teddy Bear Parade
MFT Polar Bear Pals
Patten paper
Stitched die for landscape snow drift
gems
foam tape to adhere image
MOSTLY RED
Come play along!
HO HO HO
:) Janis
:) Janis
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Christmas Pocket Letter
Hi, everyone!
Today starts a new challenge over at...
The theme for this month's challenge is:
ANYTHING GOES + (OPTION)
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
My Design Team project:
Christmas Pocket Letter
Supplies:
Pocket Letter page
My Besties pocket fillers and images
washi tape
ribbons
gems
stamps and punches
buttons
I hope to see your project linked up at
for a chance to grab a top 3 spot
or win this month's prize!
Hugs!
:) Janis
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Snow Much Fun
Hi! Can you believe it? I'm posting a project 2 days in a row. It's been a while since I've been able to do that. But don't get used to it. Things are still busy over here. LOL
Ingredients:
Adorable image from Imagine That Digistamp
Raymond's Snowman
Stampin' Up old die for sentiment backing
SU dimensionals for image and sentiment
Ribbon from.. no idea
6x6 paper pad, Home for Christmas (Fancy Pants Designs)
SU Dapper Denim cardstock
Freshly Made Sketch #219
This project created especially for the Imagine That Progressive Challenge.
Merry Christmas!
:) Janis
Monday, November 30, 2020
Christmas Tags Pocket Letter
This week I have a Christmas Tags Pocket letter to share with you! This is for my TAG challenge over at Crafting Happiness Challenges.
Ingredients:
Pocket Letter Base
Tag Metal Die
Sheer Ribbon
My Besties images
Stamped messages
Decorative wooden buttons
Gold embellishments
Enjoy your day.
:) Janis
Challenges:
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Merry Christmas!
Who had a fabulous Thanksgiving?!
We stayed home (just the 3 of us) and created a Whole Foods, Plant Based meal. Last year we were vegan too, but I did cheat a little with turkey and ham.
So.... so much has been going on. You've probably noticed I'm not posting daily like I have for years. Well, we have moved (temporarily) just so we can work on the house easier without living in it.
Our darling, Ginger, passed away on November 20th. She was 6 years old. My heart is broken. I was able to pick up her ashes a couple of days ago.
And... this has nothing to do with why I've been busy, but I'm so happy that I've lost over 40 pounds.
Now... on to some crafty funness...
Adorable image from Imagine That Digistamp
Marleen's Christmas Stocking
Sizzix die for goody pocket
Jingle Bell (from Santa's sleigh that fell off last year and rollled down our roof into the snow)
Stitched dies from Amazon
Ribbon from stash
Krispy Kreme DOUGHNUTS card (from our grandson's fundraiser)
Who doesn't LOVE doughnuts?!
This project created especially for the Imagine That Progressive Challenge.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 485
There is a new challenge starting today over at
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)
My Design Team project:
Digital Delights by Louby Loo image
Stitched dies
Cardz TV Stamps for sentiment
Echo Park, A Perfect Christmas 6x6 paper pad
Cardz TV Stamps for sentiment
Echo Park, A Perfect Christmas 6x6 paper pad
And the sketch...
Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Monday, November 23, 2020
Thanksgiving Pocket Letter
Hi, everyone!
Today begins a new challenge over at my blog
Crafting Happiness Challenges.
Ch# 23 Turkey and / or Pilgrims
I decided to make a pocket letter for this challenge. I sat down and made a few of these with using some of the same Cricut cuts and then adding a little bit of different flare and papers to each one. I'm just so burnt out on card making. I still make them, but it's time to move on to something else for a while.
Supplies:
Cricut cuts
Sheer Ribbon
Extra Thick Twine
Ribbon
Pattern Papers
Washi Tape
Pocket Letter Page
Cricut cuts
Sheer Ribbon
Extra Thick Twine
Ribbon
Pattern Papers
Washi Tape
Pocket Letter Page
Thanks for visiting with me today.
I so enjoy reading all of the comments you leave me.
Would love to hear from you today.
Enjoy your day,
:) Janis
Would love to hear from you today.
Enjoy your day,
:) Janis
Monday, November 16, 2020
Anything But a Card Challenge
It's No Cards - Anything But a Card challenge time at my Crafting Happiness Challenge blog this week. Come join us!
You'll notice I have 3 different pocket letters I created this month using some of the same die cut images from the Cricut library. The colors may alter a bit on the die cuts, but the pocket letters also have slight differences to them as well. I'm in a pocket letter swap group on Facebook (which I love), so I was doing a little bit of mass producing with the die cuts and papers.
Supplies:
pocket letter base
washi tape
Cricut die cuts
bookmark created in Cricut
Extra thick twine
ribbon
ink
buttons
flowers
stamped sentiments
Thanks for stopping by today.
:) Janis
Friday, November 13, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving Pocket Letter
You will be seeing several pocket letters this month here on my blog. This is so fun.
Supplies:
pocket letter base
washi tape
ribbon
extra thick twine
Cricut die cut and paper pieced images
sticker sentiments
pattern papers
puffy sticker elements
cut apart sentiments
Enjoy your weekend!
:) Janis
Challenges:
Country View Challenges
http://sognandoscrap.blogspot.com/
http://sognandoscrap.blogspot.com/
https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/
https://artsystamperchallenge.blogspot.com/
https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 483
There is a new challenge starting today over at
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)
My Design Team project:
Echo Park, Baby Girl 6x6 paper pad
Various buttons
Stitched square die
Satin bow
The Paper Shelter pre-colored image
And the sketch...
Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Let's Craft and Create Ch# 165
Hi, everyone!
Today starts a new challenge over at...
The theme for this month's challenge is:
ANYTHING GOES + (OPTION)
A SKETCH
(use any of your favorite sketches)
(use any of your favorite sketches)
My Design Team project:
pre-colored image from Leehollandart
Kraft card base
Stampin' Up cardstock
MFT dies
sequins
Shimmer pen on cat collar and butterflies
sentiment from March 2020 -
Echo Park Stamp Club, Oh Happy Day
My favorite Sketch:
Paper Play Sketches #20
Kraft card base
Stampin' Up cardstock
MFT dies
sequins
Shimmer pen on cat collar and butterflies
sentiment from March 2020 -
Echo Park Stamp Club, Oh Happy Day
My favorite Sketch:
Paper Play Sketches #20
Our challenge runs from today to the last day of the month.
I hope to see your project linked up at
for a chance to grab a top 3 spot
or win this month's prize!
Hugs!
:) Janis
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch 481
There is a new challenge starting today over at
(You do not have to have any stamping on your project)
My Design Team project:
Pre-colored image - The Paper Shelter
Martha Stewart dripping border punch
Stampin' Up stitched & scallop circle dies
Sentiment - Cardz TV Stamps, Frankly Frightful set
Papers from Echo Park, trick or Treat 6x6 paper pad
foam tape to adhere image
And the sketch...
Thanks for visiting with me today.
Hugs!
:) Janis
Monday, October 19, 2020
Guest Designer at Double Trouble
Hi crafters! So glad you are here.
We have a special challenge again this month!
I am the Crazy Cousin Guest Designer
over at Double Trouble!
Stampin' Up cardstock and web doily
Miss Kate Cuttables pattern papers
Close To My Heart stamped sentiment
Stitched banner dies
Stitched circle dies
gems
Image from The Paper Shelter and adhered with foam tape
Thanks for visiting & commenting!
Boo!
:) Janis
Challenges:
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