Bella Blvd | Merry Mingle | Happiest Season of all!

Welcome Blog friends. How about a little more Christmas cheer with the new Bella Blvd Merry Mingle collection. I love creating Christmas cards and yes they all get mailed out to family and friends. Today I am showing you how just a few cuts and lots of Merry Mingle Ephemera can create the cutest cards. You can't go wrong with this adorable Santa. 

The first card,  I am showing you how you can use many of the fun papers to create a card. So let's get started. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

When I cut shapes they are usually out of dies, but I know that there are many cut files that you can use to get the same designs. I have used a die for the background that I die cut 5 times on the Merry Mingle Making Spirits Bright, Ornament Exchange, Let's Decorate and It's a Party papers. The border is from the Bella Besties Gingham & Strips. 

I started with adhere the border first using foam tape to the card base. Make sure to center your frame and then fill in the rectangle designs that we cut for each window also using foam tape. 

Pick out these fun Merry Mingle Ephemera Icons and Words and create a fun scene that is for sure to bring a smile. I added foam tape to the back and added them to the center of my card. 

To finish I added one of the dots from the Very Merry Epoxy stickers to the top of the tree. This adds a little sparkle to the card. 

How about a little ink blending? It is an easy technique to do to add a little color to your background. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Colorful Christmas paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue.

Cut a white panel measuring 4 x 5 1/4 and ink blend a green ink. Start in the center and make a circle movement but do not go to the edges of the panel. Use a light hand so the ink is darker in the center and lighter as you go out to the edges. 

I mixed Copic Opaque and water and splattered my panel to give the snow effect. Make sure to let dry completely. Adhere your panel to the card once dry using liquid glue. 

Pick out more of that cute Ephemera and create a fun scene. I used foam tape for a little dimension. 

I added another one of those fun Epoxy Very Merry stickers to the tree.

On this card I picked out two Christmas stamps and stamped them directly onto my card using black ink. If you do not have stamps you can pick out a fun sentiment from the Ephemera Words or create your own sentiment using the Luna Alphabet Puffy Stickers. 

Bella Blvd Merry Minge Collection:

Making Spirits Bright 

Ornament Exchange

Let's Decorate

It's a Party paper

Bella Besties Gingham & Strips

Very Merry Epoxy Stickers

Ephemera Icons

Ephemera Words

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Air Balloon Fun...

Happy Monday blog friends.. I had purchased the Spellbinders Paper Arts Advent calendar. I try and buy one advent calendar every year. This is my first Spellbinders one and I have to say it was pretty awesome. YES, I have opened all the days already. If you ask my husband, he would tell you that I do not like surprises and I am all about opening gifts as soon as I see them. Christmas gifts usually do not appear until the day of. YES, I am that bad, I have been like this since I was a kid. I used to peel the tape back and peak in and then place the tape right back... LOL HAHAHA.. 

SO, today's card was created with day 1 of the advent calendar. This adorable little air balloon. I decided that I needed to fill my card with them. 

I die cut these little balloons many times on different colors and adhere them together. It seems like it would have taken lots of time but it really did not. 

I also put just a hint of color on the base of my cardstock. If you look closely, you will see the green and pink. The color is very light. 

I added the balloons using foam tape for dimension. 

Next I mixed Copic Opaque mixed with water and splattered my card. One of my favorite things to do. 

Finishing with the sentiment HELLO die that also came with the balloon. 

So simple... right? This advent calendar is still for sale online. I have more coming soon, as I do have 24 days of goodies to create with. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful Monday!

O Holy Night...

Happy Saturday blog friends. Today I am keeping it simple with this gorgeous stencil that I got from Erin Lee Creative. She had an amazing Christmas release. I got my hands on a few of the sets and this is one of them. This stencil is called O Holy Night. 

Now this is super easy because it is just one stencil.

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

On a white A2 panel stencil this beautiful design using The Stamp Market Powder Blue and Cornflower. 

Adhere your panel to the card base using liquid glue.

I added a little shine on all the round spots using liquid glue and Pink & Main Super Fine Glitter Ice Rink. 

That is it... super fast and super pretty... right? You can mass produce these cards for sure in no time. Even if you did not add the sparkle, it is just perfect for your Christmas cards.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Lunar New Year Challenge | December Challenge

Welcome blog friends to another fun Lunar New Year Challenge. 

Every month there is a new challenge with four fabulous Sponsor giveaways. 

You can link up on the Lunar New Year Blog HERE. 

Now how about a little inspiration?

Today I am getting crafty with one of our amazing Sponsors Lawn Fawn. I have created my card using lawn Fawn:

• Pink-Size Patterns Summertime 6x6 Paper Pack
• Lift the Flap Tree Backdrop Die
• Winter Dragon Stamp/Dies
• Little Dragon Stamp/Dies
• Winter Wavy Sayings Stamp set
• Fancy Wavy Banners Dies
• Snow Globe Scenes Dies

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut an A2 panel on the Lawn Fawn Summertime Pint-size Patterns paper pack and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Die cut the Lawn Fawn: Lift the Flap Tree Background die on another piece of the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper and adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Mix Copic Opaque and water together and splatter your card with lots of it. Make sure to let dry completely before handling. 

Stamp the dragons from the Little Dragon and Winter Dragon stamp sets on white cardstock and color them using your favorite medium. Die cut the images using the coordinating dies. Add them to your card using foam tape for dimension. 

Die cut the stars from the Snow Globe scene dies on the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper and adhere them to your card using foam tape. Add a little fine glitter to them for a little sparkle. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Winter Wavy Sayings on the Lawn Fawn Summertime paper using black ink and die cut using the Fancy Wavy Banners. Adhere to your card using foam tape. 

Make sure to follow the Lunar New Year blog for more inspiration and updates on each challenge. 

The rules are simple. You must create a new Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, 2024 Dragon Birthday or 2025 Year of the Snake card! Multiple entries are allowed. Backlinking to an older project is strictly prohibited.

The December Lunar New Year Challenge will run from 12:00am EST on December 1, 2024 through 12:00pm EST on December 31, 2024. We would love to see you using products from our four generous sponsors! The four lucky winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries and announced at the start of the January Challenge.

Please tag @lunarnewyearchallenge on Instagram and use the hashtag #lunarnewyearchallenge so everyone can find and be inspired by all your amazing projects! 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!

O Holy Night...

Welcome blog friends.. Did you decorate yet for Christmas? You know I did. I love this time of year as it is a big reminder when our dear Savior was born. When you really think about it, it just blows my mind. Can you imagine being alive back when all this happened? The bible tells us of the journey that Jesus took and all the good deeds he did. To have been one of the people following Jesus and seeing all his works in person would have been amazing. It is still amazing learning about it. I am just so grateful to God for sending his son to be born and for saving us from our sins. 

It is not too late to be saved... if you are not saved, I will pray that you find and accept Jesus as your savior and have every lasting life in Heaven. I will never hind my love for our Lord and Savior. I am a believer and I know that when I die that I will be in Heaven. 

I was so happy to see this Taylored Expressions Joy to The World  die set. The details are gorgeous and so easy to create with. I paired it up with the Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circles dies and Lawn Fawn Snowfall Backdrop Portrait die. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut the Snowfall Backdrop Portrait die on a dark blue piece of cardstock and then adhere it to your card base using liquid glue. 

Die cut the large Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Circle on silver glittered, light blue and blue cardstock. 

Die cut the Taylored Expressions Joy to the World dies on the eyelet circles. Make sure to center the die on the eyelet circle. There are three dies, so one on each color. 

Adhere the first two die cuts together using liquid glue and the top layer use foam tape. 

Now that all three are adhere together, turn over and add more foam tape and add it to the center of your card. 

I did not add a sentiment because the scene say so much. It is heart warming and just beautiful. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a blessed Thursday.

Happy Thanksgiving | Grateful For You

Happy Thanksgiving friends. I know it is tomorrow but why not get this party started. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the people you are sharing it with. Please remember to give thanks go God for all his amazing blessings. 

I am grateful for you all and who have followed me along the way of this crazy craft life. Today I am sharing a card that I designed using Taylored Expressions: Handlettered Thanksgiving, Fineline Leaf Background, Pierced Lattice Cutting Plate and Open Scallop Circle. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut a panel A2 size on white cardstock and ink blend yellow, brown, orange and green. I went light with the colors but you can really do what you prefer. If you like bolder colors, I say go for it. 

Stamp the Fineline Leaf Background using brown ink on your ink blended background.

Die cut the Pierced Lattice Cutting Plate on your stamped background. 

Adhere your panel to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut the Scalloped circle from the Open Scallop Circle on kraft cardstock. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of your card. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Handlettered Thanksgiving stamp set on white cardstock using black ink. Die cut using the coordinating dies. Add some foam tape to the back and adhere to the center of the circle. 

Simple.... right? 

Well thank you once again for stopping by.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

May God bless your family. 

Bella Blvd | Merry Mingle | Christmas Shaker and More

YAY! for the Christmas season. I have to say I can't get enough of this fun Bella Blvd Merry Mingle collection. It is full of Christmas fun and the possibilities are endless. You know already that I am the card creator, so today I have for you two cards using the Merry Mingle collection. 

First up we have a shaker card. I know you all love a good shaker card.... right? Creating shakers is easy and I am going to walk you through it now. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Die cut a scalloped rectangle on the Cookie Exchange backer paper. Make sure your scalloped rectangle covers almost the entire card. I know most companies offer die cuts or you can machine cut this pattern on your machine. Adhere the rectangle to your card base using liquid glue.

Die cut or machine cut a decorative rectangle that measures 4 x 5. You want your rectangle to have at least an opening in the center. This will be for the shaker part. I used a die cut on the It's A Party backer paper. 

Now cut another rectangle measuring 4 x 5 on the Clear Cuts Cheerful acetate. Adhere this Clear Cut to the back of your decorative rectangle using tear tape. 

Flip the decorative rectangle over and add foam tape to the areas where you can't see the foam from the front. I only wanted the shaker to be in the center so I made sure to close that off with the foam tape, so the sequins stay's in this area. 

Cut a 4 x 5 piece of white cardstock. In the center of your white cardstock put a small pile of fun shaker bits. Make sure it is in a pile and not spread out. Because we are going to flip the top right over it once we pill the foam tape protector off the foam so it will adhere to the top of the white panel. Now we have a shaker. 

Adhere this shaker to the center of your card using liquid glue. 

Now let's decorate the front with some of the new Merry Mingle Ciao Chip. I choose the JOY sentiment and added some foam tape to the back. This will give the sentiment just a bit more dimension. 

Let's also add the BE MERRY Doohickey sticker to the center of the wreath using foam tape. It is already sticky but I wanted the dimension. 

Next up we have layers of the Merry Mingle papers mixed with the Clear Cuts. 

Create card from white cardstock A2 size.

Cut three strips on the Let's Get Ugly paper measuring 1 1/4 x 4 1/4, 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 and 1/2 x 4 1/4.

Cut two strips of the Clear Cuts Cheerful measuring 1 x 4 1/4. 

Cut two strips of the Let's Get Ugly backer paper measuring 1 x 4 1/4.

Now let's adhere this fun strips to the card base. I started from the top and worked my way down. You will need foam tape and liquid glue. 

Use foam tape on the top one. Leave some room to the tuck the Clear Cut under it. The third adhere to the card overlapping the clear cut. 

Repeat process for the rest of the pieces. The foam should only be on the Let's Get Ugly paper only. 

Cut a rectangle measuring 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 of the Making Spirits Bright backer paper and add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the center of your card. 

Pick out this fun sweater image from the Merry Mingle Ciao Chip board and add it to the center of the small rectangle. 

Pick out the sentiment and the heart from the Ephemera Words and adhere to your card. 

And to finish let's add the Bella-Pop Cookies & Cocoa Tree cardstock sticker to the center of the sweater. 

I know I said it before.... but don't you just love Christmas? This new Merry Mingle collection just makes me love it even more. All the patterns are happy and colorful. 

Bella Blvd

Merry Mingle Collection

Cookie Exchange backer paper

It's A Party backer paper

Clear Cuts Cheerful

Merry Mingle Ciao Chip

Doohickey Stickers

Let's Get Ugly paper

Let's Get Ugly backer paper

Making Spirits Bright backer paper

Ephemera Words 

Bella-Pop Cookies & Cocoa

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Have a festive crafty kind of day. 

Santa Card…

Happy hello blog friends... Today I am feeling Jolly with this fun Sizzix Tim Holtz Santa Greetings and Christmas Cutouts. I used all the pretty paper from the Your Paper Insider Box 1 collection. This paper is amazing by the way. I know you can't see all the textures on these papers but it is all different and the quality of the paper is outstanding. 

The box that I received is THIS ONE. 

Create card from white cardstock and adhere a piece of pretty bright green cardstock to the base using liquid glue. 

Die cut the Christmas Cutouts on yellow, teal, green, white, grey pink and blue cardstock. Adhere the sentiments to your card using liquid glue. Make it colorful. 

Die cut all the pieces out for this cute Santa Greetings. Adhere all the pieces together and then add the santa to your card using foam tape. 

That is it... lots of die cutting and gluing and you have a fun and colorful card. This Santa for sure is Jolly.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a Jolly kind of day.