A Cozy Weekend of Christmas Craftin'

This past weekend I traveled to Ohio with my Husband, my sister and her husband to a hunting retreat.  Sounds fun doesn't it?  Actually we had a wonderful time.  I came prepared with paper, stamps, inks and pretty embellishments to play with while our husbands were out looking for the BIG MONSTER buck.  We were staying in a GORGEOUS cabin with a beautiful warm fireplace (2 fireplaces actually) that was decorated for the holidays.  This provided the perfect atmosphere for our little card making projects.

I brought along two different paper packs, or so I thought I did.   In rearranging my bag that I packed with crafting supplies, I must have taken out the Pear & Partridge paper and forgot to repack it.   But I did have lots of last year's popular Christmas paper - Believe (now retired).  We created 15 cards each so I was really excited to use up some of my stash.   I'm going to share a few of the cards with you over the next couple of days.



Recipe:
Silver Shimmer Ribbon (Z1799)
Believe paper (retired)
Red Merry Christmas Ribbon (from my stash)
Stamp - A Very Merry Christmas - October Stamp of the Month
Bling Assortment (Z1466)
Crystal Blue Ink (Z2177)
Artiste Cricut Cartridge (for Ornament Shape) (Z1790)

I'm entering this card into 2 Challenges:
Friday Mashup - Photo Inspiration

4 Crafty Chicks - #118 Ornaments


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Comments

  1. Sheila BennettDecember 4, 2012 at 12:13 AM

    Verry pretty card. Love the blue color.

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  2. Casandra BennettDecember 4, 2012 at 5:53 AM

    Very pretty. Love the splash of red introduced in the ribbon. :)

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  3. Heidi BaksDecember 4, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Sounds like a perfect weekend! Let them stay out in the cold. Love how you hung your ornament from a "glimmer line", and the swirls underneath. Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup this week.

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  4. LisaDecember 5, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    Love the pop of red against the blue!

    Thanks so much for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

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  5. hollybeary creationsDecember 6, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    Great Ornament Card.. I love the polka dots in the background. and your pop of sparkle! Thanks for joining us at the Friday Mashup.

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