Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - July 2026 Edition

It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas Cards we made this month!  After you are done here be sure to head on over to Debra and Michael's blogs to see their fantastic makes!

I got that fab deer die set from Honey Bee Stamps and needed to use it!  I haven't had much creative time lately and it felt good to sit down and make a couple cards.  I'm also playing along over at Double Trouble Challenge Blog's Challenge #221, Christmas in July 3-2-1 Recipe.

I used non-traditional colors, pink, green and teal.  The background is a foiled toner card front and the sentiment is from a Therm O Web Sentiment Card Front.  I used my favorite Hero Arts frame.

I just picked up this Photo Play Fa La La die from a local scrapbook store.  I had the perfect background already for a non traditional Christmas Card, and the snowflake die cuts from my stash just topped it all off with the Fa La La.

That's me for today!  Thanks for stopping and don't forget to use the links above to visit Debra and Michael's blogs!  And head over to the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and play along!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - June 2026 Edition

It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas Cards we made in June!  Be sure after you leave here you head on over to Debra's and Michael's places to see what they've created for you for today!

It seems I'm always creating with little time these days and this was no different.  But luckily I had this awesome foiled background to start with!

I used a sheet of rainbow foil left over from foiling a toner card front and ran it through my Fuse with a white Polyglaze sheet.  Why not rainbow for Christmas??

I wanted the background to be the star of the show so I kept it simple... a sentiment cut using a Stamplorations die and some foiled gel print in my stash.  I cut a second sentiment from white glitter paper and offset it slightly to give some definition over that wild background.  I also cut the huge snowflake from A Jillian Vance Design from the white glitter paper and popped both up onto the background.

That's me for today!  I hope you enjoyed your visit and don't forget to check out what Debra and Michael have for you!  It's a very short hop and won't take long!

Thanks for stopping!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown To Christmas - April 2026 Edition

I cannot believe it's been a month already!  It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas Cards we made this month!  It's just me and Debra this time and we hope to inspire you!

My crafty time has been severely cut back recently because of ... well... life... and I was super thankful to have recently picked up some stuff from the Stamplorations shop that made it super easy to create my card this month!  I know you've seen a similar background before but check out those adorable Christmas Mugs Cuties ephemera!

I used a Luggage Tag die cut as a backdrop for my Cutie so he wouldn't get lost in that gorgeous background.  That stitched cloud piece was in my stash and I used the bottom of the tag die to cut it so it would fit perfectly at the bottom of the tag.  Then I added the Peace Love Joy die cut that I cut from white glitter paper (this die is currently sold out but I had to use it and there are lots of other beautiful Christmas sentiment dies in the shop).  Just a few sequins and I was done... easy peasy!

That's me for today!  Be sure to hop on over to Debra's place to see what she's got for you today!  Thanks for stopping!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas March 2026 Edition

Welcome to another Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas!  The 25th of each month is when my crafty friends and I share Christmas Cards!  It's just Debra and I this month so it's a super short hop and we hope you enjoy it!

I've been playing with some Stamplorations lately and came across those adorable images from a sample pack of paper goods from the shop and decided to make a card around them.  I masked off parts of the sentiment and embossed them onto a tag.  Then I added those pretty Bloomdala die cuts that can be flowers, but here I'm using them as snowflakes!

I stenciled and splattered the background and then layered everything over it.  I used a bow die from Brass & Bliss for the bow.

That's me for today!  Don't forget to hop on over to Debra's place to see what she made for today!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - January 2026

It's the 25th of the month and it's time for the Craft Elves to share Christmas Cards we made this month!  Too early?  Never!  Be sure to visit Debra's and Michael's places after you leave here to see what they've created for today!

I've got something special today using a beautiful embroidered patch from the Cutting Cafe as well as some stickers and printed vellum from one of the snail mail kits from the Etsy Shop called Driving Home for the Holidays.  You can find their kits here! I also used a red doily from my stash and the 25 is cut using dies from Brass & Bliss from beautiful glitter paper from the current Your Paper Insider box.

Thanks so much for stopping today!  Hope you'll come again soon!

Don't forget to check out what Debra and Michael have for you!

 

Same Stocking, Different Design - Brass & Bliss Craft Co

I'm up on the blog over at Brass & Bliss Craft Co with this one... a sister card to the shaker I shared earlier this month.

This is my last post as a Brass & Bliss Craft Co Design Team member!  It's a bitter sweet goodbye to one of my favorite teams, but life has gotten in the way and for various reasons I just don't have the time I used to have to create.  I will always be a big fan of Brass & Bliss as a company and the Design Team... what a talented bunch of creators they've assembled!  If you ever have the opportunity to join this team, take it!  It has been a wonderful experience.  Thanks to Beth and Rob and Mom and Dad Miller for all of the great years of awesome products and fun.

I will continue as an affiliate for Brass & Bliss and links I provide may result in a small compensation should you decide to purchase using them.  And thanks so much when you do!

Please do head on over to the Brass and Bliss Blog for all of the details for this one.  Thanks for stopping and do come again!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - December 2025

It's the first of the month and time for another Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  Create a coffee, tea or cocoa themed Christmas Card and play along for a chance to win a prize!  And this month the prize is a $25 gift card to the Simon Says Stamp shop!

Here's how I was inspired:

Brass & Bliss Craft co has some great new cup die sets in the shop!  This coffee cup is fantastic with so many great details!  I used a Deco Foiled gel print created with the Snowflake Stencil for the background.

The cup pieces, Merry sentiment and Holly and berries were cut from foiled gel prints as well and the snowflake was cut from a very pretty sparkly white cardstock in the latest Your Paper Insider Box.

That's me for today!  Thanks so much for stopping and be sure to head on over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog for more inspiration and to play along!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - November 2025

It's that time again!  It's the start of a new Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  We're celebrating Not 2 Shabby Shop and I've got a card using an adorable old stamp set from the shop! 

And those beautiful papers are from the latest Your Paper Insider Box!  Over on Instagram you'll find a reel so you can see how shimmery those papers are.

So sweet right??  Be sure to head on over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters and see what the team has created for you today and then play along for your chance to win a $15 gift code to the Not 2 Shabby Shop!  Good Luck!

Thanks so much for stopping!  Come again soon!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - October 2025 Edition

It's the 25th of the month and time for the Craft Elves to share the Christmas cards we made this month.

I'm using leftovers from other projects today including one of my favorite gel prints.  The frame, pup and Merry Sentiment were extras and the snowflakes too and I cut the trees from a foiled gel print.

I think I'll be trying to use up lots more extras over the next few months.  

Now be sure to head on over to Debra and Michael's places to see what they've made for today!  Thanks for stopping!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - July 2025 Edition

It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas cards we made this month.  Be sure to visit my fellow elves' places to see what they've created for you too!

There's a new Christmas release over at Brass & Bliss Craft Co and these pretty Build a Poinsettia dies are perfect!  I cut them from foiled gel prints and added them over a cool stenciled background using the Rattan stencil from Miss Ink Stamps.

I finished it off with the Feliz Navidad die from Lawn Fawn also cut from foiled gel print.

That's me for today!  Come again soon and be sure to visit Michael and Debra!

Brass & Bliss Craft Co Boughs of Joy Release!

Today is an exciting day because it's Release Day over at Brass & Bliss Craft Co and we're having an Instagram Hop to celebrate!

Head over to Instagram for your chances to win one of two $50 gift codes!

Here's how I was inspired today:

There are some great new holiday stamps and dies!

This Winter Stacked Books set is perfect to create Christmas cards for your favorite Bibliophile!

And check out these Christmas Bunnies!

So much fun new stuff!  No get on over to Instagram and hop!

Meowy Christmas - Brass & Bliss Craft Co

It's Christmas In July over on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co Blog!  I have this one up over there.

I hope you'll join me there for links and details!

 

Craft Elves Countdown to Christmas - May 2025 Edition!

Welcome back!  And Merry Christmas in May!  It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas Cards we made this month.

I've used some beautiful dies from A Jillian Vance Design.  I had created the poinsettia for a previous project and decided I only needed one instead of two so I decided to use it today!

I added some pine branches and pine cones to a gel printed background and layered over it white layer cut with an edge die.

And finished it off with the Seasons Greetings from the Scripty Greetings die set.

That's me for today!  Be sure to head on over to Michael and Debra's places to see what they have for you today!