Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - August 2026 Edition

Hello!  Welcome back to the Crafty Elves!  I can hardly believe a month has passed since our last posts!  It's just me and Michael this month and if I'm being honest, I'm a slacker...lol!  I've only made one Christmas card this month and I'm sharing my card for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge here today!

I shared this on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog earlier this month.  I used some Fab Brass & Bliss dies, a sentiment from Stamplorations and a very cool stencil from Miss Ink Stamps.  If you'd like more links and details you'll find them here!

Please be sure to hop on over to Michael's place to see what he's got for you today!  I'm positive you're going to love it.

Thanks for stopping!  Have a great day!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - August 2026

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters with a card I made for this month's Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!

Hope you'll join me there for links and details!

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!

 

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!

 

Caffeinated Christmas - Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

 

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters with a card using some more fun Stamplorations products!

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

Thanks for stopping!  Hope you'll come again soon!

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - May 2026 Edition

 

It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas cards we made this month!  Once again I find myself in disbelief that it's been a month since our last post!  And once again I find myself behind so I pulled out the paper goods I picked up over at Stamplorations again!

Once again a beautiful background panel, one of the images from the Christmas Mugs Cuties ephemera and a die cut greeting from glitter paper!

These mug cuties are just the cutest!  Thanks for stopping here and be sure to hop on over to Michael's and Debra's places to see what they've created for you today!

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!

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!

 

Joy In A Cup - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

I have this one on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

I hope you'll join me there for all of the details!

 

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!

 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - March 2026

Hello!  So excited because I'm hosting this month's Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge prize and all!

Stamplorations is our optional Super Sponsor to use!  I used some ephemera and that pretty background as well as the coffee cup, sentiment and die cuts from the shop for this one!

Head on over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the details and to link up a card for your chance to win and to see what the prize is... and I may just add a few more things!

Thanks for stopping!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas April 2025 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 leave here, be sure to head on over to Debra's and Michael's places to see what they've made for you today.

If you come here often you know I came across some fun graphic pieces from Stamplorations while I am cleaning and organizing my updated craft room and I've been using them.  All of the graphics on these cards is from that stash!

I used papers from the most recent Your Paper Insider box... that textured blue paper was perfect for the colors on these.

Those pretty "snowflakes" were cut with Stamplorations dies.

And the sentiments were cut from papers from prior Your Paper Insider boxes with Lawn Fawn dies.

Now take the short hop over to Debra's and Michael's places!

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!

Caffeine Queen - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog with some more Stamplorations!

I hope you'll join me there for the details!

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - Stamplorations Awe-mazing!

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

I hope you'll join me there for the details on this one!

Thanks for stopping!

 

Coffee and You - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with some Pretty Pink Posh Winter Mug along with a few other things!

Hop on over there for links and details!

Thanks so much for stopping!  Come again soon!

 

Sorry You Feel Pteroble - A Hop For Sherry Russ

Hello!  Beginning at 12pm Pacific time Today Sunday, July 17th we are hopping over on Instagram today to send love and support to Artist and Owner of Stamplorations, Shery Russ.  She is battling breast cancer right now and we wanted to bring awareness to it and let you know there are a few ways you can support her if you would like.

I created this card using a cool Deco Foiled background using a leftover sheet where I foiled a toner card front over a gel print made with acrylic paint.  And I used the Dino Things stamp set from Stamplorations with Art by Becca Cruger for this get well card to send to Shery.

You'll find information over on the Stamplorations website.  There are many ways you can support Shery including shopping some limited items in the shop.  There are quite a few grab bags at a really good price; some themed and some not...I picked up one and I was not disappointed!  You will also find a ton of wonderful digital stamps in the shop to purchase too.  Both are win, win ways to support Shery and her family while they are battling together.

If you live close to Sherry they are putting together a Meal Train and there is also a link to donate if you'd like to support in that way and also, if you aren't able to any of these things, you can support her with love and well wishes or even send a card!

Be sure to head on over to Instagram!  I'm having a giveaway on my post for this hop and you'll find links to all of the hop participants.  Please see what they've created for today and share the love.

Ways you can help:

You will find links in my profile on Instagram here or on the Stamplorations Website here!