Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ I, J is for ...

  Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is E, F is for ...

I is for ... Ice Skating, Igloo, Ivy

J is for ... Joy, Jerusalem, Jingle Bells

Once again I made two cards for this challenge.  Starting with

I is for Ice Skating.

The layered image for this card is from a cutting sheet from Yvonne Creations called A Gift for Christmas.  The stitch pattern is from the Stitch & Do Kit no. 143. 

The three different layers are adhered to each other with 1mm foam squares.   This adds a little dimension but almost no bulk to the card.

This twisted easel card folds flat for mailing and fits into a 5.75" square envelope.

And ... J is for Jerusalem & Jesus

This gatefold card is a file from Dreaming Tree and was all cut using the Silhouette.

As you all know by now, my photographing skills are not the best, so forgive me for the glare.  The words are cut out of the same gold cardstock.

The starry background is a paper pattern from Silhouette. I thought it made a beautiful night sky for this beautiful manger scene.

I added an extra mat at the back and stamped the sentiment using a stamp from the the Festive Greetings stamp set by Creative Expressions.

This is a 7" x 5" card and fits, very snuggly, into a regular A9 envelope.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

I'm playing along at:

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

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Crafty Gals Corner #276 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Spring

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! I hope you all had a very Blessed and Happy Easter!

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Spring ~

This Center Panel Pop up card was cut using a file from Silhouette.

Both the card base cardstock and the pattern paper are from The Paper Studio.

The sweet little watercolor chick is from a Easter Eggs Topper cutting sheet by Marianne Designs.  The Easter greeting is from a file from Silhouette, resized to fit my card.

I needed a little something extra for the sides as they looked too plain, so I cut out these little flowers using the Elegant Arrangements die set from Sue Wilson Designs.

I added a white panel to the inside so I can write my personal message.

The butterflies were cut using a Martha Stewart punch.

As you can see, this type of card folds flat for mailing and has very little bulk.  I resized this card to be 6.5" x 5" so that it fits perfectly in an A9 envelope.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST,

on 12 May 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

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Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ G, H is for ...

 Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is G, H is for ...

G is for ... Gifts, Gingerbread, Grinch

H is for ... Holly, Hot Chocolate, HoHoHo

I made two cards for this challenge.

My first card ... G is for Gnomes with Gifts 

I made these cards from a card kit that I got from Holland.  My SIL has a hobby shop very close to where she lives in Holland.  Whenever I see a set of these card kits that I like, I ask her to get it for me and then she brings them with her when she comes visit for Christmas.

I managed to find a piece of cardstock in my stash that matched the blue/grey colour (Bazzill - Rain) and using my Silhouette made the mats for the insides.  Then I used the Holiday Greetings Tree die from Cottage Cutz to add the sentiment.  I used a Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper and rounded the top corners of each card.

And for my second card ... H is for Holly.

These cards are also from a card kit that I got from the hobby shop in Holland. When I saw the beautiful birds with all the Holly branches and the Holly die cuts, I knew they would be perfect for this challenge.

I created my own personal little mat for the inside of each card.  I cut a piece of white cardstock and stamped my sentiment using one of the stamps that comes in the Christmas Greetings stamp set from Great Impressions stamps.  I added a dollar bin holly stamp and coloured it in using Copic markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

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Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #275 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Make it Green!

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner!