Happy New Year, Favorite Card, and a Thank you!!

I think this year has been the fastest year for me! I had such a wonderful 2011 and I am fully ready to take on 2012!

I served on three Design Teams, posted over 600 posts and have loved every minute of it! I want to send a special Thank You to all my friends that take the time to stop by and leave me such sweet comments! I truly appreciate every single one of them! I will be staying on with the Creative Cutter Room as Design Team Coordinator and will serve another term with Docerela Creations! I hope you will join us with all the up coming challenges we will be having!

Here is my favorite project from 2011:

My Tim Holtzified Frame

You can check out the original post HERE

Entering into:

Whimsical designs: Favorite Project

I need lots of thank you cards, so I made this one today:

No Cricut!

Inkadinkado Stamps

Embossing powder

Tim Holtz Walnut stain

Liquid Pearls

Trim Butterfly punches

Entering into:

DL Art: Thankful Thursday

Little Scrap Pieces: Old or New

Frosted Design: Something New. (I used a new technique, the clear embossing with the Distressed ink)

I hope you join me for Diana's Blog- a- versary Blog hop! Starts tonight at 12:00!!

Design Time Thursday! Sparkle Time!

Interested in joining our Design Team? Click HERE for details!

Welcome back to another challenge here at the CCR!

Theme:  Anything goes but must Sparkle!!

Create a new project any theme but must sparkle! Using Glitter/Stickles
Here is my project:

Gypsy Wanderings for the Shoe
Covered in black sparkle glitter
Pink Glitter paper
Ribbon from Hobby Lobby
Cuttlebug Scallop die cut
Embossed
Liquid Pearls
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

THE PRIZE

Challenge Starts today December 29 and runs until January 11, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new  project here at the 

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog

You have until January 11, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:

Carri

Gaby

Christel 

Jenny

Hello Friends!

This is a pre-scheduled posting, thanks for stopping over to visit with me. Sorry if I have not made my regular visits! I am busy with my girls while they are on school vacation. I hope to be back to full swing at the end of the week. I miss seeing everyone and look forward to doing some catch up blog hopping! I will be having my FIRST blog hop to celebrate my birthday in February, I will have fun blog candy so I hope you will hop along with us!

See you all soon!

Carri

Merry Christmas Mini Album!

Merry Christmas everyone! I am so happy it is Christmas Eve, my Husband is working all day today but my girls and I have a list of all the things we still need to do:

Go to Church

Make Christmas list for Santa

Make Christmas cookies for Santa

Make Reindeer food to sprinkle around the outside of the house

Eat Marshmallow Santas

Make hot chocolate and discuss how we are going to try and stay up all night to catch a glimpse of the red suit

Attempt to wrap Dads sleeping bag

Doesn't it sound like such a fun list??

Today is the first day I can actually ENJOY the Holiday! That makes me so happy! Now I have not had anytime to craft over the last few days but I have managed to finally compete this Paper Bag Mini Christmas Album! The album was made using 8 brown lunch bags! I used all scrap paper, scrap ribbon and lots of fun embellishments!

Brown Lunch Bags
Scrap paper and ribbon
Bunny from Winter Woodland
Clips
Tags
Liquid Pearls
Bling, Buttons




Now onto some sad News..we have to say good-bye to Elvis. Tonight he leaves to deliver the Christmas Wish list to Santa and does not return until next year. My girls always cry as they say good-bye to him. It is really so sad!
So here he is today, ready to take flight back to the North Pole:

 
I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday!

Entering into:

Scrappy Moms: It's in the bag

2 Sisters: Snowflakes 

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Anything goes + Ribbon 

Little Scrap Pieces: Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas: Holiday Decor


Top 3 at Little Scrap Pieces!

It's Challenge Time over at Docerela Creations!

Happy Friday! This is the first year I actually mailed out my handmade Christmas Cards! I tried last year, but it just wasn't happening! 

I am almost ready for Christmas to arrive and I am already planning what I need to do next!

Thank you cards! We make sure to send out Thank you's for all the people that visit, drop off treats and surprise us with presents! So I am getting ready and as always timing is just perfect because....

Docerela Creations is hosting another challenge!

Today's challenge is Holiday Thank you! 

Here is my first Holiday Thank you card!

I used some scrap Holiday paper.
The flowers were cut from Walk in My Garden
Craft string
Bling, pearls
Thanks a Bunch stamp from Docerela Creations 

Mix and Match II

I hope you will pop on over and visit the rest of the design team and join in our challenge over at Docerela Creations! And be entered to win a set of her stamps!

The line up:

Docerela Creations

Carri (that's me!)
Nitasha

  

Happy Holidays to all my friends!

Entering into:

Crafty Creations: Thanks!  

Have yourself a Merry LIttle Christmas!

One last tag before the big day is here! I actually really enjoyed making this! I curved my sentiment stamp to fit the shape of this oval tag!

Oval tag from Plantin Schoolbook

Christmas Tree from DoodleCharms

Candies from Cuttlebug Die

Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam

Liquid pearls

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Sentiment from Docerela Creations

Entering into:

Fantabulous: Trimming with a Tag

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes + Sentiment

My Craft Spot: Tag your it!

A Muse Studio: Sugar and Spice

Exploring Cricut: Xmas Tree

Whimsical Design: Tag

You had me at Craft: Link party

Quick Tip Tuesday! Flowers, Flowers, Flowers!

Quick Tip Tuesday Money saving tip!  Come join us over at the CCR!
I LOVE using flowers! But when I buy them I HOARD them! I don't want to use them! I like to keep them on my shelf and look at them! HeHe! I needed an alternative to flowers!! And this is what I came up with!


Take your flowers from this:

 To this:

To this:

 To This!

(Are you loving this Crinkle Ribbon?? Check out 3 Girl Jam!)

 Make this flower for pennies!
I bought these bunches of flowers on clearance 90% off! Whoot Whoot! I pulled them all apart and made my own flowers!
Check out my super quick video showing you how I do it!

Thanks for visiting! Have a tip you would like to share? Please leave it in my comments!

Elvis Update and Favorite Kraft Card for 2011

Happy Holidays! I have been busy cooking and cleaning and trying to squeeze in a little crafting! I wanted to post an update on Elvis... He has been very mischievous this year! We have found him tangled in the blinds, in the big jar of candy canes, hiding in a stocking, wrapping a present and  this morning we found this...

Ohhh Elvis! Hanging out with Barbie!

Wrapping a gift?? Hmmm I wonder what it can be...

I'm linking this to Just B Creative: How do you wrap it?

The Kraft Journal is having a post your favorite 2011 project that you used Kraft Card stock in.

Here is mine! Click HERE if you would like to see my original post.

This card was from July 2011. ( Can you see the improvement on my bows?? LOL!)

Entering into:

The Kraft Journal: Favorite of 2011 + Kraft


You had me at Craft: Link Party 

And just in case you have not heard...

The Creative Cutter Room (CCR) is now located at:

http://www.creativecutterroom.com/

You should stop on by, Cathie has a GREAT Birthday Blog candy Posted!

HoHoHo! Santa Gift Card Holder!

I did pick up a few gift cards this year, so I needed to make some gift card holders. Here is my first one:

This is the back:

This is the front:

This feature also cuts the slits for the gift card to slip into! 

(it makes it so easy!)

I used the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge to make the gift card holder. If you cut it at 4 1/4" it cuts the perfect size for a standard square gift card!

Doodlecharms for Santa

Paper from DCWV The Homemade Christmas Stack

Twine from Martha Stewart

Stickles, Liquid Pearls

Don't Open Till Dec 25 stamp from Docerela Creations

Christmas Tree Sticker

Button

Entering into:

Go Fish: Gift card Holder

Cute Card Thursday: Stripes

The Cuttlebug Spot: Santa Baby

Click HERE for the 3 Girl Jam Blog Hop! 

Click HERE to link you your Xmas tree!

Click HERE for the CCR Snowman Blog Hop!

Click HERE to enter the Pink Christmas Challenge at Docerela Creations!

HolidayTags, Ornament and Peppermint Candy!

If it is Saturday I am hopefully in the kitchen baking cookies and making chocolate covered pretzels! I make them for my friends, family, co-workers and neighbors. I need lots of tags to attach to the goody bags, so while my girls played fashion show I was able to sneak in some crafting!

Tags cut from Plantin Schoolbook

Ornament and Candy cut from Simply Charmed

Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam

To/From Stamp from Docerela Creations

Peachy Keen: pk-640 Princess Faces

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Snowflakes

Glitter embossed

The Kraft Journal: Let it Snow

Cindy Scraptastic: Ornament + Bling

Quick Quotes: Tags

Little Scrap Pieces: Winter Holiday

Frosted Design: Ribbon

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Anything + Ribbon

Cardz TV : Tag your it! 2 tags

Whimsical Designs: Tag

Crafty Creations: Embossing + Glitter

Peachy Keen: Designers Choice + Peachy Face

Here is my fabulous craft space! I am posting this photo because I am linking to DL Art who asked us to post something we are thankful for not a person, something... I am posting how Thankful I am that I have this craft space that my Husband built it for me!

And...Sherrie has a super fun giveaway! Stop by her blog and check it out!

And... Have you been by the CCR?? Cathie is has an amazing Birthday celebration Candy Giveaway!

Good Luck Everyone!

Click HERE for the 3 Girl Jam Blog Hop! 


Click HERE to link you your Xmas tree!


Click HERE for the CCR Snowman Blog Hop!


Click HERE to enter the Pink Christmas Challenge at Docerela Creations!

My first Banner... JOY!! And 3 Girl Jam Blog Hop and Candy!

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer today over at 3 Girl Jam! I totally love her Crinkle ribbon! I fell in love with her new colors Merlot and London Blue! Creating a project with these super colors was a breeze!

This is my first time creating a banner... Wanted to start out small!

JOY:

While I was blog hopping Becka posted a great project using coasters, I picked up the same coasters on clearance a while back but never used them! Thanks Becka!

Here is the cardboard coaster  before:

 Here is after:

 I was able to twist the Crinkle ribbon and feed it thru the button holes! 

And twisted it again and added this leaf for my handmade flower!

Using the Crinkle Ribbon I was able to tie and knot my squares together!

JOY Letters from Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

All papers are from Authentique Wonder Collection

Buttons from Hobby Lobby

Liquid Pearls

Martha Stewart Twine

Tim Holtz distressed ink Walnut Stain

3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon 

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to pop on over to 3 Girl Jam and check out the Amazing colors of Crinkle Ribbon!

Whoot Whoot!!! Prize Alert!  3 Girl Jam  is offering a TOTAL PACKAGE BUNDLE and the new Celebrations Bundle and a Wine & Jewels Bundle (that's 64 yards of awesome ribbon!) to one person who stops  by each of the Guest Designer's blogs  and leaves a  comments then head over at 3 Girl Jam letting them know! And they have extra chances to win over at 3 Girl Jam!

Woowzer!! Here is the amazing line up!

Carri ( That's me!)

Jessica

Becka

Sherrie

3 Girl Jam

And if you just can't wait....

They are also having a "Special" through the end of December:

Buy 2 Bundles of Crinkle Ribbon, get 1 Free!

And remember- there is free shipping to the USA and Canada!

Entering into:
Getting Cricky: Joys of the Season

Fantabulous Cricut: Rolling in Ribbon 

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Celebrate the Holidays 

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Anything Goes + Ribbon

It's Challenge Time! Snowman Blog Hop and Challenge!

Interested in joining our Design Team? Click HERE for CCR details!

** We are having some difficulties with the CCR blog, we have transferred all posts to: http://creativecutterretreat.blogspot.com/
Thank you for your patience while we work on the issue!***

Welcome to the SnowMan Blog Hop and Challenge with the Creative Cutter Room!

How about a fun hop and challenge?

Theme: Snowman and must include 3 elements! 

Visit each of the following 3 Design team members, find the required element from each DT and submit your new project at the Creative Cutter Room for a chance to win a prize!

Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

THE PRIZE

Challenge Starts today December 15 and runs until December 28!

You will need to collect  3 elements total and include each element on your project and then submit your project at the Creative Cutter Room!

My Required Element: Must include something metal

Here is my project:

I went with a monochromatic white tone

My snowman is from Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge

I made a border using my Fiskars Scallop Punch

Added a fun metal snowflake brad

Stamped Snow with Tim Holtz Spun sugar

Snowflakes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Stamp from Docerela Creations

Follow the rules then submit your new  project here at the 

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog

You have until December 28, 2011 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration and to collect the required elements:

Carri( That's Me!)

Christel 

Jenny

Entering into:

Made Especially For You: Snowflakes 

A Muse Studio: Snowflakes 

Celebrate the Occasion: Christmas No Red 

The Paper Variety: Anything Goes