Welcome to Day 2 of the 25 Days of Crafting.  The My Paper Crafting designers are sharing January projects today. For our "Winter Sparkle" theme   I created this A2 card using the Winter Woodland cartridge.  

The snowflakes are from MS hand punches and I've used Stickles to add sparkle and a snowy effect.  All of the papers are shimery but it's a little difficult to tell.

 

Melin is offering a FREE cutfile and a FREE digi to go along with today's theme.  To pick up your freebies, just visit My Paper Crafting and then follow the link to Paper Crafting World. 

 

 

There are some fabulous projects being shared today, including the first calendar page, which you'll see when you visit.  Be sure to click on each designer's blog link to get all the details for each project and leave a little bloggie love.

 

 

   

25 Days has begun!!!

  Happy December, Crafty Friends.   Wow, the holiday countdown has truly begun. I just wanted to remind you of My Paper Crafting's very special event beginning today,  

 

You truly will not want to miss one single day of amazing projects and FREE files.

 

I'll be back tomorrow to share a card I created for Day 2.  Throughout the event, there will be

"calendar" days so you'll be able to download calendar pages along with FREE images.  You could have a fabulous project completed by Christmas - woohoo!

 

Snowman in the Trees

    This is my final Digi Desserts Fridaze post for 2012.  I used Paper Crafting World's adorable image "Snowman in Trees".  I hope you like my card.  Be sure to stop by My Paper Crafting to pick up your FREE digital image and see more of the design team's projects.   And don't forget, tomorrow starts the 25 Days of Crafting celebration at My Paper Crafting.  Everyday you'll see projects using digis, cutfiles, Cricut cuts and so much more.  There will be free files for you to download every single day!!  

 

Have a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

   

Festively Floral

    We're adding the flowers at Delightful Challenges this week.  I've used the Poinsettia from Digital Delights by Louby Lou along with a sentiment from the Magical Winter Set.  

I used Spellbinders Blossom for the cutout and frame and then popped the poinsettia for some added dimension. 

Join our festively floral challenge this week.  You might be the winner of a $10 gift certificate to our own

 

Just link your project HERE.

 

 

More Red and Green

  The designers at My Paper Crafting are using the traditional holiday colors, Red and Green, for our final Wonderful Wednesday Crafts with Cutters project of 2012. I used the Scandinavian Christmas cartridge for this card.  I used both the card feature, which gave me this oval window card, and the base and layers for the tree.  It's a simple card but with all that needs to be done over the next few weeks, I'm all about simple.  

    I hope you'll visit MPC to see more red and green designs and then join me again on Friday for our final Digi Desserts Fridaze before our amazing 25 Days Craft Showcase begins on Saturday.  You won't want to miss one single day!!!    

Put Some Extra Layers On

    We've been asked to put some extra layers on for this week's challenge at Tuesday Throwdown.  Our sponsor, My Grafico, provided us with silhouette digis to use for the challenge.  I took one of the butterflies, printed it in three different sizes and colors and layered each one and added Liquid Pearl bodies.  I also layered my mats after punching them with a Martha Stewart border punch.  The ribbon is crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot.  

  Visit Tuesday Throwdown to see more projects presented by the design team and then link up your own project to our challenge for a chance to win products from My Grafico. 

A Winter Treat

  Mmmmmm, what's better than hot chocolate on a cold winter's morning (or evening)?   This adorable image is from Paper Crafting World and is one of the digital images being shared on My Paper Crafting's Digi Dessert Fridaze.  

 

Remember, there is always a free image for you so head on over so you can this great digi to your collection.  It will be perfect for your holiday crafting.

 

Off to check out a few Black Friday sales!

 

Red and Green

  It's challenge day at Delightful Challenges and we're using RED and GREEN for our projects. I chose the Candy Cane Train from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.   I colored the image with Copics and Spica glitter pens and added a little inking around the edge.  The border punch is from Michaels and the ribbon is Bazzill.  The patterned papers are My Mind's Eye and Bo Bunny. I did add Frosted Lace and Crystal Stickles to the window.   You'll definitely want to visit the Delightful Challenges to see some fabulous red and green projects.  If you're not already pumped up for holiday crafting, these projects will inspire you.  

Please join in our RED and GREEN challenge for a chance to win a gift certificate from this week's sponsor

 

If you're celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, I wish you and yours a wonderful day.

   

Gobble 'til you Wobble

  The "Crafts with Cutter"s gals at My Paper Crafting are sharing their turkey projects today.  I used my Gypsy and the Three Birds on Parade cartridge to create this guy.  I used the plain bird image (the first in the handbook), added the Pilgrim's hat and then used the asterisk from the font feature to create his tailfeathers.  He's mounted on a wobble so he'll truly gobble and wobble. I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  One last turkey and then it's the home stretch for the Christmas holiday.  Just link your card to the wonderful Wednesday CWC post.  

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I am so thankful for my loyal friends who visit often and take the time to leave comments.  You are all a blessing to me and I appreciate your support.

 

Getting Them Done, One by One

I've decided that the Christmas cards I make to share on my blog are going to be used for actual mailing!!  In the past, I've saved my challenge and DT cards and then had to make different ones to mail.  Well, no more - I'm letting them go.  I'm thinking 3-4 boxes of saved cards is too much and it's time to share them.  So, I'm getting my holiday cards done, one by one :)   Today's card is another image by the talented Sonia of SKdigis.  Her digis are so unique and so fun and easy to color.  They are perfect for those of you who want to color digis but fear they'll take too much time or are too complicated.  I encourage you to visit SKdigis, look around her blog, click on the tabs to see lots of ideas, then visit the store.  When you've created something using one of her images, be sure to link it up under the linking party tab.

I think this image is so cute and the circle sentiment comes pre-colored and can be punched out using a 1.5 inch punch.  I used Copic markers for the image and then glittered the star and applied Glossy Accents to the bear's eyes.  The papers are Bo Bunny and American Crafts.  This card was quick and easy.   Getting out the Cricut for tomorrow's Crafts with Cutters (My Paper Crafting) post so I'll see you then.