U is for . . . Upside Down

It's that time of year again . . .

we all need to get our Christmas cards sorted and

what better way to do it than playing along with the

Sixth Annual Month Of Holiday Cards

at

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The prompt from Day 24 is the letter U

and my "U" is an Upside Down Santa.

... hmm, after looking at this photo I think I will need to mat the
inside with some scalloped blue cardstock to match the front ...

He is a flat view so that you can see the dimension of the Action Wobble Spring and the shingles on the roof.



He's so much fun that I had to make four . . .
think I might even make some more!

   

Let me know if you would to see a little video of Santa struggling to fit down the chimney.  I confess, I could tap his boots and watch him jiggle all day long.

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Silhouette Design Store - cut file - Design ID #236671
Bobble Head Card - Santa Chimney by Lori Whitlock
Silhouette Cameo
textured cardstock
Action Wobble Spring

P is for . . . Poinsettias

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The prompt from Day 18 is the letter P

It's really not Christmas without some Pots of Pretty Poinsettias dotted
around the house ... they have been a tradition at our house for many years.
Sadly I have to get new ones each year as my green thumb
does not work very well with them for the rest of the year.

Not sure how it happened, but when I made these four cards,

one base was a different green ...

  

I spent quite a while curling the petals and layering the flowers,

they have such lovely dimension.

  

  

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Silhouette Design Store - cut file - Design ID #107284

Poinsettia Trio A6 card by Snapdragon Snippets
(enlarged)
Silhouette Cameo
textured cardstock
small paintbrush handle (for curling petals)
orange rhinestones

Q is for . . . Quick

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The prompt from Day 19 is the letter Q

My "Q" is for QUICK.

... and this card was super Quick using the Quality

Frank The Snowman digital stamp from Beccy's Place.

I have made several crayon colouring cards over the last few weeks, so it was pretty quick and easy to set this card up for cutting with my Silhouette Cameo and to assemble.

I opened the cut file and digital stamp, sized the image to fit the colouring panel, printed then cut with my Cameo.  I cut the card base and crayon holder, then assembled all the pieces in place with liquid adhesive and inserted the crayons.

Isn't Frank cute?

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Digital Stamp - Frank The Snowman - by Beccy's Place

(this digi is a double bonus because he's a freebie and

he comes with a digi (to colour) and a pre-coloured image)

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store cut file Design ID #249841
Happy Birthday Coloring Card - Cactus - by MiniLou
(note: I enlarged the outer card frame and added the original sized crayon holders to a scalloped square, I also used Frank The Snowman digital stamp by Beccy's Place instead of the cactus image supplied with the cut file)

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I have used the Frank The Snowman pre-coloured digital stamp to make a jigsaw card HERE

Here are some of the other crayon colouring cards I have made
(click on the image and it will take you to the blog post)

   

   

R is for . . . Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

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The prompt from Day 20 is the letter R

and my card is filled with R's
Rudolph
Red-nosed
Reindeer

This super fun , super CAS card was the first thing I thought of when we came to the "R" prompt.  It was a design that I saw years ago HERE in the scrapbook.com gallery but had never ever tried.

There are eight pairs of googly eyes for Santa's eight reindeer
plus a pair with a big red rhinestone nose for Rudolph.

Do you remember the names of Santa's reindeer?

... I hope you have Christmas songs playing along in your head now :)

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ingredients

6 1/8" card base

6" x 6" chalkboard cardstock

pack of googly eyes

red rhinestone

M is for . . . More Merry Christmas

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The prompt from Day 15 is the letter M

My "M" is More Merry Christmas cards made using the gorgeous vase of holly from the

Blessing Of The Season digital stamp set from Beccy's Place.

Unfortunately I can't colour at the moment, so it is a real bonus having pre-coloured images in this set of digital stamps.

I opened the digital stamp in my Silhouette Studio program and cut the right edge off the image to make it fit neatly into a square.  I added a digital sentiment then printed it on textured cardstock, matting the image panel with several layers of contrasting cardstock before adhering it to a sturdy 6 1/8" square card base.

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Digital Stamp Set - Blessings Of The Season - by Beccy Muir - Beccy's Place
(it is such a bonus having beautiful pre-coloured images in this set)

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Here is the link to the first Merry Christmas cards I made using this digital stamp.

I think that I like the white-on-white version I made today.
What do you prefer, the red or the white?

L is for . . . Lots and Long

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The prompt from Day 14 is the letter L

My pair of snowman cards are Long with Lots of Layers.

These fancy folds are called a telescopic card, they are flat for mailing,
then, when you hold him up by his hat, the body drops down.

The secret to this fold is to have the layers linked with brads.

These cards are 12 3/4" long when fully open,
5 3/4" tall when closed and flat.

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Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #72745
Snowman Telescope Card by Lori Whitlock

K is for . . . Kids

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The prompt from Day 13 is the letter K

My "K" project is a Kute Kids Krayon Kolouring Kard.
(yes, I know the spelling is wrong, just playing along with the "K")

I combined the Merle digital stamp from Beccy's Place with
a fun font for the sentiment, so that it can be coloured too.

I printed the image nice and large (the card front is 5 1/2" square)
and included a set of  five crayons inside,
so that little hands can have some Christmas colouring fun.

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Digital Stamp - Merle digital set - by Beccy's Place
Sentiment - AttackAttack Shadow font
Silhouette Design Store cut file - Design ID #249841
Happy Birthday Coloring Card - Cactus - by MiniLou
(note: I enlarged the outer card frame and added the original sized crayon holders to a scalloped square, I also used the Boxed Snowman digital stamp by Beccy's Place instead of the cactus image supplied with the cut file)

F is for . . . Fabulous Fancy Folds

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The prompt from Day 7 is the letter F

My "F" is a pair of Fabulous Fancy Fold easel cards made using the beautiful Silver Bell
image from the Silver Bell digital stamp set from Beccy's Place.

Unfortunately I can't colour at the moment so it is a real bonus having pre-coloured images in this set of digital stamps.

When flat, the cards measure 5 1/2" square.

This is the front view of the open cards.

   

I created two different sentiments, one with a traditional font, the other with a more modern combination embellished with a tiny version of the Silver Bell image.

   

When open, these Fancy Folds sure look impressive.

Here are another couple of views ...

   

   

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Digital Stamp Set - Silver Bell - by Beccy Muir - Beccy's Place

(it is such a bonus having beautiful pre-coloured images in this set)

American Crafts textured cardstock

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - cut file - Design ID #241330

Birthday Easel Card By Jamie Cripps

(I added the sentiment panel instead of using the flip tab)

scoreboard and embossing stylus

Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

G is also for . . . Gingerbread

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The prompt from Day 8 is the letter G

It's not Christmas without some tasty Gingerbread, so it's the perfect time to get out the super cute Jolly Gingerbread digital stamp from Beccy's Place to make a card.
Unfortunately I can't colour at the moment (still recovering from a fall with a couple of broken bones in my arm) but I can still try my hand at making fun Christmas cards using digital stamps.

My card is a crayon colouring card.
I printed the image nice and large (the card front is 5 1/2" square)
and included a set of crayons inside,
so that little hands can have some Christmas colouring fun.

This Gingerbread Man sure is a cutie.

   

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Digital Stamp - Jolly Gingerbread  by Beccy's Place
(he is super cute and he is also freebie)

Sentiment - baked - Mom font
Sentiment - with love - Chandler Print font

Silhouette Design Store cut file

Design ID #249841

Happy Birthday Coloring Card - Cactus - by MiniLou

(note: I enlarged the outer card frame and added the original sized crayon holders to a scalloped square, I also used Jolly Gingerbread digital stamp by Beccy's Place instead of the cactus image supplied with the cut file)

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I have entered my card in the following challenges:
Beccy's Place - Sixth Annual Month of Holiday Cards
Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round – November Challenge – Gingerbread
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Christmas Card Day

J is for . . . Jolly Snowman Jigsaw

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The prompt from Day 12 is the letter J

Now you would think that my "J" would be some Jingle Bells
... and you would be wrong!

My "J" is a Jolly Snowman Jigsaw card,
using Frank the Snowman digital stamp from Beccy's Place.

I have been trying to make some creative kids projects
to share this year and thought that a jigsaw might be fun.



I started with my Silhouette Cameo design mat, opened my jigsaw cut file, decided on the size I wanted to make, printed the image on textured cardstock twice (one to cut in to jigsaw pieces & one to use for the background) then cut using my Cameo.  I made a frame to build up a border around the image and nestle the pieces in place then added it to a 5 1/2" square card base.



I cut three extra sets of jigsaw pieces in white cardstock and layered them with the image pieces to make them thicker and sturdier.

Digital Stamp - Frank The Snowman - by Beccy's Place
(this digi is a double bonus because he's a freebie and
he comes with a digi (to colour) and a pre-coloured image)

Silhouette Design Store - ID #28976
3x3 Jigsaw Puzzle by Lizzie Mayne

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I have entered my card in the following challenges:
Beccy's Place - Sixth Annual Month of Holiday Cards
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog – Challenge #80 – Anything Goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - PIP Challenge 1846 - Anything Goes
Penny's PaperCrafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 407 - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #322 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Baby It's Cold Outside
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up – Challenge #47
– AG optional theme – ALL TIED UP for Christmas
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #363 - A Christmas Card