A Beary, Merry Christmas Card | DT By Tarina Lafollette

Hello Everyone!

I've been working on a new project (coming soon! lol), and I now have many small pieces of kraft paper left over. Instead of throwing away all those pieces, I had an idea. Chevron kept popping up in my mind, so I figured I'd try it out.

 I randomly arranged the kraft pieces on white cardstock; gluing them as I went. Then, once I'd filled the whole piece, I attatched it to the corner of my blue patterned paper. I decided to rotate the piece just to add a little visual interest.

Next up, is trimming the edges off and tying the string around it.

Once the string is in place, I sat it aside and fussy cut the little raccoon and his present from one of the cut-apart sheets in the Beary Christmas paper pack. I popped him up on foam tape and added him to the front. I wanted a sentiment for the front also, so I found the Say It All stampset, some black cardstock, stamped and heat embossed 'Merry Christmas' in white. I trimmed it down, dove-tailed both ends and stuck it down. 

I knew I wanted a color behind the piece that was a good contrast to the glacier paper, so I pulled a red with festive, scripty words from the Beary Christmas paper pack. Once I attached the front to the card base with foam tape, I added a few bitty sparkles and grey enamel gems. And that's it! 

Beary Christmas Card Recipe

Daisy White Cardstock

Beary Christmas paper pack

Black cardstock

Say It All Stampset (retired)

Foam tape

Bitty Sparkles

Grey Enamel Gems

Twine (from my stash)

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This is a great way to use up the little bits and pieces of your projects instead of letting them go to waste.

I hope you have a great weekend, and I can't wait to share my upcoming project with you guys soon!

~Tarina

@hellotarina 

Need any ideas for table decorations for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner this year?

Here is a cute little Turkey I found on Google this week.

This Turkey is made using the Art Philosophy and Artiste Cricut Cartridges.  I used the Pathfinding paper pack to create this Turkey.  I also use Burlap ribbon on the head and neck.  I cut 4 of each Strip to make one medallion.  I don't think that is necessary though.  This Turkey stands 4 1/4" tall.  I did not sponge ink on the head like the tutorial shows, but I will before I am done. I included the link to the tutorial that I found.  http://cricutwithheart.blogspot.com/2012/11/clementine-turkey.html

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Artbooking Made Easy: Christmas Layouts

Try out Close To My Heart's Cricut® Artbooking cartridge for some holiday hullabaloo on your Christmas layouts! Its themed borders, overlays, photo mats, and more hold plenty of cheery possibilities to brighten your albums. Trim your trims, ornament your ornaments, and have a holly jolly time making Christmas layouts that last—all with just two keys!


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Janice

Very special Christmas Presents!!!

As you all know Steve and I love to shop Garage sales, Estate Sales and Thrift stores.  Well I am glad I  went just before Christmas.  We went to an Estate sale and it was the 3rd weekend of this sale, so I thought that there wouldn't be much left.  Well I was wrong. When I walked into the front room the table right in front of the door was piled up with all these life like baby dolls, 25 or 30.  I started looking at them and saw the prices $15.00, $25.00, $30.00, well these were kind of out of my league but then I heard someone say everything was half off.  I went to Steve and asked if I could get some for our Granddaughters.  I know they would love to have one.  Steve came and looked and said ya pick out the ones you want.  So I did.  When we paid, one of the Ladies running the sale said did you find the boxes for the dolls?  I didn't know they had boxes.  So she went over and pulled boxes out from under the tables.  The boxes said Lee Middleton,  I knew then that I had found quite a treasure.  Both dolls had boxes and certificates and their original clothing.  The babies are signed and numbered.  Then I found the JC Penny price tag on the end of the box $170.00.  Both were little Boys.  I had no Idea that they were that expensive, but we gave them to the girls anyway.  (Now I am kicking myself because I didn't buy more.)

 Mary named her baby Gabriel

Miss Hailey named her baby Charlie

  I found lots of baby clothes so they can change their clothes including coats and shoes.

Dawn and I are working on making carriers, bassinets and bibs from a pattern my Sister gave me 25 years ago.  Thanks Aunt Carolyn, I knew it would come in handy again sometime.

The girls are so good with them, they even get their brothers to babysit while they go do something else.  I love it.  

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

Merry Christmas from the Wilson's and Jedda's

Here is a picture of my Grandchildren.  I took this on the 20th.  It was so hard to get a good picture of them because they are such ham bones.  Hamming it up in front of the camera.  Giggling and wiggling about.

Jordan is 14, he stands about 1" taller then me now.  Zack is 12, Mary is 10 and Hailey is 7.  As you can see she has lost some of her teeth.  They bring so much joy to my life.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Happy Scrappin',

Janice

How to make a card stock cake

Learn how to make 3-D cardstock cakes using Close to my Heart's Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Bundle.

CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy Christmas Tree Card

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Janice

CTMH Art Philosophy Christmas Card with Cricut

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Janice

Coming soon, Christmas Card Workshop.

30 cards for $25.00

We will be making, 6 each of 5 different cards.  Let me know if you are interested in taking the class, and what day and time works best for you. I plan on having the class in early December.  I will post the day and time once I hear back from you on the best days/evenings.  Here are the cards we will be making.

  

Happy Scrappin',

Janice