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25 Days of Christmas – Day 12

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 12 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2015. I had a lot of fun with this card! I loved using the glitter paste on the background and adding glitter to Santa. I was ready to add my Merry Christmas sentiment when I realized I had just received the Inappropriate Christmas stamp set from Picket Fence Studios. I had to use the Big Poppa on this card! Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 13! Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas – Day 11

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 11 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2014. This is one of my all time favorites from Kristina’s holiday card series! I’m not sure why, but I adore her card. I’m also very happy with how my version turned out. Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 12! Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 10

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 10 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2013. I have a ton of embossing folders that I never use, so glad I brought them out for this card. I’ve used them several times since making this card! Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 11! Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 9

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 9 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2010. Love this layout! I get to use my pattern paper on this. It was also fun to find a sticker to use as the O in Joy. No stamps were used on this card. Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 10! Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 8

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 8 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2017. I used snowflakes instead of trees on my version of this card. I love the soft colors! Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 9! Thanks for stopping by.

Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop and Sale Benefiting The Coffee Oasis

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Caren

Welcome to the Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop and Sale to benefit The Coffee Oasis. For more information about the blog hop and how you can help, click here.

I’ve created a winter themed card using Crafters Essentials Winter dies by Kat Scrappiness. The trees, deer, and snow banks are all dies that are in the Crafters Essentials Winter die set by Kat Scrappiness. I ink blended the background with distress inks and added some glitter to the trees to make them sparkle!

Coffee Oasis is a coffee shop/organization located in Washington State that provides help for our youth including programs for drug abuse, homelessness, violence and poverty. (You can read more about their programs here.)

MEGA Sponsors

Please keep in mind that the following sponsors have agreed to donate a portion of their sales during this hop to the Coffee Oasis so please visit them and remember that if you place an order, you will be donating and supporting Coffee Oasis as well! These sponsors are also providing prizes to the hoppers as well!

Kat Scrappiness is offering 15% off EVERYTHING IN THE STORE and is donating 15% of all sales during this blog hop to Coffee Oasis! Use coupon code: COFFEEOASIS to save! We are also giving away gift packages!

Jessica Lynn Original is donating 8% of all sales during the blog hop to Coffee Oasis!

PRIZE SPONSORS

The following sponsors have generously donated prizes to give away to our hoppers and visitors!

Prizes being donated by our sponsors:

A Jillian Vance Design – $25.00 Gift Card
Art Impressions – Latte Love Stamp Set
Avery Elle – One Holiday Glass stamp set and one Punny Pantry stamp set
Brutus Monroe – $25.00 Gift Card
Cathy Zielske – Free class of winner’s choice
Concord & 9th – $50.00 Gift Card
Doodles Paper Playground – (1) full size set of the December 6th Release Sparkle Blends sequin mixes
Gina K Designs – (2) $50.00 Gift Cards
Gina Marie Designs – $15.00 Gift Card
Honeybee Stamps – $25.00 Gift Card
Janes Doodles – $50.00 Gift Card
Jennifer McGuire – $100 Care Package
Jessica Lynn Original – One Stamp Set of Winner’s Choice! (PLUS 8% of all sales go directly to Coffee Oasis!)
Joy Clair – $25.00 Gift Card
Kat Scrappiness – is offering 15% off EVERYTHING IN THE STORE and is donating 15% of all sales during this blog hop to Coffee Oasis! Use coupon code: COFFEEOASIS to save! We are also giving away FOUR gift packages, each valued at $25.00 or MORE! We also have a care package from HERO ARTS to give away!
Karen Burniston (KB Riley) – (2) sets of the dies used in the video
Lawn Fawn – $25 Gift Card
Lindy’s Stamp Gang – $25 Gift Card
Magnuson Custom Stamps – One FREE Custom Made Stamp!
Neat & Tangled – $15.00 Gift Card
Newton’s Nook – $25.00 Gift Card
Not2Shabby Shop – Five (5) Coffee First stamp sets.
Paper Smooches – $25.00 Gift Card
Precious Remembrance Shop – One (1) Everyday Stamp Set
Pretty Pink Posh – Three (3) $30.00 Gift Cards
Rinea – $25.00 Gift Card
Scor-Pal – Three Gift Packs with products such as the Full Size Scor Pal, Scor-Tape and the Scor-Bug Embosser.
Scrapping For Less – $15.00 Gift Card
Technique Tuesday – $20.00 Gift Card
Trinity Stamps – $30.00 Gift Card
Whimsy Stamps – Two (2) $25.00 Gift Cards
White Rose Crafts LLC – Two (2) $25.00 Gift Cards

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25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 7

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 7 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2013. I really love the idea of this card. Having the colored image on the inside. For my card, I did not stamp on the clear acetate. Mainly because my Stazon ink was dried up! The stamps I used are from My Favorite Things. Here is the link to Kristina’s video and blog post.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 8! Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 6

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 6 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2012. I think I’ve said this everyday, but this one is a favorite. It’s such a simple layout, but the white heat embossing makes the card so elegant. Here is the link to her video and blog post.

I love this sentiment from Simon Says Stamp. I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 7!

Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 5

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 5 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2013. This is another one of my favorite cards made by Kristina. Here is the link to her video and blog post.

This is only the second time I’ve made a card with these dimensions – 9 inches by 3 inches. Not sure why I don’t make more of these! I also ink blended with distress inks. I love the way ink blending looks. I only used one stamp set – Winter Silhouettes from Hero Arts – on this card. I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 6!

Thanks for stopping by.

25 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 4

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Caren

It’s day 4 of my 25 Days of Christmas cards inspired by Kristina Werner. For today’s card, I was inspired by the card Kristina made in 2014. I love this card and wanted to recreate it with the supplies I had on hand. Here is the link to her video and blog post.

For this card, I used an older stamp set from W Plus 9. I love the way this turned out. I plan on making several more cards using this layout/technique! I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 5!

Thanks for stopping by.