Christmas Gifts & Cards Part 1

I know, it's been a LONG time since I've posted anything. I have been very unmotivated and kinda depressed with the crafting world! I knew I had to get back out there for Christmas, so here are some of the projects I've made so far for gifts!

First, the cards:

I decided to try my hand at making my own snowglobe card, so I used George to put this one together. Added on the cute bird from Jolly Holidays and voila!



I used my new Paper Trimmings on this one - love those cuts! Got out my glimmer mist for a snowy background and, once again, pulled a cut fox from Jolly Holidays!



Made my own simple round card and added on a cute teddy from Christmas Solutions.



I also made some coasters for the first time - so easy and fun - and they look so nice!




I used a 2x4 to create a desk block for my son's teacher. One side is personalized with her name, and the other side I put on this quote from Yoda:



I also created these bags for my son's teachers. I used the freezer paper method, and let me tell you, I love making stuff with that! I have done several things this year so far!

Weekly Challenge #27 Make a Game Plan

This week's challenge was an easy one for me! It was to make a sketch of the layout you were wanting to create. Since I sketch out almost all my designs, this was just another layout for me! I did a project I've been wanting to do for months and I LOVE how it turned out. This is a 2 page spread of my kiddos with the Big Brother quote and my favorite photos of them! I used Playtime, Stand and Salute, George, and Gypsy Wanderings and got to use my brand new Cuttlebug for the first time using a star folder! LOVED it! The big random "L" is not so random, because it's what both my kids' names start with! I got that at the stampede last month with this layout in mind! Thanks for looking!

Another peacock card

LOVE this peacock! Had to share another card I made. I really enjoyed doing this one.

Weekend Challenge

The challenge for this weekend was to use paper we already had and I took this opportunity to make my cousin a birthday card in the process! I had a lot of fun doing it!