House Divided Elf Games

While traveling back from Atlanta we stopped at one of my favorite stops - Priester's Pecans.  This is usually an annual stop for us during Thanksgiving.  This year however, we spent the Thanksgiving holiday at Universal Studios instead of in Birmingham. 

 

While at Priester's looking for our annual ornament to add to our tree I found these wonderful collegiate Elves and just had to bring them home!  And now I can play some of the Elf games!  So what kind of mischief will these two get themselves in to?

 

Stick around to find out, but first it looks like they decided to bring all of their new friends out to play.....They even found Ms. Hope - our new friend who came to us from Diana over at DL Art.

Bah Humbug Holidays

I absolutely love Christmas but I just could not resist these funny sentiments and perfect files to go with them.  So since today begins the mid Holiday challenge over at Double Click Skittles I thought I'd have some fun with these guys.

 

Both of my cutting files are from blogs hops sponsored by SVG Cutting Files.  That means the files are only available during the blog hops. 

 

The stamped sentiments on my wine tag and card are both from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Bah Humbug.  The inside of my card also has a sentiment......

 

 

... it's from the Naughty or Nice? stamp set by My Craft Spot.  The list cut is from one of the Christmas Cricut cartridges but I don't remember which one.

 

Now that you've seen my take on this week's challenge be sure to check out the other designs our team created for you and then create your own holiday project, link up and play along with us.  And remember, you can always buy your skittles here.

And now I'm off to enter this into the  following challenges:

Anything Christmas challenge -  SVG Cutting Files. - Ends January 14

December Linky - DL Art - Ends December 31

Elf,  (project inspired by the holiday season) - Red Carpet Studios - Ends December 31st

Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe Page

Here in Florida we seem to be having a love - hate relationship with the weather.  One day it's "cold" and the next it's warm.  Today was a mixture of both depending on which side of town  you decided to be in.  A 30 minute distance between areas yielded at least a 5 degree temperature difference and I wasn't too happy about it as I am a warm weather lover.

 

Needless to say, cold weather leaves me drinking a lot of coffee, hot tea and/or hot chocolate.  So today I decided to make a recipe page using the Cute Cocoa Cups files from Too Cute by Jessica. 

 

I have to admit that I did some changing up to the file though.  I opted not to use the penguin that the file had for the stirrer and I also opted to use a pre-printed striped paper for my straw rather than using the pieces to create stripes that are in the file. 

 

For the 'froth' on my cocoa cup I used some Tulip brand glitter paint that I heat embossed to make it puffy.  (It doesn't show up too well in the picture.)  I also chose to use a rhinestone snowflake that I found in my stash for my stir topper.  I thought this would go well with the chipboard snowflakes I wanted to use on the page.

 

And there you have it.  A quick, easy scrapbook recipe page.

Jammin' Quiche Recipe Page

Hello fellow bloggers.  I've been on a little bit of a recipe album kick here lately as I'm attempting to get some Christmas presents completed.  This evening I'd like to share one of the pages I just finished putting together.

 

For this particular page I used this Chicken Little SVG cut file from SVG Cutting Files.  I don't remember which hop he came from or if he was just a freebie that was given to those who belong to their Facebook group or not.  The eggs though are from the Cricut Cartridge titled From My Kitchen.

 

The recipe itself is one that I've had for at least 20 years back when prepping several meals and placing them in the freezer for later use was really popular.  I used to do this type of meal prep every time I was pregnant and close to giving birth.  Of course I still try to do it now but the difference is that I plan healthier meals that don't go in the freeze.

 

And now I'm off to enter this in the following challenge:

 

Anything but a Card - Fantabulous Cricut - Ends December 14th

Elf Shoe Treat Holder

 

Hello my fellow crafty bloggers!  Welcome to a new PDE Linky Party Challenge.  This week we want you to pick a theme from of the three following choices:  

 

1.  3D - Make a 3D projects (tags count for this one)

2.  Fun Folds - think step cards, gate fold cards, etc.

3.  Mini Albums

 

So choose your favorite or, make them all.  Remember you can link up as many times as you want so long as you are not back linking.

 

 

 

For my project, I chose the 3D theme.  I found this great elf shoe treat holder at SVG Cuts and just had to give it a whirl.  It was pretty easy to put together - especially since they have a tutorial that shows you exactly how to do so.

 

 

The stamps I used for my treat holder are from the Jaded Blossom Elf Workshop and Elf Report Card stamp sets.  I love, love, love the candy stamps.  They always help with adding that finishing touch to the various treat boxes.

 

 

And now that you have seen my project for this week's challenge be sure to create your own, link up and play along with us.  I'm so excited and can't wait to see what you create.  Remember you have until December 15th to link up.

 

Before you do that though be sure you check out the other designs our team created for you.  I promise you're going to love them!

Now I'm off to enter my project in to the following challenges:

Anything Goes - DL Art - Ends December 31st

Holiday Inspiration with Elf - Red Carpet Studios - Ends December 31st

Rockin' the Ugly Sweater

Happy Monday everyone.  I am so excited and honored to be one of the Guest Designers for Jaded Blossom this month.  Be sure to check out the Jaded Blossom blog daily as there is a different designer slated each day.

Today I would like to share with you a card and treat box that I made using the Bah Humbug stamp set.  If you haven’t gotten your hands on this set you are so missing out.  These hilarious sentiments offer such a world of opportunity for some fun Christmas crafting.  Combine them with one of my favorite Christmas characters - the Grinch - and the fun never ends.

 

To create my card I used one of the Grinch files that I found from Krafty Nook.  The background paper and the frame are both from a Grinch mat stack that I have in my stash.  The paper I used for my sweaters though is from the Jolly Holiday mat stack from Recollections.

 

 

To create the treat holder box I used the popcorn treat box as well as the Ugly Holiday Sweaters - both from SVG Cutting files.  I have a "twist" though.  I wanted to tie the treat box in with the sweater so instead of using the pieces in the file to decorate the sweater I chose to use the print 'n cut feature on my Cricut and used another Grinch file I had from Krafty Nook to decorate the sweater front.

Thanks for stopping by! 

I'm entering this project in to the following challenges:

Anything Goes - DL Art - Ends December 31st

Holiday Inspiration with Elf - Red Carpet Studios - Ends December 31st

Christmas Colors - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends December 13th

Just Believe

As another week comes to end a new challenge begins over at Cardz TV.  This week is the cards team challenge and this week our theme is Let it Snow.  So come on and create a card using either snowflakes or snowmen.  But first be sure to check out the designs our team have put together to share with you.

 

For my card I decided to use one of the adorable Olaf cuts from the new Frozen cartridge.  Because of some of the intricacies I decided to once again use that fabulous Design Space feature called Print 'n Cut.  Needless to say I think he turned out beautifully.

 

The scalloped circle that is showcasing my sentiment was done using a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment itself is from the Cardz TV Stamps set title Very Merry.

 

And there you have it.  My card for this week's challenge.  Now before you create your own card to link up and play along remember to check out the other designs our team created.

Now I'm off to enter this into the following challenges:

Beyond Red & Green - Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Ends December 7th

Freestyle - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends December 6th

Anything Christmas - Crafty Hazelnut - Ends December 31st