Happy Penguins

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Color Dare #471 at Color My Heart inspired these 

Christmas tree ornaments. I used black & white for

 the penguins and Pebble grey with silver for the snow 

drifts. Each ornament has an additional accent color.

Black, white, grey, and green

Black, white, grey, and red

Black, white, grey, and blue

Take the challenge at Color My Heart and share with us.

Oh, Deer

It's Tag Time

I'm still working  on my Christmas tags. 

I just think this deer is so cute for a special Christmas package.

After opening the gift it can also be used as a Christmas tree ornament.

Oh, deer, it's your turn to share your deer 

treasure with us at Heart 2 Heart.

Circles of Christmas Fun

With A Whimsical Stamp Set

A Heart 2 Heart challenge with circles

Meets the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #343

 Use this sketch from Atlantic Hearts

 for a fun and easy card.

Whimsical circle ornaments

Whimsical circle Candy Bar Wrap

Whimsical circle Candy Bar Wrap

Be sure to share your circle adventures with 

Heart 2 Heart.

Silver & Gold

On the Tree at Christmas

Nothing decorates a tree like silver & Gold. Two Silver & Gold Challenges

 inspired these Christmas tree ornaments. Heart 2 Heart and

  Color My Heart teamed up with a Silver & Gold Challenge.

Using the Silver & Gold paper pack I made 2 ornaments. One is a star

shaped cookie cutter with a winter scene in the center. The other is the

left over tag that was cut to make the center of the star. 

So grab your silver & gold and come play at Heart 2 Heart and Color My Heart.

These are month long challenges and Color My Heart is offering Free prizes.

Join the Christmas fun!

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Silver & Gold

Cardstock: White Daisy, Linen, Pebble, Gold Metallic, Gold Glitter

Thin Cuts: Tree Border

Cricut: Flower Market

Embellishments: Gold Glitter Gems

Christmas Fun with Fundamentals

Funtastic Fun on Day Two

Whimsy Fundamentals make Fun Christmas Tree Ornaments.

Thin cut hearts and add a snowflake.

Thin cut stars with a nativity scene embellishment.

To win these ornaments just leave me a comment at the bottom of

this post. All names will be entered into a drawing to win

these fundamentally fun ornament. If you are unable to leave your

comment at the bottom then e-mail me your comment and

I will post it for you. Good luck to all who enter.

To make your own Funtastic Whimsical Fundamental

projects order the Whimsy Fundamentals Bundle on 

my business account for a 40% discount.

If you would like these ornaments if you don't win the drawing

you can order a kit for $5.00

CTMH Supplies:
Fundamentals: Whimsy
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: First Noel
Ink: Pewter
Embellishments: Berry Christmas Dots
Glitter Paper: White

Color Dare #122

Layered Hearts Ornament

With Cranberry, Sorbet, Olive, and New England Ivy.

Christmas colors at Color My Heart Weekly challenge.

Heart Dimensional Elements covered with Evensong B&T and layered 

together. Dangles from the tree with a button and bakers twine.

Share your Christmas creation with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Evensong

Dimensional Elements: Hearts

Embellishments: Button, Bakers Twine, Opaque

It's NO Ink Time at Heart 2 Heart

NO NOvember Challenge

Creating with NO Ink is the challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart.

So.....Stamping is out. What does that leave? Stickease, papers, 

embellishments, ribbon, Picture My Life cards, My Crush assortments...

I'd better get busy. For my Inkless creations I've made a few

Christmas tree ornaments.

Lavender snowflake cookie cutter with circle

punched stickease from 2007 Holiday wishes card kit.

The snowman is adhered in the center using a pop up spring.

Clear glass Christmas bulb filled with rolled papers from

2014 Christmas Yuletide Carol paper pack. I make these

every year with the CTMH Christmas paper featured in that year.

Layered hearts covered with Christmas papers

Star Christmas cookie cutter with circle punched Mistletoe 

stickease and rosette. The sleigh is attached to the center using 

a treat cup.To adhere paper to the back of a cookie cutter attach 

the cutter to the paper with liquid glass, let dry and cut out shape. 

So let's see what you can create with NO ink. share with us at

Heart 2 Heart. You have all month to create and share.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Mistletoe, Evensong, Yuletide Carol

Cardstock: Colonial white

Stamps: None

Ink: None

Stickease: Holiday Wishes Card Kit, Mistletoe

Embellishments:Seam Binding Ribbon, buttons, sparkles, Bakers twine

Christmas Tree Ornaments

With Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Cut heart box @ 5 inches. Adhere box together, fill with

Christmas images and curly ribbon. Add ribbon to hang on tree. 

Cut box on page 23 in Cricut booklet @ 4 inches. 

Emboss with your favorite embossing folder. 

Add a winter scene on the front and back of box. 

Add ribbon and string to hang on the tree.

Cut box on page 22 in Cricut booklet @ 5.5 inches.

Stamp a background on the box and adhere together.

Add a decorative star, a ribbon bow and ribbon hanger.

Cut french fry box @ 5 inches. Add some decorative paper on

the front of the box. Cut a scalloped circle from some Christmas sheet

 music and secure to the front of the box with a filigree charm. Insert a lace 

doily and a piece of Christmas music into the french fry box. 

Add a handle and it's ready to hang on the tree.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Yuletide Carol, Snowhaven, Mistletoe 

Cardstock: Glacier,  Colonial white, Champagne, New England Ivy

Stamps: Home for the Holidays, Snow Days, Universal Background, Eclectic Edges

Ink: Ruby, Black, Slate, Pacifica, Desert Sand, Glacier, Pixie

Embellishments: Brads, Sparkles, Filigree charms

Other: Assorted ribbons, Lace 

Art Philosophy Demo Continues

Home For the Holidays Continues

Three more boxes from Art Philosophy

Box #4 Chinese Food Container

Cut @11" for largest box. Using the Outdoor Denim

Chevron ribbon that came free with your order this month

tie a piece around and just make a knot at the top. Add

a tag card using the October SOTM. Front has some

snow at the bottom with the tree from the ornament tag.

Stamp the inside with the tag card from the October SOTM

and attach to the Outdoor Denim ribbon.

Box #5 Door Hanger cut @ 9.5"

Add some border trim, a rosette, and a tag from the October SOTM.

This is box the perfect size to hold a Hershey Chocolate Bar.

Box #6 Makes a cute Christmas tree ornament.

Cut Box 5.5" and fill with two candy canes and one

snow bear(peaking in the back) from the October SOTM.

Use some recycled curly ribbons for filler.

To view the other five boxes go Here

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Snowhaven

Cardstock: Glacier, White Daisy. Outdoor Denim

Stamps: Home for the Holidays(October SOTM)

Ink: Cranberry, Black, Outdoor Denim, Glacier

Embellishments: Outdoor Denim and Ruby Chevron Ribbon. Bakers Twine

Two for One

A Snowflake Tree Ornament

One project for two challenges at Heart 2 Heart.

Challenge #1: All Framed Up

The snowflake is "all framed up" with the cookie cutter

Challenge #2: Moving On

The snowflake is "moving on" in the cookie cutter with an adhesive spring

So get your move on and see what you can frame up to share at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Frosted

Cardstock: Crystal Blue

Ink: Twilight, Crystal Blue, Blush

Stamps: Perfect Fit- Holidays

Embellishments: Glitter Gems, Seam binding Ribbon, Bitty Sparkles

Other: Snowflake cookie cutter

Snowflake Cookie Cutter Ornament

Sparkle and Glitter

Heart 2 Heart is all sparkly this week. 

The challenge is to add some glitter and sparkle to our project.

This cookie cutter ornament is easy to make. Just trace the shape of your 

cookie cutter and cut it out. Secure it to the back using Liquid Glass. 

Use an adhesive spring to secure an image(snowflake)

 in the center of the cookie cutter so it will pop out. 

Attach stamped images(snow birds) on the edge with Liquid Glass. 

Add your sparkles and/or Glitter Gel as desired.

Now it's your turn to show us your sparkle at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Wonderland

Cardstock: White Daisy, Crystal Blue

Ink: Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry Marker

Stamps: Perfect Fit-Holidays, Very Merry Christmas

Embellishments: Glitter Gel, Sparkles

Other: Cookie Cutter

There's Inspiration Going on at Heart 2 Heart

This week at Heart 2 Heart we are working with this inspiration photo. Lots to see: polka dots, colors, circle shapes, ribbons, twiggy wreath, ornaments, etc. What will inspire you in this photo this week? 

I decided to make some ornaments using the colors Holiday Red and Pear. I also added buttons, the polka dot BTP from Sofia and  ribbons from my stash. So, what inspires you? Lets see your creations at Heart 2 Heart this week as we wind down our Heart 2 Heart Challenge year.

CTMH Supplies:
BTP: Sofia
Cardstock: Holiday Red, White Daisy
Ink: Holiday Red, Pear
Stamps: Snow Flurries
Embellishments: Ornament Dimensional Elements, red sparkles, Pear Mini Medley
Other: Ribbons from my stash, gold string