A couple more Christmas cards for ya!!

by Noreen. Wow! I just love snowmen!!!

Thanks Noreen!

Gift Card Holder-tutorial

GIFT CARD HOLDER

OK, you are probably NOT going to believe what this gift card holder is made from!!!

Yep a toilet paper roll!!! haha!

1.Flatten the tp roll as flat as you can.

2.Choose your patterned paper and cut it 4 in.X6 in. . It may have to be trimmed on the 6 in. side after you start gluing it on to the tp roll.

3. Cover one side of the tp roll with glue and adhere the pp to it. I left some for a flap. Fold the pp and put glue on the other side and this is where you may have to trim one side.

I needed to trim mine a little.

4. Place clamps on it for a few minutes for the glue to set.If you don't have clamps, you can just lay something heavy on it. (Just be careful because if you put too much glue on it, it will pease out and you may get it on your book or whatever you use use to hold it down.)
5. Place a line of glue on the inside of the tp roll on only ONE side. Clamp it again for the glue to set.
6.While you are waiting for this to set, you can make the tag that you can slip into the opening. Cut a piece of 4 3/4 in. x 2 in. piece of coordinating cardstock or patterned paper. Trim one side to make it look like a tag and punch a hole in it to place a piece of ribbon on the tag. Add the gift card to the tag now.
7. Now ,you can decorate the front of the gift card holder any way to choose.I chose to cover up the fold where the pp met at the top with a piece of cardstock left over from the tag and added a piece of ribbon as well. I added an embellishment and a little card with a message on it.8. Time to tuck the tag inside the holder and voila.You are done!Let me know if you try this! I would love to see it!!

Some more Christmas Card inspiration!!!

Here are 4 more cards that Betty Ann created!!! Aren't they great!!!

Thanks Betty Ann!

Yummy cookie recipe!

I LOVE these! I had all the ingredients picked up to make them for when family came down during the holidays. Unfortunately that didn't happen, but I'm still wanting to make some! I love them! My mom used to make them every Christmas and other special occasions

Pineapple Dream
Mix:
2 cups crushed graham wafers
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
Pat into 9x9 pan (reserve 1/8 cup)

Bake at 300 o for 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Cream:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups icing sugar
2 well-beaten eggs

Spread over wafer layer. Prepare an envelope of Dream Whip and fold in 1 cup crushed pineapple (well drained) Spread over the second layer. Top with the reserve crumbs.

Chill 24 hours.

Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cute gift idea!!!

Click here to see a tutorial on how to alter a Nestle Cocoa Box. It's a cute idea!!!

Hope you are all having a great 2009 so far!!!!! I've still not totally gotten back my scrapping/cardmaking mojo yet! Hoping that after this weekend I will!!!

Are you ready?? January Card Challenge

The challenge for JANUARY is...

Create a card with VERY tradition red and green colors and a stamped OR a rub-on sentiment!

Here are our cards for this month's challenge:

Alecia
Betty AnnNoreenDeniseLisaTamara
Can you imagine that at the end of this year, if you do ALL the challenges and make at least 5 cards a month, you'll have 60+ Christmas cards!!! Wow!

Leave a comment if you do our challenge!

*Remember, if you do 5 cards this month following this challenge, your name will go in for a draw for a prize at the end of JANUARY! (this challenge CAN be combined with any other blog or forum challenges that you do this month.)
Please upload your cards to your blog, a gallery, or photobucket and remember to give us the links to see them.Thanks!

YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW IN THIS POST WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE 5 CARDS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONTHLY PRIZE.

Unfortunately there was no winner for the monthly challenge for December.

Oh, and our numbers are rising like CRAZY! At the end of November we were at 14 000 visitors and now at the beginning of a new year we are OVER 20 000!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!!

Winner of Quick Fire #3

Sorry for the delay on posting, Christmas has been busy here :(

I'd like to thank all the ladies that played along. What great cards you made.

The winner from this challenge is...

Random Generator has picked #3.......

which is SAM


Congratulations, send me an email with your mailing address and I'll pop some Christmas scrapping goodies in the mail.


Thank you all again, and watch for more Quick Fire Challenges :)

Such sad news to report...

I've known about this Christmas Day but didn't want to believe it was true. But, sadly it is true. One of our CCARY design team members BEVERLEY TODD has passed away.

Here's an excerpt from the email I received:"Beverley Todd was certified brain dead earlier today. ...she was taken into hospital yesterday Dec 23rd with a suspected bleed in the brain. Her family have all been able to say their farewells and have given permission for the doctors to take what ever they can for transplant. Something that they are sure she would have wanted."

She also went on to say that "I can tell you that Beverley was so very excited at being selected for your next design team and was definitely looking forward to the year ahead."

Please keep her family and loved one in your thoughts and prayers. She will surely be missed by a lot of scrappers all over the world.She has touched many lives with her kindness and giving heart.

Gift Card /Treats Bag

Easy and Quick!! You can use this to put a gift card, money or a small gift such as a pair or earrings in.

1. Seal an envelope.2.Using a tag punch or a tag that you have in your stash, cut out tags on each side of the top of the envelope. You may have to play with the amount of paper you want to cut away. You want it to look like a little basket or bag. 3.Once you get it looking like you want, then it's time to embellish!4.Here's my gift bag that I made. Cute idea!!!

May you have the gladness of Christmas - Which is Hope ;

The Spirit of Christmas- Which is Peace;

The Heart of Christmas - which is Love

Quick Fire Challenge #3

Today I thought I'd challenge you for the last time in 2008 :)
For those of you that take on the challenge and post a link to your card, I will draw a name and send the winner aome card making goodies to play with.

But you only have until Saturday night, December 20th to post your card to be in the draw.

soooooooooooooo on to the challenge

I'd like to see cards with and 'Vintage' type image. Thats it, pretty simple....


Here is a card I did using an Old Fashion Santa image.

Happy Carding
Tamara :)