One of a kind

Last year I started my Christmas cards in the summer.  This year, I'm starting in November.  I used the sketch from Skipping Stones Design.  The sentiment is also from one of their stamps.  The tag that it is on is from Gypsy Wanderings.  In keeping with the sentiment, I wanted 3 different snowflakes.  The ones I chose were from Accent Essentials, Graphically Speaking, and the Christmas Solutions cart.  I put an iRock gem in the center of each snowflake.  The dark blue background was run through the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder.

This sentiment makes the card rather versatile.  I could use it for a Christmas card or a thank you card for a gift or someone who's done a kind deed, such as a neighbor who snowblows your driveway for you.

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Skipping Stones Design--sketch #100

The Cuttlebug Spot--anything goes

More Than Favors--Wacky Wednesday #58, buttons, bling, or brads

Really Reasonable Ribbon--#35, Christmas

Whimsical Designs--anything goes

Scrapbookaholic by Abby--glitter or bling

Snowy Christmas Card

I used my new Winter Frolic cartridge for the snowman.  He's small enough that I don't think I could have done his face without my new Peachy Keen stamps from the Winter Faces Assortment (PK 520).  I used the Hide Contour on my Gypsy to hide the face on the cart so the Cricut wouldn't cut it.  The snowflake is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge.

I think this may be the most challenges I've combined into one card so far!  This card will be entered in:

Flaunt It Friday's challenge #1--use the snowman from p. 29 of the Winter Frolic Cartridge
Paper Cutz challenge #70--use 2 kinds of patterned papers
Paper Playtime challenge #28--a project with snowflakes
Cute Card Thursday challenge #141--blue theme
Mojo Monday challenge #168--sketch

Winter anniversary card

My in-laws will be celebrating their anniversary soon, and since they live somewhere tropical, I thought it would be fun to make them a card with some snow!  The only thing I used my Cricut for on this card was the snowflake, which is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge.  The snowflake border punch is a Fiskars embossing punch.  The ribbon is from my stash of ribbon that I've saved from shopping bag handles and such to recycle in my card making.  The sentiment was printed on my computer.  Now that it is done, I'm debating whether I should have run the light blue background through the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder.  I'm sure my husband will let me know when I show it to him!

This card will be entered in the following challenges: Skipping Stones Design sketch challenge #52, Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Challenge Me Monday #38 (using ribbon), Paper Cutz Challenge #69 (Anything Goes), and Cute Card Thursday challenge #140 (Blast from the Past--I'm doing Challenge #128, using material--the ribbon).

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...

I whipped up a couple of these cards tonight to enter in the sketch challenge at Skipping Stones Design and in the challenge at Cute Card Thursday #138 (Anything Goes).  The bell with ribbon is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge, thanks to the free Gypsy download!  The green circle behind it is from Graphically Speaking.  The white strip at the top was run through the Holly Ribbons Cuttlebug folder.