Be Jolly with a Gingerbread Girl

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hard to believe that 2014 is almost over and half the school year has already flown by. I have been extremely busy with assisting students to become proficient with math skills and getting ready for the holidays. I decided it was time to make some "me" time to craft. How invigorating and refreshing! Why did I wait so long!

Today's holiday project...

A gingerbread girl with a jolly smile on her face from Miss Kate Cuttables. 

Here is the sketch I used, which is from a previous Mojo Monday challenge.

Isn't her smile contagious!

Miss Kate Cuttables is having a Design Team call for 2015. I know it is time to start looking for some more crafting opportunities. This would be an awesome team to be a part of! The svg files are always fun and super easy to cut/assemble. Hoping for the chance to showcase more Miss Kate Cuttables svg files!

Other Materials:

My and My BIG Ideas pattern paper

red, brown, kraft, and white cardstock

Momenta holiday stamp

Ranger Archival Ink ~ potting soil brown

polka dot ribbon

red gems

Other Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge ~ V for Variety (3 pattern papers)

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Christmas Colors

Pumpkin Spice ~ Anything Holiday

Cupcake Inspiration ~ Red, Green, and White

DL.Art ~ December Linky Party

Hope you have a great day!
Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Happy Holidays with No Red or Green

Thank you for joining us for our new challenge at Creative Cutter Room. We enjoyed looking at your re-creations from the Cricut Expressions Book . We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge.

 

Theme: Christmas with a Twist ~

NO Red or Green!

Here is my project:

 I was looking for an elegant feel using these non-traditional colors. I think the pearls are just the right touch on the shimmering gold.

 

Materials:

Gingerbread Cricut cartridge

white, gold, and black card stock

Sizzix embossing folder

black crinkle ribbon from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces

button

gold embroidery floss

black gems

white pearls

Fiskars stamp ~ Happy Holiday

black ink

 

We hope you will join us and submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

 

The prize:

 Challenge Starts today, December 13th and is open until December 26, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new project over at the Creative Cutter Room!

 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

To be eligible to win the prize here are the rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a follower of the CCR
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog
One entry per person

Please comment after linking over at the CCR

 

Here is the line-up for some great inspiration:

Carri

Georgiana
Diana

Tracy

Other Challenges:
52 Christmas Card Throwdown ~ black, white, and one other color
Allsorts ~ white, gold, plus one
 

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

 

Happy Holidays,

Georgiana

5 Months Till Christmas Hop

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today is the 25th of the month, which means we are counting down till Christmas. There are now 5 months until Santa visits. I have organized all my holiday cards in a Christmas storage box, so when November/December rolls around I will be be ready to address the envelopes and deliver. It should be a Happy Holiday!

Here are my Christmas projects...

~ Die Cut ~

I decided to start some holiday cards for my students. These are 3x3 minis. Each card is simple (but cute) since 9 - 10 years old are not extremely aware of the time it takes to create handmade crafts. Each card is stamped on the inside...Season's Greetings.

Materials:

white, brown, and red card stock

K&Company paper ~ Secret Santa pad

Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge ~ reindeer (p. 126)

Gingerbread Cricut cartridge ~ candy cane

~ Digi/Stamp ~

I liked the triple time stamp technique so much I tried again with snowflakes. These are also 3x3 minis. 

  Materials:

white cardstock

K&Company paper ~ Secret Santa pad

Martha Stewart snowflake stamps

blue ink pads

blue gems

Christmas Goodies:

What is a blog hop without a special treat? I have a surprise gift for one lucky person. Be sure to include your blog name and e-mail address. The winner will be announced Wednesday, August 1st. 

Here is this month's line-up:

Sally ~ http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk

Tara ~ http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

 Shari ~ http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/

Georgiana ~ http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/ (That's Me)

 Tara ~ http://craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/ (Next!)

 Mary ~ http://www.maryshappyplace.com/

 Kerry ~ http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

 Heather ~ http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

Sara ~ http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in joining next month, just leave a comment. You will feel quite relieved knowing you are getting your holiday cards done in advance and you can spend all that extra time with the family instead when it is most important.

Hop on over to Tara now. This is her first month joining our countdown. She ALWAYS has marvelous projects!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana  

Christmas in July with Die Cuttin' Divas

Happy Diva Tuesday!

Today brings another challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas and what better way to celebrate than with a new project.

Our challenge this week is...

Christmas in July

Let's get a head start on our holiday cards, layouts, and home decorations. I am extremely excited since I have never had a jump start on my holiday cards like I do this year. Family and friends will actually get cards on time this year!

Here is my Design Team project...

Materials:

K&Company paper

dark green card stock

 Tim Holtz embossing folder

Gingerbread Cricut cartridge ~ holly cut at 1 1/2"

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge ~ Joy cut at 1/2"

red gems

Other Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge ~ Christmas in July

Go Fish ~ Christmas in July

Clear It Out Challenges ~ Christmas in July
Creatalicious Challenges ~ Christmas in July

This week's sponsor...

 

Looking forward to seeing all those projects you create this week.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Brrrrr! It's Time for the Christmas in July Blog Hop, Day 1

Welcome crafty friends.
I am super excited that you are here today for the Christmas in July Blog Hop. Yeah!

Here is a note from our blog hop hostess:
Thank you for joining me to help me celebrate our Christ's birthday. I love all things about Christmas and start planning Christmas as soon as the Christmas tree comes down. So I decided to host this fun celebration with some of the most talented crafters that I know.
I do have a few rules for this hop, in support of each crafter and the time they have put into their work, to be eligible for the "Grand Prize" you MUST visit each blog and leave a comment for each day of the blog hop and also become a follower at "Scrapping With Lisa" and my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-with-Lisa/130882060268842. Please let me know if you don't do facebook and I won't count that against you for the grand prize. Now for the grand prize, I bet you are wondering what it could be. It will be a big grab bag full of scrapbooking supplies related to Christmas.
Have fun and enjoy all the wonderful projects created by some wonderful talented friends.

If you have started on this blog you’re on the right track. If not, and just found this hop, you can go back to the beginning (HERE) and hop along with us. You definitely do not want to miss any of the wonderful projects (or goodies).

This hop runs from July 15-17th, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop. Check out each blog and see what each blog has to offer for BLOG CANDY! Please come back tomorrow to see what new projects have been created. After all, it's Christmas in July and who doesn't like Christmas.

Now for my project: Many of you may know that I am 5th grade teacher and I love to make cards for people at school. This was the perfect time to begin my holiday cards for my new class. I do not know how many students I am going to have this year, but I am glad I am able to get started on them now.

 I used the Gingerbread cartridge to cut the gingerbread man and the Doodlecharms cartridge to cut the reindeer.

 This background paper is Alpine Socks by k*i memories.

These snowflakes were cut from the Potpourri Basket cartridge. The sentiment was cut from Jolly Holidays.

I am looking forward to tomorrow since I get to post another Christmas in July project. How exciting! Since this is all about Christmas...I have a gift for one lucky person.

Please leave a comment each day for a greater chance of winning. The winner will be announced Monday evening, July 18th.

Thank you again for joining all of us for the Christmas in July Blog Hop.

Until tomorrow,
Georgiana

Gingerbread Couple

 Just a couple of Gingerbread treats.

 Some supplies before assembling cards

• Reminisce paper ~ Gingerbread Lane Sweets & Treats and Yum Yum
• Jolly Holidays cartridge
• Sizzix embossing folder ~ peppermint treats
• red, white and brown cardstock
• green, white, and pink craft thread
• white ribbon
• pink and green buttons
• wiggly eyes 

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog

Challenge #38 ~ Ribbon Challenge:

Use ribbon somewhere on your Cricut project.

 Hope you enjoy,

Georgiana