Maria's Merry Makings

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

25 Days of Christmas with Paper Sweeties, December 2021!

Hi, there! It's my day to share with you a couple projects that I made for the 25 Days of Christmas with Paper Sweeties! I hope you check out all the days this month that the Paper Sweeties designers have made projects to inspire you!

As seen above, I made a Christmas card using one of my favorite sets using Sweet Cuts-Merry Christmas Y'all. The sentiment is from the coordinating set. Dots and white pearl cotton to finish the card.

Next up, is a matching tag...

The tag was made using Sweet Cuts-Stitched Tags #2 Mitten/Tree and Sweet Cuts-For You. Green Apple ribbon tied with pearl cotton to finish the tag.

Please stop back again tomorrow for another project I made for the 25 Days of Christmas with Paper Sweeties!

Project Supplies:

Thanks so much for dropping by today! Take care and Merry Christmas!

Hugs!

Dies R Us Challenge December 15, 2021(Anything Goes!)

Hello, Friends! It's time for another Dies R Us Challenge! The theme is Anything Goes! We ask that you use at least one die on your project for the challenge that Dies R Us sells! Please come and join the fun and have a chance to win!

And, it's nearly Christmas! How are all those Christmas preparations coming along? Even though I'm retired, it doesn't seem that there are enough hours in the day to prepare for the holidays.

I have a sparkly card to share with you today.

I started with a white card base and added the die cut tree from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also. The deer is from La-La Land. Star, gems, and bow on the deer to finish the card.

The links for the dies are listed below...

Elizabeth-Craft-Design-Dies-Elegant-Christmas-Tree

Elizabeth-Craft-Design-Dies-Winter-Wish

Dies R Us now has a sister store with warehouses in the USA and Canada called Didi Crafts.

It will ship to both the US and Canada. Didi Crafts will carry some of the same products as DRU, but most will be different. Now our Canadian friends don't have to worry about huge taxes or shipping fees. How great is that!?!

My teammates have some fabulous inspiration for you today. Sit back, relax, and take a look.... (you can click on their name to go to their personal blogs and get more detailed information about each project)

Design Team

Kathy
Maria—that’s me!
Diane
Laurie

Thanks so much for taking time to visit here today! Have a great day, hugs!!

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Merry Christmas!

I'm still working on Christmas cards. How about you? I've mailed quite a few out, but continue to work on some. I'm wondering where my Christmas elf is hiding. I seem to have a lack of energy this year to get everything done. The joy of Christmas seems to have been zapped out of me with everything going on in the world. Two family members have Covid. They are at home in quarantine and are getting better, thank goodness.

But, I must focus on what I can do and see the blessings that are around me. I'm happy that I can create Christmas cards and I really enjoyed doing some with the kids at church last Sunday. In fact, one of the images that I made for them to color is the one I have to share with you today. I'm entering this card over at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge. It's a new challenge to me and I just love the beautiful image they have on their side bar! They have some wonderful images to spark your creativity!

For my card, I started with a gray card base. I used a stencil from Simon Says for the star. Glitz glitter gel in blue to make the star shine. The image and sentiment is from MFT and colored with copics. A gem for the center of the star to finish the card.

Ok, well that's all for now. Take care and enjoy your day!

Hugs!

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Dies R Us Challenge December 1, 2021(Anything Goes!)

Happy Holidays!

Time is ticking away...tick tock...tick tock! It's nearly time for Christmas. How did it get to December already? Time flies when you're having fun, especially when you are making Christmas cards! And, I have a Christmas card to share with you with a lovely red cardinal. I love seeing cardinals this time of year, especially against a bright white snow, so pretty!

It's time for another challenge and the theme is Anything Goes! We ask that you use at least one die on your project for the challenge that Dies R Us sells! Please come and join the fun and have a chance to win a gift certificate at the Dies R Us Challenge!

For today's card, I started with a teal card base and paired it with paper from Lawn Fawn. The cardinal, sentiment, and small snowflakes are from Newton's Nook. The snowflake stencil and scalloped circle are from Lawn Fawn. I used Nuvo glimmer paste for the large snowflakes. Red ribbon and gems to finish the card.