Gnome For The Holidays Blog Hop

WELCOME to the I Am Roses "Gnome for the Holidays" Blog Hop!

Season's Greetings from all of us at I AM ROSES! There will be no IAR Challenge this month but we have a festive blog hop for you. We'd like to THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all your support this year. There will be TWO Prizes up for grabs!
 

(2) $50 Voucher

 

Sit down and relax with a warm hot cocoa or the holiday drink of your choice.

 

Here’s how to play:

 

Hop along to each of the Designers’ blogs and be sure to comment on their individual IAR Blog Hop Post

• There are 2 HIDDEN BLOG CANDY PRIZES up for grabs spread throughout our  Designers’ blogs!

• Be sure to Subscribe/Follow the I Am Roses Challenge Blog

• Commenting along the way highly increases your chance of winning a Prize Voucher.

• Comments will be CLOSED on 11:59pm PST on December 21st (This blog hop has a duration of one week)

• We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments made on our Designers' blogs and will announce the winners here on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog on January 1st!

Let's get this hop started!

 

(*November Challenge Winners will be posted tomorrow on the 16th)

And now it's time for some holiday inspiration... Here is the card I created for this month's Blog Hop!

Here are all the different I Am Roses Flowers I used...

And here are close-up views of my card...

I am Roses Products Used

Red Semi Opened Rose Buds

Red Mini Open Roses

Red May Roses

White Summer Cottage Flowers

Green Tiny Roses Leaves

Other Products Used

Santa Claus Paper- (Authentique)

Red Polka-Dot Paper

White Cardstock

Scalloped Background Die (Diamond Press)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Don't forget to visit my crafty design team sisters!!

Alexandra Vologdina
Aleksandra Ziomek

Mitsyana Wright
Roselany Caroline

Rosemary Bridges
Tamara Potocnik

 
Enjoy the hop! Please come back here and comment that you finished!

 GOOD LUCK!!

Eileen Hull Chapter 3 Release Party

Hi, Crafty Friends!!

I'm so excited that this day is finally here... It's so hard keeping crafty secrets! But it was totally worth the wait!!

Thanks for coming to the Eileen Hull/Sizzix Chapter 3 Release Party Blog Hop! We hope you you are as excited as we are! Check out the creative ways the Inspiration and Education Teams have used the Mitten and Snowman dies! We hope that you will be inspired too and share how you use the dies in the Eileen Hull Fan Club.

But wait- there’s more- the Release Party continues! You won’t want to miss the Facebook Live at Eileen Hull Designs at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 1! Join the chat- and a random commenter will win the Snowman die. We are so glad you joined us to celebrate the Chapter 3 release.

Please hop with us through all of the projects and leave comments on the different designers' blogs. A lucky commenter will win the Mitten Box de!! The winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on the blogs and announced on Eileen's Facebook Live show on July 7 at 6pm Eastern Time! 

Best of luck to you all!!

Here is my take on Eileen Hulls New Snowman...

Instead of snow, I made...

them into a SANDMAN & SANDWOMAN

What can I say?! I'm from Hawaii we don't get snow!! But we have TONS OF SAND!!

I hope you are enjoying the Release Party so far! And that you are inspired by all the wonderful projects you're seeing today!!

I'll be following up with a full tutorial on how I created this card real soon!

Until then...

Don't forget to stop by each of my talented designer sisters' blogs, leave a comment, and give them some love!!

Designer Line-up

Start HERE (Eileen Hull Designs Blog)

Julia Aston

Jennie Atkinson

Debbie Bankston

Karen Bearse

Susie Bentz

Pam Bray

Sue Eldred

Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Annette Green

Maggi Harding

Lisa Hoel

Anita Houston

Sarah Lizzie

Jenny Marples

Elizabeth Robinson

Tonya Trantham

Cheryl Waters

Mitsyana Wright (YOU ARE HERE)

Nicole Wright

HAPPY HOPPING!!

Eileen Hull Christmas Mash-up

Hey, Crafty Friends!! 

Can you believe it is December already? This holiday season is flying by so fast and Christmas will be here in just 3 weeks!! And it's time to kick the Christmas gift making into gear!! I'm here with Team Eileen Hull with a Holiday Mash-up of some of my favorite EH Christmas projects...

I made these four projects with several Classic Eileen Hull dies.

I've included the names of these Classics, along with links to their tutorials. Please note that these dies are retired and although they may be discontinued, you may still be able to find them online with certain retailers or selling sites. These are highly sought after and make an excellent addition to any die-cutting collection.

Christmas Cookie Canister

Eileen Hull Canister Die

Preppy Train Case

Eileen Hull Train Case

Candy Cane Caddy

Eileen Hull Caddy Die

Christmas Tea Cup

Eileen Hull Tea Cup Die

I hope these projects bring you tons of inspiration for your holiday gift-giving ideas! Be sure to check out each tutorial for detailed instructions, a full list of supplies used, and tons of additional pictures!

Thanks for stopping by 

AND 

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana

Bear Christmas Shaker Card

Hey, Crafty Friends!! 

I'm back with Team Xyron today!!

Can you believe it's not even Thanksgiving?!!  Thanksgiving is tomorrow and it already feels like Christmas! So with that in mind, I'll show you how to make this adorable holiday shaker card that is bound to make you smile with Christmas cheer!

Supplies Used

Mega Runner (Xyron)

X150 Sticker Maker (Xyron)

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Beary Christmas Stamp Set (Maker's Movement)

Beary Christmas Die Set (Maker's Movement)

Stitched Circle Nested Essentials Die (Maker's Movement)

Versafine Onyx Black  (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral (Ranger Ink)

Water-Soluble Markers (Derwent Academy)

Watercolor Pencils (Derwent Academy)

Mixed Media Paper

110lb White Cardstock (Recollections)

Chalkboard Cardstock (DCWV)

Patterned Paper (DCWV)

Christmas Carnival Sparkletz (Buttons Galore and More)

Water Pen

White Pigment Ink

White Embossing Powder

Foam Tape

Clear Acetate Sheet (Grafix)

White Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura)

MISTI

Painter's Tape

I started by using my MISTI to stamp my images from the Beary Christmas Stamp Set in Versafine Onyx Black onto mixed media paper.

Next, I colored my images Derwent Academy Water-Soluble Markers and Watercolor Pencils and blended the colors out with a water brush pen.

I used my Big Shot with a Magnetic Platform and the matching Beary Christmas Die Set to die cut my adorable bears.

Then, I added tiny polka dot details with a White Gelly Roll Pen.

To build the card base, I folded an 8 1/2"x 4 1/4" piece of 110 lb white cardstock in half to create a standard A2 size card. I set the card to the side and worked on the card front.

I layered a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of red cardstock and a piece of 4" x 5 1/4" green chevron paper together and attached them using my Xyron Mega Runner.

Once layered together, I used a Stitched Circle die to cut a window through both layers.

I wanted to break up the stark white background but didn't want to get ink around the edges of the card. So I taped off about a 1/4" perimeter. Then used the cut-out as a template to trace a circle where the window would lay.

With a penciled outline, I shaded Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral using my Picket Fence Studio Life Changing Brushes.

To create my shaker window, I attached a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of acetate behind the cutout using my Mega Runner. Then attached a border of foam tape around the perimeter of the window.

I ran my previously colored trees through my Xyron "X" Sticker Maker and attached it to the center of shaded area.

I sprinkled in a generous amount of Christmas Carnival Sparkletz and topped it the window panel.

I used my Mega Runner to attach the bears around the window. 

Then, I stamped my sentiment onto black cardstock with white pigment ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder and attached it to my card front.

And here is my finished card... 

I hope you enjoyed today's Shaker Card project. I had so much fun making it!

I hope you all have a BEARY happy holiday season!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Mitsyana

Merry Christmas w/ Xyron and Wild Whisper

Hello, Friends!!

It's been a busy week and I'm back again, closing out the week with Team Xyron, Wild Whisper, and another beautiful Christmas card. With the big day just over a week away and one can never have enough gorgeous cards to give to family and loved ones.

Supplies Used

Home For the Holidays 12" x 12" Paper Pack (Wild Whisper)

Home For the Holidays Stamp Set (Wild Whisper)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Red Flowers- Florde Pascua (Little Birdie Crafts)

Teal Flower- Elsie Celeste (Little Birdie Crafts)

Black Cardstock 

Glitter Paper

Twine

Vellum

Star Rhinestones

Versafine Onyx Black Ink (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

VersaColor Cardinal Ink (Tsukineko/ Imagine Crafts)

Clear Embossing Powder (Judikins)

Red Button

Liquid Glue

I am head over heels in love with Wild Whisper's Home For The Holidays paper. This paper has a nice smooth magazine like finish to it that really makes the colors and patterns just pop!

These are also double-sided papers so one sheet can go a long long way. Like it did for my card today. I created my card front using this fun candy-striped paper. It has this beautiful snow covered pine trees on the opposite side.

I cut the striped piece to measure  4-7/8" x 6-7/8" and then cut a second piece using the opposite side to measure 4-3/4" x 6-3/4".

I wanted to add a sentiment directly to the paper but with the sleek finish, I was afraid I'd smudge the pretty print. Instead, I opted to stamp my sentiment onto a piece of  2"x 6" vellum.

I used VersaFine Onyx Black Ink to stamp the large "Christmas" word stamp from the Home For the Holidays Stamp Set and covered it with clear embossing powder then heat set it.  I wrapped the vellum around the card front and used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the end around the back side.

 Then I stamped "Very Merry" in VersaColor Scarlet Ink and covered it in clear embossing powder and heat set it. Then I ran the entire card front through my Xyron Creative Station Lite and attached it to glitter cardstock.

 I attached the Striped paper onto a 5" x 7 " card base. then attached tiny stars using a toothpick dipped in glue. When you don't have a fine tipped applicator for your liquid glue bottles, I find that an old fashion toothpick works great!! It has a tiny tip for precise application. 

Then with more glue, I added a few flowers and a twine bow to the corner. I didn't like the center of my teal flower so I replaced it with a red button.

And here is my finished card...

I love how the winter scenery is on display in the background and how the teal really draws more attention to all the red throughout the card.

Thanks for spending time with Team Xyron and Wild Whisper this week...

I really hope that today's tutorial inspired you to create your own gorgeous Christmas cards.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting, Friends!!

~Mitsyana

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25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hello, Crafty Friends! Welcome to day 25 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! I am so excited to be included in today's line-up! Today I m here with Pink &  Main and can't wait to share these four tags I created.

If this is your first year joining us and would like to learn more about link-up, please visit Tracey's original post here.

For all you seasoned peeps, let's get started!!

Here are my darling tags...

The stamped images are from Pink and Main's Winter Portraits stamp set. I colored them with watercolor markers and a water brush then die cut them out with the coordinating Winter Portraits Dies.

For the tags, I die cut white cardstock using Pink and Main's Scallop Hexagon Dies as a base and layered paper from the Frosty 6x6 Paper Pad that I die cut using the Nested Hexagon Dies.

I popped up each portrait image with foam adhesive squares then mounted them onto the tag bases.

I wanted to add a little bling without taking away from the images so I added bows made from gold accented organza ribbon to the top of my tags. Then topped each bow with a small snowflake button.

Here are close-ups of each tag...

I am truly grateful to be included in this year's line-up and so amazed to work with so many wonderful sponsors!

Thank you so much for joining us today!! Hope to see you all next year too!!

Pink & Main Supplies Used

Scallop Hexagon Dies

Nested Hexagon Dies

Winter Portraits

Winter Portraits Dies

Frosty 6x6 Paper Pad

Other Supplies Used

Sizzix Big Shot

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Strathmore 140 lb. Mixed Media Paper

Xyron Mega Runner

Foam Adhesive Squares

Snowflake Buttons

Ribbon

Mixed Media Glue

HAPPY HOLIDAY CRAFTING PEEPS!!

~Mitsyana

Christmas Sleigh Favor Boxes

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Can you believe Christmas is here already?!! How crazy is that? Where did the time go? I could have sworn it was just Halloween!

Anyway, today I'm back with DCWV to share these adorable Christmas Sleigh favor boxes with you all. If you regularly follow me, you may remember me mentioning that each year the women on my husband's side of the family gift each other handmade gifts on Christmas day. I originally was going to make everyone these amazing tea cups I made in a previous post HERE.

But, I saw this darling sleigh and needed to have it!! What a great occasion to break it in. These favors definitely give a "WOW" factor!

For such an awesome project I needed to some of my favorite stacks...

Christmas Plaid

Christmas Cranberry

and also...

Embossed Foil Stack (DCWV)

Other Supplies

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Brenda Walton's Sleigh Favor Box (Sizzix)

 Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Chipboard

Red & White Bakers Twine

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Glitter Enamel Dots

Holly Leaves (Prima Marketing)

Cellophane Bags

 I started by first trimming down my material down to a die-cuttable size. This is a sizzix L die so I like to cut my material down to 5.5" x 8.25". This way I can get two sets of cuts with one 8.5"x11" piece of paper. 

I love how lots of the DCWV stacks complement and coordinate with each other... for my sleigh I used a combination of gorgeous papers from both the Christmas Plaid and the Cranberry Christmas stacks and for a little added shine, also used the Embossed Foil stack as well.

I layered the paper (print side down) then chipboard onto my die and run it through my die-cut machine all together.

I needed 2 sets of cuts... but I needed my second set to mirror my first. To get the mirrored cut I simply flip my paper over to the other side.

For quick and easy adhesive I ran my die cut pieces through my Xyron Creative Station.

Then applied them to their coordinating chipboard pieces. Remember to flip over one of the chipboard sleighs to get the "mirrored" cut.

To assemble the carriage of the sleigh, I used a clear liquid adhesive. Hot glue also will work for this step. Just make sure the glue is super hot, otherwise it may cool too fast to adhere properly. 

I also die cut this panel out of more patterned paper to cover the inside and back and front panel of the carriage. I cut the piece into separate segments, using the crease marks as guides.

Then ran those pieces through my adhesive machine and adhered to the carriage.

This die also came with a flower die cut as well... I opted for a two layered flower with contrasting pattern to make them pop. Then added an enamel dot for the center and 2 holly leaves.

I filled each sleigh with delicious Ghirardelli peppermint bark. I can fit 4 squares it to this box easily. I placed each in a cellophane bag and tied them close with bakers twine.

These were so worth a little extra time to create. I know the family will absolutely love them!

Mixing and matching several patterns made all the sleighs unique and one of a kind. There are no identical sleighs!

 I hope everyone enjoyed this project and has 

a very Merry Christmas!!

~ Mitsy