A Little Bit o' Paper

Monday, November 2

☕🎄Christmas Cheer, One Mug at a Time🎄☕

The November challenge is posted at FIRST CUP CHALLENGES and it's "always anything with a drink or beverage on it".

I really like this Christmas card, created with my Cricut ! I decided to make a stack of festive mugs, each decorated with its own cheerful Christmas design using patterned paper. I love how the different patterns and colors come together to create a warm and cozy look. To add some extra texture and interest, I used two different embossing folders on the background. The sentiment, "Warm and Cozy Christmas Wishes" was the perfect finishing touch for this festive creation. A fun card to make and a great way to send some cozy Christmas cheer !

My Warm and Cozy Christmas Wishes coffee mugs card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Christmas (or Not) Bingo-G (Christmas, free, three or more layers)

~12 Months of Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Caffeinated Christmas-Christmas card with coffee/tea/cocoa

~Girlz Creative Crafts-layer it up

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas

~Dragonfly Dreams-embossing

~Girlz Creative Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything with embossing folder

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I'm re-starting my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

🍂☕Hello Fall, Hello Coffee!☕🍂

The November challenge at {PIN}SPIRATIONAL is this picture.

Here's what I created.

It's time to celebrate the beauty of Fall with a little handmade creativity !

I used my Cricut to create this fun Fall design. I love the oversized coffee cup with its pretty autumn leaf silhouette in the centre. The combination of rich brown, red patterned paper, and textured teal cardstock gives the card a unique look, while the “Happy Fall” sentiment adds the perfect seasonal greeting.

This card makes me think of those cozy Autumn days when you can curl up with a warm cup of coffee and enjoy the beautiful colors of the season. It's a simple design with lots of Fall charm !

I hope you're enjoying all the wonderful colors and cozy moments that Autumn brings !

My Happy Fall coffee cup card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Four Seasons Challenge-Fall

~Cupcake Inspiration-Fall

~Dragonfly Dreams-embossing

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Fall

~A Cut Above-anything goes with a diecut

~Krafty Chicks-option (coffee)

~Cardz 4 Galz-Autumn foliage

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything with embossing folder

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

Sunday, November 1

🎄🎀Wreaths, Bows, and Holiday Cheer🎀🎄

The November challenge at CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND is "use something starting with V and/or W on your Christmas/Holiday project".

It's time to slip into the Christmas spirit !

For this card, I created this fun Christmas design using my Cricut. I just love these cute little slippers, decorated with festive green wreaths, sparkly red bows, and tiny Christmas glittery embellishments. The bright yellow slippers really pop against the traditional Christmas patterned paper, and the woodgrain paper adds a lovely touch to the design.

I had fun putting all the little details together to create this cheerful holiday card. Finished off with a “Have a Wonderful Christmas” sentiment, it's sure to bring a little extra Christmas joy to someone.

My Have a Wonderful Christmas wreaths slippers card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Farm Quest Home-anything home-related

~Girlz Creative Crafts-layer it up

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas

~Night Owls-Christmas

~Girlz Creative Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~CRAFT-Christmas

*If you want to see my other Slippers cards click HERE.

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

🦊🎃A Foxy Little Halloween!🎃🦊

The challenge for HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND is posted and it's "always anything Halloween-themed".

Who says Halloween has to be spooky ? This cute Halloween card is all about Autumn charm with a little bit of frightful fun !

I paired bright orange cardstock with some vintage-inspired Halloween patterned paper featuring bats and Autumn leaves. The star of the show is this adorable little fox sitting with his pumpkin, surrounded by colorful Fall leaves. I finished the card with a “Happy Halloween” sentiment, rustic twine, and a cute wooden jack-o'-lantern embellishment.

I love how the warm Autumn colors and rustic details all come together to create a Halloween card that's more sweet than spooky !

Halloween/Fall image available at WHITE SPRUCE STUDIO

Sharing my project with:

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~Four Seasons Challenge-Fall

~Dream Factory-Halloween

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Cardz 4 Galz-Autumn foliage

~Alphabet Challenge-N is for nocturnal animals (bats, foxes)

~Farm Quest General Store-anything country/rural/farm

~Inkspirational-visual prompt

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Krafty Chicks-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

❄️☃️A Snowman with a Nose for Christmas Cheer☃️❄️

The challenge at ANYTHING BUT A CARD this month is "anything goes (except a card) or it's on the door".

It'll soon be looking a lot like Winter in Newfoundland ! I had fun creating this cute snowman wall hanger using my Cricut. I love his big orange carrot nose, rosy pink cheeks, and sweet face ! The tiny sparkly snowflake accents add just the right touch of Winter magic.

With his cheerful “Let It Snow” message, he's ready to welcome the Winter season and bring a little frosty fun to my holiday decorating. Sometimes the simplest designs are the cutest, and this happy snowman is sure to make me smile all Winter long!

Now, let it snow ! OK, not yet !!! Ha !

Materials-Recollections cardstock, Ranger Ink distressing ink, snowflake gems (dollar store), Uniball white gel pen

My "Let It Snow" snowman wall hanger can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Crafter's Cafe-not a card (option)

~Christmas (or Not) Bingo-I (Winter, free, snowflakes)

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~The Male Room-geometric

~Krafty Chicks-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

Saturday, October 31

Little Monster, Big Halloween Fun!

I am the guest designer this week at GIRLZ & THE ART OF LETTERS. This round it's the "letter M" and I chose monster as it's Halloween !

I had so much fun creating this cute Halloween card using my Cricut ! I love the bright lime green and teal colors, which give this little monster so much personality. The big googly-looking eyes, funny little horns, and fluffy monster shapes make this card extra playful and fun.

I created a shaped card featuring an adorable little monster on the front and a fun “Happy Halloween Little Monster” greeting on the inside. The little “BOO !” adds the perfect Halloween touch!

This card is a fun and colorful way to send some Halloween wishes to a little someone special. Who says Halloween has to be spooky? Sometimes, a cute little monster is all you need to make someone smile !

My Happy Halloween Little Monster card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Papercraft Challenges-spooky delights

~Dream Factory-Halloween

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-anything for a kid

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Krafty Chicks-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Crafter's Cafe-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Creative Moments-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

Friday, October 30

🎃Skeletons, Pumpkins, Coffee and Halloween Magic🎃

Isn't this a cool Halloween card ! I love how all the different elements came together to create this fun and spooky scene. The patterned paper skeleton sleeves, creepy haunted house, and little pumpkin cup add lots of Halloween charm. I especially love the contrast of the bright orange and cream against the dark blue background. The little tufts of grass along the bottom finish off the scene perfectly !

This card was such a fun way to get creative for Halloween, and I love how it turned out. It's full of spooky details while still being playful and festive. I hope it brings a little Halloween fun to your day !

Happy Halloween, everyone !

My Happy Halloween hands and coffee/cocoa card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Factory-Halloween

~Farm Quest Grocery Game-anything with food

~Papercraft Challenges-spooky delights

~Krafty Chicks-option (coffee)

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Snippets Playground Challenge-use snippets of paper (all the pieces were cut with snippets of paper from my stash)

~Make My Monday-orange

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I'm re-starting my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

Sunday, October 25

🕷️🕸️Spinning a Halloween Hello!🕸️🕷️

I had so much fun creating this spooky-cute Halloween easel card using my Cricut ! I was fearing my Cricut cutting the webs but it came through wonderfully and cut it perfectly and clean. I went with a bright green and black color scheme, lots of intricate spiderwebs, and some creepy-crawly little spiders. The finishing touch was adding googly eyes to the spiders to give them a fun, silly personality !

I love how the layered spiderwebs add dimension and how the easel-card design allows the card to stand up for display. It’s a fun way to send some Halloween greetings, and those googly-eyed spiders make me smile every time I look at them !

Dropping in to wish everyone a spooktacular Halloween filled with treats, tricks, and plenty of crafty fun !

My Happy Halloween spider easel card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Girlz Card Adventure-fun fold card and Autumn

~Moving Along With the Times-easel card

~Dream Factory-Halloween

~Papercraft Challenges-spooky delights

~Aud Sentiment-any shape but rectangle and sentiment

~Cardz 4 Guyz-green, orange, black

~Try It On Tuesday-Halloween

~Creative Knockouts-Halloween

~Creative Creases Challenge-anything with a fun/fancy fold

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

🎄Merry and Bright in Red and Green🎄

There's a new challenge blog that started today called AAA Christmas Card Challenges ! I am a guest designer for the first challenge.

The first challenge is "traditional Christmas".

Here's my card I made.

I used traditional Christmas colors of red, green, and white to create a festive ornament that takes centre stage on my card. The layered design adds lots of lovely detail, and I embellished it with little pearls for a touch of elegance.

For the background, I used an embossing folder to add a beautiful snowflake pattern, and I added some red ink around the edges to give it a little extra definition. The bow at the top of the ornament finishes everything off perfectly !

I love how all the layers and textures come together to create this festive Christmas card.

My Merry Christmas ornament card can be found at Cricut Design Space,

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Night Owls-Christmas

~Rudolph Days Challenge-Christmas

~Girlz Creative Christmas-traditional Christmas colors

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything with embossing folder

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

🎃👻Too Cute to Spook!👻🎃

The new challenge for STAR STAMPZ is up and it's "anything goes". I just had to go with Halloween !!

I used a digi called Little Halloween Witch.

For this card, I paired a cute little witch with a spooky "I Believe in Ghosts" background for a fun Halloween design. I colored the adorable image with my Copic markers, adding lots of color to bring this little witch to life. The bright orange pumpkin diecut adds the perfect finishing touch ! And the sentiment "Boo" is adorable as I really don't think he is going to scare anyone !

I love how this card combines a little spooky fun with an adorable image. It's a cute way to celebrate Halloween without making things too scary ! I tend to create non-scary Halloween cards because I give them to my daycare kids who are 1 year to 11 years old. No, non-scary is my go-to for Halloween.

I hope your Halloween is filled with lots of treats and a little bit of magic !

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Color Girlz-sentiment and a colored image

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Sweet Stampin'-Halloween

~Papercraft Challenges-spooky delights

~Sparkles-dies (pumpkin)

~Passion for Markers-markers and Fall colors

~I Love Promarkers-markers and anything goes

~Try It On Tuesday-Halloween

~Creative Knockouts-Halloween

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

Happy Crafting,

~DEANNE~

*PSST I re-started my HALLOWEEN CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND on October 1st!!

Come play along and get Halloween crafts done all year! How fun is that!

Saturday, October 24

🐹🎃Capy-Booya! A Spooktacular Halloween🎃🐹

For this Halloween card, I decided to create my own AI image of an adorable capybara dressed up for Halloween ! One of my daycare kids loves capybaras (she even had a capybara birthday !!) so I HAD to create a Halloween card just for her ! Wearing a pumpkin costume and a cute little witch’s hat, this furry friend looks ready for some Autumn fun. I love the warm, rustic scene with the glowing lantern, pumpkin, and colorful Fall leaves.

I paired the image with some festive pumpkin-patterned paper and a bright orange card base to bring out all those beautiful Autumn colors. The “Wishing You a Happy Halloween” sentiment finishes the card perfectly.

It was fun experimenting with AI to create a unique image for my card. I think this little capybara makes such a cute and unexpected Halloween character ! I printed the picture twice and fussy cut the capybara and the jack-o-lantern and added them with foam tape to give it dimension (sadly you really can't see the effect on my photo).