25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019...Day 19

Welcome to Day19 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019.  If you are arriving for the first time, all the details and the link up can be found HERE.

Our sponsor for Day19 is Paper Smooches.

I had fun playing with the Paper Smooches Gingerbread House die.

Here I cut a white house with a red door and windows, and adhered it to a kraft die cut from the Quote Tag Dies.  I've had these dies forever, and they are absolutely perfect when I want a slightly larger tag.

Here is a more traditional gingerbread house, cut from kraft card stock with some delicious rainbow gumdrops for a roof.  I cut the gumdrops out of white, and colored them with Copic markers.

I had some fun playing with the Paper Smooches Joy Die.  On this tag, I substituted the 'O' in JOY with a little snowman from Swanky Snowdude.  I know that's not a terribly original thing to do, but it did make me smile.

And, now for some cards.  Well, if a snowman can sub in for an 'O', then how about a penguin?  This one is from Winter Grooves, which I think may be discontinued.

And, the Gingerbread folk have emerged from their gingerbread houses to wish you a happy birthday.

Please head over to Tracey's blog for more information on how you can join in on the fun and get a chance to win a prize.

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Making Cards Instead of Going to the Gym

Yes, this is what I did today.  My car was in the shop, so I couldn't get to my spinning class.  It was a good day to stay home and play in my craft room.  First up is one of my favorites of the day.  It is for this week's Merry Monday #130:  Silent Night and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge O is for...Oval.  The stamp is Hero Arts Cling Winter Trees, and I stamped it in SU Night of Navy directly on the card base.  I marked the size of the oval opening with a pencil, so I knew where to place the stamp, and the sentiment is stamped on vellum, which is wrapped around the card front.

My next card is inspired by this super cute card of Therese at Muse #89 and is also for Lawnscaping #91 Patterned Paper.  I am sending this card to MD Anderson Cancer Center as part of the SCS HYCCT challenge Chicks Stick Together (HYCCT1411).   

Another Peaceful Pinecones card inspired by Festive Friday and this card by Ashley Cannon Newell.

I am entering this next card in a new challenge for me--CAS on Sunday #44 Emboss it.  I used dry embossing and heat embossing on my card.  The embossing powder is Ranger Verdigris and it has a very cool bluish-goldish look.  This card and the next two are all based on this card by Laura Bassen during last month's PTI release.

Edited to add that I am linking this Christmas card with pink in it to the Pink Christmas Challenge at Jingle Belles.  They are donating $4 to the Susan G Koman foundation for every card linked up. 

 

I'll enter this next card at Virginia's View #8 where the challenge is Clean and Simple.

I will be sending all of today's holiday cards to the Caring Hearts Card Drive.

Thanks so much for sticking with me for this really long post.

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