Let it Snow Tag using Christmas Home...

I loved all the tags seen on the Teresa Collins Design team blog this last month. I love how each of created such different tags using the same paper line - Christmas Home. So much fun!!

I love this tag, it really makes me smile, I love LOVE love snow!!

I love the 6x6 paper pad, just perfect for cards and tags. I used the snowflakes with the white back ground as my base. I used my Cricut machine and created the tag base with the snowflakes on black back ground and added a half inch strip from the same paper to the top of the tag. I then layered it with the die cut "let it snow" and the red magic tab I used the red photo corners on the bottom to add more color. I cut a one inch strip of the Christmas words for the right side of the base. Tied it with the red glitter tule and the red sparkle ribbon. I added a gem button from Bazzill.

✿ ~Cheri

Christmas Home Glitter Tag... did I say Glitter???

I love making fun and layered tags, but nothing is MORE FUN then adding Gentry's Glitter to give it a little more sparkle!

I love all of the layers on this tag. As I cut out each layer I glittered each edge and let dry as I went. For the base tag I used the 6x6 Notes paper and cut to size, I also added from the 6x6 pad the "December" used on the top from the calendar sheet. For the flower I used the 12x12 Notes paper and used blossom three by Spellbinders and ran all the layers and some burlap through my Cricut Cuttlebug and added it to the base using a large green brad.

After I layered December along the top I added "HO HO HO" and the reindeer strip from the die cut sheet to both the top and bottom of the tag, then the quote frame sticker using 3D Foam Squares. I tied the red glittery tulle off with one of Shelley's sparkle stars.

I cut around the word label "naughty or nice" and adhered using 3D foam squares. Slid the circular "Santa" under the left side of the label. Using only one half of the "joy" sticker tab I slid under the upper right of word lable. I finished it off by adding the 25 from the 6x6 calendar page.

Products used:
Christmas Home: 6x6 paper pad - Notes, calendar. Notes, labels, die cuts, brads, trims and stickers.
Blingage: Gentry's Glitter, Shelley's stars
Other: liquid pen glue, ThermOWeb 3D foam squares, burlap, paper reinforcer painted black.

Sparkle Layout using TC Christmas Home

Christmas Home papers used:
Christmas notes, Christmas Damask, Christmas calendar, Christmas Ads
Misc. Paper: Two sheets black card stock, one sheet of red cardstock
blingage: Amy's gems, Stephanie's and Jamie's gems
Misc items: star sparkle pen, red marker and red glitter, ThermOWeb 3d foam squares.

Prepare papers:
Cut top off of calendar paper including the red stripe under the word "December"
Cut left strip off of Christmas Ads paper
Cut 2.5 strip of snowflake paper
Cut out the word/description "Sparkle" from Notes paper

Assemble your page:
1. Color in the word December with star glitter pen, color in dots around border, add red glitter to dots and set aside to dry.
BASE IS ONE of your pieces of black card stock.
2. Add your snowflake strip to the right side of your page. Add Stephanie and Jamie's gems to center of snowflakes (be random and have fun with them.)
3. Cut your black card stock 8 1/2. Add the strip of Ads to the left side 1/4 from the left (leaving a black border on both sides) Add a small red strip to the right side leaving a 1/4 inch black border on the right. 
4. Add your photo's leaving a small black border on the left and a red border on the right.
5. Add the snowflake shape to the top left of the bottom photo.
6. Add your Jamie's and Stephanie's gems to the decorative edge next to the word December and attach the strip to the right side of the page.
7. Mat your "sparkle" word to the right side and attach using 3d foam squares.

I love these photo's of April's kids in the snow! She really captured the moment. Thanks April!! ✿

Cricut Craft Room project using Christmas Home

Provo Craft, Cricut Craft room Images used:

It took all of five minutes to fall in love with Cricut Craft room. I am officially hooked!! I love that I could tell instantly on my screen what size to cut each paper for the image I wanted. I loved that I could use several different papers on the same cutting mat!

To start I used a 6 x 9 canvas and layered the 5.5 x 8.5 Holly paper on it, inking in black ink around the edges of each the canvas and then the base paper. 

Then I cut all of my paper according to the sizes on the the image on the computer screen and placed them where the images were going to cut on my cutting mat and cut all of the images at once. I love how easy it was!! 

After all of the images were cut I snipped the "bow' of the ornament off and flipped it over so the string and bow part are the back side of the "notes" paper. 

Then I cut the Holly off, from the "tis the season" third cut from the side B of the labels paper and layered it on top of the 2nd cut in black and added a few red glitter circles to finish it off. From there I completed my layering and adhered the ornament and sentiment using pop dots.

Once you start playing in Cricut Craft room you may become as addicted as me!! 

Christmas Home papers used:

Red Glitter (for the 25 and the background for "tis the Season"

Decor (side B - the Holly) For the base of the project

Notes side A and B - for the ornament - top and bottom

Labels (side B) - for the holly on the sentiment "tis the Season"

Other: Black ink, Black cardstock.

~Cheri

Happy December 1st!! Layout using Christmas Home!!

So Happy it's December!! Peppermint anything here I come!!

Anyone ready with their December Daily's?? - I'll have to share a bit later...still a work in progress...

So to tied you over, here's a fun layout using the Christmas Home line!

Holiday Home Papers:
Christmas words, Christmas snowflakes (side B), Christmas Decor, Christmas chandelier, Christmas notes, Christmas labels, Christmas Calendar
Misc paper: 2 sheets of Olive green and 3 sheets of black card stock
Blingagae - Donna's gems
Misc items: ThermOWeb 3D foam squares, corner punch

Prepare you paper:
Trim 1/4 off of top and side of words paper
cut 3.5 strip of side B of Snowflake paper
cut 9.5 x 9.5 of calendar paper
Cut around word "Merry" 2.5 x 2.5 square from notes paper
Cut 2.5x 2.5 square from both decor and chandelier papers
Cut out the word "decoration from labels paper.

Assemble:
1. Place word paper onto green card stock
2. Cut a 1/4 strip from black card stock and mat the right side of side b snowflake paper creating a border and attach to left side of words paper.
3. Mat your red dots paper onto black card stock and again onto green cardstock creating a double mat.
4. Prepare your photo's by trimming to 2.5 x 2.5 and place in a grid, corner round the corners once you have decided where you will want to place your photo's.
5. Mat your photo's and the 2.5 x 2.5 Merry and chandelier paper with black card stock. Attach them to your page leaving 1/8 between photo's for your grid.
6. Mat your word decoration onto black card stock and attach to top left of grid with foam squares.
7. Add the black strip of Donna's gems to left side of page. And Add three to bottom right of "merry" square.

Christmas Cookies, layout inspiration using Christmas Home

These are the most memorable days, time passes by us so quickly. I love that my friend Jennifer captured this moment with her beautiful girls! I love their aprons and they go perfectly with the Christmas Home collection!! ;)

To recreate this layout:


Holiday Home Papers:
Christmas words, Christmas snowflakes (side B), Christmas Decor, Christmas chandelier (side B), Christmas Notes (side B), Christmas labels, Christmas Calendar
Misc paper: 1 sheet of red and 3 sheets of black card stock
Blingagae - Jamie's gems
Misc items: ThermOWeb 3D foam squares, circle cutter, Red marker.

Cutting your papers:
Cut decor paper 10 1/2 x 9 1/4
Cut chandelier 8.5 x 8.5
Cut notes to 8.5 x 1.5
cut 3 inch circle from side b snowflakes paper
Mat all of the above cut papers onto black card stock

Cut out word "memories" from labels paper and mat onto red card stock.

Assembling your page:
1. Attach decor paper to center of calendar page.
2. Attach chandelier paper to right side of page leaving a 1/2 inch around top, right and bottom.
3. Attach side B Christmas notes paper to lower left approx 1/2 from bottom.
4. Attach photo (mat your photo first to keep the look the same on the layout.)
5. Slide the circle snowflake paper under lower left of photo keeping it centered on your red paper.
6. Center and attach the word "Memories" with 3d foam squares.
7. Color in the word December and outer border dots with red marker.
8. Glue one each of Jamie's gem's alongside Decorative edge of word December.

Deck the Halls - Mini Book

Now that Halloween is over all I can think about are my Christmas decorations and decking the halls, trimming the tree...Peppermint mochas, I'm getting excited for the holidays!!

I have several favorite traditions when it comes to decorating my home. Last year I started taking snapshots of some of my favorite decorations, I wanted to document those things that mean something to me. The memories of what has been passed down from family or something I saved up to purchase to make these memories even fonder.

I was so excited for this line because it is just perfect for me to document my memories. I love all of the patterns in the Christmas Home line! I made this accordion album using 2 sheets of the Notes side b paper, cutting each sheet in half. For the cover score at 4 3/4, 5 1/4 ant trim at 10 inches. For the inside pages score at 4 1/4, 8 1/2. Do this with each sheet. Adhere one 4 1/4 side to cover from one sheet to back side of cover. Flip one the other sheets around and adhere to the back side of the back cover. Adhere your two 3 1/2 flaps to one another, and the last 4 1/4 sheet to the front of the other sheet and your mini album should be ready to decorate. I distressed all the pages and embellishments before assembling the book.

I used the Merry Christmas strip from the die card sheet for the spine. for the scallop I used the border from the sticker sheet and cut it in half and used the "Magic" tab to hide where the border did not reach the top of my page.

When you adhere your pages together leave room to make tags that can slide in and out of your book for extra places to add your journaling.

I sewed the creamy crochet lace to the edges of a few pages using my sewing machine with black thread to give it a more "vintage" feel and my not sewing straight fits the feel of it too!! ;) I also think that using photo corners really finishes off your pictures.

Products used:
Christmas Home Collection:  Notes side B (2 sheets), Labels side B, Snowflakes side B, Adds side B, Decor side A and B, Die Cuts, Brads, Glitter paper, Trims, Stickers. Blingage: Shelly's stars, Collin's Keys, Ali's Pins. Other: Tim Holtz Distress ink - Frayed burlap, Paper reinforcers (used on tags), black paint (used to paint the reinforcers), Cream & Black Card stock, ThermOWeb 3Dfoam squares, Sewing machine, Photo corner punch, stapler.


Hope you enjoy!! ~Cheri ✿