Sneak Peak Christmas Tree Card 4 ways!

Here is just a quick look at the card collection I created for Practical Scrappers today.  Run on over there and see how each of these cards was created!  

December Card Sketch

Over at Practical Scrappers today we created cards using this card sketch I designed for December.  Below is my take on it but please be sure to stop by Practical Scrappers to see all of the other gorgeous and creative cards my design team buddies created!  

This simple card was created with a navy blue cardstock background. I cut a strip of seafoam for the center and ran that pretty lace under the edges.  I fussy cut the gifts and sentiment from embossed paper and added premade snowflakes with gemstone centers.  The final touch was the hand drawn snowflakes and a few swipes with my white ink pad!  

p.s. Create a holiday card it will make someone's holiday extra special!  

My First Card Sketch

One of the ways scrappers come up with inspiration for projects is by taking a sketch designed by another scrapper and making it their own.  I have never attempted a sketch of my own until now.  I have always wondered how hard it would be to create a sketch for a layout or card and was surprised at how quickly it came together.  I used Microsoft PowerPoint and it was very simple.

Here is the card that I created using this sketch.

and some close ups of the details

We used this Sketch for a Post on the design team over at Practical Scrappers.  Make sure to check out what the other designers came up with!!  It was very exciting see my card translated into several different cards!  Beautiful job ladies!!

Gingerbread House Gift Box Photo Display

HI! Happy Holidays to all of you!!  I am here again to share an idea I came up with for an adorable personalized gingerbread house photo gift box.  I had this gift box kit with several unique shaped boxes included.  I began with a box with a top that looked like this because I thought this would work the best for a adding a roof.

I put the box together and created a roof with an extra piece of cardboard.

 

 I began adding embellishments and pictures to make it look more like a house.

The roof balances nicely on the top.  I intend to use it as a piece of holiday decor.  You could however fill it up and gift it to a Grandparent, Teacher, Aunt, Uncle, or Friend.

My girls were so excited to see themselves on their very own gingerbread house!

Have Fun!

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