Saturday before Christmas....Anyone ready?!

Ok, so my post is a little late!! Sorry guys, but the Saturday before Christmas is a CRAZY day...well at least for those like me that tend to put things off until the last minute!!!!!!

Let's get down to work and see some fun stuff that the Divas have created for you this month!  I have a lot of stuff to share today!

Linda Beason created this wonderful congratulations card with the Sugar Cookie collection and some amazing brads from Creative Charms!  This would be a perfect card for a gentleman or an anniversary don't you think?!

Next up is Lea Albers and she has LOTS of stuff to let you drool over!!  (just remember, move that Nikki Sivils paper out of the way if you are looking at the same time!!!  hee hee)  First of all look at these cards made with the Happy Holly Days line and Creative Charms! 

Lea lives in the Netherlands and she did some make and takes at Fairytale, which is the largest scrap event over there!!!  Nikki sponsored the event with a lot of mini pads and Lea created the make and takes and taught them to a table with room enough for 18 women that was full for the ENTIRE event!!!  She did one with the Happy Holly Days collection and it is pictured below!!!

Lea also used some of the Henry's Brilliance collection, which is an oldie but goodie!  She combined some Creative Charms on there also!!!  They fit right in with the paper line!!!

Next up is Rae Barthel and you know she always has something good up her sleeve!!!  Or should we say her trimmer??  Check out these cards she made with the Happy Holly Days collection and Something for Everyone....adorable!  Wonder if she is sending me one for Christmas?  hee hee

Next up is Karen Taylor, who has made an altered project out of the Happy Holly Days collection!!!  How cute is this????  Hey Karen, I will take that when I pick up my stuff, ok?!  LOL

And last, I have a layout that I did with the Sugar Cookie collection....I am having a hard time getting in the holiday spirit this year....I am looking toward the new year and Valentine's Day...well, maybe because my birthday is then too!!!  First trip to Krispy Kreme...yes, it's is layout worthy!!!  hee hee

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And we from the design team would love to thank Creative Charms for giving us goodies to play with and showcase this month for them!!!  Make sure and check out all they have to offer!!  

Everyone from this blog posting would like to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season!!  And if you are looking for gifts for some scrappers...well, pick up some Nikki Sivils collections!!!!

Katrina Hunt

Happy Holly Days Fun and a little Something for Everyone!

Hi everyone, Katrina here on the blog today. We have to give Nikki some time off occassionally...hee hee..but really I am going to tell you a little secret.  She has been busy proofing her new lines that will be coming out at CHA in January!!!!  And since I live across town from her, let me tell you, it's hard NOT to run over there and spy in the windows to see what is going to be coming our way to play with!!!  I have no clue what she has done, but I am sure we will all love it!

Today, I have a few projects from who I like to call "my girls"!  Rae, Linda, and Karen have created some fun stuff to get you in the holiday spirit from the Happy Holly Days collection.  And Rae and I have created with the Something for Everyone collection also.  So let's get to the good stuff!!!!

First up is Karen Taylor, she does some neat altered items and today she has a super adorable stocking to share!

 

Next up we have Rae Barthel.  This girl ROCKS cards and these are no exception!!!! So, lets get to hers!  First up some Christmas cards!!! 

This nutcracker card is PERFECT for that nutcracker collector in your family, don't you think?  Every family has a nutcracker collector!!  And I said nutcracker...not NUT!  hee hee

And I LOVE how both of these cards match, but yet are so different!  These are from the Something for Everyone collection! 

Next up is Ms. Linda Beeson, with a really unique idea for those Christmas pictures that get taken every year, but you may have extras of.....turn them into photo cards!!!!  HOW adorable are these?!!!!!

And finally, a layout from me!  I used the Something for Everyone collection.  I had been looking for the right paper to use with this photo and I just couldn't seem to find the right one....but then I got this collection and everything just worked!  

I cut around the scallop die cut and then used the inside circle and then pleated some of the paper that I cut from the circle and slightly "mirrored" the circle at the bottom.  

Well that's it from us today.  Everyone's blog links are to the side, please go check them out!!! They have some amazing talent and ideas to share with everyone!  

And before I forget today is DAY 1 of the fun Holiday Hoppin' blog hop with Spellbinders! 

See the post below for more details and all the links!  You won't want to miss all the fun and prizes!

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday if you celebrate it!!!!  See you next month!!

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina

Well, I think it's about time to celebrate some card making!!!!

Hey everyone, Katrina here with some FABULOUS work from the Card Team and the Local Design Team!!!

I have so much to share, that I am just going to get right to it!

First up is Rae Barthel....and she has gotten a little Boo-tiful for her projects!!!!  Be sure to visit Rae's blog for all sorts of inspiration and wonderful cards....She makes these look so great and easy!!!!

 How cute is that???  Rae used a piece of the Ghost Chipboard album on the front of this card!  All of Nikki's chipboard albums are 6x6 approximately, so you could use any of them for the front of a card! 

 And this card uses some of the Cutie Cut-Ups.  The Cut-Ups make fast work of making a card or embellishment for a page!

  Let's just say I am a sucker for some gingham ribbon!!!! 

 This house doesn't look too spooky do you think?! 

Next up, I think it's beginning to look like Christmas!!!!  The talented Linda Beeson is already getting started for the Christmas season with a couple of Christmas cards for us!!!  And Linda's blog is full of all kinds of ideas, so be sure to visit her too!  These are from the Happy Holly-Days Collection.   Take a look at these.....

 Who doesn't love nutcrackers??  Linda also used Cut-Ups on her cards!!! 

And Linda took the Holly Wreath circle die cut and used it for her scallops....no border punch here!!!  How great, you could take a bunch of these circle die cuts to a crop and not have to haul your entire border punch collection....not mentioning any names on who might do that.....(me!).

I am going to jump in now...because believe it or not, I have made some cards recently!!  It was World Card Making Day after all!!!  I used some of the newer collections, but I also used one of the older ones,

Ellie's Day Out.

This is a shaker card....they are pretty easy to make and fun to shake!!!

The Ellie's Day Out collection makes sweet birthday cards!

This is from the Tree Love collection...this is one of my FAVORITES!!!  Try using a simply tag on your card as an embellishment, pop dot it for added dimension!

Blueberry Hill is so bright and cheery.  Perfect paper for a pick me up card!

Now we have Karen Taylor from the local team. Just a little more Boo-tiful going on here!!! She has created a tag and a card this time!  Karen's blog is located here.  Be sure to visit her too!

I LOVE this card!!!  That flower almost looks like it needs some water don't you think?

And what a cute vintage tag!  This would be neat to stick a gift card in for that special trick or treater!

And last, but certainly not least is Lea Albers.  Lea is from the Netherlands and she creates some amazing stuff!!  Her blog is here.
Lea has created some "PocketCards" as she calls them...now why can't I think of things like this?!  These are super cute and really easy to do!!! She used the My Friend Birdie Collection for these!  She also mixed the 12x12 papers and the 6x6 minipads!!! 

Both of the cards only took a half of one of the Chirp Chat circle die cuts!!

This first card she took the half die cut and sealed it to make a pocket, then used one of the minipad sheets for the card to slip inside!

For this one, Lea took the other half of the die sheet and folded into thirds.  Super Cute!!!!  And then she used another mini pad sheet to make the card!  Lea has also used the Cute as a Button Buttons on her cards also!!!

Well, that's it from me and the girls!  I hope we have inspired you to get some Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker paper and start creating some of these fun projects!  That's it for us this month...we will see you next month with some more fun stuff!!!

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!
Katrina Hunt