Fun Christmas Present

This year my In-Law's did our gift giving a little differently. We drew names and this year I drew my sister-in-law, Audrey's, name. I couldn't have been happier since she and I have very similar taste. So when I saw this idea (see picture directly below) on the Sweet Paul blog a while back I knew this would be a great idea for Audrey's gift.



Find a vintage tray and make some homemade magnets. And I think it turned out unbelievably well! I had to treat the tray for excessive rust, but I did leave some, for character, then I sealed the tray with clear spray paint sealer, and it turned out wonderful. I couldn't find any vintage jewelry to make into magnets so I went to the craft store and purchased bottle caps, a few clear glass tiles, and some fun scrapbook paper and made the magnets that way.



Needless to say, she loves it, and now I want to make one for me!

Winona Card

Winona - 7 Pieces

Thanks to 52/52 for this super fun sketch. I have had it in my book for a while and I finally got around to making it into a card, and I love it!

Used: 7 Pieces of the "Garland" line by Scenic Route.

Will Card

Will - 6 Pieces

This is my take on a layout I found in one of my scrapbook magazines. I think it looks amazing with this BasicGrey paper!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Wren Card

Wren - 7 Pieces

This card came from a sketch from Unscripted Sketches, I love their sketches! I am really into circles this month for some reason. You'll see them on a lot of my Christmas cards!

Used: 7 Pieces of the "Garland" line by Scenic Route.

Emmett Card

Emmett - 5 Pieces

This card was inspired by a sketch from the "Sketch This" blog. I have really enjoyed the sketches over there! I think this turned out to be a wonderfully simple card! I can't wait to see it done with other papers!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Gavyn Card

Gavyn - 6 Pieces

This sketch is also my take on a layout in one of my magazines. I love the striped paper pieces on this card. Let's be honest I just love this My Mind's Eye paper!

Used: 6 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Savannah Card

Savannah - 6 Pieces

This is another one of my takes on a layout from a magazine. I love the rounded corners and the horizontal strip that ties everything together.

Used: 6 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Evalyn Card

Evalyn - 6 Pieces

This is my take on a layout I saw in one of my my magazines. I love how this card turned out! These papers really make the most of it too!

Used: 6 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Elijah Card

Elijah - 5 Pieces

This is a sketch from a Verve challenge I believe. I added the circle at the top to give it a little bit of an extra pop. I just love these Scenic Route papers!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Garland" line by Scenic Route.

Liana Card

Liana - 5 Pieces

Thanks to Mojo Monday for this sketch! it was perfect for this BasicGrey paper with the eskimos, deer and Santa's!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Journey Card

Journey - 7 Pieces

As far as I can tell, by my notes, I think this is a sketch that I came up with from looking through my scrapbook magazines. I really like this card. I love how the pieces remind me of hopscotch squares!

Used: 7 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Kinsey Card

Kinsey - 6 Pieces

Another Christmas card, get used to these you will see a lot of them in the next day or so! I used a sketch from Unscripted Sketches and I think it turned out really fun!

Used: 6 Pieces of the "Garland" line by Scenic Route.

Kai Card

Kai - 5 Pieces

One of my new faves! The sketch for this card came from a challenge over at Get Sketchy. I have had it for a while but not had time to do anything with it. I am so glad that I did make time though!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Farah Card

Farah - 5 Pieces

I have had this sketch in my book for a few months now, but just never got around to making it actually come to life. This weekend though I found some time to put it together and I have to say that I am really pleased with it! I do not remember if I got the inspiration from a sketch challenge or from a magazine but no matter what, it is just a cute card.

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Jordie Remix

Jordie - 5 Pieces

For Christmas I made did a remix of my Jordie card. I absolutely love how it turned out. This paper from BasicGrey is beautiful and really makes this card look great!

Used: 5 Pieces of the "Eskimo Kisses" line by Basic Grey

Luke Card

Luke - 6 Pieces

Here's another one of my Christmas cards that I've been working on. This is a simple little sketch that I came up with from a layout in my Scrapbooks, Etc magazine from May/June. It's simple and easy and quick to put together! Awesome!

Used: 6 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Hayden Card

Hayden - 7 Pieces

I say this a lot, but I LOVE THIS CARD! I can't help it! Look at it! It's beautiful! I'm LOVING this "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye! I got the sketch idea from a layout in my Scrapbooks, Etc magazine from May/June. I'm not so sure I'll be able to send this to anyone this holiday! I may have to keep it to myself! If you do see it in your mailbox this Christmas season you better know that means you are super special!

Used: 7 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye

Delilah Card

Delilah - 6 to 10 Pieces

Thanks to 52/52 for this beautiful sketch! I had a blast using my "Colorful Christmas" paper on this super cute card. The reason I say that it can be anywhere from 6 pieces to 10 pieces it is because my original sketch did not include the circle or the sentiment strip, and I intended for the blue and striped strips to be continuous background pieces. On this card though I cut the top and bottom strips independently of each other instead of using full pieces. I love this paper and want to make it last as long as possible! I LOVE HOW IT TURNED OUT! These papers are so my style, I know the traditional Christmas colors are great, but these are so ME! I can't wait to see what else I can get out of them!

Used: 10 Pieces of the "Colorful Christmas" line by My Mind's Eye, and one 1 3/4 inch chipboard circle.

Yay!

My Christmas paper came today! Wahoo! I'm starting my Christmas cards, have you thought about starting yours?? If you live in the Southern Utah area and want to come to one of my classes and get a head start, email me! I'd love to hear from you!

More traditional Christmas colors.

Super fun trendy Christmas colors.