Ornament Christmas Card

Merry Christmas!!
I hope you all have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!

Thank you for visiting my blog during 2016 and for all the kind comments you left! It's very much appreciated!
Today, I would like to share a shimmery card I made today. I love anything with bling!

I first cut the ornament from Artiste Cricut Collection and then added shimmer trim and washi tape randomly across the ornament. Cut the excess off and you have a pretty ornament!
I love the gold with these same colors! Very elegant!

I hope you enjoy this fun technique and have fun creating your own!

Shopping List:
Artiste Cricut Collection - Cut 2 3/4 on page 79 (retired)
X2138 City Sidewalks paper packet $9.95
Z4013 "          " Washi Tape $5.95
z3130 Silver Shimmer trim $4.95
Z3087 Green Simmer trim $4.95
Z3239 Silver Glitter paper $5.95
X254 White Cards and Envelopes $14.95
Z2807 Willow ink pad $7.95
White Embroidery floss (retired)
Z3090 Red Gems $3.95
Z1151 3-D Foam tape $5.95
D1657 Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set (retired)

Thank you for stopping by! If you have a minute please leave a message and say hi!
Most of these products will be retiring on December 31st! Make sure you order before than!

You can order these products and more here:
www.lizjohnson.closetomyheart.com

Happy Holidays! 

Happy Creating! :)

Liz

Great Tidings Snowflake Card

Hello!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I am excited to share this pretty Christmas card with you today! I used up some of those extra pocket cards and zip strips! You gotta love that!

Here, I used the City Sidewalks pocket cards, zip strips, and paper. 

I made the snowflake center by cutting out my snowflake from the snowflake thin cuts from a piece of white cardstock. Then I took another piece of the same size white cardstock and cut and glued (4) 2 1/4" trees zip strips to the center of the solid white cardstock. Then glued the snowflake piece on top of the solid piece with the zip strips so that the pattern shows through the snowflake.

The snowflake pocket card was cut down to 4" x 5 1/4". I also used the 3" x 4" red striped pocket card and glued this on top of the green 3 1/4" x 4 1/4"  B&T piece. This piece is glued on top of the snowflake pocket card. Glue this on top of a piece of black cardstock and a white base card. This card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The snowflake center is "popped" out using 3-D foam tape and placed at the top center of the card. I cut (1) black piece 3/4" x 3/4" square and cut this corner to corner to create photo corners and place these underneath the top left and bottom right corners.

I added clear gems to the snowflake and center. I stamped a sentiment at the bottom of the red striped pocket card. 

This is just a fun way to use up those extra paper scraps, pocket cards, and zip strips. Have fun!

Shopping list:

X7213B City Sidewalks $9.95

Z4003 Snowflake thin cuts $14.95

1385 White Daisy cardstock $9.50

Z899 Black Memento ink pad $7.95

Z3274 Clear sparkles $2.95

Z1151 3-D foam tape $5.95

D1657 Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set (retired)

If you would like to order these products please visit my website @ www.lizjohnson.closetomyheart.com

Make sure you order by December 31st! All of our Holiday Expressions products retire!

Have a terrific day! :)

Happy Creating!

Liz

Oh Deer! Christmas Card

Happy December 1st!

I can't believe Christmas is almost here!
This is my first blog post since early November. I've had the craziest month of  November ever!
My son became very sick over two weeks ago. We have spent time at the Doctor's office running tests to find out what was causing him to become so ill. I spent most of  Thanksgiving break taking care of him. I've literally had to put my life on hold to be there for my son. He is improving each day but he still has a lot of recovery to do before he returns to school and work. I am grateful for the power of prayer and for our family and friends who have kept him in their prayers. We are so happy he is improving everyday!

Today, I would like to share a simple but pretty card I made for my Fall Card buffet. This was such a fun one to create! I am looking forward to having more time to create and get back to work soon!
I loved the gold glitter paper underneath the focal point of this card! It really makes the sentiment stand out and pop! The gold and white twine adds so much to this card, too!

There is still time to order your holiday paper and accessories for your cards and tags or order holiday gifts for that special someone! You can order
here: www.lizjohnson.closetomyheart.com

Shopping List:
X7214B Oh Deer! paper packet $9.95
Z4014 White and Gold twine $2.95
A1191 Perfectly Pine $6.95
M1148 Merry Christmas $2.95
1385 White Daisy cardstock $9.50
X5642 Cocoa cardstock $14.50
Z2814 Cocoa ink pad $7.95
Z2850 Fern ink pad $7.95
Z2818 Desert Sand ink pad $7.95
Z3238 Gold Glitter paper $5.95
Z2012 Gold Sequins $2.95
Z1151 3-D foam tape $5.95

Thanks for visiting my blog! Please stop by again soon!

Happy Holidays and Happy Creating!

Liz