Pop Up Fun With Paper Cleaver

There's just something special about receiving a handmade card in your mailbox.

Paper Cleaver will definitely make that moment super fun.

Yoga, Blank Card, Paper Cleaver

Their handmade cards feature little pop-up details that you can't deny are fun and inspiring.

Santa joins the fun as well. He knows its important to exercise, especially with all the cookies he eats :)

Santa Yoga, Blank Christmas Card, Paper Cleaver

If you enjoy a simpler type, there are plenty to choose from here.

Dachshund, Blank Card, Paper Cleaver

Kraft + Color = Super Fun!

Chevron, Blank Card, Paper Cleaver

Paper Cleaver is collaborating with The Sunshinebean Cat.

From now until Christmas, the Sunshinebean Cat will match every $1 spent at Paper Cleaver.

They will donate $1 to the Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia, up to $500.

Also, 10% of proceeds from card sales will go to this splendid charity.

4 Reasons You Should Join This Christmas Throwdown

Do you make your own Christmas cards? Then this is for you!

Theme Challenge entry by Kylie

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown offers a new card challenge every week.

1. They will inspire you to create a card every week with different challenges.

You'll discover sketches, color schemes, theme or recipes and embellishment or techniques.

Color Challenge entry by Judy V

2. If you follow along, you won't wait until the last minute. Less stress - just what we all need.

Sketch Challenge by Deborah, Design Team Member

3. You'll also have unique, personalized Christmas cards for your family and friends.

Not everyone will be the same because the theme is different.

Technique Challenge by Ruth, Design Team Member

4. Sharing your card = possible prize. Who doesn't like winning a free gift?

Recipe Challenge entry by Regan

Join Us At Spark Your Creativity Now! Challenge (& DT Call)

It's Anything Goes, Challenge #4. Have you stopped by?

{ Click here for Spark You Creativity Now! Challenge }

The challenge is easy if your imagination is running wild.

However, don't fret if it's not. We have these lovely creations to inspire you.

Deanne

Hatty Shine

Karon

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We'd also like to say  a great BIG thank you to these lovely crafters.

Danni, Hatty Shine, Karon, Naomi, Shirley, Tina

They were a part of the design team, but will not be returning for another term.

Lots of blessings in your future endeavors, ladies!

When one door closes, another one opens . . hopefully :)

This means that we have plenty of space in the ol' craft room.

OPEN DESIGN TEAM CALL

No Experience Necessary!

It's easy to be on this design team.

You can have plenty of time for other projects.

First, you do not have to comment on entries.

Second, you create only two projects a month.

A few other things . . you must have an active blog and be able to join our Yahoo Group.

If this works for you, send an email to pinandtack@gmail.com with:

- Your name and blog address

- Three words to describe yourself or a corny joke

{ Click here for Spark You Creativity Now! Challenge }

Spark Your Creativity Now! Challenge #4: Anything Goes!

Welcome to Pin & Tack's monthly craft challenge!

It's ANYTHING GOES! Create & share whatever craft you'd like.

You are welcome to use our badge on your blog, but please link it back to: http://pinandtack.blogspot.com

{ Sponsor }

Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delights

Mini Clothes Pin Banner Gift Kit

(Includes 5 mini clothes pin & clothes line delightfully packaged.)

Pin & Tack Handmade Delights offers handmade boutique treasures, treats & trinkets.

Every item is made in Oregon and shipped worldwide!

{ Design Team Inspiration }

Need a little inspiration? The design team has definitely provided it for you.

If you want to learn more about their projects, click their name & be taken to their blogs.

Shirley

Deanne

Tina

Karon H.

Hatty Shine

Soma

Kim

Karen

Now, let's get to the details. You know - the rules. No groaning, though, These rules are easy!

1. Your project must be new and handmade.

2. Display it on your blog or online gallery, then add the direct link to it in the linky list below.

(If you don't have either, you can email Corrinne a photo of your project to: pinandtack@gmail.com)

3. Mention "Spark Your Creativity Now!" in your post and include a link back to this blog.

4. Be inspired and create - Have fun with this challenge. It's the most important rule :)

Challenge ends on December 31st at 11:59 PM PST.

New To Shop: Holiday Imperfect Beauties

What are Imperfect Beauties?

They are the clothes pins that didn't make the cut because they have chips, broken ends or very rough spots.

I give these pins the same tender, loving crafting as the other ones, but they receive a healthy discount to tempt you even more!

These are perfect for photo banners, weddings, paper clips or use in your crafts.

Distressed Mini Clothes Pins

6 Shabby Chic Pins For USD $3.86

(Worldwide shipping, too!)

All pins arrive delightfully packaged in muslin bag. Gold & Cream (Top), Pine & Cream (Middle) and Cherry & Cream (Bottom) are shown in this post.

More colors can be found at Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delights. Custom orders available upon request.

Same But Different: Christmas Ornaments (Part Two)

Here is part two of using these previously made ornament tags.

I wanted to actually use them, so I created different cards.

Same embellishment, different look . . .

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

Anything Goes: #78 - Make Your Own
A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers

Charisma Cardz: #42 - Don't Be Square
Christmas Card: #47 - Bows
Penny's Paper Crafty: #99 - Ribbon &/Or Buttons
Totally Papercrafts: #139 - Christmas

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

ABC Christmas: U Is For Up To You
Crafty Ribbons: #31 - Christmas
Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #68 - Die Cuts
Pile It On: #43 - Any Holiday

Same But Different: Christmas Ornament (Part One)

I recently found these christmas ornament tags that I created last year.

I decided to make different cards to use them. This is what I came up with . . .

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs: 

A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers

Anything Goes: #78 - Make Your Own

Fashionista: #8 - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy: #14 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #112 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts: #139 - Christmas

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

4 Crafty Chicks: #112 - Dry Emboss

ABC Christmas: U Is For Up To You

C.R.A.F.T.: #178 - Use Metal (Bell)

Cute Card Thurs: #239 - Got Glitter? (Stripes)

Daring Cardmakers: Don't Worry Be Happy

Hiding In My Craft Room: #68 - Die Cuts

To: ? From: ?

For this card, I decided to make it look like a wrapped present - complete with tag. I had accidentally got a little smudge of purple ink on the bow, so I smeared the ink about the rest of the ribbon. Very shabby chic, wouldn't you say?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks: #111 - Tag You're It!
C.R.A.F.T.: #177 - Monochromatic
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas: #94 - Snowflakes
Deep Ocean Blue: #36 - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: #80 - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts: #92 - Happy Birthday

Make It Monday: #111 - Anything Goes
Sparkles: #21 - Traditional
Winter Wonderland: Photo Inspiration

Partridge In A Pear Tree On A Ornament

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #113 - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas: T is For 12 Days Of Xmas

CAS-ual Fridays: #74 - Include A Heart

Deep Ocean Blue: #36 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song

Papertake Weekly: All Creatures Great & Small

Simon Says Stamp: Dies &/Or Punches

Top Tip Tuesday: #81 - Things With Wings

Winter Wonderland: Photo Inspiration

Topped With A Star

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

365 Cards: Day 217 - Long & Lean

All Sorts: #175 - Leaves & Trees 

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: Colors/Anything Goes

 Cupcake Craft: #213 - Autumn/Winter

Lollipop Crafts: Something Old/New (Star/Bell)

Oldie But A Goodie: Inspired By Song

(O, Christmas Tree)

Sparkles: #21 - Traditional

Clear It Out Challenge #13: Anything Goes With Black, Orange & Purple

It's October - Can you believe it? The year has just been flying by!

At Clear It Out Challenges, we wanted to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Happy Halloween! Ok, it is a little early, but this challenge will allow you to create a card (or any craft) for the day of candy, dressing up and spookiness.

Of course, we didn't want you to feel that you have to create a Halloween creation, so it's a color challenge using those popular colors of this fun holiday - Black, Orange & Purple.

Bugaboo is our sponsor this challenge and I used one of their super fun digis in this creation.

I chose to go with a super funky Christmas card. I mean, really, do Christmas cards always have to be green, red & white? 

Have you used unusual colors in a Christmas card? If so, what colors did you use?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #111 - Favorite Stamps
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
CraftyHazelnut: #92 - All Wrapped up
Deep Ocean Blue: #35 - More Than 2 Colors
Fashionista: #7 - Anything Goes Christmas
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Pile It On: #40 - For A Child
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Ho Ho Ho Says Zebra

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

ABC Christmas: S is For Santa

Christmas Card: #42 - Animal Print

Craft Punked: #37 - Pets

Fashionista: #7 - Christmas

PaperPlay: #38 - Choose A Holiday

Paper Playtime: #84 - Punches and Sentiment (Presents are punches that I wrapped with ribbon.)

Tag It With Blooms

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can share, too!

Art Impressions: #80 - Rainbow

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #22 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #7 - Bags & Tags

Come & Get It: Tic Tac Toe

(Punches, Rhinestones, Ribbon)

Craft Your Passion: #127 - Blast From The Past

(Challenge #108 - Lots Of Texture)

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #22 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown: #115 - You're A Gem

Use Your Stuff: #51 - Earning Your Stripes

A Mini Christmas Wreath

Christmas will be coming soon. Yeah, there is still months until than, but it's always good to get started on the holiday cardmaking.

This is a mini wreath that I made by hand before adding ribbon, gold stars & twine.

Have you started your holiday cards yet? Do you make them early or wait until the last minute?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

4 Crafty Chicks: #106 - Metal

All Sorts: #171 - Layers

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Christmas Card: #41 - Stars

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

Fat Pages & Cards w/Attitude: #22 - A/G

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes

Sparkles Christmas: #20 - Sparkle & Bling

Strike A Pose, Reindeer

My new thing is dry embossing patterned paper. It adds so much more to it, including extra texture.

Unfortunately, the embossing is hard to see in this photo, but the cardstock (not the red) under the reindeers is embossed with snowflakes.

The charm is actually a tiny cookie cutter in the shape of a pine tree. Isn't that just charming? Ha!

Speaking of cookie cutters, do you make Christmas cookies during the season? What's your favorite?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can share, too!

365 Cards: Day 191 - Colors

4 Crafty Chicks: #106 - Metal

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Christmas Card Challenge: #40 - 3 Of Something

Crafty Hazelnut's: #89 - For A Child

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

Fat Pages & Cards w/Attitude: #22 - A/G

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: #198 - No Floral Embellishes

Happy Christmas Merry

I've been inspired by a variety of crafters, who have been making Christmas cards using colors that you don't usually see, such as pink.

Since I have a lot of purple (and I don't know why), I decided to use some of my scraps along with alphabets that I've been hoarding for far too long.

Here is my easy Christmas card. What do you think? Have you created a Christmas card using unconventional colors?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can share, too!

Aud Sentiments: #62 - Christmas

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Cutie Pie: #26 - No Flowers

Forever Friends: #44 - Embossing

My Mum's Craft Room: #73 - Anything Goes

Ruby's Rainbow: No Images Just Words

Christmas In July

 I made this a TRUE Christmas In July by adding a sexy lady in her bikini with a beach ball on this card (Digi stamp courtesy of Sassy Studio Designs - in case you want to get her for yourself!)

She looks a little light in the photo because I added paint to give her a creamy color to match the other colors in this card.

I also used some of my new Candi (See the gold & black circles?) They look like buttons or brads, but they are actually cardstock - Fantastic, I think!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for details, so you can join in the fun!

365 Days: Day 146 - Geometry

Celebrate The Occasion: #72 - Star Struck

Crafts & Me: #94 - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons: #24 Beach

Creative Belli: #148 - Xmas In July

Oldie But A Goodie: Photo (Gold star, 2+ years)

Sassy Studio Designs: #135 - Xmas w/3 Papers

Shopping Our Stash: #61 - Something New

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Christmas Ornament . . . In July

I enjoy the CAS type of Christmas cards. They don't always have to be overloaded with embellishments.

This creation was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See links below for details :)

Divas By Design: #43 - Xmas In July

Hooked On Craft: #23 - Xmas In July

Little Red Wagon: #141 - Xmas In July

Lollipop Crafts: #84 - Xmas In July

Paper Playtime: #78 - Red, White & Blue

Ruby's Rainbow: #32 - Emboss It

The Pink Elephant: #156 - Xmas In July

Use It Tuesday: Emboss It! (I embossed the ornament)

Use Your Stuff: #42 - Red, White & Blue

Apple & Snowflakes

I have a big box of Christmas supplies. Today, I pulled them out & decided to create a collection of crafts for Christmas In July.

This is the first.

Are you already thinking about Christmas? Do you start getting ready for it early? Are you a procrastinator & wait until the last minute?

This card was submitted to these wonderful challenge blogs. See links below for details, so you can join the fun!

Annabelle Stamps: #78 Say It With Snowflakes
Hooked On Craft: #23 - Christmas In July
Lollipop Crafts: #84 - Christmas In July
Paper Pretties: #213 - Celebrate Any Occasion