Sweet Christmas Wishes

Today's card was made from the inspiration of two challenges. First, over at Colorful Options, their August mood board is a mix of browns inspired by a back-to-school/reading theme. I love that, but I used only the colors and went with a Christmas cookie theme. Then over at Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenges, I used all the elements in the "B" column: Brown, Check, Digital Image and Christmas.

This costs less than $1.00 to print a page
and I was able to get 3 nice sized images
for that price!

It was fun combining these two challenges. I started by creating a digital image in Canva Pro. I downloaded it and had it printed at FedEx. You can see in the photo on the left that it was really easy to put 3 images on one 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. The largest is 5" x 7". But for this card, I used the middle size image and cut it out. I then mounted it on card stock and patterned papers. You can make your images any size you want. Often I put 4 on a sheet of paper. It's a great way to make cards for not too much money. Feel free to use the digital image below for your own cards or crafts!

Here's my complete supply list:

• 
  Digital Image (Below)
• Stampin' Up! Early Espresso Card Stock
• Houndstooth Patterned Paper (Big Box Store)
• Michaels Twine
• Bazzill Peanut Cluster Card Stock
• Stampin' Up! Mini Gold Dots

On the right there's a better picture of the mini dots.

I think this is going to be a really nice card for a guy since it has a lot of masculine colors in it. Christmas will certainly be here before we know it! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and feel free to check out my other FREEBIES for card making as well!

Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenge #12

It's been a while since I've been over at Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenges and it's good to be back. As always with this challenge, you have to pick just one column going straight up and down and create a card (or other crafty items) with just that column. There's no across or diagonal allowed. 

The column I chose is "I" and the elements from that column are:

• Christmas
• Black/Gray
• No Stamping

I love making digital images and creating cards with them, so this was the perfect opportunity to do that with the "no stamping" spot. I did include a die cut element from white card stock and framed the image with Stampin' Up!'s Garden Green and mounted them all on SU! Real Red card stock.

Black and gray are unique elements on a Christmas card, but I love challenges like that. Plus black is one of my go-to colors to really make cards pop, so this was really fun. It's a super-easy image that I feel really captures the Christmas spirit in a fun way.

Feel free to use the image below in your own work if you want.  As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Pages Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! You can make a card out of it like I did, or use in as a digital image to send to someone on Facebook or in an email. Remember that all images are for personal use only, please! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Santa & Fido

Here's a fun freebie that's perfect for any dog-lover on your Christmas Card list. It shows a dog, which I believe to be a greyhound variety, looking up the chimney as Santa is falling down it. I know my dog Bella would be going crazy!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenge #5

Good news from the Christmas BINGO Challenge Team! We are now opening up our challenges to any kind of holidays and celebrations, not just Christmas and are now called Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenges! We still have the BINGO Card to follow for our challenges, and are asking that three of the five spaces are used in your creation. (One of which can be a free space.)

We're very excited about all the new opportunities that this will open up for us, and we hope you'll play along and spread the word too! Here’s our new logo:

For my first card of 2024, I've chosen Column B and the elements I used were Green, Digital Image, and Buttons.

I've started by creating a digital snowman (feel free to use the artwork below). I had him printed at FedEx, giving him a shiny and durable (the ink doesn't run if it gets wet) finish. But you can print him at home too. I then trimmed the paper and mounted him on Stampin’ Up!’s Chocolate Chip card stock and again on Old Olive card stock. 

What I love about this guy is that he's not necessarily Christmas, although he could be. Instead of a Christmas greeting, I made him to simply say "Warm Winter Wishes." Perfect for a January or February card. And super-perfect if you forgot to mail someone a Christmas card. It's not too late!

The buttons are from a vintage collection that I picked up at a thrift store. I believe they are mother-of-pearl, which is the inside layers of a shell. They are slightly translucent and brownish on the backs. The other trim is gingham washi tape from Simple Stories.

If you download the digital image, you can put it in a document and resize it a little bigger or smaller depending on what size card you want. I made him about 4 x 5.5 and mounted him on a 5 x 7 card front.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. And if you haven't joined us over at Christmas (or Not) BINGO Challenges, be sure to stop by and play along. It's a lot of fun!

Warm Wishes Digital Freebie

If you're looking for a card that can serve as a Christmas Card or one of those "you sent me one but if I send you one now it's not going to make it on time" cards. We've all needed those!

This Warm Wishes freebie may be the perfect card for such occasions. It's red, green and has cocoa on it but it doesn't say Christmas. Warm wishes, cocoa and cookies can take us far into the season!

I printed mine out at FedEx for a slick, professional finish, then cut the design out leaving a bit of white around the edges. 

A green card base with a strip of patterned paper on the edge was the base for this card. I then used an inexpensive glue stick to glue the graphic down. I finished it with some self-adhesive enamel dots.

This is one of my favorites so far this year! I hope you enjoy it too. Feel free to download it.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Tropical Christmas Freebie

I made this card especially for my husband's brother and sister-in-law. They live by the Carolina Coast and love the beach.  If you have a beach-loving person in your life, they'll love this card too. 

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Sister & Brother-In-Law Digital Freebie Christmas Card

It was really fun designing custom Christmas card for my husband's siblings this year. Each got a very different look that was tailored to their unique personalities. 

This one is for my sister-in-law. Even though it says Sister and Brother-In-Law, it's kind of being sent from my husband, so that's why it reads that way.

After professionally printing out the artwork at FedEx, I trimmed it and mounted it on burgundy card stock then added a strip of snowflake patterned paper and mounted it all on a green card base.

I've included two digital freebies here, one for a sister and brother-in-law like I needed, and one for a brother and sister-in-law, which I may use for my own brother! Feel free to use either of these for your own personal use!

Below are the free digis. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Yellow Lab Christmas Digital Freebie

Who wouldn't want a sweet Yellow Lab wishing them a Merry Christmas. This guy is complete with peppermint candies and a Santa hat too.

If you, or someone you love, would love getting a card like this, feel free to download it and turn it into a holiday smile.

After printing mine out at FedEx, I trimmed it, mounted it on red card stock, then on two pieces of patterned. paper. The red stiped paper picked up the peppermints, and the swirly brown background was chosen because it looked good with the dog's fur. But you can mount it any way you want!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Christmas Pug Digital Freebie

Once again a digital image is just what I need this Christmas. I have a friend who loves her pug Duke, and from what I see on Facebook, he's just adorable. I've always loved pugs too, and wanted to honor her fuzzy family member with a Christmas Card with a pug on it.

Rather than buying a rubber stamp with a pug, which would totally be adorable, I opted to create a digital card front, especially since she's the only person I know who has a pug. 

This one is really simply finished with a red card stock frame and then it's mounted on a green card stock base. The only embellishments are three green rhinestones from Michaels. Easy peasy!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

White Rocking Horse Christmas Freebie

Who doesn’t love a rocking horse for Christmas!? This guy in white really stands out against a white background. The sentiment is perfect for anyone too

I mounted him on dark red card stock then used some patterned palaver to partially cover the green card stock. Three inexpensive, clear rhinestones give this card a finished look. 

Feel free to use this and finish it for your own card or craft. 

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Rejoice! Christmas Card Digital Freebie

Here's a simple yet elegant way to send someone some Christmas cheer and to remind them of the true meaning of the season.

For this card I simply printed out the digital image and trimmed it. Then it got mounted on some gold card stock (available in packages at Michaels and priced great with a sale or coupon). Then it was mounted on a piece of dark red, cranberry-colored card stock. I put a white liner inside to complete it.

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!

Forest Joy Freebie

This sweet guy is having a playful moment with a little bird on his tail. The sentiment "sending joy" is perfect for any Christmas occasion.

I finished him in an A2 (4.25 x 5.5) size card by mounting him on dark forest green card stock. Then I taped a piece of patterned paper at the bottom of the red card base and taped the graphic on top. I put it just a little lower so I could include a twine bow on the top. Simple!

Here's the free digi. As always:

1. Snag it to your desktop or photos.
2. Put it in a Word or Page Document.
3. Resize it to the size card you want to make.
4. Print it out, either at home or at a copy center. 

I hope you enjoy the freebie! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a wonderful day!