Have a Jolly Christmas

Merry Christmas!  I hope everyone is enjoying this Holiday Season with their Family and Friends!  I'm here with a Memory Box Card today.

Here is a little bit of Happy for you all.  I love the Have a Jolly Christmas die it always makes me break into song.  I know you can here it,  "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, it's the Best Time of the Year".  We've just cut the die out of Gold Mirror Card and adhered it to the Cranberry Gingham.  Filling in the Holly, berries, ornaments and some snowflakes with stickles!  So fun!

Memory Box Products Used -

Have a Jolly Christmas 99016

Cranberry Gingham Paper 

Other Products Used - 

Gold Mirror Card

Stickles (Various Colors)

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing the Joy of paper crafts on this Special Day.  

More Clean & Simple Holiday Cards

These would make Awesome last minute cards.  We're almost there!

Poinsettia Bloom Trio - Memory Box Holiday Card

Good Morning Marnie here!  We're counting down exactly 7 days until Christmas if you count today.  Only 7 Days to make cards, craft, shop, bake, wrap, ship, decorate, and so on.  I'm almost done this year only a couple more little things then all the wrapping and baking to come.  Our house has come down with a cold unfortunately but they will be healthy by the Holiday's so that's AWESOME.  But I adore all of the preparations.  It is my favorite time and I always seem to be stuck for another idea for a few more cards, last minute?  Here's one for you.  

It's a pretty simple card so you can create quickly just cut the Big Word Pop Curve out of the the Cranberry Moroccan paper and snip off the talky bubble piece to make one giant hill.  Now add the Poinsettia Bloom Trio, I cut it out of 2 shades of red to add a bit of interest.  For the centers this time  I added Mercury Glass Stickles.  Tuck some of the Forest Pine Branch into the Poinsettias.  This entire piece gets built onto the Blueberry Gingham mat and layered onto a Kraft Card.  I did stamp Merry Christmas as my greeting.

Products Used

Poinsettia Bloom Trio Die - 98995

Forest Pine Branch Die - 98909

Big Word Pop Curve Die - 99047

Moroccan Cranberry Paper

Blueberry Gingham Paper

Kraft A2 Notecards

I hope you and yours Have the Happiest Healthiest Week leading up the the Holiday.  

Angel Bells

These were commissioned by a customer to add as tags to her gifts.  They turned out beautiful

Clean & Simple Holiday Cards!

Some Quick Ideas for last miniute cards!

Terrific Techniques Using Stencils

Loving all of these Memory Box Stencils!  They are just Gorgeous!

Gingerbread House - Memory Box/Poppy Stamps Blog Hop

 Welcome to the Memory Box/Poppy Stamps Blog Hop - Holiday Gift Tags or Wrappers Dec 2-Dec 4

I've created this adorable little Gingerbread House tag from the Cute Cottage and Frosted Roof and Ledges dies by PoppyStamps.  Then I added accessories like the Swirled Lollipops, Goodie Gum Drops, Mini Holly Leaves and Christmas Lights Set dies by Memory Box Stamps.

I think it turned out cute with smoke out of the chimney and the roof and ledges frosted up with Flowersoft.  The windows have a bit of glitter in them and the gum drops are sugared.  Inside the door is where I will write my message.  

This will be an adorable tag on my Gingerbread Cookie plates to give as gifts for the Holidays.  I have included the Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Below if you would like to try it out this Holiday Season.

Now lets get to the Hopping so you can see more AMAZING creations next stop is Teo  Ilona's Blog the list is also below to follow along. 

The Hop starts here at the Memory Box Blog and you can always return here if you get lost along the way.

Donna Sledzik 

Poppystamps 

Laura Fulcher

Michele Henderson 

JenniferVan Pelt

Rudlis / Irena Kowalczyk  

Marnie Bushmole(you're here) 

Teo / Ilona Zbieg(Next)

Yoonsun Hur  

Be sure to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win prizes from Birch Press Designs throughout the Blog Hop!  The Prize for Day 2  is a Birch Press Design Tea Towel- winner's choice.  You can comment now through December 10th for a chance to win.

Products Used

Poppy Stamps Dies Used:

Cute Cottage 1089

Frosted Roof and Ledges 1095

Memory Box Dies Used:

Christmas Lights Set 98650

Mini Holly Leaves 98658

Goodie Gum Drops 99026

Swirled Lollipops 99022

Other Products Used:

Red & White Twine(The Twinery)

Crystal Stickles(Gumdrops)

White Glaze Pen (Lollipops)

Elizabeth Craft Glitter(inside Windows)

Flowersoft White Diamond(Roof and Ledges)

Clear Glaze Pen(Lights)

Cotton Ball(Chimney)

Cardstock various colors
Red Mirror Card

Don't forget to comment for the great prize from BirchPressDesign.    

Gingerbread Cookies 

1C Brown Sugar                          1t. Cinnamon
1C Molasses                                1/2 C Hot Water
1C Shortening Melted                   1T Baking Soda
1 Egg Beaten                                1/2t Salt
1t Ginger                                      5C All Purpose Flour

Mix together Sugar, Molasses, Shortening, Egg, Ginger, Salt, Cinnamon, Hot Water and Soda.  Mix well.  Add flour to form a soft dough.  Chill in fridge 1-2 hours.  Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut with cookie cutters.   Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.  When cool decorate with Royal Icing.  Makes 3-4 dozen depending on cut cookie sizes.

Hope you enjoy them!  Thanks again for stopping by!  Enjoy all of the Holiday Preparations.

Shadow Box Holiday Scenes

Looking for a great little Holiday gift?  Why not try these they are fun and all done with Silhouette files.  The snow is added with a shimmer flake product and there is tons of Stickles.

I Love Love the shadow boxes by Lori Whitlock can you tell I'm addicted?