Hoarder's Hump Day

Not much has changed since this photo was taken.  I still prefer sleeping surrounded by too many pillows and blankets.  This is a Hoarder's Hump Day of me trying to use a bunch of stickers and buttons that I've had stored away for way too long.

I think the page turn out slightly lack luster but I also think it serves it purpose.  I try not to stress  too much over Hoarder's Hump Day pages since the main goal isn't to create the most beautiful art in the world but more so to keep from being wasteful and the like.

I did get to use some new thickers though so that was exciting.  I love when I get to use glitter to make a page sparkle!

Identifiable Elements:

• Blue patterned paper- "I Love My Family" collection by Echo Park Paper Co.
• Border stickers- "Pretty Party" collection by Crate Paper
• Green glitter buttons- Favorite Findings by BlumenthalLansing Company
• Thickers- Alpha chips by Me & My Big Ideas

Cold Turkey

Today's Cold Turkey was a time crunch one.  I ended up not getting as much crafting done as I had anticipated this last weekend but I didn't want to fall behind on my Christmas cards so I threw this one together with a bunch of scraps I had around.

There's not much else for me to say about it.  I like it alright but it's definitely not anything special.  The one solace I have is knowing that I at least finished SOMETHING and was able to use up some scraps so as to not add to my already too large hoard.

Cold Turkey

This was a fun card for me to make because I wanted to experiment using negative space and punching out shapes on a larger color block.  I had fun strategically figuring out where to punch the diamonds out on the red part.

I also got to use some letters up that I'd had for awhile but hadn't been using.  I like that the card overall doesn't seem too cliche as a Christmas card.  I usually don't even like red and green together but I'm trying to use the combo some for the season.

This card was pretty quick but with Christmas fast approaching I don't think that's a bad thing!

Hoarder's Hump Day

My mission to thin out everything I've been hoarding for far too long continues!  This page was the last of the yellow alphabet that I have always loved but now I am left with a random assortment of letters that can't be made to spell anything useful so it is time we parted ways.

The page itself is a little bland but that's bound to happen when I'm working with parts of my stash that are more than out of season.  The colors for these pieces were hard to match since they were slightly "off" of just about all of my newer elements.

I'm not really sorry to see any of these bits go.  There's a reason that they haven't been used yet.  That being said I'm pretty impressed with the way this page turned out.  I don't dislike it despite the fact that I tend to dislike these colors and the style.

Identifiable Elements:

• Border stickers- "Pretty Party" collection by Crate Paper

Cold Turkey

I decided to go for yet another Christmas Card avoiding the green and red scheme and upped the ante by trying to use a blue for the base of the card that I usually under any other circumstance would deem to be more of a summer shade than a winter one.

I tried to tone it down a little by using the navy blue paper which I also knew would look good with the navy in the Merry Christmas sticker.  It needed some more umph (it wouldn't be my card without it) so I used a gold foil heart and some pearls to give it texture and shine!

I really love how it turned out and I can't wait to send it off to some lucky person!

Identifiable Elements:

• Navy paper- Modern Graphics collection by Cricut
• Merry Christmas sticker- Sleigh Ride Combo Stickers by BoBunny
• Pearls- Adhesive Gems in Fall Harvest by K&Company

Go With the Flow(ers)

I'm in love with this page.  It started out just as an adventure to use the background paper since I've decided I would like to get rid of the small filing drawer I have a lot of my paper in.  It's heavy, hard to open, and difficult to see what I have.  I could just take the papers I have in there out but I think it would be wiser to try and actually use what's in it first.

To compliment this page I happened to pick up these canvas flowers on a whim just a few days ago.  I had no idea at the time how great of a purchase they would be!

I don't have much to say about this page.  I just really like it and I think that speaks for itself.

Identifiable Elements:

• Background paper- The Color of Memories by American Crafts
• Gems- Bucket of Bling by Horizon Group USA
• Flowers- Petaloo
• Letters- "Summer Fresh" collection by Simple Stories
• Block words- "Summer Fresh" collection by Simple Stories

Cold Turkey

Back when the old version of this blog was up and running I did something I called "Cold Turkey" where I made it my mission to make some Christmas cards throughout November so I wouldn't feel as rushed come December.  I decided to do it again this year and plan on posting a new Christmas card every Tuesday and Thursday this month (except probably Thanksgiving itself since that just feels wrong).

To start it off I decided to make this Christmas card which I was simple and quick to make (I'm travelling out of state this weekend so I've been spending today mostly packing).

I love when I'm able to avoid making your typical green and red Christmas cards which is what I enjoy about this one as well.  

Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this venture throughout the month and be all ready for December!  Wish me luck!

Identifiable Elements:

• Merry Christmas sticker- Sleigh Ride collection by BoBunny
• Rhinestones- Adhesive Gems by Simply Creative
• Brown paper- Neutrals card stock stack by DCWV