First up the card! This is for Jingle Belles second challenge to use inchies or twinchies. I used Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather and surrounded the adorable Santa with 6 inchies. Trying to keep some of my holiday cards super simple and as flat as possible to be better for mailing.
This weekend I was super lucky in terms of getting new scrap goodies. As some of you know I just got a Cricut and Michaels ran an excellent sale this weekend with some carts only $9.99. I knew these would be going fast and that I would be at a conference on Saturday morning so I gave my grams a list and she kindly went to her local Michael's to see what she could get. I wanted just one maybe two, she bought six! My grams is quite young and still works so she has the spending money but this is why we don't like to let her shop alone. She can't pass up a great deal. She has all these plans for what I can make for her with them. Which I will be delighted to do (love to craft for others!). Unfortunately what I didn't know was the Gypsy was $49 as part of the same deal. If you consider the 5 bonus cartridges it comes with right now it is a much better deal than even the $10 carts. Oh well live and learn. Besides now I have a much bigger library of shapes to work with so I really can't complain. My LSS had an anniversary event this weekend as well but I'll save that chatter for another time.
Adorable Santa!! So jolly and cute. :) He really brings out the happiness in your card. Using your inchies to frame out your Santa image is also a really nice idea, too!
ReplyDeleteJess this is a fantastic card for Christmas! I love the square panels!
ReplyDeleteoof i am overcoming my cricut-based jealously to say "WOW I LOVE THIS CARD!!!!!!" so very VERY clever to make the inchies an ACCENT to that adorable santa claus. really cool and FABULOUS! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a super-fun inchie layout ... and woot woot! it's flat for standard postage mailing ... adorable. Thanks for joining our Jingle Belles fun (and can't wait to see what you make with those cool new cartridges).
ReplyDeleteYes...flat for mailing is always better than when your recipient has to pay extra postage. Had that happen before! Oops! ;-). Very cute card and design!
ReplyDeleteSimply Adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I totally agree with the flat non-bumpy variety of Christmas cards...I paid way too much for postage last year....I adore your card...but of course:)
ReplyDeleteAwwwww that Santa is so dang cute!! I also love the font "merry Christmas" is spelled in. Is that a stamp? A rubon? I can't wait to see what you create with your new cartridges!! Go Grams!
ReplyDeleteTotally clever to use the inchies as an embellishment!
ReplyDeleteHey Jess ... thanks so much for your comments ... I love ypur Santa and great idea to try and keep them flat ... postage here is sooo high ... I've never used a Cricut and pondered about getting one ... wondered about the cost of inks etc., but all is so much cheaper in the USA I think ... hope you have fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat way to add those inchies. I keep trying to remind myself about flat cards too! This is so cute. You'll have to let me know where in NJ there is an LSS, I might have to make a trip if it's not too far!
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