Creating Christmas Treasures Blog Hop

You should have arrived from Lisa D's blog, if not you will want to start at the beginning with Deanne so to get all the wonderful freebies.  We are all part of the TLC, Create DT and there is also a Christmas blog which is Creating Christmas Treasures.  So this will start off the team making some weekly creations for you for that blog.  Here is my Center-step card that I made for you using this beautiful mistletoe image and sentiment.  Remember to give Paulette some love for the freebies, and enjoy as you start working on your Christmas cards!

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Deanne     http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.com/

Desire     http://desiref.blogspot.com/

Hetty       http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/

Ileana      http://sparklingpinktitta.blogspot.it/

Karen       http://busyinspirations.blogspot.com/

Lisa D      http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/

Lisa Lynn   http://lisalynncard.blogspot.com/

Lynne       http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Rhonda Sue   http://craftymumzcreations.blogspot.com/

TlcCreations   http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above)

Die Cut: Sweet Pea

Ink:  Versa Magic - Cottage Ivy

Buttons:  Stash

Jute:  May Arts

Bling:  Duct Tape

Challenges

CHNC Extra - May

CHNC - Ch. 279 Anything Goes

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 302 Bright Christmas

The Glory of Christmas - Ch. 83 Stamp or digi only

ABC Christmas - I for Ink

Mistletoe kisses

I had the honor of being a Guest Designer for Inky Impressions for their Someone Special at Christmas Challenge.  For this card, I used the Merry Kiss-Mas Penguins.  I used a sentiment from TLC.  I wanted to get this posted earlier; however, I was too busy get presents wrapped and food prepped for the holidays.  I like my new job, but sometimes it does interfere with my crafting life, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  Imagine That - Winter Chill Papers
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollection
Stamp:  Inky Impressions (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Circle Punches:  EK Success
Snowflakes:  Sizzix
Divine Twine
Brads:  Jolee
Spellbinder:  Lacey Circle

Challenges
A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 159 Christmas
CHNC - Ch261 Christmas
12 months of Christmas link up - Ch. 12
CHNC Extra - December
ABC Christmas Challenge - Z Zoo Animal
Melonheadz - Christmas
Dream Valley - Ch. 122 Christmas
Eureka - Ch. 173 Snowman/Snowflake
QKR - Ch. 171 Snowman/Snowflake
Brown Sugar - Ch. 178 Christmas

It's time for mistletoe & holly

Well it's October 1st already so Imagine That has a new DOTM.  I do say that I am partial to this one since I have three Siamese cats.  This wonderful stamp is called Mistletoe Kitty.  For my card, I naturally colored it to look like a Siamese.  The sentiment is from TLC.  I made this card as a diamond card which is very simple to do.  I added Liquid Pearls to the brim of the hat which doesn't show well in the photo. I put a snowball bling on the tip on the hat and a bell on the collar with a glue dot.  I cut a doily circle in half to add to each side and put the sentiment on the right side with a mistletoe die cut.  You can buy the image at the store discounted  for $2.50 and then if you enter a card in the challenge you will get the November DOTM free.  If you purchase $10 from the store, you can get the image free by entering MISTLETOE. It will be great to see what you create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Die Cut:  Quic Kutz & Lifestyle Crafts

Liquid Pearls

Bling: Mark Richards

Bell:  Michael's

Challenges

A Snowflake promise - Ch. 6 Anything Goes

CHNC - Ch. 248 Stick it down (bell & bling)

CHNC Extra - October

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 141 Let's get started on Christmas

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 257 Christmas

Brown Sugar - Ch. 165 Use a doily

Fan-tastic Tuesday - Ch. 105 Pets

Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 90 Something that starts with M (mistletoe)