25 Days of Christmas Challenge - Day 2

Hello!

Before I start I just wanted to say that I am so happy Fixer Upper is finally back!!  Woo Hoo!  They did not disappoint on the first episode either.  Looking forward to more antics from Chip and more gorgeous reveals designed by Joanna.

For day 2 I thought I would share the cards from my November Secret Sister Swap.  We were asked to make 4 cards (either the same or different) that would be sent to four swap sisters and in return we would receive 4 different cards from everyone who participated.  This helps add to our stash and also spread some Christmas joy.  I will share my card(s) first then the ones from my swap partners.  For my four cards I used a lot of dies and layers of papers.  I also added some charcoal gray and black, I'm really liking how they accent everything.

I used MFT & La-La Land dies, some patterned paper, gems, a doily, charcoal gray colored felt and Petaloo flowers.  I created two of the same concept interchanging the reds and greens.  Here are the four cards together before I sent them off to their new homes...

Here are the four sweet Christmas cards I got in return.  Starting off with this adorably sweet card from Cyndi Kim... 

From Cyndi Kim

Love this adorable image and the pretty snowflake paper.  Next up is this super sweet card from Annie!

From Annie

How sweet is that gingerbread man?  And the fun snowflake stamped and embossed background? This next one is from the very super talented queen of scenes, Karen from Have a Scrap Happy Day!  Hi Karen!!

From Karen!  Hi Karen!!

Love it!  This is the absolutely adorable!  And this last gorgeous card is either from Jayne or Mare Benne:

The sparkle on Santa is sooo cool, it's really stunning IRL.  Aren't they all wonderful?  And they are definitely going in my Christmas card stash to send to some special family and friends.  I really loved this swap idea.  Thanks Kathy!!

Thanks for stopping by for day 2!  I'll be back to share another completed craft project tomorrow.  Happy Hump day!

Hugs,
Leanne

2015 Calendar (May, Aug - Dec)

Hello!

Today I finally get to share the rest of the 2015 calendar I worked on a few weekends ago with the Stamp Camp group.  If you'll remember May was not available, but I finally got it.  It was definitely worth the wait...

Designed by Annie

Designed by Jenny

Designed by Me

Designed by Kathy

Designed by Angie

Designed by Angie

Totally fun yeah?  Loved everyone's ideas for their calendar month(s) and using stickers gave some of those spaces a nice fill in.  My gals did a great job, but I think we all agreed that next time we need to start early!  hahaha!  Another big shout out to Kathy, Linda, Angie, Jenny & Annie for all their hard work!!  Until next time have a great day!

2015 Calendar (Jan - July)

(Scroll down to July to see my entry for the FFF challenge)

Hello!

Thank you for the heartwarming welcome back!  You're all so sweet for the wonderful comments you left.  It's really nice to be back if only for a couple days out of the week.  I do have a few projects that I've finished and hope to share as soon as I transfer them from my phone to the computer.

Last weekend I met up with my stamp camp friends.  We decided to work on our 2015 calendar.  We each had a couple months to work on and then we were supposed to make up the packs for everyone so that all of our calendars were fairly the same.  We picked a day to craft away and by the end of the session we were all a bit frazzled from the coloring and cutting, but super happy with what we accomplished.  All the months were fun and unique to our own personalities and style.  It was awesome!!

Designed by Jenny Chen

Designed by Linda Tan

Designed by Kathy Dinh

Designed by Kathy Dinh

The month of May is missing so once I receive it I will share.  I've seen the preview and it's adorable!

Designed by Kathy Dinh

Gonna enter this next one in the TGF - FFF, Boys only! challenge at The Greeting Farm.

Designed by me

We all did a lot of coloring & fun-cutting going that day, especially for June!  The calendars used are from Taylored Expressions.  We used some of our favorite new and older stamps from Stampin' Up, Sister Stamps and The Greeting Farm.  As you can see we each have our own different styles, but it totally works.  Angie got us all a cool clear case to display the calendar and now it's sitting on my desk at work.

I want to give a big shout out to the Stamp Camp ladies, Kathy Dinh for organizing, Linda Tan for hosting, and Angie and Jenny for making it a fun filled day.  Hoping to share the rest of the calendar as soon as I receive May.  Until then, hope you're all having a great day!!  Mahalo for stopping by!