Christmas Wrap-up

This is my last Christmas card- it almost slipped through the cracks! I used cuts from the KC Croppers cut swap,and paper from Martha Stewart. I also took some pictures of the stockings I made for our pets. I am no felt crafter (that's obvious just by looking), but I have had fun over the years making these personalized stockings for our pets. This year's addition is for my son's cat, Momo. She is a tricolor (both of our cats are), which makes reproducing them in felt... interesting. This is my attempt at copying her markings. It pleased my son greatly,which is what it is all really about! Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve, and don't forget to post comments on this post and our original giveaway post for chances to win the Winter Lace cartridge.

Annual Christmas Card Contest

Somehow, I forgot to post the picture from our annual Christmas card making contest. Shelly's family, my family, and the family of another dear friend get together for a little holiday merriment, and one of the things we always do is have a contest to see who can make the best Christmas card. This year, the winner was picked by my 12 year-old son, Grant. We had a lot of fun, and got a lot of cards made, too.

Holiday Greetings/Karber Challenge

Even though I rant about the Christmas-Industrial complex, I actually quite enjoy the tradition of Christmas cards. I fear when the people my parents' age are gone, the Christmas card will become a thing of the past- I know of very few people my age or younger who really get into the exchange of cards. As a scrapper, I feel compelled to make at least a few of my cards- cards for people I know will actually appreciate the time and effort that went in to making them. Here are a few of my last-minute efforts. For the most part, I used materials I had on hand- old Christmas stickers I wanted to use up, cuts from the KC Croppers cut swap, scraps left over from our big card making bonanza at our house hop party last weekend. In other words, nothing fancy, just fun!

For the Karber challenge, I used their "cups" digi stamp, colored it, cut it out, and made an easel card. Simple, but fun. I really love Karber's rubber and digi stamps- so kawaii! If you buy anything from them now until the middle of next month, you will be eligible for their Grand Calibur giveaway!

Speaking of giveaways, remember our Cartridge giveaway. Just become a follower, leave a comment on the original post, and when we reach 350 followers, we'll choose a winner. Leave a comment on this or any other post up until we hit 350 for another chance to win!

Happy Birthday, Jesus! Blog Hop!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!!!

Thanks for joining us for our
Happy Birthday Jesus Blog Hop.

Today, we are worshiping the King & celebrating the
TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

This Hop is Hosted by Tina from Crafty and Green
If you've hopped along from The Fantastic Christel, then YOU
are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard,
or reading this via email, please be sure to start at the beginning with Tina
(We wouldn't want you to miss a THING!!)

Thank you for Celebrating with us Today!
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays,
we have to remember the one we really celebrate and love and who is the
TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON!
Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

BLOG CANDY:
There is TONS of Great Candy in this Hop.
We have 7 Sponsors for this hop with FANTASTIC PRIZES!!!!
1. Jen's Digi Stamps - http://www.jensdigistamps.com/ (Gift Certificate)
2. Michelle's Scrapbooking & More- http://michellescrap.com/ (Gift Certificate)
3. Heather Flaherty w/ {ippity} - http://www.iheartippity.com/ (Gift Certificate)
4. Papercrafting World - http://www.facebook.com/www.papercraftingworld.com (Gift Certificate)
5. Scraptastical Kreations- http://scraptasticalkreations.com/ (Gift Certificate)
6. K Andrews Designs- http://www.kandrewdesigns.com/ (Stamp Set)
7. My Family Keepsakes- http://myfamilykeepsakes.com/ (12x12 print/page)

What You Have to Do To Be in the Running for these Fabulous Prizes:

1. The ladies have all worked very hard on their projects,
so PLEASE comment on every stop along the way on BOTH days.

2. Please Become a Follower of CraftyAnd Green http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com


For my projects...
I created two Christmas cards from printables from Aimee Asher website.

I printed and cut the printable card that I purchased from Aimee Asher website.
Then I inked the edges of every pc. with a light brown ink.
Once dry, I adhered the printout onto a heavy darker cardstock.
I pop dotted the pieces to stand out more. Then I added brads to the wording.

I printed the inside of the card and adhered it to the inside of my
cut pc. of dark cardstock... then I cut around the edges to give it a layered look.

Here is the back side of the card.
This card also came with a matching evelope to print.
But I didn't make this particular one... but I did make another
matching envelope for the next card. See pic below.

Below....
I printed off and cut out the printable card. Inked the edges of every piece.
Then I pop dotted the pcs. to stand out more. I also adhered the printout
onto more heavy cardstock... the pale yellow and layered that onto the green.
I added pop dots and brads to the Peace on Earth wording strip, then added
some bling (stickles) to the star, and added flock to the sheep! For the inside
of the card, I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder.
Below are pics of the front, inside, and back side of the card and also the envelope.

Now, hop on over to Roberta's blog to see her Fabulous Creation Today!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Oh, we are having a cartridge giveaway...
please read the below message for more info.

~Shell~

A New Look For A New Year- Cartridge Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!

It's hard to believe, but we've been KC croppin' on here since November, 2009!
In the past couple of years, we've made only minimal changes to our blog design,
so Shell and I thought it was time for a total facelift for KC Croppers.
In honor of our new blog design, we thought it would be fun to have a giveaway.
We both immediately agreed that the best giveaways involve Cricut cartridges,
so we will be giving away the great Winter Lace cartridge.

How will it work?

We want to hit 350 followers.
When we do, we'll give away the cartridge to one lucky follower/commenter.
So, leave us feedback about our new blog design, an email address,
and be sure to follow our blog. If you all ready follow us,
indicate that in your comment.

Want more chances to win?

Comment on any other posts between now and 350 followers,
mention the giveaway, and leave your email address.
One comment per post, and continental US shipping addresses only, please.

Pretty simple, right? That's how we roll here at KC Croppers.
Anything too complicated, and we'd just end up confusing ourselves ;-)
Enjoy your holiday season, and keep checking back for
fun projects and giveaway updates.

Peace and Papercrafting!

Kitty & Shell