Tag swap

These tags were made for a Christmas tag swap that I participated in recently.  I was able to stamp on the glitter paper with the chalk ink.  I thought that was cool, because I was just playing around when I tried to stamp on a scrap piece of cs.  It is difficult to see in the photo, but there is a 3-D snowflake in the upper left corner of the tag.   All the stamped snowflakes are positioned as if they were flowing from the 3-D one.

I was just thinking that I may have to use stickles and embellish the snowman before I give these away-  Hmmmm...

Materials:

Shipping tags

glitter cs

dimensional snow flake punch

studio G snowman stamp, snowflake

Merry Christmas sentiment stamp

TH distress inks

colorbok chalk ink

tulle

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Card Swap

My friend in Colorado asked me to join a Christmas card swap with her.  Well, as luck would have it the swap was closed.  So we decided to just swap between us.  This was her first swap.  I sent her the card designs that I used in the recent blog hop. 

We each had to make five cards. She made this without the help of fancy die cutting machines.  Great job! 
She sent me the following cards:



Whoo hoo!  Love these.



Thanks Stephanie.  I know that you put a lot of work and love into each card.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you come again soon.

The winners are...

Thank you all for playing along in the hop.  I know that this can be a busy time of the year, but I hope you were inspired by all the wonderful cards. Here at Joy in the Journey I am especially grateful for my old and new followers. 

Now for the winners of the following prizes. 

 

The padded journal was won by blogger/comment number 15,  Amy E.  CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

The card set was won by blogger/comment number 3, Linda.   CONGRATULATIONS!

You have until Saturday, December 10, 2011 to claim your prize and send me your address.

Thanks for hopping.  I hope you come again soon.

Christmas Greetings Blog Hop day 3

Well here we are at the end of the hop.  I hope you had fun and were inspired.  The participants are listed below. 

SURPRISE!  Today there is blog candy!  In addition to being eligible to win the padded journal. You can win a three card set of today's card by being a follower of this blog and leaving a comment on this post by 11:59 pm EST December 4, 2011.  The winner will be chosen randomly and announced on Monday, December 5, 2011.  So comments on this post only are entered to win two different giveaways.

The card for today:

All winners must live in the Continental United States

Materials:

Holiday pp

cs

scalloped border punched pp

red bling

"tis the season" sentiment stamp

embroidery floss

star bling

The Christmas tree was created with a template designed by Kristina Werner.  Thanks for the inspiration for this card!

Thanks for hopping along with us.  Happy holiday crafting!

1.Angela Holt http://www.theblingtheory.blogspot.com/  

2.Cally Ann http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/

3.Ellen Card Monkey Jarvis http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/ 

4.Tina Riley http://parablesproductions.blogspot.com/  YOU ARE HERE!

5.Kristen Koenig http://huneebcreations.blogspot.com/

6.Janet Murray Nagai http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
7.Candace Zentner http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Christmas Greeting Blog Hop day 2

Welcome back!  The participating blogs in the hop are listed below.  To win the following prize (a padded journal) you must be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on any of the three Joy in the Journey Christmas Greetings blog hop posts.  You have until 11:59 pm EST on December 4, 2011.  The winner will be selected randomly and announced on Monday, December 5, 2011.

All winners must live in the Continental United States.

For day two we have two cards to share with you. 
 

A simple Christmas tree made from words typed on the computer in green ink.  I used parchment paper and distressed with brown ink.  I used the fiskars paper crimper to crimp brown cs to make the tree trunk.  The tree topper is just a gold star sticker.  It is all mounted on red cs.

Materials:

All these papers are from CTMH.  I attended a workshop a few years ago and these were the scraps. 

CTMH stamps (I do not recall the name) 

crimped cs strip

stickles

CTMH ink

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you come back tomorrow. 

1.Angela Holt http://www.theblingtheory.blogspot.com/  

2.Cally Ann http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/  

3.Ellen Card Monkey Jarvis http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/ 
4.Tina Riley http://parablesproductions.blogspot.com/  YOU ARE HERE!

5.Kristen Koenig http://huneebcreations.blogspot.com/

6.Janet Murray Nagai http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
7.Candace Zentner http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Christmas Greetings Blog Hop

Hey! Hey! Bloggers.  Merry Christmas!  I know everyone is very busy, but at least you got a minute to hop along with us.  I am sure you will be inspired by all the cards the talented ladies have posted.  Here is how it works:  each day of the hop the participating blogs (listed below) will display a holiday card. 

You will also have a chance to win a prize.  Here at Joy in the Journey (JITJ) we are giving away this padded journal.  All you have to do is be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on one of the JITJ posts throughout the 3 days of the hop.  You have until 11:59 pm EST on December 4, 2011.  The winner will be selected randomly and will be announced on Monday, December 5, 2011.    

All winners must live in the Continental United States.

 Today's card was inspired by none other than my pal Angie (her blog is the first stop on this hop). 

Materials:

this is an A2 card made from cs

Tim Holtz embossing folder

Tim Holtz seasonal distress ink

ribbon from stash

Ornament: glue a string of pearls onto a cut out circle 

This card is sort of heavy.  I suggest hand delivery instead of mail.  It was fun to make.  Thanks for the inspiration Angie!  I hope you readers are inspired also.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you check back tomorrow!

1.Angela Holt http://www.theblingtheory.blogspot.com/  
2.Cally Ann http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/  
3.Ellen Card Monkey Jarvis http://www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/  
4.Tina Riley http://parablesproductions.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE! 
5.Kristen Koenig http://huneebcreations.blogspot.com/
6.Janet Murray Nagai http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
7.Candace Zentner http://www.scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Simple recipe card

Folks are asking for the ham glaze recipe that I made a few weeks ago.  I made this simple recipe card.  It may not be spectacular, but I thought it was better than writing the recipe on a post-it note (LOL).

Materials:

Cricut pig layered cut (From my Kitchen)

shipping tag

TH distressed ink

color bok chalk ink

binder clip

sentiment sticker

pp

fiber from stash

black pearl bling

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you come again soon.