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When it's subzero, it's crafting weather, and the themes between Memory Box and PoppyStamps are just two similar to not make a second card...
Poppystamp's challenge was to create a card with the theme, "Snow Day." Here's what I came up with... (Incidentally, this also works with the Daily Marker's coloring challenge!)

Materials
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black,  Poppystamps - Snow One Like You
Cutting/Embossing: Poppystamps - Snow One Like You coordinating dies, Snowflake Breeze craft die, and I think the pine tree border is also Poppystamps - but I'm not sure - let me know if you do know!
Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock

Memory Box Challenge

It's been a little quiet on the blog- lots of Christmas card making, knitting, and teaching tag/giftwrapping classes... but no time to post. Maybe I'll catch up on that later.

But, due to to the frigid temperatures here in MN, it's only appropriate to participate in this month's challenge at Memory Box. The theme is: Snow and Winter.

The snowman heart collage die is just beautiful - I also have the snowman collage craft die, which is somewhat similar. Love snowmen! Anyway, this card was not terribly hard to duplicate, so I made a bunch for some post-holiday thank you notes. It would be very simple to change the sentiment and make these into Valentine's cards, as well!

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Oxide inks (soot, worn lipstick, twisted citron, wilted violet, tumbled glass), Darcie's Stamps - Thanks
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Snowman Heart collage, Newton's Nook - Frames and Flags die set
Paper: Memory Box cranberry notecards, Neenah - solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, watercolor paper, Swirl DP from Impress
Misc: Black nuvo drops and Crystal clear nuvo accents, sheer glimmer mist and gold spray

Still plugging away...

Just a quick drop in -lots of crafty projects going on over here! These are using some new-to-me yarn --- scrubby (variegated, plain, and sparkle) from Red Heart.

I used a fun pattern called, "Tribble." I modified the pattern due to gauge of yarn - casting on 16. Quick and cute. Size 6 needles.

Day 7...

I'm back with another card inspired by Justine's12 Days of Christmas series. After a weekend away, and a flurry of planning for an upcoming office event, where I'll be teaching some Christmas tags, I've definitely not been lax in my Christmas card prep... just in posting photos!

Watercolor background with a simple copic colored bear and a heat embossed sentiment.

And onto the tags - I tried to keep these simple, easy to put together, and a variety of styles - two are gift card holders (the santa belt tags and the Lil Inker Designs flap tag with the Poppystamps deer).

A little zig clean color watercoloring...

Paper: Misc. Bazzil, neenah - solar white, watercolor paper (cason xl), bristol, misc dp, gold and silver foil paper
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Merry Christmas greeting and Cooler with You, Mama Elephant - So Many Snowmen and Mini Messages , Paper Smooches - Joyful Greetings, Taylored Expressions -
From the North Pole, Versafine - Onyx Black, Memento - Love Letter, MFT hybrid ink - Black Licorice, Memory Box - Poinsettia Bloom (I think!)
Cutting and embossing: TE - Flap Stacks (rectangle), Matchy Penguin, and Trim the Tag, Lil Inker Designs - Original Folding Tag Die, Poppystamps - Jumping Deer Trio, MFT - Stitched Snow Drifts
Misc: Ribbon, Twine from The Twinery, copic markers, zig clean color markers, white gel pen, Hero Arts silver embossing powder, dimensional adhesive, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors

Day 4...

I looked and was able to find something close to a plaid stamp! So, here are my cards, playing along with Justine's 12 Days of Christmas... I didn't have a full background stamp, so I modified the design a bit, and I supplemented with adorable plaid accented animals from Clearly Besotted stamps.

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - solar white
Stamps/Inks: Misc hybrid inks (HA, Reverse Confetti, Altenew, and SSS), MFT - Black licorice, Clearly Besotted - In Stitches, DeNami - Gingham Background Stamp
Cutting/Embossing: In Stitches
Misc.: Nuvo crystal lacquer, dimensional adhesive

Memory Box Outside the Box Monthly Challenge

I enjoyed last month's challenge so much at Memory Box, that I decided to play again! This month's theme is very appropriate for Halloween - to create a project that is orange and black. As I am down to the wire in Halloween gifts (at least they don't need to be mailed), I decided to make treat bags and decorate them with die cut Halloween designs.

Here they are...

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lil' Inker Designs - Boo and Faces
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Graveyard Landscape, Poppy Stamps - Swirl Pumpkin and Harvest Pumpkin dies, Lil Inker Designs - boo word die, Stitched Ghosts Die Set, Mama Elephant - Favor Bag XL and Favor Bag Accessory (pumpkin)
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive

12 Days of Christmas - Day 5 (Nontraditional Christmas colors)

Justine's Holiday series continues, and I continue to try to keep up, as able. I might skip day 4, unsure if I have a plaid stamp.... will have to dig through the stash...

Anyway, day 5 was definitely a posting that I could follow along with... I actually bought MFT's snowglobe kit last month, and it is awesome! Although painstaking to glue everything together... but it gave me a perfect opportunity to take it out and make a few little cards. Some with traditional Christmas colors and some without....

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Echo Park - A Perfect Winter
Stamps/Inks: MFT black licorice hybrid ink, MFT - Snow Globe Sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: MFT Scenic Snow Globe and Snow Globe, Tim Holtz - Snowglobe #2 and Home for the Holidays, MFT - Stitched Dome Stax
Misc.: Copic markers, Nuvo Crystsal Glaze, copic multiliner, glossy accents, dimensional adhesive