Holiday Series - Shirt #8

Still going strong on those holiday shirts.  Today's shirt is one that has some less than traditional Christmas colors.  I wanted to get some pink and green into this holiday season and this shirt does that.  I believe the image came from the Silhouette Design Store.  That pink glitter HTV was a bear to weed.  I don't know if it is old or what, but I think the Cricut Bright Pad would have been a lot of help.  I sure hope Santa brings me one for Christmas.

All Is Merry and Bright T-shirt Recipe

This shirt is not your typical Christmas color and that is exactly what I was going for.  I outlined the images in Silhouette Studio using the offset feature.  I used white vinyl for the offset so the words would pop.  Hot pink glitter heat transfer vinyl was cut out using my Silhouette Cameo for the saying.  Have I said that glitter was a bear to weed?  I started it one night - put it aside and finished the next day.  I had to redo the M because I lost part of it.  I also had to redo the dot on the i.  I am not going to share the words I used to describe my frustration while talking to myself.  I was going to make the light bulbs three different colors, but then decided just to go with silver.  Not a tough one, except for the weeding.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April 

Luke 2:  8  And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 

Holiday Series T-Shirt #7 - Joy to the World

Yep - more shirts.  I started on another one tonight but got frustrated while weeding hot pink glitter.  Some glitter HTV just peels perfectly.  I don't know what brand this hot pink is, but I am not happy with it.  I decided I would stop and resume weeding tomorrow.  I sure hope I get that Cricut Bright Light for Christmas.

This shirt was pretty easy - one cut of gold htv and press on a navy blue t-shirt.

Joy to the World T-shirt Recipe

I picked this one up on the Silhouette Design Store.  It is so simple and yet so elegant.  I thought at first I was going to put it on a dark red shirt, but then decided the navy blue looked more like the night sky.  The flat gold htv is perfect on this dark colored shirt.  It was cut out using my Silhouette Cameo 1 - yep I still use my first Cameo.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another t-shirt or card project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  5  He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

Christmas Delight - Creative Knockouts Challenge

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is Christmas Delight.  Our wonderful sponsor is All Dressed Up.  Enter the challenge for a chance to win 2 images from All Dressed Up.

I used the image Christmas Snow Globe to create my design team card.

Happy Christmas Card Recipe

My Chameleon pencils were the perfect medium for coloring this adorable image.  I think I missed some of the green on the tree.  Let's just pretend there was a lot of snow on the tree.  The snowflakes are from My Favorite Things.

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Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another t-shirt or card project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  5 - 7  While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

WOYWW 445 - A Clean Up and Progress

It is Wednesday and that means it is time to take a picture of my desk and share it on Julia's Stamping Ground for the whole world to see.  But even more fun than that is going and snooping around the desk of fellow crafters from around the world.

Here is my desk this week:

I have dog grooming tonight so I will be late in getting around to visit.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  4  So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

Bubble Greeting Cards - Hello Friend

It's time for another break from holiday shirts.  I will say I pressed 2 more shirts so there will be more coming.  In the mean time, I have been making some cards with the one of the stamp sets from last months Taylored Expressions release called Bubble Greetings.  Love, love, love these big 'fluffy' sentiments.  So many possibilities.  As a matter of fact, I am doing a class with them at Craft Inn using three different sentiments and three different techniques.

Hello Friend Card Recipe

This card was very simple, but doesn't necessarily look simple.  I stamped the Bubble Sentiment in Versamark ink and heat set it in black embossing powder.  I took Tim Holtz oxide inks in the pastel rainbow colors and rubbed the pad on my craft mat.  I spritzed the ink with water and used that to paint the letters in the word friend.  I made extra purple and flicked it on the water color card stock with my paint brush.  I matted the card front on a piece of purple card stock and put that on a card base.  That was it.  I might have added some enamel dots after I took the picture.  All cards need enamel dots - right?

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another t-shirt or card project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Luke 2:  1 - 3   In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while[ Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  And everyone went to their own town to register.

Holiday Series T-shirt #6 - Jingle

Yep - the holiday shirts continue, but I was only able to make one for myself this weekend so I am behind.  I struggled with the color combination for my Twas the Night Before Christmas t-shirt and then I got busy making everyone else's t-shirts.  Today's shirt was a cut I bought from the Silhouette Design Store.  It's just a fun shirt along the lines of the Believe shirt we did last year.

Jingle T-shirt Recipe

I started with one of your traditional holiday color t-shirts - green.  Jingle came from the Silhouette Design Store.  Since I used scraps to cut out the vinyl, this shirt was quite economical.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another t-shirt or card project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Matthew 2:  9 - 12  After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.  When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.  And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Holiday Series - T-shirt #5

Yep - I have yet another holiday t-shirt.  You might wonder why I made my Christmas shirts using t-shirts instead of long sleeve shirts or those fabulous raglands or baseball shirts.  Those fabulous raglands and baseball shirts can't be found on sale at Michaels and JoAnn's for $2 - $2.50.  But being cheap is not my only reason.  I am always cold.  My furnace not working when it's 25 degrees outside is not the only reason I am cold.  And don't worry we have a new one on the way and a gas fireplace to keep us warm.  But I digress.  Back to my always being cold.  I am always cold and I like to layer.  T-shirts can always be worn over the top of a long sleeve t-shirt which keeps me warm.  And if I make a mistake on my shirt, I don't feel like I have wasted a lot of money.  I've made a mistake on a ragland and it always bums me out.

Here is t-shirt #5:

Gina's Christmas T-Shirt Recipe

I am calling this Gina's Christmas T-shirt because she found the original online.  

When I saw it I wanted one too.  I didn't want to buy this one - I wanted to make my own.  I mean Gina's.  I wanted to make one for Gina.  LOL  I searched high and low for an image of a deer with Christmas lights in his antlers.  It was nowhere to be found.  I tried to create one myself using my Silhouette Studio, but it didn't turn out the way I wanted.  I found one that was close on Etsy, but it had ornaments in its antlers instead of Christmas Lights.  There was a custom order button so I contacted the designer and she created this image.  I highly recommend her Etsy Shop - JenCraftDesign.  I am making Gina's this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Matthew 2:  7 - 8 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.  He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

Holiday Series - T-shirt #4

Card break is over and it's time for holiday shirt #4.  Shirt #4 and shirt #5 are going to be similar but different.  They are both deer with lights on their antlers.  The deer shape is different though.  Both of these deer were purchased from Etsy shop JenCraftDesigns.

Here is shirt #4:

Snowflake Deer 1 T-shirt Recipe

I found this deer on Etsy, but it had ornaments in it's antlers instead of Christmas lights.  I noticed there was a custom order button for the seller and requested the deer with Christmas lights.  She created this lovely creature.  I pulled it into Cricut Design Space and cut it out with my Cricut Maker.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another card or t-shirt.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April 

Matthew 2:  5 - 6   “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

Quick Shirt Break for a Card

I have a couple classes at Craft Inn this month and I finally finished up the cards for both my classes.  These cards are for my Fur and Snowflakes Class.  My Favorite Things had a great release last month and I am using a stamp set and a die set from that release for these two cards.  This class is eligible for the free class coupon offered in your coupon book for the month of December.  Contact Craft Inn if you're interested.

Fur:

There is one for the dog lovers and one for the cat lovers.  I stamped the images on Bristol card stock in Versamark Ink and heat set with black embossing powder.  Zig Markers were used to color the images.  The paw prints were stamped using Tim Holtz Oxide Ink in Black Soot.

Here is the snowflake card:

Snowflakes were cut out using Silver sparkle card stock and red metallic card stock.  It is hard to get the true beauty of the red card stock in this picture.  The black background was cut out using a stitched die from a My Favorite Things Blueprint set.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Matthew 2:  3 - 4  When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.  When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 

Holiday T-shirts Series - Shirt #3

This shirt will probably not be mass produced.  I saw a version on Etsy and created my version of the saying.  The reason it won't be mass produced is that it is a bear to press.  Just lots of pieces and bunches of different cuts.  It's a good shirt to make with scraps. 

Here is 'Is it too late to be good?'

Is it too late to be good t-shirt recipe

I struggled with what color shirt to put this on.  Gray seems to be my fall back, but everything looks so good on gray.  I didn't want a red or green because some of the saying would be lost.  So gray it was.  Evidently I am partial to red glitter because I have green glitter, but I end up using green flat and red glitter.  In my defense - red is my favorite color.  This type of image would be way easier to cut out using my Cricut Explore or Maker so if I make another one - I will be uploading this to Cricut Design Space.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Matthew 2:  1 - 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

WOYWW 444 - Sheer Chaos

It is Wednesday and once again I need to take a picture of my desk and share it with the world.  The world will be going to Julia's Stamping Ground Blog to check out crafting desks from around the world.  My desk is a nightmare.  My To Do List is a nightmare.

Check it out:

My desk has stuff everywhere and lots of half done projects.

The naked mannequin in the background is what I put my t-shirts on to take pictures.  Poor guy - he's gonna get cold.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I have no plans for this fine Wednesday except for eating sushi and desk surfing.  Oh yeah and finishing the cards for my two classes this month.  I'm almost done with the cards for the second class.  Close on the first - just need to finish up.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Matthew 1:  22 - 25  All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).  When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.  But he did not consummate their  

marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.