Welcome to the New Years Thank You Card Blog Hop!!!

Hi!  Welcome to the New Years Thank You Card Blog Hop!  Glad you’re joining us.  If you got lots of presents for Christmas that you need to write Thank you’s for, here’s a great place to get some ideas.  I know I have quite a few to do…

This is the first stop in the blog hop.  There are a total of 35 blogs participating, so grab your favorite drink (an iced skinny cinnamon dolce latte for me) and sit back and enjoy the hop.  You’ll want to be sure to come back over the weekend, since some of the participants will be posting multiple cards over the course of the weekend!

If you’re new to my blog, be sure to become a follower.  Crafty Card Gallery is an iPhone app (works on iPad & iPod Touch) that is a card gallery for handmade cards.  You can follow great designers, and look for ideas for your own cards.  You can even submit your card to be included.  It’s a great app, and will be coming soon to Android Phones…  (probably early January)
You can get it from the iTunes App Store here

On to the card….

So I just got the Winter Frolic card (had a cartridge shopping spree) and I really liked this image.  It doesn’t snow here, but I usually tend to do my Christmas Thank You cards as a snowy image.

Card is made with Bo Bunny paper (background) and Best glitter paper and the rest of the paper is from JoAnn’s.  I bought a bunch of 6 1/2 * 6 1/2 envelopes, so I’ve been on a 6*6 card kick lately.

I have some blog candy for some lucky winners:

1) A free copy of the Crafty Card Gallery iPhone app.  I will email you a free code for the app.

2)  A copy of the Bite Size Body Guide.  It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions.  I know one of mine is to improve my fitness level and eat healthier.  I am co-author of this diet & fitness journal.  The design was done by a talented designer and is very attractive.  It’s compact and fits nicely in your purse.  The journal has all of the tools you need to help you reach your diet & fitness goals.  Special Deal!!!  If you order a copy of the Bite Size Body Guide today ($17 + tax if you are in CA), you will get $1 off, free shipping (if you’re in the US), AND a free card (I’ll send you a copy of the Thank You Card I posted).  Check it out here  To order with this special deal, comment below & I’ll send you a paypal invoice…

3)   A Cuttlebug Party Die and a Cuttlebug Flourished Frame embossing folder

4)  5 sheets each of Mrs. Grossman’s Scrap Metal and Vellum Stickers

5) A roll of 1/2 inch ATG tape (1/2′ * 60 feet)

to go to Courtney’s blog.  

Merry Christmas!

I just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy & Prosperous 2011!  I hope it’s a wonderful year for you!

Here is my Christmas Card this year….

Inside

I have met (via email) so many wonderful people through the app & this blog & the Facebook page…  I’ve really enjoyed it!!!
I hope to meet many more of you in 2011!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars – New Year’s weekend (12/31 – 1/3) Thank you card blog hop!  You will start here…. There are over 30 blogs involved!  It will be a great way to spend the holiday weekend  – especially if your significant other is watching football!, which is what will be happening in my house!   🙂

I have my thank you cards all worked out (since I’ll be making the card that I’m doing for the blog hop).  It feels good to be ahead of schedule for once….  I have to say I am in love with the paper, so I can’t wait to get started working on them!!!

And more exciting news – I will be having guest designers for January & February…. I’ve already seen some of the cards that will be posted, and they are fabulous!  I think you will have a wonderful time in January & February meeting some new designers and seeing their talents.

AND, for those of you who don’t have an iPhone, but that have an Android device, I registered as an Android developer this week, and have started the process to have the Crafty Card Gallery be an Android app as well!!!  I will keep you posted on this, as I have no idea how long it will take.  Unfortunately, some of the features in the iPhone app won’t work, but the bulk of the app will be the same……and the gallery & designers (best parts) will be there…  I’m looking forward to seeing it on a Droid phone… I know my mother in law will be happy (since her cards are in the app, and she can’t see them!)

That’s all for today….  I need to go wrap some presents!
Enjoy your Christmas and here’s wishing you all the happiness your holiday can hold!!!

Jennifer

Christmas gifts

Every year I do Christmas gifts for the people at work.  I was able to get a good deal on Christmas Stockings last year so I needed to come up with a cute idea for them…
So I spelled out their names on my gypsy, welded the letters together (not perfectly in all cases!) and cut them out (winter woodlands cartridge).  I then cut out a piece of gold metallic paper, and embossed it in my cuttlebug (swirly one) and then added one of the poinsettias I had left over from my Christmas cards.
I then used big glue dots to attach it to the stocking.  I think they came out cute!

I also made pyramid candy holders, using some old paper that I had (Yeah!) and my scor-pal (see instructions)  They were very easy….

 http://www.scor-pal.com/nov2010/triangleboxes.htm

Thanks for visiting!
Jennifer

Hedgehog card

I love the hedgehog stamps….  I did one as a Christmas card a few years ago…  I was cleaning out my drawer of cards a few weeks ago, and saw this card that I had ripped the back off (must have made & addressed it & not mailed it).
The other day, a co-worker was telling me that her daughter had a pet hedgehog (I’ve never even seen a real life hedgehog) – evidently they’re legal in some states.  So I thought of this card & had to take it to her at work so she could give it to her daughter…

I think it’s so cute I have to share….
Hope you like it!
Thanks for visiting!
Jennifer

New Cards

Well, my mobile posting didn’t work so well (since it didn’t post the photos).  I think Blogger should come out with an iPhone app…
Ok, so if you’ve been following on Facebook, you know I’ve posted a few cards, but couldn’t get them to post here.  So I will post one new card, and the other 2 cards that were already on Facebook (since I couldn’t get them to post from my phone)….

So first, the new card – my cousin had a baby (she’s a super cutie – I saw her on Sunday), so this was the baby card I made for the happy new parents….