Merriest Christmas Card

Happy New Year! I'm back today with another card from my 2014 Christmas card workshop.

Recipe:
Paper: Sparkle and Shine (retired), White Daisy CS, Whisper CS, Cranberry CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Merriest Christmas (CTMH)
Ink: Cranberry (CTMH)
Tools: Paper-Piercer, Scallop Border Punch, Micro-Tip Scissors (CTMH)
Other: Green Brads (Hobby Lobby), Twist Tie (CTMH)

I have really been into clean and simple designs lately. Today, I'm enjoying some quality time with my family. Hope your new year is everything you wish it to be. May God bless you.

Casandra

Sparkle and Shine Christmas Cards

Season's greetings to you. I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday. 

Our Christmas began at 4:00 in the morning, when the children were caught peeking at presents under the tree. The dog gave them away. As Izzy put it, "Daddy scolded us and told us if we came out again before morning, he would take our presents away." 

The big gift(s) of the year were brand new kindles for the kids and (even) me. The next photos were even taken with my kindle. I love this new gadget. My niece had to show me how to get into my settings but all is good (for now). LOL

Believe it or not, I didn't use either design for my 2014 Christmas card workshop. I was trying for quick designs, and it must have worked because my attendees finished 25 cards in under 2 hours. I will continue to share pictures with you in the coming days.

Recipe:
Paper: Sparkle and Shine (retired), Cranberry CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Ink: Cranberry (CTMH)
Stamp: Merriest Christmas (CTMH)
Tools: Cricut Art Philosophy, Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors (CTMH)
Other: Green Brads (Hobby Lobby)

Happy Holidays!
Casandra

Sparkle and Shine Workshop

Good morning. Life has been very busy lately. I have begun working five days a week to try and put a better foot forward with the holidays.

It has been snowing here for a couple of days and we have about 6" of fresh powder. My garage door picked a fine time to stop working correctly so now I have to park outside. Brr.... But it's a little thing, and it wasn't that long ago that I didn't even have a garage.

I hosted my Sparkle and Shine workshop a few weeks ago, but forgot to post my pictures, so here they are.

The last layout was inspired by Dana Kessler and Dawn Montagano. I love how Dawn used the Artbooking present photo mats in her layout. I carefully glued white cardstock to the back of the presents on the left, right and bottom portion, so that my photos can slip right in. The dimensional elements that coordinate with this kit are so fun. Where you see "grey" chipboard, it is actually silver. I embossed the "Shining Moments" title, and after creating the first workshop layout without embossing, I suggested that my customers emboss that one, as well. It was a big hit. Embossing can be very addicting, I tell ya. :)

If you would like to order any of the products you see here, they are available through December 31, 2013. Please visit my website for more details, or to place your order. Thank you.

I wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

Casandra Bennett

Cards for Cath Sparkle and Shine

Good afternoon. I have been busy cutting out cards today for my Christmas card workshop on Sunday. The kids are home from school because it is Teacher In-Service. They spent the morning looking at their scrapbooks. It makes me so proud that I'm a paper crafter and have been able to preserve memories for them.

I wanted to share the card that I worked on today. I would like to post this to the Moxie Fab World website. As some of you have probably already heard, Miss Cath is leaving Moxie Fab World. She has taught me so much over the past few years and has been so generous and thoughtful, stopping by once in a while to leave a comment, and also to give out prizes each week. Twice, I have been the recipient of her generosity, but even more so, when I lost a baby in 2011, Cath left me a personal message of condolence on my Facebook page. It was so touching, and I've never forgotten it.

So today's card honors Miss Cath. She has brought so many of us joy. I wish you much luck in your future endeavors. *Hugs*

I can't take complete credit for the design of this card. You can check out my inspiration for this card here. If you would like to participate in giving your regards to Cath, too, you may want to check out this link "Cards For Cath".

Recipe:
Paper: Sparkle and Shine, Olive CS, Cranberry CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Tools: Snowflake Dies (MFT), Damask Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (CTMH)
Other: Red Sequins (Jo-Ann's), Glue Dots (CTMH)

Thanks for stopping by. Have a terrific day!

Casandra

Mojo 314 Christmas Card

I wanted to play around with a previous Mojo sketch I had pinned to my Pinterest board. I am entering this next card into the TSG232 Pattern Power Challenge at There She Goes blog. 

Recipe: (All products by CTMH unless otherwise noted.)
Paper: Sparkle and Shine, White Daisy CS
Stamp: Santa Claus
Ink: Slate, Ruby
Tools: Micro-Tip Scissors, Paper-Piercer, Cranberry Marker, Watercolor Pencils, Circle Stax Die (MFT)
Other: Bitty Pearls, Gold Ribbon (retired), Foam Tape

I love how Santa is jumping for joy. Thanks for stopping by today.

Casandra

DD#77 Christmas Card

On Saturday, I was in the process of finishing up my Christmas card designs for my upcoming card workshop. When I saw the color challenge at Dynamic Duos, I knew it would be perfect for my next card.

Recipe: (All supplies by CTMH unless otherwise noted.)
Paper: Sparkle and Shine, White Daisy CS, Jingle CS
Stamps: Very Merry Christmas (retired), Trim The Tree
Inks: Ruby, Juniper
Tools: Scallop Border Punch (SU!), Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
Other: Baker's Twine (Martha Stewart), Bitty Sparkles

Sparkle and Shine Paper Pack $9.95

Trim The Tree $6.95

This card went together super fast. Thanks for stopping by!

Casandra

Mojo Monday 316

Good morning! I am enjoying a quiet Sunday morning at home. Not only did I get to eat one of my favorite Sunday morning yummies...cinnamon rolls, but I also found an hour to create a Christmas card. Happy, happy, happy!

This will be one of the cards offered for my annual Christmas card workshop. I took inspiration from this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

 

Recipe: All Items are CTMH, unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Sparkle and Shine, Juniper CS, White Daisy CS, Cranberry CS

Ink: Cranberry

Stamp: Santa Claus

Tools: Paper-Piercer, Circle Stax Die (MFT), Snow Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Other: Cranberry Brads

I tweaked the design a little for faster assembly. Thanks for stopping by today.

Casandra

SSS231 Mary and Babe

Good morning. I was so excited to get my new Christmas goodies in yesterday. I sat down this morning with a vision from a fantastic sketch I saw while blog surfing.

I would like to enter this into The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge SSS231, as well as The Friday Mashup Challenge FM130.

Recipe:
Paper: Sparkle and Shine, Flirty, Cranberry CS, Kraft CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Mary and Babe (CTMH)
Inks: VersaMark Black, Honey (CTMH)
Tools: Circle Stax Die (MFT, Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Watercolor Pencils, Blending Pen (CTMH), Scallop Border Punch (SU!)
Other: Clear Sparkles (CTMH)

I made 23 cards yesterday for WCMD. After church today, I hope to share more of them with you.

Casandra