Merry Christmas

 Here's one of the cards that I made using a kit from Micheals (Recollections).  I added some gorgeous Turkish lace to the project.  It makes a magic card that's black and white and when you lift the "pull here" tab, the image turns into color.  Perfect for the little kids in your life!  How fun is that?  This image shows the card in it's state that you mail it.

Here's the card once you have extended the "pull here" tab all the way.  How fun is that?

Pull down card

This is just the cutest thing!  you pull down on the shiny silver flap on the botton and the little snowman flips.  I wish I had a video of it to share!  Perhaps check it out at the Rubbernecker website.  They sell the kits that make these adorable little cards.  SUPER CUTE.

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Guest Designer Karin

 Here's a wonderful Christmas card created by Karin of KarinsArtScrap.  She's using a stamp that she received some time ago from me as a prize.  I just love her amazing Christmas card creations.  Be sure and check out her beautiful blog HERE.

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Thanks everyone!

 Huge thanks for all the birthday wishes this week on FB, my blog, Instagram, text and even in person!  I appreciate all the love.  I treated the kids at school with a little goody bag which included a wonderful treat from Turkiye called a Karam Gurme candy bar.  If you've never had one.  Ohhh, they are so delicious.  Dark chocolate, and perfect with Turkish coffee.  YUM.  (No, I didn't give the kids turkish coffee, lol)

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More Joy for you!

 Sharing another lovely JOY filled card with some gorgeous Turkish lace on it.  I hope you are having a  wonderful holiday season.  I know I have bought goodies to fill up many stockings already.  I hope that everyone is well and has what they need this year.  Many Blessings to all of you.

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TO have and to hold

 Here's the cutest Rubber Necker card!  I used some adorable images and created a dimensional creation.  I laid it flat to take this photo. aren't these snowmen just TOO cute? I just love the sentiment and the glittery trees that come with it.

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Happy Birthday ME!

Well, here it is, Dec 14th!  Another trip around the sun.  Can you believe it?  I am hitting the big 52.  Though I guess i have been saying 52 for half the year now lol.  Hmmm.  Well, thankful for Brain Surgery that has kept me here.  For those of you who celebrate with me, be on the lookout in January for photos of the wonderful goodies that are coming in February this year when we have our annual celebration!!

Here's a little birthday card to celebrate today.  

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Merry Christmas

 Here's a fun Unity Stamps lady with her coffee (you know it's my favorite theme) and some great turkish lace too!  I added a little Merry Christmas embellishment to go with her!

check out my lace store for some great pre-cut lace perfect for adding to your cards, junk journals, collages and other creations.  LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Happy Holidays

 Here's a fun 3-D card for the holidays.  I made two slightly different cards using the same supplies.  The fold down and fit into an A2 envelope.  Isn't that just perfect.  I love these cute little cards.  I hope you are all having fun making cards for the holidays.  

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Guest Designer

 Sharing more adorable works from the kids in Turkiye.  Did you know that the kids there start learning english in Elementary school?  They study English and many kids can speak some level of English by high school fairly well.  I am very lucky that I can get by with little to no Turkish while visiting.  BUT I really should get better at learning Turkish.

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Who's at the door?

 Surprise, it's Santa!!  What a cute card.  I took two photos so you could see it closed and opened.  Inside is a shaker with Santa.  How cute is that?  you have to sign it on the back though.  Overall, it's just one of the cutest cards in this year's collection of creations.

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Ho Ho Ho

 Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!  I made a lot of great Christmas theme cards this year, mostly from wonderful Recollections packages that I just loved.  They are super cute.  Here's a long/tall card, HO HO HO!  It's got a wonderful scratch off in the center, which kids will just love as an interactive element.  I wonder who's behind the silver?

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Snowman ornament

 Here's a super simple but just adorable little snowman that I made using some great honeycomb paper.  How cute is this?  this cute guy comes in a set from Michaels, Recollections.  I used hook and look to attach the honeycomb to the sides so you and close it and mail it flat if you would like to.  Else you could glue it down and use it as an ornament immediately.

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Gnomey Christmas

 Here's an awesome card I made during the convention last October.  I thought it was super cute but not a set I would buy as I am not a gnome lover.  It does make a great card though.  Super cute.  The card says, "There's no place like Gnome for the Holidays."  ha. Funny.

Hope this cute card using images from Rubbernecker gave you a smile today!  Enjoy.

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Color reveal Christmas card

 Here's a cute color reveal card from Recollections (Michael's).  You get the card and it's black and white, then you put up the tag and it turns into a color image!  perfect for both the kids and adults in your life!  Here's a couple of photos that show both the card how it is received and how it looks when they open it and pull the tag

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Christmas Joy

Here's a lovely Christmas card using a kit from Michaels.  I just love this Joy card.  It's actually RED FOIL, but the photo makes it look like dark black.  It's a wonderful shimmery red.  I hope you are preparing for the holidays now and the countdown to Christmas break is happening, just 12 more days!  Woo HOO for that.

Check out my lace store on Etsy for some gorgeous laces precut in all different colors as well as some gorgeous lace embellishments that you can use on cards and journals. LacePlaceByHolley - Etsy

Guest Designers

 Sharing more the darling projects that the kids made for me at the Elementary school in Istanbul.  How lovely are these?  I was so surprised at how loving all these kids were to their guest.  Some of whom even remembered me from the year before.  How sweet is that?  I wonder if I will get to visit if I go back there this summer?

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Christmas card

 I'm making up some cute cards from some fun kits I found by Recollections this year.  These cards are sweet wreaths on cards embossed to be front doors.  What's super cute it that you can "Scratch here" (like, take a coin and scratch off the metal to show what the front of the card says....).  It's a cute little thing that a sweet kid would enjoy.  It comes in several colors that I am sharing below.

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A Pink Christmas

 Here's a fun christmas card using a cute Unity Stamp.  I did it up in pink and purple which is my best friends favorite colors. I hope she likes it.  I should mail her this card. I know she would want it.  Happy Friday everyone.

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Time for some Christmas cards!

 Well, Dec is here and I am ready to share some Christmas theme cards this year.  Here's one using a fun girl from Unity Stamps.  I also added some of the most beautiful Turkish lace to go on this card.  Don't you love it?

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Happy Autumn

Well this image combined two of my favorite things, coffee and scarecrows!  WOO HOO. I just love it.  Thought I would sneak in a few more Autumn theme cards before I start up some Christmas love.  Cheers all, Holley

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Grateful Heart

 I can't believe Thanksgiving is over and now there's just three weeks left until Christmas break for school.  WOW.  The year is coming to an end. Lets all hope 2023 holds amazing things for us.  Here's a fall theme card for now :)

Let us all be grateful for 2022 and looking forward to 2023!

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Fabrika Fantasy

Here's another special card for the YSBP Challenge this month.  Our wonderful sponsor was Fabrika Fantasy and I am using a sweet stamp named Young Marguerite.  Isn't she cute?  Check her out along with all of the other wonderful stamps from Fabrika Fantasy at their website HERE.  Then drop by the YSBP Challenge and enter ANY creation from this month for your chance to win a prize!

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Guest Designers

Sharing more art that was given to me by the kids in Turkiye.  I loved visiting their school where my dear friend works as an elementary school teacher.  I love that the top project drew an American flag.  People often ask me how the people treat me (as an American).  I think the political climate in Turkey can be very anti-American, but the people individually and the people when I am on the street talking with them have never been anything but warm, welcoming, helpful and downright nice to me.  In fairness I have only been to a handful of other European countries, but I can honestly say I haven't ever been to another place as friendly as Turkiye.

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Project from Scrapbook Convention

So here's another project that I did during the scrapbook convention in October.  Isn't she pretty?  I don't know the company that she comes from.  I thought she was lovely though.  The convention was called the Scrapbook Expo.  If it comes to a city near you, I highly recommend it.  The classes were all great.

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