I Am Roses December 2023 Challenge: ANYTHING GOES!

 It's the 15th of the month, and we have a brand new I Am Roses ANYTHING GOES Challenge!

Here is the breakdown for the $30 Prize requirement:

Below (10) Participants = (3) WINNERS 

(10) Participants = (4) WINNERS 

(15+) Participants = (5) WINNERS 

Please tell your friends and share this challenge. We would love to see more projects from everyone!

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 Today is my friend Sheila's Birthday and she loves gnomes too, so I created this gnome birthday card for her! I used Doodlebug Design stickers, paper, and enamel shapes.

 

 
To take this card to the next level, I added gorgeous IAR flowers to one side with a large red/white rose, followed by white cherry blossoms, red small flowers, and mini red roses. 

 

 
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Here is the current prize structure!!

Below (10) Participants = (3) WINNERS 

(10) Participants = (4) WINNERS 

(15+) Participants = (5) WINNERS 

Isn't it fantastic!! If that's not motivation to enter then we don't know what is. I can't wait to see your creations using I Am Roses Flowers.

 

December 2023 IAR Challenge

*Contest Details/Rules:

• Contest runs December 15th - January 8th (Ends 11:59PM PST)
• Theme: "Anything Goes"
• Minimum (3) I Am Roses Products
• One project submission per participant
• Five winners will be chosen
• Participants will upload their project to their blog or forum, Label it “Dec IAR Challenge”
• Participants will add a direct link to their project using the InLinkz tool provided. (*if you are unable to use the tool, leave a comment to this blog post and leave a direct link to your project)
• Must Subscribe/or be a Follower of the IAR Challenge Blog
• Winners will be announced alongside the next NEW monthly challenge on the 15th
  
  
  Prize Requirements:

  
  

  Below (10) Participants = (3) WINNERS 

  (10) Participants = (4) WINNERS 

  (15+) Participants = (5) WINNERS 

  
  
  Prizes up for grabs:
  
  
  $30 Voucher

Remember, you have until January 8th to link up your project on the IAR Blog. Be sure to use a minimum of 3 I Am Roses products on your card to qualify for a prize. I can't wait to see what you make!

Hugs,

Rosie

Jaded Blossom December 2023 New Release BLOG HOP!

 Happy Thursday Friends! Welcome to Jaded Blossom's December 2023 New Release Blog Hop! If you're here from Nicole's Blog then you are in the right place. If you're just passing through please start at the beginning because you don't want to miss a thing! I also have the complete Blog Hop line up at the bottom of this post to help you along.

 For my project today, I used the Build A Booth Die with the Treat Box Add Ons to create a Christmas booth that reminded me of the German ones we used to visit when I was little. My dad was in the Army so I spent a lot of my youth in Germany. Every year my family would bundle up and head downtown to visit all the booths and bring home the large gingerbread cookies. This booth holds a Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa packet.
 

 I had to get creative to make a pointed roof top. I cut two rooftops from the Build A Booth: Gingerbread House Add Ons and overlapped them to create a point. I also cut the Build A Booth die a 2nd time from the wood pattern paper and cut the bottom portion apart so I could glue that to the top of the build a booth die-cut to give me a larger top portion. This allowed room to add the Merry Swiss-mas sign. The sentiment is from the new Hot Cocoa Season Stamp Set and was cut out using the North Pole Sign Die. I raised the pointed roof panel on foam tape to give it dimension. 

The pinecone garland is from the new Build A Booth Winter Add Ons. The mugs with whip cream came from the new Build A Booth: Hot Cocoa Add Ons. The heart gingerbread cookie was created using one of the dies from the new Gnome Dies: Hot Cocoa Add Ons.  

 The greenery at the top and middle of the booth was created using a die from Pinecone Die. I used the Sentiment Strip Dies to create the dark wood panels on the bottom portion of the booth.

These are pictures of the German Christmas booths that I used for inspiration.

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And of course we have to have a deal for you right?

This week only you can get the entire release package for $134.99

Regular Price for the Release Package is $146.99

FREEBIE OFFER: Gnome Dies: Ice Skate Add Ons

1) Free with orders $60 or more (before tax/shipping)

2) Order MUST contain at least 1 new release item

3) Freebie offer is Thursday and Friday Only, while supplies last.

BLOG CANDY

1 Lucky Winner will get to pick a stamp set of their choice!

Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

Now on to the HOP....

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up:

Lee-Ann

Julee

Cindy

Jamie

Cynthia

Nicole

Rosemary

Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release: SNEAK PEEK DAY 3

 Happy Wednesday Friends! Today, we are on Day 3 of Sneak Peeks for the Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release. You can grab the "Gotta Have It Now Package" for a discounted amount. If you wait until the release goes live, the bundle price will go up. However, if you wait and place a $60 order on Thursday or Friday that includes at least 1 new item from the release, you can get the FREEBIE OFFER shown below (while supplies last).

This release is all about Hot Cocoa and Winter Fun! For my project today, I created a winter-themed booth to hold these fabulous snowflake marshmallows that I bought at Target. The package of marshmallows is a bit wide, so I used the Crate Die to create the box. I just trim off the top part of the crate so it doesn't show above the Build A Booth Die. 

 

All of the elements on the booth from the snowflake border to the snow piles, and the snowballs are all the from the new Build A Booth: Winter Add Ons. The cute ice skates are from the FREEBIE offer Gnome Dies: Ice Skate Add Ons. 

 

You can see the Crate Die housed the package of marshmallows perfectly.

 

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We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $134.99

December 2023 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets 3 - New Dies1 - New Outline Dies2 - New Stencils1 - Die Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Thursday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Die - Only Free Thursday and Friday with a $60+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*
Regular price for the release package is $146.92

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Today, we are revealing 1 New Die, 1 New Stencil and our FREEBIE Offer.

Build a Booth Winter Add ons $22.99

Pinecone Stencil $9.99

Gnome Dies Ice Skate Add ons: Freebie Item

Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release: SNEAK PEEK DAY 2

 Happy Tuesday Friends! Today, we are on Day 2 of Sneak Peeks for the Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release. You can grab the "Gotta Have It Now Package" for a discounted amount. If you wait until the release goes live, the bundle price will go up.

This release is all about Hot Cocoa and Winter Fun! For my project today, I used the Build A Booth Die with the Build A Booth: Treat Box Add Ons to create this hot cocoa holder with mini candy canes. 

 

The pink snowflake paper is from Doodlebug Design. I cut the new Build A Booth: Hot Cocoa Add Ons from white glitter paper and colored the glitter paper with a red marker. Then I cut the white part of the candy cane, the whip cream, and marshmallows from the white glitter paper and glued them on top. It's really sparkly in person. 

I also used the Build A Booth: Gingerbread House Add Ons for the striped side pieces of the booth.

 

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We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $134.99

December 2023 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets 3 - New Dies1 - New Outline Dies2 - New Stencils1 - Die Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Thursday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Die - Only Free Thursday and Friday with a $60+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*
Regular price for the release package is $146.92

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Today, we are revealing 1 New Die, and 1 New Stamp Set.

Build a Booth Hot Cocoa Add Ons $22.99

Hot Cocoa Bar $15.99

Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release: SNEAK PEEK DAY 1

 Happy Monday Friends! Today, we are on Day 1 of Sneak Peeks for the Jaded Blossom December 2023 Release. You can grab the "Gotta Have It Now Package" for a discounted amount. If you wait until the release goes live, the bundle price will go up.

This release is all about Hot Cocoa and Winter Fun! For my project today, I used the Scallop Caddy Die to create a tag card for this Gnome Hot Cocoa Mix. I even had a Santa Mug to go with it!

To create the tag card for the hot cocoa mix, I just lined up a folded piece of red cardstock along the edge of the scallop caddy die so it didn't cut through the folded edge. I inked up white cardstock using the new Peppermint Stencil. The sentiment is from the new Hot Cocoa Season Stamp Set. I cut the sentiment panel using a die from the Build A Booth Die. 

 

For the gnome, I used the Gnome Dies with the new Gnome Dies: Hot Cocoa Add Ons. I colored in a face area and raised the hat higher.

I decorated the inside of the tag card with more of the dies from the Gnome Dies: Hot Cocoa Add Ons along with another sentiment from Hot Cocoa Season Stamp Set.

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We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $134.99

December 2023 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets 3 - New Dies1 - New Outline Dies2 - New Stencils1 - Die Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Thursday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Die - Only Free Thursday and Friday with a $60+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*
Regular price for the release package is $146.92

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Today, we are revealing 1 New Die, 1 New Stamp Set, 1 New Outline Die, and 1 New Stencil.

Gnome Dies Hot Cocoa Add Ons $29.99

Hot Cocoa Season $15.99

Hot Cocoa Season Outline Dies $16.99

Peppermint Stencil $11.99

Jaded Blossom: GINGERBREAD GNOMIES Party Favor

 Happy Friday everyone! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...everywhere you go. And it's also getting close to all those Christmas parties, especially at school. I found these Little Debbie Gingerbread Men cookies and thought they would make a cute add-on gift for a teacher or friend. 

 

I used the Treat Tag Die with the Gingerbread Gnomies Stamp Set and coordinating Outline Die to create a tag for the bag of gingerbread cookies. I used white embossing powder on the red cardstock. Next, I stamped the gnome image on Copic Xpress It Blending Card and colored him with Copics. I used the outline die to cut him out and glued him in place on the red tag.

Remember, you have until January 6th to play along in the Jaded Blossom Add Some Gold Challenge for a chance at winning a free stamp set! You don't have to have a blog to play along. You can load your card to the Jaded Blossom's Garden of Creativity Facebook Group and then add your link from Facebook. There are instructions HERE to help you!

And be sure to check out the Jaded Blossom Store for all your stamps and gift giving supplies. They have various Cutting Dies to make party favors along with Favor Bags and Boxes. 

 

Have a great weekend!

Rosie

Jaded Blossom December 2023 Challenge: ADD SOME GOLD!

 Happy Sunday friends! It's the first Sunday of the month and that means we have a brand new challenge at Jaded Blossom.

 Our next challenge is ...

ADD SOME GOLD!
(must use at least 1 JB product)

Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back-linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp or die somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

4) Link it up on the Jaded Blossom Blog by Saturday, 01/06/2024

**You don't have to have a blog to play along. You can load your card to the Jaded Blossom's Garden of Creativity Facebook Group and then add your link from Facebook. There are instructions HERE to help you!

 

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I love gold embossing! There is just something so elegant about it...especially for Christmas cards. I knew when I saw the challenge prompt, that I was going to be pulling out my embossing powder. I flipped through my Jaded Blossom stamps and came across this elegant stamp set called Deer Friend. These cards came together fairly quickly which is awesome because we all need quick, elegant cards in our stash. This design would work great for a card set.

I used Rectangle Dies 2 to add the stitched lines on the front panel. The gold foil paper is from Hobby Lobby. 

 

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This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:

 

We hope you play along in the December Challenge for a chance to win a FREE Stamp Set! Be sure to check out the Jaded Blossom Store for all your stamps and gift giving supplies. They have various Cutting Dies to make party favors along with Favor Bags and Boxes.

 

Hugs, 

Rosie

Happy Birthday to my hubby Paul!

 Happy Friday friends! Today I have a special post dedicated to my husband. It's his birthday today and he's turning 49! Yup, we are old, LOL! He's an amazing guy, and I'm so blessed to have him by my side!

My birthday card today features his favorite color...BLUE! I used a gnome that is part of Conie Fong's Christmas Gnomes Bundle. These gnomes are really versatile so they can be used for many different occasions.

 

The paper is from Echo Park Birthday Boy 6x6 Paper Pad. I used a My Favorite Things Die to create the scallop border. The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom. They have the best sentiment stamps especially for gnome images!

I hope you grab some images from Conie Fong and share your creations in the Conie Fong Art and Design Facebook Group. We would love to Ooooh and Aaaaah over your work! Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Rosie