24th Dec - 25 Days of Christmas - Santa

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25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.

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and every day in December.  Please it is never to late to go back and see the past 23 days of creativity and a season of Joy, faith and happiness!

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NOW onto my Santa project 

He's checking your list.. 
gonna make sure whose naughty and nice......

Can you believe tomorrow is Christmas!  So today's card is based on Santa..   Give it up for Santa!!

**I JUST LOVE my Cricut Imagine and the new Imagine cartridge of November Santa's Village.  Santa is cut out at 3.5in as well as the Merry Christmas paper background cut at 6in and then trimmed to fit.  This shape is found within the shapes in the Imagine machine.
              (don't throw the pieces trimmed - they make awesome borders on other projects)
**The larger frame that is embossed is cut at 2in and the smaller at 1.5in.
**The background paper on the base is from the Christmas Stack from DCWV pack.
** the 2 fibers green and red are from an awesome set from Making Memories Funky with Fibers.

see the embossing behind the Dear Santa..  It is embossed using the PC countdown to Christmas.  DEAR SANTA is stamped with Ctmh D1383 Santa's List and ink pad cranberry ink pad.

Please make sure you head back over to mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com  and be  more inspired from fellow Seasonal DT members!   Please leave a comment as these always make my day!!

18th Dec - 25 Days of Christmas - ELF - home decor

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Welcome to Erica's Craft Room

25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.

Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.   We are almost done - 1 week left - never to late to go back and see the previous creative projects!!

Please head on over to see more inspiration and creativity over at:

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didn't think was going to be as hard as it was..  trying to pick an elf was even harder :)  So here today is my Home Decor.. Elf style.

I first took cardboard and cut out the letters J, O, Y at 11.29h & 11.06w (don't they sound like HUGE letters) from the cartridge Tis the Season from CM and at the same time using my Imagine, I had printed the "paper" on there using the Santa's village.  (I so love my imagine!!)     my lil Elf was created using the RGB. 255  -220 - 177 for the elf body with my favorite cartridge; Jolly Holidays.  his clothes were printed again using the Santa's village.  I love the way imagine cuts the fine details!   For the ball on his elf hat is using the Snow marker and then heat embossing it.
Peachy Keen Face pk 943 (funshine face parts) was used on this cute elf - 

The Stampin Up twill tape  the widest width is 1 1/2" and perfect for a hanging like this.

shiny shoes, cuffs and hat is a compliment of glossy essentials.

a small piece of ribbon with words is sitting perfectly on this letter.

See that... #1 Elf   - I'm convinced Elfee wrote this! 

Elves rule.. Who wrote that????  LOL   perhaps Elfee our elf did..

17th Dec - 25 Days of Christmas - BAKING

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Welcome to Erica's Craft Room

25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.

Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

Please head on over to see more inspiration and creativity over at:

                            mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com 

So here we are BAKING and mmm.. I made cupcakes today with a very special birthday in mind... JESUS!!  I hope you like..  We are having the women of the church get together and this is my "snack"...

Creating HB JESUS is using the cartridge Base Camp and the Imagine cartridge Santa Village to change the colors of the letters.   baby Jesus and the saying "Wisemen still adore him" was created using the Winter Frolic cartridge.  New Testament cartridge was used to make the bible verse Luke 2:11.   (more details will be under pictures)

baby Jesus was created with the Winter frolic and the hay and manger using the Imagine cartridge Snapshot Nature on the Imagine machine. 

 I also drew his eyes and mouth with a marker, much easier than the cut outs!   RGB code R: 255 G 220 B 177 was created for Baby Jesus face, body and the background

Are these cute or what???

I recently got the Imagine and in the meantime have been "collecting" cartridges for it.. LOL  I WANT ALL the Imagine cartridges!  IT is way to much fun!!  Between my grandkids wanting cuts and changing colors to my playing with it and creating for my 25 days of Christmas..   and soon my hubby will have a design on his mugs...  I can only "imagine"..  LOL  only Imagine..   LOL

So this post is just a WOW!!  look at what the Imagine can do.  It cuts so nice - even between the arms, legs, etc.  so so cute & awesome!   I will still use my Expression and Gypsy, as they still can do things that no machine can  do!! but not lately....    I am anxiously (see I didn't put patiently) awaiting for the Imagine to be created on my Gypsy!!

I didn't cut this one.  We (me & my granddaughter) wanted the letters changed to a peppermint color/pattern.  BUT is this not the cutest image in the Santa's Village!!!  She is going to color it and hang it up on her door!    The middle circle DID SAY...  "OR"  but I will put rub'on's on it!

look at the brown and the highlighting of colors and the cut - awesome huh!!  these are 2 cuts that my 7yr old just had to have! He changed the colors of the gingerbread (green and his buttons)  and the bear just his bow tie!

awesome sled.  changed the reigns and the sled to blue...  Jayden has these hanging up on his door!

I have so much more to learn... Do you have any sites where you have learned A LOT about the Imagine???  if so.. please do share.