Christmas Game Answers, Our 2 Blog Giveaways & Sale Info

Hi Everyone, 

Okay, here are the answers below to the Christmas Riddle Sheet that I posted yesterday.

Go HERE to print the actual puzzle sheet and our free printable Santa image - plus see all of the fantastic calendars our DT ladies created and enter to win our 2 great BLOG GIVEAWAYS! Simply left click on the image below to make it big and right click on it with your mouse to save it to a picture file. Yep, those puzzles pictures are so corny!



We usually have a big Christmas dinner here and we always have a big breakfast brunch where I love trying new dishes.   AllRecipes.com is my favorite recipe site because they have so many reviews and lots of healthy dishes and categories you can search under. Here is a link to yummy breakfast ideas for Christmas!

Don't forget to post a comment on yesterdays blog post HERE to be entered to win one of our Blog Giveaways!

I will post the 2 random winners here on Dec 26 when we kick off our Shop Hop SALE with Splitcoast. We will have free shipping, some great gifts and specials Dec 26 to Jan 31 you won't want to miss!

Happy Holidays!!!
Sandy Redburn
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See Our DT Calendar Challenge, Free Christmas Printables, Game & Giveaway!

Hi Everyone,

See Crafty Secrets DT Calendar Challenge and Giveaway
Fun Christmas Packaging, Cards and Layouts
Free Printable Santa Card
Christmas Songs Riddle Picture Game
Farm Chicks Stamp Samples

Today is our Design Team Challenge and it’s a calendar theme to celebrate the coming new year! We also have a 2 Great Giveaways you can enter to WIN today for a Calendar gift pack - plus a 'Country theme gift package to introduce our new Farm Chicks Clear Art Stamps! You can see either of our new FREE Printable  Calendars HERE! (NOTE: see our Blog for current Calendars)

First click on these links below to see the cool calendar projects our DT Ladies have created!


Vicki Chrisman Team Leader

Pam Hooten  

Heidi Blankenship 

Michele Kovack

Melissa Phillips

Julie Campbell

Mary Hamer

To be entered to win a calendar gift pack you just need to leave a comment on this post. A random winner will be announced Dec 26 and receive 2 sheets of Calendar Creative Scraps, (now $1.25) and a Seasonal Booklet!  UPDATE: Dec 2013 , now just $3.95

Too bad DT member's Flo Teixeira and Linda Duke couldn't join in the challenge today but if you missed Flo's Christmas Album HERE you can see it on the link here.

Also, look at this beautiful card DT member Linda Duke created with our new Angel Blessings (now a $9.95 Digital Art Stamp Set! You can see more close up pics and info HERE on Linda's blog.

If your looking for a unique way to package a gift card, look at this beautiful one that DT member Michele Kovack created. You could modify the design if you don't own a Imagine machine (from Provocraft) but the image (from our Birds and Blossoms Scraps with the beads looks fantastic! Details HERE on Michele's blog.

Look at this adorable mini Christmas layout DT member Julie Campbell created of her uncle when he was little. I love that she has his real letter to Santa from the 1900's and made a copy of his signature for him to hold in the photo below. She used our Altered Fairy Scraps and the mini postcard is from our Christmas Scraps sheet.  You can read the story and see more details HERE on Julies blog.

Look at this pretty layout DT member Mary Hamer created also using different pieces from our Christmas Creative Scraps. I love how she used an envelope to hold journaling that tucks in a stitched pocket. You can see more details HERE on Mary's blog.

Here is a free Santa printable GIFT for you!  It originally said A Happy Holiday Menu but I erased Menu so you could use it for a quick card as well. Just left click on the image with your mouse until it gets big as possible and right click it to save it to a picture file. Please note: Our Free Printables are for personal use only.

 I also have another fun printable for you. This is an old rebus style game someone sent me over 10 years ago where you have to guess the Christmas Carols in each of the pictures. It's in rough shape but fun to play if you print a few and divide into groups and see who can finish first. Just left click on the image with your mouse (a couple of times) until it gets big and right click it to save it to a picture file. You can share this file as long as you give us credit.

UPDATE: I came back and added the answer sheet here to make it easier.

Look at these fabulous cards featured on our free postcard by DT Member Lisa Zappa, Pam Hotten and Vicki Chrisman created using the Farm Chicks stamp set! 

 Here's some Stamping Tips and Tricks that will your cards looking great and check out the cute tags which were simply stamped in black ink and and embellished.

This second giveaway will be for both the Farm Chicks Set plus our Down on the Farm stamp set!  When our Clear Art Stamp Sets sell out they are being turned into Digital Art Stamp Sets - which are larger, re-sizeable, less money and no shipping!

 Here's a card by Linda Duke using the cow from the Down on the Farm Stamps

 Lastly, here's a cute card by Darlene Pavlick using the free printable image I posted last month.

Okay, don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win either a Calendar  or a Country Fun package. Winners will be announced Dec 26 when we kick off our SHOP HOP SALE!
 
Wishing you joy and creativity
Sandy Redburn
Owner
Crafty Secrets
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This Blog: http://heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com
Our Website: http://www.craftysecrets.com  


Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817


Crafty Secrets Head Office
15430 78 A Ave.,
Surrey, BC V3S 8R4


USA Warehouse
250 H. Street, #436
Blaine, WA 98230

Hi Everyone,


Just a reminder to drop by tomorrow to see Our DT Calendar Challenge, Christmas Printables & New Product Giveaway!

It's going to be festive, inspiring and you will love the treats!

PS - I found a great game you can play with family and friends over the holidays


Happy Holidays!
Sandy
Crafty Secrets

Home of the Heartwarming Vintage Collection
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http://www.clearartstamps.com/
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Transparency Snowflakes and Little St Nick Tags

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! It's Lisa Zappa here, posting for Sandy while she's on holiday this week. I've been having so much fun putzing around with Crafty's little St Nick stamp set; I love that this image is large and easy to color!

Over Thanksgiving weekend, I stamped off a bunch of images and colored them, so I could make Christmas tags with them this year. I glued fun flock to his coat and and hat, and glittered his red hat for extra sparkle. I also added transparency snowflakes, made with the snowflake stamp from Crafty's Christmas Joy set.

 I used the music notes & registered mail stamps from the "Artsy Banners" set to stamp some vintage backgrounds to the tags, and some old wooden buttons & transparency snowflakes to add some 3-D elements.

Years ago, I started my own tradition of decorating some vintage bingo cards as ornaments, and hanging them on my craft room Christmas tree. St. Nick was PERFECT for this year's bingo ornament!

I love that each year the tree gets more unique. I may start making tags to hang on the tree also...look how fun they look on the tree!

I'll have a tutorial on my blog shortly, showing you how to make the transparency snowflak.es! If you're interested, stop by: http://www.shabbychickjunk.blogspot.com/. Hope you're having a merry ole' holiday season, everyone!

Lisa

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New projects from our Design Team and Guest Designer for December Lisa Zappa

Hi Everyone its Vicki Chrisman here, filling in for Sandy while shes away.  I'm excited to share these beautiful projects with you that were created by members of our Design Team , and by this months Guest Designer Lisa Zappa.  We are thrilled to have Lisa back as Guest Designer for the month of December.  Lisa's projects, and tutorials will be posted here throughout the month.  You wont want to miss them! She has lots of great things lined up to share.Below is a photo of some gorgeous Christmas ornaments Lisa created using our "Merry Christmas Creative Scraps".
Lisa has a tutorial posted here on her blog   ** pinwheel medallions**  with step by step instructions on how to make these fun ornaments.    I will share the link again at the bottom of this post.




There is lots of inspiration to share from our creative Design Team.. so lets get started.

Pam Hooten Created this Beautiful card using the new  "Angel Blessings" set of Clear Art Stamps. I am loving this done in the soft blue and white!



Angel Blessings



Here is another gorgeous card made with this same set, created by Design Team member Michele Kovack

Same set, and two totally different and beautiful looks!



 Something as simple as adding a stamped image to you Christmas letter or mailing envelope just makes them even more special.  I helped my mom with her Christmas letter last week, and had her pick out her favorites from this set, to add to her printed Christmas letter, and to her envelopes.



I stamped the angel and added the little star onto the envelopes, and then accented  the  wings, and  star , with a stardust pen for some added sparkle.  You can see more about this and the Pinwheel Christmas tree I created on my blog today. here: Vickis blog post


After seeing these fun Cookie Cutters and Stockings our Design Team member Mary Hamer made, I know what I'm wanting to make next.  Aren't they cute?


Mary used our :Christmas Memories" Heartwarming Vintage Cardstock Stickers, "Christmas Time" Vintage  Cuts, and "Christmas Mail" Clear Art Stamps to create these projects.

I will be using that "To:, and From:" stamp from this stamp set  for my gift tags this year. How handy!  But look at these totally darling mittens on these tags. They would make great gift card holders too!



And below a stunning project made by Design Team member Melissa Phillips.  Melissa used an image from the "Christmas Image and Journal Notes"




And if your feeling alittle more colorful and retro.. check out this totally FUN card that  Design Team member Julie Campbell did with this Santa image from the resived "Seasonal Calendar Creative Scraps"  (double sided)




Lots of great inspiration from the girls huh?  We hope it's inspired you to feel creative today!

Thanks for coming by ... and be sure to pop over and check out Lisa Zappa's pinwheel tutorial HERE.


                                             HAPPY CREATING!