A Sneak Peek of What's Coming in December!

It's that time again!  Time to wet your whistle with another sneak peek that is....

This kit boasts some of the best patterns and textures I've seen, but to see it all you'll have to check back on December 5th!!

7 cards and a layout!

Run to the store and grab one of these...

Art Freckles Christmas Card kit!

You will not be let down...I made these cards and even had enough paper left over to make a canvas!



I made these cards with the November kit...

Last Christmas I had my daughter, Bre, take three pictures that we could treasure about our "December 25th"...
Have a very wonderful day!

Christmas Planner

It's fun to alter a simple coil notebook
to keep all your "lists" in one place
for your holiday planning!

Flower Canvas Tutorial!

Click here for PDF template to make the flowers.
The one you will be using is located at the top right :)

Step 1: Paint the edges of an 8 X 10 canvas.

Step 2. Trim a piece of pattern paper to measure 7 X 9 inches
and hand stitch edges with embroidery floss.

Step 3. Once paint is dry, attach pattern paper piece to your canvas.

Step 4. Cut out your flower template and trace onto pattern paper.
Cut out flower from pattern paper and glue onto cardstock, once dry cut out.

Punch out a couple of circles for each flower centre and find
corresponding buttons.

Trim a square of pattern paper to measure 4 X 4 and glue into a cone shape.
Tie a piece of ribbon onto the cone.

Step 5. Sand the edges of your flower and gently curl around a pencil.

Step 6. Bend a piece of florist wire in half and thread your button, flower centres,
and flower through the florist wire.
It's good idea to "pre poke" your layers with a push pin and a mouse pad for a base.

Step 7. Twist florist wire to form stem.

Step 8. Glue your cone onto the canvas. Allow to dry and then insert flowers into
the cone vase!

Enjoy! If you have any questions just leave a comment and I'll get back to you ASAP :)

Love,

Christmas Creations....

November's kit here at Art Freckles, Treats from the Gingerbread Man was so well received and sought after...it is sold out. But we still want to share our creations that simply blossomed from this extraordinarily well designed kit.
It is limitless and well...let's face it...Christmas is all about fun, warm fuzzies, and when one can create with the Christmas theme, JOY is what we can feel inside. So, without further ado...here are the rest of my creations with this wonderful kit featuring Making Memories' Mistletoe Line.

Looking for a last minute gift idea??  How about a cute thank-you gift??  Here's how to make a very quick, and very easy desk calendar that could be used for both!

Start with a card stock base of 11.5" x 3.25".  Score your card stock at 9 3/4", 5", and 3/8". Make folds.

Adhere the bottom together by running a strip of adhesive along the 3/8" fold and securing to bottom.

 Now you can fold in your bottom allowing your calendar base to lay flat as shown below.

Adhere your calendar to the bottom front of you base.  Don't have a mini calendar on hand??  Google free printable mini printable calendars.. your sure to find just what your looking for.

Trim a piece of patterned paper to 3" x 2", and adhere to the top front of your base.  Now you can go ahead and finish off you calendar by embellishing as desired.

Hope you take time to 'Try This', happy crafting!

Treats from the Gingerbread Man!

Treats from the Gingerbread Man!

Holy COW! I think it is SOLD OUT?! " Man o man, if you missed this kit it seriously could hurt." Only a true scrapper would understand my statement here. This kit was TO DIE FOR FAB! Making Memories Mistletoe Line this year is simply wonderful.
I was inspired by this kit to create on canvas.
I originally was going to create just one canvas and when I started to create...I just kept going.
It was crazy I tell ya.
I love the line so much that I bought another kit for scrapbook pages, too! Well, enough of my babbling but I must say...this kit spring boarded my Christmas Spirit for sure! I will share a few of my canvas' that I created and be sure to check back as I will post all of them this week!
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