Hi all!
I am thrilled to join 11 other card makers today for a blog hop to celebrate Holiday Cards and More, Vol. 6, the latest special issue from Paper Crafts magazine.
I was lucky to get a sneak peek of this all new issue this week. There’s a little something holiday’ish in it for everyone: tags; cards; gift bags; adorable table top trees; holiday frames ; banners and, well, you get the picture.
I went through it the other night and put sticky notes on all the things I wanted to try. So many neat, clever and simple ideas to pull off. Top on my list is that cute little spool tree on the cover: A-stinkin-dorable!
You can find the issue at book stores and craft stores all over, as well as online in the Paper Crafts store.
I made a card to share with you today for the hop! So meet today’s card.
We were asked to try to keep our cards to five steps or less. Well, you know, the old T’ster…. always the rule bender. I “might” have broke the rules a little by throwing in an extra step along the way. Heavy emphasis on that “might” word. 😉
The red tree was originally part of a larger glittery plastic fern floral pick I picked up last Christmas.
I think I can get probably 7 or 8 more trees from this for more Christmas cards. Not bad for something that cost me less than $1 to start with.
To make the tree, I used my good old scissors to cut off one leaf and then used some seriously strong glue to get it to stick on my card. I finished te tree off by adding some gems to it.
Leave a comment on my blog by 2 a.m. (MDT) on Sunday, and I will pick one of you to receive a copy of the new Holiday Cards and More special issue.
Also, be sure to check out the blogs of everyone taking part in today’s hop. (That’s because these great girls are giving away copies of the issue, too!)
- Julia Stainton
- Chan Vuong
- Teri (<—–Check that one off. You are here. You made it.)
- Kelley Eubanks
- Maile Belles
- Vanessa Menhorn
- Amber Daigre
- Lorena Canto
- AJ Otto
- Windy Robinson
- Betsy Veldman
- Dawn Petrick
One more thing: Be sure to hit Paper Crafts Connection today, too. There’s a big, big prize over there.
I hear that big, big prize looks a little something like this. 🙂
(I have one word for the big, big winner of the big, big prize: LUCKY!!!)
Thanks for swinging by today. See you again soon.
I really like the Tree you made using fern. TFS your wonderful idea.
Ooooh lovin the red fern. Great idea. Luv Sandie
a woman after my own heart! i love “mis”-using things!
Hey, I have one of those red glittery fern branches in my Christmas stash…I never thought to use it as a tree. Thanks for the inspiration.
great idea…what a festive card Teri….you rock!
This is a very fun card! Love the red glitter tree!
Love, love, love that card! The red tree is really fun and quirky!
oh i just loved your card what a fabulous idea ,loved that dash of bling it makes your card look so pretty.
How creative!!! Love the fern and bling you added, very cute card!
What a GREAT idea! It looks fabulous on that text background, and you’d never know it was from a pick!
I love your card, i think i have to spray some leaves with glitter, the fern looks awesome!
Teri, your Christmas tree card is so pretty and festive. Love it.
Lucky is definately the right word for whoever (or is it whomever?) wins all those stamps. Wowzers!
wow – your creativity always amazes me Teri!!!!! Love this
That fern tree is fantastic! And I love that sentiment stamp too. 🙂
What an absolutely BRILLIANT idea! Please add me to your Christmas card list 😎
–Connie
A very simple beautiful card! I really like how you repurposed that fern! Thank you for sharing it!
–Emily Todd
very cool–unique and pretty idea!
I know that I will always be delighted by your cards. What a wonderful surprise to see that lovely, glittery , colorful branch. I love how you kept the backgroung neutral to make the branch pop. Plus, who doesn’t love text?
Such a great idea!! Your card is beautiful!!
Thank you for sharing!!
Awesome idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
Such a wonderful use of non-papercrafting items on your card! TFS =)
Love it! What a great use of the fern.
Love this card!! That fern is just perfect! Any suggestions on how I can get my brain to work like that.
Beautiful!!! What a great idea for the tree – and LOVE the twine!!!
Oh, such a splendid embellishment to your card,despite being a possible rule-bender. 😉
Clever! Thanks so much!
This idea rocks! A red tree, who would have thought about that? 🙂 You, obviously!
beautiful card and I must say very creative..
Thanks for sharing..
I would NEVER have thought to use an artificial fern on a card. WOW, what a great idea! I thought it was soooo cute and unique! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the ideas, Teri!
Gorgeous, gorgeous card!
Such a great idea, Teri! Love the glitter it adds to your card. I also love the cute sentiment!
LOVE this card! The Happy Holidays stamp is so great…where is it from?
wow! you are so clever! love the added baubles!
What a great idea! I’ll be looking at the floral section of the craft stores in a different light!
Great idea–I will have to try this!
this is FABULOUS!!! I picked up some of that same stuff last year and now you’ve given me inspiration on how to use it!! 🙂
Great idea!! I would nver have thought to use the craft flower!! Thanks!
WOW!! fabulous! i love those reds and the gems too!
What a clever idea for a tree on a card! I love when you can take something you already have and reuse it in a fun way! It turned out beautiful!
Great idea…now, I’m going to dig in my Christmas stuff and see if there’s something to repurpose! Beautiful card!
That fern pick is such a great idea and has a wonderful look!
Love your card!
Loving the pop of red! Very festive!
What a great idea for a tree! Love it!
Thanks for your fabulous ideas, Teri! Is that a page from a botany book I spy as your background?? Anyway, this is a great card!
Love it! what a great way to use the fern. Looks so fab.
Thanks for sharing!
Anne
Lovely to see there are other uses for Christmas decorations. Great idea!
I love your cards! Thanks for the opportunity to win some more inspiration!
How CLEVER! I am sure we all have the glittery ferns in our Christmas stash – what a great way to put together a quick card. Thanks for the idea!
Cute card — love your sentiment stamp on that card too !
What a great idea. Love the muted colors which makes that fern pop even more. Thanks for sharing.
Love love love how you used the trim as a tree in your card!!! FANTABULOUS design!! 🙂
That card is sooo pretty!! I love your tree-genius!
Amazing!!! I always grab some of those silly things in the floral aisle of the craft stores, I would have never thought to put them on a card! thank you so much for the inspiration!!
Different and pretty! thanks!
Love your card, Teri! You’re always so inspiring!
I love the use of the fern great idea and beautiful card Teri!
Okay, so I am totally in love with this card. Just say’n.
Thanks for sharing this fab idea with the fern
Love your fern turned Christmas tree idea. Very unique, giving the card a look all its own.
What a great idea – you never fail to impress me with your creativity. Love this card!
What a great idea. Thank you for sharing.
I love this idea, Teri! You make me want to dig out my Christmas stuff and see what I can use on a card. 🙂 Fab card!
Never thought of using a fern the way you did!!! Great idea. Thanks
Great idea, love the red fern!
What a great way to use floral components! Inspiring!
Great card and great idea for a unique card embellishment! 😉
LOVE that little tree, you always have great ideas!!
Very creative, but I love the outcome! The red fern and the bling make it pop right off the page! Love it, Teri!
great idea!!! I just might have to try that one!!
great card! what a great way to use the fern….mmmm, maybe a trip to the craft store is in order.
I love how you used that fern as a tree!
Some of the things you come up with are unreal! That fern is so clever. I love it!
Great card!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Another great card!
I like how the tree stands out. and the sentiments as background. Great idea!
sigh. what’s not to love? bookprint background and a very cool red fern 🙂
Love how you used the fern for the tree! Very Clever!! Beautiful Card!
What a fun card, Teri! I don’t know how you keep up! Have a wonderful day.
You certainly know how to re-purpose things! Very unusual card.
Fun blog hop and great inspiration for cardmaking!
girl. you did it again! simple idea turned absolutely amazing end result!! your creativity never ceases to amaze me!!
Love how you used a fern for the tree, what a clever idea.
Very resourceful idea to embellish with items from the flower department! I like it! I LOVE the touch of bakers twine too!
What a great card! I love how you made your tree, its always nice when you think outside of the box…guess you can call it ‘creativity’ 🙂
What a fun and easy idea! Loving the red!
Love your sparkly red tree!
So pretty! And, a great idea with the red ‘tree’.
Nice job with repurposing your fern branches!! Cute card!
I love this idea of incorporating the fern! Beautiful and so different!
The color really grabs the eye! A very clever use of the fern for a tree. I also like the bakers twine!
I think I can handle the “extra steps” in order to get a card this fantastic!!! Thanks for the chance to win this must-have issue!!!
Wonderful card, Teri! I’ll remember this idea, as I have loads and loads of Christmas decorations that may work similarly!
LOVE IT!!!!! I chuckled at your note about the sticky notes on the pages-ever since I discovered Paper Crafts I’ve stocked up on sticky notes of every color!
Very creative, I love it…such a great idea. Need to head over to the dollar store and see what I can pick up…
That fern is SO lovely! Beautiful creativity!
Clever! The fern makes a perfect tree and you made it into a perfect card. Thanks for a great idea!
the idea to use fern leaves [but of course artificial :)] is a brilliant idea!
loved it.
Thanks for the tip!
I love the fern for the tree idea! I never would have thought of that.
What a great card, Teri! I love your use of that fern thingy and the text paper background is such a great way to set it off! Love it!
Wow–that’s so creative to use a fern! Love it!
I love the idea of using a floral pick on the card. How creative!
Your creativity never fails to amaze me, Teri! What a cute idea. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love holiday hops! They put me in the crafting mood!!! 🙂
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I adore the red with back and white! So striking
Love it. Red is my favorite holiday color and I love how you went monochromatic with the tree and sparkles.
Great idea with the fern/tree! Lovely card! TFS!
What a clever idea and cute too.
What agrat idea for the Christmas Tree: love it !
No matter how many steps this card took, it’s FABULOUS!! Lovin’ that Christmas tree.
Lynn Hayes
Nice cards!!!
Love the red fern card and that sentiment. Thanks!
Great idea for a tree! 🙂
LOVE that Happy Holidays stamp and your fabulous tree !!
Fun card – and I like how the letters overlap. Well done!
I good way to use up some of the leftover decorations from last Christmas.
Great card.
So super sweet Teri…love the sweet gems on the tree…adorable! 😉 Hugs x
Hi,
Ah Xmas…
My favourite time of the year.
I’ve started this week to prepare my Xmas crafts, and whipped up a few cards and tags, and just had lots of fun with it.
Your card is amazing, loved the color.
Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway.
take care,
Mónica
Great idea to use clearance decor to help out with Christmas cards!
Beautiful card!
Fabulous card! It’s so detailed and rich-looking.
What a very unique way to make a fabulous looking card. Love your inspiration.
I always love your cards, you never disappoint.
Love your card. The tree is a great focal point! Thanks for sharing.
I love how you used the plastic fern for the tree. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
What a unique and clever card! Love the red!
Lovely card. Great idea to use the leftover stuff on picks for a different look to holiday cards. TFS
Wow..what a beautiful card!
You’re so clever to re-purpose a floral stem!
Teri!!!!!! This is GENIUS and SUPER gorgeous! LOOOOOOOOOVE! Thanks for the chance to win–sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
oh my heavens.. LOVE it!!! one of my favorites on the hop.. I love that you used a fern.. so creative.. thanks so much for the chance to win..hugs
Wow!! Stunning card! Loved it!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
What a creative use of the tree! Love your use of the twine and the font is pretty awesome!
You old rule breaker you!! Gorgeous card girl!! Why can I never think to pick up $1 florals and make 10 awesome cards out of it??!!! ROCKED IT
Very creative – love the red colors. Thanks for sharing!
I love the beautiful red tree with the text background. It’s another lovely card!
What a great idea with that fern. Thanks for the inspiration.
oh my goodness that up-cycled fern tree is genius and to die for!!! love it!! i can’t stop praising you in my head! ha ha! thanks for sharing your talent!!
That red tree (fern) is spectacular, esp w/ red bling! Mahalo for sharing your scrap-liftable design.
always a pleasure to see your designs Teri, and this one is now exception! Fabulous!
What a great idea Teri. The card looks so pretty and yet it looks like lots of work. Very nice. Thanks.
Love the red and white and that fern was certainly a great find! Thanks for the chance to win!
oh my goodness- so fabulous!!! love the bookprint and the twine 😀
WOW!!!!!! WHAT A SHARP CARD!!!!!!! I only HOPE I can do as well this year on my cards!!! My goal IS CAS!!!!!!! 🙂
wonderful creative and festive card
I like the red tree and the card is perfect.
What a great idea for creating multiple trees (and cards)!
Such a fun idea:)
I like the DARK red with the black and white.
Your colors are gorge!!
Great card. Will you be mass producing them?
Love your card project! The colors and design are great!
Carol B
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Your red Chrissy tree is awesome. What a cool idea
Love your card – would have never thought to make a red tree – it is awesome.
A very festive card. Great tree idea using the fern!
so clever!
Wonderful festive card. Great tree idea using the fern!
Love your creativity!
Love the idea of using a pretty tree branch / floral piece for a card! I love all that glitter! 😀 Might have to check out my local store to see if i can find my own!
Fun card! Very creative idea.
Love the red fern card – thanks for the idea of using different holiday embellishments, and thanks for the chance to win.
Very nice card.
Tina
very clever!
Sandra ltb
Love the card!
I like the papers! Regular writing pad paper and paper from a book or something. So simple, but so effective!
Who’s counting? So creative to turn a fern into a Christmas tree, or should I say several Christmas trees?!
Very clever tree. I especially like the added gems.
love it! it’s stunning!
Fabulous! Love the text….
Hmmm… I’m trying to count the steps, but I get stopped at 5. Beautiful – and economical to boot! Great job.
I just love your red XMas tree with the bling! Awesome creativity!
Your card designs always get me to look twice! Once for the message and the second time to admire your creativity. TFS!
Love that red tree!!
What an amazing card. I love how you made the fern a sparkly red color. Love the creativity.
Fab Christmas card – love that red tree!
LOVE the red fern!!! Of course the rest of the night now I’m gonna keep hearing in my head: WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS!!! 🙂 Thanks for lovely inspiration
Beautiful card, LOVE the fern, such a good idea!
WOW!! What BEAUTIFUL creations!! I’d LOVE to be that lucky!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Very cool and creative! Love it!
love it and can’t wait to get a copy!
beautiful job
That is so cool! Waht a great idea. Thanks for the continued inspiriration!!!
This is a great card. Love the use of the glittery palm frond! I have a pick from a couple of years ago that is a great glittery leaves – have to try to incorporate them into a card now that I’ve seen yours. TFS
Oh I love this card and your ‘bending the rules’ slant:)
Your cards are so beautiful!
I also love the idea of using odd bits and pieces of “things” on cards! It makes them so original and fun!! I buy those odds and ends too and stash them away till something comes to mind. I love the bright colors and originality! You are trulely an inspiration to all of us “packrats!”
…Love your style! (;
Love this!!! That glittery red tree is awesome and very cost effective!
TFS
Great card. I love the fern Christmas tree.
A very neat idea for the tree. You always have such wonderful inspiration.
I love using items in perhaps non-traditional ways. And is this giveaway the best ever?? I would say yes! Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
I really like your tree. I do that a lot, especially with small Christmas ornaments. The after Christmas sales keep me stocked for the year!
Great idea and card
Love the tree on the card. What a wonderful look!!!
I love your sparkly tree! Really cute card! And thanks for the chance to win a copy of Holiday Cards!
Very creative card!
Lovely! Love the idea of using a fern.
As if I don’t already have enough “things” to put on my cards, now I have a whole new avenue now. He he. Such a fun idea. Thanks!!
I love your fern tree and the card!
Your card is so so pretty, and so very creative!
Fabulous glittering red tree! Love it!
that glittery tree is so fun!!!! 😀
fun, fun, fun!
What a great idea! I’m going to have to check out that section of the Christmas stuff a little closer this year.
LOVE your (ahem) five-step card & how clever your “tree” is!!! Here’s hoping I’m lucky too!!!
Gorgeous card! I love it!!
I adore this, Teri!! That tree is just darn fantastic…such a creative use of the holiday trim!! Awesome job!!
Love your card. Very creative!
Oh, how pretty! Great idea!
Glittery ferns?! I never would have thought about putting that on a card. Thanks for the inspiration!
So cute!!! I picked up the same glittery stuff in green!
Thank you for your inspiration!
Beautiful! I always love your cards! Great red glittery fern, love the gems you put in it and love how you complimented it with the twine! Thanks for sharing!
Katie B.
So, I totally love this, especially the jewels on the tree and the textbook paper.