03 December 2011

MCT 12 Days of Christmas: On the Third Day of Christmas...

Welcome to the third day of My Creative Time's 12 Days of Christmas! We're moving right along in our hop of awesome projects! What's that? You haven't been hopping? If you didn't arrive here from Trell's blog, skip on over to Emma's blog to start at the top! Go ahead... I'll wait.

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a Christmas Card Shoe Box Swap I participated in. For those that don't know, a 'shoe box swap' is an event where card makers bring a project along with all of the 'ingredients' to make that project for everyone. Many put their projects/ingredients in shoe boxes. Then, we all swap boxes and make each other's projects!

For my card, I used MCT's Small Talk and the Penguin Doll die from Cottage Cutz (which come with those sweet Peachy Keen faces). Since my card has such a simple layout, I really jazzed it up with lots of colorful layers and texture. Of course, I popped up just about anything that wasn't already glued to the floor! *giggle*

The fancy icicles (covered in - you guessed it: Star Dust Stickles) were created using the Fiskars Grass Border Punch I won at Scrap Camp back in November. Right side up: grass. Upside down: icicles. Easy Peasy.

Sometimes I want to add ribbon to my cards for some extra flair, but don't want a bow or knot. A super simple and quick way to add a touch of ribbon is to fold a small piece in half and adhere it behind a layer - just enough to stick out. You heard it here first, Folks!


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I'm so glad you came along for this totally creative hop! I'm the last stop for today. Join us again tomorrow for more fun projects! I hope you were inspired!

-Veronica



147 comments :

VICTORIA said...

OMG I love your penquin card. They are so cute. :)
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Debby said...

Love, love, love this card, to cute! I never thought of using my grass die to do ice hanging down, very creative and those penguins are so cute.
angel hugs
Debby
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DEBBIE ORR said...

How cute!

nellie27 said...

That is one cute card. I just love those penguins.
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pruttybird said...

This is such a cute card. Love the idea of icicles and ribbon :)

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Cookie said...

Super cute, love it.

Gina said...

this is sooo adorable! love those penguins!
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Unknown said...

Super cute.

Jan
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Pam (AKA CraftyK) said...

Oh My...how cute is that!! Awesome idea to turn the grass punch around and use it for the icicles.
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Unknown said...

WOW super cute, the ribbon folded over is a fab idea!! Thanks

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bex said...

Super cute. I like the colors you used. The little penguins just pop when you use those colors;0)

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Kip said...

I love this idea and the card too!

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Saundra said...

Aww! This is really cute! I love the nontraditional colors!!

Hugs,
Saundra
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LindaB said...

Love your card so cute.
LindaB
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Tami B. said...

Oh my gosh, I super love this! Love penguins,(I've been wanting this CC doll set so long) love the colors, love the layering and love Stardust Stickles. tamiwb1234 at aoldotcom

Lara said...

Sooo cute! Thanks for the chance to win! lclass003 atgmaildotcom

Denise Speigle said...

Great card! Who couldn't love penguins? Thanks for sharing! Denise queenbee.speigle@gmail.com

Crafting Katie said...

This is just adorable! Those penugins are too cute with their peachy faces and that scarf! Love the colors too!!!

Hawks Nest Hobbies said...

OMG ! This little card is so stinkin' cute! I love the the little ribbon trick!

Debbie H.

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Mary said...

I love pengiuns, tis card is cute.
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JaniceA said...

Great card,, love the penguins!
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Ester said...

Your card is beautiful!

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grammiej said...

Cute, cute! What a great idea about doing a shoe box swap! I would love to know how to participate in one of those or perhaps start one.
TFS
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Jeanne said...

I just love this card, and those little penguins! Great job!!

Christine's Creative Cards said...

Ever so cute, cute, cute!

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Craft Me This said...

Adorable. Love PK.
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Tammy said...

The Penguins are so adorable, cute card.

Vicky said...

the penguins are so cute.
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MeMe said...

Love this card--and I think I will use your idea for the icicles--how smart you are!!
Pat
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Georgi Girl said...

Your card is fabulous!!!! And thanks for the tips....hehehe I must use the icicle idea and the ribbon idea! Great job, Veronica!

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Brenda Wooten Porter said...

very cute card! the penguins look so happy! and thanks for the tip about the ribbon!

janette09 said...

Love the cuteness in this card!
So fun
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CA Scrapper said...

Your card is adorable!!

Leslie

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Scrappin with the bug said...

Wow this is super duper cuties. I love the little penguins and your card is pefect. Great little touches here and there.

Thanks for sharing.
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Cathie w said...

love this project TFS!!!

cathie
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Anonymous said...

very cute card! love the colors and the cute penquins!

Niki
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quilt4fun2 said...

I love the swap idea in a shoe box! Your card is way too cute. I love penguins and Peachy ones are even better :D Great job!
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Olivia said...

That is an adorable card! Olivia orjm79@yahoo.com

Vickie said...

Love this cute card TFS

Jessica said...

Love, love the penguins. Amazing card. The colors are amazing. Thanks for sharing with us!

Savahanna said...

so cute. those penguins are adorable.

brittmartin0910 said...

Such a cute card. Thank you for sharing.
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Alvina said...

What a cute card!!! I love it.

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Tammi A. said...

Such a cute card thanks for sharing.

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Anonymous said...

That could not be any cuter!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Sandy from Ukiah said...

I think this is so adorable...

Lisa R. said...

Love the color combo! Too cute. TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

Angela W. said...

Awwwww your card is super cute. Love the colors

Mickey's Craft World said...

Love the snowmen!!How adorable!!

Mickey

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Shana said...

such a great ideas, thanks for the great hop. shanasewing@yahoo.com

GlendaLea said...

I love this
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Miriam Prantner said...

SUCH a cute card! Love those penguins, and what a great use for the grass border!

CathyinMN said...

Cute card! Love those penguins!
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Cassandra said...

So totally cute! Love the upside down grass :)
Great job!

hugs
Cassandra

mbchoj said...

this is soo cute.
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Nikki Foraker said...

Ok, now this is CUTE!!!! You rock lady!!

Nikki

Linda Harris said...

Those are some stinkin cute penguinns!!! Love this!!! Linda Harris Lsunflower58@aol.com

jessica said...

Super cute card!!
TFS
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Candy said...

Cutie little penguins!
Candy
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Sherrie K. said...

Adorable little penguins:) Super cute card!!!
Sherrie K
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Rosie said...

aaawww this is so cute!!! the penguins are adorable!!


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melllisssa said...

PENGUINS!! PENGUINS!! They're a family winter/Xmas holiday favorite so this card is definitely on my to-do list :) Thanks so much for sharing! I look forward to seeing what you'll be making in the days to come.

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Mimi said...

OMG, what sweet faces on those penquins! Love this little card.

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lindagk23 said...

Your card is so cute! I love those penquins! Adorable! thanks so much for sharing! lindagk23ataoldotcom

Trisha said...

Adorable card. Love the penguins. I had no idea what a shoe box swap was. I live in the country with no neighbors, so, unfortunately I have no one to scrap with. Boo Hoo!! patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Addicted Scrapper said...

Super sweet, clean and adorable

Alina
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Lori Comeau said...

What an adorable card. Such cute little faces. I'm a new follower of yours an would like to invite you over to my blog. I's love it if you would become a follower of mine. Take care, Lori
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janner said...

Adorable penquins. Love it!
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Karen said...

Awww! I love penguins for Holiday time! So cute!!

mamawcindy said...

Love your Penguin Card! So Cute!Love the colors that you used. :0)
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Marissa said...

Love your penguins! Very cute card!

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Doris P. said...

perfect penguins - so adorable!!! love them! doris
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Migdalia said...

Too Cute !!!!!

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ctibbmn said...

Cute penguins and cute layers!!

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Crafting Butterfly Creations said...

Love it. Thank you for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

That is really cute! Nice job.

Lori
Bloggin The Crafts
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Java Jen's Creations said...

Adorable card!! I would have never thought to use a grass punch like that!! Awesome job!!

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Brenda said...

Your penguin Christmas card is so adorable!!

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Regina said...

Love the happy penguins. They are adorable. Regina
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Teresa said...

What a neat idea to use the grass punch as icicles! Thanks for sharing.

Melissa said...

These are just too cute, simply adorable!

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Jeri said...

Wow, a shoebox swap, that sounds like so much fun. I wish I had crafting friends. Darling card.
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Amanda T said...

This is so stinkin' cute! I love tucking ribbon behind... just enough to show. Perfect touch!

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Ashley Nicole said...

This card is so stinkin cute. Love the penguins and the colors and the patterns.
Ashley
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2LilPrincesses said...

soo cute and colorful!! love it!!

candace
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Tina said...

Love all the layers and textures and colors. So adorable.

Tina
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Bobbi said...

Very cute love it .F.U.N. Bobbi

Carol W. said...

aww those penguins are too adorable - great card TFS

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Cindy :) said...

love love your card, wow...those penguins are adorable, I love the stamps sets you used, and I do the same thing with my MS icicle border punch, turn it upside down and it's grass...love it when you can find other ways to use things instead of having one of each, FABULOUS

Kathy Salido said...

Adorable. Love the colors and those penguins!
Kathy
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Kris in Alaska said...

Cute penguins! TFS!


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Tonya said...

Great project! Love your work.

Tonya
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Brenda said...

Your card is adorable! Thanks for telling us what a shoe box swap is, sounds like so much fun!
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Robin said...

I love, love, love this card. Penguins are my all time favorite.
(:(:Smiles:):)

Robin
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Anonymous said...

These are so cute, you almost can jump with them.

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Megan said...

Adorable card!

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Evelyn said...

Super cute!! TFS
Evelyn
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Lori said...

Super adorable card! gallionlori at gmail dot com

Taylor said...

What a super cute card. I love layers, layers, layers. Thanks for the idea of using grass borders upside down to make icicles. Super cool tip. Also, thanks for info on shoe box swap. Hugz:)

Donna said...

I love the shoe box swap idea. Thanks for sharing your adorable cute. dsebby404@yahoo.com

DebC said...

I love this card because I love penguins and yours are super cute. I love the way the stickles looks on the ice. I can't ever get my stickles to look like anything other than a blob of stickles! :)
Hugs,
Deb C
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Houses Built of Cards said...

ADORABLE!!! LOVE the sparkly icicles too!!!

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Jill Rugg said...

Super cute card!
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Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

What a cute card. Love this. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

Cindy Lovell said...

I love...love those penguins!! SO cute! Great colors!!! :)

Amy said...

Adorable card- I just love these penguins- too cute
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Anonymous said...

My niece loves penguins....this is adorable!

Denise J.
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Shanna Wilson said...

Cute card I love Penguins so adorable
Shanna
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Anonymous said...

Love the penguins!! They are so cute!!

Christina

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Gramjak said...

Definitely wonderful penguin card! We are lovin' these creatures. Sooooooooooo cute!!!

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Luanne said...

Your penguin card is so cute! Love the colors you used it really brings out the color of the penguins.

Luanne
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Danielle Lee said...

Those penguins are adorable, as is your card. I love penguins. Thanks for sharing.

Danielle
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Tricia said...

LOVE this card....so super cute! TFS!!
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LindaB said...

Hi Love your project .
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elwalten said...

What an adorable card!! Lisa - elwalten@aol.com

Jovan said...

This card is so ADORABLE! I love those cute little penguins!
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teachermom5 said...

Love those little penguins, their expressions are too cute. Great job. Thankyou. teachermom5@gmail.com

Rebecca said...

super cute...love the penguins.

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Debbie said...

Those are cutie penguins! Love them.

Debbie B.
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ScrappinT said...

What a cute card! I love it and the colors that you used!

Ashley said...

Very cute card! Love those little penguins

Ashley
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Beautiful831 said...

Love this idea. Gloria C
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Norma said...

Love the added pink and those penguins are just adorable!!

Josie0602 said...

I love penguins and these are so adorable. The Shoe Box Swap sounds like so much fun!
Tracy
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Amanda said...

Super cute card!!! I just love the fun paper you used.. Thanks for the chance to win..

Scrappy Hugs,
Amanda :0)
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Arcy Scraps said...

These penguins are adorable! love the card!
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Cheryl said...

I am loving those penguins! Darling card! Great job!surfnfroggie at aol dot com

Jae said...

Super cute card! Lovin those adorable penguins, TFS!
hugs, Jenn
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callyannc said...

Cute penguins! Too fun! callyann
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Kristi said...

Your happy penguins are so festive.
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Anonymous said...

love this card!
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Unknown said...

I love penguins so I love this card. It is so cute!
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Kim44 said...

This card is so cute. Great job!!!!

Kim
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joni said...

Super cute card! Love penguins and this is just so darn adorable!!! TFS
hugs,
joni

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An'Jenic G. said...

Great and cute Project. Love the your animals.
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Anonymous said...

omg this is soooo stinkin cute!!

micia
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TUKI said...

Aw, those are adorable!!!


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Denise-Scrapmouse said...

Sweet adorable card! TFS.

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Kathy's Kreative Spot said...

Awesome card, love the penguins.
Kathy
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Wendy (aka Roo) said...

This is just tooo cute Veronica!!! Great idea to use the grass for icicles, I may have to scraplift that from you! The Shoe box thing sounds like fun, I'd never heard of it before.
Puppy Hugs,
Wendy
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Unknown said...

wow veronica i didnt know you do papercrafting.....love your card and the colors you choose


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kathlee said...

OMGoodness I adore that penguin and the colors are really pretty!
TFS
Peace & Joy to You & Yours this Holiday Season!
Kathie
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Sue D said...

Very cute --I like how you made the icicles.
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SQ said...

They are really cute.
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Denise G said...

This card is adorable. Love it.

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FMonty said...

The penguins are ADORABLE!!! TFS :)
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Live Love and Scrap said...

That swap sounds like a lot of fun!!! ADORABLE penguins =)

hugs,
Sarah
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