Year in Review 2023 Blog Hop & A Giveaway!

Hi everyone! As 2023 comes to a close and a New Year begins... a group of us are having a blog hop showcasing our favorite papercraft creations that we made in 2023! The Blog Hop is being hosted by Ellie @ Ellibelle's Corner. 

 I also have a giveaway for one lucky commenter! So come join in the fun & hop along with us!

 There is also a linky at bottom of this post for you to join in & link up with your own Year in Review 2023 blog post!

 Happy New Year & Stay Creative!!💙 Tee

Here are 10 of my favorite cards & paper crafts I made in 2023 (not in any particular order)

#1 Winter Delivery

#2 Thinking of you...

#3 Easter Blessings Just For You

#4 Warm Hug

#5 Easter Wishes

#6 You're Nuts!

#7 Christmas in July - Santa Sandy Oddleigh

#8 Incy Wincy Spider

 

#9 Dashing Through the Snow

               

 #10 Fox Mail

 Here are the Year in Review 2023 Blog Hop Participates! Please hop along with us & leave some love!

Alicia - Golden Goddess Designs

Debbie  - Secrets to Stamping

Diane - Nellie's Nest

Ellie - Ellibelle's Corner

Francesca - Percorsi di Fantasia

Helen - Made by Helen

Joanne - My Slices of Life

Kate - Cards a la Kate

Lillian - Lillian's Crafting Blog

Tee - The Paper Layer (you're here)

                  Giveaway!

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 Just leave me a comment to be included in for a chance to win a $10 gift code @ Angie Blom Digital Designs!  

You have until Jan. 5th noon (eastern time) to leave a comment. Winner will be chosen at random and posted here Saturday Jan. 6th, so come back & check to see if you're the winner! If so, email me @ trh220(at) gmail.com, So I can get the code to you!

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Below is a Linky for you to join in and link up with your own Year in Review blog post showing us your own favorite creations of 2023! 

Come play along with us!

Merry Christmas!

 

Hello everyone! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Sharing my last Christmas card for this year, using Katzelkraft's stamp- Fox Mail (love this guy). He was colored with Prismacolor pencils, fussy cut and adhered to the brick background from Angie Blom's background design collections. Splattering background with a little white acrylic paint to finish.

 Stay Creative! 💙 Tee

Challenges:

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Anything Goes Christmas

Moving Along with the Times

Festive Friday Challenges/ Christmas

Jingle Bells Challenge/Wrapping Up 2023

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday December Challenge

  

Hot Cocoa!

 

Hello everyone, I have another Christmas card I would like to share with you. This one is from Angie Bloms Digital designs collection- Hello Sweet Friends Mugs

Thanks for dropping by today! Stay Creative & Happy Holidays! Tee

Challenges:

My Time to Craft #522 Christmas Food/Drinks/Candy

Festive Friday Challenges/ Christmas

Jingle Bells Challenge/Wrapping Up 2023

Winter Snow Friendship

Winter Snow Friendship

I had fun making this card using only silver & gold Prismacolor pencils, and silver & gold stickles! Winter Snow Friendship by Angie Blom digital designs.

Happy Holidays & Stay Creative! 💛 Tee

Challenges:

 Time Out Challenge #253- Sparkly

Colorful Options December Challenge- Silver & Gold

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge #75 

(Cards with Letter S Items)

If You Give a Crafter A Cookie Challenge # 187 Gold and or Silver

Merry Everything!

Hi crafty friends, sharing another Christmas card I made with

Happy Winter from Angie Blom's digital designs. 

Happy Holidays! Tee

Challenges:

Moving Along with the Times

Crafty Addicts Challenge # 8 /Anything Goes

Sparkles Monthly Challenges #170 Winter Animals

Aloha Friday Challenge #5 Christmas/Winter Animals

Let it Snow!

Hello everyone, having fun with the Christmas cards this year. I used the Winter Trees background & Snow Days from Angie Blom's digital stamp kit for this one. 

Stay Creative & Happy Holidays! Tee

Supplies Used:

We R Memory Keepers Card Die Cut 

Snow Days & Winter Trees Background

Caliart Markers

Silver Ice & Metallic Icing Gelatos

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Red & Silver Stickles

Zig 2 Way Glue

Gem

Challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge- Oh Christmas Tree 

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge #75 

(Cards with Letter S Items)

    Crafty Addicts Challenge # 8 /Anything Goes

Most Magical Time of the Year Challenge

 

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Anything Goes Christmas

Let's Be Merry!

Hi crafty friends! I've been visiting some crafty blogs and seen some really beautiful & creative cards and other Christmas makes out there! A lot of inspiration! Which in turn motivates me to give it a try. I thank you.

Sharing a card today using Let's Be Merry by Angie Blom digital designs. I colored Santa with markers, stamped some snowflakes & added some red stickles to them for a little sparkle. Finishing with Nuvo white crystal drops to his hats fur for dimension. 

Thanks for coming by!

Happy Holidays & Stay Creative! 💛 Tee

Challenges:

Most Magical Time of the Year Challenge

Christmas Crafts All Year Round

Crafty Addicts Challenge # 8 /Anything Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas Challenge #75 

Cards with Letter S Items

Fox Mail

Hello everyone! Sharing with you a card I made using Katzekraft's stamp- Fox Mail. I used Prismacolor pencils to color image. The background was colored with markers, using Nuvo crystal drops for snow. Sentiment stamp is from Stamplorations.

Thank you for dropping in today! Stay Creative & Happy Holidays! 💙Tee

Challenges:

Double D Challenges- Christmas Animals

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Anything Goes Christmas

Krafty Chicks Challenge #693-Stamp Act

Christmas Crafts All Year Round

Sparkles Christmas Challenges #155 Christmas Animals or Birds

Aloha Friday Challenge #5 Christmas/Winter Animals

Sparkles Monthly Challenges #170 Winter Animals

Happy Holidays!

Hi crafty friends! Sharing a card, I made using Angie Blom's Winter Trees Background & Snowman Quartette. I colored snowman with markers & fussy cut, adhered him to the colored trees background. Stamped a sentiment & the stars and glittered it up with silver stickles.

Thank You for stopping by! Happy Holidays & Stay Creative! 💙 Tee

 Challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge- Oh Christmas Tree 

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Anything Goes Christmas

Four Seasons December Challenge-Anything Goes Winter

Meowy Christmas

Hi crafty friends! Sharing a card, I did with one of the cute Christmas Kitties by Angie Blom. Thanks for stopping by!

Stay Creative & Happy Holidays! Tee

Challenges:

Crazy for Cats Challenge

Show us your Pussycats Challenges #95 Furrything Goes/ Meowy Catmas

 

Joyful Tidings

 

Sharing another easy Christmas card today, that I made using Angie Blom's Snowman Quartette. I colored him with marker and stamped joyful tidings in memento black ink, adding a sequin to snowflake to finish card. 

       Thank you for stopping by! Stay Creative & Happy Holidays!

💚 Tee

Challenges:

 

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up- Anything Goes Christmas

Four Seasons December Challenge-Anything Goes Winter

Christmas Crafts All Year Round