Michael's "12 x 12 collection" Candy Brights (from 2023)

 

There's not much to say about these. I picked up this "kit" in the week before Christmas last year and never even opened it.  It had 12 x 12 paper, stickers, cardstock ephemera, and plastic self-adhesive "gems" in light green, red, and turquoise blue. 

Some of the inside sentiments are from Sassy's LLC and some of the outside sentiments are from my sentiment box. 

Say Freeze Sheetload of cards edition

 

I tried to do a "Sheetload of Cards" following the instructions on Call Me Crafty Al's YouTube channel. The only thing is, I wanted to use a die to cut out the background paper, then I use scraps to make the stripes for the bottom. In a couple of cases I cut the strips out of the middle of the patterned paper so an image could be seen, like the snowmen in this first example. 

I used a variety of circle dies to back up the focal point or sentiment. Many of the sentiments are from Sassy's LLC.  I also used the sticker pad from a previous Say Freeze version to decorate the card insides.

I am up to 30 cards from this paper pad, so I may give it a rest after one or two that I've already started.

Say Freeze, two more.

 

Featuring Spellbinders' Chill Bear from 2021(?). The inside sentiment is from Sassy's LLC.

Here are some more slippers from Spellbinders' Cozy Toe Slippers large die of the month for October 2024.  The inside sentiment is also from Sassy's LLC, cut with a Spellbinders' fluted circle die.

Say Freeze, featuring Chilly & Freezy

 So, here are cards # 25 and 26 from the Michael's Say Freeze paper pad. These two 5 x 7 cards feature Chilly & Freezy, two little snowmen from Sizzix a couple of years back.

I was going to mix up the colors, but when I got the backgrounds all made up, the matching outfits looked a lot better.

Say Freeze, Third round.

 

Seven more 5 x 7 cards from the "Say Freeze" 12 x 12 paper pad. I had a little fun with the postage stamp die set from Waffle Flower, and some other random dies from my stash.

All the cards are decorated inside. 

Say Freeze, 2024 version

 Each year I end up buying more of the big paper pads from Michael's, and using one or 2 sheets out of it and then putting it aside.

This year, I have to decided to use the paper pad I bought this year, while it's fresh on everyone's mind. So here it is, this year's version of "Say Freeze", the annual snowman themed paper from Michael's Recollections.  The paper pad has 58 sheets in it, so my goal is to (eventually) make at least 30 cards with it. 

So, here are the first 11.  These are all A7, 5 x 7 inches. They are, for the most part, quickly made using the cut-aparts.  I am looking forward to the A7 rectangle dies that are coming next week, so the next installments will have better proportions.

Santa Lane mega big cardkit

Spellbinders' mega big holiday card kit this year is called "Santa Lane".  It's a box chock full of crafty goodness to play with.  Here's just the start of mine: