Michael's paper pad, "Peppermint Stripe"

 Last year Michael's had a red & white themed paper pad called Peppermint Stripe. It looks like they had another red & white this year but I don't remember the name of it. Anyway, this is the 2023 version. I used the cut-aparts for focal points when I could and supplemented with die-cuts and pre-made sentiments from my stash. 

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, second installment

 I've not made even a dent in it, but here are some more 5" x 7" cards using this year's version of Michael's "Say Freeze".

This one uses the cute slipper dies from Spellbinders, called "Cozy Toes Slippers". So cute!

More using the "Cozy Toes Slippers" from Spellbinders.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  All the cards are decorated inside and have an inside sentiment.

The inside sentiment for this one was printed from my computer, in deep red.  Since I live in Florida it seems appropriate to wish for snow somewhere else.