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Friday, September 14, 2018

Blog Hop: A Charming Christmas Collection and a giveaway!



Welcome!  I was so pleased to receive some die sets from the Charming Christmas  Collection by Becca Feeken and I'm thrilled to be participating in this New Collections Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Kittie's Blog.

First up is the Charming Cottage Box set.  My first project was a gingerbread house, using many of the sweet little elements in the set.  Besides the dies for constructing this house box, there are also 3 tags to add to it - I used the tree today, as an accessory, but there's a cute gingerbread man, too, and you'll see another basic tag as you scroll down


supplies: kraft, white, green, and Schoolhouse Red card stock, Charming Cottage Box die set, 1/4" double-sided tape, and adhesive foam to secure trees.

This set makes a darling 2 1/2" by 4 5/8" tall cottage.  I cut out the windows, thinking that at Christmas I'd put a tea light inside.  It would look good nestled into a Christmas tree, or on it's on in a little vignette.  Better yet, you could make a whole little village with this set, using different colors or prints of card stock. 

Next I used the same die to make a gift box.  I used a falling snow (dotty) patterned paper, added another of the tags from the set, and embellished the sides with 3 of the 4 Yuletide Snowflake dies, layering the smallest over the 2 middle-sized ones.


supplies: white and aqua glitter card stock, Lawn Fawn dp, Charming Cottage Box and tag die, Yuletide Snowflakes, adhesive gemstone flower, adhesive foam squares to pop snowflakes up, alphabet stickers, skinny ribbon

And finally, here are my 3D Angel Ornaments - they are lovely, so much detail at just under 3" tall!  I did my first in a cream cardstock with a gold glitter collar, and then a silver foil one with a silver glitter collar, and a rosegold glitter one with a rosegold foil collar.


supplies: cream, rose gold and gold glitter, and silver foil card stock, 3D Angel Ornament dies, gold thread for hangers

A closer look. I cut 2 of each die and glued them back-to-back before assembling them.  The little collar finishes them off perfectly, and they are easy to assemble.  These will be a lovely addition to our tree this year!


This collection is well named - they certainly are charming, and have Becca's style all over them!  Thank you, team Spellbinders, for including me in the Hop today!

Just some details about the hop before you go.  Spellbinders will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to one blog reader, selected from the comments across all the blogs in this Hop. The giveaway closes on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11:59 pm EDT.  The winner will be announced the following Monday in the blog hop post.  The winner is responsible for all shipping, duties, and taxes.

Now, off to Mona's blog you go!  Here's a list of the participants in case a link is broken:

Spellbinders
Tina Smith
Sharyn Sowell
Virginia Lu
Jennifer Snyder
Becca Feeken
Hussena Calcuttawala
Kittie Caracciolo
Lin Brandyberry   - - - that's me!
Mona Tóth
Elena Salo
Desiree Kuemmerle
Svitlana Shayevich
May Sukyong Park
Laurie Willison
Nichol Spohr
Leigh Houston
Keeway Tsao

66 comments:

  1. Such beautiful ornaments. Those are simply divine.

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  2. Adorable cottage boxes and angel ornaments!

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  3. Hi, Lin! Your creations are just beautiful - Love the ornaments. Hope you are well and having a wonderful September!

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  4. Super festive creations!! Wonderful :)

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  5. Very lovely Christmas projects. The angel would make a great tree topper for a table tree. :-)

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  6. The angels are very cute. I like the different colors you used.
    Thanks,
    Erica K.

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  7. I love your projects. The cottage is so cute and the angel ornament.

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  8. What cute little houses! I love the snowflake one the most! Great colors!

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  9. Cute boxes, love the aqua one with snowflakes.

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  10. I love Becca's designs as well. Great creations! I think that I like the gift box best; those snowflakes are just so pretty.

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  11. The cottages are so cute and the angel ornament is beautiful!

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  12. I love cute gift boxes and that cottage die is so fun. I love your pretty angel ornaments too

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  13. What beautiful creations Lin - you have really made up those angels beautifully!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  14. Now I really need to look twice at the little cottage box. And I love the idea of using polka dot paper to represent falling snow. Paired with snowflakes, it really is amazing! Thank you.

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  15. Beautiful cottage house treat boxes! Love the angels! These dies are a must have! Tfs Hugs, Christine

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  16. I’m glad a designer used those dies to share the results. I was curious to see a finished project.

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  17. Love the angels. Being able to hang
    or stand them is a great idea. Never
    know how the recipient will want to
    use them. thanks for sharing
    txmhlh(at)yahoio(dot)com

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  18. Not only do I love the house you made but I absolutely love the Fall foliage tree on your site. Thank you for sharing.

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  19. What lovely projects!!! Thank you for sharing your talent and inspiration with all of us!!

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  20. Oh my goodness Lin, your creations are sweet and inspiring!! Thank you so much for sharing them with us!!

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  21. Beautiful gift boxes and ornaments!!! Love them!!!

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  22. The cottage die is darling and your creations are beautiful. Love the ornaments!

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  23. All your creations were lovely! The treat box is adorable and the angels are so elegant! Thanks for sharing!

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  24. The cottage die is a must have I think. The Angels are so darn cute and would make any tree splendid. Thank you for sharing.

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  25. Love the 3D projects makes a nice change from cards

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  26. Your items are just lovely, but the cottage with the snowflakes is my favorite.. Spellbinders just keeps getting better.

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  27. Your great boxes are wonderful!!!!!

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  28. Fantastic projects Lin. Love the cute boxes... those snowflakes look so elegant. The 3D angels are gorgeous!

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  29. Yes, charming is a great word to describe this collection. Love the little house. TFS

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  30. What pretty boxes....and the angel is just a stand out.....love this collection....thanks so much for sharing your work...hugs

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  31. beautiful projects, love those little boxes
    thanks for sharing
    Barb Housner

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  32. Wonderful projects. I love the boxes and the angel is gorgeous.

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  33. What an adorable Christmas box, so cute! Also, your other projects are pretty and fun as well!

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  34. Love the Christmas box with the snowflakes. I'm a sucker for snowflakes. Great job on all your projects.

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  35. Oh my goodness, I love your Charming Cottage boxes!! All f your projects are just amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  36. The aqua and whit combination on the box is stunning!

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  37. Darling gift boxes, Lin, and I just love those sweet angel ornaments!!

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  38. What delightful little gift boxes and "angelic" ornaments. My friends would love to receive these during the holidays. tfs

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  39. Great gift boxes and such lovely angels.

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  40. Love the boxes and the angels are beautiful. Thanks for sharing

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  41. Those box dies are a must have. I love the versatility! That angel is just heavenly.

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  42. What darling and delightful projects! How creative you are!

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  43. I could see a whole tree filled with these cottage boxes. Definitely with tea lights. So wonderful.

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  44. I love your Cottage box idea of making a little village out of these with a different theme for each then putting tea lights in them, I must try this! Your Angels are beautiful as well. I agree with you Becca Feeken did a fabulous job on the A Charming Christmas collection (as always). Thanks for the inspiration.

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  45. Love all your 3D creations the are all so well done. Beautiful

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  46. The cottage box is a great way to give that special Christmas present

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  47. the little boxes are perfect for small gifts

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  48. love your 3D projects - look so fun:)

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  49. Great job! I love seeing this box used! Thanks for sharing!

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  50. Sweet boxes and beautiful angels.

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  51. love the little boxes

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  52. That little house is the cutest and I just love the angel ornaments too!

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  53. Love the gift box die. Both the projects are so different and beautiful. And the angels are just too cute.

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  54. 6 beautiful projects which all will become heirlooms in the future!! The last white with gold angel ornament was my fav!!! Beautiful!

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  55. What lovely projects! Your treat boxes are beautiful and sweet. The angel ornaments are so elegant - fantastic!

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  56. Loving the angels! Those boxes are simply lovely!

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  57. My oldest granddaughter loves gingerbread houses...now I think she might need to receive a gingerbread cottage with one of her Christmas gifts tucked inside! Thanks for the creative idea. Looks like I have a die to buy!

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  58. Fabulous projects. I just love your treat box cottage. Thanks for the inspiration

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!