Nativity Christmas Ornaments with Silhouette or Cricut

Looking for a simple and beautiful Christmas project idea? I spotted the most amazing Christmas ornament using my NATIVITY CUTTING FILE while blog hopping one day. I contacted Vanessa… who writes the blog (sewcakemake.blogspot.com) and asked if I could highlight her fabulous Nativity Ornament. She was happy to share her idea with all of us. I think these Christmas ornaments are so pretty and they look so easy to make. I may just have to make a few of these for our tree or to give as gifts this year.

Oh… and to make this project just a little easier for you, I created a FREE SVG file for the clear insert ornament (made for 2 5/8″ wide ornaments) that you can download HERE. This file includes a JPG for printing as well as SVG and DXF files for your Silhouette, Cricut Expression, and any other cutting machine that will use these files. I also created a Print and Cut version of the insert WITH the nativity available for purchase HERE. You can get printable acetate HERE. You can get regular (non-printable) acetate HERE (for use with VINYL).

You can purchase the Nativity SVG cutting file HERE

You can purchase the clear insert with the Nativity for Print and Cut HERE

or if you have a Silhouette you can find it at the Silhouette Online Store HERE.

Visit Vanessa’s BLOG for detailed instructions on how to make this ornament. She has a great tutorial.

Advent Calendar

I have a real treat for you today! Linda Auclair designed a stunning advent calendar using my Season’s Greetings collection that I designed for Echo Park Paper. You can download a handy instruction sheet that Linda put together right HERE. December is just a couple of days away… so if you’re planning to make an advent calendar… you still have some time.

This is the completed tree.

This is the wooden base that Linda found at a craft store.


Hopefully this inspires you to create something FUN today! Be sure to download the instructions HERE. I’d like to thank Linda for sharing this fabulous project with us. Please let Linda know how lovely her project is by leaving a comment for her below! Have a great day!

Autumn Time Layout

I sure hope you all (in the US) had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday! We had a nice break here at my house. We hosted 16 family members and just had a fun few days. We went ice skating, rode TRAX into SLC, went to see Temple Square, and even visited the hot pots at Crystal Hot Springs. The most important part… the kids had a great time with their cousins! I really meant to post this lovely layout by Krissy last week, but somehow the holiday hijacked my life and I am just getting back into the swing of things. I apologize.

I love all the layering Krissy used and the way she used so many different cutting files. You can visit Krissy’s post HERE to find out what files she used.

I guess it’s about time to say goodbye to Autumn and hello to Winter and Christmas! Have a great day!

Neighbor Gift

Today I’d like to share a darling project compliments of the design team…

Isn’t this the cutest little gift box? Wouldn’t this make a great neighbor gift! I think Corri did an amazing job on this project. This box features my Winter Park pattern paper that I designed for Echo Park Paper. She also used several of my SVG cutting files:

TAG
BOX
TREE
HOUSE

Go visit Corri’s post for more infomation. And, feel free to let Corri know how you like her idea by leaving a comment below! Hope you’re all having a great week and are having fun getting ready for Thanksgiving!

Blog Hop Winner Announced

Thank you so much for participating in our fun blog hop! I’m overwhelmed with the amazing turn out and response to the hop. It’s so fun to bring crafters together and meet new people. We’ll have to make this a tradition, for sure!! And, the announcement I know you are all waiting for… The winner of the $25 gift card to Lori Whitlock.com is…

SUE D  Submitted on 2011/11/18 at 4:39 pm “Thanks so much for the tags! Your little village is adorable!”

Sue, I’ll email you shortly. Congrats!!!

Have a lovely afternoon.