The Non-edible Gingerbread House

Gingerbread house

Hope everyone is enjoying Christmas eve.

Here is today's freebie, an eri-doodle gingerbread house.

Right mouse click to download.

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Christmas Penguin

Adorable Christmas Penguin free
Hope everyone has all their Christmas shopping done. Just finished mine today. Yes, I was contributing to the length of checkout lines and heavy traffic today. :/

Did find some time for this eri-doodle Christmas penguin. He is one I will be making a paper piecing for, which means a cutter file. Yay!  You can download this png for free by right mouse clicking and saving image as.

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Send Santa a letter

Santa stamp

This is for the little ones out there that still need to send their Christmas wish letter off to Santa. Here is a special stamp to print and place on the envelope headed for the Northpole.

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle Santa stamp for your crafts and scrapbooking.

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Make a paper Christmas Flower

Paper Poinsettia Flower

 Thought I would try my hand at designing a paper poinsettia. I think my results came out quite well. I used the eri-doodle poinsettia template I have included on this blog for free and cut it out of red and green vellum. I creased each petal and leaf down the center. Cut a small slit in center and secured the petals with a brad. Next I spritzed the flower with with my homemade counterfeit glimmer mist. (Check earlier blog for recipe) This made the paper curl a bit giving it a more natural look. Finished it by gluing three yellow beads to center. I didn't actually have yellow beads in my stock, but I did have white pearl color ones that I colored with a yellow Sharpie.

 Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle poinsettia for your crafts and scrapbooking.

If you would rather have the cutter file in KNK or SVG, it's available for $2.99. It's much easier using a cutter for this project. I will email you the file.

You are welcome to add my blog link to share the freebies with others, but please do not post the image or create links directly to image. Of course you cannot resell the images directly, but you may use them in your own art that is to be sold. For commercial use. Please contact me.  

Here is a sample from Reba1 from (N. ILLINOIS)

View it on here site here 

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"Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

DASH AWAY is another Christmas game to play with family.

The materials you will need:
- 12 printed small reindeer
- Paper
- Pens
Hide nine printed reindeer throughout your home. Create two teams or more. Have teams write down location of each reindeer. First person or team to turn in locations of all the reindeer wins.

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle reindeer in .png format for your crafts and scrapbooking.

You are welcome to add my blog link to share the freebies with others, but please do not post the image or create links directly to image. Of course you cannot resell the images directly, but you may use them in your own art that is to be sold. For commercial use. Please contact me.  

Little Christmas Angel

Wouldn't this be adorable as a paper piecing? For now she's is digi art. Enjoy this eridoodle little Christmas angel available as a png free download. She is about 5" tall.

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle little angel in .png format for your crafts and scrapbooking.

You are welcome to add my blog link to share the freebies with others, but please do not post the image or create links directly to image. Of course you cannot resell the images directly, but you may use them in your own art that is to be sold. For commercial use. Please contact me.  

 

The Christmas present challenge game

The Christmas present challenge game

I have been busy trying to catch up with Christmas, I didn't have a chance to create new art. Wanted to give everyone something on the blog so here is a fun game to play at a Christmas party or on Christmas day with the family.

Materials:
- 1 Pair oven mitts
- 1 Santa Hat
- 1 Scarf
- 1 Die (use two for large group)
- 1 Baking pan to roll dice in.
- A small prize wrapped in a succession of larger boxes each sealed with duct tape to make more difficult to open. The more boxes and tape the better.
For large boxes, add packing peanuts or newspaper.
The group stands in a circle. The oven mitts, hat, scarf and wrapped box are placed in the center.
Someone begins by rolling the dice. If a six is rolled, they hurry into the middle and put on the oven mitts, scarf and hat then proceed to unwrap the package. Move fast because the next person to roll a six takes the hat off of the person in the center. The person in the center stops immediately and takes off the oven mitts and scarf, gives them to that person and goes back to their spot in the circle. The game continues until the package is completely unwrapped. The last person receives the prize.

Santa's hat game

Here is a little game to play at Christmas parties or during Christmas and a free eri-doodle Santa's Hat.

Materials:
- Santa’s hat for each person
- Gag gift

You need everyone to be wearing a Santa hat.
The game is based on observation and is best played
with a group of eight or more. The objective is NOT to be the last person left with a hat on.
Rules:
No one can take their hat off until you have.
Let other games or conversations take place. As time
goes by, people will take their attention off you, and may even forget the game is happening. Eventually remove your hat and watch as people catch on. Gradually the hats will come off as people notice. Last person to remove their
Santa’s hat wins the gag gift.

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle Santa's Hat in .png format for your crafts and scrapbooking.

You are welcome to add my blog link to share the freebies with others, but please do not post the image or create links directly to image. Of course you cannot resell the images directly, but you may use them in your own art that is to be sold. For commercial use. Please contact me.  

 

Magic reindeer food recipe

Magic reindeer food recipe

In a small zipper food storage bag or empty shaker container, mix: 
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon  
1/4 cup red or green sugar crystals (as used for cake decorating)
Package Reindeer food in small food storage bags or holiday gift bags.

[Note: many Internet recipes for Reindeer Food call for craft glitter, which can harm birds or wildlife if ingested. For safety, substitute colored sugar crystals and be kind to animals!]

1. Combine all ingredients in a resealable plastic bag.
2. Seal the bag and shake until well- combined.
3. When its dark on Christmas eve, sprinkle the magic food on your front lawn to help Santa and his reindeer find your house.
4. Makes just enough for all of Santa's reindeer!

   Take this reindeer food and sprinkle on the lawn,
   Cuz on Christmas, Santa's reindeer travel miles before the dawn.
   The smell of oats and sparkly path will guide them on their way
   And you'll wake up to Santa's gifts next morn on Christmas Day!

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eri*doodle reindeer in .png format for your crafts and scrapbooking.

Here is an adorable example of how Nadia of House 33 the reindeer was used on a candy bag tag (my elf also) See it here

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O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree

'Tis the season for Christmas trees, yet mine isn't up yet. Yikes! Looks like my weekend will be filled with catching up on the holiday. Normally I enjoy decorating for Christmas and even put up two trees, but after moving a couple of times this year, I really haven't had the urge to dig through the Christmas boxes. Maybe next year I'll be more ready and even get the outside lights and inflatables up.... maybe

Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Thou tree most fair and lovely!

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eridoodle Christmas Tree in .png format.

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Time for some hot cocoa

Time for some hot cocoa

One of the things I love about the cooler weather is having a cup of hot cocoa. Yummy! So I sit writing this blog with my cup of homemade hot chocolate.  With that in mind, I thought a hot cup of cocoa or coffee with steam swirling would be fitting. Here is a piece of art I created some time ago. Enjoy.

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Holly berries

Free Holly download

Holly berries are great fro Christmas decor but keep the real ones away from the kiddo's. Eating more than 3 berries can make you ill.

Right mouse click, "save image as" to download this free eridoodle Holly in .png format.

You are welcome to add my blog link to share the freebies with others, but please do not post the image or create links directly to image. Of course you cannot resell the images directly, but you may use them in your own art that is to be sold. For commercial use. Please contact me.