Ho Ho Ho

Another card made from the pad of paper that never seems to end. I am even using the patterned paper for the card base. On this card I added little dots of Stickles to the snowflakes in the background to add some shine to the card. Ribbon and button from the supply.

Everyone enjoy your Sunday. I need to grocery shop - we have snow coming this week and it sounds like the middle of the week may be miserable.

Happy Birthday Molly

Half the week end is gone - and did not accomplish nearly enough. I did get one present bought - braved Toys R Us - but they had a sale on Legos and my great nephew Avery loves his legos. I am not done shopping for him. Now onto the girls - I have Elaina's gifts in my head so she won't be hard to finish up - she is a budding artist so I am buying her art stuff. Molly and Lydia may be the hardest to get the last gifts for. But first we must celebrate Molly's birthday - the gifts are bought and were left with Grandma over Thanksgiving. Auntie Barb has to send her a special card though. Her favorite color is purple but there was no purple laying out - but this lovely orange grouping was laying there and it makes such a happy card.

I also put the insides in many Christmas cards. I need to finish the inside of my cards when I make them - I was doing pretty well at the beginning of last year with that but slacked off - must continue that new year's resolution.

The card is based on the sketch at I(heart)2stamp and then I used the Cuddlebug challenge which was to use glitter, sparkle and bling.

Size: 5 x 7

Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye

Stamp: Hampton Art colored with Copics

Bling - WalMart

Stickles

Flower and Happy Birthday chipboard - Target dollar bin - colored with Copics to match color of card

Snowman Choir

Aren't these the cutest little snowman. These are packets of starburst that have been covered and decorated. The idea was in a Taste of Home holiday issue - they also made reindeer out of sweet tart rolls but I haven't seen any sweet tart rolls so couldn't make those. Of course with all the years of craftinging, I had scraps to do everything. We took the easy way for the eyes, nose, mouth and buttons by just drawing - if you wanted them extra special you could use buttons, etc.

Everyone enjoy your saturday - I am working on a birthday card that should go in the mail today - but it might not make it. I have chicken boiling on the stove for broth and need the meat for hot chicken sandwiches for a potluck this week.

Happy Friday

Yeah it is Friday - 2 days to do nothing - yeah right - two days to not go to work - 2 days to work at home - ran errands tonight so maybe tomorrow I can just stay home and get some things done. Couple celebrations next week that I need to make food for so I need to get that together.

I made a card last night - it satisfies two challenges. Hero Arts challenge this week on their blog is to use a tag - you can kinda see the sizzix tag in the background which was embossed with the snowflake folder from Cuddlebug (the challenge on Cuddlege this week was glitter and bling) - i rubbed glitter (Stickles over the embossing on the tag). I also added Stickles to the snowman and to the snowflakes - aren't those cute snowflakes - I bought a package of foam snowflakes that are for kids to use for crafts - I guess I am just a kid at heart because I think these are some crazy good snowflakes.

Everyone enjoy the remainder of your friday evening.

Cardbase - Amuse

Paper - K & Co.

Stamp - Hero Arts colored with Copics

Sizzix tag

Cuddlebug embossing folder

Stickles

Snow - UGH!!!

The first snow fell today and of course the drive home was great fun. At least it stopped snowing the closer I got to home so at least I could see. The majority of the time I do not mind my drive to work but when the roads are bad with snow or ice - I don't. Winter in Wisconsin - I hope we don't have the snow we have had in the last few years. We need a break.

Have you ever had a pack of paper that no matter how many cards you make - it won't go away - well I decided to start using up this pad of paper from K&Co that I had from last year plus I had the coordinating tags. I think I have made 7 or 8 cards this week - today I saw a blog where a person had just gotten the pad and was making cards - she used some different combinations so maybe I am inspired once again. Come back again tomorrow for another card or two made from this paper unless I get a sketch done tonight.

Paper and tags - K & Company

Stickles

Ribbon - May Arts

Hump Day Wednesday

Good Wednesday evening. I left work early today and did some shopping - picked up my friend Shari and we had fun shopping in some different stores - called another friend who joined us for dinner. It was a very enjoyable evening. I hope everyone is as blessed as I am with such special friends.

This card is for Shari - something to make her smile - it is based on the weekly sketch at Card Patterns. The stamp is a new one - part of an acrylic set by Inky Antics. You will be seeing more cards with these cute monkeys on them.

Everyone have a wonderful evening - Badgers are back playing basketball so that gives me something fun to watch at night.

Paper - Basic Grey - Lime Rickey

Stamp - Inky Antics colored with Copics

Gems - Studio G

Cuddlebug Embossing folder

24 days till Christmas

I really do not know where November went and we have started the countdown to Christmas. YIKES. I need to get moving and get lots done. How are you doing with all your plans? My family comes here for Xmas dinner - my little house is bulging at the seams on that day but we somehow manage and have lots of good food and company.

My card tonight is based on the sketch at Card Positioning System. Beautiful sketch. I had this packet of Cosmo Cricket paper I had not used yet - oh boy do I love how this card turned out. The stamp is from a local stamp company in Janesville - Crackerbox Palace - they have a blog - and links on their blog where you can order their stamps. Check the stamps out - they are very unique. Tell them Barb sent you.

Paper - Cosmo Cricket

Stamp - Crackerbox Palace

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Ribbon - Michael's

Rub On - K & Co.

Spellbinder's dies