Thursday, December 1, 2011

May Your Days Be Merry & Bright..

Hi all! And a Very Happy Thursday evening to you! I am doing a super quick post today from Starbuck of all places.. lol  I am enjoying my very first Peppermint Latte of the Season, believe it or not, all due to the Lovely fact that we have no power in my neighborhood right now.. Actually there are several neighborhoods without power right now, and no word as to when it will be restored.  And it's all due to a Whopper of a wind storm that we had last night.. It was a doozie, I tell ya.  We lost the majority of our tree in our front yard, several large branches snapped and a lot of our neighbors lost trees too.. Luckily no one was hurt and none of the trees fell on any houses or cars..So that was a huge Blessing. 8-)
Okay, real quick before my computer dies..lol here is my creation inspired by the Fabulous Ladies at CR84FN latest Color Challenge #43.
I really Loved the colors this time! Just Gorgeous!  My Mats & BG panels were created with a combination of Olive, Ivory and Kraft CS from my stash. My I/O Snowflakes were stamped with White pigment Ink, Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo Distress inks. My I/O Holly Jolly Christmas text was stamped with Vintage Photo Distress ink as well. my I/O sentiment was stamped onto a Classic Ovals Die cut using more Vintage Photo Distress ink and popped up with a few dimensionals. To finish it all up, I inked all my edges, added some fun gold adhesive pearls, a bit velvet ribbon from my stash and some Lace and a kraft die cut doily both from MAD Stamper Finds ... Pretty easy peasy, huh?.. 8-)


Oh, here's a quick pic of what you see looking out the front door of my house.. Yikes! 8-)  So glad no one was hurt and no houses or cars were damaged..


Thanks so much for stopping by & Hope you all have a Safe, Warm & Wonderful evening! 8-)
Thanks for stopping by!

15 comments:

  1. Hey Girl, glad to hear you are okay after the storm. Don't you just love those Peppermint Lattes? :) Your card is beautiful. I love the bg papers--did you make them yourself??? Pretty velvet ribbon, too. Stay warm! ~Hugs, Cheryl

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  2. Oh your Poor tree! And poor YOU with no power! Good thing Starbucks has wifi!! LOL! Shannon, LOVE this card! LOVE the velvet double bow and the half doily and your papers! It is just GORGEOUS! Hope your power comes back soon! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

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  3. How lovely, Shannon! So warm and elegant! Thanks for sharing such an inspirational masterpiece!

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  4. Wow Shannon I love this beautiful card!! The LO and the colors are scrumptious! Pretty dp and ribbon :) Sorry about your tree, we didnt loose any trees but sure rearranged the real estate here in the desert, then we got rain so now we have mud pies every where:)

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  5. I was watching the news this morning and saw all the devastation. I am so glad you are okay and hope you get power soon. This card is beautiful. I love the snowflakes stamped like that.

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  6. OMG! I'm sorry ya'll had such a bad storm! Thank goodness for Starbucks! Your card is so pretty! I love the brown velvet bow! I like the silver embellies on your snowflakes, too!

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  7. Ooh I love this - what a gorgeous card Shannon! Love the colours and layout and the ribbon is so lush!! Stunning card!
    Glad nobody was hurt in that storm. That is very lucky considering the damage! We had a mini tornado near us which caused some damage and we don't normally get them at all !! very strange weather that we are having this year.
    Take Care
    Hope you have a great weekend!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  8. Such a pretty card Shannon. Sorry you had some damage. I saw all the damage on the news. Glad you are okay. :)
    Hugs~

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  9. Happy to hear all is well Shannon! EEKS! Those Santa Anna winds can be terrifying! Your card is beautiful! Lovin' all the elegant snowflakes and beautiful bow! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

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  10. Beautiful holiday card - wonderful use of this weeks colors. Lovely design and added velvet ribbon! Thanks for playing at CR84FN!

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  11. Lovely card girl. The snowflakes are so pretty, and I love the colors! The doily and velvet ribbon are fabulous. :o)

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  12. Oh Shannon, I am so sorry to hear about your damage!! ...and I'm glad no one was hurt!
    A peppermint Latte sounds sooo good right now! :)
    Absolutely gorgeous card!! I LOVE the colors and that beautiful velvet ribbon!
    Big Hugs, Tammy :)

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  13. I've been seeing the damage on the news, happy you're safe. Your card is just lovely, that velevt ribbon is scrumptious!

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  14. Absolutely beautiful! Love the warm colors. Too bad about your tree, but glad you didn't lose the whole tree. Hopefully it will all grow back, maybe better than before. Take care!

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  15. Sounds like the Santa Ana winds traveled through your territory. I know they went through AZ too! You are right about no one hurt! OMGosh, how scary. Your card, on the other hand, is just so lovely. Whaaaaaaa! I want it for a challenge. LOLOLOL The colors and the images are fantastic, as always, Miss Shannon! That ribbon and lace really 'ties' it all together!!

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