Merry Christmas Everyone! 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas to you! 8-) Today, I thought I would sneak one last post in with the last of my Christmas cards, real quick like though, cause I've  gotta pack up all my baked goodies to take to the Fire Station and continue with the Merry Making there..8-)

This one was pretty quick & easy to put together with the help of my Postage Stamp & Layered Poinsettia Nesties sets. The dp's are from MME's Holly Jolly set and I added a touch of Vintage photo distress ink to my edges. To finish it all up, I stamped my Hero Arts Sentiment, added a bit of ribbon from my stash and a few gold pearls for a bit of bling. 8-) 

This one was Super Quick too and was inspired by Kristina Werner's Adorable Card Here from her Holiday Card Series. I tell ya, she has such Adorable ideas and quick too! But alas, I have run out of time for this year, will just have to save them for next year.. lol 8-). I used SU's Stocking Builder punch and Stamp Set with SU's Cherry Cobler , Old Olive, and Pool inks, a bit of Yummy bakers twine, a tiny little gem, a few dimensionals, and my white gel pen that kept trying to get away from me, lol and Voila! my card is finished.. Pretty easy peasy, huh?.. 8-)

Merry Christmas Everyone! & Thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

Snowman Poops & Grinch Pills.. 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Happy Friday to you! Just wanted to share a Super Quick post today.8-)
Hope everyone is all set and ready for Christmas! I have finally gotten caught up! Hurray! 8-) lol  The Christmas tree is not only up but decorated too! The packages are all wrapped, the neighbors gifts have all been baked and packaged up so they are ready to go, almost finished with all the baking and I just handed out these fun little treats that I made up to co-workers and friends...

***Post Update as of 8/16/12.. 8-) All Links to patterns, measurements, snowmen images and links to Post for Grinch image and How too's, are highlighted and Bolded for you to click on so you will be able to find all the info you need to create both projects! 8-) Hope that helps! 8-) The actual covers are colored  cardstock that have been embossed using the Cuttle Bug and  Snowflake embossing folder.. I Used GLUE DOTS to hold them in place!! Happy Creating Everyone! 8-) ***

They are tic-tac holders! 8-) And everyone has just loved them! Nice to know I am not the only one who thought these were just Super Cute! This Darling little image is a freebie from Whimsie Doodles that you can find HERE. And they have a fun tutorial too! I actually followed this tutorial as I wanted to use the larger package of Tic Tacs for my Sweet little treats. 8-)

Here's a pic of the inside, and also the one I made for the Fellas.. Grinch Pills! LOL.. 8-) They were actually from this Fab post I found through Pinterest..8-) 

Alright, well I am off to the kitchen for more baking! lol 8-) Hope you are all enjoying the Holiday Festivities with friends and family & thanks so much for stopping by! 

***Post Update as of 8/16/12.. 8-) All Links to patterns, measurements, snowmen images and links to Post for Grinch image and All how too's, are highlighted and Bolded for you to click on so you will be able to find all the info you need to create both projects! 8-) Hope that helps! 8-) The actual covers are colored cardstock that have been embossed using the Cuttle Bug and  Snowflake embossing folder. I Used GLUE DOTS to hold them in place,lol... Happy Creating Everyone! 8-) ***

I/O's Trees for Sale.. 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! So is everyone all read for Christmas?  Well, I am not quite ready, but I have my list of the many things I want to get completed in the next 3 days.. Seeing as I  have to work on Thursday and Friday, I technically have until Thursday early evening to get everything done.. lol Wish me luck! 8-) So funny how all of a sudden it just snuck up on me and Christmas is This Sunday! Wowzers! Well, my DH is having to work on Christmas day this year too. So We will be celebrating on Christmas Eve. Which leaves me with one less day for last minute preparations! 8-)  But the trade off is I won't have to cook on Christmas Day!  Yay! 8-)  I will head out to the Fire Station like I did this past Thanksgiving, and the fellas will be doing the cooking! Whoo Hoo! That will be a nice treat for sure! 8-) 
Well, todayI thought I would share one of the last few Christmas cards I created real quick.. And considering we finally have our Christmas Tree up, not decorated yet lol, but up, this one just felt appropriate... 8-)

This is I/O's Trees For Sale Image! It's not a super fancy image but I just Love it! 8-) Reminds me of when I was a little girl and my Mom and Dad and I would drive up to the Snow and cut our own Christmas Tree.  My Mom would always bring a big thermos of Hot Cocoa.. It was so much fun and has always been one of my most fondest Christmas memories..8-)  

Well I colored up my Pretty Christmas Trees with my trusty Copics, added a touch of Stardust Stickles and embossed the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look.  For my Mats and BG layers I chose a combination of Forest Green CS from my stash and some Darling dp's from Basic Grey's Figgy Pudding collection. To finish it all up I stamped my I/O sentiment onto a strip of matted up White CS from my stash with Memento Tuxedo Black, added Darling layered die-namic snowflakes topped with a cute little button and tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds. 8-)

Hope you all Have a Wonderful, Festive day & thanks so much for dropping in! 

Warm Winter Wishes!

Hi All! Hope you have all been having a Wonderful week! Well it's Saturday and you know what that means... It's time for the last Fabulous Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge of 2011, Miss Korin is giving us the rest of the Month of December off so we can concentrate on enjoying Christmas with our loved ones. 8-) And as this is the Third Saturday of the month, we have a fun Spin too, which means there's an Awesome prize up for grabs to one very lucky winner! 8-) Our spin this time is "Chipboard"  How easy peasy is that huh?.. 8-)  See so there's no reason not to play along this week!  So Without further delay, Here's my take on Miss Korin's Awesome Sketch! 8-) 

I saw this little Cutie Patootie at Robyn's Fetish and couldn't help snatching him up, he just makes me chuckle, He's so Darling on his little sled! 8-)  Well, I printed him out onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I added a few emboss resist  Flourishes snowflakes.. First I embossed my snowflakes with White EP and then very lightly sponged on a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress inks over top and created my Sweet snowy scene. I cut him out, matted him up and embossed the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look and popped him up with a few dimensionals. For my Mats and BG layers I chose a combinations of kraft CS from my stash and dp's from Echo Park's Seasons Greeting pack. I printed out my digi sentiment onto some white CS from my stash and then mounted it onto a Chipboard banner and aded a touch of shading with more Tumbled Glass Distress ink. To finish it all up, I added a bit of Ribbon from my stash, a touch of Stardust Stickles here and there,  a fun little die-namic snowflakes topped with a cute little button, all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds. 8-)
And Here's Miss Korin's Fabulous Sketch!

I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with for our last sketch of the year.  And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Sweet Stop Sugar Babies have whipped up for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated.... 8-)               

The Sugar Babies

 Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Kim

Korin

Lorie

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have a Wonderful weekend & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)

Joy& Noel!

Hi All! Hope you have all been having a Wonderful week! I've been busy in my crafts room..I have a few last minute Christmas cards that I have been finishing up.. lol.. So I thought I would share a couple of them with you.  These came together pretty quick, so I made up a bunch..8-)

These were made up with some chipboard letters that I pained with my snowcap paint dauber and then added Stardust Stickles for a bit of Bling.  My BG and mats were made up with a combination of Kraft CS from my stash and Basic Grey's Figgy Pudding dp's. I embossed the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look and inked up my edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. To finish them all up I added some vine ribbon, seam binding and ric-rack from my stash all topped off with some fun ruby gems.  Pretty easy peasy, huh?.. 8-)


Oh, and here's a few pics of the individual cards.. 

Hope you all have a Wonderful Evening & Thanks for dropping in! 8-)

Merry Christmas!

Hi All! And a Very happy Monday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend. Mine was spent crafting away to finish up the last few Christmas cards I wanted to make.. So many projects I'd like to do & so little time.. lol..Well at this point I have 40 Christmas cards all set and ready to go... So if I have time to make any more it's just a bonus. 8-)..  Well, today I'm back with another Fabulous Stamps R Us Challenge. Yay! 8-)  Today our Theme is "Angels". Our Wonderful Sponsor is A Day For Daisies. And let me tell you, Their images are just too Darling to resist so please do stop by and check them out.  Also, Tammy has put together a very generous prize package for one lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  And please stop by the Stamps R Us Blog to take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I printed out my Precious Angel with a Bell image onto Flourishes Classic White and did a little paper piecing on her Sweet little dress and colored the rest of her up with my trusty Copics. I cut her out out & matted her up with the help of my Classic Ovals and Lacy Ovals Nesties sets. I used my Gold Spica glitter pen to color her cute  little bell and & shaded my image with a touch of Antique Linen Distress Ink while my die was still in place and then popped it up with a few dimensionals. My BG panels were created with a combination of red CS from my stash and Echo Park's Darling Seasons Greetings DP's. My I/O Sentiment was stamped onto a lovely little tag I made up with my SB Fancy Tags set using Memento Tuxedo Black. To finish it all up I wove a bit of gold mesh ribbon from my stash through my Lacy Oval die cut, added a touch of gold here and there with my Gold gel pen and topped it off with a big Pretty bow..8-)

Hope you all have a Fantastic Day! & Thanks so much for dropping by! 

Bentley Bear's Poinsettia...

Hi All!  And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you! 8-) ( Say that five times fast..lol. ) Hope you all had a Wonderful week. Mine was spent mostly trying to get over this doozy of a cold that I managed to come down with while our power & heat was out. Made it a bit of challenge to get my craft on this week, lol All I could seem to manage was to make it to bed, then to the couch, then to the kitchen for some Homemade Turkey Soup and then back to bed..lol But, I'm starting to feel much better. Yay! 8-) So without further delay.... Here is the Sweet Stop Sketch #138  for this week:

And here's my take on Miss Korin's Fabulous Sketch.. I did tweek it just a tiny bit, I put my flower on the other side to balance out my image a bit..8-)

Well I don't know how many of you are familiar with the UK's Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine, but That is where I first laid eyes on Bentley Bear and instantly fell in Love! 8-)  I just think he is the Sweetest little furry fellow ever! I printed my Sweet Bentley and his Poinsettias out onto  Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics and added a bit of liquid applique to his kitty's hat and touch of shading with Antique Linen Distress ink. I cut him out, matted him up and embossed the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look. For my Mats and BG layers I chose a combination of red CS from my stash and some Darling dp's from Authenique's Wonder 6x6 set. To finish it all up, added a fun scalloped die-namic border, a bit of ribbon from my stash, a cute little Prima flower and a few sweet gold adhesive pearls... Pretty easy peasy, huh?... 8-)

I sure hope you can play along with us this week at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with. And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Sweet Stop Sugar Babies have whipped up for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated.... 8-) 

              

The Sugar Babies

 Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Kim

Korin

Lorie

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have a Fabulous weekend & thank so much for visiting today! 8-)

Warmest Wishes..

Hi All! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you! Our power is still out, so I am back at Starbucks to do my post..lol Crazy huh..? 8-) They are saying maybe by Sunday they will have it back on.. I sure hope so as its' really cramping my crafting schedule! lol.. And as my Sweet friend Kim mentioned, They might frown on it at Starbucks if I start bringing my crafting supplies there to work on my projects.. lol  Yep, I think she's probably right! LOL.. 8-) Anyway, Thanks so much, to everyone, for all your well wishes! They are So very much appreciated and I will keep you all posted as to the power situation! I will be doing my Happy dance for sure once it's back on..lol  Okay, onto this weeks Fabulous Sweet Stop Sketch #137:

And here's my take on it.. I pretty much stayed spot on with Mis Korin's Awesome Sketch..8-)

I saw this little Cutie at Stitchy Bear Stamps and thought he was just way too Adorable to pass up.. all bundled up in his little snow suit. I could help but chuckle out loud, so I had to snatch him up. 8-)  Well, I printed him out onto Flourishes Classic White and did a little paper piecing for his snow suit and hat. I colored up the rest of him and added some shading too with my trusty Copics. I added a few emboss resist  Flourishes snowflakes.. First I embossed my snowflakes with White EP and then very lightly sponged on a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress inks over top and created my Sweet snowy scene. I cut out and matted up my Sweet little fellow,with the help of my Classic Rectangles and Scalloped Rectangle Nesties sets and popped him up with a few dimensionals. For my Mats and BG layers I chose a combinations of kraft CS from my stash and dp's from MME's Holly Jolly collection. To finish it all up, Inked all my edges with Vintage Photo distress ink, I stamped my Hero Arts sentiment, which I can't seem to find in their store right now, with Memento Rich Cocoa onto a matted up die cut oval, added a bit of Ribbon from my stash, a touch of Stardust Stickles here and there,  a fun little die-namic snowflakes topped with a cute little button, all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds. 8-)

I hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with for this weeks sketch.  And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Darling creations the rest of the Sweet Stop Sugar Babies have cooked up for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated.... 8-)                

The Sugar Babies

 Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Kim

Korin

Lorie

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have Fabulous weekend & thanks so much for visiting today! 8-)

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-)

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas...

Hi All! And a Very happy Monday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend. Ours was very nice, filled with friends and family and Tons of Yummy food.. lol 8-) In fact, as I sit here typing up my post, I am thoroughly stuffed, from our dinner of Thanksgiving left overs.. lol. Well, Today I'm back with another Fabulous Stamps R Us Challenge. Yay! 8-)  Today our Theme is "Embossing". Our Wonderful Sponsor is Sketching Stamper Digi Stamps. And let me tell you, Their images are just Darling so please do stop by and check them out.  Also, Chris has put together a very generous prize package for one lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  And please stop by the Stamps R Us Blog to take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I printed out my Sweet Snowy Fellow onto Flourishes Classic White and colored him up with my trusty Copics and cut him out & matted him up with the help of my Classic Ovals and Lacy Ovals Nesties sets. I used my Gold Spica glitter pen to color his bell and the cute little star on his Christmas tree. I shaded my image with a touch of Antique Linen Distress Ink while my die was still in place and then popped it up with a few dimensionals. My BG panels were created with he help of my CB and my snowflake EF, a sanding block and the combination of black CS from my stash and dp's from Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas set. To finish it all up, I wove a bit of seam binding ribbon from my stash through my Lacy Oval die cut, and added a Pretty vintage Button all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine both from MAD Stamper Finds..8-)

Hope you all have a Fantastic Day! & Thanks so much for dropping by! 

Merry Merry Merry Merry...

Hi All! Hope you have all had a Wonderful week and a very Happy Thanksgiving too! Well it's Saturday and you know what that means... It's time for another Fabulous Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge! Yay! 8-) So maybe take a little break from the Holiday Shopping frenzy and come play along with us! I had a lot of fun with Miss Korin's Awesome sketch, so great for those larger images we all love, and I had a perfect one in mind as soon as I saw this weeks sketch, Bet you will too.. 8-) So, without further delay.... Here is the Sweet Stop Sketch #136  for this week:

And here's my Merry little take on it.. 8-) I pretty much stayed spot on with Miss Korin's Fabulous Sketch..

I stamped My Darling Penny Black Jolly Xmas Kitty onto Flourishes Classic White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him up with my trusty Copics. I added a few emboss resist  Flourishes snowflakes.. First I embossed my snowflakes with White EP and then very lightly sponged on a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress inks over top and created my Sweet snowy scene. I cut out and matted up my Sweet Jolly fellow, embossed the edges with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look. For my Mats and BG layers I chose a couple of different dp's from MME's The Merry Days of Christmas 6x6 set. To finish it all up, I stamped my Impression Obsession sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a matted up strip of white CS, added a touch of Stardust Stickles here and there, and a couple a layered die-namic snowflakes topped with a cute little button and all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds. 8-)

I hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with for this weeks sketch.  And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Sweet Stop Sugar Babies have whipped up for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's always greatly Appreciated.... 8-)         

The Sugar Babies

 Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Kim

Korin

Lorie

Monika

Shelby

Wendy

Hope you all have a Fantastic Weekend & Thanks so much for visiting today! 

Yuletide Blessings!

Hi All! And a very Happy Friday to you! Hope you all had Happy Thanksgiving! Mine was Wonderful, so much to be Thankful for.8-)  And I didn't have to do any cooking.. Just baked a few pies and off the the Fire station I went. I think it's really great that they allow family & friends to come and have holiday dinner at the station when their loved ones have to be on duty, Like my DH was. Plus The fellas do all the cooking! So nice of them. My DH was in charge of the Cranberries, and I must say, he did a great job! They were delicious! 8-) Well, today I thought I would do a quick post to share one of the projects I've been working on this week.. I've had a few different ideas floating around in my head for some relatively quick and easy Christmas cards to mass produce and send out to friends and family this year. And here's what I came up with for my first idea..

I actually made up 10 of these.. Kind of a take off on the ones I did  for Thanksgiving, but I think they came out pretty nice.. What do you think? 8-).. These were pretty quick and easy.. My main BG panels were created with kraft CS from my stash that had been painted with my SowCap paint dauber and run through my CB with the Christmas Blessings EF, and then sanded a bit so the words would show through.  The remaining BG panels were made up with a combination of various strips of dp from Authentique's Wonder collection, some ivory CS from my stash and the help of an MS border punch. My Lovely Ornaments were  stamped using Waltzing Mouse's Vintage Ornaments set with with two different SU's inks, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler and then cut out with the help of my SB Heirloom Ornaments dies and then popped up with a few dimensionals. My Waltzing Mouse Sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto the center of my Ornaments. And to finish them all up, I just inked all my edges with a touch of Vintage Photo distress ink, added seam binding bows and cute little buttons all tied up with some Yummy Baker's twine from MAD Stamper Finds...See, pretty easy peasy, huh...8-)

Here's  few more pics of the individual cards.

Hope you all are Enjoying your family and friends over this long Holiday weekend & Thanks so much or stopping by today!

Joy, Love, Peace...

Hi All! And a Very Happy Wednesday to you! Are you all set and ready for Thanksgiving?  Well this year, My DH has to work, so we will be having Thanksgiving at the Fire Station, and that means The Fellas will be cooking which is a nice treat. 8-) And I will be baking a few pies to bring with me to help out.  Well today I'm back to share my latest creation inspired by Impression Obsession's "Stamps Only, No Patterned Paper" Challenge. We are to create our own with Impression Obsession stamps, which was a lot of fun for me as I actually enjoy creating my own BG dp's, but don't always have the time...

Well as you have guessed, all the Stamps used on my card today are from Impression Obsession.  My image panel was created using I/O's Winter Cardinals Clear set, that I dont' seem to be able to locate in their store at the moment for some reason, and I colored it up with my trusty Copics. I added  a bit of shading with some Antique Linen Distress ink to the edges and then embossed them with the help of my Score Pal for a nice clean look. My sprinkling of snow was created with little dots of liquid applique and some Stardust Stickles, which you cant' really see to well in my picture, but IRL there's lots of pretty sparkle.  My BG was created using I/O CAC Harlequin, and Music stamps, and then I matted everything up with some brown CS from my stash.  My sentiment was created using I/O's Christmas Borders clear stamp set and Memento Rich Cocoa. To finish it all up I popped my image panel up with a few dimensional  added a fun die-namic snowflake and a cute little button all tied up with some Yummy bakers twine from MAD Stamper Finds.

Hope you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with friends, family and lots of love and laughter too. Thanks so much for Stopping by today! 8-)