Monday, December 29, 2014

Live Life in Stitches

If you've been "taking down Christmas," you are now focusing on the new year and new beginnings.  I hope when you decide to make your written or mental list of new year's resolutions, you will include allowing time to feed your soul with creative projects.  Whether you sew, draw, paint, dabble in photography, do paper crafts or any other creative outlet, make sure this new year allows some time for these things.

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that the new year will mean endings as well.  Diane's Daydream Designs is going out of business.  All her amazing designs on sale at her site through the end of this month. I have so enjoyed being a member of her "dream team" this year and working with her designs has been a great joy.

My card today is called "Live Life in Stitches" and uses images and papers from Diane's Daydream DesignsI love quilts, and since I don't sew, but make quilt cards instead, this set speaks to me.   I resized the papers from the Sew Sweet set and an image from Quilted from the Heart to create a card.  The stitches were created using a rubber stamp, but I'm still searching for the name of the company.





Stop in and tell Diane I sent you!

Challenges:

See you soon!



Sunday, December 28, 2014

Happy Brrr-day!

Today I'm sharing sad news--Deedee's Digis is going out of business.
I have been so honored to be a member of her amazing team.
Today's card shares this month's digi of the month from Deedee's Digis
It's a great winter birthday or celebration set and you can purchase this set--
and all her wonderful sets--
at a tremendous savings.





 There are only a few more days to join in on 
Next month's progressive challenge will be
the last one ever so you won't want to miss saying
goodbye to Deedee's Digis.

We love you, Deedee!




Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Merry Christmas Eve and Thank You, Bobby Flay

After many years of a Christmas Eve tradition of Cuban pork marinated in mojo and chopped onions, green peppers, and garlic with black beans and rice and all the fixings, it was time for a change.

We broke with tradition and instead feasted on Bobby Flay's Shrimp and Grits.  Yum!  Thanks, Bobby Flay and Food Network! 

The handcrafted Santas are up on the mantle and entertainment center and the trees are in all the bedrooms decorated to the hilt so we are ready for Santa and his reindeer to visit tonight.  

There will be no baking this year thanks to a holiday cruise and the scary number on the scale, LOL.

A very 
Merry, Merry, and a 
Happy Ho, Ho, Ho 
to you and yours 
this wonderful holiday season!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Joy Snow Globe

Silver, blue, and glitter.
Another card to share with you today using
Diane's Daydream Design images, sentiments, and papers.


Images:  DDD Let It Snow, Christmas Wonderland Trees
Sentiment:  Deck the Halls with Deer
Paper:  Deck the Halls with Deer, metallic from stash
Ribbon: stash

Wishing holiday blessings to you and yours!


Monday, December 22, 2014

I'm dreaming of a pink Christmas...

Happy months pass so quickly and
wouldn't Bing Crosby be surprised what I am singing 
to his famous melody!  
Christmas is almost at our doorstep and
I'm thinking of a Pink Christmas.
I'm using Deedee's Digis Pink Christmas set
to send you heartfelt and warm wishes
for this wonderful holiday season.




You have more time to join in on Deedee's Progressive Challenge.  
If you create one project using the digi of the month, 
you get the next month's image FREE. 

Merry, merry, and ho, ho, ho! 

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Snow Globe Tag


Time to share more holiday cheer.
I have a tag for you today using an image from
Diane's Daydream Designs.
This cutie is from the Let It Snow set.
I can't decide whether to put it on a package
or hang it on one of my 7 trees.





It's falalalalalala time!

Monday, December 15, 2014

Red, Green, and White for Christmas

I love this tag set from Deedee's Digis
It has something for every occasion and
will become an all-time favorite of mine.

Feeling "falalalala," I used the Christmas tree on the red tag, 
of course, and the sentiment is from a set called Pink Christmas.
Adding a doily, a sentiment, a piece of ribbon,and designer paper finished up the card.


Here's the set I used called Doodle Tags--
great for cards and scrapbook pages!




Do you know about Deedee's Progressive Challenge?  If you create one project using the digi of the month, you get the next month's image FREE.  


Saturday, December 13, 2014

We'll Be Rounding Off Our Corners When We Craft...

Christmas is just "around the corner," 
and this week at the 
we are rounding the corners on something. 
You will see that on my card, 
I just rounded here and there.  
Easy peasy!  Join us.




See 'ya!





Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Winter Wonderland Snow Globe

Winter is upon us and visions of sugar plums are dancing in our heads.
Some of you have snowflakes as well.
My card today uses images and sentiments from


Images:  DDD Christmas Wonderland Trees and Let It Snow
Sentiments:  DDD Christmas Wonderland Sentiments
Papers:   DDD Winter Wonderland Papers and Recollections
     




Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Sending Hugs

It's Tuesday Throwdown time and I have a card to share with you from Stamping Boutique.  

thestampingboutique.com

What a cute image this is and how appropriate for us now.  I hope you have your cards in the mail or they are about ready to go postal.  If not, you'd better go to your creative haven and get inky and cut and paste, my friends!  Get those paper hugs into the mail!  If you have an extra, feel free to send me one as well!




Paper:  stash
Die:  Spellbinders
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Card Stock:  Reflections


Monday, December 8, 2014

Warmest Wishes on Your Special Day


 If you create one project using the digi of the month, 
you get the next month's image FREE 
and you have all month to play along with us.  
Here's the perfect image and sentiment for a winter birthday using the DOM.




Join us!







Saturday, December 6, 2014

A Nutcracker Christmas Tag

The  MFP/SFF Blog Challenge this week is 
to make a Christmas tag.  
I chose the Nutcracker set and used the 
pastel/baby oil technique 
to make the background of the tag.  
Then I embossed the Nutcracker image 
and colored it in with Promarkers.  
Adding a few snowflakes finished it off.
  
So why don't you make a tag and join us this week?




See you soon!




Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Ornament Time

Hello dear friends.  
It's time to share a project using images 
to get you in the holiday spirit.
Today I have a square card full
of joy and fun for the holidays.


Image:  DDD Let It Snow
Sentiment:  DDD Deck the Halls with Deer
Papers:  DDD Deck the Halls with Deer, Recollections
Bling:  stash



Falalalala soon!

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