Dear Santa!

Good afternoon!  I hope all my Jewish friends had a lovely Hanukkah,,,,,and I hope all my Christian friends are busily preparing for Christmas!

It's coming so fast, and I am SO far behind this year! Thanks, of course, to the flare I had in November that struck me down and out for nearly a month.

I did manage to get some Christmas cards made for my grand children :)  They look forward to them every year, and keep them year to year, so I couldn't disappoint.

Card recipe at the end :)

  

Isn't she darling? I couldn't help but use some stickles to really make her shine :) My six year old DGD will love her.

  

And I think my grandson will love this little guy!!!!

Here's a close up of the darling Bugaboo images!

  

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas (Or Hanukkah) season! May God bless you all,,,,hold your babes and grandbabies a bit closer this season, and be thankful you can.

Card Recpe:
Paper: scraps, mostly Recollections Christmas stack
Ink: Copics and computer generated  ink. Versafine for the sentiments
Stamps: Bugaboo digi images, 1$ bin sentiments, Crafty Secrets Dec 25 cancel
Dies and punches:2010 snowflake, 2010 ornament, layered poinsettia, MS winter branch punch
Stickles: Diamond and Candy Cane
ribbon and pearls: Michaels

I'd like to enter these into the Bugaboo Bingo Challenge   

  

I've made Bingo along the bottom,,,,,,,pearl, Bugaboo image and sentiment. I've also Bngo'd the second line up, LOL, Flower, red and green and ribbon.

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for looking!!!!

Party Time Tuesday!

Good Morning!!!

If you're seeing this, I finally fixed my computer! (fingers crossed!! but I do think it's fixed!)

It's Tuesday and time again for Party Time Tuesdays,,,,,,,,this week's amazing challenge is Kids Christmas cards, and I have a darling card using Flonz stamps for my contribution!

Isn't she darling??? I double stamped the image, once on white card stock, and once on patterned paper, and cut the dress out of the patterned paper, adhering it to the white card stock,,,,,,,the rest of the image, I colored with copics. she looks like she just saw Santa come down the chimney and she can't WAIT to empty her stocking!

Paper: MME Christmas pack
Ink: copics and Onyx Black
Dies: 2010 spellbinders snowflake, spellbinders scalloped ovals, Memory Box Crystal Snowflake
stamps: Flonz. I highly recommend them, they stamp BEAUTIFULLY!
bow and jingle bell: Hobby Lobby

I hope you run right over to Party Time Tuesdays and load up your darling kid's Christmas card and join us for this fun challenge!

Now, on to something more serious,,,I've had some pretty painful arthritis issues for several months that have really interfered with my life,,,,,,,I've found that keeping up with Design Teams, all the commenting that requires, and my home life has simply been impossible. I'm doing better on new medication this week,,,,,,,,but still,,,,,,I miss crafting just for the fun of crafting,,,,,

and so,,,,,,,I've given up both my design team posts with Party Time Tuesdays and Sugar Creek Hollow. I dropped SCH several weeks ago,,,,,,,,and Party Time Tuesdays will be up at the end of the month.

I've truly enjoyed both these amazing experiences,,,,,,,,,but for the good of the teams and for my own good, I've simply come to the end of my rope, health wise. It's time to step back and get my health in order,,,,,,,and enjoy my crafting again.

I hope to be able to post some fun stuff regularly,,,,,,,,but I will no longer be posting for either of these amazing design teams.

as they say,,,,,,,,I'll see you on the flip side!!!!!

and Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends!!!!!!!

Party Time Tuesday!!!!

Good Morning,,,,,,it's Tuesday again, and it's time for our Party Time Tuesday challenge!

This week, our challenge is HALLOWEEN! We want to see your Halloween themed cards and projects this week!

Our fantastic sponsors this week are The Robins Nest (who provided the gorgeous papers and die cuts and other yummy embellies), DTS Arts, Digital Delights, and Stitchy Bear (who provided this darling image),

Here's my card!!

Card Recipe:

Paper and sparkly die cuts: The Robin's Nest
spider rub on: The Robin's Nest
Ink: copics
Ribbon: Michaels
Stamp: Stitchy Bear

I hope you enjoyed the card, and thanks for looking!

Party Time Tuesdays is doing a DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!!!! All interested parties, please CLICK HERE!  The call will remain open until November 16th!

Sugar Creek Hollow!!!!!

Good Morning!!!! It's Sugar Creek Hollow Saturday, and today we have another great challenge for you! We want to see your vintage and shabby chic cards and projects with sparkle, glam and bling!!! Glitter, gem stones, whatever sparkle you want to use!

Here's mine!!!!  I've used this image before, and I just love it for Christmas cards,,,,looks so cute peeking out from my nesting mittens dies!

Card recipe:

Paper: K and Company
stamps: Just Rite Happy Everything Kit
Dies: Spellbinders nested mittens, ovals large, foliage, Rose Creations (for the pine cones), Ironwork motif
bling, lace, buttons: my stash
glitter: Martha Stewart


I hope you enjoyed the card, and thanks for looking!!!!!!! Now run right over to Sugar Creek Hollow and join the fun this week!!!!!!

It's WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!!

I hope you all get some fun time today to make some cards!!!!!!!  I know I plan to!!!!!

And over at Party Time Tuesdays we;re having a blog hop for World Card Making Day!!

WOO HOO, Love blog hops!  Know what else I love?????? SATURATED CANARY!!!!!!!

Krista has been so generous and allowed us all to choose an image,,,,,,,,and it was NOT easy, I tell you,,,,,,,,,all her images are adorable!!!!!!

Here's my card!

She's called "Multi Tasking Momma" and she's DARLING!!!!!!!

I had so much fun with this image, and made a joy fold card!

Here's the inside,,,,,,,,,for a friend of mine who is recently FINISHED raising children LOL,,,life is good!

Hope you have an amazing World Cardmaking Day and a wonderful weekend!!!!!!! And do join our blog hop!!!!!! You'll have fun and you may win a prize!!

Sugar Creek Hollow!!!!!!

Good Morning!!!!!

It's Saturday (In addition to being World Card Making Day), and it's time for Sugar Creek Hollow,,,,,,

This week our fabulous theme is to "Use Fall Colors" on your vintage or shabby chic card or project,,,,,,,,

Here's mine!!!!!!!

I used an old vintage calling card onto which I stamped a Justrite Giving Thanks Nested Sentiment stamp,,,,,,a bit of punching, some Cottage Cutz Filigree Fall Leaves dies, a big ol' sheer bow and a fancy button and it's festive and pretty!!!! I think I will make some seat place cards with this image!!!!

So pop on over to Sugar Creek Hollow if you have it in you to make some cards on this most auspicious day and see what the DT has to show you and then get working on your Fall Colors project!!!!!

Thanks for looking, and I hope you have an amazing weekend and a wonderful World Card Making Day!

Party Time Tuesdays!!!!!!

Good Morning!!!!!! It's Party Time Tuesdays Tuesday again!!!!!!! And we have an exciting challenge that fits in so well with the brand new month of October!!!!!

We want to see your "Frightfully Scary" cards and projects this week!!!! How much fun does that sound like!!!!

OUr amazing sponsors this week are Flonz Stamps, The Paper Shelter, The Robin's Nest and Elisabeth Bell!!!!

Here's my card, using this adorable image from Elisabeth Bell!

I tell you what,,,,,,this image is just too adorable to be "scary", so I tried to "goth" her out a bit using shades of grey and black with just a pop of Autumn color!

Card Recipe:
Paper:Robin's Nest
Dies:Cottage Cutz Filigree Fall Leaves/Spellbinders Nested Pumpkins/Memory Box Wrought Iron Gate
Stamps:Elisabeth Bell digi image/Justrite Stamps Nature's Nested Sentiments
Inks:copics/Versafine Onyx Black
ribbon: my stash

I hope you enjoyed the card,,,,,thanks for looking, and be sure to run over to Party Time Tuesdays and check out our fabulous sponsors and the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team!!!!