It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,,,,,,,

Ok, so it's not looking like Christmas,,,,,,,,,,,,but it sure is FEELING that cold here in Central to South Florida!!

We had nothing but mild, gorgeous weather all winter long,,,,,,,,,and now that March is here,,,,,,what do we get????

FREEZING COLD! Go figure! LOL!

Well, it got me to thinking,,,,,,,,last Christmas I was TOTALLY unprepared for EVERYTHING! My shopping was behind,,,,,,I didn't have enough Christmas and Hanukkah cards to send (so I sent none).  Ugh,,,,,,,NEVER AGAIN!!!!! I've already started shopping for Christmas,,,,,,,,

and now I've begun my Christmas card making!

Here's a couple cards I made,,,,,,,,,,,

First,,,,,,,,,

Card Recipe:
Paper:Coordinations, The Paper Studio (gold mirror cs) and GA Pacific CS
Stamps: Justrite back ground stamp
Ink:Ranger clear embossing ink
Embossing Powder: Ranger Gold embossing powder
Dies and punches: Martha Stewart punch around the page eyelet lace punch, Spellbinders layered poinsettias and Resplendent Rectangles, Impression Obsession pine branch, MFT Let it Snowflake die
Ribbon: May ARts from Really Reasonable Ribbon
gems: REcollections


And the second card,,,,,,,,

Who's sick of window cards??? LOL, I can't help it, this window is darling!!!

Card Recipe:
Paper: MME Noel stack, Coordinations, The Paper Studio gold mirror cs, various scraps
Dies and punches:Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Window and shutter dies, MFT let it snowflake die, Martha Stewart winter branch punch, Big Bite, EK Success Threading water border punch
Stamps: NONE!!!!!!!!!!!! GASP!!!!!!!! FAINT!!!!!!!! (I'm sure I'll put one on the INSIDE!!)
Ribbon: Recollections


And now for some exciting news!

I have THE BEST husband in the WORLD!!!!! My birthday is coming up in a few days, and he's bought me the Silhouette Portrait AND the upgraded software for it AND a subscription for designs!!!!!!!

If my husband knows one thing, it's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Crafty Wife=Happy Life!!!!!!

 So Expect to see some cards and projects using my new Silhouette as soon as it gets here (and I figure it out!!!)

Thanks for looking and I so appreciate your comments!!!!!

A Birthday Card and Some Praise!

Good Morning!

Today is a WONDERFUL day!!!!!!!!  My husband, who has worked 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for MONTHS, finally has a day off! We are off to Disney World to spend the day,,,,,,,,and we have reservations for dinner at one of the restaurants tonight! WOO HOO! I'm bouncing, I'm so happy!

I hope you're not sick of window cards LOL. I know that the Grand Madison Window die is extremely popular for a reason, and I've used it here again!  I have to say, that in googling this die to see what other people have done with it, I have especially enjoyed Kittie's cards  .  Although I did not directly copy any of her cards, her style has definitely STRONGLY inspired this card!  I surely hope she doesn't mind! Pop on over (link above) and see some of her gorgeous cards and leave some love while you're at it!

Here's mine!

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You can probably tell by the shine, but I used an old spellbinders package cut to size to imitate the glass in the window,,,,,

  

I also created little hinges for the shutters, so they pop out a bit,,,,,,,,,and of course, a bow on my bow maker!  The garden fence is a die by memory box,,,,,,,I bought it some time ago, and had no clue what to do with it until I got this window die LOL

Card Recipe:
Papers:scraps (PP), Coordinations Cardstock
dies: Poppy Stamps Grand Madison Window die, Grand Madison Shutter die, Memory Box Wrought Iron gate, Spellbinders ribbon banners
punches: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch around the page set, The Paper Studio tiny flowers punch, Martha Stewart winter branch punch
Ribbon and Flowers: Michael's Brand

Now time for some praise!

I bought my Grand Calibur exactly a year ago,,,,,,I can't imagine life without it! I love it! Unfortunately,,,,,,JUST out of warranty, it died on me LOL. My kinda luck, right?  Well, I didn't want to buy a new one if I could help it, so I emailed Spellbinders to see if they offered a repair service.

Turns out, they do!  She asked me a few questions, to which I responded honestly,,,,,,and I told her I was out of warranty on the machine and did not mind paying for repairs!

She responded back that they would HONOR that warranty!  My machine will be fixed for free.

I have to say,,,,,,,,I was stunned. How often does a company, in the face of being honestly TOLD they are no longer responsible, CHOOSE to take responsibility?????? NEVER,,,,,,,,,except,,,,,,it has happened!

Fortunately, I have my old Big Kick, which I was able to get new plates for yesterday, to hold me over until my Grand Calibur is returned to me (free of charge!).

But in case you are contemplating a Grand Calibur,,,,,,,buy with confidence!  You won't be sorry!

I hope you enjoyed the card! Now I'm off to Disney World to enjoy the world!!!!!!  Have a lovely Sunday!  And thanks so much for your comments!

Justrite and some new dies!

Good evening!  It's the day before Valentines Day and I have been waiting impatiently for some new dies to come in in order to make my husband a valentine!  And Just Rite Stampers Friday challenge gave me some wonderful inspiration for my card today, and so I wanted to share!

Here's the challenge sketch for the week! I thought it would go so well with my new Poppy Stamps dies!

I am just loving how my card turned out!  I'm only hoping it's not TOO girly for my husband LOL

The dies, of course, are the well loved Grand Madison Window die and Grand Madison Window Box die. They got here at noon today, and I was cutting by 12:05!  The stamps are, of course, Just Rite Stampers!  A favorite set of mine is used here,,,,,,,,,"Just the Right Words",,,,,,,,because they are just the right words for almost anything!

I used the window as my focal point, a Recollections heart border punch as my scallops,,,,,,and the window box in place of the banner in the sketch..

Here's a close up!

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 Card Recipe:

Papers:MME Noel stack, Recollections, DCWV , GA Pacific white card stock, silver mirror card
Stamps: Justrite Stampers
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Dies: Poppy Stamps/Memory box Grand Madison Window, Grand Madison Flower box, Spellbinders Classic Hearts
Punches: Recollections border punch, Martha Stewart border punch, Martha Stewart winter branch punch
Ribbon: Recollections
Glitter: Martha Stewart Copper tinsel glitter

I hope you enjoyed the card,,,,,thanks for looking!  I appreciate your comments, and I'll be getting back to you as soon as I'm over this virus!