Day 4 - And old Christmas Card

Good Morning Ladies,

Well this is a new card I made for this year but the style is an older style. Now snowflakes are always going to be in style for Christmas cards, and honestly the white embossed paper has some shine to it that unfortunately the camera just doesn't pick up. So the details is the embossed snowflakes is done with a cuttlebug folder, the papers are all Michaels Recollection, the snowflake was cut out with the Christmas Cartridge that we recieved free with our last gypsy update. The mats were cut 1/4 inch shorter than the one before it. And I believe that the little bling in the center of the snowflake was purchased from the dollar store. As always the adhesive is my ATG gun. Hope you enjoy this card and I will try to have another card ready to post for tomorrow. I have to start on my mother in law and my husbands aunt, their calendars with photos from this past year. Which I am hoping to get posted on here too. I hope everyone is having a good day and am so looking forward to tomorrow being Friday and finally the end of the week.

Day 3 - Another Christmas Card

Hello Ladies,

Well we are now on day three of my Christmas Cards, I am not sure how long with will go or how many I will get posted. Here for todays card it was taking directly from Chris416ward from youtube. The basic colour and patterned paper looks about the same too. I loved her creation so much I had to do the same. And I have to say all my friends loved making this card too. I should have followed in her footsteps and had everyone use a pair of tweezers to help put it all together. Thank you very much Christina for this wonderfully
adorable card. Hope you all enjoy it too.









( As a side note I just wanna say I am hoping to figure out one day soon how to do the pictures so they are no on their sides or upside down, or even backwards, lol, cause have to say this was my third attempt of having this picture straight for you all, have a great day!)

Day 2 of Christmas Cards

Hello Everyone,
Here is my second Christmas card. Some of these you ladies will recognize from others blogs as well as from the card workshop I held on this past weekend. I have giving credit in yesterday's blog to many of the very talented ladies that I have taken inspiration. With this card I used my cricut to cut out the wreath, leaves, and bow, the circle and scallop were both punches one was fiskars the other was mary, the paper is recollections, and the pattern paper is DCV paper stack, the bling was dollar store bling, the Merry Christmas are those gold outline stickers, and as always I have used my ATG gun and dollar store pop dots. Hope you enjoy and will see you back here tomorrow.
Thanks for looking,

Christmas Season is Here

Hello Everyone,

Well I have been starting to make Christmas cards for the last couple of weeks, cause of having so many to send out that my goal is to get them all finished and out by the end of the first week of December. But haven't posted any, and sorry here is my little rant, but we seem to be starting the Christmas season sooner and sooner. Seems like the stores have their Christmas stuff up the day after Halloween as well as the music. And the Christmas lights on the houses. I mean sure it is nice to put up the Christmas lights when it is warm and clear, but that is not a proper family traditions, it should be everyone out in the cold cursing and complaining trying to keep the ladder steady in the snow. LOL! Just kidding. I don't mind or blame anyone getting their lights up while the weather is still nice. But please keep them off till December 1st at least. Now as much as all that bothers me I am so very thankful that there are crafters out there that have been posting their Christmas crafts and cards, cause I think I would have been lost without some of those wonderful ideas. But see the difference is I had the choice to view them, lol. Now seriously sorry for that little rant. Needless to say since it is December 1st I will be starting to post the cards I have made. Some are ones I will be sending out other will be for my card workshop. I have to say gotta love friends and family that every year ask for me to design cards for them to come and make. Talk about an ego boost. As much as that is making me feel good I hope this next comment makes a few others feel good too. I would not have been able to make the cards I am going to be showing the next couple of days without the help from a few of my favorite blogs and youtube celebrities. So a big thank you to madebymomo, loganscraftymomma, pam, pink stamper, readysetstamp, chris416ward, cardcrazy09. These are the main ones for today and I will post my other favorites as their card inspired creations come up. Thanks for looking and listening to me and here is my card. I used Create a Critter, recollections paper, ruby stickles, clear stickles and a dollar spot stamp from Michaels, my ATG gun, google eyes and dollar store pop dots. Thanks for looking and watch for another tomorrow.

More Creations for the Bazaar

Hello Everyone,
This must be some sort of record for me, posting three times within one or two weeks. I think some of that is cause with making items for the bazaar is getting me in the crafting mood plus with having kicked this cold to the curb helps. So these were very popular last year for the bazaar and was always a hit when I would send them to the girls classes. So most demonstrators either Stampin Up or CTMH will know this but for anyone that hasn't made them before they are basically a decorated envelope. Which is sealed and cut in half so they are like two pockets. Which then you put a package of hot chocolate mix, some mini marshmallows, and a candy cane or other peppermint type candy. Now depending on your style you can decorate anyway you please, I tend to pull out my snowflake Stampin Up rolling stamp and decorate the whole envelope with it in blue. Then have a focal image of a snowman or other Christmas images I have. I hope you enjoy and will see you back here soon for pictures of the cards I am going to do for my Christmas card workshop.

More Bazaar Creations

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to post a few more pictures of the creations I was making for the girls school bazaar. The card stock is a combination of Stampin Up and Michaels Recollections paper. The adhesive is a combo again of my ATG gun and xyron glue, as well as the pop dots were dollar store brand. Oh and before I forget I used glue dots too that are the zots brand from Michaels. Any ink was a combination of copics, tombow, stampin up, close to my heart, and memento. Punches were Fiskars and Marvy. I think I have covered all the supplies which I had forgotten in my last post. In case anyone is wondering the post it notes and spiral notebooks were bought a the dollar store and the huge paper clips for the book marks were purchased at Staples. Now I think I have it all covered if you have any questions you can always post it in the comments area.














































Sorry for the sideways picture I wasn't able to get it to turn and of course took the picture and uploaded before I my tech guy was home. Hope you enjoy and see you back here soon.
Thanks

I'm back

Hello everyone,
I am very sorry it has been so long since I last posted but unfortunately I have been sick with a cold and then pink eye. It has not been a great week or so. But being sick and not leaving the house has given me a chance to work on some crafty things for the Adrienne Clarkson Bazaar. It is a great thing the school started last year. This is not a fundraiser even thought the money does help with things for the school, but to clearly send the students the message that it is NOT the value of a gift but the thought behind it that really matters. All the items will be priced between $0.50 up to $5.00. And so the students can choose between things like toys, books, frames, ties, clocks, candles, jewelry and hand made crafts. Well you know as soon as I found out hand made crafts were one of the items we could donate for this cause I was so on it. I have to admit last year I was on it too with hand made boxes full of Christmas tags. And I also added some Snowman Soup which I will do again because apparently it was a huge success. Anyways I am starting to ramble so what I wanted to do was to give you a peak as to what I will be donating this year.


























Ok so the first picture is post it note holder with a pen. In the second one is mini note pads with a pen as well and lastly is bookmarks made with huge paperclips.
I hope you enjoy and as soon as I get the snowman soup done I will post those as well. Hope everyone is staying well and see you all soon.