My 2012 Christmas Cards

Good mornin' Peeps!

Happy New Year everyone...I hope you all have a happy & healthy 2013!

I know, I haven't blogged much, I'm so sorry. I just haven't been in the mood to create much lately...I don't know where my mojo went so if you find it PLEASE send it to me. I only worked on things that I HAD to get done for the holidays, I made a few Christmas cards...sorry to those of you who usually get a card from me but maybe next Christmas I'll get back into the swing of things. Today I am posting the cards that I did make, there aren't many, I made about 12 cards to mail out this year, I know shame on me, so here are the designs that I made.

Come back tomorrow to see some awesome Gift card holders that I made for my kids, I gave them gift cards for a Date Night!

Thanks to those of you who stick by me & have been with me for a long time even though I haven't been blogging much lately. I appreciate you all so very much! See you tomorrow.

SU Christmas sleighride - Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Winter Wonders side 2

SU Christmas sleighride - Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Winter Wonders side 1

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SU Christmas Lodge

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Little Christmas favors I made for the ladies where Dan works. This idea came from Dawn Griffith

Happy Stamping!

First Christmas Card of the Season

Good mornin' Peeps!

Today I have my very first Christmas card of the season...I made this a few months back because it was my first attempt at making this style. I'll tell you why...I saw this card HERE on Glenda's blog & knew that I wanted to use this design on one of the wedding invitation samples that I was making for Kim's wedding (you will see those sometime at the end of September, after the wedding & no she did not pick this one.) so I went about making the Christmas card first & really fell in love with it but it was a lot of work...but well worth it, don't you think? I used SU stamps, sorry they are both retired now.

Thanks for spending a little part of your day with me, I really appreciate your company & look forward to reading your comments. Have a great day!


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Of course I couldn't leave today without posting a pic of my cutie patootie Braelynn!

I love this picture of her yawning...so cute!


Perfect pose! She's sooooo beautiful... & yes Corinne she owns my heart, just like you said!


Happy stampin' peeps!

Christmas Cards 2011 Part 2

Hello peeps!

Well here are the last of this years Christmas cards. I wish I would have started earlier so that I could have used some of the stamps that I've had for 2 years & have not inked up yet. I'm making myself a promise to start my Christmas cards in June & make at least 10 a month, maybe this way I'll get to use them all up on cards for 2012...what do ya think? Is that a good plan or what? Now if I can really do it then I'll amaze myself, hehehe!!!

Thanks for taking a few minutes out of your busy day to come & visit me today, I sure do appreciate it!

One of my favorite Christmas cards that I made this year! It's a new Whimsy Stamp that I fell in love with this year & just had to have it! This card came out great...it's so pretty, if I do say so myself!





This little fella is a Whipper Snapper Stamp & he's one of my favorites!!! Snowmen & penguins are my favorite winter stamps...their too stinkin' cute, I'm obsessed!!!



I needed to come up with an idea to put lottery tickets in, (instead of those envelopes that you get from the lottery) so I came up with this idea. I should have put the DSP on the inside before I adhered the pocket, oh well, next year. I like how it turned out though. I saw Dawn's video for the Santa & used that for the front...he's so cute & I love his pom-pom!!! Dan loves getting scratch off tickets in his stocking every year, so I hope he enjoys my presentation! He'll be more interested in scratching than looking at the card...but I know he will comment & appreciate the card!


inside...I sure hope he wins something! He loves getting these in his stocking!



Favors for my guests who come to visit us this year. Got the idea to put them all in a basket from my good friend Sally (thanks for the idea Sally)otherwise I would have just made the ones for my family & put them on each place setting...but this is sooo much prettier!


The men are getting the snowman with the Patriot's hat for their favorite football team!



Have a fabulous Christmas everyone! Take it ALL in & enjoy your families & friends this holiday season! I love you all...Merry Christmas!!! See you again sometime next week.

Christmas Cards 2011 Part 1

Hi Peeps!

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile but oh my, I have been soooo darn busy. I've been out & about so much & this week is crunch time for me. I needed to get going on my Christmas cards & get them in the mail this week or I was going to be dead meat. I also got all my gift wrapping done too this week...so now I NEED to get my house cleaned by Saturday morning, so everything can be nice & fresh smelling! I have a few cards to share with you today & then more tomorrow before I take a blogging break for a few days. I hope you enjoy today's post & I will see you again tomorrow!


I just LOVE these Elf Shoes....their just too stinkin' cute!!! I've been seeing so many of these around the blogs lately & just had to get on the bandwagon & make some! I found a video tutorial by Frenchie here and here. Oh my gosh...once you start you want to make a bunch & that's what I did & they are so easy to make & sooooo much fun too!!!






Love the color & design of this card. This idea is from Renee, she is such a gifted crafter with so many beautiful cards for inspiration...go on over there & take a look for yourself!



I really love the sparkle on this one...similar to the one below but with a little more detail. I cased these 2 cards completely from Dawn Olchefske...she's another amazing crafter.



Clean & simple - It's crunch time for me & I need some clean & simple cards to get into the mail ASAP...I just mailed the last of my Christmas cards out yesterday, whew...I've never been this late EVER! Sure glad that task is over with. I love how this one turned out.


Thanks for dropping by...have a great day!

Fancy Fold Christmas Card

Good morning peeps!

Well, my plan for today is to put up the Christmas tree, I sure hope I can stay on track with that this afternoon. Then I hope to clean up the mess it causes when we do that because I have a friend coming over tomorrow & we plan on stamping. I hope to sew some fleece to make more Hershey candy bar snowmen for Christmas favors for my house. I also need to work on Christmas cards, I'm soooo late with that this year...I can't believe it! Whew...I'm tired already just writing about all the stuff I need to do today!

Talking about Christmas cards, here's my first two cards of the season...I love it! I got the idea from Dawn's blog (as usual, thanks Dawn), click on her name to go to the video tutorial if you want to make one. Well, I gotta go put up the tree.
Thanks for stopping by, I sure do appreciate it!










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Have a great Sunday everyone!

First batch of Christmas cards

Hi everyone!

Here are a few cards that I made this week, I hope you enjoy! Feeling a little blue today so this is a short post. Take care & thanks for stopping by!


Ornament card, this was a fun card to make


I used champagne glitter on this one...I luv glitter!!!


I used a green & brown SU marker to ink up this tree & then used green glitter...I luv it!


This angle really shows the glitter & sparkle of this card


It was hard to get a good picture of this because of the glare from the shiny designer paper so I'm posting 2 pictures for you




Have a great day!

Skating Penguins!

Hello all!

This is a pre post. Another card I made this week, everyone who is a regular here at my blog knows how much I LOVE Penguins & so it would not be Christmas if I didn't at least make one Penguin card...so here it is! It was a simple & fast one too, hope you like it! I think I made these last year, oh well...maybe I'll start a tradition & make this one every year, by golly I like that idea!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!


Card details

CS: SU Whisper White, Basic Black & Bashful Blue
Stamps: Stampendous & SU Best Yet
Ink: Brilliance Black, SU Bashful Blue, SU makrers & Copic glitter pens
Accessories: Crystal brad, SU oval, circle, scallop circle punches & dimensionals

Snowy House Scene in the Country

Hi all!

Another pre post for you today. Here is a card that I made Monday. Don't you just love it? I've always admired this card, my good friend Corie sent one to me last year & I fell in love with it & so I just had to make one this year...thanks Corie!

Have a great day everyone, thanks for stopping by!



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Card details

CS: PTI White, SU River Rock & Riding Hood Red
DP: DCWV Christmas Stack
Ink: River Rock, Riding Hood Red, SU markers Barely Banana (for the light in the windows) & Real Red (for the wreath)
Stamps: SU To You & Yours, Lovely as a Tree, sentiments are from SU Home for Christmas
Accessories: Ribbon & snow boarder punch

Merry Christmas Glitter Tree

Hi everyone!

This post is pre posted since I'm away for a few days. This card I made last weekend & totally cased from Dawn, thanks sweetie! I love glitter & this fit the bill, also it was another fast & easy card...which I luv right now since I'm so far behind & need to make fast cards. If I get them done before Monday then maybe I can get a few projects done that I wanted to give the kids for Christmas, if not it will just have to wait till next Christmas. Keep your fingers crossed so that I can get it done this year because I've already held it off from last year, hehehe!!! Well have a great day & thanks for stopping by today!




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Card details

CS: PTI Night Sky Shimmer, White & Creative Memories Brushed Silver
Stamps: SU Lovely as a Tree, sentiments Studio G & Gina K Let it Snow
Ink: SU Night of Navy & sponged inside panel with Bashful Blue
Accessories: White ribbon, nesties, dazzling diamonds, Silver Tinsel Opaque embossing powder & heat tool