Festive Snowmen

I LOVE Snowmen!!!  And I know that I am not the only one!  I love decorating my home around the holidays with Snowmen of all sorts!  And when buying stamps, I fall for the ones with snowmen!  So here is another card with some Festive Snowmen!  The stamp is from Tara Reed Designs, Stamps Happen Inc



Card Recipe:

Red CS 6 x 12 & folded at 6

I used some of my paper scraps for the various panels

Stamp and color the image

I also used red ric rac, a mini paper clip, twine, a snowflake brad

I also cut a scallop circle with my Big Shot and Scallop circle #2 die 

which I then used a large circle punch to give me a sort of boarder! 

Challenge:

CPS Challenge - Sketch #243

Everybody Art Challenge - Advent

Simon Says Stamp - (Photo inspiration) Poppy Field

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A Snow Family

Here is my latest Christmas card to add to my collection!  I am slowly getting a pile ready to mail out across the Country for family & friends :) 

Card Recipe:

Whisper white cs base is cut with my Big Shot and the large scallop circle, I made a fold in the card before I ran it through, leaving a small portion at the top so that both pieces are still attached.  Then I cut another large scallop and taped it to the base so that it shows the whole scallop!  (Hope this makes sense!)

The blue circle is cut with the Big Shot and large clear circle die

The red scallop circle is cut with the Big Shot and the scallop circles #2

Then I stamped the SU Flaky Friends image on WW CS and used a large circle punch. 

I used markers and stickles.  I added bakers twine and pop dots to add dimension.

Challenges

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE - Christmas

WINTER WONDERLAND - Make it sparkle

TOP TIP TUESDAY - Anything Christmas

STAMPS $ FUN - Winter

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O Holy Night

I have been busy for the past few weeks trying to design and add new cards to my collection that I have for sale!  This is one that I love.  The stamp is from Inkadinkado! 

Here is the card recipe:

Cut a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 CS in half length wise at 4 1/4

Fold in half so that it stands as a portrait fold

Stamp image with versa mark ink and emboss with gold embossing powder

Cut image so it fits approx. 1/3 of the page and cut gold pattern velum to fit remainder 2/3's

With a corner round punch, round out the 2 opposite corners

Add a ribbon detail where the image and velum meet.

Add a verse inside.

Christmas - Gift Card holders

Well I have had a few cards posted on my facebook album that are for sale.  I've had a few people inquire about them but no purchases yet.  And then this past weekend my cousin said that she wants to buy some Christmas cards...woohoo, a reason to make more!  Here are some gift card holders that I made. 

These are quite easy and quick to make. 

You can find a video here at Chic & Scratch!!

A Wonderful Christmas Day to Remember!

Well my SANTA spoiled me once again!  There were a few things that I asked for!  And there were a few things that were a surprise :)  But once the gifts were opened and the wrappings and ribbons were put away is when the day actually came alive!  We had a nice morning together, I made us breakfast and then I started prepping for the big Christmas dinner!  We had family over, so I kinda splurged with turkey and prime rib.  I must say that the turkey turned out better than the prime rib!  And then there were all of the fixings that goes along with a turkey dinner for us Newfies!  In the pot I added salt ribs and beef, peas pudding, bread pudding, carrot, turnip, potatoes, cabbage.  I also made sweet potatoes, dressing, gravy and can cranberry sauce!  It was so good!  And then there was the cookie & square plate and lemon pies for dessert! 
Company was the best, my hubby's sister and her hubby along with her 2 grown boys!  And our other niece were here!  It was certainly a Christmas day to remember!!

My baby girl Sophie

Sweet Mollie & Sophie

(Momma is playing with the new lens that I got!)

The gift that Peggy gave Leo

I love this picture, taken in 1961

Peggy & Kevin

Me & my Sweetheart

With Jessica, Matthew & Kevin

The hand knit socks from my Mother-in-law!

Christmas decor - not a chore...I had fun! 2010

I enjoy decorating and putting up lights, baking and shopping!  All that this wonderful season has to offer.  I guess if I have a theme this year it is ||Red & White Cozy||  I created the frame with the verse, with inspiration from here.  I made over the stockings which came from the Dollar Store!  Now I am going to enjoy some baking, finish wrapping and enjoy Christmas!  I hope you'll have yourself a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2011!!

There is a PARTY over at cottage instincts, where other fabulous decor and blogs can be found!  Click the link below & check it out!!

Dollar store stockings made over!

This year I wanted to hang stockings for both myself and my hubby as well as our 2 dogs!  And I didn't want to spend a small fortune, so I went to the Dollar Store and picked up 4.

  I didn't know what I wanted to do except add our initials.  So I used my Cricut with black and white vinyl.  I cut the letters from Plantin Schoolbook as well as 2 paws from Paper Pups.  I had the red stripped ribbon and used the glue gun to adhere the ribbon.  The bells were not the color I wanted so I lightly sprayed some white paint, strung & attached them with thread.  I love how they turned out!!  Now I just have to remind my hubby to fill mine,,,I have some things for his & the puppies!!

Winter Wishes

This is my second Christmas card for today.  I incorporated 2 different challenges for this card.  First the CPS Challenge 194 part 1 is here.

 And I also followed a color challenge from Stacey's Stamping Stage, Curtain Call 57  which you can view here. 

I love how my Winter Wishes card looks!  I added glitter to the center of each snowflake!

Card recipe:

All card stock from Stampin Up!

Sizzix embossing folder

StazOn Timber Brown

Martha Stewart glitter

Creative Memories corner punch

I got the stamp for free with a paper craft magazine! 

Flakey Friends!

Well, I really have been wanting to start with this years Christmas cards for awhile...but haven't until now!  I wanted to take part in the Christmas Card Challenge which you can check out  here!   This was a color challenge.  I had to use pink, grey, orange & white!  

Card Recipe:

Pink cs, Shimmer paper from my stash

Grey & whisper white Stampin Up! cs

Stampin Up! Flakey Friends stamps

Stampin Up! pink passion, pumpkin pie ink

timber brown StazOn

White jelly roll pen

corner punch, circle punch

Big Shot and Circle scallop #2 die

White ribbon from my stash

Some of the latest creations!

This is the photo box that I started at a scrapbooking class at a local shop but finished at home after my Christmas holidays in my hometown of Stephenville!  There are alot more photos but this is the general idea.  I love it and will have it for a long time to come!

This is such a cute stamp! I love the Santa pulling Rudolph! I did the dryer sheet technique with this card also! Check out this technique at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dryer_sheet_technique/