Eat, Drink and be Tacky

It is that time of year to Eat, Drink and be Tacky.  If you don't have it in you to do all three, just let me know and I'll cover it for you.  I mean, just check out this card.

This is for this weeks Fusion Card Challenge.  Here is the inspiration:

I saw the gingham and I had to break out my new Simon Says Stamp Ugly Sweater set.  I love using this set!  The sentiments really make me chuckle.  Paper piecing the gingham sweater felt just right.  Coloring in the Santa with a combo of Prismacolor colored pencils and some gel pens (to add a little sparkle) was just a bonus.  The papers are from Studio Calico.

I'd advise you to head on over to the Fusion blog and check out all the amazing and glamorous cards there.  If you need a chuckle or a little tacky....feel free to come back here.  Not to worry though, I'll be sending out plenty of holiday cards with this bad boy set this year, so you can expect to see more. :)

PS- this is the last Fusion Challenge for the year and will be extended a little longer than normal, so get cracking and play! 

Entering this into:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Christmas

  

12th Man...and his daughter.

A little something different today so you don't get too tired of holiday cards.  I've got a 12X12 scrapbook page that I made and framed for my hubby.  

In case you were wondering, he is a Seahawks fan....  Not just a bandwagon fan (like me) but a real true green and blue fan.  The 12th man (and his sweet daughter- wink)!  He loves them, win or loose. So I made this for him a while back, just for fun.

This page features some Seahawks paper and ribbon that I got at my local craft store (Ben Franklin's).  Also I purchased the football helmet in chipboard and covered with paper.  I used a vinyl 12 to symbolize the 12th man.  Using my die cutting machine and some Quickcutz I cut the title "Game Face" out from glitter paper.  I also added the foam finger, which is acutally a wood piece (I can't remember who made this but think is MME).  The banner and other woodchip bits are from Freckled Fawn. 

He loved this and it is hanging on our wall as we speak!  Yay!

Happy Wednesday to you and yours!

Entering this into:

The Male Room #24- Masculine Ribbon

Prints in the snow

It unexpectedly snowed here in Seattle the other day.  It was both surprising and wonderful and such a nice treat for Thanksgiving.  

That snow made me want to share this card I made for Top Dog Dies a few weeks back.  

I am in love with this new Top Dog Dies Darling Deer Die Set.  It is just such a lovely deer with the elegant antlers.  I felt that cutting it in cork would be fun with the texture, contrast and color.  I think it worked out.  It is super fun perched on the snow mounds and mounted against the Snow Village DP from Pink Paislee.  The soft muted colors remind me of the quiet that ensues when snow covers the ground.  I love the soft feel and the peace.  The CS and ribbon are both SU! products that created a nice finish and the fun filled greeting is from Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes. 

So, what is the typical weather this time of year in your neck of the woods?  Oh and where is your neck of the woods? Are you hoping for snow or other weather to come round for the holidays?

Entering this into:

Paper Smooches- Anything Goes

On the Tree Farm

Hello!  I is 9 pm on Thanksgiving here in the US and I can't believe this holiday has come to pass already.  The year is moving so quickly! 

One of the things I am thankful this year is having been on the Stuck on U Sketches Design Team. They have been fabulous to work with, a great group of gals with some awesome inspiration.  Sadly, this is my last SOUS post.  So I'd go out with a big thank you to all of them!  Onward and upward as the saying goes....

My last challenge with the SOUS ladies is Into the Woods. 

I had a ton of fun with this challenge.  As you can see I made rows of trees from my Lawn Fawn die in slightly different shades of green.  I popped some out for dimension.  On the back row I added a little white to the tops to indicate a dusting of snow, which is the perfect thing to see at a tree farm. On the blue sky backdrop, I used my Simon Says Stamp stencil and a gold pen to create stars.  Finally I stamped and paper pieced the trees and camper, also Lawn Fawn.  I have and could have used cooresponding LF dies, but I chose to cut these by hand.  Finally, I finished with a little coloring on the camper and a little string of lights or garland.  That was a super small stamp from Sweet Stamp Shop that I colored in green and added red bling. 

All in all I love this card.  I honestly hadn't thought of it as a tree farm initially, just a little camping couple enjoying a quiet holiday.  Then my hubby said, it looks like a tree farm and I was sold on the idea!  It actually reminds me of a farm we sometimes go to and the little camper sells coffee and hot cocoa- YUM!  Getting and decorating a tree is one of my fave holiday traditions, so looking forward to that. 

So, THANK YOU again to all the fabulous DT Sisters over at SOUS!  Please head over to see what amazing creations they made!

Ornament Tutorial

I am over on the Top Dog Dies blog today sharing a tutorial on ornaments.  This is something you can make with the kids at the next holiday party.  They are fun, festive and an easy win!  I hope you will stop by and see!

Happy Thanksgiving...almost!

Hello there!  T-minus 2 day to Thanksgiving here in the US.  I am pretty excited since my Dad is coming to visit.  We always have a small gathering, but it is fun none the less.

I have a fun card to share with you today.  It isn't a traditional Thanksgiving card, just a hello card, but I think the lovely colors that are perfect for this fall event.

This card features some new Top Dog Dies, the Top Dog Dies Gift Tag Die Set and the Top Dog Dies Hello Die Set.   These fun dies are perfect for this card and I love how inexpensive the dies are. You can get a few and use them in so many ways.  For this card, I coupled the dies with some Stampin' Up! Bermuda Bay and a little bit of Melon Mambo.  The DP and pre-cut florals are from BasicGrey's Grand Bazaar Collection.

Before you go, I want you to know I am thankful to be able to craft and also thankful to be able to share with each of you.  Likewise, I am extremely thankful for all your comments and love you leave.

Your turn!  I'd love to hear what you are thankful for if you are willing to share?!  I'd also love to know if you are going shopping on Black Friday and what items are on your list?

To some wonderful friends

Sometimes Mondays are a little hard.  Why, well it is always hard to get up Monday am after having time to sleep in and rest on the weekend.  In fact, this am, I have to be at a meeting at 6:30 in the morning!  UGH!  OK, done whining! :)  What this post is really about is what cheers you up when you are down.

So....what cheers you up when you are feeling down?

Me, I like many things, but one thing that I love is to get together with my crafty friends Amy, Kimberly, Tonya, Kate, Lisa and Laura) as often as I can (usually once per month) and create.  We have so much fun and we laugh so much.  It is fabulous!  A few months back when we were all together I made this card and it seems an appropriate tribute to them.

This features some SU! paper, Bo Bunny, The Twinery and a stamp and die that I am not sure of.  I know...that is bad....but I borrowed the stamp from Kimberly (LOVE IT) and I think the die was Amy's and was Reverse Confetti...but please forgive me for not being certain.

So thank you ladies for making my days bright!!  I look forward to our next get together in a week!