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Good morning!  I'm headed down the mountain this morning to grocery shop...but I have some cute swap cards I want to share!  I'll try to post them when I get home this evening!  Have a FANTASTIC day!

Wonderland

Welcome everyone!  It's a beautiful day today! It rained all night up here in Weaverville and some this morning (I am so grateful)...but now the sun is out and it's just wonderful!  I was going to go shopping with some girlfriends this morning...but then I remembered I had the vet coming out (yes...our vet does house calls) to give our yellow lab Millie her vaccinations!  I'm so glad I did...I thought she only needed her rabies, but she also needed her three year parvo, distemper...etc.  I wish I had both dogs on the same schedule...it sure would help me stay organized.  We have Millie and we have our son's dog (you know how that goes...they move out and their dog stays...hahaha).  He's a BEAUTIFUL Red Bone hound dog named Dutch.  My son fell in love with Red Bones when he read Where the Red Fern Grows (and watched the movie).

ANYWAY....enough about that!  I HAVE A CARD TO SHARE!

I'm part of a team swap and I signed up to use the Wonderland stamp set. Today I wanted to share what I created!  I cut three pieces of Very Vanilla cardstock 1" X 5"...laid them side by side and stamped my tree image twice.  I sponged the sky in Pool Party ink and mounted them on
1 1/8" X 5 1/8" Mossy Meadow cardstock. Then I attached them to my Crumb Cake card base with dimensionals!  To finish it off I added a piece of 1/8" Striped Ribbon (I totally missed this ribbon in the new Holiday Catalog...and had a hard time finding it today...it's on page 32 you get two 5 yard spools...red and green for $8.00...just in case you can't find it either!)  I added a Home for Christmas button with a piece of Burlap twine I cut from my Burlap Ribbon.

For the inside of the card I kept it VERY simple...just stamping the trees in the right corner and sponging some Pool Party ink for sky! That way you have PLENTY of room to write a special Christmas wish to those you care about!

Thank you so much for following my blog!  I do hope you find inspiration here!  I hope you know how much I love creating and sharing what I create!  Have a FANTABULOUS day! 

~Today's Thought~

Home for Christmss

Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for a fantastic week!  I didn't get any creating done at all this weekend!  I'm having withdrawals!  I did help my husband build our horse corrals with the panels we got in Lincoln on Friday...so it was a productive weekend...and we did create...just not my kind of creating!  

I have one last card that we made at my October workshops to share with you! (now it's time to get ready for November's classes).  It's a lovely Christmas card!

The colors I chose for this card are Soft Suede, Real Red, Very Vanilla and Mossy Meadow.  The designer paper is from the Home for Christmas paper pack.  I cut a 3 3/4" X 5" piece of Very Vanilla cut a circle in it with my Circle Framelits. You could also use your 
2 1/2" Circle punch.  I wanted mine just a bit bigger!  I used the circle that was cut out on last weeks card with the cardinal on it.  After cutting the circle out I ran it through my Big Shot using the Softly Falling embossing folder. I cut a piece of designer paper 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" to put underneath the circle, attaching directly to the piece of 4" X 5 1/4" Real Red cardstock.  I then attached the embossed piece of Very Vanilla with dimensionals.  The tree was cut with the Perfect Pines framelit out of the same piece of designer paper...one side is the music...the other side is the greenery! I tied a piece of 1/4" Real Red Cotton Ribbon on the side and added Winter Wonderland embellishment to the top of the tree.  Simple...but kind of elegant!
For the inside of the card I added a Merry Christmas sentiment (sorry, I forgot to take a photo!)

I hope you find time to create today!  I'm sure gonna try!  It's a tough day for me...it was two years ago today that my dad died and it's my daughters 19th birthday and I won't get to have a family birthday dinner....CREATING will calm my spirit!

~Today's thought~

MIA

Good morning!  Sorry I was MIA yesterday!  I had to go down the mountain to the dentist!  YUCK!  I have to have a root canal and a new bridge (mine broke)! FRUSTRATING!!!  Today...I'm headed down the mountain AGAIN...to Lincoln...to buy panels for my daughters FREE (lol) horse!  SO I HAVE NOTHING FOR YA!!!!

ENJOY your weekend!!!

~Today's Thought~

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

Good to the Last Bite Halloween Treat

Good morning everyone!  I hope your morning is going smoothly!  I hate those chaotic mornings when NOTHING seems to go right...but I try to keep my chin up!  Today, I'm headed down the mountain to my Redding workshop.  I can't wait to see how long the wait in road construction is....HOPEFULLY VERY SHORT!

I have a cute little Halloween treat box to share with you!  I'm going to put them at each ladies seat and maybe a few in my booth!  

I used Happy Haunting designer paper to make each box.  These are only three of the designs. There twelve different patterns in the paper pack and all are VERY CUTE!

To begin cut a piece of 2" X 8" designer paper or cardstock.  Score in the landscape position at 3/4", 2 1/4", 3" and 4 1/2".  Fold on all score lines. I punched a hole in the middle of the second from the bottom rectangle using my Large Oval punch...a circle punch would work too!  After I punched the oval I adhered the box together and punched the top using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.  The sentiment is from the Merry Everything stamp set.  I stamped it in Memento Black ink and punched it out with the Note Tag punch.  I added a piece of candy (a cute Reese's peanut butter pumpkin) and attached the tag with Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Cotton Ribbon.  CUTE...QUICK and EASY!!

That's all I have for you today!  I hope you'll join me again tomorrow for another burst of inspiration! Thank bunches for stopping by!  Have a BEAUTIFUL and BLESSED day!  

~Today's Thought~

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Cup of Cheer and Bo-keh Technique

Hello friends! I hope life is treating you well today! It sure is crazy busy...but I seem to thrive on being busy!  I went in to work today to pay bills and do payroll...then I came home and played in my workshop with a dear girlfriend! We were even able to go out to lunch to celebrate her birthday, which is tomorrow!  I wish I could go to lunch with ALL of my girlfriends to celebrate their special day! 

Anyway...I have a card that I made after she left.  I sent my weekly email out today with the weekly deals and a "Make-It-Monday" showing the Bo-keh technique.  I mentioned that I thought it would make a BEAUTIFUL Christmas card...so I made one!

The first thing I did when making this card was sponge Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler ink on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  After gathering up my 1/2", 3/4" and 1" circle punches and punching templates I sponged the different size circles in Whisper White craft ink. Be sure to overlap the circles and make some whiter by adding more ink.  The sentiment I used is from the Cup of Cheer stamp set and I made the Poinsettia using the Festive Flower Builder punch.  I used some threads from the White Jute and a Metal Rimmed Pearl to finish it off.  I LOVE how it turned out.  Oh...I almost forgot....I used the Curvy Corner Trio punch on the corners of a 3 X 3 piece of Whisper White cardstock (that I stamped the sentiment on), and I layered it onto a piece of 3 1/8" X 3 1/8" Cherry Cobbler piece of cardstock.  That's it! SIMPLE...yet ELEGANT!  You HAVE to give it a try!  If you missed the directions...just let me know and I will email them!  For future weekly projects subscribe to my mailing list (on the right).

Well...the kids are coming home from school and we have to go to the gym for a workout!  I'll be back in the morning so be sure to check back!  Thanks for stopping by today...ENJOY the rest of your day!

~Today's Thought~

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Joyful Season

Hello!  How's your Monday going?  I hope you had a FABULOUS weekend and finished ALL of those projects you started...hahaha!  We had a pretty exciting weekend!  My oldest daughter is now ENGAGED to a TERRIFIC guy! My husband and I are THRILLED....and I can't wait to hear what her plans are and how I get to help!  

Today I have a card that we are making in my monthly workshops!  It's a very FESTIVE Christmas card!

The base of this card is Very Vanilla. The first layer is a piece of 4" X 5 1/4" Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The next layer is a piece of 3 3/4" X 5" Season of Cheer designer paper.  I stamped the red robin and the sentiment with the Joyful Season stamp set.  After stamping the bird, I sponged the sky around him with Pool Party ink. Behind the sentiment I added a piece of 5/8" striped Mossy Meadow ribbon.

I stamped the inside of the card using the same stamp set.  I did find that it was easier to add the berries with a marker as my ink pad was too juicy and I was getting ink where I didn't want it!  I love the weathered look of the JOYFUL...it gives is a traditional, rustic feel!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I've been up to!  Have a WONDERFUL WEEK!  See ya tomorrow!

~Today's Thought~