Thanks a bunch

After the Christmas cards comes thank you cards.... This card is stamped from an unmounted stamp I bought from G-Rated stamps at our local stamping convention last year. I colored it with water color crayons the mounted it on chocolate chip card stock from Stampin' up. The corners were punched with an EK Success corner punch I just picked up at Joann's. (thanks Marge!) The red paper is a scrap I had and the little thank you is an old stamp from stampin up...the little frame I made with my sizzix & die with more chocolate chip card stock . Then used my crop-a-dile & brown eyelets from stampin' Up.

Holiday note holder

This looks like a Christmas card but it is actually an envelope with the top cut off & the front decorated......it is cute for holding shopping lists, notes, mail, tags....etc. This one I made actually held the maps to the location of our office Christmas party. The holder is something that was shared by my friend Marge at our last group make & take.

I do believe all of the papers are from stampin' up. The snowflakes are punched with my Martha Stewart punch, the tag is made with the stampin' up tag maker. The ribbon is from Michales craft store...& you can't see it well but snowflakes & snowman are finished with diamond dust stickles.

Merry Christmas

This is a card I thought I would try form the November issue of Paper Crafts Magazine, Page 55. Just changed it up a little with what I had in my crafty room.

The red paper is from scraps that I punched with 1" and 1& 1/2" circle punches & inked with stampin up's choc. chip ink. Punched out a couple of show flakes with my Martha Stewart punches & xyroned to a couple of the dots. popped dotted all the circles. The patterned paper is from aaaaaaaa.....not sure it was scrap also. The ribbon is from Michales & the little charm I ordered from Impress Rubber Stamps. A little time consuming, but very easy!!

Gingerbread House

I do like this card.....but it was not easy! I do not like to measure anything...kind of how I cook :-) so just sort of eyeballed the shape. Thought it turned out pretty good. The paper is stampin up's close to coco & vanilla. All the scaloppping is done with the Stampin up slit punch....I just love that! All other embellishments are of course from Michale's except the large brown eyelets, they are from Stampin up. This card fits into a 5 1/2 X 6" envelope.

Fa*la*la*la*la!

This card was quick & easy. I love the Christmas papers from stampin' up. The stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's. I made the ornament with my sizzix...added a little sparkle her & there and some black velvet Ribbon.

I rounded the corners of the the card with a punch...I believe the Idea for this card came for the latest paper crafts magazine. finished size is...4 1/2 X 4 1/2

Skinny snowman

Wow I guess it has been a while since last post! Thanksgiving was great! all my kids were here, no food got burned...what else could you ask for?

This little guy is from the stampin' up set, wishing you cheer.

I think the papers are as well. I stamped the snowman on the blue paper the bleached him white & added a little crystal effects with a sprinkling of glitter. The pretty ribbon is from Joann's. It is a small card...4X5

plain old happy holidays

Just a plain old happy holiday card...nothing fancy...I am really loving this paper pack by provo craft that I got at Michale's...so many beautiful papers! I think if I were to do this card again I would emboss the happy holidays. The happy holiday stamp I got at Michael's for a buck!! gotta love a good deal. The pretty ribbon is also from...where else...Michale's

HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!!

another door hanger

With this door hanger I painted it white first then mod podged the scrapbook paper on it. If you look closely you will see it is very glittery...like snow... I spayed the whole thing with spray adhesive then drenched it in Martha Stewart crystal fine white glitter. After that dried, I added the snowflakes...punched from white paper with the Martha Stewart snowflake punch & added some ribbon. The paper is from a holiday paper slab by Provo Craft that I purchased at Michale's.

A little bit of snow in Arizona!!!!

Happy Birthday to Danielle

Happy Birthday to my friend Danielle at work!! This is actually much prettier in person...again having trouble with the photography:-(
The paper....not sure where it is from...it is so beautiful (I have been saving it) the flower paper is a bit shimmery & the dot paper is actually a little fabric feeling with raised gold dots. I believe the flowers are from the scrapbook barn the paper probably is also the pearls are from stampin up...the wrapped up candies are the Hershey's chocolate toffee with Almonds nuggets. (the only ones with gold paper) That's it! very quick & easy!

Funny little santa

I actually need to make a few of these...so the cards are very simple to go with the baskets.....again the paper is from Michale's...actually I believe every single thing is! I don't think you can see it very will, but I put little tiny stickers in the center of all the snow flakes for a little sparkle. These are just so fun & easy to make!

Snowmen & Candy

Finally another crafty day!!! I had to work Saturday & then Sunday I had to shop for the grocery's....had not even purchased my turkey yet! Then...Could not even craft until I cleaned my crafty room :-) Anyway...This simple card & candy basket are meant to go together with the little matching candies.The little snowman & tag punch are from stampin up, the paper I found at Michale's...a whole book of coordinating papers. And of course the The Marve oval gigga punch.

Let it snow

Happy Monday...After a very crafty day yesterday....I get another day off today! Ya Hooooo! I made this card this morning, very easy. It is 5x6 1/2 card, the paper is from Michale's...a book of holiday papers. I believe the ribbon is from stampin' up & the flower is from my friend Ilene. I did put a little stardust stickles on the top for some sparkle & the happy holidays stamp is fromhttp://www.impressrubberstamps.com/

It's santa!

This is a tri-fold card even though the flap looks a different color, it is all the same paper....a real pretty shimmery red. Used the giga scallop punch with little stickers around the outside. The Santa is stamped in stampin' ups rose red. The ribbon is from Michale's. The finished card size is 4x5 1/2.

very simple Christmas card

I could make allot of these in no time flat! I totally copied this card from http://www.impressrubberstamps.com/

which is where I got both of the stamps. The Ribbon is from Michale's both the inks are from Stampin' up ...Real red & old olive Finished card size is 5 x 61/2

My new favorite card!

O.K. this is my new favorite card! It is totally & completely my own Idea! I used a piece of chipboard for the square. covered it with scrapbook paper...punched tiny holes for the rings. The cute little tags I got at http://www.impressrubberstamps.com/ the paper I got at Michale's it comes in a holiday pack with 36 sheets of corridnating papers from Hot off the press. The ribbon is also from Michale's. Finished card is 5 x 6 1/2

Joy to my little snowman

Here I go again with the mod podge! I found a new brand that I just love. It is the Martha Stewart brand....It is a little thinner...comes with a brush attached to the lid & it is clear. I also love these little paper packs you can get. I love that the papers coordinate with each other so well & they are small which is perfect for cards & crafts! The pads are 6x6 size with 36 pages of paper! I ordered it on line athttp://www.impressrubberstamps.com/ they have lots of cool stuff! & Caryn if you are reading this it looks like they have some brown Stickles!

Hello Mr. Snowman!

This is another of Michale's wood chip cut-outs. I painted it white first...sponged stampin' ups soft sky ink around the edges... mod podge a piece of scrap paper for his hat...added felt for the hat trim & scarf...show flake buttons from Michale's (with the shanks cut off) sponged his stick arms with stampin' ups Chocolate chip. Little hole paper punch for his eyes & orange paper cut for his nose & edged with Chocolate chip ink. He's a little cutie!

Christmas Mod Podge

Ya Hoo!!! I finally get another crafty day!! and I am on a roll. Got my holiday candle going, got it's a wonderful life in the DVD player and my crafty stuff is everywhere...just the way I like it!

My first project is another door hanger. All of the paper & embellishments are odds & ends from Michale's. For the stocking & the JOY blocks on the top They are just cut from any patterned paper & made into a sticker/embellishment. If the paper is thin I add a scrap piece of heavy card stock to the back (using my Xyron)to give it some body & then I add a little crystal effects to it so it's a little 3D. I do this allot instead of purchasing stickers.