The card - stamped image is from SU. Background is a Sizzix embossing folder. Colors are artichoke, kraft, suede and vanilla.
Had a wonderful time at Sherry's last night - she cooked a fabulous meal - oh so yummy! And the gifts were awesome - everyone outdid themselves with their crafting talents!
I still have some shopping to do so I guess I will try to get that done today.
Have a wonderful day!
Photo Saturday - some Colorado scenery - taken at Rocky Mountain National Park.
'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas............ ' That song always pops into my head when it snows around Christmas time - and that's what it's doing this morning. Can't believe that Christmas is just a week away - whoa - I better get busy - I still have a lot of projects to finish!
Have a wonderful day!
The card - trees are from SU, sentiment is Hero Arts. The trees are stamped with artichoke, then I sponged some white here and there on the trees and at the bottom to look like snow. The card is sahara sand, mat is black.
In answer to a question yesterday from Louise - the digital program I use for the hybrid cards I've done is My Digital Software (MDS) from Stampin' Up. It's a complete program that you purchase from SU and load on to your computer. It comes with a ton of images (paper, embellishments, punches and stamps) plus they are constantly adding new images that you can purchase to add to your program. It's a great program - there's a ton of stuff you can do with it.
I had a nice little break from crafting yesterday - my house got cleaned (more or less) and I had a great time at our Christmas get together last night. Now it's back to my sewing projects today and then stamping with Sherry tonight.
Have a wonderful day.
The card - a hybrid card today. I don't have have this stamp set from SU, but I do have it on SU's MDS program. So, I just printed it in black on a piece of white paper, added a black mat, ribbon and a little bling.
Taking a break from crafting today. I have friends coming tonight for a little Christmas get together and I really need to get my house in order. Not sure how I can make such a mess with just sewing, but I seem to have pieces of thread in every room in the house.
Happy stampin'
The card - this image is an old background stamp I found in my stash. I stamped the image in kraft, then again in Cherry cobbler. I cut out the squares spelling noel and popped them up, then added some ribbon. How easy is that.
Have to go do some errands this morning. I was on a roll with my sewing projects yesterday and ran out of thread - I hate it when that happens.
Enjoy your day!
The card - stamps are from SU, embossed in gold on black. Rather elegant looking I think.
The Christmas cards are done and in the mail - woo hoo! Between doing Tracy's thank you cards (60) and my Christmas cards (80) I made 140 cards in just a little over a week. Too bad I'm not that productive all the time. I even managed to get some shopping done yesterday so the major items are out of the way. Today I've got to work on some handcrafted / sewing items that I'm doing for gifts.
Have a great day!
The card - stamped images are from SU. The holly is cut out and popped up. Colors are kraft, cherry cobbler and artichoke.
I'm trying to decide between finishing my Christmas cards or going shopping today. I guess I'll work on the cards this morning before the stores open and then see how I feel about shopping. Looking forward to Stamp Club with Deb tonight. That will be a nice break!
Enjoy your day!
Photo Saturday - ( photo by Liz Dwenger) a fun photo from the wedding. Several months before the wedding Tracy & Tony decided they would like to have their families wear Toms Shoes. If you are local you may have seen the big article about Toms Shoes that was in our newspaper this week. (it was actually an AP story so others may have seen it too!) Just briefly, Toms Shoes logo is 'One for One' which means that for every pair of shoes that is purchased a pair of new shoes is donated to a child in need. If you know my daughter you know that this is something that would appeal to her! So, this is a picture of everyone at the wedding who was wearing Toms Shoes. Side note: they are very comfortable shoes - I love them! I even found another pair I would love to have and put them on my Christmas list!
The card - stamped images are from SU. Colors are kraft (card) vanilla and cherry cobbler.
OK, it's official. It is now full-blown 'panic mode'. I haven't even started shopping, have no idea what I'm doing for Christmas cards/letter and I have several handmade gifts to get made. Oh my! Guess I better figure out a plan for today and get started on something.
Happy stampin'
The card - a hybrid card. After borrowing Sherry's stamp for the previous cards I did with this SU set I realized I had it on MDS. So, I printed this in suede on kraft paper. What was cool was because this stamp was so big I could resize it and get the whole image on a regular size card. I printed a couple of other images, cut them out and popped them up and then added some pearls. Fun!
Looking forward to our Shoebox Club tonight. In December we don't do a project, but we bring an 'ugly stamp' for a gift exchange. So I have to dig through my stash and find an ugly stamp - won't be hard because I have quite a few to choose from.
Have a great day!
The card - my version of the 'door' card that has been seen a lot lately. The wreath is done with a stamp from SU - stamped with artichoke on artichoke paper then punched out. Door is vanilla sponged with kraft.
I'm starting to hit the 'panic mode' here. I haven't done one thing about gifts for Christmas and it's just a little over 2 weeks away. Yikes! I think I better get started!
Have a wonderful day!
The card - stamped images on oval are from SU. Background stamp is from Hero Arts. Embossing folder is sizzix. Colors are artichoke, cherry cobbler, and black.
It's amazing what I can accomplish when I stay focused - I got a lot done yesterday - woo hoo! Now if I can just keep the momentum going today........
Happy stampin'
The card - stamps and embossing folder are both from SU. I colored the snowmen's hats & scarves with marina mist and pear. More glitter! I added some glitter to the bottom of the snowmen image.
Today's priority is to get my class stuff done so I will be ready for this week's classes.
Have a great day!
The card - a quick & easy Christmas card. Season's Greetings is from SU - holly border is one I found in my stash of Christmas stamps. Colors are cherry cobbler & artichoke. (posting a card today because I don't have any new projects or scrapbook pages to show you :)
I have ladies coming back today for another work day - we had a great day yesterday and I made a lot of progress on Tracy's thank you cards. It would be great if I could finish those up today.
Happy stampin'
The card - stamped image is from Unity. The image is embossed with gold. Colors are gold and white. Super simple.
A big thank you to the ladies from my classes. They are such a wonderful group and I look forward to seeing each and every one of them every month! You guys are the best!!!
So, the big hit of the event last night was........(not a card or project!) the corn dip that my friend Linda gave me the recipe for. Not ever having it before I was a little leary when I was mixing it up yesterday morning - not sure it was going to be something I liked. But......oh my.....turned out it was absolutetly delicious. So today I am passing on the receipe for this yummy treat! Give it a try!
Corn Dip
3 (11 oz) cans Mexican-style corn, drained
1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies, drained
5 green onions, chopped
1 (8 oz) container sour cream
3/4 cup mayonaise
10 oz shredded Cheddar cheese
In a medium-size bowl, combine ingredients. Mix well. Cover and refigerate.
Serve with chips (I used Fritos Scoops), crackers or sliced vegetables.
The card - stamped image is from SU. Colors are olive and white. And yes! that is is glitter on the bottom part of the image. (my friends know that I don't use a lot of glitter - I tend to get it everywhere! I actually did pretty good and got it mostly on the card! )
Tonight is my December card class event. I combine all of my card classes into one night in December and make it a bit of a Christmas party. It's great fun. Thanks to Judy's help yesterday I'm pretty much on top of things and only have to deal with getting the food done today! Yea!
Have a great day!
The card - same stamp (SU) as yesterday but a totally different look. The stamp is too big for the whole thing to fit on a regular size card so I made this one a 5 x 7 card. The image is stamped in black on vanilla and sponged here and there with kraft. I added the reindeer and peace (both are SU) to this one (cut out and popped up). Accent colors are cherry cobbler and artichoke.
A trip to the grocery store this morning then Judy S is coming over this afternoon to help me get the tables & chairs set up for tomorrow night.
Enjoy your day!
