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Santa and his penguin pals tin

 Today I have a fun little tin to share with you! I'm not even going to mention my addiction to Whipper Snapper stamps!  LOL!  I dug through my scraps of patterned paper to find something that matched my colored image.  Oh man! Those penguins are so cute!  Then I have to tell you about the tag I added!  My friend Cindy sent me this Hang Tab Punch, and I've been meaning to use it for a long,long, long time. Well low and behold I figured out how easy is to use this punch to make holiday tags. They clip right onto your ribbon.  For the tag, I used my friend Pine's stamp set called Rustic Snowflakes and Papertrey's Holiday Tag collection for the saying.  I've been a little stumped on what to put in the tin.  Any ideas?  I'm sure I'll come up with something!

Let's Talk Grunge!

 On November 22nd, I went to a stamp convention in Madison, WI  and Wendi Vecchi introduced me to the GRUNGE (by Tim Holtz)!  I am normally a very clean stamper so when I walked up to Wendy's demo at the Stampers Anonymous booth, I was a bit leary about this technique she was showing.  Well it didn't take me long to figure out this was something I wanted to putz with!  Wendy had wonderful samples all over the booth that both showcased her stamp sets. I spent a lot of time in and around her booth that Saturday.  I checked out a few times at that booth as well! I bought a few of Wendy's stamps, Studio 490 and a few Distressed Inks by Tim Holtz.  As soon as I got home on Saturday afternoon, I started playing with the grunge. I bought this chipboard clipboard from one of the venders at the show. It's by Pinecone Press.  I made several flowers that first day and then the next day, I used one on this clipboard.  I can see using these flowers for EVERYTHING!  You could make a pin! You could add them to a tin. You could make framed pieces of Art.  If you'd like to see some of Wendy's work, you can go to the Stampers Anonymous site and by each of her sets, there is a sample box you can click on! She is a fabulous artist!  So after I knew this was something I was going to be putzing with more, I shopped around a bit on-line.  StarlitStudio has about the best prices I could fine on the GRUNGE!  Give it a try! I am hooked!

 

Gobble Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm up early so that I can put my dressing together and in the slowcooker. Then we are packing up the car and leaving for good ol' Uncle Phil's house!  We love Uncle Phil!  We can't wait to see our entire family and eat some turkey!  I'm hungry already! 

I really like Thanksgiving.  I mean think about it.  It's a time to give thanks and appreciate all you have.  It is good to take time to think about your life and feel thankful.  And then the very next day, the hustle and bustle starts!  So enjoy your turkey.  Be sure to get in a nap after your big meal!  Rest up!  The holidays are coming!!!!!!!!!!!

Building a Snowman Journal

Good morning!  I have the day off today, and I couldn't be happier about that! I have lots of little things to do today before we leave tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with my husband's family!

I have some things to photograph for my blog which includes something I made with Tim Holtz's Grunge Board. I love that stuff!  I'm excited to share with you!

First, I better focus on today's project, huh?  This is yet another journal I made using yet another Whipper Snapper Stamp!  I cannot get enough of Whipper Snapper during the holidays!  I just can't! I'm an addict! I think I mentioned that before!  But hey, there are worse habits, right?  One of my favorite things about making these journals is tying the ribbon on at the end!  I have an amazing collection of ribbon to chose from and it is all so pretty!  I just love stamping!  Okay folks, I'm going to get myself a cup of coffee and start my day!  I'm on a mission today to get as much done as possible!  I will see you all tomorrow!

Basket of Gingerbread Love

Happy Tuesday! 

This is a card I made a couple of weeks ago. I had my image colored for the longest time. I love the little gingerbreads!  I had trouble finding the paper that I wanted to use to match this. Have you noticed that the Christmas papers this year don't have a whole lot of red and green?  I mean real red and green green.  I think everyone is busy trying to develope something outside of the box and that is why you are seeing other colors. One other thing I noticed is that BROWN is the new holiday color this year!  Stamping has fashion trends too, ya know!  But either way, it's always fun to play with the new colors!  I hope you have a great Tuesday! We are creeping up on Thanksgiving, and I just can't believe it!

Holiday Secret Keeper

 Good Monday Morning! *yawn*  I bet you were wondering where I disappeared to?  Well I had the day off on Friday, and I met up with my good friends Donna and Nancy to go to a stamp convention this weekend. Woohoo!  We did a little shopping on Friday and then checked into our hotel room on Friday early. The rest of the day we spent stamping and coloring and putzing and laughing. It was a lot of fun. This project is one of the things that I showed them how to make. I call this my mini holiday secret keeper. You know how I love secrets! It has pockets on the inside to tuck receipts, notes, or lists.  I also added some green clips that I bought a long time ago from the Target Dollar Spot.  That way you can clip things on the inside too!  Woohoo! These are made out of cd folders that you can purchase from Eclectic Paperie.  So there you have it!  Yet another cute holiday project!  I hope you wake up easily this morning and have a good Monday. It's a short week this week with Thanksgiving!  We can do it!

Penguin Journal

Good morning!  It's Friday morning and I have the day off!  I could not be any happier about that!  WOOHOOO!

Today I'm meeting up with my friends, Donna and Nancy, and we are going to a stamp convention.  I'm more excited about putzing with them. We're going to hit a few stamp stores today. Then we'll hit the hotel and start making some stuff!  I don't have a thing packed yet, but I will get there! 

I have some unfinished journals like these to finish up, so I will definately be bringing those along with my Copic Markers!  WOOHOOO!  I will put some other projects together too!  I am not planning on spending a lot of mine!  To me it's all about hanging out with my friends!  I hope you enjoy your weekend as much as we do!  Happy Friday!

Anna Wight-Warm Fuzzies

The coffee is brewing in our house!  It's time to wake up!  Good Thursday morning!

Here is another card that I made with Anna Wight's new clingmount sets called Cozy Critters and Winter Schminter!  I love all the images and sayings in both sets! 

When my daughters were in elementary school, they had a guidance counselor, that was the best of the best. Mrs. Johnson always taught them about "warm fuzzies".  That concept stuck with many, many kids over the years.  So when I seen this saying in Anna's set, I was thrilled!  Everyone loves the warm fuzzy feeling! I hope my card gives you warm fuzzies today! 

Sledding with Love

Good morning!  So what is your favorite time of the day?  Mine is not really morning although I love Saturday mornings!  I would have to say evening time when everything is done for the day and I can settle down to a good book!  Wow!  I'm rambling already today, and I haven't even had coffee yet!  LOL!

So anyways, here is a card I made with the same stamp I used on my project yesterday.  As you can see, color makes a huge difference!  Doesn't each project give you a different feel?

I am totally in love with all of the new Whipper Snapper Snowmen stamps this year.  They are so cute!!!!!! 

Some people have asked what size Marvy Snowflake punches I'm using on my projects. I've mostly been using the two smallest ones (the yellow punch and the blue punch).  I can't stop using them on everything!

I'm off to pour myself some fresh brewed coffee! Grab yourself a cup if you would like, and have a terrific Wednesday!

Sledding Journal

I've been playing with my Bind-It-All and making up cute little notepads/journals like these!  Awhile ago I stocked up on a really good deal of notepads. I bought a box of them and have had them a couple of years now. I decided to pull those out and make up some notebooks like I had planned.  Well let me tell you, once I got started, I couldn't stop!  I had so much fun making these!  I still have a pile of them to embelish.  Oh and look at my snowflake. I colored it in with my Copic Marker to coordinate with the journal. Then I added Stickles Glitter Glue to it and let it dry.  I found this to be a lot less messy and the glitter doesn't fly all over!  Adding the ribbon to the journal is my favorite part! I love ribbon!  Enjoy your day!