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Plum Purdy Santa

Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving Eve Day!  I'm up early and ready to start my day.  I am looking forward to spending some time with family.  I am super excited to see my daughter who has been away at college.

I couldn't decide what to share with you this morning! I have so many projects lined up to share!  I decided to go with this card.  A very good friend of mine sent me some images from a company called Plum Purdy.  I really think this one is rather unique. I love how Santa's beard has a snowman in it. It just gives thewhole image a fun feel.  The layout on my card is rather simple so that I didn't pull away from this image.  It is all about the coloring folks!  I added a little sparkle to it and shazam!

Okay, I'm off to get some coffee brewing! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I will be away for a few days. Enjoy the holiday!

Snow Angel

Good morning and Happy Monday! I'm feeling pretty good about starting the week today because I only have a two-day work week!  So it's really like  Monday-Thursday today!  I cannot complain about that!  Not to mention that I had a really good weekend!  I'm looking forward to seeing my daughter this week who has been away at college.  Ahhh. . . I think it's going to be a good week!

Now onto my card for the day!  I am using scraps from last year!  I love it!  This paper is from We R Memory Keepers. This was their whitewash collection last year. I loved it and used it a lot! I'm surprised I have any left at all! Do you remember making snow angels as a kid?  It was so amazing that you could create something that actually looked like an angel just by laying in the snow and rubbing your arms and legs back and forth! 

Okay, I'm off to get my cup of coffee!  Keep smiling! 

Lighthouse

Good afternoon and welcome to the Sunday Post.  I know I'm a bit late today, but that is just how it goes some days!  I have had a really fun weekend so far, and I'm crossing things off my list today!  That feels good.

Yesterday I ran over to the Madison Stamp and Scrap show that was in town. I wasn't going to go, because really I don't need a thing!  I decided to go for a short time any how!  I was glad to see Our Daily Bread Designs at the show for the first time this year! I have wanted this stamp set called Keep My Light Burning for a long time.  I had to grab it while I was there.  The owners are very nice people, too! 

So here is the card I just made up with it. I have always been mesmerized by Lighthouses.  We have even gone out of our way to visit certain lighthouses in Wisconsin. I find them so mysterious.  My favorite lighthouse is the Cana Island Lighthouse in Door County. Many lighthouses have a lot of history that goes right along with them.  If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend stopping by!

I hope you are enjoying your Sunday!

Sledding in the Winter Wonderland!

Good morning! Rise and Shine!  It's Saturday morning, and time to get up and have some fun! There is just nothing better than a Saturday morning!  If you know me, you know that my very favorite color combination is represented in this card. It is such a refreshing combo if you ask me!  I LOVE IT!  This stamp is another one from Paper Garden. These kiddies have so much fun in the snow!  That's what I love best about them! And look at the fun little hat the girl is wearing!  I used a piece of scrap paper from my box. I've been trying to use up some of these pieces. I happened to have the patterned paper next to a piece of Tempting Turquoise and I thought, "wow that is bold!"  I went with it!  This layout is very super easy!   The whole card is about COLOR! Enjoy! 

Winter Hussle and Bussle

Hello bloggers!  I'm snickering away right now. I just balanced my checkbook and then went right to writing this post. I was thinking that Kitty better have balanced her checkbook before she went out shopping!  Look at all of those purchases!  I hope she has my name on her Christmas list!

For this card I decided to paper pierce the shopping bags with the same paper as the background (Fancy Pants).  This paper is so wild that you can't really tell it's the same paper, but you can tell that it coordinates VERY WELL!  I love how the Stickles glitter glue really pops on her hat and sweater!  It really gives the card a fun feel!  This little kitty is stylin'! 

I've really been making a lot of square cards lately. I kind of like them!  I know I will have to pay more postage on them, but I think the recipients will certainly smile when they open them up!

Wintertime fun!

Wake up! Wake up!  It is Thursday already and we are plugging along through the week!  I love to get closer to the weekend! How about you?  These cute stamps from Paper Garden caught my eye, and they reminded me of playing outside in the snow when I was a kid!  Oh man did we have fun. We would play until our mittens were soaked right through, and we just couldn't play any more!  Okay I have a confession to make. I still like to play outside in the snow. I love building snow forts! 

These two kids look like they are engaged in a snowball fight!  This patterned paper is from my stash last year. This was my favorite paper last year. It is by Heidi Grace, and I loved the colors. It goes perfectly with my new kid stamps from Paper Garden. You'll be seeing more of these cards during the next week. I hope you like them!

Happy day!

Holiday Mail

This card is similar to yesterday's post, but it is a Christmas version of sending some mail! I LOVE IT! Look how hard that little Hedgie is working to get that envelope int he slot!  He is on his tippy toes!  I added a lot of extra sparkle to this mailbox with my spica pens. Can you see it?  It just sparkles and shimmers in real life.  The patterned paper is by Scenic Route and it came from the bottom of my stash. It is a few years old, so it's good to dig it out and use it. I have found that it is much easier to figure out the paper you are going to use AND THEN COLOR YOUR STAMPED IMAGE IN. Sometimes I get so frustrated after I color an image and I can't find the right paper to match.  Keep in mind I have a ton of paper!  I can't understand how I can't find the RIGHT PAPER!  So that is what I have started doing all the time now. I pick the paper out, and then color. I also found these velvet flowers from Maya Road that I have had for awhile. They look so nice on the card and adds a nice little touch! 

We haven't had snow yet, but I know it's coming!  Soon we will have to get out the boots, hats, and mittens! 

Sending some mail to my friend!

Good morning!  Are you awake yet?  Today I have a sweet little card that I made with a new Penny Black stamp.  I love how this one turned out!  I made this card a bit bigger than my normal cards. I happen to have envelopes that fit this size. I knew the image was pretty tall so I felt I should increase the size of the card or I wouldn't have an area to work with.  The finished size of the card is 6 1/4" b 4 1/2".  I used my new Martha Stewart punch on the side of the blue card stock to add a little bit of detail. I didn't want to take away from the pretty pattern on the background piece so I tried to keep it simple.  I just adore this teddy bear. I was stamping back in the day when Penny Black had the original rambling teds (I think that is what they called them). I was happy to see them come out with a new version of the bears!  I just know this stamp is going to be one of my favorites. It just shows how much love goes into the making of a card! 

Christmas Pups

Good morning! Here we are at Monday morning already! Did the weekend go by way too fast or what?  it sure did for me! I have so many projects to share with you! It's just a matter of going through the pictures, resizing, editing, and then writing up the blog posts. There is actually a lot of work that goes into each blog post!  I really enjoy sharing though and that's what it is all about to me!

So today's card is made with a Penny Black stamp.  These pups are getting ready for the holidays!  Their stockings are hung on their doghouse!  And look at that pup up on the doghouse! I think he should be hanging some Christmas lights while he is up there! OOOOHHH!  That just gave me an idea. Have you seen those Christmas lights? I could get a string of them and add them to the card! OOOHHHH! Or even draw some on there. That wouldn't be so hard!  I may just have to go play with this stamp some more now! 

Enjoy your Monday! I hope your week gets off to a great start!

Season of Joy!

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday post! How can it be Sunday already?  Saturday just went way too fast for me!  I plan to make the most of today!  Let's get to today's card, shall we?  I did the same thing as the previous Sundays' cards. I dug out all of my crafty secrets goodies and started to pick images that I felt would go together. The background paper is by Basic Grey.  I like to layer some of the images with foam tape to give it dimension.  My favorite part of this whole card is the little kid on the bottom int he blue coat. He is getting ready for the holidays!

My post is short today, but I have things to get started on today! One of the first things I will be doing is cleaning up my stamp shop! I left it in an absolute disarray last night! I sure know how to make a mess in a hurry! 

Happy Sunday, bloggers!