Happy New Year!!

I've been really slack at blogging the last part of 2009. I got really busy with work, a 70th birthday party and plans and a huge family history scrapbook as a gift for that birthday, and Christmas. But now it is all passed and here's a new start.

So Happy New Year! Please continue to visit my blog as I plan to continue my Tuesday and Friday features and share my creations.

Matter of fact, I'll be right back with the first Friday feature of 2010.


May He grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed.

Psalm 20:4 (New Living Translation)

Last minute cards

Sharing some cards I made for the family. These will be hand delivered. I made this first one using Mercy's Tuesday sketch and a digi image from Sweet N Sassy stamps. I used some snowflakes for the Digital Tuesday challenge and OCC. It also fits the Dare U 2 digi stamp "last minute cards" as it's almost last minute for the challenge too.

This one was made using the Sketch Saturday sketch. I used a Sarah Kay stamped image that I colored with pencils and markers.

Thanks for looking and have a Merry Christmas! I'm off to have dinner and exchange gifts with my hubby!

More hanging treat boxes

I'm back to share more of those hanging treat boxes I made for the SS class. They fit quite a few challenges too. Up first is one that fits The Pink Elephant winter/Christmas challenge and Simon Says Merry Christmas.

Stamp: GinaK Designs
Tools: Nestabilities, rub on

Next up is one for the Stamp Something Holiday challenge.



Stamp: Sweet N Sassy Stamps digi stamp
Tools: Prismacolor pencils, OMS, Nestabilities

What better to remind us of the CHRISTMAS season than the shephard boy?

Next is a box for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge for a last minute gift. These boxes are easy and quick to make. You could fill them with Hershey chocolate sticks instead of drink mixes. Here is a link to the tutorial: SCS

Stamp: AngelsLanding Ho Ho Holidays digi stamp
Tools: Prismacolor pencils, Nestabilities

Last is another box for the Crazy4Challenges treat box challenge and Allsorts anthing but a card.

Stamp: Character Cafe

Tools: Nestabilities

Treat box

I'm back tonight to share a little treat box I made. I'm making these for my Sunday School class. I will hang them on a water bottle and fill with drink mixes. I also made this with the Our Creative Corner challenge in mind. I'll be making several of these and they won't all be the same, so hopefully I'll be back to share more before the weekend is out.

One card, four challenges

I'm still trying to squeeze in a few cards and challenges here before Christmas. This one was made to fit four challenges. First I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers as my layout. The colors were inspired by Stampin for the weekend's color challenge- blue and brown. The Stamp Something challenge is for winter wonderland and Crazy4challenges is looking for snow or snowflakes. When I think of winter wonderland, I think of everything glistening so I added some stickles to my snowflakes. Here it is:



Stamp:Digi stamp Ildi Co.
Paper: Deja views; Bazzill
Tools: Poseabilities snowflake die
Accents: Stickles, crystal brads

Quick and easy

This is a fairly quick and easy card. It had to be for me to make the Mojo Monday deadline for sketch 116. Here I am at the last minute again, due to all the holiday shopping and decorating. I used a digi stamp from Whimsie Doodles and my nestabilities to cut the circles. I used Bo Bunny St. Nick paper and deliberatly chose to cut those Santas into the circles so they would peek out from the sentiment. This digi stamp is one of those "must haves" the minute I saw it. I've got a nephew and a friend who says the magic of Christmas is gone as an adult that this will be perfect for. I'm also using this card for the Dare U to Digi Stamp challenge to use red, green, and a neutral.

I've pretty much shared the details of the card. Just cut and paste. I could have done some more embellishing on the circles but I like it the way it is. The paper itself add a lot. Thanks for looking.

Back to the blog

Hi blog readers and followers. Sorry for my lapse in posting. I have not been participating in any challenges or blogging since the last post because I have worked on a 62 page family history scrapbook for my dad's 70th birthday. It took all of my spare time and I had to let other things go. It was worth it though. We had a party last night and all the family and friends really enjoyed looking at the book.

I did get a chance to participate in some challenges this week. I used them to make birthday cards for my mom and dad. Their birthdays are two days apart.

The first one was for my Mom and uses the Friday Sketchers sketch, a charm that fits the Simon Says challenge, and red posies that inspired my color scheme for the Flourishes Floral Finesse challenge.

Stamp: Posies (Flourishes)
Paper: K and Co.; Bazzill
Tools: Square punch
Accents: Brads, flowers, charm


My second card is for the sketch challenge over at StampTV. I rotated the sketch.

Thanks for looking. I hope to be working like a mad woman on Christmas projects now that the birthday is behind me. I'll pop in and post those.