I made top 3 on sketches in thyme! WOOHOO!!!!

Hello ladies....I hope everyone had a great Christmas....We had an okay one with family, friends, good food and some heartache...I found out a couple days before Christmas that my uncle passed away...so that was on alot of our minds..plus passed loved ones..These last 3 years have been the hardest for the family...lots of loss. I hope this year is a better one. ...anyway. I found out the other day that I made top 3 for sketches in thyme sketch challenge for my layout believe...you can see that below....you can also go visit sketches in thyme by clicking on the title and it will link you there....



I hope everyone has a Wonderful New Year and be safe!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and see you in the new year 2011!!!!!!

Hobo / Polar Express!

Well I dediced to do another layout before Christmas...this might be my last until the new year....Let me tell you alittle story about this one...Last year my sister's friend invited my sister, her hubby, their 2 kids, my mom, my hubby, my daughter and myself to go with them to the Polar Express train ride...well the day arrived and I get a phone call saying that my sister, their 2 kids, and her hubby weren't feeling well.....it was a bad year for sickness...anyway...my sister told me to invite my sister in law, her fiance, her fiance's son, and her daughter ...so to make a long story short...I did. We all had fun...sorry I rambled on about that now getting back to the picture...This is the hobo that rides on the Polar Express....well in the movie he did..if you haven't seen the movie...go watch it...you will love it and so will your kids. ...If you haven't rode the train and you are in Denninson , Ohio..they also have on in Maryland...go ride it. They give you hot cocoa, cookies, sing, you meet santa..and all kinds of fun.



Layout Recipe:

Accent (Dark Blue) cut @ 8 1/2" with Storybook (shadow)

The other accent in blue (light) is cut in half and I also used storybook...this is the layer of the 8 1/2"


Hobo (title) is cut @ 1 1/2" with SB cart

I used distress ink ...tea dye to ink the lace, corners, paper, envelope..even the flowers..they were white.


I used ribbon, brads,nestabilities (journaling), envelope and some lace for a border...I tore paper, inked it with black and the tea dye ink.

I fauxed stitched around the edges, since I don't have a sewing machine...next investment. I hope you enjoy this page as much as I did putting it together. God Bless all....and Have a Merry Christmas.

Believe / Sketches in Thyme Challenge!

Hello ladies..I have been on a roll..gotta alot done this week! This morning I was scrolling through some of my favorites and I came across sketches in thyme blog..and I had to do their challenge....go check them out @

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/

or you can just click on my title and it will take you their. This layout is of my darling daughter Lillian with Santa. She had breakfast with santa a few weeks ago...she used to be scared of him but she could not wait this year to sit on his lap...I think she does believe...Don't you? The first pic is of their sketch....I think I did accomplish it...changed it alittle bit but this is what I came up with .



Layout recipe:

Background is the accent blackout shift 3 on storybook cart...cut @ 5 3/4" then I cut in half...(silver paper)

Believe (title) cut @ 1 1/2" with Tear Drop cart.

holly is cut @ 1 1/4" (twice) and then at 1 3/4" twice....with JOTS (cartridge)

I used ms stitched lace around the page border punch, 2 pieces of green scrap cardstock, some lace, pearls, green and black ink for the leaves...also used white maker, buttons (stash) and jems and last but not least...I journaled with a gel pen..always need the journaling.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the sketches in thyme blog for their challenge...you can win some fabulous christmas buttons.

Stockings are hung!

Hello ladies. I made some more cards...this time it was a request from my sister...she needed 2 cards for my nieces preschool teachers..She wanted a fireplace theme with 6 stockings and the names of the kids on them. ....well as of last night I had to take one of the stockings off so now their are 5....one of the mom's pulled out of the gift and card...So my question to you ladies is should I add some bows to the garland (to cover up where the other stocking would be....it would be the 2nd one over from Tommy...please let me know.


Card Recipes:

Fireplace cut @ 4 1/4" with JOTS , embossed with my cuttlebug....inked them with black and the brown fireplace with antique brown.

Stockings are cut @ 2" with JOTS (joys of the season)


added ms branch punch..some 3d white paint for snow....pearls, ms string lace around the page border..and wala another card.....oh some snowflake buttons. Thanks for stopping by and God bless all.

Adore / Disney layout / FD and Peachy Keen challenge!

Hello again ladies...this is my 2nd post for today...I knew I wanted to use this pic and make a layout but was not sure how to do it...but I got inspired by a couple of blog challenge....1st one is frosted designs @http://www.frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/....sketch is theirs....


the 2nd challenge is from Peachy keen stamps...they wanted you to do a card or layout using embossing..which I embossed all my hearts...http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/


Layout recipe:

The swirls cut @ 1", 1 1/4" about 3 times using Home Decor cart

Hearts cut @ 2 1/4" , 2 " twice and then 3" also using home decor cart

Adore (title) cut @ 3" with home decor


cb swissdots and swirls...hearts and white background paper (tucked behind pic)

added silver ribbon, a couple of pearl pins, used ms string lace around the page border punch and added a brad and a piece of pink shear ribbon....hope you enjoy and check out the challenges....thanks for stopping by.

Warm winter wishes Card!

Hello ladies...It is a cold one here today, so I decided to make a few more christmas cards...I actually ran out of them. ....hehe...this was very simple. Since they were simple I made 2 of them...


card recipe:

PDDU for the Tree (inside the window) not showing up to well...cut @ 3"

Window cut @ 4" with christmas / noel used some vellum for the window..added some snow with 3d white irededcent mist paint...I used ms branch punch and ms around the page border punch string lace....one of my early christmas gifts...I used ms drippy goo punch for icicles on one of the cards...I used cb snowflake folder...


inside:

used nestabilities and inkadinkado stamp ...also made the background of white paper.


Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy.

Christmas mouse / The pink stamper challenge!

Hello everyone...I made this card for 2 reasons...one is for the pink stamper challenge @ http://www.mypinkstamper.com/, 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of blue, and black...I think I have accomplished that...the blues don't look different but they are. The 2nd reason is because I ran out of christmas cards....not your ordinary christmas card but I thought it turned out cute...


Card Recipe:

Birthday Bash....(just got this the other day (early christmas gift) had to play and love it)....I used this cart for the mouse in the present...used 2 different pinks...Pink for the pearls and the pink background.


I used cb swissdots and snowflakes folder , faux stitched in white around mouse, silver ribbon, ms string around the page border punch...also a early christmas gift...got this on sale at Michaels, used inkadinkado stamp inside, added silver jems, used glitter twinkle writer to give it alittle bling.

I hope you enjoy this card. I know I had fun making it. God Bless all!

Night Before Christmas Kleenex cover / pic overload

Hello ladies...I got another kleenex box finished today and wanted to share it....I hope you like. This one turned out really nice.


Recipe:

Pddu cart for the snow (Headwear) cut @ 2 1/4" and cb with swiss dots

also trees cut @ 3 1/4" and 2 1/4" cb with swiss dots


Christmas / Noel cart : santa with reindeer cut @ 3"

moon is cut @ 1 3/4" and glittered with twinkle glitter snowwriter

House cut @ 3" (Tan)

Bldg 2 cut @ 3" in pink with Winterwoodland

Bldg 3 cut @ 3" (blue house )" "

Bldg 4" cut @ 3" (church) with winterwoodland


george cart : stars cut @ .3/4" and glittered.....I use a nestabilities oval scalloped for the top...did not take pic ...sorry.


I hope you all enjoy..oh yeh, I added 2 buttons...one snowman and the other reindeer...God Bless all.

Celebrate Birthday card!

Hello again! This is my 2nd post for today...so be sure to scroll down and check all my creations. This card is for my sister..her birthday is next wednesday. This card could also be for new years.....


Card recipe:

Sweethearts cart : champane glass cut @ 3 1/4" added vellum and some gold ribbon (spraying out top)

Also used Sweetheart cart : May all your dreams come true cut @ 2 3/4"

I made the background paper with inkadinkado stamp and some gold ink..., used ms border punch, some lace, scrappy cat stamp "Celebrate", nestabilities and cb folder swiss dots and a happy birthday folder....some jems...


Thanks for stopping by and God Bless all.

Gift card holders!

Hello everyone! I am trying to get all my gifts and projects done before christmas...I made these 2 gift card holders for my fil(father in law) and soon to be bil(brother in law)...very easy..


Gift card holder is made with Wild card cartridge.....


I also used M&F cart for mickey and goofy....added some branch with the ms branch punch ....thanks for stopping by and God Bless all.