A Warm Hello and Merry Christmas!

Here's a little warm hello to share with friends during the holiday season! A little scoring (on the one below) and  a little cuttlebugging (on the one above), a little coloring, a couple of punches (ok, four - lol!) and a little message. A couple of quick and cute cards!

Merry Christmas to one and all! Hope your holiday is filled with many blessings!

Angel Art Blog Hop - GWP's and PWPs

Through the end of December, you can get 3 free stamps with a $30 order! That's 3 Gift with Purchase or Purchase with Purchase stamps for free!!! And, there are some super cute ones! And, if your budget is blown due to Christmas, you can still get 2 free through the end of January!! To celebrate these wonderful goodies, we're doing a blog hop to show off some of our favorites.

I made these m&m sticks with my class this month and they were a big hit!! The Cuddly Penguin is my favorite GWP because I'm just crazy about penguins and this one is especially CUTE!  I just love it!!! It's the perfect size for a 1.5" circle punch with a super jumbo scalloped circle right behind. Can't wait to color up more of these little cuties to use on cards and gift tags and more. :) (oh - and if you're interested, the 1X8 bags are from www.clearbags.com)

Thanks for hopping by and and hope you will hop on and check out other great ideas on these blogs:
Shirley:      http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/
Chelsea:    http://www.inkystamps.blogspot.com/
Tina:          http://card-i-ology.blogspot.com/
Betty:        http://stampinteacher.blogspot.com/
Laurie U.:  http://laurieunger.blogspot.com/
Angela:      http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Carol:        http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/


have a fabulously creative day!

Volleyball Mini Albums

I had the great pleasure of being asked by my sister-in-law to design mini paperbag albums for my niece and the other seniors on her volleyball team. Oh my gosh - I had so much fun putting these together. Both my sister-in-law and I had found scrapbook paper with the high school team's name on it so had that to help pull them all together and make them personal and special.

It's hard to tell in this pic but I used crystal lacquer over the vball uniform number to create some dimension on the embossed volleyball which is under the number. My niece was the awesome number 20!

Lots of ribbon and lots of volleyballs!

There were little pockets and tags through-out the book as well as pockets on the sides and bottom of the album. I used different nestie and sissix shapes and cut out kraft and transparency pull out pages. :)

A lot of the pages had watermark volleyballs to keep the theme going. :)

 So, what do you think?

Have a wonderfully creative day!!!

Moxie Fab Challenges - Lucy Birthday

Two posts in one day? That's ridiculous, especially for me!! lol! But, I wanted to play in the Moxie Fab Challenges and decided that each type of card deserved it's own post and the deadline is tonight at midnight so two posts in one day! :)

 Here's Lucy in all her birthday glory. I think she's so super cute and holding that big ole cupcake makes her even cuter! A little bling doesn't hurt either, right? Lucy is a Mabelle Ro stamp set in the TAC Fall Supplement. She's the perfect fit for the Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. This is actually my second entry in this group because the challenge was just so fun!

ok - time for me to get some cards packaged up in the mail! Thanks for popping past my blog!!

Moxie Fab Challenges - "Thanks Sew Much"

I love vintage sewing items! I inherited my Grammie's treadle sewing machine. She never switched to an electric sewing machine. She was happy with her treadle machine and sewed away all the time. She made quilts and Barbie clothes and made her own patterns for her clothes. I even used it during college for a while but sadly the case of the machine was ruined during the '93 flood. I've still got the sewing machine and treadle base and someday I hope to have room to display it in my own sewing room. With all the stamping I do, I don't have much time to sew right now so I just had to get TAC's Sew Thankful to fill the void. :) It's a good plan, right? ;)

I put this card together for my class tonight and also for the Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week Thank You Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. What do you think?

Here's a close-up of the spools. They're popped up to add a little visual interest.

The TAC Copic Caboodles coordinate with the Caboodle Cardstock packs which makes for a nice coordinated look. Here's a look at the inside to show how the theme continues.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a fabulously creative day!

Cuddly Christmas Frappuccino Bottles

My sister placed an order for decorated frappuccino bottles that she could fill for Christmas gifts. I just got The Angel Company's Cuddly Christmas set so I indexed and cut it out and then went to town. I love those cute little critters!!! What do you think?

I had so much fun creating them and hope they bring lots of joy to their recipients. :) I'm working on several other orders and hope to get them all cranked out this week. :) Maybe this year I'll get Christmas cards done. lol! :)

Have a happily creative day!! (and to my blogging friends, I promise to get caught up on your blogs very soon!!!)

Happy Birthday Cupcakes: Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

When I saw this challenge, Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week Birthday Challenge in the Moxie Fab World, on Moxie Fab I was hoping to find a little time to play along. Here are two quick cupcake birthday cards from The Angel Company's Little Cupcake stamp set. Quick and simple can be good, right?! :)

 

The cupcakes are colored with copic markers. I love the blending effects you can get with those wonderful markers! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderfully creative day!

You're Tea-riffic!

I love, love, love Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice tea. It's smooth and sweet and fabulous! It's a tea that stands on its own and doesn't need any extras to be fantastic! This is coming from a person who loves flavored coffees but needs it to be white and sweet to be an acceptable cup of coffee. :) However, Hot Cinnamon Spice tea can be dark and strong and stand on its own! So, in honor of my favorite tea, here's a tea card for a "tea-riffic" friend!!

Have a fabulously creative day and end it with a cup of tea!