Christmas in Cream and Mint.......

Good morning everyone and welcome to a frigid East Tennessee. We are sitting at 26 degrees and I had to drag out the heavy socks this morning!  Yesterday we had a mixed bag of weather, rain, wind, snow, sleet and dropping temperatures! That's what I love about where I live...it never gets boring!

I'm here this morning to share another Christmas card with you.  I hope you are not getting bored with these because I have several to make yet.  I know it seems like that is all I'm doing but today I'm taking a break from Christmas and working on a card for the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop that will be coming your way the 25th of this month. (Just a little tickler for you) Be sure and be around for that!  Now here is my card:

This is called The Belleek Inspired Technique.  You use whatever embossing folder you have and either use a brayer to ink the front part of the folder or you can just rub the ink pad directly onto the folder.  For my card I inked the front part (the part that has the name printed on it) and it gives this look.  You can do the other side and come up with a totally different look, but I'm partial to this look.  This is another one from the beautiful Holiday Folder set from Anna Griffin and Cuttlebug...wonder if they appreciate all the advertisement I've been giving these folders this  year?  This folder is called Festive Stripe and I simply love the elegant look of it!  I don't know if you can see it but the seam binding has just a tiny hint of mint and it's tied into a double bow. Love that seam binding!  The sentiment is from a retired Stampin-Up set and I'm getting a lot of mileage out of that too!

Well that is about it for me this morning.  Hope you have a wonderful Friday and if it is cold where you are....keeps those toes toasty!

WOYWW #284

Good morning and welcome to a rainy morning in East Tennessee!  The weather is changing and a very "cold" front is moving in!  So bundle up and keep your toes warm!

Today is Wednesday and I'm showing you a picture of  my desk this morning to be a part of a world wide blog hop hosted by Julia Dunnit.  You can get all the details about this hop by visiting Julia's blog and reading the rules and regulations.  Just take a picture of your space, blog about it and what you have going on in your life and link to Julia's blog!  Such fun and so addictive!

There isn't a lot going on here this morning as I have made a tiny attempt to clean up a bit.  It was getting to the point I couldn't find anything.  To the left are some sheets of Crafty Secrets Christmas printables, my trusty notebook and a snow marker (I purchased this two years ago)  You just mark and then use a heat gun and it puffs up making snow.  My "Handmade" stamp and way back to the right is my Martha Stewart punch for a pine bough.  Oh I almost forgot the leaping deer propped up on a flower center.  I used clear glitter on his antlers and some of the flower center mix to sprinkle around on his body.  I love the look and it gives him some character.

Well that's all from me this morning. I'm off to check out some of the other bloggers along the way.  Heat up the coffee pot, I'm on my way!

Good morning everyone and welcome.  I'm here again this morning to share another Christmas card as I struggle to keep my cards simple and "Light" this year.  I really need to cut down on postage as normally my cards cost over $2 to mail.  So I'm afraid, this year, all the elaborate cards will just have to sit in the box and only be handed to the recipient.  It's a shame really, just another deterrent of the written word.  I feel, in this age of computers and email, people have lost that magical experience of receiving a letter and being able to touch the stationery and see the person's actual handwriting.   So this year I want that for my Christmas list but it has grown to the point that I just cannot afford $2 a card to mail.  So here is my next "Light" card....I hope you like it.

I'm again using one of the cute embossing folders from the Anna Griffin collection I purchased and the tree is embossed with white and is from a retired Stampin-Up set called Lovely As A Tree.  Pair the stamp with Spellbinders dies and a white scrunchy ribbon and I think it makes a simple but elegant card. What do you think?

Well this is it for me this morning.  I'm off to check out my friends and see what everyone is doing this morning.  Have a wonderful day and no matter where you wind up, or what you end up doing today...take a moment and "Breathe"!

Oh Christmas Tree

Good morning everyone.  I'm here this Monday morning to share with you another Christmas card.  Slowly but surely, I'm getting them finished one by one! This one uses another embossing folder from the Anna Griffin set I purchased for the season.  I used some Spellbinders dies and I made an envelope for the card.  I embossed the envelope to match the card.  Just a little extra for the Christmas season.  I printed a digital sheet of music "Oh Christmas Tree" for the oval.

I used seam binding for the bow and the little pearl to top it all off.  I love the way this one turned out and hope you like it too!  Now on to the next adventure!

Supply List:
Cream and Cranberry Cardstock
Cream Seam Binding
Gold Leaf Pen
Digital image and Sheet Music
Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament and Classic Ovals Large
Anna Griffin Nordic Trees Embossing Folder
1/2 Pearl
Glitter for the wings

Embossing Folder meets Christmas Ornament.....

Good morning everyone and welcome to a cool Friday morning!  It is a brisk 40 degrees here this morning and the wind is blowing so it is feeling quite cold.  I'm working like crazy on my Christmas cards and ornaments and I'm here this morning to share my latest card with  you!

This is one of the new embossing folders I purchased for the Christmas season and I just love it!  It is from Anna Griffin and the name on the folder is Poinsettia and Holly!  The pink metal background also has been embossed using this same folder.  The spellbinders dies are from the Heirloom Reflections set and of course the oval is from the Classic Ovals Large set. I suddenly feel like I'm under the gun as far as my Christmas cards are concerned as I did a count for how many I need and I don't have anywhere near enough ready.  So pull up a chair and check them out as I post them!  There are going to be quite a few!

WOYWW #283

Good Wednesday Morning everyone and Welcome to What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday #283. Every Wednesday I take a photo of my desk and blog about the mess there. If you are curious you can go to the blog of the creator of this world wide blog hop Julia Dunnit and have a look around.  We are always glad to see new faces!

Lately I've taken on the "Pile It" and the "Push Back" techniques as evidenced by my photo.

I've been working on some Christmas ornaments and I found this wonderful video on YouTube by Heather Hudson and I'm hooked.  I need to purchase some more of these beautiful flat round ornaments to keep going.  You can find Heather's channel at www.youtube.com/user/heatherahudson.  I just love her videos and have been having so much fun with some of her ideas!  Now that I have the glitter adhered inside these ornaments it is time to begin the decorating process and the possibilities are endless.  Oh yes, Heather used Mop and Glow to coat the inside before she poured in the glitter.  I had a product called Rejuvenate...I'm thinking anything that has wax in it will work well. I also colored some Tim Holtz Distress Glitter with a re-inker and it is now sitting in the cup to dry.  I used Pomegranate ink and I think it will make beautiful ornaments.  I will also dye some seam binding to match the ornament when it is finished.  I will either make the ribbon darker or lighter than the ornament depending on what mood I'm in.  I will be sharing some of these in the coming days so stay tuned.

Just an update...I worked on the link for Heather's YouTube channel it now works.  Sorry about that!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #19....For All You Do...Thank You!

Good morning and welcome to the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #19.  Create a "thank you" gift for this challenge.  It can be a Thanksgiving hostess gift or a simple thank you card.  It can be a "thanks for helping me out of a jam" present, or a "thanks for being you" scrapbook layout.  As long as your project says "THANKS," enter the challenge!  We want to see you de-hoard some of your stash and say thanks to someone!  (Your project doesn't have to be Thanksgiving themed!)  You have until Midnight PT on November 16 to enter this challenge, so get busy and show us some "Thank You"!  I can't wait to see what you create!

For my project I did a Thank You Tag.  This can be slipped down inside a gift bag along with a small gift or I've always felt this type of tag can be a stand alone gift!

The old shoe is from My Artistic Adventures and I handmade all the flowers and leaves but one.  I had it in my hoard and decided it was time to use it!  I made the centers of the flowers with half pearls dipped in chunky glitter and I love the way they turned out.  I colored some half beads with a marker to match the shoe and I also colored the beads on the pretty lace.  I just love this image and I will be using it on other projects in the near future!  I stamped the Thank You stamp from Flourishes and cut out using the Tag Die from Heartfelt Creations.  The flowers are also from Heartfelt Creations.  I hope you enjoy this tag as much as I have enjoyed making it!

The sponsor for this Challenge is My Artistic Adventures and the My Artistic Adventures Team is joining us for a blog hop!  What fun! Their names are listed below along with the Craft Hoarders team.  Go visit everyone and leave them some love.  In return you will definitely be inspired!

The lucky winner of this challenge will win a $25 choice of Vintage, Victorian and Shabby Chic inspired Digital Collage Sheets!  How cool is that! 

Blog:  http://heatherahudson.blogspot.com/

Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/heatherahudson/videos

Etsy:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyArtisticAdventures

Bio:

Heather lives in Michigan with her two teenage sons, hubby, and kitties.  She works full time as a RN with Ventilated young adults, and enjoys volunteering with her two son's Boy Scout Troop and Tennis Team.  She loves to create digital collage sheets in the Vintage, Victorian, and Shabby Chic Style.  She will show you blogging tips, paper crafting tutorials, and how to use her digital collage sheets on her Youtube channel.  Heather hosts her own challenge on her blog and designs for Really Reasonable Ribbon, Gecko Galz, and the Creative Cutting Challenge.  

Design Team

Amber Milone
Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray

Wendi Robinson

My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog

Helene

Shawn

Carol

Lisette

Sandi

Candy

Heather

Supplies list:
Boot from Heather Hudson - Victorian Chic Victorian Christmas Gift Tag-Money Holder
Digital Collage Sheet.
Tim Holtz Alterations Tag/Bookplate Die (From my stash)
Cuttlebug/Anna Griffin Festive Stripe Embossing Folder
Lace and Trim From my Hoard
Half Pearls From my Hoard
Dimensional Tape
Scor-Tape
Denim Blue Pro Marker for Coloring the Pearls
HCD 732 Decorative Flower Pot Die (Hoarded)
HCD 701 Posy Patch Die (Hoarded)
HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut set (Hoarded)
HCPC 3318 Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set (Hoarded)
Spellbinders Foliage Die (Hoarded)
HCPC 3405 Leaf Medley PreCut Set (Hoarded)
Flourishes Tagline Set (Hoarded)
One Lone Flower From my Hoard

Looking back up at my list, I see that I used a bunch of hoarded items.  Is it a good thing that I used them or does it just scream "Hoarder" to you?