Snowy Home.....

Good morning everyone...are you up and ready to go?  It's Friday and we are rushing headlong into another weekend!  Can you believe how fast these weeks are flying by?  Before we can turn around, it will be time for family and friends to gather and exchange gifts and maybe have a meal together...Yes Christmas is just around the corner!

This morning I'm here to share another card with you using the Heartfelt Creations stamps. 
The products I used are HCPC 3423 Scenic Christmas Bells PreCut Set and HCPC 3427 Herald Angels Background PreCut Set.  For all the specifics and all of the supplies I used, just head on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog and check it out.  While you are there you can see all the creations from the rest of the design team!  Spend a little time and look around, you won't be disappointed!

Well I have some serious housecleaning to do today so this is about it for me today!  Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Happy Heartfelt Creations Wednesday....

Today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite cards I have made for Heartfelt Creations.  There is just something about this one that pulls at my heart strings.  I've been having a little trouble doing Christmas cards this early and suddenly this one just fell together.  Something about this one reminds me of my Mom and Dad (both deceased).  They both loved the Christmas season and it was one of our biggest celebrations of the year!  So as I was doing this one, suddenly I felt joyous and filled with the Spirit of Christmas.  My Mom would have loved the dove and my Dad would have wondered at the delicate work of the Lace Border Die.  So this one is for you Mom and Dad!

The products I used on this one are:  HCPC 3421 Dove of Peace PreCut Set and HCD 713 Lace Border Die.  Of course I also used Spellbinders Ovals and some silver embossing powder.  For all the specifics on this one go on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog and you can also see what everyone else created this week.  As always you can also click on the design team members names to the right of my blog and visit the individual blogs.  Leave them a comment.  We all love hearing from you!

Well that does it for me this morning.  I'm off to visit the other design team members and have a look around.  I hope your Wednesday is a good one and that you are blessed in some way!

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday #121

Good morning everyone!  If you are wondering why I'm showing you a picture of my new desk again this Wednesday...well every Wednesday some of us creatures take pictures of our work space and post them on Julia's blog and then we can all have a little look around and see what we each have going on in our lives!

A couple of week ago I showed you this new desk I have in my craft room and it was all neat and clean and you could see the top of it then.  Now I've changed my ways....instead of the "Push Back" method, I'm now using the "Pile High" method.  Now granted this not look really messy but you have admit that there are two distinct piles starting here!  What was once a clean and shiny space has now become piles of little bits and pieces and scraps of paper and dust here and there!  Well I have a good excuse.  I'm working on my very first paper bag album and I'm not one bit organized about it!  So you are seeing lunch bags and papers as I try and decide what I'm going to cover the bags with.  This is becoming an adventure and I'm beginning to feel like I'm a little in over my head!  It will be a miracle if I get this finished!  If I do in fact finish this one, I have high hopes of doing two as Christmas presents!  Wish me luck.

Well I'm off to see what everyone else has going on this morning!  Have a great day and come back a little later as I will be posting another Heartfelt Creations card!

Silent Night....

This is the second time I'm doing this post.  I tried to use the scheduled post for this morning and I somehow hit the wrong key and it posted early.  So I went in and deleted it and am trying it again! 

I hope your Monday is getting off to a good start!  We had a wonderful weekend here and we are enjoying the cooler temperatures.  The mornings are cool and crisp and the sunshine is wonderful and the skies are such a clear blue.  Just beautiful.

This morning I'm sharing another card I made for Heartfelt Creations.  The products used on this card are:
HCPC 3424 Poinsettia Bells and Bows PreCut Set and HCPC 3428 Script Christmas Tree PreCut Set.
I colored the image with Ranger Distress Inks and used various Spellbinders dies to add interest to the card.  The colors I chose to work with here are not traditional Christmas colors, but we all have our own ideas of what "Christmas" is supposed to look like. 

Well that is all for me this morning!  I'm off to start my day and get this week started!  Have a wonderful day and try and take just a moment and "Breathe"!

For unto you is born a Saviour

Good morning everyone!  It is Friday again (I don't know where this week went).  Are you ready for the weekend?  Around here we are always ready for a weekend. 

This morning I want to share another card I made for Heartfelt Creations.  As you know, not only am I a design team member for this company, but I truly love their stamps.  The quality is awesome and I love the flower designs they have created!  So sit back and continue reading and I will tell you all about this one!

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

HCPC 3428 Script Christmas Tree PreCut Set 

HCPC 3415 Petite Poinsettia PreCut Set

HCPC 3417 Poinsettia Ornament 2 PreCut Set

Other Supplies Used: Spellbinders Fancy Tags 3, Squares, and Lacey Squares, Cuttlebug Textile Texture folder, Memento ink, Gold embossing powder, Zip Dry Glue, Gala Glitz in Gold, pink ribbon, card stock, design paper, Ranger distress Ink, Scor-Tape, Canson Watercolor paper

Instructions: Card Size 5” X 5” Make card base and create layers and attach to base. Emboss a piece of watercolor paper with embossing folder and attach on top of the layers. Stamp ornament onto cardstock and emboss with gold embossing powder, cut out and set aside. Stamp flower layers and emboss with gold embossing powder and cut out. Glue layers together and in the center of the last layer add Gala Glitz. Glue flower to ornament and attach ornament to card. Tie a tiny bow and glue to the top of the ornament. Stamp sentiment onto watercolor paper and use tags die to cut out. While the paper is still in the die, use distress inks to color to match the rest of the card. Use tape to attach the tag to the bottom of the card.

Well that is all for me this morning.  Have a wonderful Friday and enjoy the upcoming weekend!

Trash to Treasure...

Good morning bloggers.  I'm sitting here with coffee cup filled to the brim trying to think about starting my day.  Since I'm getting older I'm having a hard time keeping up with my mail.  So here is what I did to help my problem.

From this:

To this:

Since I am the self proclaimed " Queen of Laundry" in our household, I am constantly having these boxes sitting around because I think I will alter them for something.  You know you always need something to throw away on Wednesday.  So this time, since I'm waking up in a brand new world each and every day, I decided to make a box to hold my mail.  (I can't seem to keep up with our water bill). 

I cut the box to the height I wanted then used a saucer to mark the space I wanted to cut out on the front of the box.  Next I set about cutting paper to glue to the box, and let's just say this is not my strong point, so I used a little Ranger Distress Ink on the edges.  I used Mod Podge to glue the paper and then a coat over the top of the paper.  I used hot glue to glue the trim.  Oh yes, I also painted the inside of the box with acrylic paint. 

The next time I do one of these I might add some flowers or other points of interest, but let's face it....this one is going to hold mail. 

Well that is about it for me this morning.  I hope you have some time to do something creative today.  Have a wonderful day and take some trash and make a treasure!

Heartfelt Creations Wednesday......

Good morning everyone, I hope you are getting your day started and I am so happy you were able to come visit with me this morning.  Welcome to Heartfelt Creations Wednesday!  I love doing tags, even though I think they are labor intensive.  I always spend more time and use more techniques when I'm doing a tag and it always takes me longer to do one, but I love the idea of them.  They can be a gift and a tag all rolled up into one!  So when I think about it, it is not so much work after all. 

On my tag I used the following products from Heartfelt Creations

HCPC 3419 Holiday Poinsettia Candle PreCut Set
HCPC 3415 Petite Poinsettia PreCut Set
HCPC 3428 Script Christmas Tree PreCut Set

Then of course there was Ranger Distress Inks, shimmer sprays, lace and Spellbinders dies all involved in the making of this one!  I always say some blood, sweat and a few tears, but I really mean lots of love. 
If you are interested in all the specifics of the card just go to Heartfelt Creations blog.  There you can see all the beautiful creations everyone did this week and all the supplies and instructions are listed there as well.

I hope you enjoy my tag and get a chance to try one or two yourself.  You know Christmas is coming and you need to start thinking about it.  A tag is so nice to tuck down inside a gift bag going to a friend!

Have a great day...go forth and create!