Holiday Wishes

I made this card a few weeks ago when I was hangin' with Marisa and Janie. I know I am slacking and have just gotten around to posting it. My favorite thing about this card is all the fabulous patterned papers and the non-traditional Christmas colors. Janie used my card as layout to create this card; I just love what she did with my template. You also have to check out some cool tags Marisa made here.

Enjoy the Season!

Supplies:
Paper: Bermuda Bay cardstock (SU!); Patterned Paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: White Pigment (PTI); Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Stamps: Snowflake (A Muse - Peace and Cheer); Sentiment (PTI)
Extras: Floss; Mitten Die (Sizzix): Beads border die (Quickutz); Scallop Punch (EK Success); Bling (Marc Richards); Stickles Icicle (Ranger Ink)

An A Muse Christmas & a Toot

If you know me, you know I love puns. Once I saw the Peace and Cheer set I knew I had to create something with the bird and Season's Tweeting sentiment. I colored the little birdie with Copics and added some Flower Soft on the branch and his hat.

Here is a close-up so you can see the Flower soft, which has a little glimmer to it, and the polkadots I created on the scarf and hat.

And for the toot....I am also super excited to tell you that I made the Fab 5 at 2 Sketches 4 You for this card. Yeah!!

Supplies:
Paper: Kitchen Blue Pattern Paper (A Muse); Red Cardstock (Archiver's); Solar White Cardstock (Neenah)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Stamps: Peach & Cheer (A Muse)
Extras: Hibiscus Burst Ribbon (PTI); Striped Ribbon (American Crafts); Sm and Lg Oval Dies (Nestabilties); Button (SU!); Embroidery Floss

Adventure

My friend's mom is being forced into retirement after 25 years. She is not sure what she is going to do and says maybe travel the world. This will be a change for her and of course she is upset at being forced to retire. I decided to cheer her up a little and make her a fun, light-hearted card using the latest 2S4Y sketch. I pulled out my new MME Love Me Do paper line and matching Copics. Once I put it together I added stitching around the entire.

Supplies:
Paper: Solar White (Neenah); Patterned Paper (MME) Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento) Stamps: Hodgepodge of Happiness (Unity Stamp Co.) Extras: Hodgepodge Hardware (SU!); Copics; Ribbon (Target Club Wedd); Gold Paint Pen (Zigg)

I should be given the bad blogger award...

...but instead I was given an Over the Top Blog Award from Jessica, Amy, and Randee. Thank you ladies, you are all so talented and I get so much inspiration from the lovely creations you post on your blog.

Before I complete the one word questionaire I thought I say I am sorry for being away. Sometimes life gets busy. I created some fun Christmas cards with Marisa and Janie prior to Thanksgiving and will start to post those tomorrow. I also want to say Happy Holiday...I am getting so excited, especially since when I looked out the glass door at work today it looked like someone shook a snow globe! I love Christmas and all the lovely things that go with it: cookies, family, decorating the house, a fresh Christmas Tree, snow, lights on homes, and the decorations on Main Street.

I will try to keep my responses to one word, but I am feeling a little wordy today.
1. Where is your cell phone? Coat Pocket

2. Your hair? Redish

3. Your mother? Unique

4. Your father? Loved

5. Your favorite food? Thai

6. Your dream last night? Weird

7. Your favorite drink? Chai Tea Latte

8. Your dream/goal? Retire

9. What room are you in? Living
10. Your hobby? Papercrafting

11. Your fear? Being Alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? A Home of my Own

13. Where were you last night? at home

14. Something that you aren’t? Tall

15. Muffins? Love them

16. Wish list item? Fiji

17. Where did you grow up? Rockford

18. Last thing you did?

19. What are you wearing? Fleece and Sweats
20. Your TV? On

21. Your Pets? Sleeping

22. Friends? Love Them

23. Your life? Full

24. Your mood? Sick

25. Missing Someone? Aunt Hazel

26. Vehicle? Matrix

27. Something your not wearing? Bra

28. Your favorite store? Banana Republic

29. Your favorite color? Green

30. When was the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Sunday

32. Your best friend? Kelly

33. One place that I go to over and over? Word

34. Facebook? Nope

35. Favorite place to eat? Thai Noodle Cafe

Sketch Girls Challenge #9

The last two weeks have flown by. I have been working my tail off. The work that I am speaking of is unfortunately that job that pay the bills! This is the first time I have gone into the craft room in weeks and I hope this is the sketch that brings back the mojo and gets me out of the crafty slump. If this doesn't work a weekend with the Marisa and Janie sure will. This is what I came up with the the 9th sketch at Sketch Girls. I can't believe there have been 9 sketches already! I decided to turn the sketch into a 5.25 x 5.25 inch square and pulled the color combo from a pack of American Crafts paper that I won on WCMD over at Moxie Fab. I headed back into the craft room for some very necessary cleaning : (

Stop on by the Sketch Girl blog to play along and to see what the other members of the design team have came up with. Can't wait to see what you do with this sketch!

Supplies:
Paper: Aqua Mist Cardstock (PTI); Chocolate Chip cardstock (SU!); Solar White cardstock (Neenah); Patterned Paper (American Crafts)
Ink: Aqua Mist and Berry Sorbet (PTI); Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Stamps: Giga Guidelines (PTI)
Extras: Pearl Brads (American Crafts)

Christmas Cheer

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'? I just love Christmas. I think more than I love Halloween. As soon as Thanksgiving is over I go straight into Christmas mode. I love that time of year. Time spent with friends and family. I love decorating the tree and listening to classic Christmas songs being sung by Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole...I guess I just love the classics.

Here is a close-up of the felty goodness and the script font on the red and green :

What is your favorite thing about the holidays?

Supplies:
Paper: Cream cardstock (Neenah); Scarlet Red cardstock (PTI); Old Olive Cardstock (SU!); Patterned Paper (Making Memories)
Ink: Versamark; Antique Linen (Ranger Ink)
Stamps: Text Background (PTI)
Extras: Decorative Masking Tape, Felt (Making Memories); Scallopped Circle and Circle (Nestabilties); Punches (SU!); Decorative Scissors (Fiskars)

My Last 2009 Halloween Card

I know I have been MIA lately. Work has been so busy I have not been able to get anything done at home, even crafting or updating the blog. I had a fabulous Halloween with my niece and my family. My sister, my niece and I got dressed up and went around the block to collect some candy goodness. She made it up one street before needing piggybacks, and of course I was the piggy! Here is my homage to Halloween, all though it has past : (

Be prepared for more Christmas Cards this week.

Supplies:
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie cardstock (SU!) Patterned Paper (Pink Paisley and Basic Grey)
Ink: Soot Black (Ranger Ink)
Stamps: Polka Dots 2 background (PTI); Skeleton (SU!)
Extras: Button (Autumn Leaves); Bling (Kaiser); Rick Rack (Rusty Pickle); Corner Rounder (Corner Chomper); Markers (Copics)