It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Hello Friends! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was pretty low-key, I think I'm still recovering from the Silhouette conference! LOL! But, it's the start of another work week so I better get it together. I can't believe that the holidays are almost here! I get so excited right after Halloween because I love seeing all of the Christmas decorations at the malls and in the stores. I'm going to try REALLY hard to get my shopping done early this year. I think I say that every year, but this year I mean it!

So, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my craft room! I've been making Christmas cards like no one's business. Here's what I've done so far:

Believe it or not, I haven't made Christmas cards in two years so when I got started, I couldn't stop!! I cranked up the Christmas tunes on Pandora and went to work! I used my Silhouette for a few of the cards and I busted out my Christmas stamps as well. Ahhh, I love the holidays!

Well, I hope you're getting into the holiday spirit and I also hope you have a great day and a wonderful week. Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Hello Friends! Did you have a Happy Thanksgiving? I'm sure you all had a lot to be thankful for, and I pray that you were able to share your day with family and friends. We had a great Thanksgiving! We had 18 people at our house, and it was full of fun, laughter, kids running and playing, and of course, LOTS of food!! We had a blast!

So, I'm popping in today with a set of Christmas cards I made for one of Paige's daycare teachers. She was previously a librarian and she loved the library card invitations I made for Paige's birthday, so she asked me to make some for Christmas. What a cute idea! So, this is what I came up with.

I figured that most people like to display their Christmas cards, so I made these little easels out of chipboard. And, I had to make box to put them in, so I made this easy little box. Don't you love that paper! It's from BoBunny and it's called Candy Cane Lane, too cute!

So, are you going Black Friday shopping? No shopping for me today, I'm pooped! So, we are having a family pajama day! YAY!

 

Well, whatever you decide to do today, have a good time, and it's truly beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

 

Carol

Christmas Wishes

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday!! I hope you all are doing well and staying warm if it's chilly in your neck of the woods. Well, I was able to finish the Christmas cards for my friend and mailed them to her yesterday, woohoo! I was getting a little nervous that I wouldn't be able to finish them, but I put Paige in her little bouncy, parked her in my craft room and we chatted while I made cards. :-)

Remember I told you that my friend loves snowmen? Well, I found this digital image from Mo Manning and went from there. I cut the frame using my Silhouette Cameo, colored the image with Copic markers and added the sentiment to the die cut at the bottom. That snowman just makes me smile! I have to say that snow definitely makes it feel more like the holidays, being in south Florida in 80 degree weather at Christmas time still feels weird to me!

 

I also added a grocery list to my friend's package because she loves them, and I wanted to thank her for being patient with me!

 

 

Random comment for the day, do you use Shutterfly for your photos? I absolutely LOVE it! We ordered our Christmas cards from them and they turned out awesome! This is the first time in a long time that I didn't make my own Christmas cards but now that we have Paige, a photo card was definitely the way to go! I also ordered a calendar and I love that too! The quality is fantastic! Anyway, just a random comment and wanted to find out if you all use Shutterfly too!

 

I'm so happy you stopped by today, have a great weekend!

Carol

 

Supplies - Snowman card:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (card base), Bazzil (frame)

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye - 12 Days of Christmas

Stamp: Digital image Mo's Digital Pencil, Papertrey Ink (Happy Day)

Die cut: Papertrey Ink (Happy Day)

Copic Markers

 

Supplies - Grocery List:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Kraft)

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (Woodland Park)

Stamp: Papertrey Ink (Take Note)

Misc: Enamel Dots



Joy

Hello Friends! Well the holidays are in full swing! I hope your holiday shopping is coming along nicely, as for me I still haven't started! LOL! The good thing is I have a list, so I know exactly what I want to buy, it's just a matter of getting out there and buying it!

So today, since we're talking about the holidays, I have a set of Christmas cards to share with you. My friend asked me to make some cards for her (as I do every year) but since I have the baby I was kind of hesitant because I wasn't sure I'd be able to complete them. Well, I'm halfway there, and here is the first set.

 

I used the same paper pad for all 7 cards and decided to make tent topper cards for a nice change. I actually got the idea from the super talented Debbie Olson. The cards are 4 1/4 square, and the circle on top sticks out just far enough to make them the perfect A2 size. My friend asked for a total of 15 cards, so I'll be busy making the rest today!

 

Supplies:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Scarlet Jewel

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Snowflake Serenade (Joy), Wreath for all Seasons

Tags: Kaiser Craft - Twig & Berry Collectables

Misc: Stickles

 

Well I hope you have a great start to your week and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

 

Christmas cards

Hello Friends! Did you miss me? Sorry I've been MIA, but the holidays have really snuck up on me (as always!). I had a chance to make a few Christmas card samples for my peeps that normally buy from me so I have been busy getting those orders completed. So, since I've been absent for quite some time, today's post will be a little longer than usual. ;-) Here are pics of the cards:

Sorry for the shadow on this one, but my photography skills really need help! This cards uses a stamp set from Papertrey Ink and there's just something about that doily in the background that makes this card festive. :-)

This card also uses a stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Peaceful Pine Cones. I just love the patterned paper it's from Simple Stories.

 

This one uses the same Peaceful Pine cones set, but I embossed the background to give the card a "peaceful" feeling.

 







You can't have Christmas cards without snowmen, right?! These cute little guys really put a smile on my face.

Last but certainly not least, is my favorite card. I absolutely LOVE this sweater! This is a die cut from Papertrey Ink along with a stamp set that makes it look like it's cable sweater. The details on this card are really cute.

 

So, how are your holiday preparations coming along? Do you have all of your shopping done or will you be in the mall on Christmas Eve? Well, hopefully whatever it is that you still have left to do, I hope you fun doing it! It's all about being in the Christmas spirit, right?

 

I hope the rest of your Sunday is fantastic, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol



O Christmas Tree

Hello Friends! Are  you all getting into the Christmas spirit? I know I am, we picked out our tree, and put up our lights outside, it's been wonderful! So, our little tree shopping adventure took place last weekend and we go to the same place every year Bob's Trees. The trees are brought down here from Michigan and they are so beautiful. So, here's the tree we chose...(that's Bob in the background) :-)

 

I thought this sign was super cute...

 



And here's our tree all decorated...

 

I'm not really too happy with the way any of my pictures turned out (I keep praying that Santa brings me a camera for Christmas!) but as you can see I decided to go with purple and silver. I wanted to do something a little different and take a break from the traditional red and green, I really like how it turned out. Not to mention I bought the prettiest wrapping paper from Costco that's also purple and silver so the gifts are going to look beautiful under the tree. :-) Oh, one more thing before I go, I must show you my all-time favorite ornament...

 

 

This was a gift from my sister-in-law for our first Christmas after we got married. I just love how she's looking him. :-) Well, that's it for me today I hope you enjoyed the photos and I hope you have a great weekend!

 

Carol