Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to be yourself.~Unknown

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I have combined all my bits & pieces!(UFO's) Pretty sure I had something in mind for a lot of them, then I got sidetracked (or changed my mind)! 

I made this!

 Everything was in a bin!! The shiny flower paper, shiny pink paper, sentiment, and butterflies! I thought it would look fabulous embossed! I used a script so would be easy to line up!

Linking this up at:

Cardz 4 Galz #214 A D.L. card with flowers (I tried to Google D.L., came up with Drivers License)!? Slimline it is!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #696 All Occassions

Triple B Challenge December Challenge

Using up the last of the leftovers from Christmas dinner today!!

We've just been playing cards with my mom, and hanging out! I've been finding all the unfinished objects in my room!

Talk to ya later! 

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No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. ~ Buddha

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I had the embossed background, and found the sentiment in a box; I will be combining ALL my boxes of UFO's! The plan is to USE THEM UP!! I'm sure I'll keep you up to date on how that goes!!

Allsorts Week 760 I had Cold and Ice in mind, then was sidetracked when I found this!! I'm anything goes this round!

Snippets Playground Challenge #470 Amything BUT Christmas! The background and die cut were just languishing in a box!!

December Stencil Fun Challenge Anything Goes/ Optional theme is Christmas

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, whatever you celebrated. 

We all went to the movie last night. It was Disneys WISH. Was a cute movie, good story! My nephew and girlfriend left this morning/ Larry (my brother) is still here until next week. Kalen & Emma were here for Christmas dinner, then yesterday for brunch. We asked moms friend for Christmas, but she's not doing too well. We took her a plate!

I might be able to get on here a time or two before the New Year!!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. But if the white runs out, I’ll drink the red.” — Unknown

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That's a pretty busy background! Oh well....

Jingle Belles Wrapping up 2023

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #54 Anything Goes and a lovely mood board

The Flower Challenge #87 Use Gold

This is a napkin, which I embossed with a Wild Poinsettia folder.

Digging out Christmas 'stuff', I found a few of these!

It is pouring rain here today! What an odd December! and it's been quite warm!

Lots to do tomorrow! Last grocery, and liquor store run before Christmas! 

I already have chili made up and the slow cooker is ready to go, so won't have to worry about that! 

 My brothers son and girlfriend should be here tomorrow!

If I don't get on here before Christmas, hope everyone has an amazing day! 

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe! 

Merry everything and happy always.

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 Hope you're all well!

I have had these pieces on my desk, and for a day or so, thought I was just gonna make pretty trash! It all came together!! The green background is a sparkly gelli plate thingy! The bottom poinsettia was die cut from scraps of worded scraps of paper-ish stuff. The star background is put on a holographic circle I had already ran through the Xyron. The trees were cut out of scraps laying around!

Linking it up at:

Allsorts Challenge Week 759 Christmas Flowers and/ or Wreaths

Beautiful Blossoms #12 Anything Goes Flowers with Optional Mood Board

Cardz 4 Galz #214 A Christmas Card

Creative Crafting Uncles #48 Christmas and/ or Happy New Year

Cut It Up Challenge #293 Celebrate - Don't forget to use a die on your project!

Inkspirational Challenge #305 Word Prompt - Celebrate

Krafty Chicks Challenge #694 Christmas

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2350 Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash #512 Winter Holidays

Went out for lunch today with my friend Jan. We go out about every 3 weeks. Decided we are going to every restaurant in town. And there's a LOT!!

Then did a bit of shopping. I am done, I needed some sticky tack. Had to pay bootleg prices as someone drove into our $$ store yesterday!!?  My brother is done work until after the New Year, and is on his way here.

I have a shift at the Tuck Shop tomorrow; we are open until Saturday, then are closed until January 9th.

Ordering my groceries online for tomorrow, stop at the bakery, and the liquor store. I will just have recyclables and garbage to do on Friday or Saturday!! I am set!!

Talk to ya later.

Stay safe!

There's something about a Christmas sweater that will always make me laugh. ~ Kristen Wiig

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 It's the final push! JK, my cards are done and mailed.

I am cleaning up bits and pieces, ok, making them into cards! Bonus if  they fit with a challenge! I am never happy with this die. For one, it doessn't cut cleanly, and I never know what to put it on. The part of me second guessing myself last night thought maybe the houses should have been black!? First world problems! Someone will get this and be thrilled; so there's that!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #702 The Last Stretch

Crafting Happiness Challenges #153 Santa/ Reindeer

Creatalicious Challenge #273 Anything Goes/ Optional Last Minute Christmas/ New Year

Krafty Chicks #694 Christmas

Shopping Our Stash #511 Whatever the Weather

Try It On Tuesday Santa Claus is Coming to Town

I went to the Christmas parade in town tonight. It was great, and there was a huge turnout! Just wandered the streets until it started. My aunt had told me about an amazing window display, I seen that. A restaurant that has been closed for renovations all summer is now open! Guess I need to wander more often. Got free popcorn from the Shriners set up on a sidewalk downtown. Pear cider from another booth. Bought some dog treats from the Barkery Bakehouse. A lady was walking around handing out snowflake sugar cookies! It's just a really festive time! Didn't see one person I knew, and that's ok too!

Hoping to get a friend to sign up for the town Christmas light drive with me. You have to register, and it's $1.00. We used to go before Covid.

Talk to ya later!

Stay Safe!

Party Pants!

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 I am linking this up at:

As You Like It Final Challenge for 2023 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers #268 Anything Goes

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #405 Anything Goes/ Option: Party

Stamping Sensations December Challenge Favorite colors. Any of these are contenders! The brighter, the better!

The Paper Funday  #60 This is an additional Challenge for them. Theme is Birthday and/or Anniversary. It's their 5th birthday, and they're having a Birthday Bash!

This sentiment always cracks me up! 

When I was the Recreation Assistant at a Seniors lodge, I worked with a young girl, who was easy going, easy to please, very helpful, and a great volunteer. Whenever we had an event she would ask if I needed her that night. If I said, yes, she always told me; she just had to go home and change into her Party Pants. Makes me smile and think of her!

I hope everyone is digging out their Christmas pants. (Maybe they're stretchy!) I just need to make some caramel corn. It will get done!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

"You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." ~ Maya Angelou

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I made a porch pot!

 I am linking this up at:

ABC Christmas Challenge Y & Z are for? Y is for Your choice/ Anything Goes Z is for Zebra: Black and white and/or stripes

Die Cut Divas Challenge this month is Flowers

Happy Little Stampers December Stencil Challenge I used Glitter Glaze through a stencil

Little Red Wagon Challenge #735 Merry Christmas

I mentioned last post that I was trying to clean up Christmas off my desk. My friend Chrissy says not to cause Christmas challenges are year round! And she's right.... I was just trying to use up the 'stuff' I cut out and had planned to use!! Guess if it doesn't get used I can put it in a Christmas folder to be used during the year!! But really, my desk needs to be tidied, as it looks like Christmas exploded!

Anyhoo, parcels, cards etc. have all been mailed! Have a couple lunch dates next week, my brother will be back the 20th or 22nd. Life is good! Not sure if the Tuck Shop will be closed between Christmas and New Years... guess I'll find out next week! Our Santa Claus parade is this Saturday evening! The Holiday Train went through town today!!

Lots to do to keep busy!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall." ~ Larry Wilde

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I am trying to get everything Christmas off my desk. Hopefully made into something; not just put away never too be seen again!

 

 This was fun! NOT! I never know how long to heat up my 'fluffy stuff!' I'm not sure if it burns or turns color, but after heating 3 times, there is no residual fluffy stuff coming off anymore! Maybe it depends how thick it is!? 

I am linking this up at:

Creative Moments Challenge #253 Anything Goes/ Optional Twist: It's a Wrap

Happy Little Stampers December Anything Goes With Dies

Once Upon a Time Challenge #17 Choose Your own Adventure I choose:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2349 Anything Goes

Talk to ya later!

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"It's all fun and games 'til Santa checks the naughty list." –Unknown

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 I have had this raindrop stitch pattern for a while! I got it here! There are several different ones.

I am linking this up at:

Allsorts Week 758 Anything Goes or I spy with my little eye, something beginning with 'B" I have a bauble, bow, and berries!

Can You Handle the Pressure Anything Goes with a twist of holly. I have embossed the card stock behind the image with a Happy Holly folder!

Crafty Catz Challenge #662 Anything Goes

Snippets Playground Challenge #469 My snippets are the holly(which is paper pieced) and the word joy

The Paper Funday December Challenge #60 Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Snowman and/ or Birds

I just realized that Christmas is in just over 2 weeks!

Have to send a small parcel north next week, and better get some cards done and in the mail!

Made a few Christmassy things today. Will make more tomorrow.

Our rain quit, last time I was outside it was snowing!

Talk to ya later

Stay safe!

”Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip." — Gary Allan

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That is a HUGE background stamp I bought a few years ago!

I embossed it in gold, and I think it turned out pretty good. Then I needed something to go on it! I die cut a TON of trees before settling on this one! The others were airy/ see through, and they just didn't do it! So will be about half a dozen tree cards for the Tuck Shop!!

I am linking it up:

Allsorts Week 757 Anything Goes/ Option Stitching: Real ~ Faux. I am anything goes this round. I really need a minute to figure out why my craft sewing machine isn't working!

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #81 If It's Christmassy, link it up!

Double Trouble Challenge #155 Die-cember/ partnering with Use Your Stuff

Happy Little Stampers/ December Christmas A/G Optional: Festive Animals. They will also be on an extended break in 2024

Make My Monday Challenge Oh! Christmas Tree! Or Forest of Trees

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge #2348 Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff Challenge #481 Partnering with Double Trouble/ This is their very last challenge so want you to WRAP IT UP! So use Ribbon, Bows, Twine, Washi Tape etc! I used twine. And a gold heart bead that needed a home!

Extra shift at the Tuck Shop for me this afternoon!

Still raining  buckets, but warm! I should be done my gallivanting this week before it snows and freezes!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it. ` Mae West

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This was a process!!

Just so ya know, I was thousands of miles out of my comfort zone on this one! And it took DAYS! That's ok, I am learning to set stuff aside, and work on the next project. I have a small basket containing things I want to use/ haven't used! I also think the word I need is Patience! The card is 5" X 5"

I am linking this up at:

A Place to Start December 2023 Anything Goes/ Optional Twist: NEW. The stamps and dies I used are all new! 

As You Like It Favorite person to craft for at Christmas and why. My family and ftriends, because they're just so darn appreciative!

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round  DECEMBER Challenge-12 Drummers Drumming-12 of something, musical theme OR anything Christmas/Holiday goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #267 anything Goes

Cut It Up Challenge #292 Use more than one die/ Minimum 6 on here I think

The Four Seasons Challenge December Anything Goes WINTER

Happy Little Stampers December 2023 Watercolor Anything Goes  YUP! I watercolored the little cottage scene. That I think is also a first, and it wasn't painful!

Inkspirational Challenge #304 Designer's Choice- Add Glitter. Hopefully the glitter shows up, It's all over the cottage and trees!

We Love Stamping December Challenge It's Flowers or Foliage over there, or Anything Goes

Got the snow in the yard relocated yesterday! Good thing too, as now we have a Heavy Rainfall advisory!

Kalen & Emma came over last night to play crib. They've been entering the crib tournament at the Brewery and need the practice!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

Kindness is not an act. It's a lifestyle. ~ Anthony Douglass Williams

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I am calling this a swing card for lack of a better name. And this die I used is so old; it's a mash up between instructions here and here! I still don't think I got it right! You know how it works....everyone will get one until I get it figured!

I am linking it up at:

613 Avenue Create December 2023 Anything Goes with optional Twist: Any Winter Holiday

Creatalicious Challenge #272 Anything Goes/ Option Christmas cards with Blue & Silver

Creative Creases Challenge #71 Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #187 Gold and/or Silver

Krafty Chicks # 692 Anything Goes

NBUS # 57 Never-Before-Used-Schtuff First time out for the swing card snowflake die

Peace on Earth Challenge #53 Anything Christmas Goes

We had snow ALL day yesterday, so am going to see if the snow blower will fire up. It's supposed to get warm and rain this week. The yard will be a mess is I don't move some of this snow!

May the odds be ever in my favor!!

Have a great day!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe! 

CCC November 2023

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Hope you are well!

 

It's December 2nd and time for Novembers Card Chain Challenge Reveal for who sent what to whom!!

Challenge Directions 

Make a card using at least one of the following options. (You can actually use two, three, all the options, but you are only required to use one of them.)  

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

Sketch Option

 

(Orient as desired.)

Theme Options: Winter / Indian / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Scraps / Quilling

 

My card went to Greta in Oregon!

(AND SHE RECEIVED IT!!!)

 

I managed the color palette, friendship, scraps, and it's a  cozy quilt for winter!

I received a super cute card from Jo in the UK!

 

You still have time to sign up for December!

 

Talk to ya later!!

Stay safe!