"Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on." — Lady Gaga

 Hello!

After I finished the last of the windows, it poured rain(of course it did!)....so I made this!

 

The image has been languishing on my desk for a while...it wanted to be a card!! Now it is!!

I am linking this up at:

Allsorts Week 747 Four Legged Friends...I'd be friends with these guys but....Or anything Goes!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #691 Christmas/ Humorous Christmas

Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Anything Goes/ Option Snow Globe

HMFMC #399 Anything Goes

September Rudolf Days Christmas Anything Goes

There you have it!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!
 

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. -Edna Ferber

It's that mad dash, stressful time of year!

Not for me, I'm dun!

We only worked 2 days this week, and are working 2 days next week.

I know, I know....Relax! 

Ha, I've got a gazillion things on the to-do list! 

I just want to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and with how the blogging is going lately, I'm going to say, 

and

Happy New Year!

All the best in 2016!

Vanessa & I finished the baskets & bags full of homemade goodness!

Yes, there's a beer in the top one!
We customized!
 

 Well, the basket on the right was not turned the right way!
They were filled with salsa, rhubarb relish, almond rocca, cherry bark, nuts & bolts, hot chocolate on a stick, a few crafty food things we made, and poppycock!

This was the second Open Bar we made for a gift exchange!
They're full of airplane sized booze.
It didn't quite make the monetary value, so the scratch tickets were added!
They're on Pinterest under perfect gift exchange gifts for guys.
I'll tell you the first guy that got one at Vanessa's staff party was afraid he'd get a candle!
He was very excited to see this!

For Vanessa's gift exchange tomorrow night, I made my world famous Pepper Jelly Tarts, and I might make a seafood dip for crackers. She doesn't cook...remember!? I have time!
I'm going with them for supper at the in-laws on Christmas Day, so will make an Ambrosia Salad, and my famous Double Layer Pumpkin Pie!
I might even get to play in the craft room on my days off!

It's dinner out tonight with the gf's.
They're getting Body Scrub from the previous post! 
The girls at work got the other 3!
The old hotel restaurant opened again in town, 
so we're going to try it! 

It's been snowing big fluffy flakes all day!
It's actually quite pretty, and we've warmed up a tad from the deep freeze last week!
I think we're just spoiled because it's been so mild!
And the Northern Lights have been phenomenal!!!
You need to check out Famous Amos on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/FamousAmosPhotography/
Not sure why that didn't show up as an URL!?

Better go, have a great rest of the week!!!
Eat too much, laugh too much...ENJOY!!

Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later! 

PS: Famous Amos has a website!
http://www.famousamosphotography.com/aurora-borealis-dec202015.html
Check it out! He'll show you what the northern lights really look like!

A lot of the problems in this world would disappear if we would talk to each other instead of about each other.

WARNING:

This post may contain Christmas Cards!

Great start to the year!

Happy New Year!

I KNOW I'm behind!
Had a wonderful 2 weeks with the kids!

Did lots, ate lots, laughed lots, that's all that matters!
And the average temperature was.......

 

Are you suprised!?

And the roads were like this:

 

 

 

 

Anyhoo,

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things,

or at least back to "ME" time.

I managed to put together 8 of these!

 

 

Doesn't matter that they are a kit from SU!

I put my own spin on things...and the lovely red pearls.......

cover up some schmears from my stamp,

which stamped horribly BTW (every time)!

So no, I don't think it was me!!

I'll have to fix that!

They are finished inside & out, and will go in the box for Christmas 2014!

 

I'm linking these up over at

 

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round

and

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge!

 

Go play, it's never too early to start on your Christmas cards!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!