I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative. - James A. Baldwin

WARNING:

This post may contain a Christmas Card!

 

Holy Moly the first post in a long while is a Christmas card!

 Thanks for sticking with me!

Our summer is so short; I've been cleaning out the outside sheds, sea can, etc.!

It's been really hot, hot, hot!

Last night I wanted to go to bed about 6:30 pm; instead I made a card!

 

I've had the stitched topper sitting on my desk for a while.

It was really hard to photograph!

 

 

Even the thread I used was metallic.

 

I'm linking this up over at:

 

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round for their August Challenge:

 The theme this time is Sparkle & Shine.

Simply create a card that has glitter, sparkle, gems, pearls etc.

 

Completely Christmas:

Christmas anything goes......

 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra:

This challenge will last for the whole month of August- anything goes as long as it's Christmas - it doesn't have to be a card, you can link any project as long as it's Christmas!

 

Did ya know there's so many Christmas challenges out there all year long!?

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!



CCAYR May Challenge

WARNING:

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN A CHRISTMAS CARD

 

 

Our challenge this month is to create a card featuring something associated with Santa...so that would be Jolly Old St Nick himself, elves, Santa hats, reindeer etc.

 

Here's my contribution.....

Sorry about the glare, I took several pictures and they all have it!

 

 

I'm also linking this up over at:

Completely Christmas &

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

 

 



CCAYR

WARNING:

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN A CHRISTMAS CARD!

 

I DID get a minute!

Actually I had this card in my head the whole time I've been painting & laying laminate!

 

I had a new poinsettia stamp I wanted to do the vellum thing with, and it turned out pretty good!

 

Blogger's being a pain, but I'm linking this up over at

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round

Completely Christmas

and

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra!!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!



March Challenge over at CCAYR!

WARNING:

This post contains a Christmas Card!

 

Hello peeps!

You know I like to have my Christmas cards done for the end of November, so I'm playing along over at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round!

The challenge for this month is:

"is to create a Christmas themed step card."

This wasn't the step pattern I was looking for, but it worked!

I made 2 of these.

 

I'm also going to link this up at

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

and

Completely Christmas!

 

Vanessa & I spent the day in PR, getting groceries,

a few things she needs when she moves to Kalens' house in town,

and I got an Ice Maker!

Of COURSE I NEEDED it! hahaha

We have one at work for Happy Hour Friday, and it's the coolest thing!

 

My family's all at the local hockey game, so I'm going to try & finish the quilt cards that I have started; I also need a birthday card!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!





Christmas Cards All Year 'Round

WARNING:

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN CHRISTMAS CARDS!

 

Ha, it's even funnier in summer!
 

I'm playing along over at CCAYR!

That's how the cards get done people!

"Blue & white no other colours with the exceptions of skin, hair, fur, feathers but try to keep everything else to blue & white only."
 

I made 6 of these, and they're done inside & out!!

They're flat-ish too, so will not cost a fortune to mail!

 

 

 

I LOVE using navy, and usually silver with it, but this time it's white!

Snowflakes are always classy (classic)!?

 

I'm also linking this up over at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

 

Happiness is not a matter of fortune or wordly possessions. It is a mental attitude.

WARNING:

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN CHRISTMAS CARDS!

 



Hello everyone!
Suprise, it's not 2-3 weeks since the last post!

I've been hanging out lurking over at the OUTLAWZ......
Hoping to find my friend Sheree, who I swear fell off the face of the Earth!

Anyhoo, they seem like a fun bunch, so I did one of their challenges.

 

My embossing powder's really glittery IRL!

And look, the plaid is even lined up on the sides,

and that my friends is a total accident!!

 

I'm also going to link this up over at

Christmas Cards All Year Round

and

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

 

Hello new followers!

Not sure if you'll learn anything here, but you might get a laugh or two!

 

Go play people......

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

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!

Craft a Scene

I'm on a roll.
I think this is my third challenge in as many days!
I LOVE days off!

Craft a Scene - Trees, Trees, Trees

This month our theme is "Trees, Trees, Trees". This means you should create a stamped or digi'd scene that shows us a lot of trees. Pretty simple, right?

 

Well, I only did one tree, but I really like how it turned out.

Of course it looks better IRL!

 

 

Here's a blurry picture up close!

I got a couple Pearl Pens, and I may be in LOVE!

 

The texture is amazing!

 

You have all month to play.

Dig out some tree stamps!

I think I'll link this one up over at:

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra.

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!



Christmas Cards All Year 'Round

November Challenge

 

Winter Wonderland-card must have a winter theme. Snow, snowflakes etc

 

Here's my contribution.

 

 

I'm also going to link this up over at:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

 

I haven't had a lot of time to craft, a few minutes here & there!

I'm liking these cause they're flat for mailing!

 

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Christmas in August!

WARNING:

This post contains a Christmas Card!

 

I spent a looonnnnggg time on these cards!?

I made 6, cause I don't want to be whining when it's time to send them out!

I also need Christmas Cards for the Silent Auction at the Family Rebellion next year!

 

And darn it, you can't see that the background embossed piece is silver!

 

 

Then cause the outside was so purdy, I thought I should step up the inside!

 

I L O V E that Illuminate ink from SU!!!

 

I'm linking them up over here:

Christmas Cards all Year 'Round:

Christmas Extravaganza-make it fussy and fancy.

 

And here:

 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra:

- anything goes as long as it's Christmas

 

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!