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Friday, December 9, 2011

Christmas layouts

While I was participating on the 12 Days Of Christmas with a wonderful group of crafters, I had shared a couple of layouts over at Happy N Scrappin' that I have not yet shared here on my blog.

On this two page layout I used the super cute and fun Doodlebug  Santa's Workshop Collection
I was able to use  6" h x 12" w pictures



The left page
 Using Picasa I was able to create a square collage with two pictures one on top of the other and print them at Costco as a 12" x 12" that I cut in half.  I am loving this 12" wide pictures!
 I was able to use only the embellishments, letters, sticker and PP from the collection with the exception of the white cardstock for my layout base.
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This layout was created using the Fancy Pant's St. Nick's Layout Kit

This is just one of the two one page and  1 two page layouts that you can create with this kit.
(winner of 12 Days of Christmas has been notified - Sherri K)

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Sweets Card - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 12

 Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Hop

We will be sharing newly and previously created
Christmas projects for 12 Days and today is Day 12
Thanks for joining us in the fun!  Today is the last Day!!

Hopefully you just arrived from Patricia's Creative Diva's Blog
If not, and you wish to join us, please start with our host Sylvia HERE

Can't believe it's already Day 12!
For Today's project I created a card to send to Madison/Feel The Love Project for the Children that will be spending Christmas at the Hospital.  For more information on how you can participate, click HERE 
There are 45 entries!!  You can share your creations HERE

I am also sharing another pages I created for my Christmas Journal.
These are my grand daughters helping Mom decorate their main tree.
Supplies for card: PTI stamps and die and Fiskars scallop punch, hemp, 6mm bells, twine.
Supplies for pages: BG Jovial, MM trims, buttons, hemp, distress inks, PTI die and Sizzix/BG dies.


12 Days of Christmas posts

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment -- Thanks for visiting everyday!!

Time to visit my talented friend ESTHER

GIVEAWAY-- Tim Holtz Flights of Fancy stamp set -- just leave a comment and a way to notify you if you are the chosen winner by randomizer. ETA Giveaway Closed winner notified


1. Sylvia -   www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra -  www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia -  www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby -  www.gabycreates.com YOU are here
6. Monica -  www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita -  www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica-  www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy -  www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina-  www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica-  www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

Monday, December 5, 2011

A Christmas Card - 12 Days Of Christmas - Day 11

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Hop

We will be sharing newly and previously created
Christmas projects for 12 Days and today is Day 11
Hope you can join us in the fun!

Hopefully you just arrived from Patricia's Creative Diva's Blog
If not, and you wish to join us, please start with our host Sylvia HERE

Can't believe it's already Day 11!
For Today's project I created a card
Card Supplies: PTI dies and stamps for background, sentiment and snowflakes; Spellbinders dies for sentiment tag and swirl; crinkled ribbon that I purchased from My Craft Spot a while back; and faceted jewels aka bling.
Flower: I cut a 1" circle and added adhesive. I started just rolling the red crinkled ribbon around adding a bit of glossy accents to hold it good in place and finished it with a self adhesive pearl. For the green ribbon or leaves I looped it on the back adding adhesive to hold it.

I additionally want to share part of the second Advent Calendar my sister and I created.  I did all the cutting, she put it all together and embellished. It looks pretty much like the one I shared on Day 6 with the exception of a treasure box for day/spot #18
and I like this Santa #25 better than my previous one because it has a more solid red color.


12 Days of Christmas posts
I am linking my project to She's A Sassy Lady's Weekly Challenge - Any Christmas project that has red or white for a chance at a stamp set or set of monogrammed cards -- Hope you can join!

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment -- Hope you visit everyday!!

Time to visit my talented friend ESTHER

GIVEAWAY-- Tim Holtz Flights of Fancy stamp set -- just leave a comment and a way to notify you if you are the chosen winner by randomizer.


1. Sylvia -   www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra -  www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia -  www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby -  www.gabycreates.com YOU are here
6. Monica -  www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita -  www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica-  www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy -  www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina-  www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica-  www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Three wheel shopping cart - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 10

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Hop

If you are here for the Here We Come A Caroling Blog Hop, click HERE
or see previous post.

We will be sharing newly and previously created
Christmas projects for 12 Days and today is Day 10
Hope you can join us in the fun!

Hopefully you just arrived from Patricia's Creative Diva's Blog
If not, and you wish to join us, please start with our host Sylvia HERE

For today's project I just had to share with you my daughter's three legged wheel shopping cart story.
I created the first pages on my Christmas Holiday Season Journal.  And it starts with my daughter's first time Black Friday Shopping experience.
 All cuts are from the Silhouette online store.  I welded the Friday to the shopping lady before cutting.
Yesterday I shared the other side of the left page that says "Jesus is the Reason"
Above are the following two pages. It is easier (or better) to take pictures of pages outside of the protector sheet. Shop 'till you drop and the legs are from the Silhouette online store and the Holiday word is a PTI die.

This is my daughter's BF shopping experience...


It all started with you texting me pictures of you, the girls and David making funny faces and calling it your shopping faces.  You informed me that you were going to go Black Friday shopping for the first time!  And what store did you choose? Wal-mart!

Phone calls and texting continued as you were arriving at Wal-mart’s parking lot.  You, “why is there no parking? Not one space available!... I’ll let you go, have to go find a shopping cart”.   Me “well, you are arriving at 10:00 PM, right when the shopping starts, Hello! You should have been there since 8 PM.”

10:23 PM -  Text “I was so desperate to get a cart…That I got a 3 wheel cart!....seconds later a picture arrives on my phone, and the laughter starts!!....

I was laughing so hard and texting you all kinds of funny things!

Minutes later, picture of you with a cart completely loaded!...texting continued with funny comments that had us both laughing so hard!!

11:48 PM another picture arrives of the cart super-duper loaded and a comment followed “The blue pillow and blanket aren’t mine…they belong to friends I’ve made along the way… laugh!”  Me laughing some more and texting you that I just love you more (for being such a Good Samaritan) and love your three legged cart!!!  You “I am almost at the finish line!!” Me “I just hope your new found friends are helping you carry the cart!!”  Laughing much harder… You “hey, we took turns guarding the cart while the others grabbed more stuff!”…. Angel “I feel sorry for the floor”  LOL and crying from laughter!!

Final part… You “Mom, why do I run into a former student?... after hellos I catch the kid staring at my cart… Kid #1  “Dang! That is Ghetto!!”… You “Mom, but I redeem myself”….You as you say your goodbyes and are walking away… Kid #2 to Kid #1 “who was that?”  Kid #1 “my math teacher”… Kid #2 yells at you “you can be my math teacher anytime!” …. Laughter continues for hours (OK days!!)



12 Days of Christmas posts

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment -- Hope you visit everyday!!

Time to visit my talented friend ESTHER

GIVEAWAY-- Tim Holtz Flights of Fancy stamp set -- just leave a comment and a way to notify you if you are the chosen winner by randomizer.


1. Sylvia -   www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
2. Sandra -  www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
3. Patricia -  www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
4. Gaby -  www.gabycreates.com YOU are here
6. Monica -  www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
7. Anita -  www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Jessica-  www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
9. Sandy -  www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
10. Alina-  www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
11. Veronica-  www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com