Celebraaaa'ate!

Sometimes I make a card that just makes me Siiiiiiiiiiiiing! :)

It all started last night. My husband and I were talking and while I was listening to him..no really I was listening ...I can do like 4 things at once! I swear it. Well anyway.. I was listening to him and looking over his shoulder and...that Baja Breeze ribbon next to the Rich Razzleberry ribbon just kinda gave me butterflies. Just out of the blue.That's when I knew. A card had to be made. Oh yes. A card was. going. to. be. made. Uh-huh!

And what a card. I'm in love.

I'm in Three-Layered-Sheep-go-to-Vegas-for-New-Years L-O-V-E. Love.

Happy New Years my darlings! Cheers to all things new!

Window Ribbon Wreath

Hey everyone!

I am so excited for the start of this week! Only 4 more sleeps until Christmas morning! :)

I can't wait till my kids open their presents. The saying "it is better to give than to receive" is never more true than for parents at Christmas. Am I right?

So what do you think of the card I've got for ya?

Isn't that ribbon wreath awesome? I had stumbled upon THIS card at the Splitcaost gallery, which lead me over to this video that explains just how to make a ribbon wreath of your own.

I love a crafty challenge and had to make one immediately. "Hold my calls" if ya know what I mean. I had to do this Right. AWAY! LOL So watch and see if you have to too:

I used this retired Kiwi Kiss double sided satin ribbon, and I'm so happy I did.

When you listen to the video, you tend to miss it when she talks, but the wreath is made with a 2 yard length of 3/8" ribbon. No, you wouldn't want to make a ton of these for a swap or anything, but it does have a WOW factor, doesn't it?

And it's the perfect card to have on my blog this week, dont'cha think? :)

Merry Christmas, ya'll! Be blessed by the Lord's birth and love one another!

Until! Hugs,

Yummies

Haaaaappy Monday!

Did you notice I skipped a week? Yeah, I realized on Thursday. Oi..my life. :)

Oh well. I've got TWO things to show you this week.

But first! How has your December gone?? Are you loving the Christmas cheer? I'm trying to suck in as much of it through my eyeballs as I can. Lights, trees, candles, garlands, my baby's drawings. Aaaaand I should probably stop taking in that Christmas cheer through my tummy. Lawwd..there are way to many sweeties in my life trying to give me a Christmas cookie here and Christmas candy there. I. Am. Weak. I can't say no. Thank goodness I've taken up swimming again.

Speaking of goodies, have you seen that Gina K's Design Team came out with a holiday cookbook PDF? It's free, and it's fabby! You have to go look at it HERE and SAVE it. It's free and there is no reason for you not to go run and do it...after you finish with ME of course. :)

Well as I scanned it I came upon Jennie Harper's "Starbuck's Cranberry Bliss Bar" recipe. And. I. Just. Fell. On. The. Floor. I made them immediately.

Then I thought to myself...wouldn't these be a great treat for my darling's work buddies and their wives? Oh yes. So I did. Loooook:

So I took each bar and put it in a clear bag-twisty tie configuration (Wilton). Then I tied two of those together (believe me when I tell you that if you've ever tried one of these babies, you KNOW that just giving ONE to couple would produce a fight...and this is suppose to be about Christmas CHEER, right? Onward..). Then I made these tags:

Don't they just SCREAM Christmas? :)

I used the Sizzix Scallop Envelope die and popped those out in Creamy Caramel card stock, stamped the sentiment on the front with the Sweet Season set by SU!. Then I sponged the edges, faux stitched with gel pen, added some felt ric-rac (squeals of happiness!), and then signed the back of the envies.

I also added a 3/4" circle with a hole punched through it to turn in into a tag. I know. I love that too. :)

I tied the tags on with the embroidery thread I had used to tie the two bars together. And of course the ribbon. This is super vintage ribbon I picked up at a garage sale...umm..maybe 7 years ago. It's on a never ending spool so..I had lots to play with.

I loaded these babies into a box for my hubby to take to work today. He kissed me goodbye this morning and told me he couldn't wait to play Santa with my treats. Love.

I love Christmas. I love Christmas. I just LOVE Christmas. Love love love.

:)

What was that other thing I made, you ask?

Well, I have two ladies in my life who are having birthdays soon. 'Member a few weeks ago when I confessed I was woefully low on Birthday cards? I wasn't lyin'. The cupboards are bare folks. It's ugly. So I made these:

Simple design, simply fun to make. The cupcake is from Wagon Full of Fun set and the sentiment is from Stem Sayings set. Argyle Cuddlebug folder. That pink is Melon Mambo. Mmm. I might need to go watch some Biggest Loser episodes and renounce food for a few days. It's been a yummy filled week. :)

Hugs,

Happy Snowman

Happy Monday everyone!

It's been a fun week here at my house. My ever sweet Mother In-Law came on Saturday and is here for a few days. :) I just adore having her here. And I don't need to tell you that SO DO THE CHILDREN. LOL

I did get to stamp before she got here though. I try to be equally loving to each card I make. But I have to warn you that...this card you're about to see? It happens to be my favorite Christmas Card/Thank You I have made this year.

Love Love. *happy sigh* I love this retired SU! set Happy Winter. It's too cute. And I'm so happy I got to use it.

I did the basic Top Note Quilt design that I came up with HERE. And then chose the layout with this bow made with May Arts ribbon.

Stamped on the trees and the snowman, stamped an extra snowman onto white cardstock and colored him with Copics, cut him out and popped him up on pop dots. I chose a vintage button from my collection and threaded a sliver of cardstock through it. Finishing it off, I went for some dots with my tombo multi glue and dazzling diamonds glitter for SPARKLE!

What do ya think? :)

It's after Thanksgiving now...so I can say this without getting hate mail:

Merry Christmas sweeties!

Tree Hug

Happy MONDAY!! :)

I know. There are better days of the week. BUT funny thing: I look forward to Mondays now. Mondays mean I get to post a card on my blog. *happiness*

For this week's post I'm choosing to post this beauty:

You know how much I love tree images. :)

This tree is from SU!s Season of Friendship set, the background grid is from Cornish Heritage Farms and is called Vintage Ledger, and those stinkin' cute letters are from Making Memories- Passport collection, Canvas Alpha Stickers. I did add the brown outline on the letters with a Chocolate Chip marker, so don't expect that alpha to look that way- but I *heart* that collection anywho...don't you?

SOOOOO. What do you think of my bloglift? I had Michelle over at Shabby Creations do it. I had loved what she had done for me before, but I was ready for something new. And boy is she quick! THANKS a MILLION Michelle!

Are ya'll ready for the turkey? Green bean casserole? Pumpkin pie for breakfast? 5 am Friday specials? Oh YEAH. Bring it baby. It's gonna be a goood week.

Tree hug @ ya,

Heya!

Heya!

I'm so happy at the start of this week! My hubby should be home by next weekend! Whoop! :) I can do this thing!

This week's card is for a fun teenager at my church. She came to my baby shower, and I noticed on the church calendar that it's her birthday next week. I've been itching to stamp something young and fun. :) Lookie:

What do ya think? This fun image is from Hanna Stamps and I believe is their T-Shirt Hanna. She comes with lots of fun little sayings to stamp onto her t-shirt.

Kept the card pretty simple. Stamped it on to Gina K's premium cardstock with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored it in with my Copics and At You Spica glitter pens. You can see some of the glitter deets here:

And then finished it off with this cute white polka-dotted May Arts ribbon and a vintage button and thread.

Oh to be this young and cute again! LOL But I'll take my smile wrinkles as evidence at how good life has been to me so far. Besides, I might still be able to pull off high-tops and pigtails...when I clean the house.

Smiles,

Kiwi Flowers

Hi peeps! Happy Monday to you!

Did you have a good weekend? Get to relax? For a minute? :) I think I may have gotten about an hour's worth in. :) My hubby is in Arizona for the month on a detail so I've got all 4 babies. I have been blessed with these munchkins...the trick is to feel that blessing as much as possible through the messes and crying and 2s and 3s and 4s. Oh, and nursing. Feeling those blessings! :)

Anywho! I *have* stamped this week. My church is having a craft show and they are hosting one of the tables for a mission for the Congo. I wrote myself down for two sets of cards for them to sell. They are both the same design:

So I've been slowly but surely cranking out 24 of these puppies. The flower panel is in whisper white cardstock, stamped with the flowers from Happy Harmony in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation stamping. The paper is then spritzed with water (so that it bleeds a little) and dried with the heat gun. The verse sentiment is from the set Refuge and Strength.

Happy Harmony is a retired SU! set that I just refuuuuse to get rid of. Which leads me to......

where I stand on Stampin' Up! and their big announcement that came out while I was in the hospital with my baaaabie. For those of you who are unawares, SU! announced that they would drop demonstrators who actively sold or represented (as in design teams) any other stamp company or company that sold stamping goods the SU! also sells. (I'm paraphrasing b/c LAWD no one wants to go over all thaat again) As a result..many and I meeean MANY demonstrator friends of mine have dropped b/c they wouldn't sign the agreement.

Where do I stand, you ask?

I have chosen to take this opportunity to say "tah!" to SU! The reason being: I do not take kindly to being told what or who or when I can promote whatnot in my blog or email or in person. SO I'm not.

As a result, you'll see me using other company's things and retired sets and whatever I'd like to use that day. Just so you're not cornfused.

Well, friends, I hope you have a marvelous week! I hope you start making those Thanksgiving grocery lists. Figure out how much turkey you need.

Drooling my way to November 26th,