Christmas Baby

Here's a Christmas card that's not really a Christmas card. I made most of my Christmas cards in non-traditional colours, but then I go make a new baby card that's all over Christmas traditonal.

But I just couldn't resist this super-cute digi from A Day For Daisies.

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A Day For Daisies: mad for plaid
Here Come The Boys: anything goes + masculine
Try It On Tuesday: lucky dip - And I picked them all! (The distressing is a little hard to see, it's on the cardstock base)
Daring Cardmakers: paper piecing
Aud Sentiments: anything goes with a sentiment

Use a Square @ Little Red Wagon

Hey everyone!  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day to all those who celebrate it.  ("Celebrate" might not be the right word.....but you know what I mean.)

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Dee wants to see a square (or even more, hopefully) on your project. Now, I'm as square as they come so I had no problem with this at all.

So, the card is square and there are three squares on it. Easy!

Why not head on over to Little Red Wagon and enter the "Use a Square" challenge? And be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have done.

Stickles Make Me Happy

Okay, so on the wake of this post (where I talk about how it can take me forever to make a card) I saw that Cas-ual Fridays was teaming up with 10 Minute Craft Dash for a challenge...and that got me thinkin'.  Would it be possible for me to make a card in under 10 minutes?  I didn't know but I decided to give it a shot.

My first attempt wasn't even close.  I thought I'd do some paper piecing.  Don't know what I was thinking there.  My timer went off before I even had the first piece completely cut out.  So, I reset, and gave it another go, sans the fussy cutting.

And I did it! I was just snipping off the ends of the twine when the 10 minutes was up. (Now, I'll admit, after I snapped the pic of the card I did go back and add some clear Stickles to the hat brim and little snow pile. 'Cause, as the title says, Stickles make me happy. So, why not be even happier if I can be?)

Digi is from All That Scraps.

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Cas-ual Fridays:  10 Minute Craft Dash
10 Minute Craft Dash:  10 minutes to make a card

Little Rabbit Foo Foo

I'll bet he's using that giant candy cane to scoop up the field mice. Geez, where's the Good Fairy when you need her?

Really though, this bunny from Zlatoena is way to cute to be Little Rabbit Foo. And he's probably too busy trying to eat that candy cane to do much else.

For:


Quirky Crafts:  last minute Christmas
Stamptacular Sunday:  Christmas
Sunny Challenge:  season's greetings
Christmas Sweet Stampin':  anything Christmas
Crafts and Me:  winter wonderland
Simon Says Stamp:  Merry Christmas
Emerald Faeries:  Christmas
Creative Craft:  non-traditional Christmas
Card Mania:  snowflakes
Kaboodle Doodles:  Christmas
The Crazy Challenge:  Christmas time
Cutie Pie Challenge:  cute Christmas
Do You Stack Up?:  anything goes
Forever Friends:  Christmas cards
Milk Coffee:  Christmas
Pixie Dust Studio:  Christmas
Card Makin' Mamas:  Happy Holidays
Crafts 4 Eternity:  anything goes

I Lied To My Dad

Yep, right to his face.  Was that the first time?  Heavens, no!  I was rebellious as a teenager (though in the grand scheme of things, so not really, I was more about defying authority than ever doing anything really silly or dangerous) so he's been lied to by me lots.   But, not really since back in the day as I no longer have to explain my whereabouts or what-doings to my parents.

So, this is how the conversation in which I lied went:

Him:  Did you make a card for me to give to your mother for Christmas?
Me:  Nope, you never asked.
Him:  Why would I have to ask?  You know I need a card.
Me:  A couple of months ago you told me cards are "stupid".
Him:  Well, they are but I still need one to give to your mother for Christmas.
Me:  So, do you want a stupid card or one of my cards?
Him:  One of your cards, I guess.

Looks all truthful so far, eh?  Then he said:

Him:  How long does it take you to make a card, anyways?
Me:  Oh, 'bout two hours on average.

Bam - lie!   I'm surprised my already big enough nose didn't suddenly grow right off my face.  Two hours!  Ha!  I don't know 'bout the rest of you but a card usually takes me way more than two hours.  Have I ever made a card in two hours?  Sure, I'll bet I've even made the odd one in under half and hour.  But that's an anomaly.  The planets have to be all aligned, I have to have eaten a good solid breakfast and the room has to be at just the right temperature for that to happen.

See, I just didn't feel like admitting (to someone who thinks cards are stupid, no less and who also doesn't quite get the fact that just because I work mostly from home that I actually work) that it can take hooooouuuuuuurrrrrrrsssss to make a card.  So, two hours popped out of my mouth.  To which he replied:

Him:  Really?  Is that all??  I thought it would be more.

Grrrrr.  So, I could have told the truth.  But I let the lie stand.  'Cause isn't that what this season's all about, lying to family members?  (C'mon, you know you all do it at least once when you open that well-meant but dog butt-ugly Christmas gift.)

Anyhoo, my point (finally):  This card took me all freakin' day to make. (And it's not even the card I made him to give to my mother.)

Another point I'd like to make: Purple for Christmas - it's about gosh-darn time.

Digi is from Tiddly Inks. I should mention too that I got inspiration for this card from this one from Lou Mac.

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Tiddly Inks:  make it like Pops (Christmas theme)