Playing with my new stamps from Santa. This stamp set is from Sunny Studio Stamps. What are your plans for New Years Eve? We will just stay home and take funny pics with our 2021 glasses I found at Walmart like we do every year. Will be asleep by 11 pm. lol
Atlantic Hearts - Sketch #401
I watercolored this image by Colorado Stamp Company using my Catherine Pooler inks.
The Spot - Sketch #143
This is a brand new stamp sold by Colorado Craft Company and the designer is Anita Jeram who illustrates children's books. I first did this card for a sketch challenge at Splitcoast a few weeks ago. I colored this with copics and used some paper from my Moda Scrap paper pack.
Animal Friends Challenge - Fox or Hare
I'm ready for a new year, HOW ABOUT YOU??????? Here's to a wonderful 2021 for all of us!!
Always Fun - New Year
House Mouse - Anything Goes, Optional Sparkle/Shine (I used my glitter pen on snow but not sure you can see it here)
Crafting Happiness - New Year or Any Celebration
I hope everyone had a great Christmas yesterday! I added a few pics at the bottom.
Inspired by Challenge - Goodbye 2020 (Inspired by "New Year"). Using my little snowman stamp again from Tim Holtz. Banner sentiment by Mama Elephant. Sky stencil by My Favorite Things.
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Make it Blue
TGIF - Let it Snow
Inkspirational - Something in your Home (my snowman book pages) See photo below
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| Our 2020 Christmas selfie with Tino wearing his Christmas hat (I couldn't find all of our hats) |
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| Kids baking Christmas cookies (our tradition on Christmas Eve) |
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| Yes, our grand-dog Tino is very spoiled LOL |
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| Emily got me this neat snowman, made out of book pages. She found him on Etsy. He came flat in a box and we had to use a hair dryer to "fluff" the pages. It took awhile! |
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| My walk last night at 5 pm, while dinner was in the oven. |
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| Me walking at 27 degrees but with the wind chill it felt 17. I was cold but I got in 30 minutes. |
We put up our Christmas tree a week before Thanksgiving this year, the earliest we've ever put it up!! But I love the lights, I love the decorations, I love it all!! I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. We are having a much smaller gathering today, just our 2 kids and us. Normally I cook for 15 people but we decided not to risk it this year.
The Card Concept - Christmas Tree
This is one of my favorite Christmas cards I made this year. The die cut is from Spellbinders and I found it on sale last year at Hobby Lobby for like $4. I had to get it. It actually has a cat behind the kids but I cut it out and added this little dog because I sent it to my godchild since they have a chihuahua. For the sunset, I got the idea from someone else who did the same thing online and I CASE'D her card from the Spellbinders website here. It was a very easy card to make :). I embossed the sentiment.
I woke up feeling much better from my pulled muscle and is all good again :).
Merry Christmas Eve!
The Card Concept - Favorite Card of the Year
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is for my favorite thing (I love this die set by Spellbinders and I love this watercolor technique I did)
Christmas Kickstart - Christmas
Little Red Wagon - Merry Christmas
2 days before Christmas and I pulled a muscle in my back or my thigh. Not sure which! Spent all day yesterday in bed. UGH!
I made this plaid background by taking Kristina Warner's watercolor Christmas class back in September. It is so easy to do. I added this gnome die cut by Gina Marie Designs and it makes for an easy Christmas card.
Christmas Kickstart - Christmas
Always Fun - Christmas
Make My Monday - Create Your Own Background
Little Red Wagon - Merry Christmas
The Male Room - Tartan/Plaid
Christmas is in 3 days. Are YOU ready? I'm ready. This is the first time I have had EVERYTHING bought and wrapped since about Dec 5th. I figure, why wait? Why not get it all done? Kids told us what they wanted and I got everything early so I'm ready!!
I made a few masculine cards using this moose die cut. I'm not even sure where I got it. I have had it a few years and "found" it in my stash.
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch #466
