TWO POSTS TODAY! BELLI CHALLENGE #48 & ALL ABOUT JOY!

SCROLL DOWN FOR ANOTHER POST FOR THE BLOG HOP!

Not only is this the BELLI CHALLENGE but...this is also ALL Stampin Up!

So that means it is an ALL ABOUT JOY card!

What is the Belli Challenge you ask?

Each week, I try to give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter!

This weeks, Belli Challenge is to make a project with a CELEBRATION THEME


Here is what you need to do...
1. Anyone Can Play! Spread the Word! :)
2. Make a completed project with the CELEBRATION THEME
3. Share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC48. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or Paper Craft Planet or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC48 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link!
4. I will do a drawing and the person whose name I draw will be a BELLI GUEST DESIGNER the first week of February!

Last week's winner was Anita- check her DELIGHTFUL and FUN project out HERE.

For this challenge, I decided to use the AGED TILES technique from Technique Junkies!
You can find more information about it here. I am CELEBRATING LIFE in this card. There are so many things I am thankful for this week and I am thankful for life!

Here is a few more details for this project:

Stamp Set: Inspired By Nature
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Mellow Moss, Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Rose Red
Accessories:Top Note Big Shot Die, Dew Drops, Chocolate Chip Stitched Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Colored Pencils, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Sponge

Be sure to check out the FABULOUS Belli Challenge Design Team's creations!!! Leave them a comment! We all LOVE to know what you are thinking about what we create. I know it makes me SMILE when you leave me a comment.
Holly Brown
Joan Ervin
Ceal Pritchett
Danita Hollander
Shelly Koskinen
Jennifer Greco
Christi Thorsen
Karen Gibson

I have started a GROUP on the PAPER CRAFT PLANET! I will be listing the challenges there and would love to have you join in the fun there too! I will not be posting the prizes on the group at this time. Any participants you want to be included in the prizes will need to come here to post their links! HAPPY NEW YEAR! BE SAFE TONIGHT!
God Bless You!

BLOG HOP STARTS TODAY!!!!

First of all, TODAY is all Kathy, Michele and Jessica...I know it was confusing because I said it was ALL ABOUT JOY, but this one is NOT about Joy! ;)

We are beginning the BLOG HOP today and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is featuring these VERY talented ladies...

From here you want to go to

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

then Kathy's blog,

then head to Michele's blog

and end at Jessica's blog.

I have to say each one of these ladies has really inspired me this year and it has been an honor to work with them and get to know them! They will definitely be listed in my favorites on my side bar and I will visit them often!

I am SO excited! This stamp is from MY NEW RELEASE!!! It is called LOVE BLOOMS and the entire set will be given away HERE this week for my Blog Candy! As soon as an image of the entire set is posted on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog, I will post it here too!!!

Here are the details:

Stamp Set: MINE! :) Love Blossoms available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Floral Bg Su

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Brushed Gold

Ink: Versamark, Brilliance Black, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Red Sticker Bling, Nestibilities, 5/8 Red Grosgrain, Gold Ribbon retired by SU, Gold Glitter Pen available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

For more information on the Blog Hop and Release Party see my side bar! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see another Sneak Peak!!! When you are all done HOPPING - go make a card for the Belli Challenge! ;)

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

PURPLE PENGUINS

I made a mistake yesterday when I said to pop by to see Courtney's Challenge. We are taking the week off for the Christmas Season and New Year Celebration! Happy NEW YEAR!!!! I hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas season. My husband is home on vacation this week, so we are staying up late, sleeping in and doing some things around the house. As much as I love having him home now, when he returns to work it will be nice, so I can resume my normal routine! ;) I asked him yesterday if it would be disrespectful to say he screws up my MOJO FLOW? ***giggle*** He just said, "HUH!?" I think that is something only us stampers can appreciate.

I made this card with the CUTE Penguin Hugs stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy. I also grabbed my Hocus Pocus Black Magic Co'ordinations cardstock for this. I just LOVE it!!! I sanded it a bit and the purple popped out! Then I used the Purple Co'ordinations regular cardstock as an extra layer and paper pierced it. Added a touch of bling (ok...maybe a bit more than a touch) around the top portion and along the bottom. This was actually scraps left over from a Snowflake card we made last month at a class I held!

Today will be one filled with preparations for our New Year's Eve gathering. Some cooking and cleaning and I *hope* some stamping too. Don't forget to pop by tomorrow! It is NOT only the BELLI CHALLENGE DAY but we are starting the BLOG HOP and celebrating our 2008 Design Team and featuring them! I will have a new stamp set revealed each day, so come on by! Also, each of the NEW Design Team (including me) will be giving away a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps NEW RELEASE stamp set!

Thank you for coming by! Have a fabulous day!

BERRIES in COLORED PENCILS

Ever start a card and it doesn't end the way you think it should? Or it doesn't turn out the way you envision it? Well, this is THAT card for me. :) It is okay - but it was one of those cards I think I spent too much time on. So this is to show you that I do have off days. We will consider it a warm up card for the week. LOL

I participated in Sundays Featured Stamper Challenge and this is the card I cased. You can see I changed the colors, the stamps and the embellishments! I colored the image with Colored Pencils

Here are a few more details...

Stamp Sets: Autumn Blessings by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Warmest Regards Retired by SU

Cardstock: Co'ordinations, Cosmo Cricket DP, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Garden Green (for sponging)

Accessories: Basic Grey Brads, Nestibilities, Flower Brads, Primas, Silver Brads, white gel pen

I am SO blessed! AMY left me a 2008 Blog award! She has some beautiful work, go check it out! I am supposed to pick SEVEN more bloggers., this will be hard, there are so many worthy bloggers out there. Here are my Seven Chosen ones...

Crafting Diva Designs Mindy Tracey Jeanette Brown Kristin Kottwitz Kim Deb Wood

Tomorrow is Courtney's Challenge Chick Day - so be sure to stop by!

Wednesday is Belli Challenge Day. Did you participate yet? Be sure to participate for a chance to win! You can find out more about this week's Belli Challenge HERE. I would LOVE to have you join us and to see YOUR creation!

I also wanted to remind everyone of a few things coming up:

SEE LINKS ON SIDEBAR!

12/31: Farewell Blog Hop featuring Jessica, Kathy & Michele

1/1-1/2: New Release Blog Hop with Blog Candy featuring new DT

1/2: Release Party with challenges in our forum at 9pm EST

1/4: SNSS sponsors Card Positioning Systems Sketch

I have another NEW stamp set coming out this weekend! I can't wait to show you it and the creations I have made with it. Come back this week for YOUR CHANCE to WIN IT!!!

Thank you for coming by! Have a great day!

Popping In to Say Hello

Hello! Just wanted to pop in to say hello! I will be back on Monday. I am taking a few days off of blogging to spend time with my family. Regular programming will return on Monday! Have a nice weekend!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #79 - CELEBRATION AND ALL ABOUT JOY

I took the past 2 days off and just enjoyed my family. I hope you all did too! I decided to use this stamp set I purchased and didn't put together *gasp* until today!

If you have been here before, you know that an ALL ABOUT JOY card is for my girlfriend Joy, who wants me to make cards using Stampin' Up! Only - but you know there are times, I can't help but deviate from that and use other embellishments. So this is a card for Joy! There are TWO things that are not SU - the cuttle bug Swiss Dots AND the Red Bling Stickers. She will understand though and still HAVE to love me, despite my straying from the original plan, RIGHT?

This week's Bloggers Challenge is a CELEBRATION theme, so I decided to focus on Valentine's Day. In fact...the next week or so will be cards with that theme, I think. LOL I wan tto focus now on something other than Christmas cards. I feel I have been making a ton of those and I am ready to do something else! When you are done looking here, be sure to check out the other Blogger Challenge participants (links are on the Bloggers Challenge icon.) Their work is SURE to WOW you!

Next week will be the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog Hop and Release Party! I hope to see you all there!

Here is the list of products that I used:

Stamp Set: A HAPPY HEART

Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black (Markers too!)

Ink: same as above

Oh wait, I just remembered...I used the Nestibilities too - sorry Joy. LOL You can use the Coluzzle or other Oval Cutter system of your choice, but you will miss out on the cool Embossed edges...

Acessories: Swiss Dots Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers, Red Bling Stickers, Dimensionals, 5/8 Red Grosgrain, Black & White gingham, Scallop Edge Punch, half inch circle punch

Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

STEVE HARVEY AND HIS INTRODUCTION

I love this video and thought I would share it with you!



Merry Christmas! Scroll down for the Belli Challenge today!

MIXING BELLI'S WITH THE MOJO - BELLI CHALLENGE 47

Since many of you are celebrating Christmas, we decided to keep this simple and

call this week's Belli Challenge - BELLI'S OF THE PAST!
What is the Belli Challenge you ask?

Each week, I try to give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter!

This weeks, Belli Challenge is to make a project using YOUR CHOICE of any of the Past BELLI CHALLENGES!

Here is a list of BELLI'S OF THE PAST
1 BEADS 2 RUB ONS 3 BUTTONS 4 WHEEL 5 CHIPBOARD 6 – SKIPPED THIS NUMBER
7 HARDWARE 8 FLOWERS 9 GLITTER 10 CHALKS 11EMBOSSING POWDER 12 SCRAPS
13 UFOS- Unfinished Objects! 14 RIBBON 15 PENCILS 16 EYELETS 17 DIE CUTS
18 PAPER PIERCING 19 WHITE GEL PEN 20 MULBERRY PAPER 21 VELLUM 22 PAPER BAGS 23 DESIGNER PAPER 24 CIRCLES25 ENVELOPES 26 FELT 27 BIRTHDAY
28 CONTAINERS 29 SCALLOPS30 COASTERS 31 BAUBLES & BLING 32 BACK TO SCHOOL 33 FIBERS 34 SQUARE35 METAL EDGE TAGS OR FAUX METAL 36 LEAVES 37 PAINT
38 CLIPS39 PEARLS 40 THANKSGIVING 41 TABLE DECORATIONS 42 GIFT TAGS
43 -CORD 44 CRACKED GLASS 45 CHRISTMAS THEME 46 WRAPPING PAPER

You can make ANYTHING you wish AND use WHATEVER BELLI you wish, even combine challenges with another!
Here is what you need to do...
1. Anyone Can Play! Spread the Word! :)
2. Make a completed project with ANY of the Bellis of the past. Share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC47. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or Paper Craft Planet or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC47 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link!
3. I will do a drawing and the person whose name I draw will get an assortment of Designer Papers!
Last week's winner was Kristin- check her beautiful project out HERE.

For this challenge, I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #66 as my inspiration. You can find more information about it here.

There is also no stamping on this card! I used the FOLLOWING BELLI'S of the PAST -
#2 Rub Ons, #7 Hardware, #17 Die Cuts and #31 Baubles and Bling

I have fallen in love with the new Co'ordinations Cardstock that Korin carries at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! It is called the Black Magic by Co'ordinations and it is a textured cardstock that is BLACK and has a colored CORE. On this card, I crumpled the black cardstock, then unfolded it and sanded only the wrinkled portions, giving it a marblized look. I also spritzed some Glimmer Mists on to give it the shimmer. If you buy this cardstock, it will not have the shimmer! You can find it HERE for a very reasonable price.



Here is a few more details for this project:
Stamp Set: NONE!
Ink: Ballet Blue for some sponging
Cardstock: Co'ordinations Black Magic Hocus Pocus, Whisper White, Ballet Blue
Accessories: Snowflakes nestibilities,Nestibilities Labels, Ice Brads, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Glitter Pen

Be sure to check out the FABULOUS Belli Challenge Design Team's creations!!! Leave them a comment! We all LOVE to know what you are thinking about what we create. I know it makes me SMILE when you leave me a comment.
Holly Brown
Joan Ervin
Ceal Pritchett
Danita Hollander
Shelly Koskinen
Jennifer Greco
Christi Thorsen
Karen Gibson

One more thing! I have started a GROUP on the PAPER CRAFT PLANET! I will be listing the challenges there and would love to have you join in the fun there too! I will not be posting the prizes on the group at this time. Any participants you want to be included in the prizes will need to come here to post their links!

Have a very Merry Christmas!
God Bless You!
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JUST BUZZIN' BY - ALL ABOUT JOY

I think it has been a few weeks since I have created an ALL ABOUT JOY card. For those of you who are new here, I have a local friend Joy who often tells me she enjoys seeing my Stampin' Up! Only cards. So I have created a day for her. :) I try to put an SU only card once a week.

I used this as my Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast on Sunday, but I really went off course from the orginal card. :) You are supposed to change at least 2 things from the card, but I changed a few more. This week's Featured Stamper was Paulatracy and HERE is the card I cased. Her entire gallery of work is absolutely FABULOUS and her coloring is impeccable!

I used the Cuttlebug Highlights technique -and then sponged the edges with white craft ink. I colored these cute little bumble bees with Copics and used the Nestibilities to frame them, then the Big Shot Top Note die.

You will notice, I did use Dew Drops on this card, if you would choose to use strictly SU, I would advise Joy to use the Black Vintage Brads in place of the Dew Drops - but I prefer the Dew Drops.

Now, anyone who gets this card will be VERY special - because I decorated the inside! :) Come back tomorrow for the BELLI CHALLENGE in between your Christmas preparations or when you are ready to wind down! HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thomas Kincade with Christmas Pointsettia

One of my friends (Janette- thank you!) sent me some Thomas Kincade images, so I grabbed that and ran it through the Big Shot with the Top Note Die. She had already scored it for me, so I sponged around the sky with Night of Navy Ink and then colored the windows and lights with yellow.

Sunday is Featured Stamper Day and we had such a beautiful gallery filled with the most amazing cards by Paulatracy...I used this card for my inspiration here. Check out her gallery, it is VERY IMPRESSIVE!

I used the following items on my card:

Stamps: Thomas Kincade, Christmas Pointsettia by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Paper: Wrapping Paper, NIght of Navy,Very Vanilla
Accessories: Star Dust Stickles, Basic Grey Brads, Top Note Die
Techniques: Faux Stitching, Grid

I have been posting my projects at night, but have not felt very chatty, so I may have to change the time I add things. LOL Maybe being not so chatty is a good thing?

Have a Happy Monday! I will be out doing some last minute Christmas shopping!

Hope you have a great day! Thank you for stopping by!

BANDANA SNOWFLAKES

I have fallen in love with a new technique from Technique Junkies. It is called the BANDANA TECHNIQUE. After playing with it yesterday, (see this POST) I had to play some more! I immediately envisioned it with my Snowflakes stamp set, but the black intimidated me until I played with another stamp set first.

I used Color Box inks and sponge daubers to create this background. I also used Paper Craft Planet's Sketch Challenge as my inspiration for a lay out.

Here are the materials I used to create this card:
Stamp Set: Snowflakes at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: Colorbox Inks, Basic Black,
Accessories: Dew Drops, Scallop Punch, Sponge daubers, Big Shot Snowflake Die, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 way Glue Pen, White Gel Pen, Night of Navy grosgrain

Thank you for looking! Have a fabulous day!

GUEST DESIGNER AND AN INVITATION FOR YOU!

This month, I am the GUEST DESIGNER for the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog! I am very excited about this and have been posting things through out the month. If you do not go there often, I would highly encourage you to check frequently! They have some wonderful projects posted by other Design Team members AND they have Guest Designers who are NOT on the Design Team as well! There will be many Guest Designers in 2009 who are not part of the Design Team.

I am also very excited because I have started a NEW GROUP on Paper Crafting Planet -just for the BELLI CHALLENGES! The Challenges and pictures for the Design Team will still be HERE all in one convenient place - but I thought it would be a fabulous way for us to get to know each other better and have everyone share in the excitement of your work! So posting can be done there with links and things. I will include more information on the group - but please come join us!

Now for todays project...I participated in Paper Craft Planets Sketch Challenge . A few months ago, Technique Junkies had a Challenge called the BANDANA TECHNIQUE, but between August- early December, I am pretty busy with school and church activities, so I didn't get a chance to try it out until this week. I had so much fun with this technique and love the results so much, I am going to make another card with using the technique!


I used these materials to make this card...

Stamps: Live the Dream by SU, Pray Without Ceasing by SNS
Paper: Whisper White, basic Black, Pretty In Pink, Night of Navy
Accessories: Flower Accents - unknown, Silver Brads, White Gel Pen, Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

Have a wonderful weekend!
Merry Christmas!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #78 - NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLORS

I struggled with this challenge. I was not feeling very creative, so I am going to create a new card, stop back later today for another creation! :)

This week challenge is to make a card using non-traditional Christmas Colors! I failed miserably on this but will try again. LOL

Here are the details:

Stamp Sets: Floral BG, Peace Be Unto You

Cardstock: Vintage Violet, Basic Black, Almost Amethyst, Mellow Moss, very Vanilla

Accessories: scalloped Edge, White Gel Pen, Twill, Vintage Violet stitched ribbon, Pewter Hodgepodge, Dew Drops

Be sure to check out the other Bloggers Challenge participants on the side bar! They always inspire me! Thank you for stopping by!

WARNING! NO STAMPING INCLUDED

SEASONS GREETINGS!
See these Stickers? I used them on my card! :)

If you are a gypsy - there are days I may give you a call to pay YOU to take one of my sweet gremlins. LOL Except one thing...the day I may pay you to take them, they may not be soooooo sweet. ***giggle***

This card comes with a warning - I made it for this weeks Color Challenge on Splitcoast, but I realized I missed a color (KIWI KISS.) LOL So now you know, I really am color challenged. :)

The WARNING on this card says

WARNING - If you're not good,

I will sell you to the gypsies.

I also combined this with Mondays TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE on Splitcoast Stampers that was the TAG STAR BURST!

Here are the details:

Stamps: None

Paper: Basic Grey,Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Family Stickers by 7 gypsies, Dimensionals, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots

Just so you know - I have declared cookies my enemy. Not chocolate, not ice cream... COOKIES. I eat one and walk away. Come back and grab another - say to myself, all done. Walk away and those darn cookies CALL ME BACK! ARGH! After these are gone - NO MORE COOKIES!!!

I hope you have a great day! Thank you for stopping by!Be Blessed!

BELLI CHALLENGE #46 WRAPPING PAPER

What is the Belli Challenge you ask?

Each week, I try to give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter!

This weeks, Belli Challenge is to make a project using your WRAPPING PAPER. You can make ANYTHING you wish AND combine challenges with your WRAPPING PAPER and it doesn't even have to be CHRISTMAS! Grab any of your wrapping paper and use it up! Perfect for those left over scraps you have!

Here is what you need to do...
1. Anyone Can Play! Spread the Word! :)
2. Make a completed project with ANY WRAPPING PAPER. Share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC46. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC46 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link!
3. I will do a drawing and the person whose name I draw will get an assortment of Designer Papers!

4. You can have an extra opportunity to win from Lorie Ames if you link your creation here on my Blog AND on Lorie's Blog!

Last week's winner was LUVLEE - check her beautiful project out HERE.
Be on the look out for her to be featured here!

Can you tell what part of my project is wrapping paper? well, I will let you know... It is the Snowman all the way through the square and blue - The wrapping paper matched Pacific Point PERFECTLY!

Here is a few more details for this project:

Stamp Set: Snowflakes by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, All in a Row by SU
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Real Red
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Felt Snowflakes, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, White grosgrain, Coluzzle, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

Be sure to check out the FABULOUS Belli Challenge Design Team's creations!!! Leave them a comment! We all LOVE to know what you are thinking about what we create. I know it makes me SMILE when you leave me a comment.
Holly Brown
Joan Ervin
Ceal Pritchett
Courtney Fowler
Lorie Ames
Danita Hollander
Sarah Anderson
Shelly Koskinen
Jennifer Greco
Christi Thorsen

Before you go, I will leave you with a cute poem someone sent me this week, my husband has no sense of humor and did not laugh at this. LOL I thought it was funny, although I did not totally agree with it. ;)

'Twas the night before Christmas,

I'm glued to the tree.

I'm wondering what Santa brought just for me.

Could it be cardstock or chipboard or lace?

"Or a Cricut," I said, with a smile on my face.

And that's when I heard him, "Hi Santa!" I said.

"You know....good little girls should be in their beds."

"I know I should Santa, and now I've got caught.

But I was just so excited to see what you brought."

"Well, let's take a look in this room where you work."

He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.

I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear...

"You've got enough stuff, I'll see you next year!"

Keep Smiling!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

CBCC #19 - SKETCHY SNOWFLAKES

This is me and my sweetie Grace. Out of all of my children, she is the one who is most like me. :) Adam was trying to get the camera centered for our family picture - so we "posed" for him. I thought I had my eyes crossed. I guess I don't do a very good job at crossing my eyes. LOL

This week's Tuesday Challenge from Courtney is a sketch challenge. I had a pile of chipboard snowflakes laying on my desk and this paper jumped into my hand as I bent over to look at my DP - so I HAD to use my Snowflake stamp set!

We are supposed to get snow today! I am so excited. I really LOVE snow! For me, there is nothing better than to be home and have a snow storm!!! I can be all snuggley, knowing that I get to just relax and enjoy the beauty of the weather. The past 2 snow "storms" we were supposed to have ended up being only rain - so I was a bit disappointed.



I used WHITE Craft Ink and Embossed White EP first, then sprinkled Hologram Highlights to make the big snowflake sparkly.

Here are a few more details:
Stamp Set: Snowflakes by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Basic Black
Accessories: Build a Brads, Tim Holtz Ruler, Chipboard, White EP, Hologram Highlights EP, Cropodile

Be sure to check out the other Challenge Chick's projects. I always enjoy seeing their creations!
Courtney Fowler
Danielle Marcus
Heidi Michel
Lorie Ames
Maria Fiscella
Sarah Anderson
Sparkle Smith

One last thing...Be sure to check out Jennifer Greco's blog for a chance at some Blog Candy!

Have a fabulous day!

SNS ROUND UP - MASKED FRAME

Last week, Splitcoast Stampers had this color challenge and I fell in love with the color combo. I immediately thought of the Technique Junkies newsletter and had to do the technique Masked Frames. If you love to learn techniques and you do not get the Technique Junkies newsletter, I would HIGHLY encourage you to ask for a subscription for Christmas! ;)

It has been rainy and damp and cold here in Wisconsin, so I often dream of a cozy fireplace even though I do not have one! So I settle for an image of one by using my Winter At Home stamp set. :) I colored this with my Copics and went over with a bit of yellow to give it a warm glow.

I used the stipple brush to add a touch of color around the edges and then used the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp set, Snowflakes to add a little pizzazz around the frame. Throw in some bling on each snowflake and you have this card! :)

Now, once you are done looking through my blog, take some time to go to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog to see the other Design Team Members FABULOUS projects for the Round Up this week. AND come back for the BLOG HOP after Christmas! There are more details on the side bar of my blog.

Don't forget about the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps sale too! Oh one more thing...Monday is DT Challenge Day on the Blog too! Check it out and play along for your chance to win! Have a great week!

2008 was New Beginnings...

This year, our Care Ministry at church had a theme of NEW BEGINNINGS. To each person, we had a new beginning of what the Lord was doing within our lives. It looked different for each of us. For myself, it was reconciling a few relationships in my family that have been broken and learning how to FEEL different emotions without feeling like the world was going to end. I do not have that one mastered yet, but I anticipate 2009 giving me more opportunities! ;)

All year our theme was GATES, so as we closed this year in praising GOD for all that He has done in our lives, I thought this stamp set was fitting, so I made each person on our team one of these cards, there were 10 in all.

I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Thanksgiving Blessings stamp set and colored the image with Copics. They blend beautifully!

As I am closing out 2008 and heading into 2009, I know I am not the same spiritually as I was at the beginning of the year. God has been chipping away at the scars within me, healing me and molding me like clay into some thing more. I know I have not arrived yet, but I look forward to see what He has in store for our family for the coming year. I pray your New Year will be filled with much happiness, joy and good health!

ENJOY THE SEASON! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

A few Christmas Gifts...

I purchased these FABULOUS gift bags in bulk with some girlfriends, so I am sorry I am not sure where to let you know to buy them. (I will try to find out) These bags are FABULOUS! They have a nice lining in them and the window is perfect to show case your goodies.

I filled these with fudge and cookies for my neices and nephews. They are all in their late teens

and mainly want expensive items that don't quite fit into my budget, so my sister decided to cut expenses and not exchange this year, but I had to do something so decided to bake for them and make an ornament! I know the ornament won't "THRILL" them, but the junk food will! LOL

I used my Snowflakes Stamp Set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and the Chipboard and Designer Paper is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. The ornaments are ones I made for the Bloggers Challenge on yesterdays post!

Today, I am celebrating Christmas with my family! I hope you are enjoying the Christmas Season! Merry Christmas! Have a blessed day!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #77 - ORNAMENTS

This weeks Bloggers Challenge is to make ornaments. I used the CHIPBOARD kits from SU and a coaster for the other ornament.

I have TWO ornaments for you today! I am actually going to use these as tags on gifts!

The first ornament, I used the STICKY CUT letters with the Fine Cosmo Glitter. I love how it turned out!















This one uses a the kit and the retired DP Cutie Pie, I had laying around. I will use this one for my neice. I sanded the edges down, but had problems getting into the grooves. I went and grabbed my Sparkly Modgepodge - can you see the shimmer? I love how it looks!

For the picture, I decided to hang them on my tree to make them look a bit more festive!

Be sure to check out the other Blogger Challenge Participants. I love seeing what they create!

I am celebrating Christmas with my side of the family tomorrow! So MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)







Have a wonderful weekend!