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So happy to have a card give away today, haven't done one in a while. So leave me a comment and give me an idea for a card sentiment and i'll pick a winner from the comments Wednesday night.
PS... I made this card with one piece of scrap paper (the green polka dot) and all the rest came from this mini kit. Check It Out Here There are a few more left.
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Just put up the brand new December kits, Click Here to check it out.
I love my scallop circles. Best and most used punches and dies I own. I had a brain surge and thought of this fun thing to do with the shapes. A Christmas tree with a tree skirt... This sucker is soooooo cute in person.
Heres a quick how to on how you can make yours. What you need is 4 nesting sizes of scallop circles. Don't have dies or punches? How about cutting circles and then edging them with scallop decorative scissors.
Start with your scallop circles... then fold them in quarters... glue the two points opposite the fold together... pop up the top layer and glue them together by size... roll a piece of cardstock to make a trunk and glue under the bottom layer... glue two twigs to the bottom for the stand... Cut scallop circle from felt and cut a hole out of the middle, cut a slit to make a tree skirt... put tree skirt over the stand and there you have it. Now decorate your tree any way you like.
For those of you that asked about the recipe for the pecan bars... here it is. Just please put away your calorie counters before you even look at the two pounds of butter it calls for. And unless you are preparing these to feed huge group I would at least 1/2 the recipe if not by 1/3. Otherwise you'll end up with enough pecan bars for the rest of your life like I have. Enjoy! Click Here for the recipe. Oh, one last thing... it shows the bars dipped in chocolate but doesn't call for it in the recipe. We dipped our and it was delicious.
Coming up tomorrow is another card give away... Haven't done one in a while.
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Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was really nice with family and beautiful weather.
I was so happy to get this picture with DD #1. It seems so long since i've had a picture with the girls that I like. Ky was a bit under the weather so she wasn't up for pictures.
We made these pecan bars together last night as her request. They only have two pounds of butter and two pounds of pecans in them so they aren't fattening or anything.
We took the easy way out and used paper plates!
Tomorrow (sat.) i'll be posting the cutest christmas tree i've ever made. I need to take some photos.
Have a wonderful day!
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Oh, yes it is, like a run away train! I only have two gifts bought and wrapped and these are them.
I used some supplies from This Kit and a couple of scraps from my stash to make these projects.
First up a little square white box. I love square boxes and I had two that had a great texture so they didn't even require wrapping. Tied with some ribbon and made a little FaLaLaLaLa tag. Love the square buttons from the kit. The stories they could tell of how we found each other. That sounds like a button romance.
A Card... truth is I found that little oval polka dot paper in my brief case and I have no idea where in the world it came from, but I loved it. Now it's a card that will hold a gift card for a special friend.
While I was looking at the grocery adI spied these little green stir sticks on the Starbucks counter. (No my creative mind NEVER shuts off). I glued a Christmas tree to the front and back and then decorated with a button and glitter. They snuggled perfectly in the box flap. All ready to give to a neighbor friend.
How are your Christmas preparations coming along?
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This weekend while I was cleaning up around the craft room I found the shells we got in Monterey. Kylah scored the perfect unbroken anemone shell and it was the first time the girls found beach glass. Nothing is more beautiful than the things that nature creates.
I just posted some Christmas projects for tomorrow so check back.
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A little something to get you started with your holiday gift giving. Perfect for your packages or baked yummies.
Mini Kit includes: 4 A2 cards and envelopes, 1 gift card holder, 6 yards of ribbon and trim, 20 gift tags, 1 yard hemp twine, 1 yard red white striped floss, jinglebell bow, holly leaf bow, tinsel glitter snowflake, rhinestone embossed snowflake, fa la la die cut, 30+ buttons, 10 matted sentiments, Christmas trees and felt hearts. All for just $13. Enjoy! See close ups below.
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Just one of the things I love about living in California.
My rose bushes are still overflowing with flowers. They pretty much look better now than any time of the year.
I also like that it doesn't snow here. Me and snow... not so much a fan.
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Last night I had a wonderful sold out class for my Winter Wonderland Note Card Sets. I may have enough supplies to make a few more kits so please email me if you are interested in getting one. [email protected]
Just a little bit of the kitting that went on.
Have a great day!
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November card kits are up... I just forgot to say they were... If you're thinking about joining please do... we'd love to have you. This month there's even a bonus gift card holder, perfect for those holiday gifts coming up. CLICK HERE to get your kit. Oh, and I should say if you're new to my blog please sign up for my email list (upper right corner of my blog) so I can update you when I have new stuff going on... Hope you have a beautiful day.
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I had a great ride friday night... Thought i'd share some pictures.
I love when you set out on a ride and you never know what you'll see, what you'll experience or what the ride will reveal.
Along the way sometimes things are plentiful and blooming.
Sometimes not so plentiful...
Sometimes changing...
This is Rusty... all he wants from me are apples or carrots. He doesn't care at all where they come from.
Man, theres always a fork in the trail... which way do I go?
If there were a bridge i'd have taken a pictue because i've come to that bridge... now do I cross it?
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