Holiday Hangover!

Well it's official....the holidays are over.  Do you feel as though you have a holiday hangover? 

All the excitement, preparation, and anticipation now gone?

It's like planning a wedding. Every. Single. Year.  LOL.

But actually, I had a great Christmas and New Year's. 

Spent lots of time with my little family, and then Brian and I flew out to Nashville for New Year's.  We saw Keith Urban, Styx, and Moon Taxi in concert.  What a fun town that is! 

I would love to go back!

On to my card..... I borrowed some stamp sets from my MIL and this one from, Stampin' Up!, is so stinking cute! I stamped it and colored it with Copics.  A few sequins and Stickles for sparkle. 

I kept the card pretty simple and just added a pink bow to the top. :) 

I was honored to receive an email this morning announcing that I was one of All Free Paper Crafts top 100 bloggers! If you would like to see all of the projects that made the top 100, click on the icon below. 

I appreciate you stopping by! I am never sure that too many people visit me anymore...... ;)

Have a great day my friends!

Merry Christmas Shaker Ornament!

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!  I know I did! I feel so blessed to have my little family to share the holidays with. :) 

It has been an incredible year for our family for sure!  Cort moved to Misericordia, Kyle is away at college, Brian and I traveled to San Francisco, New York, and we are heading to Nashville for New Year's Eve.  On top of that, Brian started a new job a few weeks ago.  It was scary and exciting all at the same time! I am normally ready to usher the new year in, but I am okay lingering in 2016 for as long as possible! ;)

I have another ornament that was on the SRM Blog yesterday.  It is a shaker ornament using dies from Spellbinders and Tim Holtz inks for a bit of soft color. 

I added veins to the poinsettia using a white gel pen.  I added a Christmas sentiment from SRM as a final touch.

Cort is home for a few more days, so we are taking her and Kyle (because he is a good "big" brother) to see the movie, Sing.  We are trying to cram as much family time as we can before regular life kicks in again.  ;) 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Rusty Lid Ornament!

Good morning!  I have a few minutes before I start cleaning and getting my house ready for company today. :) I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives Blog today with another rusty lid ornament.  It provides such an interesting back drop! I used The Dual Tip Glue Pen to adhere the mica flakes to the perimeter of the lid as well as the doily in the back.  My flowers were cut using water color paper and dies from JustRite.  I gave them color using my Zig Clean Color Markers.  I layered everything using 3D Foam Squares.  

The sequins were added using Dodz-small.  I punched a hole at the top using my Cropidile and threaded rustic twine through it. 

I will be back tomorrow with another ornament!  

Merry Christmas Eve to you and your family!

Christmas Countdown!

Good morning!  Are you ready for Christmas?  Do you have any last minute gifts to buy?  

I am in pretty good shape this year and have felt more relaxed about Christmas then I have in a very long time!  And that means more time in the ole' craft room!

I bought bunches of Suzy Plantamura's images over the summer and was excited to break open the Christmas pack!

I colored everything with Copic markers and added a few details with a white gel pen and some glitter.  A simple ribbon at the top was all this fun card needed! 

Kyle is home and Cort comes home tonight.  My last day of school is today and I get the pleasure of hanging out with my kids for the next week! 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Water Colored Ornament!

Good morning and happy Monday to you! It is cold and snowy here in Chicago! It makes me want to cozy up in my home and craft! But duty calls and I need to get my booty to work....ugly Christmas sweater and all! ;)  I found a bit of "me" time this weekend and created several ornaments.  
This one uses a die from Spellbinders called, Heirloom Ornaments.  I used Tim Holtz inks on the smaller ornament piece in shades of orange, yellow, and red.  

I then layered a Tim Holtz stencil over both pieces and applied texture paste.  I sprinkled it with glitter while it was still wet.  I used Scrapbook Adhesives foam tape between layers for a bit of dimension.  I added a Just Rite Poinsettia die cut to the top.  It was given a wash of color with my Zig Water color markers.  I added a big white pom pom to the center and couple of jingle bells. 

I added an SRM sentiment as my finishing touch.  I love seeing all of the ornaments I've made through the years decorate the tree!  (Among my kids' homemade ornaments that they made me as little ones!)


Have a wonderful day! 
Thank you for stopping by today!

Blog Hop With Bo Bunny!

Good morning!  

I am excited to be a part of the Bo Bunny and Scrapbook Adhesives Blog Hop!

I used these cute papers, Kiss the Cook, from Bo Bunny.  I used my Silhouette to cut the mixer shaped card.  I used Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam tape for the layers as well as stacking my flower. 

 

I attached my sequins using Dodz Mini.  (So much easier than messy wet glue!)

I wanted to add some additional "frosting" to my mixer, so I used liquid applique.  I did several layers so that it was nice and thick.  While the liquid applique was still hot, I sprinkled glitter over it.  

I am so glad you stopped by! Be sure to pop on over to the Scrapbook Adhesives and Bo Bunny blogs for a chance to win prizes! 

Have a great day!!

Eskimo Kisses!

Happy Tuesday to you! 

I love making ornaments to give away to friends and family (and some to keep)! I pulled out an old set from Crafty Secrets and stamped the image in grey on kraft card stock.  I wanted to try my hand at "no line" coloring.  (Not sure I really succeeded).  I used my Prisma Colored Pencils.

I cut the image out with a die from Tattered Rose.  I threaded a bit of string through it. I tied some silk ribbon from the Stamp Simply Store, with a jingle bell, and adhered it to the corner of the circle.  I dipped the edges of my circles in glue and added some glittery flakes.  

This week is spirit week at school! Yesterday we wore our holiday hats and today is crazy sock day!

I love this time of year when the kids are excited and anticipating Christmas!  I think I appreciate it even more now that my own kids are grown. :)

My own kiddos come home next week for the holidays too.....so all is good in my world!

Have a wonderful day my friends!