Gettin' ready for Christmas!

It's definitely the most wonderful time of the year! :) I like the smells of Christmas... cinnamon and spices, Christmas trees, candy canes... mmmm. I like going Christmas shopping (early!)... finding the perfect gifts for my loved ones. I like decorating the tree and the house, indoors and out. I like wrapping presents and making them pretty. And I definitely love watching Christmas movies... It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street (the old one!), Love, Actually...the list goes on...

I'm pumped to be finished with the bulk of my Christmas shopping. It feels so good. Next step...wrapping! :)

I also like creating Christmas cards. It takes me a long time to design just the right cards, even though they are simple. So, here are my latest creations:

Supplies:
Embossing Folders: Fancy Fans, Swiss Dots
Die: Labels Four
Paper: Crumb Cake, Brushed Gold, Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Colonial White (CTMH)
Stamps: Frosted Cardmaking Workshop set (CTMH)

Supplies:
Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots
Dies: Spellbinders Standard Circles Large and Eyelet Circles
Paper: Festival of Prints (SU!)
Stamps: Pear and Partridge Cardmaking Workshop - Holidays (CTMH)

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Did somebody say 'coffee'?

Happy sunshine-y Thursday everyone! It's a gorgeous day here in NS, and I'd much rather be outside on my deck drinking coffee, than at work, sitting at my desk, drinking coffee. But I digress... This is my entry into the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. I didn't want to do a traditional floral wreath, as depicted in the sketch, so I thought I'd branch out and try a coffee cup wreath? :) This card is also my entry in the Coffee Lovers Summer Blog Hop ! I discovered this blog hop just a few days ago, and I thought I'd create a coffee-themed card - because I am, in fact, a Coffee Lover! Supplies : SU! Coffee Break Suite including: Coffee Cafe stamp set, Coffee Cups dies and Coffee Break DSP and coordinating card stock (Chocolate Chip and Pear Pizzazz) SU! French Foliage stamp set Paper Pumpkin March 2018 "May Good Things Grow" stamp set (for the Happy Birthday) CTMH Gold Pearls Forever in Time natural burlap tape

Merry Christmas Slimline

I did another card from this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (sketch #469). This time, I did a Christmas card! I used Gina K's woodgraining technique (you can find a tutorial here ). I also used Distress Frosted Crystal embossing powder; here's a close-up of the effect: For the snowflakes and the sentiment, I cut the shapes out twice and glued them together to make them thicker. Very happy with how this one turned out! :) Supplies : Dies: Merry Christmas sentiment (unbranded), Tim Holtz Sizzix Holiday Greens Mini, Pink & Main Stitched Slimline, SU! Snowfall Thinlits Paper: SU! Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Very Vanilla cardstock, Recollections Gold Foil cardstock Ink: Distress Oxide Vintage Photo, SU! Crumb Cake Embellishments: Distress Frosted Crystal embossing powder, CTMH Gold Bling Gems

With Sympathy

My grandmother passed away almost 4 years ago. I was given some things from her house, including a large batch of sympathy cards she received when my Mom passed away in 2008. 47 cards, to be exact. I didn't want to throw them all away, because they still mean a lot to me - they mean that people were thinking about our family through one of our darkest times. But at the same time, these cards, sitting in a Ziploc bag on one of my craft shelves were not doing anything but taking up space. When I saw this week's AHSC sketch, I had an idea... Inspiration : Interpretation : This is probably the first scrapbook page I have done in 5 years; I have been concentrating on doing cards, mini albums and other altered projects. I used quite a few of the sympathy cards on this layout. I suspect this is the beginning of a double page spread, as I still have so many cards left. I included some personal notes that people had written about my Mom (but you probably can't n...

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