Kids in the Snow

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy! I can not believe I have not created anything all week. I guess the flu took more out of me than I though, and to top that off I almost cut the whole top of my right index finger off :0 so typing and creating kind of went to a stand still. I went through more Band Aids than I would like to admit :). But, as you can see I am on the mend.
So here it is a new Wednesday and I just love Wednesdays, as it is kind of a total me day Yippee! My DH & DD work all day and they both have things to do during the evening so I get a free day mostly just for me hehehe.

Have you ever had a card idea floating around in your head for days and finally got the chance to put in on paper. Well this one was kind of like that. I had always wanted to make characters with the ornament punch and I finally had some time to do it. I think this card turned out really cute. I love the kids mittens and the girls glittery pink hat. I do not know if you can see all the Dazzling Diamonds that I have put on the snow flakes and the edge on the snow drift that the kids are playing behind, but it is there! I used the Ornament punch for the faces and the hats & the Two step Bird Punch for the mittens. I used the new Textured Impression Folder Northern Flurry and the Polka Dot Impression folder for the background and the snow drift. If you have any questions please let me know and I can give you the full details.
Oh My Goodness I almost forgot to tell ya. I have been going to Weight Watchers for a couple months now and I am down 27 pounds. Isn't that the coolest! I can fit into some cloths I have not had on in years. One being the shirt I am wearing in my profile picture. I can also fit into my black leather jacket that my honey bought me 4 years ago for a Valentines gift. Lucky me new cloths to wear just in time for winter. I'll keep you posted from time to time about my progress. Well that seems to be it for today. I have some new things to share with you tomorrow.
Go on now and create something fun OK! Thanks Patrice

A Little Something Christmas

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this note finds you all well and happy! I had the flu! Yuck!! But I am better now, and I am sure glad about that!! It took me a few days to clear out my e-mails and feel well enough to create. So this is what I came up with. I did a lot of extra things to the ornaments, like adding pearls, glitter & shimmer paint, to dress them up a bit. You really can not see the effect but I think they turned out fun & shiny.  Hope you like them and hope you don't get that bug!!! Create something fun OK.

Cards & Things Sketch Challenge #54

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy!. I found another really cool sketch challenge over at Krista's blog http://krista-kris-challenges.blogspot.com This one was not as easy as it looked. I had a lot of fun trying to get all the colors and paper to match. All products used in making this card are all from Stampin Up. The three Bells & The Merry Christmas images are from the Bells & Boughs stamp set from Stampin' Up's New Holiday Mini Catalog pg.19 clear mount $14.95. In addition, I used Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Red Riding Hood Red Card Stock $6.95. Also from the new Holiday Mini I used Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper only $9.95 pg. 18. I used our Designer Label Punch to punch out one red piece then cut it in half lengthwise. I stamped Merry Christmas on  a Sahara Sand piece of card stock and punched the sentiment out. I then sponged a little color on this Sahara Sand piece to add depth and a little pearl for bling. I attached the Riding Hood Red pieces to the top and bottom of the punched out sentiment. I gold embossed the Bells and used my ink pads and a blender pen to color them in. I layered the Bells on a piece of Shara Sand and Always Artichoke. For fun I added 3 little pearls to each holly berry. I cut a 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 strip of the DSP and added that to the top of the front of the card. To finishe the card off, I added 3 large pearl halves to the left hand side of the card as required by the challenge. Well there you have it. I hope you enjoy this challenge. Now go create something fun.

Paper Pals Arts Challenge PPA65

Hello all my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy! I saw this beautiful challenge over at Paper Pals Arts www.palspaperarts.com and thought I would give it a try. The challenge is to create a card that is elegant with clean lines and has bling. Hey, I like bling :) "Shinny" gets my attention every time lolol. I used Very Vanilla and Dusty Durango card stock. The stamp set is from the new Stampin' Up catalog pg. 109. "Just Believe" clear mount is only $25.95. I also used the scallop edge punch, some gold elastic cord and some pretty pearls to add some bling to the card. I hope you like it. Now go and create something fun OK!

I'm in the Top 100 Paper Crafting Blogs "That is so cool"!

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy! I got some very exciting news today !!!! My little blog was accepted into the Top 100 Paper Crafting Blogs. Well what do you think about that? I was so tickled :) Wow what fun. I have a link on the side of my blog that will allow you to view the other blogs on the list. I'm just really excited about being listed among some really talented ladies. With that said I had better get creating I have some big shoes to fill :) I feel like I am finally playing with the Big Girls lolololol :)
Here is a little something I made up today. I haven't had enough time to play with this set yet and I can see so many fun cards to come out of it. Hope you like it.

Mummy Gift Bag

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy! I met a new friend on line. Her name is Gaby,

she and her BFF are having a great Halloween challenge over on their blog http://www.gabycreates.com They are celebrating dia de los Muertos on Nov. 2nd . Their challenge is to make a scary or sweet monster. Well I thought this little gift bag would be kind of fun. Fill this little guy full of treats and send those little trick or treater's away happy. Leave me a message to let me know what you think OK.

Halloween Swap Card

Hello my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy. I finally got my swap done for October. I love all these little punches you can make almost anything with them. I also submitted this card for a Let's Face it Fridays - Week 3, challenge I hope you enjoy this card and have a great day. Create something fun OK.