Christmas in...March?

So why am I posting this Christmas card in March? Well, did you ever make something that you loved and that inspired you, then you lose the item you made? Um, well, guess what this card is?  It was the original inspiration card I made (over a year ago, mind you) for the Metallic Pop Technique (December 2010 Technique Junkie Newsletter). I made the card in the Fall of 2008, planned on doing the technique, set the card aside...then could not find it when I decided to use the technique in December. It drove me INSANE to have lost the card!


So guess what I found this week? What kills me is that I found it in a VERY logical place, too. I figured I better scan it and save it before I lose it again...So Merrry Chrismarch!
All Stamps: The Angel Company

My Christmas Card -- A little late!!!

I hope you all had a marvelous Christmas and Hanukkah!

Well, the good news is that I mailed my cards on time (at least, before Christmas!). The bad news is that I didn't share them here before the holidays. So I am sharing both cards I made here today -- better late than never!

The card on the right is a Herringbone Card, from the December 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I made 40 of these cards....paper pieced each one. This was certainly a labor of love!  The paper is from Basic Grey, and the stamps are from Stampin' Up!.

One more thing about Herringbone -- rest assured that all the Herringbone cards posted to the TJ group will be included in the contest. Gorgeous work so far! If you want to enter and have not posted to the egroup, post a card to the group or send it directly to me (no need to do both). 

The card on the left was made using a modified Sepia Technique (October 2009 issue of the TJ Newsletter) plus the Bandanna Technique (August 2008 issue of the newsletter).  I only made 20 of these because I ran out of brown paper! Stamps: The Angel Company

On a personal note:  I had company from December 17th (or was it the 18th? I lost track!) until this morning. I haven't been able to dedicate myself to TJ, my blog, or anything online for 11 days! I had DH's family here over the weekend, and parties, too... not much time for much else.  I am NOT complaining -- my MIL helped me make cookies, Christmas dinner, and she cooked for me (or along side me) the whole 10 days. Plus she did soooo many dishes and shopped with me too. It was almost like having a wife!  I am thankful and grateful to have a loving relationship with her; she helps fill the hole in my heart that was left when my mom passed.

We are going away again New Year's Eve, too -- so if you don't hear from me, you will know why! I will try to post before then, though...the last giveaway of the year!

Take time today to tell the ones you love that you love them.

TSSC 42: Winter Wonder (Holiday Blogstravaganza)

Our Holiday Blogstravaganza Continues!

Today's card was made for Technostamper Challenge 42. My entry uses the Vanilla Double Technique from way back to the October 2005 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I cheated just a teensy-tiny bit -- instead of a ribbon-style banner, I added the "snow" with torn paper, liquid applique, and glitter -- I hope it is close enough : )

The penguin and the star are stamps from The Angel Company; the snowflakes are from VAP stamps, and the Wheel in the way-background is from Stampin' Up!. I know this is a very simple card -- but it was a simple layout, and that penguin is just sooooo cute!! They kind of reminded me of a "short" film I saw a bit ago -- The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper. Enjoy!

TSSC 39 - Glitter Masking and Cuttlebug Highlights

I missed the Technostamper Sketch Challenge this week, so today's post is here to make it up...and boy did I have a good time doing this!

The front panel on this card uses the Glitter Masking Technique from the October Issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The Spiders, and Circle and the orange square are all glittered! That panel is layered over a spiderweb piece of Cuttlebug Highlights, also from the October issue.

The Boo stamp is from The Angel Company.

Scrapper's Survival Kit...

I am going away this weekend with my friends on a scrapping retreat in PA - I am so excited! I can't wait for the 48 hours of creative time that awaits.

I cherish my scrapping friends and I wanted to give each of them a little something. I was tipped off about these cool cans from my friend Sue D a while back -- they were in a clearance bin at Staples for an unbelievable price. I snatched up every one of them --- I knew I would find a good use for them, and so I did! I made these little "Scrapper's Survival Kits" - one for each of my friends. I found this pretty paper in my stash -- it matched the teal tops perfectly -- and added a few Prima's, a chipboard initial, a bunch'a ribbons, and a snippet of stampin'. I sure hope the girls like them!

Each has an assortment of items in them -- a package of tissues, some mints, a mini stamp set, a package of glitter, some rub-on embellishments, a glue stick, and the most essential item, some chocolate.

Hope you all have a great weekend! I will share what I do when I get back.

Stamps: The Angel Company, PSX

In the West...

Did you ever take a mini-vacation in your mind?



I did today. I went "Out West" with my stamps as a diversion from some of the stamping "chores" I had on my plate today. I've had the Stampin' Up! Wanted stamps on the left for a couple of weeks and was just waiting for the right inspiration to use them. I came across the striped scrap of designer paper while cleaning my desk, and I knew what I wanted to do.

I whipped this card out up the Stippled Frames Technique from the current newsletter. It took me longer to find the oval template in my studio than to actually make the card! I put a little twist on the card, though, by using the template to dry emboss the stippled frame. I like how it turned out. Do you?



The second thing I "found" on my desk was this piece of veined marble (again, from the 8-07 newsletter). This card uses a the Kokopelli and Dance with your Spirit sets from The Angel Company. I added a thin line of gold glitter glue around the lizard and the veined marble, but you can't see it on the card. This is a "short" card -- the green and white panel are shorter than the white panel with the little lizards.

I hope you enjoyed sharing my mini-vacation to the wild west!