Christmas Blessings

WOW, what a week we've had!! Hurricane Helene gave us winds up to 56 mph in my area but we are all ok. Never even lost power here at the house. We were prepared though. The mountains of NC are just devastating. Some towns completely washed away. It's really sad!! We are about 3 hours from the mountains. My mom, sister and daughter are all down in FL. It hit way north of them but my sister is still without power and it's 90 degrees. Emily had to evacuate her apartment and went to my sisters with her dog and fish and Emily now has power so hopefully Debbie will go to her place to at least cool off in the air conditioning, recharge her cell phone and take a hot shower. Emily is so glad she left because those who did not had water 4 feet up to the car and the water was inside their cars so they were all trying to dry them out. 

Rudolph Days - Anything Goes September
My Time to Craft Christmas - Christmas Trees

All stamps by Impression Obsession
Sadly, they are going out of business after
being in business many, many years.
They have a great sale going on, 
only until supplies last. 

Ho Ho Ho

I had my 3rd craft show today and I made $55. Sure beats my last 2 craft shows which I barely made anything. Will be doing 5 more between now and Nov 1st so I better get busy making more cards and little totes. 

ABC Christmas - T for Traditional Christmas Colors

Christmas tree stamp by Leane Creatief
Snowman stamp and die cuts by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Avery Elle
Stickles gold glitter used for star

Donut Ever Forget

 Color Throwdown - Challenge #811

On the inside is says "You are Loved". I will send this to my chemo buddy. You can sign up here at Chemo Angels to be a chemo buddy.

Stamps and die cuts by Concord & 9th

Let's Be Merry Snowman

 Little Red Wagon - Sew What

Snowman by Papertrey Ink
Sentiment by Paper Smooches
Die cuts around edges is by Gina Marie Designs
and it's called Slash Stitch Rectangles so it looks stitched.

House Mouse flying high with Butterfly

This was fun tearing the edges of patterned paper for this cute flying House Mouse and Butterfly. I found this on clearance at Hobby Lobby a few years ago for $1. I bought up every single one they had (they had 4 different ones). They are all wooden stamps.

House Mouse & Friends Monday - Use scraps of paper

Pie Makes Everything Better

Cupcake Inspirations - Favorite Foods (blueberry pie is my fave pie!)
Get Creative Challenges - Inspired by a Book The Blueberry Pie Elf is a fave with my husband's grandsons

Boo Ghost!

Girlz Creative Crafts - Fall/Autumn
Love Those Pretty Papers - Pretty Papers, Optional - Fall
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - A is for Autumn
Creative Friday - Punches or Dies
Simply Create Too - Fall or Autumn

All stamps and dies by Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper

What's cookin' says the Thanksgiving bear

When I heard Ellen Hutson was closing down, I had to get this bear set I had always admired of hers. How cute is he? With his turkey leg, pumpkin pie and pumpkin. All ready for Thanksgiving. I also love this leaf die cut by Papertrey Ink. I only send out a handful of Thanksgiving cards but this will be one.  

Make my Monday - National Teddy Bear Day

You are Cat-Tastic

This die set by Waffle Flower is so fun for cat lovers and book readers. Pretty easy to make too. 

Daisy Chain Challenge - More than 1 Fold

                                    

Heartfelt Sympathy

I cannot take complete for making up this card as I saw something similar on Splitcoast so I want to shout out to Anita for her inspiration. 

I just loved how Anita did the swirling of ink around her tree. While making one, I decided to make 6 to keep in my stash. Sadly, my best friend's brother passed away last week and I had to send her a card. 

Little Red Wagon - Sympathy

Stamps by Unity Stamps

Stitched Flowers

I don't often stitch on my cards but when I do, I like them to be easy and this one definitely fit the bill!!

The Flower Challenge - Include a Stamped Flower

Stamps and thread by Concord & 9th

Sip Sip Hooray!!

Sweet Stampin Challenge - The Drinks are on Us
Shopping Our Stash - Just Because
A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Die cuts by Concord & 9th
Hand doodling around edges

Boo!

Splitcoast Stampers recently had a challenge to use hot glue so I used mine as a spider web. It was simple and it took me 2 tries but I think that was the best of the 2 :). Halloween will be here before we know it. 

Two Old Bats Halloween - Anything Halloween

Boo by Tim Holtz
Ghost by Reverse Confetti
Spider web I made using
Hot Glue Gun and sprinkling
black glitter on top.