Snowman Scene - I'm Ready for the Tail!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate! We had everyone over for our annual spaghetti and it's always a hit!! Today I am relaxing and making a few cards for the new year. We had some stormy weather earlier but it's all clear right now. Emily, our daughter from FL was here for the week but left a day early due to the horrible weather they were calling for so she went back on Saturday. It was great having her home (and her dog Tino). 

You'll see us below baking our annual Christmas sugar cookies in our matching aprons I sewed a few years ago. 

Sunday Stamps - Circlin' Around #SSC350
Stamping Sensations - Winter Greetings
We Love Stamping - Winter

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.
Snowflake stamps by Unity Stamp Co.
Patterned paper at bottom

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with dog

I watercolored this in blue and purples for this challenge and added my daughter's dog to the bottom. 

Color Hues - Blue and Purple

Stamp by PaperArtsy
Dog die cut by Impression Obsession in kraft cardstock

House Mouse popping popcorn

One of my favorite House Mouse stamps. I added a little gel gold pen to the popcorn kernels and used some Yellow Nuvo drops for the candles. This is going to be a friend's birthday card for January. I really think this could be made masculine too using blues or greens. Colored it with watercolors.

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything Goes + Open Christmas

Colored with watercolors

Joy to the World

4 days until Christmas, are YOU ready? 

Allsorts - Use Your Dies or Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness - Christmas
Addicted to CAS - Brrrrr

Stamps by PaperTrey Ink
JOY die cut by Sizzix

May this Special Season be Wrapped in Love and Joy

I can't believe Christmas is only 6 days away. I am just about ready. Presents all bought, wrapped, just finishing up last minute things before our daughter and grand-dog come home on Sunday for the week. I am very excited about that!

This card I did for a challenge at Splitcoast and it's called 3D Stamping, Faux Embossing and you can see it done here. It's actually very easy. 

Inspired by Challenge - Inspired by ... Christmas (Inspired by photo #6 in the photo below)
52 Weeks until Christmas - Christmas
Cardz 4 Galz - Christmas
Krafty Chicks - CAS

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I have a hard time making "splatters" so I finally bought Tim Holtz' splatter brush on Amazon and some White Picket Fence Distress Paint and it's super easy to make the splatters now. The brush is a flat brush and it is so much easier than a regular old paintbrush!! 

Hand Stamped Sentiments - Challenge #453

Stamp by PaperArtsy

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

This is one of my group of cards I actually sold 2 packages of 6 at my recent craft fair. I was so excited!! I actually sold 4 sets total that day but the other 2 were different than this one. All stamps by Concord & 9th.

Colorful Options - Red/Green/Gold
Allsorts - It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas or anything goes (all stamps by Concord & 9th Gold Stickles used on star. Catherine Pooler inks.
Make My Monday - CAS Winter Card

Book Tree

It's a chilly, rainy day. A perfect day to work on Christmas cards. I am almost done!! My shopping is done and my wrapping is almost done!

Cupcake Inspirations - Add a bow or ribbon
Sunday Stamps - Elegant Christmas (Used gold, Dark Green, Light Gray, Dark Gray)
Peace on Earth - Anything Goes Challenge #77

Stamps by PaperTrey Ink

Noel Noel Noel

 The Paper Players - PP719

Stamps by PaperArtsy
Colored with Brea Reese Alcohol markers and Copics
Gold Stickles Glitter

Warm Wishes

Day of the Month Card Challenge - National Sock Day

Stamps by Concord & 9th

We had our 5th craft fair today. Had to dress in layers as it was 19 degrees F when we started but it did warm up to about 50 degrees F by 2:00. It was only a 4 hour show and they didn't charge us any booth fee so we made about $90. We were thrilled with that!! One more craft fair to go and that's next week and then we will be done until Spring.

2025 Calendar

These are my 4x6 calendars I make every year for 3 friends. I have been doing this for at least 15 years and I have changed my calendars over the years but they seem to like these the best because they each have a 4x6 picture frame that clips at the top and they can just change it each month. It takes me awhile to make them so I do 2 months at a time. Some are watercolored, some are using Copics. 

PIN}spirational Challenges - Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks - Stamps

January Snowmen by Papertrey Ink
2025 by Stampin Up
February by Colorado Craft Co,
Heart stencils by Papertrey Ink

March flower by Tim Holtz Abstract 
April by Colorado Craft Co

May by Colorado Craft Co
June by Colorado Craft Co

July by Colorado Craft Co
August by Colorado Craft Co

September by Reverse Confetti
October by Papertrey Ink

November by Hero Arts
December by Concord & 9th

Ho Ho Ho in Blue

We got snow!!!  We haven't had snow in 1,036 days according to the weather man so when I woke up and saw all this white stuff on the ground, I couldn't believe my eyes. Of course, it was just a dusting and I have never had a white Christmas. EVER!!  So if it would just do this on Christmas morning, that would be wonderful. We usually get snow in Jan and Feb if we get any at all.

I mailed my 5 international cards this morning. 2 in Scotland, 1 in England, 1 in Australia, and 1 in Canada. The one in Canada who knows how long she will get hers since they are on a postal strike but I mailed it anyway.

Here is my blue card for these challenges:

2 Sisters on the Blog - Shades of Blue
Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes

Tree by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Avery Elle

Reindeer and snowman in jar

The Paper Players - Be a Deer
Stamping Sensations - Winter
We love Stamping - Winter

I don't remember the name of this stamp but
I got it from Topflight Stamps and it
looks like they no longer carry it. I
wonder if it retired?