Dashing through the Snow!

Hello my friends!
How are you today??

It's time once again for me to share a creation using dies purchased from our Dies R Us Store and shared over on our Dies R Us Inspiration Blog!  If you are anything like me, you are still working on those holiday cards for family & friends.  I must admit this card came together quite quickly by using only my die cuts to create a scene.  No 'coloring' involved ... well, maybe a little touch of Stickles sparkle but that's all!

The dies I have used today are:

Spellbinder S6-015 - Snowflake View

Die-namites DN-1206 - Merry Sleigh

Die-namites DN-1219 - Floral Deer

Memory Box #98546 - Precious Stars

Like I mentioned earlier, I used Stickles to adorn the sleigh as well as create the reins to the deer.  Of course I had to pick up a bottle that wasn't full so it came out not as smoothly as I would have liked, but you get the idea!

 I actually used the NEGATIVE portion of the middle size Snowflake View die set for the background on the front of my card ... and the actual cut out portion for the sentiment on the inside of the card.  LOVE when you can utilize both portions of a die cut.

 

I hope you have found inspiration in today's card and please be sure to come back each day for new inspiration from my team mates!  We each have our 'own style' and I'm sure you'll find something that catches your attention.

A few challenges I'd like to share with today:

Artistic Inspirations Challenge - Anything Goes/Merry Christmas
Card Mania #62 - Christmas
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Christmas

Remember our CHALLENGE BLOG ... new challenges on the 1st & 15th of each month.  Why not come join in the fun.  Use your die cuts and YOU could be our LUCKY WINNER!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Have a fabulous week ...

As always ...

Squigglefly Challenge Time

Hello my friends!

It's time once again for a fun challenge at Squigglefly!

Today's theme is:

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU!

I have used a sweet image by artist Cheryl Alger Grant called 'A Christmas Fairy'.  I have used non-traditional colors on this cute fairy and although my camera shows the background as red w/pink ... it is really more of a pink w/pink.  Oh well ... I tried!  LOL!

After printing her out twice the same size, I colored one image completely then coloring only the parts on the other image that I wanted to cut out for paper piecing and popping up (primarily her body/wings).  Oh and I also did the blue/pink holly in her hair.  All coloring was done with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

The snow was created by simply tearing an off cut of white card stock.  So quick and easy and perfect for any snow scene/holiday cards.

I hope you'll come join in the challenge fun at Squigglefly.  And be sure to check out the inspiration samples created by my team mates ... such a talented bunch!!! 

I'm sorry to say but this will be my last creation as a DT member for Squigglefly.  
I have been with the team for a long time and have enjoyed every moment ... but I think the time has come for me to step down and let someone else enjoy this fabulous group of ladies!  Thanks SO MUCH to Holley & Holly for their kindness and support.  Best of luck to these two ladies and all my team mates at Squigglefly ... I will miss you!

Till next time ...

One for the 'guys' . . . Crafty Secrets Style!

Hello my friends!

WOW!  Are you as crazy busy as I am right now?  LOL!

We are hosting our Annual Neighborhood Holiday Get Together tomorrow and between doing more craft shows than normal this fall and redoing the kitchen ... I am SO FAR BEHIND on everything it seems!  BUT ... I'm 'almost' ready for tomorrow's party ... then I can breathe and hopefully get caught up on my crafting a bit too before Christmas actually comes!  OH DEAR!  I just remembered I don't have my holiday cards in the mail yet!  YIKES!!!

 So ........... before I jump back into 'crazy mode' ... I wanted to share a quick card I made using some of the new items available at Crafty Secrets.  Sandy has just finished and added new sets to the store ... you really MUST stop over and check them out!  Wonderful collections at very reasonable prices!

Here's a link to the store!

OH!  And do check out our BLOG ... you still have a little time left to join in our December Linky Party (EVERYONE'S A WINNER!  TELL YOUR FRIENDS!)

These are GREAT and work wonderfully for the 'guys' in our lives!  Here's my card using one of the images & sentiment from the new 'Deer Christmas Digital Stamp Set'.  

Isn't this cool!

The background paper is from our Vintage Christmas CD.  It comes in green/white but I decided to print it in black/white to coordinate with my deer image.  The red matting is also one of the beautiful digital papers from this CD.

A couple springs of green branch punched from my Martha Stewart branch punch and red berries created with red Stickles is all that was needed to accent this fabulous image! 

Well I'm afraid that's all I have time for today!

Still have a bit of cleaning & decorating to do before tomorrow's party!  Thank goodness hubby is in charge of the menu/cooking!  He has come up with a huge menu (no surprise there) and he's quite good at 'staging' everything so I'll just continue to do 'my part' and stay out of the kitchen unless he calls me for assistance! LOL!

I'll hopefully be back with more creations to share & inspire with next week!

Until then ... 

Sisterhood - Christmas Music 'Name That Tune'

Hello friends!

Christmas is right around the corner!  So, The Sisterhood of Crafters will only be having ONE challenge this month, allowing the Sisters and Step Sisters ample time to get all the cookies baked, presents bought & wrapped and most of all, spend happy time with their families.

With that being said, our MONTH LONG challenge is:

NAME THAT TUNE

(based on Christmas Music)

The Sisters will each be making TWO cards to share with you today.  Giving you LOTS of inspiration and hopefully you'll come join in on the fun!  We've created our cards with a holiday song in mind.  We look forward to seeing what YOU come up with!!

Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's house we go ...

What fun I had making this card.  Torn white paper for the snow is so easy and so effective.  Of course, I had to add a little 'glisten' to the snow which made this card very festive.  I love how this little 'scene' came together. 

Recipe:

Papers:  White card stock, Goldenrod card stock

Accessories:  Cheery Lynn Designs #B477 (Snowflake portion of die set), Memory Box #98536 Cottage in the Woods, Impression Obsession #DIE 108 Sled, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Stickles, Large sponge dauber, Tim Holtz Broken China distress ink

White Christmas

Nothing is more beautiful that an fresh snowfall on Christmas morning!  That is what I had in mind when creating my second card.  This is strictly a DIE CUT creation.  No ink, stamps, ribbon ... I didn't even add any sparkle to this one!  (yet that is!)

Recipe:

Papers:  White card stock

Accessories:  Impression Obsession #DIE211 Snowflake Background, Simple Oval die cut using one of the dies in the Creative Expressions Sue Wilson 'Australian Collection' #CED2204 set, Cheery Lynn Designs #B186 Merry Christmas, Cheery Lynn Designs #B326 Santa's Sleigh and Reindeer

We hope you'll come join in our Christmas 'Name That Tune' Challenge and please be sure to pop over to see what my loving 'sistah's' have created for your inspiration!

Here are a few challenges to share in today:
City Crafter Challenge - Glittery Snowflakes
Crafty Sentiments Design - Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas
Try It On Tuesday - Winter Whites

LOTS to do in the next two weeks starting with our Annual Neighborhood Holiday Get Together that hubby & I have hosted since we moved into the neighborhood over 10 years ago.  It will be this Sunday starting at 3:00  (all food/beverage/fun is provided) and I'm really looking forward to 'catching up' with everyone!  Enough said ... I'd better get busy!
As always ...
Thanks for stopping by today and ...

Decorating the Tree!

Good Day My Friends!

It's once again time for me to share a card that I hope will inspire you and help you get going on those personal Christmas cards for friends and family!  If you're running behind...like me ... you need all the inspiration you can gather!  

When you are a card maker, for some reason friends & family just don't understand receiving a store bought card anymore and rightfully so!  Especially when there are so many beautiful dies and embossing folders available to make your own (more personal) creations for them!

That is why today I decided to create with both, die cuts and an embossing folder!

 Have you seen all the fabulous Darice embossing folders available at our Dies R Us store?  Unfortunately I believe this Darice #1215-56 'Christmas Tree' folder is sold out but please check into all the others Darice embossing folders available.  So many that you're sure to want available in your stash for creating in the new year!

I just love making these poinsettia's using the Cheery Lynn Designs #B324 'Poinsettia Strip'.   It's designed that you can either stack them to create one full & luscious flower ... or as I did, create two flowers out of one cut.  These are the three most commonly seen colors of poinsettias at holiday time so I decided to combine all three to accent today's creation.  For the leaves I have used the leaf dies in the Sweet Dixie SDD019 'Daisy Set'.  A little touch of Stickles sparkle for the flower centers and tree bulbs was all the extra I thought this creation needed.

I hope you have found inspiration in today's creation and I truly appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to stop by my blog.  It means so much to me!

A few challenges I'd like to share in today are:

Cheery Lynn Designs - Red and Green

A Crafty Mess Challenge - Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas Colors

Hiding in my Craft Room Challenge - Christmas Colors
Come and Get It Challenge - Merry Christmas
Craft Hoarders Challenge - Celebrate the Season (rik rak is 2+ yrs old)
Crafty Cardmakers and More Challenge - Christmas

Have a fabulous day everyone!

As always . . .

Recipe:
Papers - Red cs, White cs, Moss Green cs, Garden Green cs
Dies -  Cheery Lynn Designs #B324 'Poinsettia Strip', Sweet Dixie SDD019 'Daisy Set',
Accessories - Darice #1215-56 'Christmas Tree' embossing folder, Stickles various colors, holiday rik-rak, Punch Bunch flower making kit, black floral forming mat

Is it Snowing at Your house?

Hello Dear Friends! 

  With Christmas drawing closer and closer, I'm in great need of more holiday cards for my own friends and family.  What better way to create a quick & easy card than using your die cuts.  That's exactly what I've done today!

Plus, I wanted to participate in the current Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge which is to use Red & Green.  I have several Christmas sentiment dies from Cheery Lynn Designs in my stash, but I keep coming back to my all time favorite holiday sentiment die which I've used today: 

 B186 Merry Christmas Set

I'm still in the process of trying to use up some of my scraps so I must confess this entire card was created from my scrap pile ... how great is that!  Whew!  Even the 'snow' is simply torn white card stock from the pile.  My background piece is actually 'two' pieces which I've put together then 'camouflaged' by using the Frosty Border piece.

The dies used today are:

Impression Obsession - DIE084 - Fir Trees

Memory Box - 98238 - Snowflake Corner

Memory Box - 98171 - Frosty Border

Cheery Lynn Designs - B186 - Merry Christmas Set

The little 'snowflakes' floating around are the extra pieces that came out of the Spellbinder S6-015 Snowflakes View die set and were laying on my work table!  Nothing goes to waste around here! LOL!

Here are a few other challenges I'd like to share in today!

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas

Di's Digi Challenge - Christmas
Hiding in My Craft Room - Christmas Colors

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great week!

As always . . .

Create Your Own Challenge

Hello my friends!

It's time to play 'Create Your Own Challenge' at 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog!

You must use at least ONE item from every column in this board ... WHAT FUN!!!

I have chosen the following to create my CHALLENGE!

Column #1 - Digital Image and Stickles

Column #2 - Die Cut

Column #3 - Solid color paper and Dry Embossing

Column #4 - Flowers and Faux Stitching

Column #5 - Bakers Twine

Today we have two fabulous sponsors:

Digital Delights by Louby Loo
Prize: $5 Gift Certificate to the Digital Delights Shop

and

http://www.fitztown.com/

 I'm thrilled to be creating with a digital image from Fitztown called Cameo 3.

I loved coloring this image and creating the design was SO EASY using the categories above!

I hope you enjoyed today's creation and I also hope you'll come join in our challenge fun!

Remember, the 613 Avenue Create challenge blog is an ANYTHING GOES challenge with a TWIST!  You will gather extra attention if you use the twist but you can also join in the ATG portion of our challenges!  Can't wait to see what you enter to inspire us!!

A few challenges I'd like to share in today are:

Sister Act Challenge #86 - Anything Goes

Stempelsonnen Challenge #129 - Anything Goes
DL.ART December Linky Party - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Going to be a busy week ahead ... our annual Neighborhood Christmas Get Together is next weekend and I have a TON of things to get done before then!  (imagine that! lol)

As always . . .

Recipe:
Papers - SU Melon Mambo cs, Lavender cs, white cs

Accessories - Creative Expressions 'Sue Wilson' Austrian Collection CED2204 die set, Provo Craft 'swirls' embossing folder, Tim Holtz fine tip black marker for faux stitching, Baker's Twine, Darice flower, Stickles 'diamond', Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for coloring

Poinsettias & Holly

Hello My Friends!

Well here we are in December and if this month goes by as quickly as the summer months did, Christmas will be here in a FLASH!!

Today I have a relatively simple design to share with you using my die cuts and left over design papers/card stock.  It's my turn at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog so share an inspiration sample and please remember to pop over each day of the week (Mon - Fri) for new inspiration from each of our DT members!  

With all the creations I've been making for craft shows, my mountain of scraps has grown and I just HAD to reduce it down to a smaller 'mountain' ... lol!  Anyways ... here's what I've come up with ... hope you like it!

The dies used on today's card creations are:

Cheery Lynn Designs - B148 - Holly Flourish

Cheery Lynn Designs - B324 - Poinsettia Strip

 Cheery Lynn Designs - B186 - Merry Christmas Set

 (Unfortunately, this die set is no longer available at DRU.  But there are several others that would work just as well!)

Scraps of Stampin' Up (old) Christmas design paper and SU Garden Green card stock were used on the background.  As well as scraps of Red and White card stock was used for the sentiment and flowers.  A touch of Stickles was used in the center of each flower.

Feel free to click on either of the individual card images for a larger (closer) look.

I just love this flower strip die ... I made these flowers in NO TIME AT ALL!  

Here are a few other challenges I'd like to share in today:

Cheery Lynn Designs - Tis the Season

Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes - Christmas

Crafts 2 Celebrate - Waiting for Christmas

Please be sure to pop over to our STORE and check out all the amazing dies available.  And, don't forget to come join in our challenge fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  New challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month.  YOU could be the lucky winner of a Dies R Us Store Gift Voucher just for playing along!!  And what better way to use & share inspiration with die cuts!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you a FABULOUS week ahead!

The Many Faces of Santa . . .

Hello My Friends

WOW!  Can you believe it??

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Where has the year gone?? 

Since it is the first Monday of a new month, that means it is once again time for a new Linky Party at Crafty Secrets!  This month, the design team is focusing on a these themes:  Calendars, Christmas and Cooking!  You'll definitely want to check out what my team mates have to share with you this time around ... they continue to 'out-do' themselves month after month!!  WOW!  What amazing inspiration!

And, we're thrilled to have Glenda Brooks and  Birgit Norton as our Guest Designers this month.

Remember, there is NO THEME for YOU to follow!  You can create ANYTHING you'd like for this challenge as long as it has an item from Crafty Secrets/Heartwarming Vintage on it.  Just as simple as that and EVERYONE is a winner!  Be sure to go to our Crafty Secrets Blog for all the Linky Party details.

Before I share my project, I wanted to share this:
Cyber Monday! Save 30% EXTRA off all our Sale priced items now until 12 PM PST Monday, Dec 1/14.  

I wanted something new to hang in my kitchen this holiday season, so I decided to create with the new Vintage Santa Digital Stamps Set!

So many fabulous images and I used a lot of them on today's project which is an ALTERED CANVAS!  I have grown to love doing this sort of thing and it's so easy when you have so many fabulous images in just one set to play with.    

You say you've never tried doing this??  Well ... here's a few tips that I hope will help you when you try it for yourself!  Then we will BOTH be addicted to this style of creating!  LOL!!

What you will need:

8x10 white canvas

Crafty Secrets Vintage Santa Digital images

Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas CD5 design paper

Tim Holtz Distress 'Tea Dye' Ink

ModPodge

Sponge brush

White glue (I use Art Glitter dries clear glue)

Scissors or Craft Knife (for fussy cutting)

Markers, chalks, pencils (for coloring)

Red ribbon/greenery of your choosing 

STEP 1:  Print images the size you wish, depending on how many you want to use as to the size you will print.  I brought my images into a blank Word document keeping in mind those that I knew I wanted to fussy cut and/or pop up.

 STEP 2:  Cut your images and give them an aged appearance by sponging the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.    I decided to only use a small amount of 'color' and I picked RED as my focus color.

 STEP 3:  Around the outside edge of your canvas, you can leave it plain, use paint, ribbon, or do as I did and antique the edges but simply applying ink from your pad directly around the outer edge.







STEP 4:  Print the background paper of your choice.  Crafty Secrets has some GORGEOUS paper designs in their Christmas CD sets ... both Vintage and Retro.
Cut to 8 x 10 size to fit the front of your canvas and adhere using Mod Podge and small sponge brush ... I use the matte finish. 

STEP 5:  Lay out your images to get an idea of which images will be 'under' and which ones will be 'over' ... then start applying them to your covered canvas using white glue (or the adhesive of your choice).

As you can see, on some of the edges I 'wrapped' it around and adhered it down ... others I let stick up.  Be creative!!

Once you have all your pieces in place, (remember you can POP UP a few items like I did with my fussy cut Santa on the lower portion) or leave them flat.

To help pull in the 'touch of color' I added springs of greenery and small red satin ribbon bows that I created using my Craft-Dee Bowz bow making tool.

The possibilities are endless on a creation like this!  Give it a try!  Get out those Crafty Secrets products and GO CRAZY!!  Then be sure to come share it with us at the Crafty Secrets December Linky Party!!

One more peek at my project with a few close-ups.  Sorry for the long post but that happens when I want to share the HOW TO's with ya'll.  LOL

Here are the links for my team mates ... PLEASE pay them a visit and BE INSPIRED!!

Crafty Secrets Design Team

Kathy Clement - DT Leader  

Birgit Norton - December Guest Designer
Glenda Brooks - December Guest Designer

Diane Hover

Elizabeth Lincoln
Gloria Stengel
Melody Clement

Michele Kovack

Shantaie Fowler

Sheila Rumney

Crafty Secrets Blog

Now to find the PERFECT spot to hang my new holiday collage!

A few challenges to share in:
Simon Monday Challenge - Holiday Cards, etc.
Anything But A Card FIFTH Sunday Challenge - Anything but a Card using 'Five' (Altered Canvas with more than FIVE Santas)
Scribble and Scrap Crafts Challenge - Always Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes
Craft-Dee Bowz December Challenge - Anything Goes using Ribbon
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
The Cheerful Stamp Pad #100 - All Digital
Craft Hoarders Challenge #21 - Celebrate the Season (canvas is over 1 yr old)
Craftin Desert Diva's Linky Party - Christmas
Fitztown Challenge - Red/Green Color Challenge
Get Creative Challenge - Christmas

I hope you enjoyed my creation/tutorial today and will come join in our challenge fun at Crafty Secrets!  Now I need to get busy ... one more craft show for the year this Wednesday and I also have painter's here painting my kitchen before our Annual Neighborhood Christmas Party on the 14th!  Oh my goodness ...  I will have kitchen redo photos to share soon!

As always . . .

Squigglefly - Skip to my Lou

Morning friends!

We have a new challenge at Squigglefly and this week's theme is

SKIP TO MY LOU ...

(skipping traditional holiday colors)

I chose to create a New Years card with a new sentiment image from Squigglefly.

This was a fun challenge and making a New Years card is something I rarely do but think will be perfect for an upcoming craft show I have scheduled!  In fact, I think I'll make a few more!

This is a very CAS card for ME but I love how it quickly came together.  My background paper comes from the Paper Studio Harper's Boutique paper pack and my clock is from an old Spellbinder die set.  I die cut it from gold matte paper then sponged over it with Tim Holtz 'tea dye' distress ink.  A little faux stitching and VIOLA!!

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun at Squigglefly and check out what my team mates have created!   They are certainly a talented group of ladies!!

Till next time ...

Christmas Greetings!

Hello my friends and welcome back!

I've been so wrapped up in craft show creating, DT creating and Thanksgiving preparations that I just needed to take a moment for a little ME time and create a little something for some of the challenges I enjoy taking part in.  

Today's card is for the current challenge at Impression Obsession which is Christmas Greetings.  I don't have as many IO dies as I would like (working on that problem) but I went through those I had and thought a winter scene (at least in my mind) depicts the holiday time of year so this is what I created.

 

The Impression Obsession dies I have used today are:

Fence Trio - DIE034-U

Small Deer - DIE117-C

Fir Trees - DIE084-V

I have grown to love creating 'scenic' cards ... especially for the GUYS ... which can be very difficult to create a card for!  These particular die cuts are PERFECT for that situation!

My background design paper is a scrap from my stash and the snow was created by simply tearing scraps of white card stock.  I used a white gelly roll pen to create 'snow' on the trees and fencing.

Okay, play time is over ... back to business!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  Hope you found inspiration!

As always . . .

Vintage Merry Christmas

Hello my friends!

I hope you had a FABULOUS THANKSGIVING!!

Today is an exciting day for me ... it's my/our 20th Wedding Anniversary!  

Yep, Mark & I were married 20 years ago today!  I'm wish I had a fancy wedding photo to share but  we were married on a very cold, snowy day in Toledo, Ohio on the courthouse staircase!  No frills, no witnesses and NO PHOTOS!  Yep ... life was even busier then and Mark could only manage to get a couple of days away from work so it was a quick yet memorable day for the two of us!!

And, I can honestly say my life BEGAN when I met this man!  He is truly my soul mate and I don't know what I'd do or where I would be today without him!! 

ACT FAST!!!

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It's the BEST SALE we've ever had and it includes ALL Digital items, our CD's, Clear Stamp Sets and Clearance Items - except our Sale Packs - which are already 70% Off!

okay ... onto today's card creation!

You all know how much I LOVE vintage and Crafty Secrets ... well wrap them together and you'll have today's creation!  I have printed paper & image from the Vintage Christmas CD for my card and with a little fussy cutting created a beautiful (& quick) one of a kind creation.

 

NO COLORING necessary today which really made things go quickly.  And, the only additions are the Merry Christmas die sentiment from Cheery Lynn Designs and a pretty holiday ribbon bow created using my Craft-Dee Bowz bow making tool.

If you've not been over to our STORE or participated in our CHALLENGE on our BLOG  you are missing out!!  

We have a Monthly Linky Party and EVERYONE is a WINNER!  

All you need to do is share a creation (of any type) using ANY Crafty Secrets products and you qualify for a prize!  

And, ONE LUCKY WINNER will get an even BIGGER PRIZE!  That could be YOU!!!

A few challenges to share in:
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Die Cuts
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Christmas Style & Why
(Vintage - I grew up in the 60s it's what makes me warm & fuzzy!)
Aud Sentiment Challenge - Sentiment for any December Holiday
Scrapper's Delight Challenge - Anything Goes or Traditional Christmas
Craft-Dee Bowz November Challenge - Anything Goes including a Bow

Won't you come join us??

Till next time ...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

To All My Friends out there in Blogland

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We will be hosting Thanksgiving this year and I'm praying the weather holds up for us since my Mom and Ken have an hour & a half drive to get here.  Going to be a small group, but so blessed to have my family close enough to share the time and meal together!

I pray you are also able to have the blessing of family & friends around your dinner table!  Stay safe, warm and happy!  We have so much to be thankful for!

Hugs to you all and once again . . .

Sisterhood - Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Hello Everyone!

It's time once again for a new challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters!

Lisa is our hostess today and our theme is:

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!!

And, if you noticed my Christmas Countdown at the top of my sidebar, you'll see it's closer than you think!!  Well at least closer than I'd hoped it would be!!  LOL!

Don't you just love this vintage Santa image?  It comes from the Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas Digital Stamp Set.   I decided to just do a little coloring on this image so his beautiful, weathered face would stand out!  Can you imagine getting to ALL THOSE HOUSES in just ONE NIGHT!!!  It's no wonder he's looking a bit worn out!  LOL!

I also decided to do a little fussy cutting and faux stitching.  This time I did my faux stitching by using a paper piercer all the way around the image ... then 'connecting the dots' with a TH fine time black distress marker.  Love how it turned out!

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun!

You simply need to use SANTA somewhere on your card/project!

EASY AS THAT!!

Here's a few other challenges I'd like to share in today:

Craftin Desert Diva's Link It Up Party - Christmas
My Creative Moments Monday Morning Challenge #1 - Christmas or Winter
Oh La La Creations Challenge #170 - Christmas
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Use Die Cuts
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Snowflakes
Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Christmas is Coming

Thanks so much for stopping by today ... now I'd better get those pies baked or I'll be in trouble with the family tomorrow!!  LOL!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
As always . . .