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Fa la la la la

The first day of winter and the snow is justa fallin' here. 10 to 15 inches of the beautiful white fluffy stuff expected. Anyone else getting snow?

It's been complete craziness around here the past couple of weeks. We've known for quite some time that Kacey was going to need braces. She had her first appointment with the orthodontist a few weeks back and talked about our plan of action as far as her teeth go. The first step was having 4 teeth extracted. Last Tuesday was the big day and I was a little...ok A LOT worried that she was going to totally freak out. Boy, did she ever surprise me. She sat right in the chair...the doc gave her the novacaine and they pulled the 4 teeth out just like that. She didn't flinch, cry, hesitate...nothing. I was so proud of her! She is completely excited to get braces and wants colored ones...not too sure about that one but we'll see!

I'm happy to say that all of my holiday preparations are just about finished. Gifts are all wrapped except for a few small ones. Mom and I spent the entire day yesterday baking. We made peanut butter balls, needhams, banana bread and lemon poppy seed bread. Mmm mmm. All wonderful for a diabetics health. Oh well....I don't do it often and enjoy eating a little more than usual during the holidays. I'll get back on track after the 1st. We also tried our hand at peanut brittle. That one didn't fare so well and we ended up throwing the batch away. Maybe we'll try that again next year!

 

I was able to squeeze in a little stamping time after our baking yesterday and this was the end result. I had purchased a roll of red felt ribbon for decorating my packages for Christmas and had a little piece left over. I ran them through my Cuttlebug using the flower dies and then ran them through again using my swiss dots embossing folder. I used a sentiment from Heartfelt Basics and stamped that onto my Nestability tag tie. The leaves on the flowers I created using my EK Success heart punch.

 

In case I don't get the chance to get back on before Christmas is here I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a blessed Holiday and are able to spend them with the ones you love.

((HUGS))

The perfect picture

Hopping on real quick to say hello and post a card for you all! We're in for a storm this afternoon so I've got to get out and about before it hits. A few groceries to pick up and a couple of Christmas gifts for a party we have this weekend. Maybe once I get back home I'll get the chance to actually sit and get my Christmas cards finished. I never did get them done the other day. My Mom and I sat and got all hers finished but mine are still to be done!

   

One of my New Years resolutions (I can't believe it's already that time again) for 2009 is to master the art of photographing the PERFECT picture. I am definitely lacking in that skill BUT I'm not giving up. I will get it...may pull a few hairs out first, but I will get it! LOL! I have the Kodak Easy Share camera and printer dock and do love it but I would LOVE to have a real nice, fancy camera. Not only for my projects but for great pics of my kiddos too. But it probably wouldn't be too smart to get a bigger, fancier one if I can't even master this little Kodak one! I won't tell Santa (AKA my deer sweet hubby) that though!!

 

I used Rubber Soul stamps for this card. The large flower is used as my poinsettia. I stamped those in Dark Chocolate onto Pure Poppy cardstock and then used my white gel pen to dot the center. I cut them out and then added stickles around the edges to give it a bit of shimmer. I stamped Happy Holidays onto a Nestabilities tag dies and then tied it off with gold sheer metallic ribbon. The patterned paper is from Rubber Soul's Winter Soulstice collection.

Thank you all for stopping by today! Stay safe!

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Stamps: large flower, happy holidays (Rubber Soul)

Ink: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Stampers Select (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Winter Soulstice (Rubber Soul)

Accessories: Nestabilities tag dies, Stickles (Ranger), ribbon (Papertrey Ink)

Warm Winter Wishes

Good Monday morning all!! I was completely MIA last week....had so much going on. Dr appointments, dentist appointments, car trouble, Christmas shopping....busy, busy. Plus, I had Kacey home from school one day and she is home again today not feeling well. She's curled up on the couch, resting and watching tv right now. It will be a quiet day here. I plan on getting my Christmas cards finished up....I'm way behind this year! I do have pretty much all my shopping done though. Just a few more little gifts to pick up. AND believe it or not....EVERYTHING is wrapped! I know...it's amazing! LOL!

   

Thought I'd share this cute card using Made of Snow. A perfect card for today seeing that the temp when I woke up was 0. BRRRR I paired this little guy up with Papertreys Holiday Vintage Prints patterned paper.

 

I added a little glitter to the rim of the hat and also along the bottom of the snowman (hard to see in the picture). The 'Warm Winter Wishes' is from Merry and Bright.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all enjoy your Monday!

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Stamps: Made of Snow, Merry and Bright (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink), Noir Palette, Old Olive (SU!)

Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Stampers Select white, Spring Moss (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Holiday Vintage Prints (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories: ribbon (Papertrey Ink), button (Foofala), brads (Bazzill), square Nestability, ticket punch (SU!), glitter (Martha Stewart)