holiday cheer...

I hope that I'm not scaring you away with yet another Holiday card...I know some peeps might be getting sick of them but I haven't...I love seeing what everyone out in bloggieland is creating for the holiday's.

I love CP42...

I really enjoy designing with coordinating/contrasting patterned paper. The green papers are American Crafts and the pink is KI.

Isn't that cocoa mug image a-dorable??? It is an Imaginisce image....speaking of Imaginisce...did you see their new DT? My Get Sketchy buddy Shemaine and 365 Cards Alum Tammy are both on it!!!

Psstttt...the marshmallows are glitter'licious!

btw-I did some woot woot'ing yesterday...check out the Caardvarks and Cosmo Cricket linkies...I create because I enjoy it...it's theraupetic...being recognized for it is icing on the cupcake!

I bet everyone is busy getting ready for T-Day tomorrow:) I'm lucky...we're having dinner at my Mom's and I'm in charge of a salad and I'm bringing a dessert...I have yet to make a turkey..LOL..Long, long time ago, I ventured and made Cornish Game Hens...that's another story...my family went home hungry because the studio apt that I was living in at the time had a tiny oven...I think everyone was able to partake in 1/3 of a hen...bahahaha...my brother still brings up the fact that he had to stop by some drive thru because he was still hungry. It's amazing how certain comments/situations 'stick with you'....now if I make dinner for peeps I tend to go overboard and make enough to feed an army.

I grew up in a household where Thanksgiving wasn't a huge dealio...New Years Day is much bigger...The family gets together and we eat tons and tons of Japanese food..love it! My favorite part is hearing all the family stories...I love hearing stories when my Mom was younger...she grew up in Japan...came to the good 'ole USA when she was in high school...that's where she met my Dad. {Unfortunately my Dad passed away in 1999, a non-smoker that died of Lung Cancer...sigh.} My Uncle is a fantastic story-teller..he was a banker all his life....you'd never know it when you become so engrossed in his animated stories.

Anywho's, I'm hoping to make these Red Velvet Cupcakes ala Amy Butler's Mom's recipe. We'll see how motivated I am...cripes the line at the grocery store may just scare me off..BUT I managed to pick up thee cutest wire cupcake holder at a g-sale at the end of the summer...I want to use that puppy:)

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domestic goodness & 1 mitten...

I have tons to share with you on this fine Friday!

I have my regularly scheduled Get Sketchy card to show you....

GS#12

Our sponsor this week:

Stamping Bella

The Prize???

$50 Gift Certificate!

WOW!!!

Okay you Graphic 45 lovin' gals....here it is...pure Graphic Goodness!

Good Grief, Graphic 45 colors are soooo rich & vibrant...what's not to love? Whaddya think about the pop of the ZVA crystals? Call me frugal, I cut them apart...more bang for my buck that way..LOL.

Well, this is a change from my regularly scheduled posts....my blogging sista Savitri asked me to help out on M's Sketch Challenge #3!!!! I am super flattered that she asked me....you know how much I love m's challenges!!!! Savitri & M even managed to get a sponsor for this sketch....the very fabbie Regina of The Cutting Cafe!!!!!! Now how coolio is that? You all know how much I ♥♥ Regina and The Cutting Cafe!!

Okay, here's the bashful m with her Sketch Challenge #3:

Here's my take on the fun sketch:

Many of you know how I adore non-traditional holiday colors...pink and green have got to be my favorite!!!!!! The mitten is from Mitten Shaped card template...sooooo stinkin' FUN!!! I used martha glitter to outline the mitten and of course I had to add the fun poms...gotta love the poms!

Okay, so please join me in both Get Sketchy & M's Sketch Challenge!!!

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frosty greetings...

Okay, you gotta admit that the Hero Arts Christmas Japanese Dolls are super cute...they make me smile :)

I teamed up Laura's sketch 35 with the darling Hero Arts image. The green patterned papers are older American Crafts and the pink text is vintage KI memories. The sentiment is ala A Muse. The preppy ribbon is from the M's $ bin years ago :)

I paper pieced the Japanese Doll with the American Crafts paper and some scraps from my Carolyn Gavin pad.

I love to use non-traditional colors for holiday cards....

Anything big planned for the weekend? I have a couple soccer games...one of them being in the early evening in the city that has a Fair going on...oy...that's going to be fun getting to. On a crafty side note, I'll have a house guest for the evening...I'm really looking forward to having her over...I gotta madly clean up my crafty area {oh yeah, and the rest of the house but really it is the crafty area that is much more important!}.

Come on back tomorrow for 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday!!!

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colorful and lively

Monday, already?!!!

Where does the weekend go??? I had a fun weekend though...had Ethiopian food with the girls on Friday {we are always howling when we get together!!}, I spent Saturday crafting...Sunday is quality time with the man...gotta love that...we saw The Time Traveler's Wife...oy vey...loved it...cried like a baby {what's new}.

Okay, on to my project...I used Card Pattern CP29 and Use It no.24 for my project. I was thrilled to see that the magnificent Regina is the sponsor over there this week {woo hooo Regina!}. Anyways, I put together a little giftie using a $ spot magnetic note pad. I based everything off of that...I was having a heck of a time photog'ing it because of the height, that's why I did the au'natural outdoor photo shoot.

Use it recipe:

Make a cute paper gift: covered notepad

bling it up: I used pearls

Add a tag: gotta love that sentiment...colorful and lively

Cut out some flowers: do you see it? I made a lollipop flower and stacked a Jillibean soup felt flower on top of it.

Tie it up: I used the white Stampin' Up twill

I had a fun time putting this little project together...the cover is actually 2 separate panels since they are 9 inches tall...I cut each panel 9.25 inches and scored it at 9 inches leaving me 1/4 inch for the width of the notepad...am I explaining this? I used red liner tape and adhered the 1/4 inches together and made the cover...easy smeasy.

The pattern paper is my favorite by October Afternoon...I actually broke out my OA stamps and used that sweet deer...I used kaiser craft pearls on her back & the jillibean flower :) The Flourishes are from my chippie stash and I think the quote is KI memories. I stitched around the OA panel...I've been really into stitching on everything these days but I'm horribly lazy...that's why you only see white stitching...I never change out the thread on my janome..

P.S.

I've become a huge Tina fan of travelingmama...not only is she a wonderful artist & writer, she has ventured to make a true difference in her community. If you haven't read her story, pop on over to her A tale of a school blog post....you won't be sorry. I'm a lucky duck because I'm the proud new owner of this fabbie print.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

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fun in the sun

TGIF!!!!!

Seriously.....TGIF! I managed to make it through my first week back to work after being out on vacation. Whew...it's hard to go without that 'ole afternoon nap :)

Okay, let's get going here...can you believe it is already Get Sketchy #2???!!!!! This week's sponsor is none other than Regina of The Cutting Cafe!!! Okay, so I might be a smidge partial to the fantabulous Regina :) but bottom line, her stuff ROCKS!!!

Today's card uses The Cutting Cafe's Sweet Stuff printable stamp and also her Summer Word Circle. How do you like those Popsicle sticks? I have so many of those from my various rub on packages from Basic Grey etc! I drenched the popsicles in SU Dazzling Diamonds...who doesn't love glitter?!!! There is also a smidge of glitter around the summer word circle. The paper and chippie is KI Memories...can you believe that next week is leading up to the end of August? Where has the summer gone? GS#2 Bonus Challenge is to use a punch...I used my 1 inch circle punch:)

The winner of this Get Sketchy Challenge will win 3 Digital Stamp Sets from The Cutting Cafe!

I hope that you can join us over at Get Sketchy! We'd love to see ya!!!

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I'm cookin' now...

Hello & Happy Thursday!!!

Thursday's are my days over on the 365 Cards Blog. Today's challenge is a card recipe:

4.25 x 5.5 inch card

solid background

2 patterned papers

stamped sentiment

3 jewels

check, check, check, check & check!

This has actually gone postal to someone...I absolutely ♥♥ the A Muse sentiment...had to team it up with the apple paper {both paper panels are on pop dots} from KI Memories.

Okay, ladies {& gents...we know that you are out there!}...show me whatcha got!

P.S.....Did you hear...Sunday marks the start of the 365 Cards Cosmo Cricket Week!!!! Darn, I "have" to make Cosmo Cricket cards all week....Life is GOOD!!!

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hi

I picked up the oh-so-fun KI Memories Juicy Summer pack at Target...it was on clearance! You can't tell by the photo, but the citrus paper has thee most magnificent sheen to it, they call it their glitter paper. The pom poms are ala j's clearance...$0.97/yard...woot woot!!! Gotta love the cool & hip vinyl thickers...soo fun for the summer! The card sketch is from CardPatterns #11.

Talking about summer, it got up to a scorching 70+ degrees yesterday...totally unheard of in the PNW...My boy and I went for a long bike ride after we got home...I'm still lovin' my retro beach cruiser:

Do you like my "basket"? It is actually a sweet little purse that my friend pick up at a street fair...much too small for all the necessities that I carry...but perfect for my phone and water bottle.

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*Merry Christmas* Tree Duo & Altered Tin

Happy Friday!!!

I picked up the cute KI *Merry Christmas* paper the other day...how could I resist the pink? It teamed up perfectly with Stampin' Up's Pixie Pink and the sweet polka dot paper is KI dp that I've had for years! I stamped the A Muse MB Tree Duo in Versafine Onyx Black and then tied some black May Arts ribbon around the belly band. I'm all for non-traditional Holiday colors! {Hey you A Muse Fans...what does the MB stand for?}
I'm trying to come up with quick, cute and useful gift items....I altered this tin with some fabulous Amy Butler dp. I tried to stay with paper that had green in it..why? Inside the tin is Tazo Zen Green Tea Bags...aha! What do you think?
The tag is from Packaging Specialties...The cup is from SU's Like it a Latte and the sentiment is A Muse.

A nice change from the usual gift card or chocolate treats I'd put in the tins...

I have a super busy weekend....my girl is having her last soccer game tomorrow...we have 2 more games for the boy. I'm looking forward to our Gift Fair this weekend but hope to be better prepared for the one in December :)

I'll be back on Monday...have a super weekend peeps!

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