Merry Monday

Hi friends...it's Monday again!  Not always my favorite day of the week, but if you look at it as a fresh start it doesn't sound so bad....right?!?!?  I hope you all had a great weekend!  I finally had a full weekend at home and spent a whole lot of time doing a whole lot of nothing :-)  There were a ton of things that I should have been doing, but snuggling with my boys and watching movies was way better than any of the things on my to-do list!  Some days you just have to let all of the other things go and just enjoy the moment.  I did sneak in a little stamping time though and have a pretty card to share with you this morning.  It's very similar to one I posted a few days ago, but I changed it up just a bit thanks to some inspiration from the Fab Friday sketch.

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Season of Style DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark
Stamp Set ~ Joyful Christmas
Other Supplies ~ Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Expressions Thinlits

Are you loving the gold as much as I am?  I really wasn't a big fan of gold, but I'm starting to have a change of heart and am seeing it in a whole new light.  I think I've gone through 2 packages of the gold foil paper and a whole container of gold embossing powder in the last month! 

Hoping you all have a Merry Monday!

Happy Stamping!

On a Christmas Kick

Hi and Happy Friday!  I don't know about you but I am darn happy it's Friday!  We got a new puppy yesterday and she was sure to let us know that she missed her momma last night.  Poor sweet Roxy puppy cried a better part of the night...coffee is my friend today!  Thankfully she did finally settle down.  I feared she would wake up again when I left for my run, but I actually had to wake her up after I got home...good puppy!!!

 

I've been on a Christmas card kick lately and have been itching to break out my Joyful Christmas stamp set since Convention!  Ever since I saw this stamp in the holiday catalog I thought it would be beautiful embossed in gold...and I thought right!

This weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was perfect for this stamp set!

Isn't it gorgeous?!??!  I wasn't sure how the Frosted Finishes Embellishments would do with the heat gun, but they turned out great!  The perfect added touch for the center of the poinsettia.

 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Season of Style DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Joyful Christmas

Other Supplies ~ Frosted Finishes Embellishments

 

I already have plans for another card with this stamp set...you may just see it tomorrow ;-)

 

Happy Stamping!