Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

 

As I sit here this morning, listening to my twins talk up in their bedroom, while my youngest and hubby still sleep, I am reminded just how blessed I am!  It may have been a crazy year full of changes for ALL of us, it really has been a pretty awesome year!

 

Looking back on my stamping year, I have so many fun memories that were made with all of my stamping friends, near and far.  I love what Stampin' Up! has brought in to my life and continues to do so with each passing year.

 

So as you celebrate today, know that I love all of you and am so very grateful to have you in my life!

 

 

Merry Christmas and Happy Stamping!



Pretty Packages ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with another fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

Are you all getting ready for Christmas?!?!  With less than two weeks to go, it will be here before we know it!   We spent the weekend making Christmas candy and cookies and finished up the last bit of shopping.  Now comes the wrapping...the part I love the most, but always seem to put off until the very last minute and end up spending a few late nights getting it all done!
Today I decided I would try to avoid those late nights this year and got started on some of my wrapping today with the beautiful Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP.  I absolutely LOVE this DSP...it is simply elegant!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Whisper White, Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP
Ink ~ Basic Black, Soft Sky, VersaMark
Stamp Sets ~ Wonderland, Holly Jolly Greetings
Other Supplies ~ Banner Framelits, Snowflake Elements, Gold Sequin Trim, Basic Black Stitched Satin Ribbon, Gold Cording Trim, Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Gold Embossing Powder

These pretty little packages will be shipped off this week and will soon find there way to two beautiful people whom I love so much!

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the amazing Amy...I just love her style!

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Happy Stamping!





Winter Wonderland

It is certainly feeling like a Winter Wonderland in my neck of the woods!  We got a little snow last week which has stuck around due to below freezing temps. I'm not a fan of the cold, but the snow sure is pretty and it puts me in a festive mood for the holiday!
It our family tradition to put up our Christmas decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving.  It's so much fun to see my boys decorate our tree and share their memories of each ornament they hang.  While they decorate the tree, I decorate our fire place mantle and this year I was inspired by our latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge.

These colors are absolutely stunning together and Stampin' Up! was on trend with the Winter Wonderland suite this year!  The DPS was perfect for making a  festive banner to finish up my mantle this year!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP, Gold Foil, Black Glimmer, Whisper White
Ink ~ Basic Black, Gold
Stamp Set ~ Wonderland
Other Supplies ~ Snowflake Elements, Banner Punch, Gold Glitter Ribbon, Gold Cording Trim, Circle Framelits, Linen Thread, Party Pennants Bigz Die (retired)

Here is a little picture of my complete mantle...my apologies for the poor lighting!  We have an old house that has no lights in the ceiling, which makes for a dimly lit house on a cold winter day!




Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Be sure to play along with us over at HSS...we love to see what you create!

 

Happy Stamping!



Winter Wonderland ~ Monday Montage



Welcome back to Monday Montage!!!  We are back with, once again, a fabulous hop!  Make sure you click on the links below so you don't miss any of the creations...you are sure to love them all!

It seems crazy to be working on Christmas cards when my air conditioning is still kicking on in the middle of the day, but it's only a couple of months away and will sneak up on us just like it always does!  I'm going to soak up every moment of sunshine and warmth because I know the cold weather will be here any day now!

I absolutely love the Winter Wonderland suite in the Holiday Catalog.  I love the colors of the DSP and the antlers in the stamp set are my FAVORITE! 

I stared out with a very CAS card, using just a little strip of the pretty gold foil DSP that is included in the Winter Wonderland DSP.  Along with the gold Cording Trim, it really dressed this card up.

 

 I layered up a few different patterns of DSP for this card and added a touch of gold again...black and white and gold...so pretty!

This last card just kind of happened on it's own.  I had scraps of the different designs of DSP on my desk and they were all laying on top of each other as they are on this card, so I just went with it!  My messy crafting has paid off again :-)

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Winter Wonderland DSP

Ink ~ Basic Black, Soft Sky, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Stamp Set ~ Wonderland

Other Supplies ~ Gold Thread, Snowflake Elements, Gold Cording Trim

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope to be back a bit more this week with some more fun creations.  With my hubby gone on a week long hunting trip, this momma is going to need to sneak in some craft therapy for sure!

 

Happy Stamping!

Next stop on the hop is Cathy...I can't wait to see what she has for us this week! Or if you want to hop backwards, you can hop on back to the amazing Amy...I just love her style!

  Thanks for hopping along with us today!

Happy Stamping!





We Interrupt This Marriage...

...for hunting season!  Yep...it's that that of year again.  The time of year that my hubby gets a serious case of buck fever and I become a hunting widow.  The good news is that with my hubby and boys gone most weekends I get some time to myself which means more stamp time!

This week at The Friday Mashup we are playing around with silhouettes and backgrounds.  

When I started to make the background I had a little something different in mind, but the more I played around with creating the background, the more it looked like camo, which sparked a whole new idea...a hunting card for my hubby!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper, Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP

Ink ~ Tip Top Taupe, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Soft Suede, VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Wonderland

Other Supplies ~ Circle Framelits, Snowflake Elements, Black Embossing Powder, Basic Black Bakers Twine, Aqua Painter

To create my background, I first spritzed my Watercolor Paper with water then used my Aqua Painter to apply the Tip Top Taupe.  I used my Stamping  Write Markers to color the pinecone image the spritzed it with water and stamped it on the still damp Watercolor Paper.  This made for a fun background for the antlers!

I'll tuck this card in my hubby's pack as he heads out for his first morning of hunting...a fun little traction I started way back when we first started dating.

Now it's your turn to create a background for your silhouette image!

Happy Friday and Happy Stamping!!