Happy New Year's Day

Happy New Year's! Good-by 2011 and hello 2012!

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Scrapbook Pal - Design Team Entry

Today, I am sharing another card that I made to send to relatives thanking them for the lovely gifts they gave to the kids. I used the 3 Birds on Parade Cricut Cartridge with the bird cut at 3.5. I am also trying out for the Scrapbook Pal Design team so I will be linking the products that I used to their site.

It's New Year's Eve and we are doing something different. Usually, we stay home and I cook which is not really fun for me. Tonight, we are meeting my sister and her family at a Japanese restaurant for Tepan-Yaki. I think the kids will have fun watching the chefs cook the food in front of them. Then we will go home and watch TV and drink sparkling cider. Not too exciting but actually it's the perfect night to me.

Recipe:

3 Birds On Parade Cricut Cartridge

Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge

Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP

WER Memory Keepers Textured Cardstock

Pink satin ribbon from my stash

Pink by Design Stamps "Go Green"

Inkssentials White Gel Pen

Scor-Tape

ATG Gun & Refill

Button and Twine from Paper Trey Ink

Stickles Glitter Glue in Yellow

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Winner Winner

Hi everybody,
Starting this year, I will be offering blog candy every other Friday. To win, you may leave a comment on each post until I post the winner in two weeks. Having blog candy every other week, will suit my busy life.

Last week's winner is DAWN: Please email me with your address so that I can mail your prize to you.

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Winter Frolic Thanks

HI everyone, I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. My husband bought me a brand new computer, an HP touch screen, Crazy! The computer I have right now is only about a year old so my step-daughter who needs a computer will be getting one. The kids were of course ecstatic to get their presents. We've been doing fun things this week. We went to a bounce house and to an art studio and today, we all played at Grandma and Grandpa's house and went to lunch. We are still debating what to do tomorrow, I would be happy to hang out at home.

The next couple of weeks I will be showing you all the Thank you cards that I made to send to relatives who gave presents to my children. This is a great time to use holiday paper, winter or holiday stamps and Cricut cuts.

I think today's card is so cute! I used the Winter Frolic Cricut cartridge, cut at 3.5 and the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper pad. I used pink stickles on her cheeks and on the buttons of her coat.

Don't forget that I am offering blog candy and you can get a chance to win by commenting on each post until Friday.

Recipe:

Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge

Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

Pink Stickles

Olive Satin ribbon from SU

White gel pen Inksentials from Ranger

WER Memory Keepers Cardstock

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The Aftermath

Bear with me, I still have Christmas stuff to share. I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday, mine was full of laughter and happiness. I have some very happy and joyful children right now which is what it's all about!

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Day 25 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Merry Christmas!

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Day 24 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Merry Christmas Eve! Today's card uses this super cute snowman from the Creative Memories cartridge 'Tis the Season. I glittered it up and used a PTI sentiment. I think he's so cute!

Today, we are having a big dinner at my mom's with all of the relatives. I can't wait! Be safe if you are traveling!

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Day 23 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card uses the Cricut cartridge Art Philosophy by CTMH. I cuttlebugged the base cardstock and I used the stamp set that matches these Cricut cuts. I hope that you all are ready for the holidays! My presents are all wrapped and ready to go. I have to make a Doll house and a scooter on Christmas eve and I have a really bad cold. I went to the DR and got some antibiotics and I think that I will be fine by Christmas!

The winner of the Stop and Scrap GC is Char the Mad Shopper! Please email me so that I can send your prize!

Today's the last day of school before break (finally!)

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Day 22 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card is a fun one and uses this fun snowman from a Cricut cartridge, I can't remember which one, I think Doodlecharms. The sentiment is from PTI and the ribbon is retired SU ribbon.

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Day 21 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card uses the Jolly Holidays Cricut cartridge. I embossed the base cardstock and used retired SU dp. The sentiment is from PTI.

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Day 20 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Would you like to win some free money to spend on scrapbooking supplies? Stop and Scrap is offering a $25.00 off $50.00 purchase gift certificate to one of my blog readers. Just leave a comment on this post by Thursday night and I will use random.org to select a winner and will post on the blog by Friday, December 23. If you are one of my followers or become a follower, you may comment a second time for an extra chance!

Also, for today only, Stop and Scrap is offering a coupon for $5.00 off of $25.00 - use code HEART to receive the discount. They are in the middle of a big clearance and so your craft dollars will stretch pretty far right about now. I buy quite a bit of my non-SU paper in pre-orders from this company and I have been very happy with their product selection.

Welcome to Day 20 of the 25 Days of Christmas. Today, I am sharing this cute card that was made with the Create a Critter cartridge. I used stickles on his nose and it is very sparkly. The sentiment is from PTI and the ribbon and paper is SU.

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Day 19 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card uses this cute gingerbread man from Tis the Season, a Creative Memories cartridge. I did some doodling around his body and the sentiment is from PTI.

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Day 18 of the 25 Days of Christmas

I made about 10 of these giftcards, some for my sister and some for me to give. I found the information to make these on Splitcoaststampers. It looks just like a present and when opened, there should be a little giftcard waiting there.

This is a simple card that uses, I think doodlecharms. I used the swiss dots folder to emboss the dots on the trees for a little texture, almost looks like snow. The sentiment is from PTI.

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Day 17 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card is this cute Santa holding his bag full of presents. The cut is from the Jolly Holidays Cartridge. I did a bit of doodling and added some glitter to the hat and to the wrists. The sentiment is from PTI.

I had to share this cute picture of the kids with Santa. Tyler made sure to introduce himself and his sister and cousin to Santa, including ages. The kids told Santa what they wanted and Tyler was tickled when Santa remembered his name!

I cannot believe that Christmas is a week away and I still have so many presents to wrap. I don't remember buying this much stuff!

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Day 16 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Welcome to Day 16 of the 25 Days of Christmas. Today's card uses this cute cut from the Jolly Holidays cartridge. Look closely and you will see Santa's legs poking out of the chimney. I also used this swirls cuttlebug folder to give a little illusion of snow. The sentiment is from PTI.

Last week's winner is Paper Papier: Please email me with your address so I can mail your prize. This week's prize includes a cute stamp from hanna stamps, a stamp set from Gina K, a gingerbread stamp and a frame stamp from SU. To win, leave a comment on any post between now and December 29. You may comment once a day for extra chances and I will select a winner on December 30.

Today, I will be attending a Pot Luck at lunch. I made chicken chili, Yum!

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Day 15 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Hello, Happy Thursday! Today I am showing a card that was made with I think Doodlecharms cartrdige. I cut the image with kraft and espressio cardstock and used stickles for his scarf. The sentiment is from PTI. A simple card but the reindeer is so cute!

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Day 14 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today, I am showing a fun card that combines stamping and my cricut. The letters were cut with the Plantin cartridge. I used this stamp from the holiday SU mini called Gift Givers. I also used the dimensional foam tape intended to be used for shaker cards. The image is colored with copics. Now I'm off to wrap some presents. See you tomorrow!

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Day 13 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today, I am showing the Paperbag album that I made for Tyler's kindergarten teacher. Yes, this backpack is a paperbag album. I got the tutorial from Paper Phenomenon. For the pockets, I have some fun pullouts including this one with the bus.

I hopefully will have some time to show you some of the other mini albums that I created this season for gifts.

Don't forget blog candy here.

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Day 12 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's card uses the Child's Year cartridge and dp from Stampin' Up. The sentiment is from PTI. It has been a very busy weekend! I took Lily to a birthday party and dance class on Saturday and we went to the Winter Festival at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach and saw snow and santa and did some crafts. Now, I am trying desperately to finish everything! Who knew, that wrapping presents would take so long!

Scrapbooking for fun is giving away 55.00 in Gift certificates to stop and scrap. If you become a follower on her blog - be sure to leave me a comment and let me know because I get another chance to win!

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Day 11 of the 25 Days of Christmas

Today's post is a gift that I am giving my sister for Christmas. It was intended to me an album with summer memories from last year but since it holds so many pictures, I had to make it for two years. The album is the Ultimate Paperbag Album from Paper Phenomenon, one of my favorite sites. You can see what it looks like with pictures. It only took a few hours to make but it came out really good.


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