Christmas Card 2009 Trial and Error

I have been trying to decide on my Christmas card for this year. This is my first trial run- I really need to sit down and work some up. They have to be 4 1/4 by 6 1/4 for my photo.. That takes a lot of paper! This is the inside of the card. This is last year's photo. I need to come up with something creative this year!

Jingle Jingle Jingle all the WAY!

Oh what FUN it is to SCRAP! fa la lala Jingle workshop layout! I have done so much with this paper (as you will soon see on here!) This is the layout CTMH suggest with the workshop kit.. $30.00 Kit includes: Jingle Level 2 Paper Packet ($12.95), My Acrylix® Somethin’ Special STAMP($13.95), Twinkle Brads Jolly Assortment ($3.95), and a full color step by step Workshop Guide ($1.00) Join me for a workshop or contact me for the kit! FUN! It's almost Christmas time! Let's all have a happy Thanksgiving first!

Tea Anyone???

My friend Stacey is about to have her third daughter in January, and we celebrated with a quaint lil tea party! We had so much fun being fancy and playing baby games! This is my thank you card to Stacey's mom Trish for hosting the tea party! She had decorated so dainty!!

Stacey and I all feathered up! This is a picture of our fancy second course! First course: cucumber sandwiches, chicken salad, quiche, etc... Second course: cream puffs, tartletts, choc. covered strawberries! WOW! How pampered were we?! Hot tea with sugar cubes and almond fruit tea during social hour too! :-)

Life is Good............

Take a moment now & think of 3 things you consider blessings. And then thank God for them! Mine: #1 Privilege of prayer, #2 A husband who supports me staying home with our son, #3 wonderful family and friends who love me and care genuinely about my well being. There is JUST 3! Thats hard because there is so many! Have a great weekend everyone!

Christmas Card Workshop

Basic Christmas Card Workshop! Join us to make 5 each of these 4 cards- 20 TOTAL! This kit includes Jingle level 2 paper packet (22 pieces of paper), 20 white blank envelopes and cards, Juniper ink pad, Petite Perks Stamp set (3 images & 2 sentiments) for only $24.00. You will have TONS of paper left over to make more cards or scrapbook pages or gift books!

The workshop is November 30th at 5:30. Let me know by THIS FRIDAY (20th-sorry for short notice!) if you are interested and I will get you a kit and give you the details! If you miss the class you can still by the kit and I'll get you a cutting guide!

Dress up your cards with these optional add ons:

Liquid Glass p98 $6.95 Twinkle Brads p 92 $3.95 Cranberry Ribbon p91 $6.95 Sparkles p91 $2.95 Tulip Ink pad p101 $5.25 Tulip marker p101 $2.95 Cranberry Ink pad p101 $5.25 Edge Distresser p 97 $2.50 Bonding Memories Glue p96 $6.95

"LET ME SHOW YOU HOW!"

Another Wish List Book

LOVE this Jingle paper! Im normally all about tradtional green and red, but this has grown on me so much.. These little guys are so easy to make- see below for details!

Leave enough open space in your pocket for all your receipts! you can also use a paper clip at top for added security if needed!

Start with 12 x 8 3/4 piece of cardstock. Score & fold at 6 x 8 3/4. Add a piece of B&T (background and textured) paper to the right inside to cover. Add pop dots (glue dots) to the back of a pad and adhere. Cut out your flap for the left side and stamp however you'd like! If you adhere with brads make sure to do this before you decorate the front so you can cover them backs up! Add an extra 6 x 1/2 inch of paper at the bottom for extra protection of the receipts! Decorate the front and start SHOPPING!

CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

Evensong Paper with New England Ivy & Cranberry Ink! I love this stamp set too- you'll be seeing alot of it on here over the next couple of weeks! ;-)

I made a super cool Christmas Wish List booklet! This will help you keep all your ideas handy! And your receipts! I had heard of this being made from a couple of different consultants, but I have to give my cousin in law (and friend!) Cindy snaps for this one! THANKS! She showed me one she got at a craft fair over the weekend, and I thought (as so many of us do) "I can do that!" hahahaha I made two.. I'll post the other one tomorrow! It's with our Jingle paper.. Enjoy!

Make a pocket on the inside left cover to put all your receipts in! Adhere the left side and bottom piece. You can use glue or brads.

Tie a Pen to a Paper clip or binder clip and attach to the top or side! You can detach it this way easily if needed too!

Half Way through Stampaganza!

Its November 16th! Half wat through Nov.!!! Dont miss out on the sale! So we know CTMH has TONS of Dsize stamps ($22.95) that are gorgeous but the A, B, and C sizes are awesome too! Here's a few that will be retiring December 31, 2009!! Now or Never! Buy 2 Get 1 FREE! Shop online @: tonyamccrary.myctmh.com to see ALL stamps!!!! Ltr Tatrs...

Fabulous Fall D-size, $22.95

Bootiful A-size, $10.95 Ahoy Matey C-size, $18.95

Ring it in the Year C-size, $18.95

Hallo-Scream, Bsize $13.95

Little Spooks B-size $13.95

Roughin It C-size $18.95

Give Thanks Dsize $22.95

November Stamp of the Month- How Cute is this!

Jingle house card by Melanie Boyer ( a CTMH consultant) she rocks! I love this paper too!

Halloween house card by Mary Ellen (a CTMH consultant) -so cool! You girls are WAY creative!

So my artwork isnt my best (below) BUT you can see the potential this stamp has. I love it. I cannot wait to make a gingerbread house with it!

Grace Level 1 cards

I usually make a personalized card for each occasion as I need one, BUT I like to have cards around just in case I need one quickly! I will usually pick my favorite newest paper of out each new catalog and scrap up some 'level 1' cards.' I have chosen "grace' this time.. So simple!

Thank a Veteran

Acknowledge the sacrafice they made by simply telling them how much you appreciate them! Everyone knows at least one veteran or someone serving. Make them proud by saying THANK YOU.

Bella oh' Bella

Level 1 pages are a super great way to get alot done really fast! Just add some ink, ribbon, and maybe a few stamped images and dress them up! Turn the above into these!~

Bella doesnt have to be all girl either! :-)

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS....

....NAME THEM ONE BY ONE

I cant wait to eat turkey ten times this month can you!?!?! :-)

Remember to count your blessings and be thankful for them!

Do something nice for those who make them possible!

Roan Mountain Camping

I love Fall and using these Fall colors... I've mixed and matched Emporium and Twitterpated papers here this outdoorsy look! Ink colors are mostly Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush, Honey, and garden green. Browns are Chocolate and Cocoa.

Halloween is over but its still FALL!

This is a page I done last year and just now put a picture in! Im bad for that! :-( I had just got my cricut then and was playing with it every night! I made this page up, and taught it at a workshop I had before I ever even heard of CTMH! hahah! I guess it was meant to be! LOL! Not much to it but its cute!

I have posted this lil pumpkin box once in the summertime already - I guess i was looking forward to Fall then too! But I got a lil plastic box in a hodge podge of a scrapbook kit... I cut it open, traced it, and made me this lil box! :-) Dont throw those things away- use them for patterns! Get creative! :-)

Allardt TN Pumpkin Festival 2008

These are pictures from last year's Pumpkin Festival in Allardt TN! Love to do things like this in the season! Will was only 7 months old but was such a show off already!

The 'pumpkin' letters above are using poster board alphabet and then 2nd generational stamped with autmn terracotta to create the swirly pattern! Cut out and adhere! Use 3D foam if you want!

Get the wispy sweepy look on the edges (boarder) of this stamped embellishment using the stipple bruch and re-inker!

FUN TIMES!