Christmas JOY and some Humor!!

Hi Stampers! So here is my creation from stamping tonight. I've been wanting to try my Chipboard Characters from Cosmo Cricket since October when I purchased them.

Now do you want to know the funny part of my card? If you look closely at my photo... my red DP, which has script writing, at the very bottom it has a line saying "For Being so Ugly"!! I didn't notice this till I finished the card.... my jaw dropped and I was speechless! I showed my DH and he gave me a big smile. This was the first time I used this DP and only used a small piece in the lower corner. Of all my choices!!! LOL :)

I used my CuttleBug Distressed Stripes embossing on my Kraft and added more distressing with Close to Cocoa on the edges and high spots. I used my Nestie dies for my circle window, added brads in the upper corners, and paper pierced the Forest Foliage.

Thanks for the visit and I hope you enjoy!!! Keep warm, it's -20 below at my house. (I have a few blog followers that are in sunny 80's that can pass that warmth to me!!)

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Pinecones (retired) Paper: SU! Kraft, Forest Foliage (retired), Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, DP Daisy D's Ink: Close to Cocoa, Forest Foliage Accessories: Nestie Dies, Ribbon (Target $1 spot) CB Distressed Stripes Folder, Cosmo Cricket Chipboard Characters, SU! Gold Cording, dimensionals, bronze brads, sponges, paper piercing, etc.

Cute Ornament and YUMMY Christmas Cookies...

Happy Saturday! Can you smell the cookies I'm baking? He... :) I though I would share a couple quick photo's of my cookies and an ornament on our tree that is my favorite! Isn't Santa just a cutie!!?? (Note: if your blog hoppin' and hoping for a stamped card, none on this post!)

What I'm baking today is Peanut Butter Blossoms with chocolate stars and Christmas Monster Cookies. The monster cookies are my signature cookie for all family, friends, potlucks, co-workers, etc. Always a request! I enjoy baking... just behind stamping! :)
Hope your day is going well, and I'll be chatting with you soon! Enjoy the photo's and don't fill up to much on my cookies!! He...

Michelle :)

Your're... on my mind!!

Good Morning Stampers! Happy Friday to you!!!! Any big plans for the weekend? There is talk of a snowstorm coming through Minnesota Saturday night and all day Sunday. So some great baking time which I'll have to show a quick photo of my goodies I'll be whippn' up... I LOVE to bake!

On to the card at hand! Isn't this just darling using a SU! Jumbo Eyelet with linen thread to give a "Tire Swing" effect!!!! This week I was at Julie's SU! class on Monday night. This is one of 4 cards she had us make. I added the look of grass on the bottom. Plus I layered up the saying using my Curly Label Punch. I'm always adding more to cards as a challenge for me. Julie has such fun cards at class!! (HI Julie!!)

Well, I have a close up photo to look at. I cut the bottom tree trunk, about 1/4" - 3/8", to tuck my grass up under to give a 3-D look. I have to run here, so we'll chat more this weekend! Thanks for the visit and hope you get some stamping or baking time in this weekend!!!!

Holiday cheers!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Season of Friendship, Upsy Daisy Paper: Old Olive, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, kiwi kiss, summer sun, whisper white, Ink: Chocolate chip, old olive, kiwi kiss Accessories: SU! Curly label punch, corner punch, Jumbo eyelets (pewter), dimensionals, paper piercing, Linen thread, SU! chalks, Crop-a-dile, etc.

CC196... It's Beginning to Look Like Christmoose!!!

Hi everyone!! I'm sharing a fun "Christmoose" card for the Split Coast Color Challenge (CC196)... the colors are Taken with Teal, Riding Hood Red (or Real Red), Baja Breeze with Whisper White. So fun! I had time last night to get into my stamping room to play.

This SU! Merry Christmoose stamp set is from 2000 and retired, which is such a bummer! I love this moose and the other stamps in the set. I used my CB to emboss my snowflake background, and used my Martha Stewart snowflake punch. The mini flake is a retired SU! punch. I stamped Jet Black StaZon for my outlined image on water coloring paper. Then I used my blender pen and SU! ink pads to color. I added stardust Stickles and SU! Crystal Effects to give some bling! (Close up photo!)

Thanks for visiting blog hoppn' friends!! Have a great evening and chat again soon....

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Merry Christmoose Paper: SU! Real Red, Baja Breezed, Taken with Teal, Whisper White. Ink: Taken with Teal, Black StaZon, SU! pads to color image in. Accessories: Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, MS snowflake punch, SU! circle punches (1" & 1 1 /4"), rhinestones, Ribbon (Target $1 spot), Crystal Effects, Stardust Stickles, blender pen, etc.

What a Delight...

Happy Tuesday everyone! Well, it's looking like Christmas in Central Minnesota. We had snow the past 2 days. A winter snowstorm just grazed us to the south. So no major amounts of snow. YET!

Today's card is one I made a while back. I wanted to post a "non-Christmas" card to mix things up. I'm getting back in to my flower mode... LOL! I stamped my background using Night of Navy and Craft White. I then ran my Apricot Appeal circle window through my Cuttlbug using my Stylized Flowers folder. My center flower was stamped using the "Rock n' Roll" method. Then I took my VersaMark over the image with the same stamp and clear embossed. I added white ribbon, 2 paper flowers from Target's club wed from last year, 1/2 pearls and blue rhinestones for BLING!! (Below is a close up shot!) Enjoy...

Enjoy your day! Thanks for the visit and stop in anytime. Smiles... :)

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Paint Prints, Think Happy Thoughts, Little Shapes. Paper: SU! Whisper White, Night of Navy, Apricot Appeal, Brocade Blue Ink: SU! Night of Navy, Craft White, Apricot Appeal Accessories: SU! 1 1/4" & 1 1/2" circle punches, 1/2 pearls, CB Stylized Flower Embossing folder, ribbon and paper flowers (Target Club Wed), rhinestones, scallop scissors, circle cutter, sponges, dimensionals, VersaMark, clear embossing, etc.

Gift Card Holders... using Curly Label Punch!

Wow, it's Sunday already! I have a couple eye-candies to show you... so remember the gift card holder I posted on Friday? Well, these are the 2 holders I was inspired to make with my NEW SU! Curly Label Punch that the big brown truck dropped off on Friday... yes, I waited to purchase this fun punch/stamp set. (Good things come to those who wait.. He!)
TIP: I embossed the "Be Merry" before running it through my CB embossing folder. Then I sponged the edges with Craft White on the 1st card only!The gift card holders are for two teens (male and female) that I enclosed $$ inside. The top one is the masculine version and the bottom photo is for a girl jazzed up with scallops and pink. (Obviously!) My "Be Merry" was embossed in white, but didn't show up very well.

Thanks for the visit! As I always love company... and the comments! Chat again soon...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Warm Words, Cute & Curly Paper: SU! Taken with Teal, Positively Pink, Green Galore, Whisper White, DP's by Povo Craft, Around the block, K&I Memories. Ink: SU! Taken with Teal, Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate chip, Craft White. Accessories: SU! Curl Label Punch, Paper Piercing, Scallop Scissors, SU! Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Sponges, CB Snowflake folder, etc.

Jolly Elf... in the Spot Light!!

Morning bloggers! The weekend is here! Any big plans? I hope to get started on addressing Christmas cards and packaging a few gifts that need to be mailed. Today I'm showing you my last "Quickie" card! I just love the SPOT LIGHT affect with my cute little elf. He's so jolly! My Desgin Paper has clear embossed snowflakes, JOY is embossed with SU! Iridescent Ice, spong edges, and I layered up my paper and there you go... an easy card!

Enjoy your weekend. Snow is in the forecast and I'm looking forward to it. Temps are between 10-18 above zero. Remember to Stamp and Smile this weekend!! Keep warm...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Santa's Helpers (Retired), The Snowflake Spot. Paper: SU! Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, DP. Ink: Basic Black and Old Olive. Accessories: SU! Iridescent Ice, VersaMark pad and pen, sponge, Blender pen, etc.

Very Merry... It's Friday!!

Happy Friday stampers! How are your holiday preparations going? I'm keeping on track so far. It always seems a person doesn't get done what you'd like, but I just smile and keep working at it... LOL! :)

Today I have a gift card holder to share from a SU! card class I attend once a month. Julie has such awesome ideas... I just LOVE the Hodgepodge Hardware. This gift card measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" with a 1 1/2" flap folded up in the inside and two ivory brads hold the flap secure. TIP: The SU! Design Paper is folded in half to see both sides of the paper which coordinate together. It gives the card some depth! Now off to clean my house and get my laundry started. (I need to get my cores done before some stamping fun!)

Have a great day and we'll chat more again very soon!!! Think snow...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Winter Post Paper: SU! DP "Frosty Day", Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue. Ink: SU! Craft Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. Accessories: SU! Designer Label Punch, "Styled Vanilla" Hodgepodge hardware, etc.

Celebrate The Season... Joy!

Happy Thursday! WOW, the week is just flying by and so is the days to Christmas... Yikes! So I have another Holiday card to share. I hope this card gives you some inspiration and thought on being creative. I double layered my ribbon, hand "Doodled" the border around JOY, and used my SU! Scallop Circle punch. It was hard not to add more layering or embellishments, as you seen in my older posts, I can let myself get away on spending an hour or two on a card. So these simple cards I've posted this past week have been kinda hard for me... don't laugh! I know I'm crazy! He... He... :)
I hope your day is full of smiles and sunshine! Thanks for the visit and have a super day...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Snow Flurries, Heard from the Heart, So Many Scallops, Oogalloo (JOY, $1 stamp Micheal's). Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi. Ink: Real Read, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, White Craft, Basic Black SU! marker. Accessories: SU! Scallop Circle Punch, 1/16" hole punch, paper piercing, Stickles Stardust, 1 1/4" hole punch, pewter snowflake (JoAnn's), Ticket Corner Punch, Ribbon (Target $1 spot), etc.

Quickie "Happy Holidays" Card...

Morning blog hoppers! I have a QUICKIE Christmas card to share with you that is great to duplicate for that large list of cards we mail out to our family and friends. With just a few layers of card stock... you have a completed card with some "STYLE and JAZZ" with out all the extras! I love that combo... :) I did add some Stickles to each bow. I love my bling.... (hard to see in the photo, sorry!)

Thanks for visiting! I really enjoy it and I hope my cards give you some inspiration... remember to stamp today!! Smiles.... :)

Michelle

Stamps: SU! Sketch an Event, Happy Everything, All in a Row. Paper: SU! Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White. Ink: SU! Basic Black and Real Red Accessories: Stickles Stardust, blender pen, stamp positioner, etc