Birthday Coffee Card

Stampin Up has this stamp and die set which was perfect for my brother-in-law's birthday card!  He can't start the day without his coffee like many people.  The doily for the background is a Tim Holtz/Sizzix die.  I used copics to color the latte and glossy accents to make the ice cubes shiny.  The inside of the card reads, "You are just like coffee, you  make everything better!"  I found the sentiment on Pinterest.

Happy Birthday Russ!

This fall I have been working on cards and gifts for friends and family.  I am glad that I started early because I could enjoy the Christmas season.  Below is a picture of  a test tube holder and  a small coffee tote to hold candy for friends.  I will add the links to each of these projects below the picture.  The paper I used was from Graphic 45 and Authenique.  Love both of these paper collections!  So pretty! Thanks for stopping by!

Love the Stampin up penquins!

The Link for the test tube holder -

                                                       https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34832597102848180/

The Link for the small coffee cup tote -

                                 http://www.inkingidaho.com/2013/12/merry-little-coffee-cups.html

Christmas Crafting

Last week's small snowstorm was a good day to have fun in my craftroom!  All presents wrapped and Christmas cards done and mailed, a good time to have some fun for myself.  Papertrey's snow globe die is so versatile.  Loved playing with it and came up with this!  Santa's sleigh and reindeer is so small and adorable from Papertrey's petite places and SU's Christmas tree punch and stamp set are the main theme of the globe.  Just added some snow and snowflakes with a little "Joy"!

These Christmas cards I sent out last week to people that I got cards from that weren't on my list. Love this wreath set from SU.  The background paper is from Simple Stories.  

With only 2 days to Christmas, I hope everyone is ready!  Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas Candy Globes

Before snow

After snow

In between making my Christmas cards and December birthday cards, I have been working on these adorable Papertrey Ink Christmas globes for friends and neighbors.  So far, I have made 8 of them to include Holiday Lane, Nativity scene and the church.  They are all so fun to make and create!  Papertrey does a great job with videos on how to put these scenes together.  I am sure you can find them on youtube.  They also give you some great tips but you will have sticky fingers when you are done!!  Don't forget to add the candy! Thanks for stopping by!

Church with a little brook

Candy added

Happy Halloween!

A fun weekend ending today with cute little monsters from the neighbor trick or treating tonight.  I bought these white paperbags and just added the Tim Holtz sizzix Halloween cat with green eyes and a sentiment that says "Trick or Treat" from, I think, Stampendous.  They were obviously really easy and the kids loved them!  It was a great night for trick or treating, not to cold.

Yesterday, my sisters and a very good friend, Cindy got together to make the Papertrey Ink Petite Places on Mason jars.  They are so adorable and so small!  Check out picture below.  Thank you Andrea for hosting this fun Stamp Camp!

The Church

Holiday Lane

Nativity Scene

Papertrey Ink has these cute little villages.  They are so cute and little.  My sister, Chris, introduced my other sister and I to them. I love them.  I have had to practice on a few of them which have ended up in the trash but finally got the hang of it.  They are so small and such a great gift for Christmas.  I have been playing with the Nativity stamps and dies making cards and these cute little globes on mason jars.  I have made 3 of them and some cards. I also made an ornament for our tree.  I am going to put the year on it so I know when it was made to put on our tree!  I just ordered the Holiday Lane and can't wait to make this one!  What a great gift and what fun to create!  Never to early to start on your Christmas gifts!!  Thank you for stopping by!!

Getting started

Just need to add candy!

Beautiful as a card!

Love as an ornament too!