Peppermint Roses

As promised- Peppermint Roses!  I've mentioned in the past how much my husbands family adores peppermint ice cream.  Until I met him I had no idea that flavor existed- I'm a cookie dough and sherbert gal myself- when I'm not eating my Ahboo's favorite concoction of half an old fashioned doughnut toasted and topped with coffee ice cream and maple syrup.  Come to think of it, I should assemble that a load to my Pinterest Yum board!!! But I digress...

Fritz, my faithful glove reindeer, is playing Vanna for this post.  His story can be found here. :)

The kraft tags are embellished with roses and buttons from this kit.  The ornament stamp is from PTI  Ooo, can't you see these on a package with a beautiful red ribbon!!!

The tags are edged with red ink and the roses are edged with silver Stickles.  Basically I stick globs of it on my finger and "paint" the edges.  Reminds me of the fun of finger painting- with the results I really wanted as a kid. :P

The splatter distressing was created using some SU stamps I got from one of the school secretaries at my school.  I am ashamed to say I haven't made her any goodies to thank her yet.  Maybe I should make her a set of tags?  What do y'all think?

The scallops and snowflake used dies from MFT and the other embellies came from this Paper Bakery kit.  The same one I used to make this.

Fritz and I are chillin' with these tags here:
The Kraft Journal- Anything Goes

Wait 5 Minutes

It's been a roller-coaster weather week here in New England.  Cold, warm, hot-ish, then snow!  Looks like this week will be another repeat of the temp swings.  That's New England for you.  Don't like the weather?  Wait 5 minutes.  It'll change. ;)

I'm happy to say that despite the lack of snow, many of my daffy girls survived and are beginning to pop out.  I got so excited seeing my girls, that I got out all my Easter/spring decor and starting freshening up the house.  Bye-bye snowmen.  See you next year.  Hello bunnies, chicks, and ceramic eggs! :)

These are a couple cards I made using some paper from the Christmas/December kit believe it or not.  The color combo was clearly inspired by the approach of spring though. :)  The "to" tags are a cute way to personalize the card when I get around to sending thank yous next year.  I'm at least adding the one with the snowflake border to the Christmas stash.  The other one could be used whenever.  Love that!

I did get a bunch done at the craft in, but not as much done as I wanted. :(  .  Here's a teaser at an upcoming post!  It looks like I will have to have my own one woman craft in for April.  I waited too long to sign-up and now I'm wait listed, but at least I am the first one on the list if someone cancels. :)

Posting Presents

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Fun couple of hostess type gifts to share today.  I used my December Kit Club kit to make these.  I've almost used it all up! :)

These are a couple of sticky-note notepads with covers.  They are fun to make and help me be prepared when I need to have a little something on hand during the Christmas season- although these could be used all winter long since they are fairly secular.

Here's a full shot of both.  Add pens, tissue, gift bags, and go!  I'm headed back to school today.  Gonna be hard on all of us to get back into the groove after such a beautiful and relaxing week. :)

Krafty Christmas Trio

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Such a productive week it has been!  I'm giddy with all the things I got accomplished.  It's rewarding to actually be able to cross things off the to-do list.  Even better that some of the things DH and I got done this week are visible accomplishments!  Among the to-do's that are ta-done, DH put up some gorgeous shadow boxes in our bedroom and I got more Christmas cards made. :)  These are a few more from this kit I got at my LSS.

This trio uses MB kraft cards for the base that was stamped with an SU background stamp.  The set is one that came in a goodie bag from one of the awesome secretaries at my school gave me.  She had a whole bag of old SU stuff and wanted to know if I wanted it 'cause she wasn't going to use it.  Does a corgi like food?!?  Of course!  I've got some goodies in the making as a thanks to her. :)  The joy sentiment came from a set of letterpress cards I got at PaperSource.  See all the flowers on the middle card?  I'd love to say I planned this, but I smudged the sentiment and had a "make it work" moment.  Happy accidents are awesome sometimes. :)

I off to get "krafty" with these folks:
Catered Crop- Seeing Red
Stamping for the Weekend- Bingo- Ribbon,Sparkles, Flowers
Moving Along with the Times- Lots of Layers

Imagine my surprise and delight when I stopped by Carol's Ink Spot to discover she was listing lil ole me on her Liebster Blog Award!  *blushing*  Thank you so much and right back at ya Carol!!!

I've copied what she had to say about this award so that I wouldn't mess it up. :)

Liebster is German for 'dearest' and this award is a 'share-the-love' arrangement. It is given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers.

Here's the to-do list of any Liebster award recipient:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2. Reveal your five blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog. (I got to Carols blog before I saw her comment on on mine. LOL!)

3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4. Hope that those you award forward it to their favorite bloggers.

 So in no particular order, places I stalk...

1.  Lynn at From My Bungalow she has an amazing eye for CAS cards- I struggle so much with those

2.  Isabelle at Inkerbelle's  a friend who pre-dates the existence of blogland, she is the most talented colorist ever!

3.  Lisa at 78 thistles another pre-blogland friend who can make the most amazing creations with punches and various teeny paper scraps- she's been recuperating from a skiing accident, so she hasn't been able to post much but maybe when she is better...

4.  Shilo at Paper Meets Glue such luscious colors and photo vignettes!

5.  Gloria at Paper Blessings she even makes Fimo creations to match her paper creations- awesome :)

So thanks for the inspiration Ladies!  Who inspired you today?

Christmas Bells

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Still going (strongish) on my quest to get my cards done early for Christmas this year.  I actually made these back in January at the Craft In that my LSS hosts once a month.  I'm getting so much done on those Friday nights!!!  They are a welcome reprieve from "school" work and "class" work.  There are a few regulars who come and a few new faces each time.  We have a blast sharing stories and crafty time. :)  I digress though, so on to the cards!!

I used my December Kit Club kit and a stamp that I "really needed" a few years back and yet only now used.  None of you have ever had that happen have you? :)

I thought this was a lovely sentiment for the front and it took advantage of the tags that came with the kit.  As "new" and unused as the sentiment was, the bells on the envie (in the first pic) is one of the first stamps I ever bought and have used a bunch over the years.  So I guess this makes these cards old and new.  Shoulda made them blue and borrowed a sentiment for the inside.  LOL!  Ooo, great inspiration for the next cards!!! 

Merry Christmas, er, I mean Happy Wednesday!

Season's Greetings

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Here's another card from that December kit.  I've made it to 3 cards so far.  Not setting any land speed records here, but that's okay 'cause I'm having fun. :)

Along the same lines as this card, the goods are half stash and half kit.  The greeting is from Amuse- you can get their stuff from dealers now and I have the most awesome one, Pam.  I don't get perks from this plug.  I just like sharing when I have a great resource. :)

So, how are you doing on your resolutions?  Have any great resources to share?  How's your Saturday going? 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

More 2012 Holiday Goodies

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So far, so good when it comes to the "no surprises Christmas resolution".  Of course it is only the first day of February, so there is still plenty of time for me to tank it. :)

Today brings card #2 and honestly I have no idea if it will be able to be mailed!  It's so pretty and fun though that I can live with this be a hand delivery type card. ;)  Some of this card is from the December kit, some from the stash, and one little bit is from new stuff.

The green and pink DP's are from my stash, the white base under the sentiment and the sentiment are from my December kit club kit, the ribbon is from a kit club (don't remember which one), and the snowflake 'n the red sparkle are from new stuff.

No Surprises This Year

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This Christmas season will not take me by surprise this year!  That's one of my New Year's Resolutions that, so far, I have been able to keep.  :)

This is the yummy kit that I got this past December.  I was totally in love with the whole package (mostly Crate Paper Peppermint) and totally overwhelmed by the hectic season as well.  Happily I was able to put this kit aside 'til now.  Now let's break into it and see my jumpstart!!!!

The button was part of the embellishments in the package, but the snowflake and heart bling were in my stash.  It's a simple card and I like how cheerful it is in all it's simplicity! :)

My husband's family has a thing for peppermint stick ice cream, so in all likelihood this card will find itself in one of their mailboxes sometime after Thanksgiving. I know, I know how can I possibly think about Christmas when it is January.  Gotta tell ya, it was far too hectic and too few cards made it out this past Christmas.  Still feeling guilty about it.  My DH and I both always write little notes in our cards. Last year folks were lucky to get us both to sign and mail their cards and neither of us enjoyed the process.  Kinda sad when you think that I make cards- and I LIKE making cards.  So this year I'm pacing myself and doing little bits all year and that way can enjoy it all.