Merry Christmas

Here's a couple of cards I've made with some new stamps I've won recently. Love them both!

Wishing all the visitors to my blog a wonderful and Merry Christmas. I hope you get exactly what you are wishing for this holiday season.

May your new year be blessed in wondrous ways!

I'm saying a prayer today, on Jesus' birthday, that he'll watch over all of you and grant your wishes or at least see to all your needs.

Peace be with us all this coming year.

DLART - Thankful Thursdays

Thankful. Except for Thanksgiving, most people don't think about it. But this blog does. Often.

Here's something I'm thankful for right now, today.
My girlfriend loaned me her small Christmas tree so we'd have one up for my granddaughter this year (mine is huge and I mostly have blown glass ornaments - not good with an 11 month old granddaughter learning how to walk!) So.... I'm so thankful for my best bud Chris! Check this blog out!



Now this is more like a regular Christmas tree in this household.

I'm also going to enter this into a Christmas Tree link at Docerela Creations

Dilly Beans Challenge

Here's my card for the
Dilly Beans Snow Family Challenge .

This was a freebie image and it's a cutie.

This challenge ends on December 19, so get the image and get busy!

Edited to add:
I think I'm also going to submit this for the Pink Christmas Challenge at Docerela Creations .

A different Christmas card

I was inspired yesterday by a video from Lily Pad Cards and a new Skipping Stones stamp that I just got as blog candy! I love those music notes within the tree stamp!

Definitely something different, which is one thing I try for each year!

updated blog looks - all around everywhere

I'm seeing everyone updating their blog look and I'm jealous. But NikkiNix has a really pretty one! And a cute blinkie too.

Blogger seeking followers....

I've just found out about a fairly new blogger who is seeking some followers.

She's offered some Yummy candy, and she's got some really cute tags and things on her blog.

So, I'm urging you to check her out at Serenity Stamping.

McGill Red Card Kit

Would you like to win a Red Card kit?

Well, I would, so I'd like you to consider following McGill and

saying I sent you! Then you can sign up and ask others to join you in following them too.

Easy Peasy!

Cuttlebug Spot Challenge

Here's a little card I made using "leftovers" for the challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot.

I used some textured papers that were leftover and added some glitter glue on the snowflake too.

MY GRAFICO giveaway!

Wow, What a giveaway! I'm signed up, are you?

Well I hope not as I want to win it!

Well, OK, go check it out: http://www.partyblog.mygrafico.com

Christmas Angel card

Here's another recent card using a Digi Darla image. I mostly like CAS cards, and also because I mail most of them, I don't use as many embelishments as I might otherwise.

When I know I'm going to "hand out" a card, I go for a little more bling!

But I like the simplicity of this image and it's fitting for a CAS card.

Also, I won a month of images a while back using a Digi Darla image, and that was NICE!

Digi Darlas DT call

Go check it out Here if you are interested in learning more.
I think I'd love to use more of these images to make cards, and being a part of this DT sounds like fun!

I love their images, and have used them a lot. Here's one recent one card I made.

TTC06 Challenge

Here's a card I made for entry into the TTC06 (Touch Twin Marker Color Challenge) , using the chosen colors of Red, Yellow, Sand and Brown!

This month's challenges were sponsored by Gina K, so what perfect timing.

This is using a freebie image given out today by Gina K, and what a cutie. I love it. And it makes for a perfect CAS card!

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you've taken the time to drop by, I want you to know I wish you and yours a Wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

Sorry I don't have a card to show, I'm actually away from home and handing several out to family (and I forgot to take pics of all these too). First time we've gathered with this bunch in several years, and I'm enjoying it all. Hope you have time to spend with your family and friends and I'll post more in a few days!

Swagbucks

Currently Swagbucks has a new member offer.

If you use the code SBPAYSFORME when you sign up by November 23rd you will start off with 110 Swagbucks! It only takes 450 to get a $5 Amazon.com card. This is the best sign-up special I’ve seen so far. So get on board with Swagbucks and start saving up those Amazon.com cards for next Christmas. I use Swagbucks for my search engine and about every 3rd time I search something I win some points.

stamptacular Sunday....

Here's my entry into the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge.

I love punches! And I'm loving this new image too!

Craft Barn blog candy

Does this look YUMMY or what?!

Check it out here!

Til Nov. 25th

Love this new image....

I positively love this new image!

You can find it at Clear Dollar Stamps, and it was designed by Trudy Sjolander.

I was trying to make a more masculine card with it. I don't know, did I succeed? Well, it's not frilly and feminine anyway!

Hope you all are enjoying a wonderful Veteran's Day!

Christmas card for Clips N Cuts!

Well, here is my first Christmas card for the season. I'm entering this into the giveaway at Clips N Cuts! I always find some great videos there, and this latest was so cute, but I don't have any of the Lawn Fawn images she used, so I just went for it!

I just love this paper I used for the top of the card. It's from the Glitter Sweet Matstack.

Train station...

Here's a card I made for my brother Doug's retirement party today. He has worked for the railroad since he was 17 years old, going to school and then working at night. He just now retired a couple weeks ago at age 62.

So I thought this cute image from The Stamping Boutique was perfect!

And I found a sentiment/quote that was nearly perfect, I just changed the last line instead of saying "I sit at a work station" to a rest station! Although I don't really expect him to just rest.

Some Fall/Thanksgiving Wishes

Here's are a couple of Fall/Thanksgiving cards I've recently made for some family members I don't see very often.

I'm entering them into the karens-kakes-krafts challenge.