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Monday Sketch #130 - back on schedule!

Monday sketch time - will you play along?  You know you wanna!

 

I had such a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend - ate way too much of course but who can resist?!  I wanted to get all my Christmas cards in the mail over the weekend - but it is gonna have to be the end of this week instead - atleast I have them all MADE - I just need to get them signed and in envelopes.  I took a few pics of the kids on turkey day - so I will have to see if any of them would be good to send along.

We have even more specials going on!  BOGO ink pads and refills, Creative Components, and the following stamp sets and paper BOGO's, (click on images to be taken to secure shopping!)

So thankful...

for so many things!    I have been saving this card for today - it is one we did as a make and take at the November Stamping night out at the beginning of the month.  I wanted to get off the copic craze for a few so we used the watercolor crayons for this one - and embossed the image in black, so luscious!

 

here is a detail shot of the coloring...

 
I have been loving Woodrowe again - so I paired it up for the colors in this card.  The pattern paper is all one piece - from the multi stiped piece.  Simple piercing along the bottom add a nice detail.

I am SO thankful for all the LOVE you guys have been sending.  I drew for the blog candy and it is hilarious that the person who said "I never win Blog Candy" won!  Melissa I will contact you and get your address by e-mail.  Thank you for all of your encouragement - it is just the boost I needed to get my bootie in gear!  I also am SO thankful for even the teeniest bit of organizing and cleaning out that I got done Monday and Wednesday.  I was able to get my heater in the studio without fire hazards!  :-)  I think I got about 1/8 of the cleaning up and out I want to get done - and hope to tackle more this weekend.

I am so thankful for my stamping friends - without you all I just cannot image how much therapy I would need!  :-)  I hope every one has a blessed holiday today and all thru the year.  I have so much gratitude - my thoughts need to be carried out into actions!    It is the thought that counts - but it is the actions that really tell the story - right?  

If we are blessed so that we may be a blessing -  I got alot of blessing to do!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Holly Gift bag

Every year I participate in a holiday gift bag swap - I just LOVE that Avis' hosts this every year!  I was very excited to use the new holly stamp set that is in the fall supplement - which I just ADORE!    I started out with a regular white lunch bag - you can get them at walmart usually!  I put a cardstock panel on the front and back of the bag - and added ribbon handles.

 

Versamark on the olive CS with the Holly and Season's Greetings stamps for the bottom, and black with the music background for the top on Scarlet cardstock.  I scallop cut the edge with my scissors and pierced a hole in each scallop with my paper piercer.  Edged this part with Noir ink and a sponge - for a little rustic edge.

For the tag I stamped the Holly with memories Tuxedo black and then colored it with my Copic Markers.  To make it really polished I went over the whole thing with my Glossy Accents. 

I have been filling up my box today with LOTS of goodies from my craft room - stamps, scraps, mini books, containers, ribbons and fibers, gel pens and more stamps!  Be sure to leave your comment by midnight to YESTERDAYS post here - to be in the running for my goodies!

TAC has come out with some FABULOUS new specials - you do not want to miss!

Card for sketch 129 - finally!

OMG have you missed me???  I am going to do a blog candy giveaway for everyone who comments to this post before wednesday at midnight!  Just to see who has been looking even though I have been a terrible blogger!    So comment away - and feel free to tell anyone else not to miss it too.  I am going to pack a flat rate priority box up today and I promise it will be FAB!

So did you think I was EVER gonna get to the last sketch?  It is funny because I have actually made three cards for it now!  The first I did and was all ready to post it when I realized the stamp was a retired stamp!  I know I could still use it - but I wanted to try again.  So about a week later I got back to it and designed another card that well - Towanda was having a field day with!  :-)  So I put off posting again.  Today is the start of a NEW day right?  I started fresh and finally came up with a card that I like and want to show you!  Be sure to add your link to the blog hop if you give the sketch a try!

 

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Stamps: Fairy Birthday- stamp set  from The Angel Company
Ink: Noir Palette Ink, Burnt Umber Palette Ink
Papers: Ivory Cardstock and Angalee Pattern Papers and Cardstock
Accessories: Scallop Scissors, Copic Markers, Hydra Sponge, Crystal Stickles, Bright Gem Collection

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My card is soft and girly - and I just love it! I colored very simply with the copic markers - you do not always have to do all the blending and complicated stuff!  I also highlighted with the crystal stickles - which always finishes off a card just right!
 
SO what do you think?  You wanna see the card that I could not bear to post?  I know you do!

 

Well while I am at it - here is the card with the retired stamp too...  I loved that Autumn swirls set!

 

Monday sketch 129

I am loving this weeks skecth and cannot wait to get all into creating my masterpiece!  I hope you give the sketch a try and leave your linky - add the code to your page too so that we can all hop around and see everyones creations.

 

So where the heck did last week go to anyway?  I swear I blinked and it was sunday - I must have had a blast since time flew by so fast!  I did have fun getting all spooky with the kids for Halloween carving pumpkins and making a spooky curtain for our front door.  That was fun!  They picked super easy costumes this year - and we just made one loop trick or treating.   We grabbed pizza in between visiting the grandparents and trick or treating so it was really a great Halloween!

We are staring of November with all new promos at TAC - so be sure to check them all out!