So much snow...so few sick days.

Here is a card using a new image I just got with the sale they had at Little Miss Muffet called Polka dot pals - Issie and the sentiment is from the new club at TLC.  We are expected to get some snow tomorrow and my daughter who is a teacher made a comment about a snow day.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Recollections; Bazzil

Stamp:  Little Miss Muffet (see above for direct link)

TLC, Create - So much snow

Spellbinder:  Grand Circle

Punches:  EK Success

Bling:  Duct Tape

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Sketch 81

CHNC Patterned  - January

Little Miss Muffet - Ch. 153 Anything Goes

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 221 Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 81 Bright Colors

a Baby is the sweetest gift

I have a cousin and friend who are expecting...and both are waiting for girls.  So one should be in February so I made this card using the Baby with Teddy digital image from Lili of the Valley and the sentiment is from TLC.  I also added a punched bear and a couple of flowers.

Patterned Paper:  K & Company

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations; Recollections

Stamp:  Lili of the Valley (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - a Baby is the sweetest gift

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Die:  Die-Namics

Flowers:  Prima

Pearl:  Recollections

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 445

A Gem of a Challenge - Ch. 185 Celebrate something new (baby)

Sweet Stampin' - Something New (baby)

JUGS - Ch. 375 New (baby)

Crafty Calendar - Something New (baby)

Come and Get It - Something New (baby)

In the Pink - Ch. 110 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - What's New? (baby)

Crafty Sentiment - Something New (baby)

Let the winter fun begin

Imagine That Digistamp has a new Challenge starting today.  Check out the site for the new format.  For my card, I used the Santa Penguin image.  I made a side step card.  I used a sentiment from TLC.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectiions

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp (see direct link above)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Let the winter fun begin

Snowflakes:  Recollections & Jolee

Bling:  Hobby Lobby

Chalenges

CHNC Extra - January

ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything goes B for something B (blue, bling)

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Snowflakes

Di's Design - Celebration

Creative Knockouts - Ch.175 Anything Goes

The true story

I have sat down several times in the past 24 hours to post this card and something comes up that I get pulled away....so I think I will finally get it done this time.  The wonderful sentiment is from TLC and the image is from Sasayaki Glitter and is for the Progressive Challenge.  I made my background paper by spraying 3 different colors of Glimmer Mist on a piece of Water Color Paper.
I finally got a chance to see my friend that surprised us with getting married last weekend, and it is their second marriage.  They have been together for several years so the thought was not surprising it was just that we found out about it on Facebook.  The reason they did it so quickly is so that then she would qualify for his health insurance so they got married before January 1 when she would have had to pay the premium on her insurance policy.  I get it, and I have been discussing that same thing with my boyfriend because health premiums are getting so costly.  He is already paying for a family plan since he is carrying his 23 year old daughter so I told him to marry wouldn't cost him anything extra because  he is already paying the family premium.  Not sure if he quite agrees, hehe.  He is committed to our relationship, but still getting over that his wife divorced him after 20 years of marriage.  So he has some unresolved issues, and men don't talk about their issues like women.  Just give us some wine and cheese and we can solve it in an hour.  It's sad, but I can easier spend money on crafting supplies than health insurance and to make it worse I am a nurse so I understand the importance of health care.  However, I like pretty ribbon and embellishments.......
So I need a man on a horse to carry me away as long as he can have a wagon for all my crafting supplies, hehe.  Now the real world it is a cold day in WI and I live in my own house with 3 naughty Siamese cats, and I have a wonderful boyfriend who lives 7 miles away in his house with 2 spoiled Siamese cats and we each have our own health plans.

Stay warm and enjoy your weekend....and it is finally posted!!!!

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Artist's Loft Watercolor Paper

Stamp:  Sasayaki Glitter - Image 6

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Women and Flowers

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Butterfly Punches:  Martha Stewart

Bling:  Mark Richards

Stickles

Lace: Hobby Lobby

Angel Glimmer Mist Spray

Challenges

Sasayaki Glitter Challenge - Progressive Challenge #4

Crafty Sentiment - Something New (Lace & new image)

Cute Card Thursday - What's New? (Lace & new image)

CRAFT - Ch. 397 Recipe (1 image, 2 DP, 3 flowers)

Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 104 Use something new (Lace & new image)

You've gotta pizza my heart

Today is going to be the coldest day of the week and we are under a winter weather advisory so....I will be staying inside and snuggling with my cats.  I do have an appointment later so I will have to sneak out it is the wind that is so nasty.  So, I tried to think of warm thoughts so I made this card using a wonderful sentiment from TLC and a pre-colored image from the Paper Shelter.  I made this an easel card.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe; Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Paper Shelter - Pizza Chef (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - You've gotta pizza my heart

Circe Punches:  EK Success

Doily:  Recollection

Bling:  Michael's

Heart:  Hobby Lobby

Flour embellishment:  Sweet Shoppe

Challenges

Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Creative Knockout - Ch. 175 Anything Goes

Digistamp 4 Joy - All about Love

Blessings of love

Social media has been the way that many people find to do most of their communicating these days.  I was shocked that one of my good friends got married this past weekend and I just saw her before Christmas.  I will be seeing her tonight so I made this card for her and will be excited to find out the details.  I was surprised to see it on Facebook.
For the card, I made a Z box fold card using an image from Imagine That Digistamp called Impossible Hearts and the paper is from that set as well.  The sentiment is from TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Craft Smith:  Imagine That Digistamp (see above for direct link)

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Imagine That Digistamp (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Blessings of Love and Joy

Spellbinders:  Label 42 and Fancy Label 42

Hearts: Jolee

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 264-265 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Ch. 231 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Wk 52 Something New (Marriage)

Incy Wincy - Celebrate

Glitter 'n Sparkle - Ch. 220 New Beginning

Crafter's Cafe - Ch. 164 Monochromatic

Digistamp 4 Joy - Ch. 132 All about love

Crafty Sentiment - Something New  (Craft Smith -metallic paper is new)

to completely huggable lovable you

It's that time of year to play outside....except for here it is going to be too cold the next few days.  So stay warm! Unless you are in the South or the Southern Hemisphere otherwise the rest of us will be stuck inside. For my card, the sentiment is from TLC and the image is one from QKR.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollectiion

Stamp:  QKR - digi 23502 Best Friends

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - to completely huggable lovable you

Embossing Folder:  Darice

Pom:  Creatology

Ink:  Versa Magic - Sea Breeze

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Challenge - Sketch 193

QKR - Ch. 224 Snowman or Snowflakes

CHNC - Ch. 314 Anything Christmas

CHNC Extra - January

ABC Christmas Challenge - A for Anything Goes B for Blue

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Add snowflakes