Snowflake

Well I hope you got a chance to see what the whole team made for day 1 for the Catch the Bug Awkward Holiday Chaos and now are ready for Day 2 which is a Sketch Challenge. I always love sketches.  For my card, I used Penguins Trio Block and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I added some Stickles for the snow, punched snowflakes with pearls on them and outlined the snowflakes in the image with a glitter pen.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Recollection; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Penguin Trio Block (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  Snow-flake

Stickles

Pearls:  Jolee

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Punch:  EK Success

Challenges

CHNC - Ch. 414 Anything Christmas with optional use some stickers

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 230 Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 21 

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round - December Anything Goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 48 Anything Goes

Believe

It's finally here!!! Today starts a new challenge and kicks off the Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug.  It's a week long of daily challenges and their are also daily prizes along with a grand prize.  There is lots of fun and a chance to get some Christmas cards made.  Today the challenge is to make a card with Holy Flurry of Chaos - Create a project that includes 'some' type of Snow!  For my card, I added an image from the set  Goofy Snowmen Set and a sentiment from TLC, Create.  We have had just a dusting of snow so far, but there is talk of getting some this weekend.

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Goofy Snowmen Set (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Believe

Spellbinders:  Petite Ovals - Small and Large; Large Circle

Die:  My Favorite Things & Sizzix

Bling:  Duct Tape

Ribbon:  Michael's

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Ink:  Memento - Londo Fog

Challenges

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Used Stitched Dies

Sweet Stampin' - Snowmen & Snowladies

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 419 Photo Inspiration (see above)

QKR - Ch. 324 Anything Goes

CHNC Patterned - December

Happy Birthday Big Guy

I know that I mentioned that I had a few male birthdays coming up, and here is a card that I made special for my step-son who has a German Shepherd who is his baby.  This image is from Bugaboo, Kidz boy puppy and the sentiment is from TLC, Create.  The Patterned Paper was just a scrap that I had left so I will use this as a "left overs" for the little red wagon challenge.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Paper Studio

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Kidz Boy Puppy (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Happy Birthday Big Guy

Button:  My Favorite Things

Jute:  May Arts

Spellbinder:  Pennant

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 262 - 263 Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 230 Anything Goes
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 418 Add a Button
Little Miss Muffet - Ch. 203 Anything Goes
4CC - Ch. 431 Anything Goes

Santa has the right idea...visit people once a year!

Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and you can't miss this one. The image is C Cathy Xmas Right Idea and she is crabby this Friday.  I did a pastel, non-traditional Christmas card.  I love this color combo which was a suggestion of the Christmas Throwdown a few weeks ago of pink, blue and green.  Hope that you have a better Friday and that you go to this week to get this wonderful image.

Also remember that starting on Saturday December 1st is the Holiday Chaos at Catch the Bug and we will have a week long of challenges.  I will have a post and project everyday!!!  My teamies have some wonderful creations and you can win some daily prizes so join in to make one, two or seven items.

Patterned Paper:  Recollections

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - C Cathy Xmas Right Idea

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Divine Twine

Pom:  Recollection

Pearl:  Jolee

Snowflake:  My Favorite Things

Bling:  Recollections

Challenges
CHNC - 413 Anything Christmas with optional create your own background

12 months of Christmas - Ch. 47 All tied up

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas

International Art & Soul - Ch. 47 Funny Christmas

Aud Sentiments - Ch. 217 Winter / Christmas

Can this be happening to me?

I  know that I said a while back that I was having problems with my sinuses which I have had an infection since June.  I saw Allergy and they gave me a strong antibiotic for 10 days...and I still continue to have disgusting stuff that comes out.  I photograph it just so I can show them.  To make it worse...there are times because of the drainage with the congestion I feel like I can't breathe.  Obviously I am a nurse and I know that I am breathing; however, I feel like my airway is restricted and I have been having panic attacks.  I have never had them before so this is freaking me out.  Then to make a long story short....they are carrying over to other parts of my life because the more that I try to control them the worse they get.  There are times that my socks, bra or other clothing bother me and I have to get out of them or change them because I feel claustrophobic or lumps/bumps are problems.  Then I get mad at myself.  I stopped wearing necklaces that feel restrictive on my neck.  I have talked to my doctor and she offered to prescribe me something to relax me, but I am too stubborn to give in.  I now have an appointment to see ENT in mid December.  I saw my homeopathic healer who has made a remedy for me in the past and it's been over a year since I took any and he asked if I was ever in a restrictive environment....well that was my entire first marriage.  Then we have come to realize that I might be suffering from symptoms of being the same feelings I had when my exhusband physically restrained me or used to pin me down.  WOW! Didn't think that my sinus infection would bring up that snot!!! lol So my heart goes out to everyone who suffers with anxiety and panic attacks.  I am hoping that I can get this sinus stuff handled and that this will all stop, but I have a different understanding.

Now.....for my card today....I used a wonderful image from Mo Manning that looks similar to my daughter's dog and this is who the card is for....Gus.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Core-dinations; Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning - Lhasa Apso with Santa Hat (see above for direct link)

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Have you been good or bad

Staples:  Stash

Pom:  Recollections

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketch - Ch. 481

CHNC - Ch. 413 Anything Christmas with optional create your own background

Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 419 Photo Inspiration

Merry Little Christmas - Ch. #4

CIC - Ch. 459 The Holidays

Hope this birthday tops the charts

Welcome to my new follower Lia.
I get so busy with work, and then have to do my cards for the design teams and  I have been known to forget to my own family and friends birthdays.  Worse, I actually make the cards, but forget to mail out the cards on time even though I have a listing of the dates on a bulletin board next to my computer.  So I am trying to get some of my male birthday cards done.   This one has a retired image from Bugaboo that I am hoping will be added again to the store called PU Present and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - PU Present

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Birthday tops the charts

Spellbinder:  Penant

Divine Twine

Bling:  Mark Richards

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Ink:  Memento - London Fog

Challenges

Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge - Ch. 292

CHNC Patterned - November

Crafty Catz - Ch. 439 Anything Goes with optional All wrapped up

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 230 Anything Goes

Allsorts - Wk 495 Inspired by a song (Happy Birthday)

Cow pile

I hope that all of my US friends survived the Thanksgiving celebrations and family from yesterday and are now geared up for the Black Friday shopping.  I actually have to work today.  I traveled 110 miles to my brother's home and drove back so I can go to work and then on Saturday I will drive back to celebrate the day with my Mom's family (she is one of 13 children) so we rent a hall for a Thanksgiving/Christmas party and because she has so many people staying with her I will drive home again.
Today at Catch the Bug is Friday Freebie and the image is Cow pile.  Being in Wisconsin, the dairy state, this is a wonderful image  I found some great patterned paper to go with this and added some flowers and bling.
Grab this image during the next week while it's free.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Stuido

Cardstock:  Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Cow pile

Ink:  Distress Oxide:  Broken Glass; Peeled Paint

Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Flowers:  Recollections

Bling:  Mark Richards

Spellbinders:  Pennant

Die:  My Favorite Things

Ribbon:  Offray

Challenges

Cheerful Sketches - November

CHNC Patterned - November

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 262 - 263 Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 20

Crafty Animals - Ch. 20

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 229 Anything Goes