Happy Thanksgiving!

A little something sweet before I head off to bed.  Another card with the Earth Angel set from Waltzingmouse Stamps using Roxie's sketch at SCS.

It's Black Friday tomorrow, whoopee!  One of my fave days of the year!  I am meeting my niece and friend at 6:30 am after a quick stop at Starbucks, of course.

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving...and thanks to all of you who stop by to visit!

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Time for another PTI Blog Hop!  This month's theme was to come up with a quick inexpensive wrap or tag for the holidays.  I made a set of "Mish" notebooks for friends, but in a smaller size for purses.  I call them "Black Friday Notebooks", and added some "school fundraiser" candy bars that were leftover...you know if you get hungry waiting in those long lines!

And do you know what?  They were so pretty on their own, I felt like it didn't need anything but a cheap cellophane bag for the "wrapping part"!  I would even do this with a gift...wrap the gift in tissue, put a cool PTI card in front, and then tie the whole thing up in cellophane!  Very cheap, you see the cute card that you made, and it leaves your recipient ohhhing and ahhing over your hard work!  Thanks for stopping by on the hop!

Word of the Week #14!

Welcome to another Word of the Week Challenge, affectionately known as my WOW!  Here is the next installment:

parure:  (derived from "parer" to prepare, adorn) a matched set of ornaments (as jewelry)

Ahh sounds seasonal!  Make your card featuring parure and upload it to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword WOW14...or upload to your blog and link your card back here in my comments section.  Remember, there are NO rules and NO time limits for my WOWs, hee!  Take it from someone who always uploads her own cards later than some of the players.  Maybe some of you can find time to play during this short week/holiday weekend!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for taking time to stop by and visit me in this neck of the Blog!

Little Angel

For today's Color Challenge "with Dessert" by Betty (gbedwright) at Splitcoast. We were to use Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, and Pretty in Pink...and for dessert...add plaid!  Used my new Waltzingmouse Earth Angel set (LOVE LOVE this set, Claire Brennan!), flourishes from The Angel Company (hee!), and sentiment from PTI.  Used PTI Ripe Avocado and Sweet Blush as color substitutues, but did have Bermuda Bay and this Top Note Die cut from SU in VeryVanilla from my friend Kris aka "Krischir".  My dessert plaid was an old SU plaid background which you can faintly see on her dress!

Three Cheers for Birgit!

Today's Featured Stamper is probably my fave stamper of all times, Biggan aka Birgit Edblom!  I chose to case her  "Candle" card.

I kept the general theme but changed the images, sentiment position and added some ribbon.  The whole time I made this card that song "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" from "The Sound of Music" was playing in my head except the words were "How do you a case a card made by Ms. Birgit?"....I am serious!  Her cards are works of art!

Here's another one entitled A Piece of Cake, HA!  This is one of my fave cards of all time...when Birgit saw that I wrote that during a challenge, she SENT me the cake stamp by Stampelgarden all the way from Sweden?  Sweeter than sweet, for sure!

If they open a Biggan Card Museum in Sweden, I am hopping a plane!  CONGRATULATIONS BIRGIT!  Please be sure to visit her blog...the link is in my sidebar!

Raspberry Wishes

For Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #19!  Here are the colors:

Here is my card:

This was the hardest one yet for me...all those pastels!  Used PTI cardstock, Versamark ink, and 2 new PTI sets, Background Basics: Diamonds, and the sentiment from Giga Guide Lines.  My aqua was added last (and is a bit difficult to see)...the little rhinestones!

Time to "Get Sketchy"!

Pink Persimmon is hosting another sketch challenge this week at the fabulous blog, Get Sketchy!  Be sure to visit and link up a card with this sketch, because there is a $25.00 Pink Persimmon gift certificate up for grabs!  Here is my sample with their sketch of the week:

I used the Little Christmas Cottage set from Pink Persimmon, Cosmo Cricket (music) and Reminisce (gingham) patterned papers, red embroidery floss, and lots of Crystal Snow by Stampendous!  Cardstock is by Papertrey Ink...and I added lots of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a gingham bow (of course!).

So what are you waiting for?!  Hop on over to Get Sketchy to see what Bree and her Design Team cooked up...and visit Kimberly Crawford's blog to see her awesome sketch sample, too!