Happy Thanksgiving

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November

Today as you celebrate all the blessings you have received I hope that you are thankful for the freedom that we all enjoy because of the men & women who serve our country. As they are away from their families I hope that you will ask for a special blessing for them.

Enjoy your day!

Football is Over

Here are the final 2 cards I made for Thank You's for the coaches Monday nigt at the awards ceremony. I liked how they turned out.

My bestest buddy and fellow team Mom, Lisa,  wrote a wonderful sentiment for the inside. We added alittle gift and that's it! All done with football! I've turned my Team Mom title over to the next blessed lady who will watch over these fine young men. What an honor it has been for 3 years being "Mom" to 55+ young men every year. I will miss them all but am excited to see what God has in store for them all.

Go Eagles!!

A Fond Thank You

One of the things I love about being a CTMH consultant is that I have access to all kinds of goodies! One of those being PAPER!! I've been accused of having a "paper habit" and it would be true.

So when it's time for cards I always offer to make them. 1.because I love to do it and 2. I can personalize them using all my goodies.

This is one of the cards I made to thank all the wonderful people who help with football. Since our school colors are blue/gold I used Outdoor Denim & Honey.

Get out the Cricut and the Sports Mania cartridge....can you believe I'm not using the Art Philosophy cartridge?! Anyway, after cutting the football frame in Chocolate cardstock I then layered onto the Honey & Outdoor Denim cardstock.

Stamping a thank you from the set Card Chatter (C1381) in Outdoor Denim and sponging the edges with Honey ink. Done!!

Enjoy your day!

Christmas Front Door

I pinned this card on Pinterest, http://ejoym.blogspot.com/2011/11/metal-holiday.html, and I love it. The original card is 8"x 3 1/2" but I wanted to have a standard sized card so I adapted it.

You will cut the panel at (2) at 3"x1 1/2" and (1) at 3 1/4"x 1 1/2". Sponge these panel with chocolate ink. Mount with mounting tape to card base.
Cut a 2 1/2" circle and stamp Remarkable Wreath with Cocoa. Add Cranberry berries. Cut out center with exacto knife. Sponge inside/outside of wreath with Cranberry ink.
Add ribbon to back of wreath. Mount wreath with mounting tape to card.
Add bow.
Add Antique Brad for door knob
With Glitz Glitter Red add to berries and with Liquid Applique add some white berries/heat to puff.

Enjoy your day!

Luke 2:14

                                                       Glory to God in the highest,
                                                             and on earth peace,
                                                           good will toward men        
                                                                                          Luke 2:14

Can you imagine traveling by camel following a star in the sky because an angel told you to? Me either but that's what brave men did. To a star which pointed their way to the birth place of Jesus Christ. This Savior, who took on human flesh to offer it up as payment for my sin.

I love Christmas and the reason we celebrate the season. When I saw this card on my upline, Naomi Smith's blog, I knew I had to make my own version.

Using Colonial White cs (4"x5 1/2") base I stamped the saying in Cranberry ink
Layering Colonial White cs (2 1/2"x4 1/2") onto Cranberry cs (2 5/8"x4 5/8") I then stamped with Cocoa ink the wisemen and the star in the sky. Using cs torn at an angle to replicate hills, I sponged Cocoa ink. Then came back in and stamped the town for dimension. Adding a Sparkle to the center of the star finishes it off.

Enjoy your day!

Brrrrr!!

                                    Card closed

                                    Showing the single 'Z' fold
            

                                Alittle bling & sparkle


It's starting to be chilly here in Washington and there is snow in the mountains. I love snow but prefer it to stay in the mountains! This card is as close to a snowflake as I want to get for awhile! I know, what a weenie!

I used a single Z-fold on this card. Take a standard card fold in half. Then using a scor-pad ( I use Martha Stewart's) score the front flap in half at the 2 1/8". Then fold that flap in half again so you have a Z (see photo).

I layered Wonderland B/T paper on the front panel (2"x5 1/4") and a piece on the inside (4"x5 1/4").
Cut out your snowflake on the Cricut using the AP cartridge. Stamp the outline & filler stamp in Twilight ink. Adhere 1/2 of the snowflake on the front panel of the card.

I added a Bling brad and Glitz Glitter silver to the snowflake too.

Sentiment stamped in Twilight on the 2nd panel. You don't see it until you open the card.

Enjoy your day!

Milepost Shapes

My friend Carla did a card like this earlier this year and I loved it. What I remember about it was the great use of the Milepost Shapes and adding sparkle with the Glitz Glitter.

So here's my take on her card from my fading memory! I have used the Holiday Wishes stamp set available this month. On a standard card I stamped the tree with Topiary ink. I stamped the sentiment in Holiday Red ink Then using the Topiary marker I added lines to frame the tree. In each corner I added Red Glitz Glitter for a faux brad look. The star is on with mounting tape and then Red Glitz Glitter is added into the grooves.

Alittle sparkle, alittle shine....Thanks Carla!

Enjoy your day!