Cute Christmas Kiddos

Today is Christmas Sunday, and that is always a special day in our family. Today should be nice. I hope it is for you too.
I just wish it would snow... my youngest had a picnic in the back yard yesterday because it's been about 52* and sunny every day this week. Totally looks like October out there and not remotely the first day of winter. 

I realized I had this colored bit sitting there, not yet used, so I glued it to a card! Crazy simple, ha. And that's the best kind...

Supplies:
Stamps: Dear Santa

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Garden Green & Basic White card stocks, A Little Bit Festive DP

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Adhesive backed Peppermints

Christmas Cookies!

Yesterday was just so busy and got away from me entirely. I had to try to finish wrapping (I think I have three gifts left....) before my kiddo was out of school for the break. I had to bake gingerbread bars and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I had to do some cleaning for a kid's party, and I had to make what I hope was my last trip to the store, LOL! I am SO over shopping! 

Today I have made another batch of gingerbread bars, and I had this idea to use my regular chocolate chip cookie recipe, but chop up a Chocolate Orange instead of chips. YUM. I delivered (and had kids deliver...) a bunch of plates to neighbors and friends, and still have more... I am getting laundry done before Christmas (crazy me...) and all the other things! 

So today tonight? I have this cute card for you! I used the TGIF Challenge for cookies, and it was *inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch, lol. I just don't like the long skinny cards so I dropped an ornament for mine. haha.... 

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa, Berry Christmas (long retired)

Ink: Memento Black
Stampin' Blends: Dark & Light Cherry Cobbler, Light Granny Apple Green, Bronze, Ivory, Light Flirty Flamingo, Light Balmy Blue, Light Petal Pink

Paper: A Little Bit Festive DP, Real Red & Basic White card stock

Accessories: Circle Dies, big shot

Dear Santa...

A quick post today. I need to start getting some wrapping done, and I think I still have to run to a store...
Today's card uses the last of those Christmas kiddos. And the sketch from Inspire.Create.Challenges. And the other side of the candy cane striped DP.

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red

Stampin' Blends: Dark & Light Cherry Cobbler, Dark Shaded Spruce, Light Granny Apple Green, Bronze, Light Petal Pink, SU700, Light Balmy Blue 
Paper: Basic White card stock, A Little Bit Festive DP

Accessories: Adhesive Backed Peppermints, Dimensionals

Icy Christmas!

We have only had a couple very small snow storms this year, and boy are we missing it! The only snow in our yard fell just before Thanksgiving, I think, and it's next to the side of the fence that the winter sun doesn't reach. I don't reeally want an icy Christmas, but it would be good to have some snow for my kids to refresh driving in close to home, before they go back to the 45 min freeway commute to college in a few weeks...! Plus the snow makes winter a lot more fun. 21* with dead grass and dead leaves is not super fun to play in...

And, this little guy makes me giggle. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa    

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel

Stampin' Blends: Bronze, Ivory, Dark & Light Night of Navy, Dark & Light Balmy Blue, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Petal Pink
Paper: Basic White card stock, Bright & Beautiful DP

Accessories: Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots

Sweet!

I finally got a little time to play with the other kiddos in this cute Christmas set!
THIS is the card I envisioned as soon as I saw it, with this exact stripy DP and these super cute candies. But noooo...! the candy embellishments were sold out for AGES and would pop in and out frequently before I got my hands on it! And I was done holding classes for the year by then... rats. 
Well, I got to make the card anyway, even if my customers didn't. And I rather love it.

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa
Ink: Memento Black, Real Red
Stampin' Blends: Dark Basic Black, Light Cherry Cobbler, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green, Bronze, Light Balmy Blue, Ivory, Light Flirty Flamingo

Paper: Granny Apple Green & Basic White card stock, A Little Bit Festive DP 
Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Peppermints

Christmas Kids

Good morning! I haven't created anything new with paper since before Thanksgiving, so I was grateful to sneak some time in yesterday. Maybe now that things are slowing down, I can get even more stamping done! haha.......... its nice to dream a little. 

Today I have another card using these cute kids. I really need to use the other kiddos soon...!

This card was for the TGIF Challenge to use Real Red, Gold and White. Done. Plus a little smidge of other shades... 

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa

Ink: Memento Black, Wild Wheat

Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Cherry Cobbler, Light Granny Apple Green, Light Basic Black, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Petal Pink, Bronze, Ivory, SU700
Paper: Real Red & Basic White card stocks, Season Of Elegance DP

Accessories: Iridescent Foil Gems, Dimensionals 

Dear Santa

Today's card is cute... but maybe not my favorite... The problem is I was designing for my card class, and the brown and yellow pencils are already being used. That meant I was limited to colors aside from those. It worked, it's cute, just not exactly what I was picturing today, lol. 

Today I used the latest sketch from Just Add Ink. I will definitely play with this some more! (the sketch, and the stamp set!)

Supplies:

Stamps: Dear Santa

Ink: Stazon Black

Paper: Garden Green & Basic White card stock, A Little Bit Festive DP

Accessories: Transparent Adhesive-Backed Dots, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens