Time Flies

I love the latest sketch at Let's Get Sketchy.  I've been wanting to use it ever since they posted it, but the holidays and lack of power prevented me from to getting to it earlier.
This layout incorporates a mish-mash of products.  I had an old Heidi Swapp clock face that I've been meaning to use.  There's some "On Trend" Crate Paper, some Echo Park "For the Record", and some Prima and Pink Paislee too.  And I had to include some stamping as well. :)

And to compensate for my inadequate photography skills, here's some close-ups.

 

Watch what you wish for...

My favorite holiday song used to be "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas".  Until snow fell in Arkansas on Christmas and knocked out our power for four days!  Yes, FOUR DAYS!
No electricity.  No internet.  No Heat!  It was miserable.  But now we have our power restored, and I have a new appreciation for our heating system.  And now I can play with my new crafty Christmas toys.  Let the fun begin!

Beauty in Symmetry

Christmas is less than a week away!  And what am I doing?  Playing with paper! lol  Oh well...

I love a challenge and at Use Your Stuff they have a great Symmetry challenge.  So I pulled out my Cricut with the intentions of creating a snowflake, but it morphed into this instead.  Which I am okay with.  It will make a great Thank-You note after the holidays.

Thanks for looking!

 

Aunt Peaches Vintage Giftwrap...for FREE!

I have been an avid fan of the Aunt Peaches blog.  It is aptly refered to as "The Citizen Cane of craft blogs".  If she had a fan club, I'd be the President. This woman is a miracle worker!  Currently, her blog features free printable vintage giftwrap which is awesome.  Check it out!  They were saved as letter size PDFs, so print until your heart's content. :)

 
The blue snowman print is my favorite.  Don't you love it?  And did I mention, they are FREE?

Christmas Break

Usually I'll start a papercraft project because of a new product, or a fun sketch or challenge.  But this card was made just for the fun of it. :) The cameo on the card is from the French General Jolee's line, but I made the other embellishments.  The frame and photo corners were made with the Martha Stewart Paper Clay.  The clay has a taffy-like consistancy, but dries solid.  It's easy to use and you can custom create any color.  I love this stuff and I don't know why I don't use it more often.

Isn't it nice to take a little break from all the Christmas-y?

 

Thanks for looking!

Giveaway Alert!

Hurry over to the Webster's Pages blog and check out the new Sweet Notes Collection.  They're having a giveaway of the ENTIRE collection. 

 

Just thought you should know.  :)

Sisters can be challenging :)

I've been working on this project where I'm scrapping old photos in an 8x8 layout.  The photos have been challenging to work with because they aren't photos that I would normally choose.  But they are photos that I have an emotional attachment too.  I've been using blog sites and sketches for most of these layouts since I find them "difficult" to work with.  I keep reminding myself that sometimes "done is better than perfect".  The layout below was inspired by a couple blogs. At Use Your Stuff Challenge #63 is to create a project using older pictures, using some of the amazing retro themed product lines out there, or just by using old-school stuff in your stash.  Perfect for my ongoing project with older photos!  And the October Afternoon "Make it Merry" line helped provide some retro vibe.  The great ladies at The Paper Mixing Bowl have provided a delicious"recipe" this month for a holiday themed layout.  It's called "Christmas Pudding".  How cute is that? 

Winter Wonderland

At the Two peas in a Bucket stamping forum, there was an unusual swap that I participated in.  Each participant was asked to make a project to send to their swap partner and along with the project, they were to send a "kit" made up with the items used so said partner could make the exact project or add their own spin to it.  It reminded of the "telephone game" that we played as kids.  Below is my project that was submitted to my swap partner.

 

I used stuff from my stash for this project.  The deer was a chipboard piece covered in glitter and coated with diamond glaze.  The child stamp is one of my all-time favorites from PaperArtsy that I've had for years.  I also wanted to submit this to the Shopping our Stash Challenge 80, which is to create something related to a winter holiday- Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, etc. or simply do something with snow/winter themed components.

 



And we have a winner!

No, not the lottery.  The vintage stamp holder!  Today is the day! My son chose a number from the other room.  Don't worry he's uninterested impartial.  And number ELEVEN it is!  Congratulations to Diana!  I'll be in contact with you soon so we can ship this treasure out to you.  THANK YOU ALL for entering!  This was fun.  I'm going to have to do this again soon. :)