Hello Sweet Friend

Hi, everyone! Today I have a Thanksgiving card to share with you using the Mojo Monday current sketch. I'm loving all the pattern papers and layers on this.

• Mojo Monday sketch
• Indian Mouse with Corn (print and cut)
• Papers from various 6x6 pads
• SU sentiment - Six Sided Sampler
• SU Triple Punch for flagging banner end
• My Favorite Things Stitched Circle Dies
• Foam Tape

Submitted:
Mojo Monday - sketch
PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Glitter & Sparkle - die cut or punch (die cut stitched circles)
Dies R Us - thankful

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!!

Christmas Mouse Purse

Hi, friends! I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but I can't help but to throw in some Christmas projects this month too. This time of year is so exciting and fun!

• Christmas Mouse Purse - Treasure Box Designs
• a little bit of chalking the eyes
• a little bit of doodling with a white gel pen
• a little bit of inking with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink & some pink Stampin' Up ink
• Some Red Tulle (Amazon)
• Some CANDY!!

Really cute and easy cut file.

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

Merry KISS-mas - PDE Linky Party

Hi, everyone! I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but I can't help it. I'm so excited about Christmas! Earlier this week while I was playing in my craftroom, I had the TV on playing White Christmas. Is it time to decorate yet? It will be soon.

Today starts a brand new link up over at my challenge blog, PDE Linky Party. I decided to create a little Christmas treat for this.

• Christmas mug was a gift from my daughter, Kati, a few years ago. Isn't it festive?
• Clear bags (Dollar Tree)
• Hershey Kisses!
• Red Tulle (Amazon)
• Tag and Kisses' bottoms both from Sil ID# 52500 (print and cut)

Come on over and link up at PDE Linky Party!

Submitted:
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Alphabet Ch - T is for 'Tis the Season
Decorate to Celebrate - anything you please

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!!

Truly Grateful

Design Team Call still open over at PDE Linky Party. Details here.

Hi, everyone! I am excited to share this card with you today. It was very enjoyable to create.

• Papers from scraps
• Turkey holding pie print and cut
• Stampin' Up "Truly Grateful" stamp set for sentiment
• My Favorite Things stitched cirlce dies
• Sweet Sunday Sketch #294
• Foam tape to adhere turkey to card (Amazon) 

Submitted:
Sweet Sunday Sketch
PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - sentiment on card
Cute Card Thursday - birds / animals
Little Red Wagon - anything with a Turkey
Crafty Creations - Give Thanks
Crazy 4 Chs - Thanksgiving
Dies R Us - Fall

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!!

Christmas Tags with a Beginner at Coloring

Hi, everyone! I made 18 Christmas tags this morning. Most of them were print 'n' cut images. Two of them were stamps I colored. Now listen, I'm new at this coloring thing. I almost didn't even post these because of the bleeding of colors into areas where it doesn't belong, but maybe, just maybe, a while from now I can look back and see how far I've come? Doesn't hurt to stay positive. :)

• My Favorite Things Stitched Circle Nesting Dies
• Holiday papers from Pink Paislee - Merry & Bright
• To From stamps from Stampin' Up's past Paper Pumpkin Kit
• Ribbon from Walmart ($1)
• Stamped image from Pretty Cute Stamps - Cool Chick
• Tag on the left was colored with Watercolor Markers (HSN) and blended with Aqua brush (SU)
• Tag on the right was colored with Spectrum Noir markers

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate - anything you please

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!!

Winner from Think Christmas Blog Hop

Hi, everyone! Thank you so much for hopping along with us last weekend in our Think Christmas Blog Hop! The winner for a Pink & Main surprise from the comments on my blog post is....

A nice surprise from Pink & Main!

Congratulations! Make sure to contact me by Friday to claim your prize. Email 66cricket at gmail dot com. (Must have USA address)

  

Recipe Box - Pink & Main Guest Designer

Hi, everyone! I am so excited to be Guest Designing for Pink & Main this month!

For my Recipe Box project today, I used the new release "Baker" set.

I left a lot of white space on the front card so that you can write on it. Something like "From Mama's Kitchen."

All stamps used on this project are from the same stamp set. There are tons of choices for images and words to choose from.

The recipe box file is from the Silhouette store ID# 71002.

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

Check out these Design Team Calls going on right now!

Hi, everyone! 

I have 3 DT Calls I know about that I wanted to share with you. 

The first is mine at PDE Linky Party. 
http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.com/…/10/design-team-call.html

The second one is a friend's challenge blog at 2 Creative Chicks.
http://www.2creativechicks.com/p/dtcall.html

The last one is also a friend's challenge blog at Silhouette Challenges.
http://www.silhouettechallenges.com/p/dt-call.html

Check them out! You may be exactly what we are looking for!

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

  

Sweater Weather

Hi, everyone! I found the CUTEST files for Christmas Sweaters! 

• Sil ID# 102256 - Ugly Reindeer Sweater
• Christmas papers from old stash
• Foam tape to adhere reindeer to sweater, and sweater to card

So cute! 

You can find these files at the Silhouette store or over at the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons site.

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

  

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

We are so excited that you have joined us for our

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

Want to win a Silhouette Cameo from Santa?

Come see what the talented ladies on this hop have created to inspire you with Winter & Christmas craft ideas! There are 7 stops on this hop, and some of the blogs are offering blog candy! 

PLUS a HUGE GRAND PRIZE!

So grab a hot cup of cocoa, pull up a chair, and get ready to be inspired and filled with the Christmas Spirit and Winter Flurries of Fun and Inspiration.

If we have 200 people join us for the hop, following each blog, and leaving a comment on each blog, Santa will be giving away a

Silhouette Cameo 

to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT! (USA & Canada addresses only for the Grand Prize.) The winner could be any Follower who leaves a COMMENT on any of the blogs in the hop, so be sure to follow and comment on them all!! A complete link list of each of the blogs in the hop is at the end of the post.

Let's get started with this Christmas Party!

For my project, I created............

• Reindeer Purse - Treasure Box Designs
• a little bit of chalking the eyes
• a little bit of doodling with a white gel pen
• a little bit of inking with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• Some Red Tulle (Amazon)
• Some CANDY!!

Really cute and easy cut file. 

For my blog candy to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT on this post (USA addresses only), I am offering.........

A nice surprise from Pink & Main!

Winners from blogs offering candy will be annouced on Tuesday, November 10 at 9:00 AM Eastern. Just check each blog to see if you WON!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us today! Be sure to tell your friends to hop along too so Santa can do a drawing for the winner of a Silhouette Cameo! Don't forget to FOLLOW this blog, and leave a COMMENT before moving on to the next one.  Merry Christmas!

Here is the complete Hop Line Up:

Nana

Janis (you are here)

Jen

Melissa

Theresa

Sue

Vicki

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Allsorts - ribbons & bows

Crafty Catz - winter

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

THINK CHRISTMAS Blog Hop tomorrow!

Hi, everyone! We are so excited that our long anticipated Think Christmas Blog hop is tomorrow! Well actually, it starts tonight at midnight. I hope you all will make a special effort to come visit all 7 stops (including me) on the hop. We have some great Christmas projects to share with you, some blog candy, a huge Santa giveaway, and tons of other fun games exclusively at the Facebook Event page. If you haven't been to that yet, click here and make sure you click on GOING and Share it with everyone. Games will be going on over there all day tomorrow with some fun, fun prizes.

To give you a sneak... we are having a Scavenger Hunt, a Recipe Guess, and lots of other fun games where you could win some really fun prizes for participating. But that part is only at the Facebook Event Page. All the other blog hop prizes, and the grand Santa prize (a Silhouette Cameo if we have 200 Followers who leave comments), will be drawn from Followers who comment on each of the blogs in the hop.

Excited!! Can't wait to get started!

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!! (And maybe even tonight at midnight!)

  

PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes

Hi, everyone! Today starts a new linky party at PDE Linky party! It's always Anything Goes which makes it so fun not only to enter, but also to see the Design Team's projects and all the linked up projects. Go check it out! Don't forget they are also having a Design Team call! Apply here.

For my project, I created a simple stamped card using some older Stampin' Up stamps.

• Stampin' Up Truly Grateful - wheat image and background image
• Stampin' Up Tags 4 You - sentiment
• Stampin' Up - punch that fits sentiment (I don't remember what the punch is called)
• Papers from various pattern paper 6x6 packs & some Stampin' Up cardstock
• Stampin' Up inks & markers 
• Rhinestones from Walmart
• Foam tape
• Tim Holtz Walnut Stain distress ink for edges

Don't forget to link up at PDE Linky party!

Submitted:

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Just Add Ink - Photo Inspiration

Mod Squad - give thanks

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

Thanksgiving Placecards

Hi, everyone!

Sometimes in our crafting we want to be elaborate: use lots of pattern papers, lots of layers, embellishments, stickers, buttons, twine, ribbon, glitter, etc. It's always fun. Sometimes we just want simple. That's me today. Simple, simple, simple.

I saw this cut file in the Silhouette store and knew I wanted to use it. There is a placecard base and one to two layer cuts. That's it. You can add more. Maybe some stamping, some buttons, but it doesn't need it.

This year we are having a very small Thanksgiving. Placecards aren't even needed. But they are cute. And who says we still can't use them for just us? Make the table special. Just for us.

• Sil ID# 24132 - 3 Placecard designs
• Alphabet stamps from Walmart (I think they were $1)
• Foam tape to adhere images to placecards

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!!

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate - anything goes

  

Pilgrim Hat Shaped Card

Hi, everyone! Welcome to Wednesday and to my blog. Do you know what's great about Wednesdays? For today it's this:

1. It's that day of the week when we always have Chinese Take-Out for lunch
2. Tom is working at home today in his office
3. The weather is calming with a steady rain
4. Bonnie is watching a Christmas movie on Netflix
5. I'm playing in my craftroom!

If you just want to see the craft I made today, please feel free to skip this next sentence or two. If you're still reading, then don't blame me if you bust out laughing with this next part. Your mission whenever you have Chinese take-out and read the fortune cookie, always add "in bed" after whatever the fortune says. I'm telling you - it's hilarious! If that offends you, moving on........

Today's card was again simple and yet satisfying. I think it looks pretty good and the only thing I added or changed about the cut file was I added Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink to the edges of the cuts, moved the ban and buckle down a little from the finished sample they showed, and added an internal offset for stamping and writing a message on the inside using my Silhouette Cameo software.

• Sil ID# 69578 - Pilgrim Hat Rocker A7 Card (Snapdragon Snippets)
• Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• Doodlebug Designs Textured Cardstock

• Silhouette Software to create an internal offset for stamping and writing a message
• Stampin' Up "Thankful Forest Friends" for sentiment
• Stampin' Up Crushed Curry & Old Olive inks.
• I inked the entire sentiment in Crushed Curry
• Then I rocked the sentiment around so only the edges touched the Old Olive ink pad
• Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink for edges of sentiment mat

Don't forget! This weekend I am in a THINK CHRISTMAS blog hop! Santa will be giving away a Silhouette Cameo if we have 200 followers and comments left. Woo-Hoo! Plus some of the other blogs (there are just 7 stops including me) are offering additional blog candy just for hopping along with us, being a follower, and leaving a comment. Check out more details on the Facebook Event Page. Be sure to click on GOING and INVITE all your friends so Santa can give away that Cameo to one lucky person! 

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Mod Squad - Thanksgiving Card or Project

Inspiration Destination - anything goes

Crafting by Design - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

  

Hope

Hi, everyone! Today's card is made especially for Tuesday Morning Sketches. I loved the Design Team samples on their blog today. The Robot on is my favorite!

• Stampin' Up
• Designer Series Paper
• Happy Day (image)
• Blooming with Kindsness (sentiment)
• Rich Razzleberry ink & cardstoch along with Whisper White cardstock
• Tiny gold sequins
• My Favorite Things - stitched circle dies
• Martha Stewart double scallop border punch

This card has a few flaws, but hey, they can't all be perfect. :) I still think someone would enjoy receiving it in the mail.

HEY- Don't forget, I'm having a DT Call over at PDE Linky Party. You may be exactly the right fit. Apply here simply by linking up your blog so I can check out the type of projects you like to create and how often you post. Good luck! Can't wait to have you apply!

Submitted:

Tuesday Morning Sketches

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Fusion - photo inspiration (used purple)

Moving Along with the Times - leaves

Cute Card Thursday - sprakles (sequins)

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

  

Nov 7 Reminder

Don't forget to hop along with us this Saturday for the THINK CHRISTMAS Blog Hop and a chance to win a Silhouette Cameo! More info here...

https://www.facebook.com/events/540329149462947/

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you a little later this morning with a new craft project!

  

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi, everyone, and welcome to November 2015! Christmas is next month! I'm so excited. I have a Winter card to share with you today. Do you guys have snow where you are? No snow here in the South, but maybe we'll get lucky and have some this year for a few hours. Because if we are lucky enough for it to snow here, it most likely would be pretty coming down, but melt immediately.

• Pretty Cute Stamps - PCS-87 Warm Winter Wishes
• Martha Stewart Snowflake punch
• Silver sequins
• Lawn Fawn - Stithced Landscapes
• Sil ID# 98873 - A2 Snowfall Background (landscape)
• Stampin' Up - Soft Sky ink
• Crayola Markers (polar bear accents)

I stamped the polar bear twice. Once on white cardstock, and once on a green dotted cardstock for his scarf. He's so cute!

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - Always Anything Goes

Silhouette Chs - anything goes +use Silhouette

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Just Add Ink - just add W (warm winter wishes)

Allosrts - Christmas

Craz 4 Chs - Christmas

12 Months of Christmas - anything goes, Christmas cards only

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you tomorrow!!

  

Anything Goes @ 2 Creative Chicks

I'm so excited that today is my first official post as the "other chick" over at 2 Creative Chicks. This is a great place to link up all your crafty creations. Any type of crafting! So let's get started!!

It's time for a new Monthly Showcase over at 2 Creative Chicks.

• Silhouette Cut File ID# 66556 - 3D Pumpkin
• Craftin Desert Divas - Pocket Pieces HI Dies - stitched tag
• Stampin' Up - Lots of Thanks - sentiment stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Now onto the Showcase Info

Anything Goes

Starts: November 1

Ends: November 30

Hop on over and LINK UP your projects today.

Thanks for stopping by.  See you tomorrow!!

Submitted:

PDE Linky Party - always anything goes

Silhouette Challenges - always anything goes

Glitter 'n' Sparkle - anything goes

Dies R Us - Fall

The ABC Ch  - U is for Unlimited (anything goes)