Christmas Card ~ Deck the Halls

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

A lot of people in the US are scamper around after 

Thanksgiving getting ready to decorate for Christmas.

This little Birdbrain bird made me giggle when I saw it. 

I copied and fussy cut the two smaller birds so she'd 

have company in her quest to get all the decorations just right.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Deck the Halls digi set from From the Heart Stamps.
*Sentiment cut using the Say It-Happy die from Technique Tuesday
*Sentiment from the Simply Said-Happy stamp set from Avery Elle.

* markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
From the Heart Nov. digi of the month {progressive}
Word Art Wednesday #211 Anything goes/family friendly
DL Art November linky Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thurdsay #169 Christmas
DoubleClick #36 Christmas or blue and white

Friendship Card ~ Sending You a Rainbow {2nd Post}

I used some of my favorite oldies but goodies to create my card today.

This great Lawn Fawn die set, my favorite Cuttlebug embossing folder 

and some sparkly DCWV glitter design paper.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Sun and clouds cut using the Spring Showers die set from Lawn Fawn.
*Sentiment from the Critters In the Forest stamp set from Lawn Fawn.
*Embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder from Provo Crafts.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Lawnscaping #118 In with the old
Simon Says {Mon} Thanks/Thanks giving
Simon Says {Wed} Anything goes

Christmas Card ~ For You {1st Post}

Christmas is just one month away now. Yikes.

Wonder what this little guy has hidden in that present?

*Polar Peace digi set from Dee Dee's Digis.
*Sentiment from the Holiday Greetings stamp set from Verve Stamps.

*N2, N4, E000, G05 and R46 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Dee Dee's digis Nov. digi of the month {progressive}
Word Art Wednesday #211 Anything goes/family friendly
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #22 Anything goes

Christmas Card ~ O Christmas Tree {2nd Post}

Oh my goodness where oh where did November go?

Seems like just yesterday it was November 1st.
I have another Christmas card to share.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Tree and sentiment from the Holiday Greetings stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Oval cut using a punch from Fiskars.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*G46, E57, R59 and Y28 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Verve Diva Inspirations Rustic winter
Viva la Verve Week #3 sketch
Word Art Wednesday #210 Anything goes/family friendly
DL Art November linky Anything goes

     Inspiration sketch

Thank You Card ~ Thankful For You {1st Post}

This week a lot of us celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US.

It is a wonderful time to remind us to thank 

those who touch our lives and make it a better place.

You my sweet visitors are some of those people.

Thanks so much for all the sweet comments.

I read and appreciate each and every one of them.

After coloring up this sweet basket full of goodies 

I added it to the weave embossed background.

To finish up I added the die cut sentiment.

*Harvest Basket digi set from Imagine That.
*Sentiment cut using the Thanks die from Simon Says Stamp.
*Embossed using the Cuttlebug Oxford folder from Provo Craft.

*Y11, YG17, YR07, YR12, R29, BV04, E57 and E59 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Imagine That Nov. digi of the month {progressive}
Simon Says {Mon} Thanks/Thanksgiving
Word Art Wednesday #210 Anything goes/family friendly
DL Art Thankful Thursday #168 Thanksgiving
Jo's Scrap Shack #115 Gratitude
Die Cutting Divas #242 Thanksgiving
Cardz TV {card} # Thanksgiving
Cuttlebug Mania Thank you
Eureka #167 Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #22 Anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #226 Be thankful

Christmas Card ~ A Rustic Winter

I have a Christmas card to share.

I can't believe Christmas is sooo close.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Flower from the Joyous Noel stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Christmas Blessings Plain Jane sentiment from Verve Stamps.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*R59 and markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Verve Diva Inspirations Rustic winter
Viva la Verve Week #1 sketch
Word Art Wednesday #209 Anything goes/family friendly
DL Art November linky Anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #225 Super scrap Saturday
Jo's Scrap Shack #114 Anything goes

          Inspiration sketch

Just a Little Hello

Hello sweet bloggy friends.

Sorry I haven't been around much.

First I got sick. 

Allergies, asthma, bronchitis oh my.

October is just NOT my month. Yuck!

Next I've been focusing on doing 

craft fair prep for early December.

Why oh why do I wait until the last minute. lol.

I guess at my age I shouldn't expect that habit to change.

AND now I'm helping my sweet daughter through a knee injury.

Of course it is her right {driving} knee.

AND she has a job where she is on her feet ALL day so...

Being a person who has lived with daily chronic pain in both knees 

for 25 years now I can totally emphasize

With work and everything else I just had to take a bloggy break.

I'm hoping to sneak a card making session in today 

between doctor appointments and Mom's taxi service.

I know for all of you family and health come first.

I for one wouldn't have it any other way.

THANKS SO MUCH 

FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT 

AND UNDERSTANDING!!!

Hugs,

Dawn

Birthday Card ~ Sparkle and Shine

November is here and the raindrops are back.

Now that the time has changed it is getting dark earlier.

What that means is it is harder to get good picture of my projects.

I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow.

I haven't played with my Verve goodies for awhile and I miss them.

I am going to try and create using as many of the 

Viva la Verve sketches as I can this week.

There are five wonderful ones to choose from.

This is the one for week #1.

It is hard to see but the circles on the 

design paper are covered with glittery goodness.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Butterfly from the Petals & Wings stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the Joyful Blooms stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*Design paper from the Glitter Mat Stack from DCWV.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Verve Diva Inspirations Black, white and glam
Viva la Verve Week #1 sketch
Word Art Wednesday #207 Anything goes/family friendly
DL Art November linky Anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room #223 Freestyle
Jo's Scrap Shack #112 Anything goes

          Inspiration sketch