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The 8x8 portion was one we did at Regionals last Fall. Since I mostly do 12x12 now, this is how mine turned out. I have been waiting for a snowfall to get a picture for this page. Can you believe we have only had one snowfall so far?

I love all the little nuances of the title that Stampin Up designed for us. The little blue arrow was cut from the "positive" image from the chipboard. I have a lot of chipboard in my stash so my goal is to start playing with it more. One of my wishes for this year is to put together a board of chipboard samples of all that you can use to showcase it - like ink & paper coverage. Last night we discussed doing that as a group in my Stampin Up monthly meeting. So stay tuned for that. The "o" is a metal edge tag with cardstock that was stamped and a rhinestone brad in the center. My favorite is one of our adorable little metal clips.

Suggestion: Click on the image. Look at the snowflake. Do you see the darker color around the image? That was done using the Versamarker.

Recipe:
Riding Hood Red Textured CS
Pacific Point Textured CS
Bashful Blue CS
Au Chocolate DSP (retired)
White Stazon Pad & Refill
Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Whisper White Ink
Versamarker
Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon
Lots of Letters On Board Chipboard
3/4 " Circle Punch
Mini Library Clips
White Circle Aluminum Metal EdgeTags

Family

Scrapbooking Christmas 2 yrs ago! I was inspired by the holidays this year to get these done. You'll be proud of me - I have journaling on the front plus an 8-1/2 x 11 size of cs with journaling on it on the back. Did you know that you can click on any of my photos & get up close & personal? When you lay the pages side by side, you can see that the stripes of the paper form a perfect pattern. This was an easy sketch. My photos are 4 x 4 but you could change that to 3 x 3 and get 2 more photos on your pages. I hope you enjoy.

Recipe:

Crate Paper Decorative Paper & Die Cuts

Icons

Very Vanilla CS

Comments Welcomed

Be sure to leave a comment this week to receive a free greeting card.

The Funniest Thing

Just when I think my life is boring, I go and do something really dumb. I went to the store early Sat. morning. I needed a few groceries and also to mail my Christmas cards. Yes, for last year. So I'm walking around Dillons picking up the items I needed and crossing them off my list. I finish paying for them & head over to customer service. I lay my envelopes on the counter. The customer service rep says to me "So you're the one!" She also said "we've been finding these all over the store," but that hadn't sunk in yet. I ask her "Do you mean hand-made greeting cards or envelopes having to use .03 postage?" She is already at the mail bin pulling out 2 envelopes. The first thing I see is the computer font I used, the next is the exact same postage stamps I used & yet I still don't get it, but my eyes are definitely bugging out of my head! Then I see my friend's name & then I see my name on the return address. Oh my gosh! Finally, I get it! I had put my envelopes in the seat of the grocery cart & they were falling out thru the cracks. Thanks to the Dillons employees who helped with my Christmas cards!!!

Thank You

I would like to thank each of you that views my blog this next week. Just leave me a comment, & I will send you one of my hand-crafted greeting cards. Thanks so much for stopping by.

New Monthly Addition

Each month I would like to highlight a new technique for your greeting cards &/or scrapbooking. This month I'd like to share one of my favorites - Dry Embossing. This technique can be absolutely gorgeous when used on wedding invitations or just plain fun on a Valentines Day card for kids, teachers, friends or co-workers. Enjoy!

Embossing, Clean and Simple

Embosslits dies make it easy to dry emboss and cut in one step
It’s no wonder that dry embossed cards are so appealing. Not only are
embossed images visually attractive, they beg to be touched as well—don’t
you always want to run your fingers over the raised images? But if you’ve
ever done dry embossing, you understand that while it’s beautiful, it can also
be time consuming. So although dry embossing is perfect for a few cards, it
seems a little formidable to use this technique when creating many cards.

Until now.

If you love the look of dry embossing, Sizzix Embosslits dies can make the
process quick and clean. Embosslits dies are used with the Sizzix Big Shot
for Stampin’ Up! die-cutting machine. What sets them apart from other dies
is that they not only cut, they emboss too—all in one easy move. You don’t
need a light table or stylus—you just need your Big Shot, an Embosslits die,
and some paper. Just run a sheet of paper through the machine, and presto!
You have a perfectly embossed, perfectly cut image, done in a split second.
It doesn’t get any easier to make embossed images for multiple cards.

But what if you don’t need to make multiple cards? What advantage does an
Embosslits die have over dry embossing with a template and stylus?

First, an Embosslits die automatically cuts around the embossed image so
you don’t have to. It can make an incredibly intricate cut, more intricate than
what you’d like to do by hand, without leaving jagged edges. Also, the image is
embossed to the very edge.

Second, the Embosslits die applies equal pressure on all embossed sections
of the image. When you dry emboss by hand, it can be difficult to achieve
uniformly embossed dimension. But the Embosslits die will do it for
you. Perfectly. Every time.

If you love the look of dry embossing, try out our new
Embosslits dies. They make embossing a breeze. What could be
better than that?

Let it Snow

This was a swap from Deb. Isn't it adorable? Well, I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas cards. I can't believe that each person on my list will receive a different design this year. Now, I need to mail them! Egads.

Happy Holidays

I went for unusual colors for this card.

Recipe:
Frames With A Flourish
Riot of Petals BG
Cameo Coral CS
Bush Blossom CS
Very Vanilla CS
Cameo Coral Ink
Punch: Ticket
Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon

Happy New Year!

I hope this is a terrific year for all of us. I have my days & nights mixed up, so I'm sleeping from 9a to 6p or so. I am making progress on cleaning out my work room & am getting anxious for Lisa to help me move furniture around. Still haven't found my glasses. KC is in the other room curled up on the couch, I think. He may be in the Lazy Boy rocker/recliner. We have been fighting over who sits in it tonight. He is so cute! As some of you know, I have a fleece blanket over my sofa as that is where he is a lot of the time. He likes to sit on top of the back cushions and look out the window & in the afternoon, when he takes his "serious nap" he is under the covers. I'm kind of a fanatic about straightening out my bed covers after I get up & go to the bathroom. Before getting back into bed I will straighten all the covers out. Sometimes, I will do that for KC. A couple of weeks ago, he wanted to lay on the seat cushion of the sofa but he asked me for something before he would lay down. I noticed that at the other end, the blanket was kind of messed up so I wondered if that was it. Sure enough, I smoothed it out & he laid down!!! What a cutie!