Paper, Scissors and Superheroes

Counting sheep, sheep, sheep...

I've got a little ditty running through my head today....got to watch my little ones in their school program last night.  It's always a treat.  My kids love to be a part of the program and thier little faces show it.  Julia was cute as a button and Jonathan was all business.  Our school has the best music teacher ever, and I think I need to make her a little treat today. 

Well, our little family here has just about made it through one of our busiest weeks of the year....seems like to avoid the busy-ness of the holidays, everyone has the same theory...cram it all into the first week of December.  So, it's actually all down hill from here.  How about you?  How are your holiday plans and prep coming? 

Just a little project to share with you today...not even Christmas-y...gasp!  We got to meet the newest little person in our family over Thanksgiving, so I of course had to bring him a little something.  Never pass up a chance to buy baby clothes.  That's my theory. 

I used the Captured Card Case template to create the box.  It's one of my favorites because it is SO easy...and it's also easy to resize.  I needed mine a little bigger, so I just used a whole sheet of cardstock for the base and a whole sheet for the cover.  A little outfit tucks inside just perfectly. 

The All Star Team set is perfect for baby boy cards.  I combined it with Star Prints for a fun sporty theme.  The shirst says "Property of Mom".  How cute is that?  See...never turn down a chance to go baby clothes shopping. 

Stamps:  All Star Team, Star Prints
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow
Cardstock:  Rustic Cream, Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy
Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
Template:  Captured Card Case
Other:  Bazzill jumbo brad, Fiskars star punch, scallop scissors, star brads 

I'd better get some things knocked off that list before the kids get home from school.  Today is "P" day...pajamas, pizza, pop, party, pink...so a certain someone was pleased as punch this morning, but after the busy week we've had, I'm predicting some pretty pooped out little people will be getting off that school bus!  Later!

Trim the tree challenge...

Good evening ladies!  I am so excited about my first Papertrey Senior DT challenge!  Nichole challenged each of us to create an ornament of some sort using Papertrey goodies.  I chose to dress up some glass ornaments.  Pretty glass ornaments are my favorite Christmas decoration....they come in such beautiful colors and shapes -- what's not to love?? 

To dress these little babies up, I stamped on them with Versamark ink, then embossed with White Filagree Embossing powder.   

Then I put a strip of Scor-Tape around the ornament, strung buttons with Rustic Cream Button Twine, and ahered them to the ScorTape. 

Some handy tips for if you want to try this.....

• Purchase ornaments with a matte finish.  The glossy ones are really tough (impossible!) to stamp on. 
• Purchase an extra ornament or two to practice on...it takes a bit to get the feel for stamping on the slick, curved surface. 
• Use smaller images and phrases. 
• When stamping the images or phrases, start at one end and slowly "roll" your block along the curve of the ornament, being careful not to "slip".  Use a light touch.
• Keep an embossing pen nearby to touch up any little corners or areas that didn't stamp completely.

And then of course, there are lots of Timeless Templates that would make perfect packaging for these little beauties.  I chose the new Time for Take-out.   

I kept it simple, for a quick and easy gift.

 

Stamps: 2009 Holiday Tag Collection ("merry & Bright"), Vintage Ornaments Additions (diamond image), Communique Curves ("Merry Christmas"), Winter Swirls ("Joy")  
Ink: VersaMark
Other:   White embossing powder, Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Sweet Blush, and Spring Moss buttons,Vintage Cream Sheer Stripes ribbon,Rustic Cream Button Twine, glass ornaments

Be sure to hop around to all the Senior DT gals and our guest Designer, Anabelle O'Malley to see all of their awesome ornament inspirations!! 

Nichole Heady

Lisa Johnson

Becky Oehlers

Debbie Olson

Heather Nichols

Michelle Wooderson

Anabelle O'Malley

Have a great night! 

The positive and the negative...

 
It's Blog Hop time at Papertrey Ink!  I haven't had a chance to play for quite a few months, so this time I was bound and determined to make some time to play along!  I decided to create some tags for the challenge. 

I used my favorite Cuttlebug snow flake die and diecut them from 3 x 4 1/2" pieces of cardstock.  I used both the actual diecut as well as the negative portion to create two sets of tags.  Double the diecuts, half the time.  :-) 

 

After I diecut them, I trimmed the corners of the 3 x 4 1/2" blocks to create tags.  I then backed them with patterned papers.  I used the beautiful new Frosted collection by Fancy Pants -- I LOVE the colors in this line.. they are so me!

For the actual snowflake diecuts, I adhered them to a patterned paper base.  Those little decorative circle elements under the deliciously enormous buttons are from Giga Guidelines. 

 
Stamps:  Giga Guidelines, 2008 Holiday Tag Collection
Ink:  Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain, Orange Zest
Buttons:  Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain, Orange Zest
Patterned paper:  Frosted by Fancy Pants
Other:  Rustic Cream button twine, jute, grommets, Cuttlebug snowflake die, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing border

I'm excited to snuggle on my couch later and hop around to see all the blog hop goodness!  Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
 
 
 

Thankful for you....

It's such a beautiful season of thanksgiving, isn't it?  Today I am thankful for you, my friends....for stopping by to read my little blog.  Your comments make my day and I am so thankful for all of you and your encouraging words!  I get such joy from sharing with all of you....inspiring, and even more importantly, being inspired!  Thank you for sharing a bit of your lives with me through the blog world. 

I know it's been a while....life seems to be kicking me in the hiney lately.  I had a quiet spell assignment wise, so I decided it was time to clean some cupboards, scrub some walls....that sort of boring thing.  I haven't gotten nearly everything done that I want, but I'm working on it bit by bit.  Gotta take some breaks to play with my paper and stamps, ya know. 

Here is a card I did for this week's CPS.  Our sponsor was DRS Designs.  I chose to work with this adorable ice skate image...I've decided I must have a thing for ice skates...love 'em!  Maybe they bring me back to my childhood when we used to spend hours ice skating at the pond across the road from our house.   

 

So, are you going to find time to paper craft over the long weekend?  Or are you going to be too busy eating and shopping?  No shopping for me....can't stand the crowds...I turn into one cranky mama.  If you have time to craft and are up for a challenge, there's lots going on right now...

Cath over at Moxie Fab World has the Christmas in the Old Country challenge...which is so fun!  Here's a card I did for that very topic for the November/December Moxie Fab column...

Cath also has the latest Tuesday Trigger up and it's a great one!  That tree pillow is so inspiring and I'm hoping I can find some time this weekend to play along!

Jessica has a super fun 10 minute scrap challenge that she posted on the Paper Crafts Connection blog.

And if you're looking for something to do today (take a break from that turkey!), you can whip up a quick tag or wrap and play along with the Papertrey Blog Hop tonight!  Details can be found here.

Oh, and one more thing!  Did you know that all of the classes for the 2010 Creating Keepsakes Conventions are up on their site!  Exciting stuff.  The Go-to Gals have been working on a few classes, and there are just tons and tons of great looking classes to choose from!  If you're interested in learning some new techniques, playing with some new tools and that sort of thing, check out the class list and the locations -- there may be a CKC coming to a city near you in 2010! 
 

Well, I better head off to my work table, 'cuz I'm hoping to get a few things done, including something for the blog hop tonight!  We'll see if I can manage that!  :-)