EASY PEASY LAST MINUTE MONEY HOLDER CARD

HEY BLOGGIES,

I needed a money holder card for my grandkids gifts today and I created them in the 'WINK OF AN EYE" just like Santa!!

I cut a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock in half.  Then I folded each piece long ways to make a long, skinny card - perfect size to hold MONEY!!

I used my mitten punch to make the cute tied mitten on the front - that is all it needed on top of the Christmas DSP.

 The background of this DSP is very vanilla.  Sorry it shows so yellow in this photo.

All it needed was a sentiment inside and VOILA - all ready to put under the tree for when the grandkids arrive. (p.s. the older grandkids love getting money so they can shop for exactly what they want!!)

I have entered this card at SUO Challenge and CAS SUNDAY CHALLENGE.

Thanks for stopping by.  MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family.  BE SAFE AND BE HAPPY.

CURVY KEEPSAKE BOX GIFT

HEY BLOGGIES,

Sorry I have been missing in action for a week or so.  We got our horses and I have been very busy feeding, brushing, bonding with them.  Also scooping the poopies is an every other day job.  We are trying to stay ahead of it so it doesn't pile up (pun intended).

Anyways, I finally got my head above water on all the horse chores and created some fun curvy keepsake boxes with my Sizzix BIG SHOT and the CURVY KEEPSAKE THINLITS DIES.  I also used my mittens punch for the cute ties.

I made 4 of them to give to 4 friends I visited today.  I used the snowflake embossing folder to add a little winter decoration and the ribbon tie has mittens on each end.  REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE LITTLE AND OUR MITTENS WERE ON THE ENDS OF A KNITTED ROPE THAT WENT UP OUR SLEEVES TO KEEP US FROM LOOSING THE MITTENS?

 The mittens have a little color on the fingers part to match the color of the box.

 But on these mittens, my friend Tammy heat embossed silver cuffs and there was some silver and pink embossing on the mittens with some sprinkles embedded in the embossing.  But no matter what I did, the flash flooded out the details.  So sad about that because they are so stinkin' cute!!

One more look at three of them with the embossed mittens in the middle.  See, they still don't show up the details!!  grrrr

Anyways, I am sure you want to know what I gave inside, don't you?  Well, I made some yummy FUDGE with walnuts and cut the pieces very small.  I used small plastic baggies to hold the pieces of fudge inside before I closed up the boxes.  YUMMMMM

Thanks for stopping by.  I would love to see what YOU have made with your curvy keepsakes box dies.  Won't you share with me what you have created?

CHRISTMAS CARD - MITTEN PUNCH

I LOVE ALL THINGS SMALL.  MINI TEACUPS, LITTLE DOGGIES, LITTLE PURSES, ETC.  SO THIS MITTEN PUNCH IS TOTALLY FOR ME!!  LOVE IT!!

AT MY CARD CLUB THIS MONTH WE MADE CHRISTMAS CARDS.  THIS FIRST ONE IS WHAT I CALL A STAIR STEP CARD.  YOU HAVE SEEN ME USE THIS SHAPE IN THE PAST FOR HALLOWEEN LAST YEAR.  IT IS A FUN AND EASY CARD SHAPE WITH A BIG WOW FACTOR.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE SHAPE OF THIS STAIR STEP CARD?

WE USED THE PETALS A PLENTY EMBOSSING FOLDER ON THE TWO SIDE STEPS.  IT LOOKS LIKE POINSETTIAS ON THIS CHERRY COBBLER CARD STOCK.  WE THEN USED THE LIQUID GLITTER (WHAT IS THIS CALLED?) FOR THE INSIDE OF THE FLOWERS HERE AND THERE. WE ALSO DOTTED THE "I" IN CHRISTMAS ON THE SENTIMENT.

I USED THE CUTE MITTEN PUNCH AND THE GLIMMER PAPER IN BOTH CHERRY COBBLER AND SILVER FOR THE MITTENS.  I USED RETIRED TINSEL RIBBON FROM LAST YEAR FOR THE CORD TO TIE THE TWO MITTENS TOGETHER.  LOVE THIS GLIMMER PAPER FOR THE MITTENS.

OLD OLIVE CARD STOCK AND CHERRY COBBLER INK FOR THE SENTIMENT N THE FRONT.  BEHIND IT IS A PIECE OF THE NEW DESIGNER PAPER STACK FOR CHRISTMAS.  I AM LOVING THE SIZE OF THIS PAPER PACK.

MORE CARDS TOMORROW FROM MY CARD CLUB.  HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CARD.  IF YOU DECIDE TO CASE IT, PLEASE PROVIDE A LINK BACK TO MY BLOG.  THANKS.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE CREATIVE THIS WEEKEND?

KEEP SAFE Y'ALL WHERE EVER YOU LIVE.

DAY 3 - GLITTER QUEENS BLOG HOP

HEY STAMPERS, ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?  WOW, I AM SO IMPRESSED WITH MY FELLOW GLITTER QUEENS AND THEIR CREATIVITY, AREN'T YOU?  AWESOME PROJECTS GALS!!

BEFORE I SHOW YOU MY CREATIONS FOR TODAY, I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A NEW PILOT PROGRAM FROM STAMPIN' UP!  CALLED SINGLE STAMPS. WE CAN PURCHASE SINGLE STAMPS FROM 3 STAMP SETS BELOW:

• Word Play
• Perfectly Penned
• Seasonal Sayings 

Single Stamps will be available right now until January 2, 2013 

Things to know :

THESE SINGLE IMAGES WILL BE IN CLEAR MOUNT ONLY AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CLEAR BLOCK.

IMAGES WILL BE DELIVERED IN CLEAR CELLO BAGS, NOT IN OUR TYPICAL PACKAGING.

THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO HOW MANY SINGLE STAMPS YOU CAN PURCHASE.

PLEASE USE THE SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS LOCATED ON EACH FLYER BELOW FOR THE IMAGES YOU WANT TO ORDER.  

Word Play flyer HERE 

Perfectly Penned flyer HERE

Seasonal Sayings  flyer HERE

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NOW ON TO MY CREATIONS FOR THE BLOG HOP:

TODAY I HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS FUN FOR YOU.  I KNOW IT IS EARLY, BUT IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PREPARING, THAT'S FOR SURE.

 FIRST LET ME SAY THAT I AM LOVING THE NEW GUMBALL GREEN "IN COLOR".  IT IS BRIGHT AND SUCH A SATURATED COLOR.  IT GOES PERFECTLY WITH MY CHERRY COBBLER, DON'T YOU THINK?  THIS CARD WAS CREATED AFTER SEEING A SIMILAR ONE FROM MARY FISH.  THANKS MARY FOR THE IDEA.

 I MADE THESE FOR A CARD SWAP WITH MY DOWNLINE AND FRIENDS.  IT WAS FUN TO DO THE SWAP AND I GOT SOME AWESOME CARDS BACK THAT I WILL SHOW YOU IN ANOTHER POST LATER ON.  THE STAMP SET IS "CHOCK FULL OF CHEER" AND THE DESIGNER PAPER IS" BE OF GOOD CHEER."  BOTH ARE FABULOUS AND IN THE CURRENT HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG.

I USED CHERRY COBBLER, GUMBALL GREEN AND WHISPER WHITE CARD STOCK AND INK.  I USED MY MITTEN PUNCH AND PUT THEM ON DIMENSIONALS, ADDED TOMBOW MULTI-GLUE AND DAZZLING DIAMONDS ON THEM FOR PRETTINESS.  AND I ADDED THE STITCHED GUMBALL GREEN RIBBON HERE, TIED IN A KNOT.  I LOVE HOW SOFT AND EASY TO USE THIS RIBBON IS.

I WOULD LOVE A PAIR OF THESE CUTE MITTENS FOR REAL, WOULDN'T YOU??  DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR MITTENS FROM WHEN YOU WERE SMALL?  I DO, MY AUNTIE ANN GAVE THEM TO ME FOR CHRISTMAS ONE YEAR AND I LOVED THEM.  THEY WERE ALL STITCHED AND PRETTY.  I BELIEVE THEY HAD MOHAIR ON THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE THE FLUFFIEST AND SOFTEST MITTENS I HAD EVER HAD.

HERE IS A CLOSEUP OF THE MITTENS SO YOU CAN SEE MY DAZZLING DIAMONDS GIVING THE MITTENS THE "CUTENESS" FACTOR.  

 AND I DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET TO MENTION THE 3 BRADS TO GIVE IT THE FINAL TOUCH.  ON SOME OF THE CARDS, I USED TOMBOW AND ADDED SOME DAZZLING DIAMONDS.  THEY LOOK LIKE LITTLE GUMDROPS WITH THAT SPARKLE ON THEM.  THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE IT ON IT.  I JUST COULDN'T DECIDE IF I LIKED IT ON THIS CARD OR NOT, SO I DID SOME WITH AND SOME WITHOUT.

MY OTHER CARD I DID FOR THE SHARE (WE SHARED TWO DIFFERENT CARDS) IS A CUTE SNOWMAN CARD:

 I REALLY REALLY LIKE THIS CARD, DON'T YOU?  I EMBOSSED WITH THE SNOW FLURRIES EF ON WHITE, THE LAYER BEHIND IT IS BASIC BLACK AND THE CARD BASE IS RED.

 IT WAS SO FUN TO SEE 7 SNOWMEN ACROSS MY TABLE AS I WAS ASSEMBLING THEM. I USED EITHER RED OR GREEN BUTTONS WITH A PIECE OF CARD STOCK IN THE HOLES TO LOOK LIKE SEWING.  I USED THE "BE OF GOOD CHEER" DESIGNER PAPER FROM THE NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG FOR THE TWO STRIPS.

 I WATER COLORED THE SNOWMAN WITH THE AQUA MARKER AND INK.  I HEAT EMBOSSED HIS NOSE AND THE SPOTS ON HIS SCARF WITH EMBOSSING POWDERS.  I THEN USED A CRAYON TO COLOR THE SNOWMAN WHITE.

HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE INSIDE SENTIMENT CUTE WITH THE DECORATIVE LABEL DIE.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY PROJECTS. DON'T FORGET TO SCROLL DOWN AND LEAVE A COMMENT FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BLOG CANDY!!

OUR BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Dawn

Dee               

Jan              

Bridgett        

Jennifer    (THAT'S ME)  
Judy    

Ronnel        

             TO GO TO JUDY NEXT, CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW:

IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS BLOG, CLICK BELOW::

NOW THE BLOG CANDY RULES:

1.  BE A PUBLIC FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT TELLING ME YOU ARE. (ONLY NEED TO TELL ME ONE TIME THIS WEEK.)

2.  LEAVE ME A COMMENT ANSWERING MY QUESTION ABOVE AS WELL AS LEAVING ME A LITTLE "LOVE" ABOUT MY CARDS.

3.  VISIT AND LEAVE A COMMENT ON ALL FIVE POSTS FOR THE HOP THIS WEEK.

THAT'S IT!!  THEN I WILL PUT EVERYONE'S NAME INTO THE RANDOM PICKER AND WE WILL HAVE A WINNER.

HERE'S TO INKY FINGERS!!  SEE YOU TOMORROW.