Freshly Made Poinsettia

Hello! It's back to school week here, so I'm a little behind on making and posting.  I am so excited to be back playing with my friends at Freshly Made Sketches this week.  I took a small break to try and gather myself back together.  I started playing around with the sketch this week to see if I could do it and this is what I got.  I love the sketch and was feeling a bit festive too I guess.  :)  Cindy is the hostess and she always has the best projects.  Be sure to go check out hers and the rest of the teams'.

I still don't own anything oval, so circle it was.  :) 

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Joyful Christmas, Stampin' Up! Contempo Christmas

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Stampin' Up! Thick Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Neenah Solar White

Dies:  Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangles, My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Circles

Copics:  R35, R35, R39, YG11, YG13, YG17

Laila had her first day of school yesterday and it went great!  She didn't want to leave.  lol  Today she was so excited to go back and asked to leave early even!  Wow! Here's us waiting in the car line for the teachers to come out!  Today was our first time ever doing that and it was easy peasy!  I hope we have found the right fit for her.  Three days a week will do us all good!  :) 

PP 73: Silver Tree

I have the privilege of substituting over at The Paper Players challenge this week!    I love these ladies, so it is always a thrill when I open up my email and see that I get to play along.   Jaydee has a gorgeous color challenge for everyone this week.   I think this is one of my favorite combinations for elegant Christmas cards. There's just something about blue and silver that I love!  

I decided to show another one of my older, but still current stamps a little love for this one.   Season of Joy was one of the very first sets I ever purchased and I still adore it.   I did have to pull out some retired ribbon as I didn't have any current Night of Navy ribbon.   I love the 1 1/4 striped ribbon and think it looks great used as a divider like this.  I'm definitely using this layout again for more cards!    The sentiment is from another current stamp set, Contempo Christmas.  

I hope you enjoyed my card for today.  Hop over to the Paper Players to see what all the other designers came up with using these gorgeous colors.   I know this week will be a busy one with the holiday, but maybe you can find a bit of time to escape to your crafty space and play along.   

Stamps:  Season of Joy, Contempo Christmas

Ink:  Night of Navy, Versamark

Paper:  Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Shimmery White

Tools/Accessories:  Big Shot, Snow Burst embossing folder, Regals buttons, Night of Navy 1 1/4 striped ribbon, white baker's twine, Silver embossing powder, heat tool, embossing buddy, basic rhinestones

Christmas Cards by Mail!

As a new service, I'll now be offering kits by mail to help friends and family who aren't able to make it to my local classes.   Part of November's kit is pictured above; in addition to the 4 cards pictured, you'll also receive supplies to make 2 bonus projects!    The cost of the kit, including shipping, is only $20!

The kit will include instructions and all card stock, designer paper, and ribbon needed to complete the projects.    You will need to supply your own stamp set and inks.   I will be more than happy to put in an order for you for the supplies and mail them and your kit out together or you can order online and SU will ship your supplies and I will mail your kit.

Supplies Needed:
Olive Olive Classic Ink Pad (102277) $5.95, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad (119669) $5.95, Contempo Christmas stamp set, clear (120594) $11.95  wood (118734) $15.95, Old Olive Marker (100079) $3.50, Cherry Cobbler Marker (119681) $3.50

Another great option for this kit is Stampin' Up!'s current promotion, Handmade Holidays, where you can purchase the Contempo Christmas stamp set and Jolly Holiday designer paper in a bundle for 20% off!
Contempo Christmas Clear Mount Bundle (124072) $17.52
Contempo Christmas Wood Mount Bundle (124071) $20.72

I will be taking orders for the kits and/or supplies until November 22nd; the kits will ship out approximately 1 week after the order deadline.   Contact me today to get your kits reserved!

Projects from the past few days....

 Sorry about the bad pictures.   I worked pretty much all of the daylight hours today and didn't have any sunlight to help with the photos.    How cute is this snowman Tic Tac holder?   Love it!

 I made up a couple of sets of my lunch box notes using Fox & Friends.   Can you imagine the look on a child's face when they open up their lunch box and find a cute card from mom or dad?    Priceless!   Having been though the loss of a child and looking at the prospect of not being a parent again,  I know how important it is that your child knows how loved and appreciated they are.   Be sure you take a minute to tell them today...and tomorrow...and every day!

Here are a couple more tea bag holders that I made up this week.   Very cute stocking stuffer or gift to go along with a gift card.  

Fancy favor boxes make adorable hostess gifts!   I filled this fall-themed one with some yummy chocolate!