season of joy...

i was on a roll yesterday, apparently!! i know, it's hard to believe...i'm posting two (yes 2) posts in a row with new cards!! amazing! these cards i love. my cute mom gave me a "season of joy" paper collection from scrapworks. she also gave me a box of the shimmer shapes which are chipboard shapes with glitter that doesn't come off! hooray! ellie and patty would be proud of me for using the glitter!! anyway, there are the cards i made with these fun papers and chipboard. i used the purple onion holidoodle set again. i just love it!!!

christmas...

i had a "bonus" day today. i was scheduled to work extra, but they didn't need me so i was on call all day. i took some time to make a few more christmas cards. i used last year's patterned paper from stampin' up!, some new stamps from purple onion, and some rub ons. i really didn't love the paper when i got it, but i think these cards turned out good. and this is just a little plug for michele at purple onion (who in no way asked for this!)...i ordered some things on friday and they came today. fast! she also added two cute extra stamps. thanks michele!!! your stamps rock!!! and she is having a holiday sale until dec 9th, so go check them out here!

holiday look...

i've changed my blog banner and colors to be more festive for the holiday season. hope you enjoy the new christmas music, too (remember if you hate these music players to just scroll on down and turn it off!!)

my last holiday cj entry..

sniff, sniff. i'm sad that this swap has come to an end!! it was an amazing group of people who made amazing circle journals about the holidays!! as soon as i finish my own entry in my circle journal, i will post the whole finished project. until then, see sherri's completed journal on her blog. this entry is for suzi's journal. it was our favorite holiday tradition. it's alot like the one i did for pam's journal, but i found the picture of me and kerry that i was looking for!!!

pictures of you...

oh wait, that's a song...

i was looking though some pictures trying to find one for my last holiday circle journal entry and i stumbled across this one. i'm guessing i'm about 2 in this picture so it was 1973. check out those stylin' glasses and hairdo on my mom!!! i love that it is an old polaroid!

birthday cards...

here are a few of the birthday cards and one thinking of you card i made last week during football/craftapalooza. it's nice to be posting projects! it feels like i haven't done it in a while!! all the paper is from stampin' up! and the sentiments are rub-ons!

life gets busy...

so take this advice...

happy thanksgiving...

sunday...

it's sunday and i don't have to work. yipee!! guess what that means?? football and crafting!! it's a nice way for me and my honey to spend the day together. his footballapalooza is now including craftapalooza for me!! so i'm going to work on some more fall and birthday cards (since i'm WAY behind on my birthdays at the shack!). i'll post my creations later!!

the last weekend...

before the official beginning of the holiday season. isn't that crazy??? i can't believe it is here already here. this year has gone by in a blur!! this weekend will be a frenzy of cleaning and shopping. i work on monday, tuesday and wednesday, then we are having kerry's parents over for thanksgiving dinner! yikes! so much to do!! can i serve toast, jellybeans and popcorn??

on a craft related note, i went to the we r memory keepers warehouse sale today. they had so much fun stuff on sale!! tons of scrapbooks and paper. of course i'm not much of a scrapbooker, but i did get some fun stuff!!

beautifully...

cold. that's what it is today. it is an absolutely amazingly beautiful day. the sun is shining brightly. the sky is pure blue. not a cloud to be found. but man, it's cold!!! 42 degrees, but feels like 37 according to weather.com!! i thought i'd get my lawn mowed for the last time. when i looked outside, it looked like the perfect day to do it. but i didn't realize it was so chilly!! i had on long pants and a long sleeved shirt, plus a sweatshirt. i forgot gloves. my hands are numb as i type this!! but it's done! i don't have to get out the lawn mower until next spring!

moms are great...

i spent the entire day with my mom yesterday. it was great. despite me being a little grumpy, we had a good time. the reason, other than to just hang out, was to finish her magnet board. i've been a terrible daughter. i gave her a magnet board for christmas LAST year and didn't get a chance to get it done. so it's been sitting in her basement, naked, for the past 11 months. i figured it was WAY past time to get it done, so we planned a whole day to work on it. i'll have to get a picture from her to post. i think it turned out very cute.

the other project i worked on was a circle journal. i had such a hard time with it because i don't really have many holiday collections. but here is how it turned out. sorry the picture isn't the best...we couldn't get my mom's scanner to work.

in search of...

the perfect coloring tool. that's what i want. what are your thoughts, ideas, suggestions? i have tombow markers, but i get too many lines from them. does that make sense? the stampin up markers give me lines too. then i ruin the paper trying to smooth them out. i have a handful of prismacolor markers and absolutely love those. but they are so expensive! and don't coordinate to the colors i use most (stampin up!). i prefer markers over colored pencils for the brightness. whenever i use pencils and mineral sprits, i can't seem to get it as deep of a color that i want.

so lay it on me. do i need to just give in and pay for the whole prismacolor set? what is your ultimate coloring tool?

help!

thursday already...

where did this week go? it has flown by. my holiday circle jounal was due to be mailed yesterday. i'm a slacker in my own swap. uh oh. that is terrible. and to make me feel even more guilty, i got my own back yesterday!! the ladies in this swap are amazing. this circle journal is the neatest thing i've done. i love it. i must stop slacking...

life is a pajama party...

so during the patriots/colts game (YEA! patriots won!!), i had some more inspiration and made more cards. i think i need to craft and watch football more often!! i'm behind on my birthday card giving, so i figured i needed to make a bunch. so here are the ones i made. the stamps are from stamping bella and the papers are from stampin up.

it's nice to get my creative juices flowing again. now i have 3 circle journals that desperatley need attending to. i'm stumped on the one, however. it's about holiday collections and i don't really collect much! besides junk!!

and the winners from the 17k hits contest are:

wife2tj, elaine, and nancys (momsnack). please email me with your address and post a comment confirming your winning!!!

pumpkins...

ahh...the sweet feeling of creating a few cards!! i finally made some cards today while watching the titans/panthers game. i made about 8 of these cards, each a little different. they are simple, but i love them. here are two of them. of course, i showed kerry and he says "isn't it a little late for halloween cards?" these are just a fall theme. no specific holiday. i love the stamp, it's amuse. i even tried paper piecing the cart. sherri should be proud!!!

new song...

i found a song that i absolutely love. give it a listen. kim richey-the absence of your company. see her myspace page to listen. it's also on the music player below. i've added others, too. mostly from music from grey's anatomy. love it!!

another milestone...

i didn't realize i hit 17000 hits the other day. i'm amazed. i owe it all to you, the readers of my blog. without you, i wouldn't have this great milestone!!

so, i'm going to be doing a few prizes. i've been in a bit of a crafting rut lately and not blogging as much. maybe it's because i'm not giving enough love away. so i'll pick three random comments on sunday november 4 around 6pm (mst). just leave a comment on anything you feel like saying. be sure to include a way to contact you if you win.

i'll post prizes on sunday.

thanks again for getting me to 17000 hits!!!

xoxo