Second cups!

Oh what fun!!  And really more like 2nd pot for me... switching it up to cocoa for a moment =]

 

This is a self-CASEing card from the first Coffee Lover's blog hop here.  This time with a bit of fancy foam on a cocoa cup =]

 

Inside sentiment: 

"And big cocoa kisses are being sent your way,

since we cannot be together on Christmas day!"

Amy on coffee ... It's a good thing, most definitely =]

Monday, as I was creating my card for CASology and thinking about OLD SAYINGS I had this little number pop into my head. Talk about a shaker card!! 

 

 

You'll all recognize my favorite little bird-buddy that Amy so generously sent to me, right? One of my own sentiments...

Another card box... I promise, my last...those coffee beans were acting more like Jumping Beans in that acetate box!!



CAS(E) This Sketch #102

Being a CTS Favorite is always such a wonderful surprise!  I do love surprises!  Learning that we all will enjoy the wonderful Hannalie as a new DT member at CAS(E) This Sketch is also a fantastic surprise - I adore her style!  Congratulations, Hannelie!

It is NO surprise that I love to play along and Gayatri's sketch this week caught my interest immediately:

 

GD Susie's wonderful inspiration card had me reaching for my snowflakes!!  I also received a darling little die set from Mama Elephant this week.  Talk about surprises - when I cut their Peek a Frame die, I thought I'd done something wrong - not a bit... it's a window that opens!  [Insert me smacking myself upside the head - it clearly mentions this in the product description - duh!]

 

For CTS#102, Hannelie, and Susie:

 



 

 

 

Supplies: SSS Smokey Slate CS.  Reverse Confetti Snowflakes.  PTI sentiments.  Clearly Besotted tree line. 

 

We've had a little bit of snow, too! 

But I have my craft to keep me warm =]

Curtain Call - Clearly Christmas

I couldn't stop 'til I conquered that box!!  Hope you don't mind a little second helping for the Curtain Call Challenge...

 

...I really missed that ribbon =]

 

 

Clearly I didn't have the proper blues or greens, but I made do cutting a little leftover cardstock with the SSS Ornament dies, adding the tangle of silver thread, a few large Teresa Collins sequins and rhinestone bling - all enclosed and layered in a clear acetate card box.  I use them often for giving cards with too much dimension to send in the mail.... like this one. ...  so the card becomes the gift.  My favorite when I take a friend out for a birthday lunch.

 

Enjoy the rest of your crafting day - off to start the laundry - 'tis Monday =/

 

CASology Week 124: OLD

I couldn't wait to join in the fun, and yet look how long it took me to post?  another just under the wire!!

My philosophy: If we cannot make fun of aging, we just give in to getting old! 

I think I had more fun writing the sentiment, than making the card this week - if that's possible.  I thought first of "old sayings" when the cue posted. 



For CASology, week 124:

Inside: 

"Wait... you wrote that one didn't you?"

 

Hope you all have a great week of card-making... love it when you have a moment to stop by!!



Muse Challenge 96

Vicki Dutcher is our Muse this week!  So happy I found a bit of extra time today to play along.
Here is her awesome inspiration card:

 

I'm drawing from the greenery, added just a bit of an extra layer, and put the strip at the top from which I could hang my mistletoe =]  For Muse Challenge 96:

 

The mistletoe is actually a die from Memory Box.  My patterned paper is a new to me from Simple Stories - DIY.  The sentiment is one from that cute little rubber stamp set from October Afternoon...remember that cute mouse?



The Card Concept No. 24

I don't have a clue where you find these inspiration photos, but *sigh* I just adore this guy:

Can't you just hear him say "I love Winter!"

 

I couldn't help but take this one quite literally, too... just loved the nose... how's that for an inspiration - I picked his nose?  A bright orange little pinked bit of foam, with a little help from Reverse Confetti dies, another polka dot patterned paper from Tracey - it is in honor of her 25 Tags, and a bit of this and that, for The Card Concept 24 - Snowman my Clean and layered tag:

 

No sentiment required... this one will hold a gift card on the back which says it all!