New Snowdudes arrived!

There was a new die set in my mailbox yesterday - and it hardly had a chance to cool off before it was put to use!  Introducing my first playtime with Spellbinders' The Snow Notes - there was no doubt they were singing my tune!

I do love an all-die-cut card - even the sentiment - and a bit of

embossed snow!  Someone might like to know that the musical notes

come from that darling PB Sing Joy die set!

Of course, I couldn't stop at just one... here they are sporting yellow, pink, and grey which is the trio from Color Throwdown #837...

Trimmed to fit onto postage stamps they still sing loud and clear!

Stars from MFT Blueprint #18 die set, sentiment from 

The Greetery: Tear Strip Tags.  Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Collage die for

my postage stamp shapes.

Hope my Christmas cards cool you off a bit - it is miserably hot and humid here in Michigan!  The AC helps and there is rain in the forecast which should knock that humidity down a notch - fingers crossed!  

I better get these dudes posted before they melt!

=] Michele

Snowman Solos!

I spent a good amount of time in my studio over the weekend - I just couldn't say no to those darling Snow Dudes!  My order included two packs of Scrapbook.com's Christmas papers - I can't resist a great sale - and the quality of this paper just blew me away!  And HOW could I pass on an orange/pink/red color collection??

I am giving each of the Spellbinders' The Snow Notes their own solo appearance so I could triple my output of Christmas cards!

Ready... oh!  These sentiments are all from Waffle Flower Crafts' Wonderful Christmas combo set... all my favorite lines from the best carols!  Let the singing begin:

The snowbanks were made with EH Landscapes dies.

You'll see MFT's Wonky Stiches a few times.

Now it's time to bring the trio together again - this time, for 

The Paper Players and Jan's wonderful Sketch:

Jan, I can guarantee that I've never used this many layers or 

patterned papers on a card! But I loved it!

Thanks ever so much, Jan!

And now, back to my regularly scheduled Monday... thanks for stopping by!

=] Michele

Fa la fun-day at Marcia's

Last week I visited Marcia with the hopes that I'd go home with a good start on my final Christmas cards for my seniors... she never lets me down!  Good fun, good food can always be found at The Hill House!

Here are a few of the cards made with the darling Penny Black images I stamped from her stash...

PB Yuletide Delivery paired with PB friend edger; PB plaited frames

A second image from PB Yuletide Delivery; PB Plaited Frames; SSS Fir Sprigs; Wplus9 love notes; PB Linked EF.  It could almost be saved for Valentine's Day, right?

PB Bundled; sentiment from PB Frosty hops; PB Double Frames

This tweet little trio of birds were calling my name:

Impression Obsession: E19968; Gina K. Serene Branches

One more Halloween card - let's just say I was bewitched... and since she's playing

'dress up' I'll send this one to The Paper Players where Claire is

looking for costumes!

Thanks, Claire!

PB FaBOOlous; PB Frame it; sentiment: Colorado Craft Co. Birthday Wishing

A few weeks ago, Marcia posted some wonderful cards using C&9th Kristina Werner's Holiday Icons stencil set.  When you start with two half-sheets of paper, you end up with FOUR cards!  Well, you know I would NOT be able to resist a little stenciling with my friend - it's standard procedure!  I won't bother sharing the inks - here are my four cards with a fun little flurry of finishes so I could play at Christmas Kickstart's Challenge 103 - Snow Alert! with Jo and Loll!

All the sentiments are from Pinkfresh Studios: Holiday Large Sentiments

that were stamped in Altenew Obsidian black ink and clear embossed.

I found a few Altenew black enamel embellishments that 'brought them home.'

Simple white frames are from Waffle Flower Crafts: Nesting Rectangle Frames.

Marcia is always so kind to make chili for me - she knows I love it and Tom doesn't eat it, so I seldom make it!  I brought my honey cornbread which gets griddle-toasted with butter, and I tried a new recipe for dessert: LEMON brownies!  A winner in my book!  

Another all-together-wonderful day, my friend!  Thanks so much for sharing your goodies [and friendship] with me!

Now, let's go see what Marcia got up to after I left...

=] Michele