Countdown to Christmas and Card Share

Today I have an adorable card to share with you.  It was made by Marcy Walsh and is a special kind of pop-up card.  It looks complicated, but it's actually just an extra cut and a fold that makes it so special.

This card uses the Holiday Happiness Stamp Set and the adorable Holly Berry Bouquet DSP...love that sparkle!  Marcy cute out the little ornaments and popped them up on dimensionals for a 3-D effect.  The red Button at the top, tied with Baker's Twine gives it that extra festive look!

For today's Advent present from my Secret Pal, I got this cute gum holder...my pal is so creative!

Here is where the gum is hiding!

Thanks for sharing my Advent Calendar fun with me!

Christmas Countdown Day 4

Today I have a cute swap card to share with you.  I received this card from Julie Stayrook.  I love how she added a Mini Jingle Bell to the ribbon...so festive!

And here is my Day 4 Advent Calendar surprise...a tea bag holder!

And here it is after I've opened it.

What a quick and easy gift, using our Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper and the Ornament Stamp Set and Punch...thank you Secret Sis!

Christmas Countdown Day 3

Today I have a card to share, as well as my Day 3 gift.  I made this candy cane card at a Stamping event for Demonstrators.  Isn't it cute and fun?  The red sparkly paper is our new Glimmer Paper and the stocking itself comes from the Stocking Accents Die...this one is easy and fun!

And here is my gift from my Secret Pal for December 3.  It's a cute holder for a packet of hot chocolate!  Yummy!  I hope you are all having fun getting ready for Christmas.  I am starting to find my Christmas spirit.  I hope you are, too.

Here is what it looks like opened up...

Countdown to Christmas!

Well, I'm very excited today, because I have just started opening my Advent Calendar that some of my friends from Stampin' Up have sent me.  We each made 24 goodies and swapped them with other stampers.  Here is my first gift!

4 Hershey Nuggets, woohoo!  :)

And since today is actally the second of December, I'll show you what I opened this morning.

It is a cute little TicTac Holder.  Adorable!  Thank you to my secret pal (who is not actually secret...her name was stamped on the backs of my goodies!  So, thank you, Michelle Snow!)

I also wanted to share a cute swap card I received from Nicki Shopis.  Simple and sweet.

Nicki used the new Easy Events Christmas image and glittered up the berries and added some of that pretty Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon.

I'm starting to get excited about Christmas.  I hope you are, too!

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Jack of All Trades

Here is another cute Pumpkin card using the Jack of All Trades stamp set.  Isn't he just adorable?

I got him in a swap from Susan Jensen .  This card also uses the Cobweb Embossing Folder in the background and Susan added a glitter brad to his witchy hat just for fun.  His little 'hair' tendrils are made using one of the stamps as well.  The pumpkin and his face are two stamps, making it easy to use just the face you like.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Googly Owl

Halloween is such a fun time of year.  I love Fall, with the pretty leaves and crisp breeze.  But before I can show you my Thanksgiving cards,  I have an adorable card to share.  I received this one in a swap from Angie Sherman.  I just love the way she added wiggly eyes to her punched Owl Punch owl.  Shading with a sponge adds depth to his Oval Punch pumpkin costume, as well as the Spider Web Embossing Folder background.  I am so excited, I just got the Owl Punch and I can't wait to use it!

Happy early Halloween, everyone!

Halloween is on it's way!

Only a few days left to start on your Halloween cards, so here's a cute one for you.

This one came to me from Cindy Frey in a Halloween card swap...I just love the "shiny" look that the clear embossing powder gives the Haunted House...so spooky and fun!

Oh, I almost forgot, Flossie just did not care for that picture I posted of her a couple of days ago, so I took another one of her "holding" a swap giftie I received from our swap hostess, Michelle Kuhn.  It had some chocolate in it which sadly did not appeal to Flossie.  She would have preferred a nice fat mousie instead.  :)

Halloween Witches and a Black Cat

Here's a cute card I received in a swap.  Isn't this such a creative way to use this stamp set?  (Wicked Cool). 

And since we're talking about witches (we were, weren't we?), I thought I'd share a picture of one of our kitties...just because she's so cute!

She's basking in the sun in this picture, thus the 'happy dazed' look, lol.  Her name is Flossie and she loves to purr.  :)

Happy Friday!

Halloween Cobwebs

Today I have a fun Halloween card that I made for a swap.  I just love the Spider Web Embossing Folder!  I used Concord Crush for the background and sponging and Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade for the base.  I sponged around my 'spider' in Lucky Limeade as well.

I used just one strand of Baker's Twine for my 'web.'  Happy Halloween!