A Very Merry Christmas

Good morning friends!  So sorry for being away the beginning of this week but I have some fun stuff to show you the next couple of days! 

This Christmas Wreath image really caught my eye during the Doodle Pantry new release so I just had to use it.  I combined the image with patterned paper from Echo Park's Seasons Greetings and the Pollycraft Monday Challenge sketch to make this card.  I just think this turned out to be a great 'traditional' Christmas card.

Make sure you check out all of Doodle Pantry's new releases by clicking HERE to go to their blog.  There is also a list of winners from the 12 Day of Christmas Blog there.

Alright, tomorrow you are going to see the newest sketch from Sketches by Carly for which I themed the card perfectly for Veteran's Day.  Then on Saturday is my Sweet Stop post...another cute card if I don't say so myself!  Finally, keep check back as next week on Tuesday is the Clear Dollar Stamps Digi release.  Fun stuff coming up for sure!

Thought of the day:  Faith in God includes faith in his timing. 

All Year Round Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to your April stop on the All Year Round Blog Hop featuring the wonderful calendar set from Clear Dollar Stamps!  If you came here from Lisa's blog you are right on track.  If you are just stopping in here why don't you head on over to the Clear Dollar Stamps blog to start at the beginning?

When I first saw these calendar pages I knew I wanted to work on a 6x6 calendar using the cute images from CDS.  For April we have a cute bunny that I paired with some lovely paper from the Sweetly Smitten patterned paper pack from Sassafras.  When I do pages like this I just Google 6x6 scrapbook page layouts and choose one that fits my main image well.  The numbers at the bottom are made from kraft thickers that I just inked with a Bermuda Bay ink pad.  A little pink on the bunny with an outline in blue and tahdah!

Alright, I'm sure you want to continue on the blog hop so head on over to Jan's blog to see her cute calendar project!

Thought of the day:  I love that random memories that no matter where I am in my life they make me smile. 

Double the fun!

Good morning friends!  I must apologize for posting late today.  Just when I thought we had our new dog figured out (scroll down to see photos) at night I found we were wrong and I ended up sleeping longer than I had anticipated.


Today is double the fun as my card layout is for this week's Sweet Stop AND for the 12 Day of Christmas blog hop with Doodle Pantry.  If you are following along with the DP Blog hop and came here from Dawn's blog then you are on the right track.  If you want to start at the beginning click HERE to be taken to the Doodle Pantry blog.  When you are done here be sure to hop on over to Sarah's blog!  Please note the DP blog hop officially starts at Noon EST.

So, what is this blog hop all about?  Well, just one of the cutest and most versatile digi sets that Doodle Pantry released on the first.  It is called 12 Days of Christmas.  The images are cute for lots of things like tags, little gifties and such but I used the 12 Drumming Drummer on my card as it will be for my son for Christmas this year.  This set comes in color and outlines and is only $4.50!  Now, you have until the 8th to see all the fun images the DT has made but you only need to post your name/e-mail on the linky on the DP blog in order to be qualified to win!  Winners will receive $10 credit to the DP store...yay!

If you didn't know, the 12 Days of Christmas are actually after December 25th until Epiphany on January 6th.  Now, I know I made a card today but I actually intend on making a tag with these images and giving a gift to my husband each day for the 12 Days of Christmas.  Fun stuff!

Okay, now I know you want to see what others have made with the Sweet Stop Sketch this week, too so I'm linking you up below to their blogs:

Paper Perfect Designs

M.A.D. Stamper

Enchanted Ladybug Creations

Inky Paws

Sugar Pea Designs

Golden Inksperations

You Got Ink Where?

  

Well, have fun hopping around and seeing all the amazing work of the Doodle Pantry and Sweet Stop Design Teams and enjoy your Saturday!

Repeat after me...awwww...

Morning!  Sorry...nothing crafty for you today but Saturday and Sunday will be super fun days!  I'm just going to share another couple of photos of Trixie. 

So, I have heard that Dachshund's like to pick a favorite person to hang out with.  I gotta tell you our Trixie likes to hang out with whoever will let her sit on the couch/chair with them.  So far we all love having a lap dog.  We are trying to teach her, though, that she is only welcome on the furniture when we are there too.  I think that is going to be a long process.  LOL!

Dachshund's also really like to burrow...so far, not an issue.  This is one of the ways Trixie loves to sit with me (yes, isn't my robe just lovely?).  She is such a silly girl!

Last nights sleep was much better but I think that is just because we got a bark collar for her, re-did her bedding area, and put a sheet over her kennel.  I'm also considering moving her kennel into a different room so that she can't hear the other two dogs at night.  She keeps disappearing into Kyler's room.  I think she is laying on the soft stuffed animals.

I hope you are having a super week so far!  See ya back here Saturday!

Thought of the day:  Having a rough day?  Place your hand over your heart.  Feel that?  That's called purpose.  Your alive for a reason.  Don't give up!

I'm Sorry

Good morning friends!  Well, it was an interesting night at my house last night but I'll get to that later.  First, I must show you the card I made to show off one of the brand new file releases from Doodle Pantry!

This month's new releases are absolutely fabulous and super cute, as always!  I got to play with Quirky Donkey.  There are so many options with this set because of the fabulous sentiments that Laurie has included...Christmas, I'm sorry, and well, just plain cute!  This set also come with two matching papers of which I used one.  I really like the monochromatic look the patterned paper allowed me to achieve with this layout.  It will be the perfect card when I need to apologize, which for me will most likely be soon.  The sketch for my card today is from  Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  It looked much more difficult then it turned out to be!

Make sure you hop on over to the Doodle Pantry blog to see what all of the design team members have made and make sure to leave each of them some love on their blogs.  You know we all love that!

Now...why was my night eventful?  Welll...in addition to getting a daughter-in-love soon we have rescued a dachshund named Trixie.  She is completely adorable and loves her people but did not like the kennel last night.  Our home, her forever home, is her third home and the person two before us had her crate trained but the person just before us let her sleep in bed with them...huge mistake!  Trixie barked almost the entire night.  I think there was only a three hour time period in which she did not bark.  *sigh*  First thing this morning (and I mean first thing...I couldn't stand it anymore at 5am so I got up) I bought the book Dachshund's for Dummies.  She has her own little spot in my craft room, just a old pillow case I put on the floor for her.  Hopefully that will make her a little happy but she would prefer to be on my lap, that is for sure!  Please pray for her to have an easy transition to our family...and that we get some sleep tonight!

Thought of the day:  If your always racing to the next moment what happens to the one you're in?