Delights of the Season

You probably noticed I didn't post much this month! Life has been exceptionally busy with holiday prep, school activities, and of course, work. (I didn't even share my Christmas cards with you I was so busy.) But I finally got some crafting time in, and I wanted to post a quick reminder that the Holidays from the Heart mini book ends December 31. In addition to Christmas, there are some great products for Valentine's Day, birthdays, and more.

Being in the Christmas spirit, I started with some pictures from Christmas a few years ago:

I used a simple sketch from Make It From Your Heart volume 2 along with the Sparkle & Shine Workshop on the Go - my title is a large stamp from the kit. The pictures don't do it justice - the "gray" in the houndstooth and ornament print is actually silver.

This was another stamp from the kit. I opted not to journal on this page since there are multiple layouts from the same day.

This layout was sent to me by my awesome upline Connie Hart; I just added pictures and a title. It used the perfect amount of photo mats for stocking gifts. She added some Silver Shimmer Trim & Small Sparkle Flourishes for bling.

I used a little Un-do to lift off this banner and added a title to it using my Silhouette Cameo and a silver Sketch pen. (If you have a Cricut, you can do a similar thing with their markers.)

I have some more photos from 2010 to scrapbook, but I am hoping to get a little jump on Valentine's Day later today first. See you again soon!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is my 17th anniversary, so I made hubby this card yesterday afternoon. I just received this stamp set from the new Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide, and I knew this image would be perfect for this card.

This plane was calling my name for some reason, but it has a star on its side. So, since there was also a little heart in the set, I stamped that separately, cut it out, and popped it up over the top of the star. I also stamped a couple of clouds from the stamp set, cut them out, and also popped those up.

I colored everything with Copic markers. It's hard to tell in the photo, but I used a light BG color on the clouds for a little depth and definition. Before adhering everything, I sponged the edges of all of my papers in coordinating inks.

Here are the supplies I used:

• For Always paper packet
• Lifting Spirits stamp set (in Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide)
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink for stamping
• Lagoon and Honey stamp pads for sponging
• Copic markers to coordinate
• 3-D Foam Tape

**Items in the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide are available until December 31, 2013.   You can choose one "star" item in the catalog free for every $100 of retail-priced items in your order.