2018 Christmas Card

Howdy Peeps!!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my
2018 Christmas Card.

I just ordered and received a 12 x 12 Gel Press plate!

....and I wanted to play with it!

I pulled out a few 

Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylics
Red Wagon
Moss Green
Bright Gold

Canvas Corp 
Ivory and Kraft Cardstock

Black E Flute

Tattered Angels 

Golden Orange

ArtFoamies
Circle Background Positive and Negative

Ranger Ink

Multi Medium Matte

I enjoyed a time of exploring my Gel Plate, paints and a stamp.
(sorry no photos)

My thoughts were to create a Christmas Ornament
but can I just say.....that's not working out so well.
A lot of hard work and it's not nearly as nice as I pictured in my head.

Now, I had cut my 3 pieces of monoprinted cardstock into 1 x 12 strips
so I decided to weave them together.

I then adhered the woven paper to a piece of
Kraft Cardstock with Multi Medium and let it dry overnight.

Using the Tattered Pinecone die, I diecut a piece of Black E Flute!
I colored my branch with a bit of Partridge in a Pear Tree Glimmer Mist.
I then tied a little golden bow and adhered it to the branch.

I cut up the piece of woven paper into 3 x 5.5 pieces.

I inked the woven paper and card with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide.

I then put my card together with Multi Medium!

Here is my finished card!

Hoping to have time to make up a few more of this beauty!!

THANK YOU for stopping by
to check out my creative play time!

EVEN more of my FAVORITE Christmas Supplies

I am STILL CREATING with

my FAVORITE Christmas Supplies
from Canvas Corp Brands!!!

you can get this $40+ value kit for just $24.99
the kit includes:

Canvas Corp Canvas Stocking Blank

Canvas Corp Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match Pad

Canvas Corp Canvas Garland

Canvas Corp Ticking Fringe

Canvas Corp Cord

Tattered Angels paints

I still had plenty of supplies left so 

I decided to whip up a few 

Christmas Gift Tags!!

Here are the other goodies I created with my kit!

A Merry Christmas Banner
with how to instructions HERE!

A Simply Rustic Stocking

....and a few Christmas Cards
with a video on how I created the 

snow on my diecut Pine Tree!

MAKE SURE to leave some love
as I will be choosing
one person to win their own
"Favorite Christmas Supplies Kit"

on November 29th!!

A Merry Christmas to All.......

This Christmas Season has been a bit challenging.....

Here it is the day before Christmas and I am just makin' my Christmas cookies

...so few of my holiday traditions completed this year
.....but it's ALL GOOD!

I did take a moment to make a few Christmas Cards
(and I truly mean few!!) .....here it is!!

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: 

 the presence of a happy family

 all wrapped up in each other.  ~Burton Hillis

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
and a Happy New Year!!

Shimmery, Grungy....

The WONDERFUL family day of Thanksgiving has passed. With the AWESOME smells....GREAT food....and a time to reflect on how BLESSED  we truly are!!!

Now....we have moved onto Black Friday.....
CRAZY crowds...pushing people looking for FABBY deals and a WANT lists.

I want to take one more day to reflect on HOW AMAZING my life is. How BLESSED I am to have  two FANTABULOUS children who have been through "more than the average bear" and are still thoughtful, kind and THANKFUL!!

A sister who is my HERO!! She has a HUGE giving heart and best of all....she CRACKS ME UP!!

My niece who is just my PRIDE and JOY....and my nephew who is quiet but I LOVE HIM TO PIECES!!

My mom.....who started this WHOLE family thing!!! 

Now....that it's fair game to play Christmas Caroles and bring out the Christmas Decorations
to don the house and yard!!

I pulled out LOTS OF Canvas Corp goodies and made a Christmas Card!!!

I began with a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Gold and Kraft ~ Stripe Paper.
I spritzed, front and back, a piece of the paper
with Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Persimmon
mixed with Golden Bamboo Primary Elements.
Using the Tattered Poinsettia Die....
I cut 3 flowers,

crumpled them and finished it off with a vintage button.

I cut the base card from the Gold and Kraft Stripe Paper
ran the edges through the Distrezz it All
and then dipped the edges into puddles of my custom mist.

I tore a piece of Canvas Corp Kraft ~ E Flute,

spritzed it HEAVILY with
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Egyptian Gold,

crumpled it in my hand,

then dipped the edges in
puddles of my custom mist.

How 'bout the flourish....
cut from Canvas Corp ~ Handmade Paper
and doned with
Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ Emperor's Gold.

I then dipped the Kaiser ~ Magic ~ Just Believe paper in the left over puddles.

And there you have it......a shimmmery....grungy

Christmas Card!!!

Be thankful for what you have; 

you'll end up having more. 

If you concentrate on what you don't have, 

you will never, ever have enough.
-- Oprah Winfrey