Monday, December 21, 2009

Weekend activities

This weekend we went to the Seattle Center to check out their train set up. DH loves trains, and theirs was pretty impressive.
There was a whole village filled with holiday festivities including carousal rides.
The kids could even take a turn at controlling the trains!
Since we were there, we went up to the top of the Space Needle.
It was actually pretty warm (for this time of year) and the sun was out.
Decoration inside the Space Needle gift store. At the top, they also has a Santa that you could take your picture with, and instead of the traditional decorations, he was in a space craft (I didn't get a picture though).
Outside the Space Needle.
Happy Holidays!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Christmas Cards

This is the Christmas card I made this year - actually, this is a "sample" one. I ran out of the string, so this one only has one string, the "real" cards had two. I embossed the sentiment and trees to give it a shiny look.
I used puffy tape to make the sentiment and the two outer trees stick out. And I used the cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the background.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Snoqualmie Falls

We drove out to Snoqualmie Falls yesterday. On the way there, in Fall City, we saw that part of the river was frozen. But these guys were still fishing!
Snoqualmie Falls... and this is without any snow or rain!

Have a great week!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Santa Tags

Isn't that Santa cute?! I got the instructions from Dawn's blog. Dawn is amazing, she always posts the supplies, instructions and VIDEO too! I used the Santa for gift tags and put a cotton ball on his hat for added texture.
Have a great week!

Saturday, December 5, 2009

It's Freezing!

It literally is freezing here - 32 degrees. And it's supposed to get COLDER.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Christmas Tree - Before and After

BEFORE (our tree at the lot):
AFTER:
We got a natural noble fir this year. It was a lot stronger to hold all our super heavy ornaments that we seem to have collected over the years.
Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Santa Gift Bags

I'm really into the Santa theme this year. I decorated some red gift bags with the Santa outfit.
I used the shiny silver paper again for the buckle and SU punches for the scallops and buttons.
Now I just need to get some baking done so I can fill these bags up!

Monday, November 30, 2009

Purse punch cards

I know I've made these purses before, but I think they're so cute. So I had to resurrect them. I originally found this pattern on Dawn's blog. She has the cutest ideas with instructions and videos!

It's so hard to go back to work after a long weekend.