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!

It's Freezing!

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

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!

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!

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.

HK two ways

I love my Hello Kitty Sizzix dies. This one is actually the one where she's peeking over the rainbow, but I like to use the sentiment instead. I made this into a money holder card for my friend's daughter's birthday.
Close-up of Hello Kitty... and look how good the sentiment came out! I don't think I've ever had it come out that clear before. Helps when you buy a new ink pad!!

Here's the inside with the money pocket.

This thank you card is for Teri for the awesome RAK that she sent me. Same idea with the HK. I'm new to using the flowers as embellishments, but I think it came out okay. I was really happy that I had flowers that matched the background paper colors.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I can't handle the crowds for Black Friday (or Saturday) so we always get ready for Christmas. We've already got our tree and the outside decorations are done!

Blog Candy Winnings

I meant to post this yesterday but got so busy, I ran out of time. These are all the goodies that I won from Jenny's Blog Candy contest. I can't wait to use my new stamps!
Jenny also sent me this super cute card. She's so talented! I hope you can see all the details.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Holiday Gift Card Holders

Let me start off by saying that these are not my ideas - I totally cased them from other people. They're so cute!

I got the Santa gch idea from Tracy. I adjusted mine so they would have a flap over the top. I found those cute button brads and buckle from JoAnns.
Here's a side view of the "real" buckle.

And the back view with the cut-out so you can easily pull the gift card out.

I got the pattern for this super cute gch from Patti. If you haven't visited her blog, you should! She always posts the patterns for the things that she creates. And they're so cute!!

Here's what it looks like when you open the card.

Hope you have a great (short) week!