Two Months Till Christmas Blog Hop!!!!!

Iam so excited that we are almost officially in the Christmas season!!
With all the decorations at Costco you would think we were already but we do need to enjoy Halloween too.
We had a great Thanksgiving this month at my Bald Man sister home with her kids and his parents.
I cooked a small turkey the next day at home because my daughter almost cried at the idea of no turkey left overs.
Now I have five hundred pieces of candy waiting for the army of goblins we get every Halloween.
Thats what I love about this time of year.
There is always something fun going on!
Today the fun is our monthly Christmas Blog Hop.
Myself and the other lovely ladies get a jump on our Christmas card making and share them with you on the 25 of every month.
Its my favourite day of the month!
I love hopping along and looking at all the beautiful cards/projects everyone creates.
They are all very inspiring.

If you have arrived from Sally's blog then welcome and Merry Two months till Christmas!
I will post the blog order in case you missed any.
Enjoy the hop! Iam also including the second card for the http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca anything goes challenge.
                                                             This Months Blog Hop Order:

Shari

Heather

Mary

Sara 
Sally

Sandy

This months theme was inspired by a picture.

My first card I used a new Wee stamp called Friendship is the Greatest Gift.
I used the greens and the reds and finally used some of my new candy cane coloured paper flowers.

My second card I used my new Krafftin Kimmie Santa and Pup stamp from their September release.
I used the red and whites to bring out the candy theme from the mantle in the inspiration picture.
I added some holly printed card stock to bring out the wreath and the greenery.

I also played with my new Molly Bloom Polar Stamp!
I love Polar Bears at Christmas..........thanks Coke :)

Thanks for stopping by
Merry Early Christmas see you next month!!!
Hugs
Sandy

Three Months Till Christmas Blog Hop

Wow, wow, wow!!!
Three months till Christmas.
Its also ONLY just over  a month away until we put the tree up and settle into our families Christmas traditions.
When do you all start?
While working on this months blog cards I had Christmas with the Kranks playing in the background.
Skipping Christmas.........I just couldn't do it!
I am grateful and thrilled to be able to be part of this monthly Christmas Blog Hop to give me my Christmas fix.
I will admit it I am a jingle bell junkie lol.
It also allows us to get our cards prepared before the rush of the holiday season begins.
Thanks again to the lovely ladies of the blog that let me play with them and keep me inspired.
So today if you have arrived from Sara's blog than you are in the right spot.
If not I have the blog hop order listed so you can sit back with a coffee and hop around and enjoy all the Holiday creations. This months theme was Santa, Elves or Reindeer.
Also in the spirit of Christmas is my FAVOURITE craft supply store ONE CRAZY CRAFTER who is having a Christmas card challenge. So I think I shall enter these.
Check it out http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.ca

This Months Blog Hop Order:

Shari

Heather

Mary

Sara 

Sandy

                                         

                          My first card I used Mo Mannings  Sticky! 

    My second card I used an adorable little Elf from Sassy Cheryls Stamps

      Couldn't help myself so I made a third after getting the idea for a Santa Card from Pintrest.

Hope you all have enjoyed all of our Christmas Creations!
Hugs
Sandy

Fall is in the air!

Woke up this morning to wind and rain.
A couple days ago I was in flip flops today I was wearing a toque.
This afternoon I could be wearing flip flops again.
Typical Victoria coming of fall.
Weather that can't seem to make up its mind.
While it poured this morning I stayed in with a cup of tea and my new Simply Betty Digi that I am entering into the Facebook Fan Challenge for August 13th thru Sept 13th.

Not sure how much I am loving her streaks that I put in though.
I used a black glitter pen and thought it would be a bit more subtle than how it turned out.
Now she looks like a wicked hottie with shades of grey :)

                        http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.ca/p/halloween-colors-and-anything-goes.html

Almost Back to School

The last weekend before our routine goes back to " Normal ".
Make lunches before bed for the kids, up early for work and school, homework, bedtime and repeat the next day.
I may shake up our routine this year as I look further into home schooling.
Iam still undecided.
Homeschooling would be a new routine.
A big change.
We spent the morning with my Bald Mans sister and Niece.
Seems like forever ago that my kids were that small.
Back in the days that I should've put more thought into home schooling verses traditional schooling.
Arghh to be able to rewind and do things differently.
Iam sure I am not the only parent out there that wishes we could rewind and have a do over.
That brings me to my card that I worked on today.
Baby Card!!
A friend of mine asked me to make her a card for a friend who just had a baby boy.
I havent had a chance to play with this little cutie by Mo Manning so I thought today was the day.
I went with my Bo Bunny papers and a few of my my go to buttons.

Image by http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com

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Thanks for visiting
Hugs
Sandy

Four Months Till Christmas!!!!

Can you believe how fast this year has been going by.
Its already four months till Christmas!
Again I am so grateful to part of this Christmas blog hop with this wonderful and talented group of ladies.
Iam already feeling pretty prepared for Christmas with all my cards.
If You have arrived here from Sally's blog then welcome to mine :)
If you missed any along the way then here is the blog order because I wouldn't want you to miss out on any of the fabulous creations.

Blog Hop Order

Shari

Mary

Sara

Sally 

Sandy ( thats Me )

This months theme is Christmas songs.
I thought My Kraftin Kimmie Orphan Annie stamp suited the song Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Imagine her first Christmas in the mansion with Daddy Warbucks.
Iam also going to add her in the Kraftin Kimmie Anything goes challenge.

My next two cards are  inspired by Frosty the Snowman, What a jolly happy Soul!
Lol this Frosty may not be too happy to be photo bombed though.

I made two and the plan was to choose my favourite.
Honestly I like them both so I thought I may as well use them both.
This adorable image is by http://www.sassycherylsstamps.com
I love her stamps!!!

Love all around you

This summer has been a challenge with more than a few people in our lives leaving us to soon.
Family and friends, young and old.
Its made me realize that you really have to show those that are important to you a lot of love now, not wait till tomorrow.
I have been blessed this summer to have had a lot of people ask me to make them cards to express their love and joy for the people in their own lives.
I have made Engament cards, wedding cards and anniversary cards.
I have been thrilled to be even a small  part of all this love. 
Hug as often as you can everyday. 

Wedding card Using a image from Mo's Digital Pencil

                                   

Wedding card using Wee stamps Love Me Do

Engagement card  using Tiddly Inks Image

                                                                         

Five Months Till CHRISTMAS BABY!!!!!!!!

Iam so excited that we are only five months till Christmas!!!
Being lucky enough to be part of this monthly Christmas blog hop is literally a dream come true for a Christmas nut like me.
This blog gives me a chance every month to display my Christmas cards and keep me motivated so I don't fall behind for the upcoming Christmas craft fairs.
Its also allowed me to be part of an amazingly talented group of woman  that inspire me monthly.
If you have arrived from the talented Sallys blog than you are in the right spot to see the hop in order.
At the bottom of the post I have the hop order in case you may have missed one.
This months theme is Non-traditional Christmas colours.
For me Traditional Christmas colours are Red and Green.
My first card I used brown card stock as my base and some of my brown toned Vintage Whimsy stamp papers.
I used my Kraftin Kimmie Nativity stamps and coloured them all up in earth tones.
I did add some Poinsettia stickers after that are shades of pink and greens and a strip of red but it is mostly earth tones I think.
I also went a tad crazy with my Spica glitter pen lol.

My second card I used charcoal grey as the base than shades of baby blue and white.
I used my new Tiddly Inks Stamp  and got to play with my Whimsy Snowflake die cuts again.
Love, love, love them.
My Big Shot is the coolest  prezzie my Bald Man has ever bought me next to my first iPod.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Christmas cards I hope that you are enjoying the hop.
Next stop is Lee Ann blog and I know you will love it!!!
Hugs and Merry Christmas
Sandy

This Months Blog Hop Order:
Shari

Heather

Mary

Sara 
Sally

Sandy

LeeAnn (Guest Designer)