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Holy Cow!  It’s super CHILLY outside today and Alexis and I even watched "snow balls" drop from the sky.  I know, snow balls!  They were itty bitty snow balls.  They melted right away but it was fun to watch.  Tonights card is in honor of the chilly willy weather we are having! 

Have you checked out the new Country Living Special?  You can check out all the details by clicking on the right sidebar.  GREAT kit with so many great things inside.  Most of all I love the stamp set.  I love a stamp set that can get a lot of mileage.  This is one of them.  This card uses the stamp set within the kit called Holiday Collection.  I just love this snowflake and the fact it can be punched out using the 1 3/4 circle punch.  I used Iridescent Ice over the Snow Flakes and I also used the Snowflake wheel on the background of the Night of Navy cardstock.  Then, I used the Baskets and Blooms die and rolled out the bottom part of the basket and used it to mat my snowflake.  So fun!  Here is a closer look:

Take time today and check out this awesome special.  I believe it’s a GREAT deal.  Also, make sure you pick up a copy of Country Living Magazine.  There is a GREAT spread of Stampin’ Up! creations in it.  Have a FABULOUS day!

If you remember from my post yesterday, I stated that Scandinavian Season stamp set was never my favorite in the beginning when the Holiday Mini Catalog came out.  There was something about the tree that I couldn’t make work.  Then it dawned on me!  Embossing powder!  It’s like a Band-Aid!  It fixes everything!  :)  I am now in love with this stamp set.  One of my favorite colors to put with this set is Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip.  It makes this stamp look Shabby Chic or almost Vintage and delicate! Here are two fun projects I have done. 

You can see in the close up picture that I gave this lots of layers.  Honestly, this tree was not a "quickie" to make, but this is what makes me fall in love with stamping every day.  When I can just PLAY! 

Here is another fun project:

I used the Scandinavian Wheel and Autumn Vine DSP.  Don’t you just love those silly mittens????  Oh, I do.  They are SuPeR DuPeR cute.  Again, I embossed and then came back and watercolored with Sage Shadow.  ohhhh weeee!!!!

Oh, and you will have to excuse my BANNERS!  It’s my new "Thang!" 

Have a FABULOUS day!

Today I was on a sewing machine mission!  I have a pretty good sewing machine, but I wanted that Janome Sew Mini for my desk to sew on cards at a minutes notice.  Yes, this is PURE silliness.  Bare with me.  I just didn’t want to pick up that heavy sewing machine every time I felt the urge to sew.  YES Jackie… I really can sew!  Only paper of course!  Tonight I played a little with my new sewing machine with a few scraps left over from last nights card. 

I know, Kraft cardstock AGAIN!  I wanted to create a soft snowflake card.  I used the stamp set Best Wishes & More and stamped Whisper White Craft ink and Pink Pirouette ink onto the Kraft cardstock.  See my straight sewing lines…(NOT!).  I need a little lesson in sewing straight.  I thought I would take one of the new felt Snowflakes that you can purchase in just DAYS and sew a circle in the center! LOL…It’s not really straight either, but so shabby!  Then I put one of the new pink decorative buttons in the center.  The designer paper underneath the snowflake is Bella Designer Paper. 

Here is a close up look of that beautiful snowflake.  These are really a nice size.  I love them. 

Have a fabulous day!