Fab Friday #153

It's only a few days away from Christmas, and I'm still making Christmas cards!! I took a break from working on the ones I am going to mail out to make one for our Fab Friday Stampin' Challenge. I honestly haven't had as much time as I have wanted to have lately to make fun Christmas-y cards!! Dang!! And here we are almost at New Year's!!

A friend of mine stopped by earlier this evening and saw this card sitting on my table. I was told that this was his favorite card he had seen me do! Go figure ... I wasn't even trying to make anything spectacular!! Hahaha!! I sometimes surprise myself!!!

Don't ya just luuuuuuurve the texture on this embossing folder?? It's called Dot to Dot ... and it will be available in the Occasions Catalog as of January 3!! Doesn't that make you excited??!!??

Stamps: Making Christmas Bright
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Galvanized Metallic Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Wink of Stella
Accessories: 2 1/4" Circle Punch Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape, Dot to Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Black Baker's Twine, Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

This is a really great layout!! I tweaked it a little bit, but that's what inspiration is all about, right???










Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Jan Tinklenberg

Wish me luck, my crafty friends!!! I still have a BUNCH of work to do to complete the 85 Christmas cards I need to mail out!!! Dang!!! I guess if they get to people by New Year's Eve it still counts, doesn't it??

Fab Friday #152

Fa-la-la-la-laaaaaaaaa-la-la-la-LA!!! Here is my card for this week's Fab Friday Stampin' Challenge. I hate to admit that I had to spend MOST of the day yesterday digging my craft room out from underneath the messes I have been making in it for the past few months (yes ... you read that RIGHT ... MONTHS!!)! I hate when I allow it to get out of control!!! YIKES!!

This color challenge was a CHALLENGE, baby!! No matter what I did, I couldn't figure out how to get the Shaded Spruce to fit in. It helped to walk away for a while and then come back to it ... FINALLY came up with something I kinda liked!! Take THAT you challenge you!

Stamps: Winter Woods, Itty Bitty Greetings
Paper: Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Crumb Cake
Ink: Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Trio Corner Punch, Gently Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Corrugated Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, In the Woods Framelits Dies, Festive Farmhouse Framelits Dies, Braided Trim

Here's the entire color combo ...







Here's a link to the Fab Friday Challenge Blog so you can play along:

Fab Friday Challenge Blog

Check out the Fab blogs of my fellow Fab Friends:

Mindy Backes
Cindy Beach
Heather Heroldt
Brian King
Amy Koenders
Justin Krieger
Amanda Mertz
Brenda Myers
Jan Tinklenberg

I think I may actually get to start working on my own Christmas cards today!! It's been TWO YEARS since I have been able to do this, so I am VERY excited!!!

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Monday Montage #129

It's beginning to look a LOT like Christmas, my friends!!! And the Monday Montage girls are in full swing!!! Happy to report that I have put up my tree, decorated my porch and even did some online shopping. Getting closer every dang day!!

I did a little product "mashup" this go-round. I have a BUNCH of fun new things that I purchased as part of the Occasions/Sale-a-Bration preorder ... and I STILL have a BUNCH of Christmas stuff I haven't used. Hence, this card with Christmas-y butterflies!!

Stamps: Winter Woods
Paper: Very Vanilla, Festive Farmhouse DSP
Accessories: Trio Corner Punch, Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Beauty Framelits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Striped Burlap Trim, Gold Thread, Gold Embossing Powder

Here's a blog roll just in case you get "stuck" trying to hop around ...



Monday Montage Hoppers
Amy O'Neill - Amy's Paper Crafts
Breelin Renwick - Craft-somnia Momma
Cathy Casey - Sugar Shack Designs
Dani Dziama - Dani's Thoughtful Corner
Elizabeth Price - Seeinginkspots
Julie Warnick - Julie Warnick Stampin' Up! Blog
Kaitlyn Zumbach - Create with Kaitlyn - NOT PARTICIPATING THIS WEEK
Melissa Stout - The Stamp Doc
Wendy Weixler - Wickedly Wonderful Creations - YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!!

Snow is on the ground and Christmas music is playing. I was able to go with my son to a WONDERFUL Christmas concert down at BYU this past Saturday ... some of the BEST Christmas music I have heard in a long while. It TOTALLY got me in the mood for the holidays! I have been wearing EVERY sort of Christmas outfit I can ... AND I have starting going to choir practices after church on Sundays so I can sing with them for the Christmas program. I am REALLY feeling it now!!

Click "Back" for Melissa Stout and "Next" for Amy O'Neill ... so much loveliness in BOTH directions!!